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Good morning everyone. It's Dana here with you. Today I'll be sharing how to make a sentiment in a background really pop. Let's get into the card. I started with a piece of Dove White cardstock cut to 4.25" x 5.5". Using the new Swirls and Dots Bold Prints, I stamped the image with Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink, then heat set it with Gold Embossing Powder.  After...

Hey everybody it's Maria here today with an easy concept to help you put together some super fun mixed media cards. The concept is "layering!" Layer those colors, layer those textures and layer that paper! When I'm creating mixed media projects I love trying to create depth in my work and thinking of my project in layers really helps me to do that. To get...

Hi, everybody! It's Maria here and today I'm sharing some inspiration for our current Stay Crafty With Hero Circles Challenge, which you can enter now through January 13 for a chance to win a $50 Hero Arts gift card! For today's card I decided to use the Etched Winter Swirls Bold Prints stamp to create a circular focal point. I started out by stamping my background two times. The first...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here today sharing a card I created showcasing the new Geometric City Bold Prints. This 6" x 6" city background cling stamp works well with many of our favorite Hero Arts products.  I was inspired by the Reactive ink cubes included in the December 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit: Lemon Drop, Berry Smoothie and Fruit Punch. These inks are also sold separately...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a slimline card featuring the new Neighborhood Houses Fancy Dies. These sweet house dies cut door, window and roof details that are adorable, and the little doors can be opened, too! To start, I cut three panels of cardstock: one 3" x 6.5" and one 3.5" x 7" panel of Dove White, and one 3 1/8" x 6...

Hi friends! Today we are sharing another installment of our monthly series, Celebrating Black Crafters, where we share artwork from artists who we'd love for you to get to know. Today our fantastic guest artist is Sidnie Des Jardins! Hello, my name is Sidnie and I’ve been card-making for about 3 years. My journey began when I was looking for Disney Family t-shirt ideas on YouTube. I was puzzled...

Hi friends! I hope your pants still fit after Thanksgiving! Now that we've crossed into Christmas fair game territory, I'm bringing you a fun collage style background with a shifted eclipse technique.  To create the background, I started with a panel of the beautiful Bermuda cardstock. I stamped that with the Etched Winter Swirls Bold Prints in Blue Raspberry Reactive Ink. Then I used the Large Snowflakes & Swirls...

Hey everybody! It's Maria here today with an easy way to add texture and patterns to your card backgrounds for a fun mixed-media style look. To create this card I started by watercoloring a a piece of watercolor cardstock with my liquid watercolor sprays (DIY sprays are easily made by adding a few drops of watercolor to water in a spray bottle). After my first layer...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a way to add more texture and interest to your larger die cuts, such as this hot chocolate mug I am using from the new Hug in a Mug Stamp & Cut XL set. (This adorable set is now back in stock!) To make the card start by cutting thin strips from Peony, Paradise and Sand cardstock. Add double sided...

Good morning friends! Jess here with some classic kraft, Christmas red, and white to inspire you! I have this easy card that comes together in under 7 minutes for those times when you need a quick elegant card! To start I stamped the Snowy Rooftops Bold Prints background stamp onto a panel of Sand cardstock with Embossing & Watermark ink. I used a stamp positioner to make sure I...

This month’s Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge is all about creating holiday tags. Simple or elaborate, handmade gift tags are a thoughtful and beautiful addition to any holiday gift. I’m using this month’s challenge to make a set of eight, easily mass-produced tags using a few of my favorite holiday stamps and dies. To make my set of tags, I started by blending inks from...

Hey friends! Lydia here with a little cozy scene today.  Disclaimer - I am no alcohol marker expert, but even simple alcohol marker scenes can be very easy and fun to do, like today's card.  Let me set the background of the scene using Cozy Winter stamp set for you. I stamped the cat first. Masked that with masking paper and stamped the girl. I masked...

Hello everybody! It's Maria here and I hope you're having a great day. Today I've got a bright and happy Christmas card featuring the Color Layering Merry Christmas and Argyle Pattern Bold Prints stamps. This is a pretty easy card to make and I think it could easily be mass produced as well if you're looking to make a bunch of Christmas cards at once....

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a tag to share with you using Buffalo Check Pattern Bold Prints. This background stamp is so versatile. It works all year round but for today's project, I thought I would create an autumn tag which fits perfectly for our Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge this month, which is to use fall colours.  When I think of...

Welcome crafty friends! Mindy Eggen joining you today to share inspiration in two ways using the Coloring Layering Robin stamp set. I'll be creating a Christmas card and Fall themed card plus sharing my tips along the way. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube) The Color Layering Robin is such a versatile stamp set. While I'm creating two...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here today, sharing a mini slimline card I created showcasing the Steampunk Holiday stamp set and the coordinating Frame Cuts. This set features steampunk-inspired gears, border elements, a bird, an angel, and a top hat-wearing owl, along with four sentiments. The time pieces and gears in the set are perfect for a New Year card. My card came together quickly and is perfect...

The current Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge theme, Fall Colors, is a perfect opportunity to create a fall card with your favorite autumn stamps using your most loved fall inks. Today, I’m sharing a fall card with a fun “leaf globe”, inspired by the beautiful Leaves in the Wind Bold Prints background. The swirling, windblown leaves on this stamp, colored with traditional fall colors, make...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Vintage Toys Fancy Dies. You can use these dies in so many different ways - cut them from colours of cardstock, ink blend, watercolour, colour with markers - the sky's the limit! For today though, I thought I would keep them simple and paper piece them with some glitter...

