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Hello Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering video series! In this video & episode, since Valentine's Day is right around the corner, I am making Love & Friendship cards using the Color Layering Swan set.  Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made the cards I'm sharing today. If you’re having a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on YouTube....

The Text Me stamp set is full of fun sayings that are perfect for cards to friends when you just want to say hello. And rather than just include one message on the card, I decided to showcase eight different sayings that all work great together. I started out with a panel of white cardstock and stamped the "hey girl" message in black ink where...

Good morning! Emily Midgett here today with some inspiration using our new Art Deco Thank You kit! For my project today, I did some sleuthing on Pinterest to discover color combinations and general style aesthetics for the Art Deco period. I discovered lots of bold jewel tones mixed with deep black. I drew inspiration from the peacock itself, recreating it's beautiful teal, purple, and blue...

I am always amazed at how the Color Layering stamps build together to create stunning images and the Layered Topiary set does not disappoint!  To create the topiary, I began by die cutting the full tree image from the coordinating Layered Topiary Frame Cuts. Then I used my Mini Misti to help line up the stamps and started stamping! I just wanted two sections to...

Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering with Yana video series! In each one of my monthly videos I explore different ink pad and embossing powder color options for Hero Arts Color Layering sets and will hopefully inspire you to stamp! In this video I am taking a closer look at the Color Layering Caterpillar set. Hold your horses and don't click away just yet...

Today we are excited to have a very special guest joining us - Simon Hurley! If you follow Simon, you know he's young, and an avid user of social media. We love the fun idea he had for planning today's card! Take it away, Simon! Hi friends! It's Simon Hurley and today I am excited to share a project that my creative followers helped me...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I am sharing a card using the beautiful Support Prayers Love stamp set. As the name of the set suggests, this is a wonderful set to use on cards to tell someone that you are thinking of them and want to send them encouragement.  I started my card off by creating the background. I knew I wanted to keep...

Mother's Day is right around the corner, and if you are like me, you have more than one person to celebrate! Today, I am sharing a video tutorial on how I loosely watercolored our Flowering Nasturtium and Old World Courtyard die cut to create a card that expresses just how much they are appreciated. With a little patience and Smooth Bristol paper, anyone can tackle...

Today I'm sharing a Tea Party with you. I started off with a panel from the Midnight Mixed Layering Papers package. I inked up the Into The Woods Stencil with Unicorn Pigment Ink. There is a perfect touch of contrast in colors, don't you agree? The path has been inked up with Charcoal Mid-Tone Shadow Ink. I trimmed down the stenciled panel to 4 inches x...

Hey there, and happy Monday! Today I'm sharing two quick watercolored cards using the Welcome Neighbor stamp set. The quirkiness of the houses lend themselves to quick, one layer cards and fast watercoloring! Watch how I did so in the video below... If you have trouble with the video above you can try this link HERE to watch in HD on YouTube. For the first...

Did anybody else hear that in Barbra Streisand's voice in Funny Girl? I love that movie. Hi there! Emily here with you today to share a project using the pretty Swans and Cattails stamp and die set from the most recent catalog. This set has so many pretty swans and scene-building pieces that it was difficult to choose which ones to use!  To start, I...

Hello there, Michelle here with a simple scene card using the Wishing Well stamp set. This is such a beautiful set that can be used for lots of occasions. For my card today, I decided to go with a get well card.  I started off by taking a panel of Copic-friendly white cardstock and die-cut this with the fourth largest of the Rounded Rectangle Infinity...

The Hero Arts line of Bold Prints cling stamps can be used in many different ways than just background images. One way to change up the look is to create a mask, then stamp the Bold Print image to eliminate a portion of the background. Today I've used the Floral Mandala Bold Prints to demonstrate this technique. I began the card by creating a watercolor background using...

Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering with Yana video series! In each one of my monthly videos I explore different ink pad and embossing powder color options for Hero Arts Color Layering sets and will hopefully inspire you to stamp! In this video I am taking a closer look at the Color Layering Elephant set! Hero's recommended color combo for the Elephant set is...

Good morning! Jess here with a card showing two fun techniques: repeat stamping using my MISTI and shadow (or second generation) stamping using the cute Headline Messages set! To start I stamped the adorable pup from the Headline Messages set and heat-embossed him with detail black embossing powder before coloring him with Copic markers and die-cutting him with the coordinating dies. Next I stamped the...

Hello there, it's Amy here with a card that combines four stamp sets, while keeping the overall design clean and crisp. The center panel is 3 inches x 4 inches. I love working with smaller palettes to make the images pop. Starting with the panel from the Earth Mix Layering Paper pack. It has been stamped with the CG727 Antique Keys Bold Prints in Soft...

Hello there, Michelle here and today and I am creating a cute scene using the Woodland Tea Party stamp set and coordinating Frame Cuts. I am creating a background for my card with Bold Inks and using different layers to create dimension.  I have created a video showing how I made the card, which you can see below: If you are having trouble viewing this...

Good morning! Emily Midgett here with you today to share a card featuring the Color Layering Swallowtail stamp set, along with a few complementary sets. Let's get started with the details! For my project, I wanted to use the Color Layering Caterpillar stamp set to show the progression of the caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly... the process of becoming a butterfly is fascinating to me, like a...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share using the Flower Confetti Fancy Die, along with Liquid Watercolors and the White Iridescent Shimmer Spray to create an interesting background.  I started off with a piece of watercolour paper and applied a layer of clean water to this. Using Deep Ocean, Indigo and Moss Liquid Watercolors, I added colour to the panel...

