Hey there my crafty friends! Welcome to my stop on the Hero Arts Summer Catalog Blog Hop! YEAH! The entire catalog of new stamps and dies is now for sale in the Hero Arts Store. I know we've all been waiting! There are soooo many fun, cool, and creative stamps and dies. Surely something for everyone! I was lucky enough again to be able to create with this release early, and some of my cards are in the new catalog. I love that! It makes me super happy. And now, I can finally share my cards with all of you! I have SIX cards to share today!
Did you arrive here from my lovely and super talented friend Laura Bassen's blog? I hope so! The full blog hop list is at the bottom of my post in case you want to start at the beginning. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the hop and all the inspiration we are so happy to share with you!
Let's get started! Hero Arts has their awesome destination stamps, and now there are National Park Poetic Prints stamps! These are going to be so great for scrapbooks and travel themed cards. One of my favorite places on earth is Yosemite (about three hours from my home) and so I knew right away I wanted to make a Yosemite card! I used natural colors of green, brown and blue for this outdoorsy feeling project. I also used the Hero Arts Infinity Dies – Postage Stamps – to create my focal point. The green background layer was made by stamping the Yosemite stamp in Versamark Ink several times! I colored the stamped image with Copic Markers, and edged everything with Antique Linen Distress Ink.
Next up is a card I made using the ADORABLE new Narwhal stamps!! These guys are so cute and cheerful. I love the sentiment and I had loads of fun creating this card using circles as my main design element. Lots of aqua and lots of glitter too! I colored the narwhals with Copic Markers.
Put on your sunglasses for this next card! I channeled Lisa Frank (and the 80's) to make this fun and crazy card! The sentiment is a large wood block stamp and I'm going to use that one a lot! I stamped the small stamps in bright fun colors and added Diamond Stickles for pops of shine!
Is it safe to go in the water??? This shark stamp set totally reminded me of Jaws! EEEK! This is a good card for your husband or son – totally fun and trendy. I used Copic Markers to color the sharks and a clean and simple graphic layout on a square card. CHOMP!
One of my favorite memories of a long ago trip to Hawaii was seeing the beautiful sea turtles (Honu) up close on the beaches in Kona. They are such peaceful creatures. Something about them almost seems like magic. This new Sea Turtle layering stamp set was right up my alley. I stamped the turtles in various shades of green and then added some kelp and a few starfish to the scene. Everything is mounted onto a kraft card base to mimic the sand.
Lastly is the crazy bird! What a fun stamp set – this layering Parrot!! I made him super bright and colorful and created a background of pretty green leaves for him. I LOVE the sentiment for this stamp set!! From one crazy bird to another. Yup!!
PRIZE ALERT! PRIZE ALERT! PRIZE ALERT! Hero Arts is giving away three $25 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Please comment by Wednesday, May 24th at 11:59pm PT and we'll announce the winner the following week on the Hero Arts Blog! GOOD LUCK! Have fun Hopping!
Next stop on the hop today is one of my favorite crafters – May Park!
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245 responses to “Hero Arts Summer Catalog Blog Hop!”
Your cards are always so creative!!! Thanks for the inspiration :0)
Such a terrific group of cards that inspire! I particularly like your shark jaws cards, the Yosemite scene with a matching backgroun, and the way you colored the narwhals!
WOW! Check out all this glorious inspiration! LOVE them all!
So many cute projects! I love the Yosemite card and the turtle! 🙂
These are awesome!
Beautiful work! Such great ideas!
All the cards are really fun but the parrot is truly amazing. I wish I didn’t find layering stamps impossible to line up. I’ve bought a few, from different companies and can’t make them work.
Wonderful cards, love the cute narwhal!
Wow!! What an amazing bunch of cards!! Thank you so much for the lovely inspiration.
Love your cards, Wanda! Especially the parrot one.
National Parks stamps are a great idea, and you gave a good example of how to use them.
Wow you have been busy and each card is so creatively different. My favorite is the narwhals
Hard to pick which set is my favorite (although I am quite partial to Narwhals!). You’re cards are wonderful. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love them all. Your colors are catchy.
Wow so many cards this release must be allot of fun can’t wait to play with some of this stuff.
Love the cards! My favorite is the Yosemite one!
