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Awesome Add-ons: June Edition

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Awesome Add-ons: June Edition

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 add-on products that were introduced along with the June kit -- 4 clear stamp sets, 2 with coordinating Frame Cuts, 1 Stamp & Cut set, 1 Confetti Die, 1 Frame Fancy Die, 2 Bold Prints background stamps, and a beautiful Dark...

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Video: Zodiac Birthday Background

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Video: Zodiac Birthday Background

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share using the Zodiac Birthday stamp set which was released as an add-on for the August My Monthly Hero kit. I started off by taking a piece of paper from the Pool Mix Layering Papers collection and die cut this using the 5th largest die from the Rectangle Infinity Dies set. I then took all of...

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2017 Summer Catalog

Thanks For Being You

I’m always looking for new ways to enhance a simple card design–something to add that “wow factor”! Whether it be with embossing, an embellishment or perhaps a different type of paper, you can take the most basic card layout and turn it into something amazing. For today’s card, that “wow factor” is the gorgeous Decorative Vellum […]

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Above and Beyond

My recent galaxy obsession was sparked by the August My Monthly Hero collection. The optional add-ons are all super fun. Here’s a project that features the Milky Way Window Fancy Die and the Astronomical stamp set. Let’s start with the Milky Way Window Fancy Die. It really is amazing and filled with such lovely features […]

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2017 Summer Catalog

Felt Monsters

Did you know that the Hero Arts dies can cut through felt? I love playing with felt! When I saw the Nesting Monsters Fancy Dies, I knew they’d be adorable in felt! To create a monster, I used the largest monster die, and cut it twice in the same color of felt. I also cut […]

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2017 Spring Catalog

Custom Stenciled Backgrounds with Infinity Dies

Last weekend, when I was organizing some of my favorite wood stamps, I came across the adorable Illustrated Bird stamp in my collection. Paired with a few, floral branches and a colorful background, I thought that this small bird image could be the focal point of a delightful card.

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Video: Masculine Card with Tone-on-Tone Stamped Background

Inspired by my succulent card, I created a space themed masculine card with a random stamped background. I started by stamping the images from the new Astronomical stamp set with Cup O’ Joe ink on a paper from Earth Mix Layering Papers.  I die cut the letters using Luggage Tag Alphabet Frame Cuts out of orange paper from Sunshine […]

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Love You To The Moon & Back Masculine Card

When trying to come up with a great masculine card design sometimes a striking background is all you need! I used one of the new add-on backgrounds from August MMH release – the It’s Just A Phase Bold Prints one and simply heat embossed it in white onto black. I am running very low on […]

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Easy Painted Background

Have you ever admired the cards with beautiful backgrounds painted from scratch, and then bemoaned your lack of time, dedication, and/or mad skills to do the same thing? Well, I’ve got good news for you – the Brushstroke Bold Prints background stamp makes getting such a look super easy, super quick, and it’s also a […]

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2017 Summer Catalog

Enjoy the Journey

Hello! Tami here to share a card featuring the Enjoy the Journey stamp set. I hadn’t yet inked this set up, and let me tell you, it’s a fun one! It’s packed with a boatload of images and sentiments that make it super versatile. I mixed and matched several of them to create today’s card. […]

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2017 Spring Catalog

Set of Thank You Cards

A set of handmade thank you cards can be a great gift idea to give to a special friend or teacher in your life. With the start of school soon approaching for my kids, I thought a cute set of animal-themed cards packaged with some fun pens or markers would be a nice little treat […]

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2017 Summer Catalog

Video: Illegible Writing Background with Brushstroke Alphabet Stamps

The Brushstroke Alphabet stamp set features beautiful lowercase and uppercase letters as well as numbers in a stunning brush stroke font. As I was looking at this set it reminded me of old handwritten letters; think XVIII and XIX century old. And not just letters, but letters written in a foreign language, where the writing is very beautiful, […]

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2017 Summer Catalog

Succulent Card: I’ve Always Got Your Back!

