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Hello Hero Arts friends, it is Creative Team member Natasha here today to share a creative way to use the small stamps in your sets to add details to die cuts!  Today's card features the new Your Day Messages stamp set. This set is so fun and has creative messages that can be used all year long! Today I am using this set to create...

Hi there! I am excited to share this rainbow card with you all! It's almost graduation season and I thought this would be a fun, unconventional graduation or end of the year card for a teacher. I used the HA + RT Crowd Fancy Die and cut it from Cherry, Papaya, Canary, Kiwi, Mist, Lapis, Amethyst and Azalea. I die cut each color at the...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a congratulations card in sweet baby pink colors. I started off by using the new Alphabet Embossing Plate to emboss the jumble of tiny letters onto a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Peony cardstock. To get this beautiful dry embossed look, I made sure to follow the instructions for my die cutting machine which came with a rubbery embossing...

Hey my crafty friends! This is Mindy with you today and I am going to be adding some serious shine to my project. This card would make a great graduation card or encouragement card. I'm going to be using the new Large Circle Confetti Hot Foil Plate but first I need to create my background. I like to add ink to my cardstock and then do my...

Finally it’s Spring outside which means FLOWERS! Inspired by the blooms, today I used the Floral Envelope and Lily of the Valley woodblock stamps with the ever versatile Burlap Bold Prints for my cards. I LOVE that burlap stamp!! It makes a fast background, envelope liner, cross stitch grid, squares to punch and MORE. Let’s start with Floral Envelope. Stamp it in black ink on a white notecard. Let dry....

Hola everyone! Thank you for stopping by. I hope your Wednesday is going well! Today I am sharing a card featuring the newly released Besties clear stamp set. This adorable set, along with the coordinating Frame Cuts, celebrates childhood friendship. To create my card, I started by blending Purple Galaxy, Berry Smoothie and Taffy Reactive Inks over the flower stencil included in the still available Classic...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I used some old and some newer goodies to create this vibrant card, complete with no-line colored flowers and a lacy inlaid window! I love incorporating multiple layers of colorful cardstock into my cards to accent the main focal point; using tone-on-tone cardstock creates lovely texture while not drawing the eye too far from the main...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I am sharing a card and video using Cactus Bold Prints. Although, as the name suggests, Bold Prints can be bold in nature, I wanted to show you that they can also be subtle too!  Watch the video below to see how I made the card: (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.)...

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...

Good morning and Happy Monday! Jessica Frost-Ballas here with a cheery congrats card using gorgeous Hero Hues colored cardstocks and a little Reactive ink-blending with the new Open Windows Fancy Die! Here's a video to go along with today's card:   (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please click HERE to watch on YouTube.) To start I created my sunrise window scene by blending Fruit Punch, Creamsicle, and...

Good morning, Jessica Frost-Ballas here! It seems like wedding season is slowly coming back and you might be needing congratulations cards again! If so, hopefully this easy but elegant design will give you some inspiration. To start I took a piece of Classic Vellum Layering Paper cut to an A2 panel and tore each of the four sides. If you have a torn edge or...

Have you tried any of the new Looking Glass Die sets yet? Looking Glass Dies are designed to build small, layered scenes by cutting windows and backgrounds from cardstock. Although these sets can easily be interchanged, today I’m only using the three dies from the beautiful Looking Glass Windmill Tulips set to create the focal points for my two cards. This Dutch inspired die set...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Bird House Fancy Die that was released as an add-on to the August 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. You can use this bird house in so many ways but for today, I thought I would create a new home card.  I started off by die cutting the Bird...

Along with the debut of the 2020 Spring Catalog, we released eight new jewel-toned pigment inks that are a great addition to our ink collection. The properties of pigment inks allow for different techniques than dye inks since the ink stays wet longer. They create crisp results for stamping and are great for heat embossing.  I created a chart to show off the vibrant colors of these inks....

Good morning! Jess here with a fun and easy way to use liquid watercolors on die-cut images! I just loved the monstera leaves in the new Paper Layering Plant and Stand and since monsteras come in all colors and sizes I thought it would be fun to do some very loose watercoloring! To start I die-cut the leaves several times from watercolor paper. Then I...

Like many of you, I'm anxiously awaiting spring. However, while I wait patiently for the first flowers to bloom, I'm very happy making cards with my favorite floral stamps. Today, I’m sharing a pair of springtime cards that I created with the new Lavender Bunch stamp set. To make these cards, I started by stamping the lovely Lavender Bunch bouquet stamp, with Intens-ified Black ink,...

Hi stampers! It’s time for this month’s Awesome Add-ons feature. Before we dive into the project inspiration, here’s a look at all of the new add-on products that we've released this month along with the January My Monthly Hero kit. From coffee to conversation hearts, there's a whole lot to love with these stamps and dies! Shop for the January MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted to have Debi Adams here to share...

It's time for our next countdown peek! The January My Monthly Hero kit will be available on Monday, January 6 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Emily, who is sharing some more inspiration using this month's kit!  Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today as we kick off 2020 with our My Monthly Hero countdown! This month's kit features some absolutely beautiful and highly...