Gorgeous cards from this clever release!
Wonderful collection of cards. Love you shark bite from every direction : )
Wanda you have had so much fun … love them all, but your invitation to dinner is just irresistible!
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The narwal set is cute although I am partial to the Turtles!
Great set of cards. Love the Yosemite card and that Magical word stamp is awesome.
Beautiful cards. I love that nature parks set as well. You did a great job with presenting it. Thanks for the hop..
Wow! Such awesome inspiration packed into one blog post! All of your cards are awesome! Love that parrot. And those turtles are just as awesome. Thanks for sharing!
Adorable cards Wanda!!! and so creative!!
These are all great!
Your card pictures a lovely escape. This stamp is my favorite of the release. Thank you for featuring it.
Wow–you were busy making lots of fabulous cards. My husband would like the Yosemite card as he has fond memories of going there.
I love this release, and the Narwhal baby is the cutest!
Awesome cards! I like best the one about Yosemite. Gorgeous colors.
Wonderful cards!!
So many great cards! I love them all, but I think my fave is the square shark card. Thanks for sharing your fabulous ideas!
Wanda, as always your cards are fantastic AND fun! Your work is wonderful!
I just love all of these, but those narwhals are too stinkin cute!!! Love!!
Soooo cute!
The layering parrot looks super fun to stamp! Amazing card 🙂
I love your cards!
Awesome collection of cards. Soo cute!!
Awesome cards, so much diversity and inspiration in one place. I did not realize that sentiment was so large, it looks smaller in the catalog and it would be way too easy to look at the dimensions (lol), I think I must have that. HA block stamps are just awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Nice array of cards. I like the different techniques you share! You are so talented.. Thanks for sharing your talent.
The shark card would make a great invitation to a BBQ, pot blessing, etc.
Gorgeous cards, Wanda. Love them all.
So many creative cards! Love them.
MAHALO, Wanda, for sharing these fun cards!! I really like all the designs you’ve shared and am enjoying this Hero Arts Hop so much! This release has so many different themes that I think everyone will find something they like!
each of your cards is so cute, I really can’t decide which one is my favorite 🙂
I need that parrot! Love your cards.
Nice work Wanda! Thanks Hero Arts for more great products!
Beautiful cards love the sea turtle super cute!
So many wonderful ideas.
Really cute cards, especially like the Yosemite card.
Nice cards.
SO many cute cards…you have been busy getting ready for this catalog release and blog hop. 😉 I was happpy to see your parrot card….that stamp set is on my constantly growing “want” list!
These cards are so colorful and fun…especially that parrot! Thank you for the inspiration.
Gorgeous cards!
Your cards are so amazing!!!
fun cards! really lovin’ that turtle stamp
Sooo much crafting genius to take in – creativity overload! You had me at Lisa Frank though. Fabulous cards!
Such fun cards, loving the turtle!
Oh my goodness, I have to get the shark set! I love your designs!
Love your crazy bird card!!
Love the colors you used! Your cards are beautiful! thank you for sharing with us for inspiration!
Beautiful cards.
Awesome!
You outdid yourself again, Wanda! Absolutely fantastic card making! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Great cards, Wanda! Like the way you used the Yosemite stamp to create your background as well as your focal point. Thanks for all the great inspiration!
Wow. You made a lot of cards. Love the parrot and turtle stamps.
Great to see so many cute cards with great products..
These cards are all gorgeous, love the new release!
Your cards are so inspiring!
LOVE your Yosemite card!
What a wonderful new collection of stamps–love the National Park stamps! Thanks for sharing all of your lovely cards.
Wow, you’ve been busy! So many beautiful cards! I think, so far, the turtle one is my favorite. I love all reptiles and this guy is so cute.
Love these cards. The National Parks stamps are great!
Such fun cards! I especially like the set with Yosemite!
All of your cards are beautiful. The Yosemite one is my favorite!
Great cards.
WOW! Looks like you had some seriously crafty fun! So many fun images and sentiments, but the sharks totally crack me up! Thanks so much.
Hi Wanda,
I love all your fun, summer cards! Happy to see a new HA release!👏🏻
I always enjoy your cards, Wanda. I really love the shark card – so snarky fun.
Great cards! I especially like the Yosemite one.