Hi everyone, Ilina here today today with a fun interactive card and a video tutorial for you. For my card today I decided to transform 2-D die cuts into interactive pop-up elements. I started the card by creating the center pop up first, and then the front of my card. To create the pop-up in the middle of my card I used the Dragonfly Fancy...

Swans signify grace, beauty and often love. Today, I have paired our Color Layering Swan with watercolor, shimmer and a heart, to match the feeling they so often represent. I began by stamping the outline of the Color Layering Swan in Intense Black on Snow Layering paper. The second shading layer is stamped in Soft Granite. The beak in Crimson. I then die cut the swan, 2...

Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering with Yana video series! In each one of my monthly videos I explore different ink pad and embossing powder color options for Hero Arts Color Layering sets and will hopefully inspire you to stamp! In this video I am taking a closer look at a brand new Color Layering Nasturtium set! This set has 4 separate...

Today we are excited to have a very special guest joining us on the blog - Sean Fetterman! Sean is sharing some fun ideas for using our Color Layering Rabbit stamp set. Take it away, Sean! Good morning! Sean Fetterman here with you today sharing three cards using the Color Layering Rabbit Bundle that was released a few weeks ago in the 2018 Hero Arts...

Good morning! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing a blissful mermaid card using our new Mermaid Stamp & Cut that was just released a few weeks ago! Mermaids are so, so popular right now, and no wonder... who doesn't want to be a mermaid, at least for a little while, amirite?For my project today, I started by heat embossing the mermaid, turtle, and sea horse...

Good day to you! Thank you for joining us on the Hero Arts blog. Today, I am featuring the new Bookcase wood mount stamp. Our home is filled with voracious readers, but our wall of books is no where near this remarkable. Wouldn't it be fantastic to come home to these dreamy shelves everyday? I began by stamping the Bookcase image on Radiant White cardstock in...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I am using the new Layered Topiary Stamp Set and coordinating Frame Cuts. It is a beautiful set that can be used for so many occasions. I thought I would go with a hello card for today. I started off by die cutting the topiary frame cut from white cardstock. I thought die cutting then stamping may be easier...

Hero Arts believes in investing in and supporting the communities in which we all live, especially when they are most in need, such as when tragedy hits. Given the number of recent natural disasters, we have expanded our series of Destination stamps to commemorate and honor some of the places impacted, including Puerto Rico, Florida, Napa Valley and Mexico. Hero Arts will donate 100% of...

Hello and Happy Friday! If you've been following me for any amount of time, you will know that I'm smitten by the Hero Arts Infinity Dies. They are so versatile, today I will be using them in a scenery card. I started with the new Nesting House, I cut it a couple times, for the house base, the roof and the chimney. The door is...

There's so many cute little critters from the Spring 2018 release that could make adorable cards (as you've already seen from the rest of the creative team!). Today I thought I'd do a simpler and rather elegant take on two of my favorites (and I'm totally unbiased ;)) - Elephant Pair and Loving Giraffes. I started out by stamping both pairs in Indigo on watercolor...

Hi everyone, Ilina here today sharing a card using a new set from the 2018 Catalog, called Make a Fountain. This stamp set has a lot of elements to build your own fountain and add different details. As well, it comes with coordinating Frame Cuts. However, I opted to not use the dies this time, since I wanted to cut out the elements very close...

'Tis the season for lots of chicken soup! I was recently making some - and as I looked at my dishes, a lightbulb went off and I found the perfect color combo for a card! Here’s an idea using our fun new Alphabet Soup stamp set. I began by stamping the Alphabet Soup Bold Prints background in black ink on a white card. (One of...

Good morning and Happy Monday! Today I'm sharing a few cards using a technique I like to call impressionistic stamping with liquid watercolors and a few Bold Prints background stamps! The new liquid watercolors blend beautifully and this technique lets the paint do all the work for you!I also have a video showing you how to create this look.  You can watch the video below...

Today is an exciting day at Hero Arts - we are launching our brand new 2018 Catalog Collection in the Hero Arts store! There are so many wonderful products to choose from. We are sure that flipping through the catalog and seeing all of the new items will inspire and excite you! Take a few moments and browse more than 100 new products in the...

Good day to you and thank you for joining us here at Hero Arts! We are so happy to have you! In just two more sleeps Hero Arts will be releasing new Liquid Watercolors. I've been itching to play with them so I gave them a whirl with the Paper Layering Feather die.  To create this card, die cut a few feathers with Bristol (my...

Today is the day! We’re thrilled share the new 2018 Hero Arts Catalog with you. You can see everything now by clicking HERE or on the image below. Grab your favorite beverage and soak up all 124 pages, with more than 100 new items and card samples galore! You will notice that this mega-sized issue includes both new and previously-released products. All NEW products in...

Hello stampers! For the final sneak peek before Friday's 2018 Catalog reveal, we're sharing something a little wild. Do these images look familiar...? If they do, it's because they were previously included in the June 2017 My Monthly Hero safari-themed kit that sold out so quickly! Back in September, we asked customers to vote on which kit stamps and dies we should consider re-releasing in...