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Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here today, sharing a card I created showcasing the Fall Glitter and the Colors of Earth papers. The copper and bronze glitter paper complement the earth tone cardstock beautifully.  To begin, using my die-cutting machine, I dry embossed the third largest Heart Nesting Die onto a 4” x 5.25” Dove White card panel. This created an impression on the panel similar to...

Welcome everyone! It's Mindy here with you today to share a beautiful shaker card for the Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge #25. It's really easy to play along. All you need to do is create any type of shaking, flipping, sliding or special fold card to be eligible. While we would love to see you use Hero products, any and all entries are eligible. I...

Today's post introduces the latest challenge from our friends over at A Blog Named Hero. We are so thankful for the support they give us, and the amazing creations the team creates. If you're looking for a fun challenge to play along with, check them out! Today team member, Teri, is sharing a project for their July challenge and it is so fun! It’s Teri here sharing this...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the Life Is Beautiful set. This is a really pretty set with lots of small floral images in (as well as sentiments) that you can use in lots of different ways. One way that I like to use sets like these is to create backgrounds.  I started off my card...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card and video to share with you using the popped up die cut inlay technique. This is such a fun technique that steps traditional inlay a little. I am using the Birthday Message Cover Plate for my card today because not only does it work really well for the technique, it also fits in with our...

Spring is finally here and with it, beautiful, seasonal inspiration. Today, I’m sharing a pair of spring rainbow inspired cards that I made with the Strong Anchor Stamp & Cut set using one of my favorite, tried and true stamping techniques—stamping images with water and Reactive Inks to create colorful watercolor designs. I started by selecting five, rainbow colored Reactive inks for each background. To...

Hi there! Emily Midgett with you today, and I have a super springy project to share with you using the Hero Florals Poppy stamp set from the latest Spring Catalog release! This time of year always puts me in a peach and navy mood. There's something so clean and fresh about that color combination. Luckily, poppies come in such a huge variety of colors that it...

Hi everybody! It’s Maria here and today I’ve got a really fun and easy technique to share with you. I’m calling it a Faux Watercolor Technique and I’ll be showing how to do it with your background stamps. This technique will work best with stamps that have some surface area to the design vs. being detailed stamp designs with fine lines. For today’s cards I’ve...

Hi friends! Lydia here today with a card design tip - FINGERPAINT!  My friend Jeanne told me to just fingerpaint clouds with white acrylic paint several years ago, and I was a changed woman - it's so easy to get wispy, sweet, partially transparent clouds with your built in paintbrushes that I rarely do them any other way. I used acrylic paint to paint a...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here with you today sharing a card I created using the Flower Shop Background Cling. This delightful red rubber stamp is A2 size - perfect to stamp onto a card base.  Though the stamp has several windows, sills and flowers to color, I wanted to create a clean and simple card spotlighting two of the windows.  I started by stamping the...

Welcome back everyone! Mindy here with you today to show you how to use the new Hero Arts Contour Ink for no-line coloring.  If you are not familiar with no-line coloring, it simply means that your images are stamped in a light color of ink and as you color the image in your favorite medium, the lines of the image seem to disappear.  This technique is very beautiful...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing super fun card using the new Balloon Window Fancy Die and adding color to it.  To make the card start with a piece of Dove White cardstock measuring 4" x 5 1/4". Die cut the Balloon Window Fancy Die in the center. Next using alcohol based markers (I used Copics) color each of the balloons. I decided to go with...

Today's post introduces the latest challenge from our friends over at A Blog Named Hero. We are so thankful for the support they give us, and the beautiful creations the team creates. If you're looking for a fun challenge to play along with, check them out! Today team member Rosie is sharing a project for their March challenge. Hi crafty friends! I am so excited to...

Hello crafty friends! Are you ready to Stay Crafty With Hero? We don't know about you, but we are ready to Bring on Spring! So that's the theme for this month's challenge. Whatever spring means to you - brighter days, buds on trees, flowers blooming, or perhaps even rain? Whatever spring means to you, let that inspire your cardmaking or creative time this month. We'll...

Hello, crafty friends! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring the sweet Library Card Stamp & Cut XL set. This set makes me feel so nostalgic for my childhood library; I can still feel the extra tug it took to pull out tight wood card catalog drawers, and I can hear the sound of the librarian stamping due dates! I began by die cutting the...

Sometimes when I send a card to a friend, especially if we aren’t able to see each other in person, I like to include a small, unexpected gift card for something that I hope will bring a smile to their day. So, inspired by the current Stay Crafty Challenge, I decided to make some cards with easy gift card holders for my stash. Using some...