Happy Friday! It’s May here with a fun card featuring various succulent images. I started by stamping the images from the Stamp Your Own Succulents stamp set with Butter Bar Ink on some yellow cardstock from Sunshine Mix Layering Paper. Then I stamped the Potted Succulent image with black ink on some white cardstock, colored it […]

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2017 Summer Catalog

Destination: Australia!

My postbox is constantly bombarded by travel brochures, and that gave me my latest idea. Being that I also love postage stamps and have collected them for creating paper collages, I decided to make an Australian-themed card. I used Destination Australia and some real Australian postage stamps. Our Nesting Postage Stamps Infinity Dies were the […]

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2017 Summer Catalog

You Are Something Magical

Before creating today's card, I looked up the definition of the word "magical". Although there are many different meanings, I think that my favorite definition for magical is "surprisingly wonderful". So, with that definition in mind, I decided to create an unexpectedly colorful, shaker card.

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One Layer Watercolor Wash

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share using the beautiful Summer Garden Stamp Set. This was part of the My Monthly Hero Add-On collection for July. It is such a pretty set filled with lovely sentiments and lots of little images. I wanted to use lots of the images on […]

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Video: Happy National Ice Cream Month!

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Video: Happy National Ice Cream Month!

Hello, Jess here with a yummy sweet card to celebrate National Ice Cream month! I’m featuring the Color Layering Ice Cream set along with the Marble Bold Prints background stamp! Watch the video tutorial below to see how I created my card! If you have problems viewing the video please try watching it on YouTube. To […]

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Cards for Kids

2017 Summer Catalog

Cards for Kids

I always feel a little guilty when it comes to kids cards, because honestly, the little kids in my life (my nieces and nephews) are too young to really care about a card, but I mean, I’m a cardmaker! It’s pretty much a requirement that I give them a card for the appropriate occasions! When I […]

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2017 Wintertime Fun Catalog Reveal

2017 Wintertime Fun Catalog

2017 Wintertime Fun Catalog Reveal

Stamping friends, today we are pleased to present to you the Hero Arts 2017 Wintertime Fun Catalog! Click HERE or on the cover image above to see everything that’s new. You can flip the pages of the digital catalog right on our website (scroll down after clicking the link and wait momentarily for it to […]

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Wintertime Fun Sneak Peeks #3 & #4

2017 Wintertime Fun Catalog

Wintertime Fun Sneak Peeks #3 & #4

Welcome back to another day of 2017 Wintertime Fun sneak peeks as part of the countdown to tomorrow’s catalog reveal! Today we’re sharing a look at a lovely new 4×6″ clear set called Angels (CM183). Many of you have requested angel stamps over the years, so we filled this set with detailed line-art style images […]

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Wintertime Fun Sneak Peeks #1 & #2

2017 Wintertime Fun Catalog

Wintertime Fun Sneak Peeks #1 & #2

Hello and welcome to Christmas in July here at Hero Arts! This week we invite you to join us for a special preview of the new 2017 Wintertime Fun collection, leading up to the full catalog reveal on Wednesday, July 19. Let’s start things off with a festive holiday classic… This gorgeous card highlights not […]

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Love You + Me

2017 Spring Catalog

Love You + Me

Looking for a great product for creating cards all about love? Look no further than the Heart Confetti Fancy Die! This fun A2-sized die can be used in many different ways to sprinkle a little love on your next creation. I started this card by die-cutting the Heart Confetti Fancy Die from a panel of white cardstock. Then […]

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Simple & Stylish Thank You Card

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Simple & Stylish Thank You Card

One of the new stencils from Hero Arts, the Deco Pattern stencil, has that unique Art Deco look and feel to it and being a big fan of the Art Deco style I couldn’t resist using it to create a stylish Thank You card. I started working on my card by trimming a piece of kraft […]

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Butterfly Confetti Fancy Die, Two Ways!