Such fun cards!! I love the turtle. The shark card is definitely so much fun! The narwhal card is very adorable.
Fantastic cards! I especially love your park card with the distressing of the top layer and all of the other added layers and textures!
Wow, your cards are fabulous. Can’t even pick a favorite.
So love your style, Wanda!! All of your cards are super fun. I especially like the card you made with the shark set. =)
Your cards are awesome! First timer on your website. TFS!
I love to see what you created and wow!! They are all so fabulous and loving the Narwhal .
Such a creative collection of designs! Love each of these adorable cards. TFS
Nice examples! Keep up the good work!
Summer’s here! All your cards shout that out! I like them all, but I do love the National Parks themed stamps. They make me excited for vacation and road trips.
These cards are so colorful and unique! I love them!
Very cool cards. Always love to see examples of masculine cards!
Fin-tastic cards!
Great cards but the shark and turtle is my favorite
Great cards. Love that shark.
So many great summery sets! Thanks for sharing, your creations are wonderful!
Wow, what an awesome release. Great cards.
Lovely selection of cards. I am always wowed by your creativity:)
Such fun cards – love the different ways you used the stamps. Thanks for sharing!
You have so many fun cards. Thank you for the inspiration.
Awesome cards. You were very busy. Thanks for sharing..
Really nice cards. You are very creative. This new Hero Arts collection is really great. I’m going to have to buy the shark.
Very nice card. Thank you for sharing with us.
Love all the cards, Wanda!
Great array of cards!
All of your cards are fantastic! I love that you showcased so many different sets. All of the new ocean creatures sets are great. Though, I like the dry land and air creatures, too.
A great selection of cards and all so colorful.
Great cards!
My favorite is the National Park one.
Love the range of cards you created. The Yosemite is my favorite.
I so love the shark set! Great for guys and especially for the fishermen in my life.
Great cards! I really love the Sea Turtles!
Awesome Cards Wanda! Love Hero Arts been using their products since the early eighties! Whew! Gosh I f I were lucky enough to be chosen I think I’d be giving Hero more $ back cause I see lots I MUST have!!
Oh my, my wish list just grew out of control.
Great cards. So many awesome stamps. Love how you displayed the awesome new release.
Lovely cards, Wanda!
Fantastic cards, love your Yosemite card!
The National Park card is my favorite and I am excited that 25% of the set purchase is being donated to the parks.
These cards are amazing!
Adorable cards. I especially like believe in yourself!
So happy to see the National Parks stamp get used! I really like that stamp. I also think your shark card is lots of fun
You’ve been mighty busy! What a great batch of cards!
Thanks for sharing your great cards. Love how you put memories into the text.
Love these! Hero Arts has beautiful stamps and dies!
A fantastic mix of cards, love the colours.
Wow, so much versatility! Thanks for sharing all of your wonderful creations!!
Wow love your cards.
Love the crazy bird! 🙂
The Yosemite card really makes me want to see all the nationals parks! Road Trip!
Love what you created; you are so talented.
Thanks for sharing these playful projects!!
Wow! You really went to town with this release. Love the turtle. I’m waiting for this stamp set to arrive.
Man, great job on all of your creations! I especially liked the parrot!
Love the National Parks stamps. Just in time to document our summer travels!
Thanks for lots of inspiration. I loved your cards, they are all so different.
What a wonderful collection of cards from this release by Hero Arts! Every card is a winner! 🙂
Omg that narwhal card is so cute! Thank you so much!
Such a fun set of cards! I especially love the grid of sharks and the yosemite card!
I love all of these cards, Wanda! But, I have to say that bird sentiment is a MUST have!!
Wow! Fabulous cards!
Fantastic cards, the shark card cracks me up!
Wonderful cards!I really like the parrot stamp.
I love your cards. They are so creative.
Awesome job on all your cards they are adorable!
How fun! I love the parrot.
great cards. . . love the destination stamps and your card is excellent!
Wow! Love your cards. Your backgrounds are so effective. Thanks for sharing!
This is a great collection from Hero Arts. Your cards really highlighted the variety. Really creative. Thanks for sharing so many ideas.
Beautiful cards! Love this release!
Cute cards! Love the “You are Something Magical” stamp!
Just lovely cards, thank you for sharing
Beautiful cards!