Hello! I'm back today with more color combo inspiration featuring two new Color Layering stamps sets from our 2021 Spring Catalog. The first one is the Color Layering Hummingbird set. It was so much fun playing with the different color combos on this bird. And remember, the colors you choose don't always have to be realistic...choose whatever colors make you happy!    The last color chart I've created...

With the addition of some amazing new HeroScape and Color Layering sets to our 2021 Spring Catalog, I thought it would be fun to share some color combos that work great with the images! First up is the Lily Pond HeroScape stamp set. For each example, the inks are listed in the order that they are stamped. And next is the City HeroScape. This skyline can be stamped...

The Hero Arts Cover Plate dies make a bold statement without a lot of fuss. And the new Thank You Message Cover Plate is a stunner! Today I'm using all the pieces of the die by creating two cards at once. First up, I used the die in the traditional manner. I die cut three panels of Dove White Cardstock and then adhered them all together to create a...

I have a ton of people I'm missing right now and the Puzzle Fancy Die will help me express what a missing piece they are to me.  Today, I have a video to show you how I created this puzzle "I Miss You" card using a spot blending technique over White Detail Embossing Powder. I used Blue Hawaii, Blue Raspberry and the newest Reactive Ink...

Hi friends! I am back with some fun ideas for our latest Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge to create gift card holders. It was so fun to get creative with ways to hold gift cards. And my love of dies is quite evident in these projects! Let’s begin with the t-shirt. I love a good shaped card! I began by stamping Cobblestone Bold Prints in...

Good morning! I decided to do a little crafty experimenting this week with my gel press. I've had one for forever but I'd never gotten around to using it. I don't have any acrylic paint but decided that I'd see how it worked with Hero Hues Reactive inks! So a general disclaimer here...I've NEVER used my gel press before and I know I have A...

Yesterday we launched our 2021 Catalog in the shop with a big blog hop celebration - we hope you enjoyed the inspiration! Today we are taking a closer look at one very special stamp set from the release. As we celebrated our 45th anniversary a year and a half ago, we began partnering with our friends at other stamp companies as a way to honor our...

All of us at Hero Arts are bursting with excitement today - it's finally the day we are releasing our 2021 Catalog Collection in the Hero Arts store! There are so many wonderful new products to choose from, including new HeroScapes and Color Layering stamp sets, fun and useful Stamp & Cut messages, an adorable new line of paper dolls called Hero Lifestyles, new additions to our Unity...

Happy Friday, friends! After our week full of sneak peeks, today we are thrilled to present to you (...drumroll...) the 2021 Hero Arts Catalog! Are you ready to see what's new? Grab your favorite beverage, settle in, and check out the 108-page catalog from cover to cover HERE. Mark your favorites because there's a chance to win a gift card at the end of this post! You'll...

For our fourth and final sneak peek before tomorrow's 2021 Catalog reveal, we're taking it back -- to the back of the catalog, that is! That's where you'll traditionally find all of the Hero Arts inks, papers, embellishments and tools. It's a colorful section that's a feast for the eyes and has been known to make hearts go pitter-patter. Let's take a look at just a few of...

Hello friends! With just two days until the full reveal of our 2021 Catalog, we are excited to share another round of sneak peeks with you today! The Hero Arts Unity Collection is growing in 2021. To recognize the challenges of the day, we have once again teamed up with two inspiring artists, Dana Joy and Pocono Pam. The Unity Collection recognizes the beauty of people standing and working together to achieve...

Welcome to the second day of our 2021 Catalog sneak peeks! Every day this week we are opening the pages of the catalog to give you a taste of what's coming soon. Keep reading for another opportunity to win a gift card! Today we flip to page 8 and find these delightful scenes... We'd like to introduce you to one of our new Color Layering HeroScape sets, Lily Pond HeroScape (CM499). This...

We have so many exciting things planned for you in the year ahead and it all starts with our new 2021 Catalog! Beginning today, we'll be sharing sneak peeks leading up to the big catalog reveal this Friday, January 15. You'll want to stay tuned to the blog all week long to see the newest of the new, as well as a gift card GIVEAWAY...

The new Hero Arts 2021 Spring Catalog is being introduced next month and we have some exciting news -- you can find an exclusive sampling of pre-release products from the new collection in select stores now! Retailers who have opted to participate in our ShopBox program are displayed below alphabetically by state, with international locations rounding out the list. Be sure to ask for the brand new...