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Create colorful lunchbox love notes with the Love Notes Messages stamp set!

Learn how to create a focal area using spotlight stenciling and how to step up your card using dry embossing for extra interest and texture.

Join us for our next Make-Along featuring the January Hero Studio!! Gather your supplies have these instructions ready to create along with Channin LIVE on Sunday, January 26th. Create two cards from start to finish, the first featuring the Card Kit and the second featuring the Clear Set + Dies of the Month. Hope to see you there!

Charlene shares a step-by-step guide to creating a romantic sweetheart shaker card, featuring the January Fancy Dies of the Month and Mini Clay Hearts.

Create a mixed media style background using core inks, a cling stamp, as well as embossing powder and wax!

Design eye-catching two-for-one cards with the beautiful Hearts Nesting Cover Die, included in the January 2025 Card Kit of the Month.

Join Rachel as she demonstrates creative techniques using the stunning January 2025 Layering Stencil of the Month, perfect for adding depth and dimension to your projects!

Layer a stenciled background and diecut hearts to create a card bursting with love!

Today we are sharing inspiration from our Creative Team using our January 2025 Monthly Minis. These products are perfect for Valentine's Day or any love-themed project.

Get a closer look at the January 2025 Extraordinary Extras! The Love Note collection has everything you need for creating Valentine's and love-themed projects.

Join the Hero Arts Creative Team and special guests for a Blog Hop celebrating our January release!

Love is in the air - celebrate your creative heart with the January Hero Studio collection. Featuring a charming vintage typewriter, timeless hearts, and elegant florals, this collection is perfect for crafting heartfelt cards, love notes, and valentines for the ones you cherish most. This collection has everything you need to make this Valentine's Day one to remember. Craft your love story - one stamp at...

Our next LIVE Make-Along event is this weekend! Join Channin to make along with the January 2024 My Monthly Hero kit. Gather your supplies and create two cards with Channin from start to finish. 👉🏼 When: Sunday, February 11 at noon PT/3pm ET 👉🏼 Where: Hero Arts Facebook and YouTube In addition to the January Premium My Monthly Hero Kit, the following supplies will be used: MHP0124 My Monthly...

Welcome to a new Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Challenge! For February, we asking "Do You Believe in Love?" We'd love to see everything lovey dovey - and that doesn't mean just Valentine's Day cards! Anything that conveys a feeling of love - so a birthday card with a love message, or a wedding or engagement card, or a card with a heart...

Hello! Jennifer Kotas here today and I’m sharing a card featuring the Large Sprinkled Dots Stencil and my favorite metallic spray, Ocean Blue and Gold Two-Tone Metallic Spray. 1. Stamp the Ode to Andy Warhol Bold Prints on a sheet of Luxe White Watercolor Paper using Deep Ocean Core ink. Use second generation stamping to make it lighter. Ink the stamp up, stamp on scrap paper then stamp on...

Hi friends. It's Kailash here sharing a sweet card featuring the new Love Bird & Friends stamp set.  I paired it with the versatile Floral Border Fancy Die which I die cut from Dove White cardstock. I then inked just the center area first with Dusty Blue Core ink and Blue Raspberry Reactive ink, making sure not to get ink onto the floral border. I sprinkled a few...

Hello there, Michelle here, and today I have a card to share using I Love U Stamp & Cut XL, creating a focal point for the sentiment, with the help of the Flower and Hearts Cover Plate. Both are new products from the January My Monthly Hero release. I started off my card by die cutting the 'U' from I Love U Stamp & Cut XL...

Hey everyone. It's Dana here with you today. We are going to make a fabulous card using the new Flower and Hearts Cover Plate. This new die makes it super easy to create beautiful cards.    If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube. To create today's card, I used several colors of cardstock. The colors I used to die cut the...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a simple wreath, made with the Valentine Wreath Bundle, against a beautiful and easy shimmery spray background. I started off by creating the background so that it would have time to dry.  I sprayed four or five generous bursts of Fuchsia + Gold Two-Tone Metallic Spray and Bright Yellow + Copper Two-Tone Metallic Spray onto a 4.25" x 5.5" panel Luxe White Watercolor...

Hello crafty friends, it is Creative Team member Natasha Vacca on the blog and I am excited to be back today sharing an idea using the new Heart Burst Stencil with Two-Tone Metallic Sprays! So let's get started!   I started with a piece of Luxe White Watercolor Paper, the Heart Burst Stencil, and three colors of Hero Arts Two-Tone Sprays (Bright Yellow and Copper, Ocean...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a fun card using the new Chandelier Fancy Die and the Ode To Andy Warhol Bold Prints stamp. I will also show you a way to change the color of your glitter paper!  To make the card start by die cutting the chandelier from White Glitter Paper and also an additional layer from Dove White cardstock (or any other...

