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For this Countdown to Creativity post, leading up the launch of the My Monthly Hero kit on Monday, March 7 at noon eastern, I wanted to show you another card using the add-on stamp set, called CL964 Marianne's Flowers. This is the same set that Marianne introduced you to in Idea #4. But I'm showing you that it's perfectly lovely to use, even if you...

For this peek as we countdown to the March My Monthly Hero launch, kit artist Marianne Walker is joining us again to talk more about some of the add-ons to the kit! We will have available for purchase both a coloring guide written by Marianne - autographed by the author! - as well as an add-on stamp set called CL964 Marianne's Flowers that coordinates with...

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of our Countdown to Creativity, leading up to Monday's launch of the March My Monthly Hero kit! Today Jayne is sharing a couple notecards she created with some of the stamps in the kit. Here's Jayne: Today I'm sharing a pair of square notecards that I made using two beautiful floral images included in this month's stamp set. I've...

We're back with another look at our next My Monthly Hero kit, launching on Monday, March 7 at 9am eastern! This morning we gave you a little hint about the artist behind our March kit. She really, REALLY likes markers - especially Copic markers! A few of you know Marianne Walker's work when you see it! We are so thrilled to have her joining us...

Hello kit fans! We are so excited to be back, launching another My Monthly Hero kit on Monday! The response to the previous kits has been phenomenal - we're thrilled that you've loved them as much as we have! We will be showing several cards made with this month's kit and add-ons over the weekend, leading up to the kit launch on Monday, March 7...

Today is a very special day. We are launching three new products in support of Lasting Hearts, a non-profit organization founded by Kimberly Saldaña, our wonderful Director of Sales at Hero Arts. Lasting Hearts helps comfort parents, mothers in particular, who have lost a piece of their heart. Losing a child, whether in pregnancy or older, can be one of the hardest pains a parent...

We are so excited to share some happy news with you today! We have added a fantastic new designer to our Creative Team. We're beyond thrilled to introduce you to the very sweet and incredibly talented, May Sukyong Park! Hello! My name is May Sukyong Park, and I’m so honored to part of the Hero Arts Creative Team. I was born and raised in South...

Stampers, do we have a treat for you today! Please join us in welcoming guest artist Kathleen Graumüller to the blog. She'll be sharing some amazing scrapbooking inspiration, using new stamps and dies from our 2016 Catalog. Here's Kathleen now to tell you about her projects... Hey there, I am absolutely excited to be here on the Hero Arts blog as a guest designer! I...

Happy Leap Day, stampers! We thought it would be fitting to celebrate the extra day this year with an extra special event -- a big storewide sale! Today only, everything in the Hero Arts Online Store is 29% off. That's right... 24 hours. 29% off. Everything. Use code LEAPDAY29 at checkout. The code is valid between the hours of 12:00am - 11:59pm Pacific time on...

Hello and happy Leap Day! An extra day this year also means an extra day of inspiration, and today we are thrilled to have Ilina Crouse joining us on the blog with a super clever and fun pop-up project. Take it away, Ilina...! It's a privilege and honor to be a guest on the Hero Arts blog today. When I first saw the little 3-D...

According to the calendar of "national days", tomorrow is National Strawberry Day! My eight year old daughter, Courtney, thought this was the perfect reason to put her new [hero_product_link sku="CS113" text="strawberry scented ink pad"] to good use and create a card! Did you know that Hero Arts carries a line of kid-friendly inks, appropriately called Just For Kids? There are several nice colors of regular...

I'm always in need of more birthday cards and I love to send fun, interactive cards to family and friends. So today I have created a colourful birthday shaker card featuring the sweet Piñata stamp. To make my card, I first stamped the Piñata on some watercolor paper, then painted it in rainbow watercolors. Once dry, I hand cut it out, and "hung" it on...

Hello! There are so many great ways to create dimension on your cards and today I'm excited to show off the fabulous new [hero_product_link sku="DI159" text="Paper Layering Mum Flower Die"] that brings dimension to a whole new level! To create the card, I die cut the Paper Layering Mum from a circle piece of watercolor paper just slightly larger than my flower. Next, I used...

A birthday is the perfect opportunity to break out the confetti and surprise someone with a vibrant celebration card. But, what's a celebration without a colorful cake and some candles? I used the new [hero_product_link sku="CL950" text="Birthday Cake Layering set"] to create a pair of bright birthday cards. I started by stamping cake pedestals, cake layers with assorted decorations, and star-shaped cake picks on [hero_product_link...

Who said color layering stamp sets only have to be used for color layering, for creating one multi-colored image? Yes, they work beautifully for that (and always produce stunning results), but can also be stretched in a way. Today I am inviting you to try to use each color layering stamp individually. To be able to better explain what I have in mind I've filmed...

Birds are so pretty and one of the things that I like about them, is their vibrant colors which have always amazed me. Certainly, I can never have enough stamps of little birds, and coloring this type of image with markers can be a lot of fun. Today I am featuring a pretty set of woodblock stamps called [hero_product_link sku="LP409" text="A Little Birdie"]. This set...

Thank you cards, I don't think we can ever have too many in our stash. Have you seen the beautiful new [hero_product_link sku="G6132" text="Handwritten Thank You"]? I stamped it with the new [hero_product_link sku="AF345" text="Intense Black ink"]. I've teamed it up with the [hero_product_link sku="CL944" text="Color Layering For You Flowers"]. I used the following Shadow Inks: [hero_product_link sku="AF145" text="Soft Apricot"] ● [hero_product_link sku="AF242" text="Soft Cantaloupe"]...

I am eternally grateful to be writing this post today - the chance to work with all of the amazing people at Hero Arts has been one of the best experiences for me, since this company has always had a special place in my heart when it comes to crafting. It is bittersweet that I have decided to step down, as some exciting professional opportunities...