Thank you so much for sharing all of these wonderful creations! I love the variety in this release! Thank you for the inspiration!
The Yosemite card is so cute. I just love everything about it.
So many great cards featured today on this blog hop. I love your Yosemite card and got a chuckle for your shark card. It’s the perfect image for a fun card.
What a beautiful set of cards, love them from the colors to the happy brightness in them. Love them
Beautiful cards! You have so much detail and variety in them. My absolute favorite though is the Yosemite card!
Such fun cards – I can’t choose just one!
Absolutely beautiful. I really like your work and you color choices.
Wow, so many great ideas for stamps from this release. Like the way you used the Nation Park stamp into a postage stamp.
So many amazing cards! I love the shark stamps!
Really like the Yosemite card but all are great.
Awesome cards! Love that Yosemite card!
All of these are so cute!
Wow ! Very cool ideas !
Love all your cards, Wanda,my fave is the narwhals! Thanks for sharing with us all 🙂
I liked all of your cards today. My favorite is the crazy bird!
Wow, so many great card samples with the new stamps and dies. Love them all.
WOW!! Such great cards Wanda…
I LOVE the first card…so cool for Mark!
Awesome cards!! My fave is the Yosemite one – love all design and soft & natural colors 🙂
Wow! So many awesome cards. THank you for sharing!!!!!!!1
I love the cards!
Loved all the cards, they all look amazing! Thanks for the inspiration!
Your cards are beautiful! I especially love the national park stamps because I can’t wait to go there!
Wanda your projects are all fabulous as always! Your Yosemite card is my favourite. One park we haven’t not yet been too!
I just came across your blog and I’m so glad I did. I not only love your cards, I also enjoy your sense of humor. Thanks for entertaining us !!
Oh my wow! Wanda these are fantastic! I can’t pick a favorite…love them alll!!
Thanks for featuring a lot of the new HA products.
Thanks for sharing. I love the sea-themed stamps, but the card you made with the National Park stamp set made me look at it a lot more closely. Lovely cards!
Awesome cards, Wanda! Everyone of them is a treat for the eyes! The layering stamps, in particular, are something special & the sentiments with the parrot set are perfect. I want them all!
Love the want to have a bite card! So cleaver.
Fabulous cards made with the new release images and sentiments. Thanks for sharing them with us!
An array of WOW, Wanda! I’m especially taken with your shark card; perfect images to make cards for – and with – my nephew!
~carol
Fantastic cards Wanda. So many different products… such feast for the eyes. I love the new color layering sets! the parrot is amazing!
Awesome cards, I love the new release!
So far I love everything I have seen! I took think the shark is super cool!
So many great ideas.
Love the stamp. The
parrot is beautiful.
thanks for sharing.
Great cards, love the new summer collection. Thanks for sharing.
Your cards are so fun, especially the fun one!
Love all these cards. It’s so hard to pick a favorite, but the parrot is just amazing. Beautiful card and a punny sentiment! Hero arts and their layering stamps are my favorite!
So many lovely cards.
Wow! Fantastic cards!
I LOVE how you used the National Park Poetic Print stamp! And, of course, the sea turtle bundle is at the top of my wishlist! Thanks for sharing your creations!
Wanda your representation of this new Hero stuff is sure to sell. I love the Yosemite card. I would love it if they put these out for all the parks. We even have one here in Michigan. Love all your cards, a forever fan….
The little narwhal is the cutest! Thanks for the ideas.
You are so creative. Your cards are awesome.
Love the yosemite card!
All your cards are lovely. I really love the shark card. So cute. Thank you for sharing
So many lovely cards. So many choices in this release. Thanks for the inspiration.
such lovely cards- I like the turtles best too xo
Such cute cards! Love them 😍
Beautiful releases this summer!
Wow what an amazing variety of cards showcasing this very fun summer release!
Wow! You’ve been busy! Love the shark. It cracks me up!
Love all the different ways you did the cards. Great.
I love all your cards especially the first one. The map background and the postage stamp with the Yosemite stamp looks awesome!
Such beautiful cards and release !!
Your post on this hop is so cheery & full of color. Hard to pick a favorite. I do like the sea themed sets. Love your post.