Welcome everyone! Mindy Eggen here with you today and it's time to board the Winter Express! Have your tickets ready, here we go!  Do you get into Hallmark movies around the holidays? It's a guilty pleasure of mine and when I first saw the Winter Express Bold Prints, it reminded me of a cover for one of those movies. What came to mind was the scenic background...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing super fun shaker card using the Spider Web Bold Prints stamp that I combined with the Halloween Icons Fancy Dies, the Hero Greetings Halloween stamp set, and embossed acetate. To make the card I started with an Acetate Card Panel and stamped a sentiment from the Hero Greetings Halloween set using Clear Embossing and Watermark ink. Next I embossed the sentiment using Black Sparkle...

Temperatures are dropping, leaves are starting to turn, and a new collection of autumn themed stamps and dies is in the Hero Arts shop now. All of this has me eager to make some fall cards for my stash. Nothing says fall like pumpkins, so today I’m sharing a pair of cards that I made with the beautiful new Color Layering Pumpkin set. Not only does...

I think a lot of us have been intimidated by the term mixed media, so I'm here to break it down today. Mixed media means take two or more mediums and use them together - that's it! So, for example, if you use ink on a card - which we almost always do, and you use a second medium, like Hero Paste or Liquid Watercolor...

Hey everybody! It's Maria here and I hope you're all having an amazing day today! I'm excited because for today's blog post I got to play around with Hero Paste and I've even got a video for you. Hero Paste is a white, opaque texture paste that you can use in a variety of different ways to add texture to your projects. You can use...

Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some spooky-cute inspiration using some of the new products in the 2021 Holiday Catalog! I used the new Halloween Icons dies along with some other products to create this Halloween scene. Who can resist black kitties and a glowing jack-o-lantern? Let's get started with the details!  I began by die cutting the Halloween Icons from some plain white cardstock, so...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing an easy holiday card featuring the new String Dots Bold Prints background paired with some classic ornament shapes.  I started off by using Dusty Blue Shadow Ink to stamp the background onto a 3.75" x 5" panel of Dove White cardstock. Next, I created three ornaments by using dies from the Holiday Ornaments Frame Cuts set to cut Peony...

Hey everyone. It's Dana with you today. My card today features the newly released United People Bold Prints background stamp. I LOVE the design of this image and all the graphic lined faces. Let me share how this card came together.  To begin, I stamped the image onto watercolor paper in Intense Black ink and heat set it with Clear Embossing Powder. I set the panel aside while...

Hello and welcome to our August Awesome Add-ons feature. Before we dive into today's project inspiration, here’s a look at all of the exciting new add-ons that we've released along with the August My Monthly Hero Kit. Stamps, dies, stencils, liquid watercolors, paper – so much goodness that will have you dreaming up designs filled with color and made with heart! Shop for the August MMH add-ons here Today we're...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some vibrant projects for you featuring some of the newest (and some older!) products from this month's release. I love adding black accents to colorful card fronts. The stark contrast makes things look so polished and clean, in my opinion. Let's get started with the details on my projects!  Both of my projects feature the new...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here! Hope you are having a great week so far! One of my favorite color combos is teal and coral. So, today, I am excited to share a card showcasing our new Hero Arts Bermuda and Coral Special Cardstock. The dark teal and bright coral are beautiful summer colors that work well together or with our existing line of premium cardstock. ...

Hello crafty friends! It's time for another Stay Crafty With Hero challenge!  This month we are challenging you to make cards For the Guys! You can create a card for any occasion: anniversaries, birthdays, graduation, weddings, get well soon, congratulations...just think of those special guys in your life and make a card to celebrate them! We'll include all of the challenge details further down this post, but first, here's a fun...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a super fun birthday card using the new Number Candles stamp set and coordinating dies along with the Birthday Stamp & Cut XL and the Birthday Balloons Bold Prints. To make the card, start by stamping the number candles and flames on watercolor paper using Intens-ified Black ink. Then watercolor the numbers and die cut. Apply Sparkle Clear...

When I was in high school, I had an outfit that was SO 80s-tastic that I'd wear it today if I still had it! For all you young peeps - the clothing store to end all clothing stores in the 80s was Benetton, and we had one in our tiny mall. I would save up the money I made working at McDonald's for $3/hour and...

Hi everyone and welcome back! This is Mindy here today to share with you a fun emboss resist technique using the Gel Press. I've done a few videos myself using the gel press and this is a new technique that I recently learned from Jennifer McGuire that I thought would look amazing with the Fireworks Bold Prints background stamp. If you are not familiar with...

Are you participating in the current Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge? I love participating in card challenges as I like the idea of using a given theme, provided by someone else, as inspiration. This month’s theme, Fun in the Sun, is a perfect opportunity to use your favorite summer supplies, anything that reminds you of fun and sunshine. Today I’m sharing a pair of sun-inspired...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! I hope you are excited about the Summer Catalog as much as I am. I am so excited about the new selection of Looking Glass Dies and today I decided to use the Looking Glass Day or Night set and show you how changing the colors you use will change the look of your card.  For my first card I used Nautical cardstock...

Who's ready for summer and a little Fun in the Sun? We sure are. So we've made it the theme of our next challenge! You can interpret this theme however you'd like - any sort of imagery that makes you think of sunshine, summer, having fun - you name it! We'll include all of the challenge details further down this post, but first, here's a gorgeous card from...