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Someone is always having a birthday so you can never have too many birthday cards! I took Birthday Messages and went to the “other side”… I saw those long horizontal stamps and thought, wow, they would make great candles! So, I flipped them over on my block and started stamping them on the wrong side […]

Good morning! Jess here with a pair of cards using the Peacock Feather stencil in a slightly unconventional way for totally different results! I’ll admit, my inspiration for these cards came purely from a desire to not have to wash embossing paste off of my stencils. My workspace isn’t near a sink and the last time […]

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have card to share combining the Manatee Stamp & Cut with the Monster Birthday Stamp & Cut (available to purchase from the Hero Store on the 17th May), to create a masculine birthday card. That manatee is fabulous and I thought he would look great with a party […]

Hi stampers! We’re back to announce the winner from last week’s May My Monthly Hero Blog Hop. A big thank you to everyone who checked out the cards on the designers’ blogs and left lovely comments, as well as to those who ordered this month’s kit! Although the kit has sold out, many fun add-ons […]

Hello! Today I’m happy to be here sharing a card using the adorable Busy As A stamp set, as well as the Honeycomb Stencil. I’ll just jump right into it – I began by stenciling the honeycomb using a combination of Butter Bar, Soft Vanilla and Fresh Peach inks. I used a brush for my […]

Happy Monday! It’s May here with an easy watercolor card featuring the French Treats stamp set. I started by drawing an oval frame using a die from the Nesting Oval Infinity Die Set on a piece of A2 size watercolor paper.  Then I stamped the sentiment from the Make a Wish Birthday stamp set inside the oval […]

It's time for this month's Awesome Add-ons feature! Along with the April kit, we introduced six new add-on products full of style, elegance and classic beauty. They're perfect for making cards for mothers, daughters, friends, or any other special women in your life!

One of the add-ons for May 2017 My Monthly Hero kit is the adorable Manatee Stamp & Cut set that features a lovable manatee and several cute accessories including mermaid wig and shell swimsuit, smoking pipe and monocle as well as a few other pieces. The sentiments are very clever and go so well together with the images. I decided to […]

Today we’re thrilled to welcome Lydia Fiedler to the blog! Did you see her three fabulous creations in the My Monthly Hero blog hop on Monday? If not, be sure to check them out and see how she works magic with watercolor! Lucky for us, she’s here to share some amazing merman inspiration. Amazing, mer-mazing […]

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, so today I’m sharing a card to give you some inspiration in case you still need to make a card for the special day. I decided to pull out one of my favorite older stamp sets called Flower Garden. This set is full of small floral and leaf […]

We are excited to bring you the launch of our May My Monthly Hero Kit and add-ons! Our Creative Team has had so much fun using these products this month and we think you will too! And at the end of this post you will find links to a blog hop that will provide plenty of […]

It’s almost time to launch the May My Monthly Hero kit – release is coming up today at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific! We hope you’ve enjoyed all of the ideas our team has shared for using this kit. As promised, we have one kit to give away to a lucky blog reader, selected from comments left […]

Hello! We are back with our final Countdown post before launching our May My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons tomorrow, Monday, May 1st, at 1pm eastern/10am pacific. We’ll be giving away a kit on Monday morning, before the kit launches, so be sure to comment on each and every Countdown post! Now join Jayne as […]

And we’re back for another countdown post, leading up to the release of the May My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, May 1st at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We’ll be here all weekend long, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as new optional add-on products that will be available on Monday. And […]

Checking in with another countdown post, leading up to the release of the May My Monthly Hero kit on Monday, May 1st at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Don’t forget to comment on each and every post – yesterday, today & tomorrow – as we’ll be giving away a kit on Monday morning, before the kit launches! Here’s Libby, […]

We’re back for another countdown post, leading up to the release of the May My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, May 1st at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We’ll be here all weekend long, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as new optional add-on products that will be available on Monday. And don’t […]

We’re back for another countdown post, leading up to the release of the May My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, May 1st at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We’ll be here all weekend long, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as new optional add-on products that will be available on Monday. And don’t […]

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the May My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, May 1st at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We’ll be here for the next three days, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as new optional add-on products that will be […]

If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know that I enjoy watercoloring these days. So I decided to share some watercolor inspiration with you for today’s project: watercoloring the white embossed images. I started by stamping the floral background image with watermark ink on a watercolor paper. Then I heat embossed the image with white embossing powder. […]

Mother's Day is less than three weeks away so if you plan to make a special card or two before then, it's a good time to get started! This year, inspired by some of my mother's quilts, I made cards with mixed pattern backgrounds.