You outdid yourself on this group So mamy different designs & colors. You have a fabulous eye for blending colors. Great ideas. Love your blog
Wow! All your cards are just fabulous!! You’ve been busy creating. Love your shark card!! Your layout and how you placed the sharks are perfect. I’m a huge turtle fan and I’m in love with this stamp set from Hero Arts. Your card showcases the set beautifully!!
Fabulous cards, definitely something for every style!
Love the manatee stamp set. Thank you for sharing.
What beautiful cards, makes me want them all
I really like your Yosemite card. I saw the other stamps and didnt know what I would do with these stamps. This is a great idea.
WOW, wow, wow! Your cards are amazing. I love the large postage die cut on the Yosemite card and the shark one is awesome. Sea turtles are my fave though.
Oh my gosh Wanda, I’m absolutely head-over-heels in love with every single one of your fabulous cards!!! Each one is SO stinking adorable and beautiful!! Oh, how you inspire me so!! Thank you so much for your wonderful creations with these delightful new stamps!!
Such wonderful ideas for cards! Thanks for sharing. The layout of the shark card is so clever!
OMG! I love them all but the 4 that jumped out at me was the Narwhat (teaching the baby animal to believe in himself or her, Magical, and From one Crazy Bird to another….LOL that reminds me of talking with Debbie at Hero Arts oh I love her to pieces and Marvin. They know I am one crazy bird already, but they have to love me in some way. This is the first place I have ever called and felt loved and cared by their staff because of these 2 special people. Keep on doing your Awesome Crafty Things u all are beautiful to me. HUGS! Hero Arts are blessed to have these 2 people I mentioned on their staff.
I love all your cards but most of all I love the “let’s have a bite” shark card. So summery!
Your cards are beautiful!
Fabulous ideas on how to make beautiful cards. I love all your cards. They are an inspiration for me to buy the gorgeous nature stamp sets and make cards to share with my loved ones. Thank you for sharing your unconditional talent ❤️😊
Every one of your cards is wonderful!
Beautiful cards! I especially love the bright and fun rainbow card. Thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful cards. I love your card style.
Terrific inspiration Wanda. My favorite is the parks card and I love seeing how you put your own stamp on the new Hero Arts release!
Such great cards Wanda! You tell a little story with each of them! Just fantastic! Such am AWESOME release from Hero Arts! It’s going to be hard not to go crazy shopping!
Love what you did with turtles!
Layered parrot super cute!
Super creative cards. Love them all!
My goodness, you went all out for this hop! Great work! Thanks!
Great cards! I was a Lisa Frank girl back in the day and also nervously watched every second of Jaws! I have never swam in the ocean because of the movie 🎥!
I especially love the turtle and parrot cards! Classy and fun! TFS!
Wow! So many beautiful projects!
I love Narwhals so adorable! Perfect for any ocassion
The National Park set is one of my favorites! I love what you did with your card – so gorgeous!!
Your cards are all wonderful, but I LOVE that one for Yosemite! Great new catalog!
Your cards are such fun! I really like the Yosemite one…such a fresh idea!
I love all your cards, but as soon as I saw the Yosemite one, I clicked right into Hero Arts and ordered the stamp set. HAVE-To-HAVE-IT! Heading down to Yosemite this week for a quick look at the waterfalls!
Wonderful cards! I love how you go beyond just stamping and made a background paper for one, had a circle theme, bright colors and glitter, good humor, etc. in your cards. Thanks for the ideas, too.
So many great cards – what a fun Yosemite scene!
I love these cards, i have a special soft spot for anything marine and really love what you have done with the Narwhal. Thank you!
Your cards are really beautiful, but I especially like the Yosemite and the narwhal cards. So cute, and I love the colouring.
Holy cattle you spit out the cards for this release! They are so much fun! Thanks for sharing your amazing talent!
You created a fabulous array of cards to show off the new Hero Arts stamps, Wanda!
Super fun cards and release!
Thanks for the chance to win!
~God bless~
You made so many pretty cards!! Love all the fresh and clean ways you used the release. Those narwhals are so adorable and I love how you used the travel stamps! Thanks so much for sharing!
What a great collection of awesome cards! I love that postcard design.
I adore the ‘Crazy Bird’ 😀
AWESOME cards, Great release! I especially love your Yosimite card!