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BLOG HOP: Happy 45th Anniversary Hero Arts!!!

May 23, 2019

We are so so so so SO very excited to be here as part of the Hero Arts 45th Anniversary Blog Hop!!

They have some amazing sponsors, and here they are!
Hero Arts: 3 $145 Gift Certificates, 3 $45 Gift Certificates
Altenew: $50 Gift Certificate
Art Impressions: $25 Gift Certificate
Ellen Hutson LLC: $50 Gift Certificate
Gina K: $100 Gift Certificate
Jennifer McGuire Ink: $100 Hero Arts Gift Certificate, 5 Share Handmade Kindness goodie bags
Laurie Willison: 2 Card Hanger Dies
Lawn Fawn: $50 Gift Certificate
My Sweet Petunia: 1 Prize Bundle (Original MISTI, a set of Creative Corners, a Cut-Align, and a bar magnet)
Online Card Classes: 5 spots in the Stamp Happy In Good Company: Hero Arts class
Pink Fresh Studio: $45 Gift Certificate
Scrapbook & Cards Today: 3 copies of Scrapbook & Cards Today Summer 2019 Issue
Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate
Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate

Check out this incredible line-up!!

Hero Arts
YOU ARE HERE–>> A Blog Named Hero
Amy Kolling
Cheiron Brandon
Clare Prezzia
Donna Mikasa
Jana Millen
Jenn Shurkus
Kathleen Graumüller
Laurie Willison
Lisa Spangler
Lydia Fiedler
Nichol Spohr
Scrapbook & Cards Today
Scrapbook.com

Here are the amazing creations that the A Blog Named Hero Design Team have come up with. We’ve all made cards that remind us of our roots in the crafting community–whether old or young!–and they are of course, roots in Hero Arts.

Hero Arts stamps were my first stamps, over ten years ago, and this little girl was and still is a favourite (I wish they’d re-release her and do more so she could have friends!) I just love Hero Arts for the designs, the quality, but mostly, for the incredibly supportive creative industry they helped create–Hero Arts, you were a life saver for me!! THANK YOU

I’m so grateful to Hero Arts for starting me on my card-making journey! Here I’ve used the same sentiment that I used for my very first Instagram post just last year. It’s from the Stamp & Cut Love set and I’ve paired it with some floral images from the December 2018 My Monthly Hero card kit. Thanks for the opportunity to celebrate with you!

This card was made using the kit that made me fall in love with cardmaking a year ago! I’ve never looked back 🙂

My first My Monthly Hero kit was May 2017! It was my very first stamp set that I ordered online! So glad that I did!

Happy 45 Hero Arts! I love when a stamp set is absolutely perfect for a specific occasion or memory. For me that set is Road Trip, it’s a touchstone of a summer vacation filled with laughter, warm campfires and adventure in our most eastern province. We didn’t exactly stay in a camper, maybe we’ll be brave enough next time!

I’ve been using Hero Arts for so long I couldn’t decide on a favorite! My oldest stamp (Happy Birthday) Dates back to 1996, I was 11 though so I think that was a hand-me-down. Crafting runs in the family 🙂

Cheers to 45 Years of Hero Arts! Thanks for keeping us al creative for 45 years!

So excited to help celebrate Hero Arts 45 years! For my card, I mixed the old with the new. The sentiment is from my very first clear stamp set from Hero Arts called Birthday Sayings. For the new, I used the Flower Garden Bold Prints background stamp.

As I have only been crafting for 3 years, I don’t have old Hero Arts stamps but this gorgeous wood block stamp is one of the first stamps I bought. I hope that Hero Arts never stop dreaming up such beautiful designs!

Ok now onto the ‘business side’ of the hop!

Winners will be drawn from people who leave comments along the blog hop over the three days – comment all three days for more chances to win! Comment by Sunday, June 2 at 11:59pm PST, and we will announce the winners on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Hero Arts: 3 $145 Gift Certificate & 3 $45 Gift Certificates
Altenew: $50 Gift Certificate
Art Impressions: $25 Gift Certificate
Ellen Hutson LLC: $50 Gift Certificate
Gina K: $100 Gift Certificate
Jennifer McGuire Ink: $100 Hero Arts Gift Certificate, 5 Share Handmade Kindness goodie bags
Laurie Willison: 2 Card Hanger Dies
Lawn Fawn: $50 Gift Certificate
My Sweet Petunia: 1 Prize Bundle (Original MISTI, a set of Creative Corners, a Cut-Align, and a bar magnet)
Online Card Classes: 5 spots in the Stamp Happy In Good Company: Hero Arts class
Pink Fresh Studio: $45 Gift Certificate
Scrapbook & Cards Today: 3 copies of Scrapbook & Cards Today Summer 2019 Issue
Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate
Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate

Hero Arts, thank you for inviting us to participate in this hop, you knew it would be a screaming YES (and it was LOL!)