Hi crafty friends! It's Jeannie and today, I'm excited to share a new video with you focusing on the Love You So Much Cover Plate die from the latest release. If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube. To create this card, I used the Love You So Much Cover Plate and did some selective ink blending with a mix of...

January is here and it's time for our monthly Awesome Add-ons feature – let's spread some love! Have you had a chance to check out all of this month's new offerings? Capture the essence of love and friendship in every creation with these new add-on products. We're excited to share stamps, dies, and stencils that are designed to bring warmth and joy to your creations on Valentine's Day....and beyond!...

Looking for a way to express love, friendship, and joy to your loved ones? Look no further than our January 2024 My Monthly Hero Kit! Let your imagination run wild with this generous Color Layering Stencil set, which provides countless possibilities and is enhanced with a coordinating heart window die. This flower-filled kit includes 5 Color Layering Stencils, Fancy Dies, a clear stamp message set,...

Hello creatives and Happy 2024! This is Rachel Kleinman and I am here to share a no-mess mixed media Valentine's Day card with you all. In the video, you will see how we can combine Hero Arts mixed media products and dies to create a clean card full of LOVE for the Valentine's Day season. (If you're having trouble viewing the video, click here to watch...

Hi crafty friends! It's Jeannie and today, I'm sharing a super easy card using a very simple stencil and stamp set.  To create this card, I started with the Mixed Frame Stencil on Deluxe Smooth White cardstock. I pulled out my Hero Tools Ink Blending Brushes along with Reactive Inks in Taffy and Blue Hawaii. I decided to ink blend diagonally alternating strips of color with...

Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today to help remind you about the Stay Crafty With Hero Crazy Little Thing Called Love Challenge! The challenge is a great way to inspire you to use some of your crafty stash, and as an added bonus, maybe win a crafty prize. This month's challenge is Crazy Little Thing Called Love, so appropriate for the upcoming Valentine's Day...

Hi everyone, Ilina here! Have you tried the new Hero Wax yet? It's so fun to work with. For today's project I used the Berry and Olive Hero Wax and Color Layering Stencils to add some shimmer and texture to my stamped images. I used the Peonies Bunch stamp set, along with the coordinating dies and Color Layering Stencils. Watch the video below (or HERE on YouTube) to see how this card came...

Hey everybody! It's Maria here and I am popping in to share a little bit of mixed media love with you today. I started out by grabbing a background from my stash. I made it a while back using a fun technique with Hero Arts Inkers and rubbing alcohol. I squirted both Ultra Pink and Summer Sky Inkers onto my glass work surface. Then, using...

Hello Crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and today I have a a little something different for you! You guys know I love stretching my supplies to get the most out of them. So today instead of using the 3D Matchbox Fancy Die as a matchbox I used it to create a Valentine's Day countdown calendar for my kids!  The video below shows you have to...

What a dream assignment I received! Play with the new Hero Transfers for Valentine’s Day and make some SIMPLE designs! REALLY??? That had MY NAME (and heart) on it! I could have played forever with these cool transfers. No ink, no mess and FAST! I am showing you several possibilities and will give you instructions for a few. I used Hugs and Kisses Hero Transfers...

Hola everyone, Pocono Pam here! With Valentine's Day only a few weeks away, love is definitely in the air. I love LOVE and like to create cards and projects to express it year round! Today I am sharing a card showcasing the new Loving Sentiment Strips clear stamp set paired with the Sentiment Strips Fancy Die. To begin, I stamped Mini Hearts Bold Prints onto a 4" x 5.25" Dove...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing an easy card featuring the Heart Flourish Cover Plate. This die makes it so easy to create an intricate background. Here I used it to cut an ink-blended panel but it would be just as lovely to cut colored cardstock or patterned paper! I started off by using large blending brushes to blend Taffy, Berry Smoothie, and Grape...

Hello there, Michelle here today to share a "Love You" card using products from the January 2023 My Monthly Hero release. Let me share a secret with you...I am not a huge fan of Valentine's Day cards. I like when other people make them, but I am not a huge fan of making them myself. Having said that, a lot of Valentine's Day products can...

Today we're happy to have a special guest return to the blog – Essie! She is sharing some great cards using new digital products from our January release. Take it away, Essie! Hello Friends! Essie here to share a couple more creations using the January 2023 Love Letter Digital Kit. I’ve made a pair of foiled cards today, and you’ll see that the design concept is quite...

Hi friends! Today I have an oldie but a goodie for you – "ghost" stamping. I learned this almost ten years ago – eek – and I realized I haven't used it in a while. It uses the magic of Unicorn Pigment Ink with dye inks. The white images create "ghost" images that show up even when dye ink is blended or stamped on top of them. The...