Hello and thank you for joining us today! We are so excited to put on party hats and wear our finest to wish our dear friends from Hero Arts a very happy 45 years in the crafting industry. A remarkable company that we are proud partners with.
We had the pleasure of spending some time with Aaron Leventhal in January at Creativation (our industry trade show) to see all the new Hero Arts’ releases and to learn more about Hero Arts, their commitment to being environmentally responsible and being an award-winning Certified Green Business and their amazing beginning. Be sure to watch as without a doubt you’ll love Hero Arts a little more after you do!
Our friends at Scrapbook.com also share a great article on The Story of Hero Arts and we would love for you to take a few minutes to read this beautiful piece highlighting this special company.
Over three days (today is Day 2!) many of Hero Arts’ friends have joined together to create a pretty amazing celebration, including us! Be sure to visit each of the blogs listed below and leave a comment on them to be entered to win some fabulous prizes (listed below,) including 3 copies of our not yet released summer issue!
Hero Arts
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 ( <—— you’re right here!)
Scrapbook.com
To add a little more fun to this celebration, yesterday Hero Arts revealed their 45th Anniversary catalog which you can view HERE!
“In celebration of our 45th Anniversary, we are excited to share with you creations from the past 5 decades. We have drawn from the best of the Hero Arts Vault and have found designs which in some cases have been out of circulation for years or even decades. We’ve brought them out as a way to honor Hero Arts, our designs, our artists, and the wonderfully creative industry in which we have operated and thrived for so many wonderful years. We invite you to relive the journey with us!”
Blog Hop Sponsors!
So many prizes to be won! Look at this list…
- 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
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 Hero Arts will announce the winners on their blog the following week.
If you are just joining in today, below are all the Day 1 websites you can visit to see some more gorgeous artwork and leave more comments to win too!
Hero Arts
Caly Person
Debi Adams
Ellen Hutson LLC
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Julee Tilman
Kathy Racoosin
Libby Hickson
Mariana Grigsby
May Sukyong Park
Michelle Short
Yana Smakula
Thank you Hero Arts for being a valued and wonderful partner, for bringing creative designs and products to us crafters for so many years and for being an all-around amazing company! Happy 45th birthday! Cheers to so many more. xo
~ Catherine Tachdjian, owner, Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine
It’s so very nice to see all of the compan
ies coming together to celebrate 45 years of HA! It’s quite a milestone and I’m glad we’re all able to celebrate❗
Congratulations on 45 years of awesomeness. I love your products and find many that work well for my needs. Here’s to anothr 45.
What a great 45 years, and a fantastic look back and forward! Thanks for celebrating and sharing a bit of crating history!
Crafting companies coming together for a fellow crafting company celebrating 45 years is the awesomeness of the crafting community. Kudos Hero Arts.
Happy birthday to Hero arts and thanks for participating in the hop SCT!
Wow, what a birthday milestone!
Congrats to Hero Arts for a great 45 years! Hard to believe it’s been that long already.
So many awesome images and inspiration from Hero Arts over the years. I can’t believe it’s been that long, but here’s to many more years!
45 years is an amazing achievement for any business, and this is a wonderful retrospective of their amazing creations through the years. Happy Anniversary Hero!
Love Hero Arts and their products!
HB to Hero Arts. Love your blog
Thanks for helping to celebrate! :)
Congratulations H.A. !!Love your products
Congratulations on 45 years! We love Hero Arts
Love other companies helping HA to celebrate 45 years!! So wonderful. The inspiration in all of the blogs is incredible and overwhelming! So many ideas to try. Thank you companies and thank you to all of you terrific designers !
Thank you for being a sponsor on the blog hop
One of the first stamps I bought was at Cherished Scrapbooks, (miss Cherished)… a Hero Arts’ happy birthday stamp. And my card making began. I still use the happy birthday stamp for my birthday cards each year. Thank you Hero Arts for my many, many hours of creating fun. Happy 45 and many, many more.
Great new products and inspirational ideas from Creativation. I can’t wait to look through the new Spring catalog.
Here’s to another 45 years!
Thank you for sharing!! I love hearing about one of my favorite companies.
Love reading about more if the backstory to Hero Arts 45 years! Looking forward to using more of their timeless products in the years to come!
Thanks for all you do. Great stamp company.
Great hop and a great magazine. Thank you
I love Hero Arts and blog hops because they inspire me to create–thank you!
Wow, 45 years is a long time! How neat to have a crafting company that is still going and growing. Thanks for helping us celebrate with Hero Arts!
Awesome company. looking forward to many more years.
Congrats on your anniversary – LOVE Hero Arts
So fun learning about Hero Arts.
Congrats Hero Arts, So exciting. Love your products
Happy Anniversary! Thank you for continuing to inspire us with such great products.
And thank you for the chance to win such fabulous prizes!
I love Hero Arts! Amazing 45 years – congratulations!
Happy 45th Birthday! I love Hero Arts!
So exciting! Happy to be joining in the celebration!
Congratulations on your celebration so excited for you !##
Congratulations, Hero Arts! Happy Anniversary!!!
Yea! Happy Anniversary!
Happy Birthday, Hero Arts!
Congratulations Hero Arts on your 45th Anniversary! Thanks SCT….
Super celebration for a super company! I love Hero Arts. They are many of my first stamps and favorite stamps.
Hero Arts, and all these generous bloggers (artists), and sponsors are indeed a cause for celebration! Thanks for inviting us to share in the fun and inspiration. Happy 45th!
Thanks so much for sponsoring this wonderful hop! Love your magazine and love Hero Arts. And they pair well together.
Congratulations on 45 years! What a great company!
Happy anniversary hero arts! ????
I’m watching the video, love that Hero leaves no carbon foot print and they are green. Also so cool that they are a family company. Thanks for sharing this video, I think there are 450 balloons in that booth!
Congratulations Hero Arts! When I first started collecting stamps there were only about three brands that I remember in the SF Bay Area and Hero Arts was one of them!
Congrats to Hero Arts for achieving this milestone! Thanks for sharing a video highlighting their amazing journey!
Happy Anniversary! Hero Arts is always a winner!
Congratulations Hero Arts! I frequently look for your name on products. You provide such high quality, and beautiful designs too.
Congratulations and Happy 45th Anniversary to Hero Arts!
Congrats Hero Arts on your 45th Anniversary!
Beautiful article and story ! Happy anniversary Hero Arts ! You’re incredible !