We hope you’ve enjoyed your stop here and the rest of the hop is going to be incredible, we can’t wait to hop along with you.

Thanks for joining us and good luck!

The A Blog Named Hero Team XO

Let’s Celebrate!

May 21, 2019

Hi, everyone, it’s Lee Ann here. I hope you are all having a great week! Today I’m sharing another Celebration Birthday card featuring some of the first stamps that I picked up over 5 years ago at the Hero Arts Factory Store. This card for me shows that you can create something completely new even from your older stashed items.

I am loving the current trend of black and white left uncolored with a bright pop of spring colors. This palette in the center of the card is made up of, Hero’s Mid Tone Dye Inks Butter Bar, Bubblegum, Fresh Peach, Pale Tomato, and Soft Vanilla. I used a long paint strip stamp from my stash and over-layed the pretty pinks and yellows, then white heat embossed on top and added white gel pen details. I slipped this strip under the partially cut circles that I stamped in black ink with the top part of the tree stamp. I added some small illustrations copied from the stamp set with a black micron pen to fill in the blanks.

I used white gel pen and some nuvo drops in coordinating color for small embellishments and trimmed the corners for finish.

Be sure to check out our 45 years of Hero Arts celebration and join our May challenge! Click here for all the details.

Thanks so much for stopping by, More details on my blog if you are interested!

– Lee Ann

You’re My Lucky Star

May 18, 2019

Hi everyone it’s Jessica here. Happy Saturday! Today I’m sharing an out of this world encouragement card featuring Lucky Star.

But first, be sure to check out our 45 years of Hero Arts celebration and join our May challenge! Click here for all the details.

Now on to today’s card, I started by die cutting an A2 sized rectangle with Bristol Smooth Card Stock.

I wanted an emboss resist effect so I treated the card front with an anti-static tool and heat set the constellations with white embossing powder.

Now it’s time to get inky and I blended Distress Inks in Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire and Wilted Violet. Once I was happy with the blend, I added drops of water to activate the ink.

Next, I stamped and coloured the main images using Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers. To finish off the card I added a sentiment strip, coordinating sequins and 3D foam tape for dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

– Jessica

May Challenge!

May 15, 2019

Hello again crafty friends,

First of all we’d like to wish our beloved Hero Arts a VERY happy 45th anniversary!!! We’re so proud of the beautiful images you make and what a positive force you are in the crafting industry.

It’s time to get your crafty thinking caps on today because for this month’s challenge we want you to CELEBRATE! Any kind of cards that are geared towards happiness, celebration and congratulations! Have fun with it!

Our Design Team have been getting crafty to provide you with inspiration!

What do you think?! Lots of different styles huh!?

We do hope you’ll join us for this challenge, its’ so fun to go back through some favourite stamps!

Please join via the linky tool below, and we can’t wait to see what you create! You have until 5pm on the 10th of next month (June) to enter!

April Challenge Winners!

May 14, 2019

Hi there crafty friends,

I’m here to announce the winners of our April challenge!

There were some really beautiful creations this month and it was really hard to pick one!

We have two winners each month. Our chosen challenge winner will win a $50 gift certificate to Hero Arts and a randomly chosen winner will win a $25 gift certificate to Hero Arts! Winners, please send us an email at ablognamedhero@gmail.com and we’ll set you up with those prizes! And, of course, many thanks to Hero Arts for sponsoring our challenge!

Our winner chosen by random.org was Jenny Hall

You win a $25 Gift Voucher! You watercoloring is gorgeous!!

and our chosen winner was Hannelle from Desert Dive with this amazingly unique card!

We were blown away with your design! You win a $50 gift voucher to Hero Arts!

Please send us an email to the address above to claim your prize 🙂

Thank you all for joining us and I hope you’ll come back on the 15th for our next challenge!

See you then 🙂