Hello! Jess here with a bright and cheerful birthday card using the fun Shopping Bag Fancy die as a gift holder! Watch the video tutorial below to see how I created my card! If you have problems viewing the video please try watching it on YouTube! We recently released the Shopping Bag Fancy die as […]

Happy day, stampers! Not only is it Friday, it’s also time for the full reveal of the new 2017 Hero Arts Summer Catalog! You can see everything new for Summer — 48 beautiful pages worth — by clicking HERE or on the image below. Let your creativity run wild with 55 new products, from koalas […]

Hello stampers! For the fourth and final sneak peek before tomorrow’s 2017 Summer Catalog reveal, a little (actually a not-so-little) birdie told us we should show you something from the tropical section of the catalog. We thought that was an excellent idea… Say hello to the new Color Layering Parrot (CM164)! With nearly 400 parrot […]

Our parade of previews continues! The countdown to the full reveal of the 2017 Summer Catalog stands at just two days, and this monstrously cute creature is dropping in to let you in on a little secret. The secret? The subtitle of the new catalog — Wild Things! Many of the products feature wild places, […]

Welcome back to our week of 2017 Summer Catalog sneak peeks! We had “a whale of a good time” yesterday, how about you? We loved reading your comments and your puns made us smile! :) Get ready to pack your bags, because today we’re going on an adventure… …to the National Parks! The waterfalls, valleys […]

Calling all international stampers! Today we are rolling out a new reduced shipping rate for My Monthly Hero kit subscribers around the world. We’ve hinted at this a few times and are so excited to share the details with you today! • When you subscribe to My Monthly Hero, your kit will ship to an […]

Hello! This week we are excited to share sneak peeks of the upcoming 2017 Summer Catalog, leading to the full catalog reveal this Friday, April 21! For the next four days, we’ll share a different photo from our new catalog, as well as several giveaway opportunities. Let’s dive right in! We’re starting with a BIG […]

Spring has sprung! Are you feeling inspired? Perhaps a bit of Spring cleaning is in order to help breathe some new life into your crafting space — whether that’s a room, a table, or even a desk drawer. Today our Creative Team members are sharing two simple tips to help you clean and organize! 1. […]

Today I have quick and easy watercolor cards to share with you all – I went out of my comfort zone to create kind of messy(?) watercolor cards. ;) I used the same watercolor technique but stamped the image with a different ink. For my first card, I stamped the Mum Flower image with black waterproof ink on the […]

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share using the gorgeous Succulent Trio stamp set. I have always had a fondness for succulents and cacti, growing them since I was a child. They seem to be very popular now days and I love that! I started off my card by stamping […]

Hero Arts not only has Color Layering floral stamps, but also actual dimensional layering images where each flower layer can be popped up for a raised, one-a-of kind look. Today I’m sharing an in depth look at the new Artistic Dahlia and Large Hydrangea stamps and their corresponding layering dies and showing you how to use these […]

It's time for this month's Awesome Add-ons feature! Along with the April kit, we introduced six new add-on products full of style, elegance and classic beauty. They're perfect for making cards for mothers, daughters, friends, or any other special women in your life!

Today it’s our pleasure to welcome one very talented teen to the Hero Arts blog — he’s a cardmaker, stamper, blogger, and YouTuber! His enthusiasm is contagious and we know you’re going to love what he’s created today. Take it away, Simon…! Hi there! It’s Simon Hurley and today I am excited to share a […]

Hello and happy Wednesday, stampers! We have a little gift for you today. Our wonderful Creative Team members have provided supply lists and tips for ALL of the original handmade cards featured in the pages of our 2017 Catalog! This information has been compiled into a single card index that you can now view digitally […]

Today I’ve got a simple and fresh card design using the awesome Thank You Messages clear stamp set. These two cards came together in about 30 minutes, which just might be a record for me! I was drawn to the “thanks” banner image, so I looked for a die to stamp it on — turns out that […]