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Butterfly Confetti Fancy Die, Two Ways!

Good morning! Jess here with a pair of cards showing two very different ways to use the Butterfly Confetti Fancy Die that was an add-on to the July My Monthly Hero kit. I decided to use the butterflies that are cut from the die rather than the actual die-cut panel (though I did reserve those […]

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One Layer Floral Wreath Card

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One Layer Floral Wreath Card

Hi, crafty friends! It’s May here with a one layer floral wreath card that I created using the floral images and sentiments from CM194 Summer Garden and the cluster of dots from CL963 Color Layering Ice Cream. I started by drawing a circle on my card front using a pencil and a 3.5″ circle die. […]

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Video: A Bit Of Kindness Emboss Resist Background

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Video: A Bit Of Kindness Emboss Resist Background

Hello there, Michelle here and I have a fun kindness card to share with you today. I am using the A Bit Of Kindness Fancy Die as my main focal point, along with the Heart Pattern Bold Prints to create a fun background. I started off by stamping the Heart Pattern Bold Prints on to […]

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Kindness is Everything

2017 Summer Catalog

Kindness is Everything

There is nothing better than a single stamp with a simple, beautiful message! The Kindness Is Everything stamp is a perfect example. It is so easy to make cards from this large stamp. I am showing a few variations today with scraps that were on my desk. For the first card, I stamped the message […]

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July My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway!

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July My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway!

We are back with another look at the July My Monthly Hero Release! The kit will be available on Monday, July 3rd at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We’ll be sharing ideas for using the main kit and the optional add-on products all weekend long, so stay tuned for more inspiration! Now let’s join May who is sharing another look […]

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Thank You Window Card

2017 Spring Catalog

Thank You Window Card

Finding products that weren’t designed at the same time, but fit together perfectly makes me a little giddy! That is the case with the Thank You Die and Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies. The “thank you” words almost take on a heart shape when stacked on top of each other, so it was a natural fit. I […]

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Magical Unicorn Card

2017 Summer Catalog

Magical Unicorn Card

Unicorns seem like a must have in a stamper’s stash these days, so I decided to share a quick and easy Magical Unicorn card today with you. I pulled out my woodblock Unicorn stamp and heat embossed it in black embossing powder onto a piece of white cardstock. I thought about stamping this image in Intense […]

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VIDEO: Colorful Bird Card Set

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VIDEO: Colorful Bird Card Set

So confession time with Clare: I’m obsessed with Grape Juice. No, not the actual juice, but the ink. It’s just so darn fun! It was also the basis for tying today’s colorful card trio together. I decided to use some bright, fun colors for my feathered friends today, so I used Cotton Candy and Rose Madder for […]

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Love is Love!

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Love is Love!

Good morning!  Jess here with a trio of BRIGHT cards using our fun Love is Love Bold Prints cling stamp! I was in the mood to get inky and thought it would be fun to play with the Love is Love Bold Prints cling stamp and distress inks!  I started by removing my stamp from the plastic […]

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Let’s Pack Up & Go

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Let’s Pack Up & Go

Hello there, Michelle here and I am sharing a card today using the new Go On A Safari set that was an add-on for the June My Monthly Hero kit. I started my card by taking a piece of Kraft Layering Paper. I inked up the Mud Cloth Bold Prints using Cup O’ Joe Mid-Tone […]

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Rooting for You

2017 Summer Catalog

Rooting for You

Hello and Happy Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a card that uses the Color Layering Mangrove set.

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A Cup of Friendship Tea

2017 Summer Catalog

A Cup of Friendship Tea

Whether you drink tea or coffee, the new Nesting Tea Pot Infinity Dies and the Nesting Tea Cup Infinity Dies are perfect for creating tea-themed cards for your friends and family. You can use the dies to create delightful shaped cards and tags, adorable shaker windows, and simply sweet cardstock shapes for your card designs.

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