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Welcome crafty friends! Mindy Eggen here with you today to share inspiration using the Nativity stencil. This stencil has some delicate areas to it so I'm going to spray the back of the stencil with Pixie Spray which is a low-tack adhesive spray. It will leave the back of the stencil tacky so it won't move when I start to ink blend. I started with...

Hi crafty friends! It's time for another Stay Crafty With Hero challenge! This month we are challenging you to create projects using Fall Colors. You can use the colors in this challenge banner or whatever fall colors speak to you! We'll include all of the details further down this post; but first, here's a beautiful, seasonally appropriate card from Maria to kick off our newest challenge. Hi everybody! It's Maria here and...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I've got some fun, tone-on-tone holiday inspiration for you today featuring a sparkling stenciled background that works perfectly with this month's Stay Crafty With Hero challenge - stenciling! I love using stencils to create subtle backgrounds that add a little bit of "something" to the area behind the main focal point. For today's project, I've paired the...

Hey there! Daniel, here, with a spooky little invitation created almost exclusively with stencils that I created from dies! I used a few stamps -- one for the face and one for the sentiment.  This little card took its inspiration from one of the spookiest movie scenes ever -- Salem's Lot, where Danny floats up to Mark's window and tries to get him to open it. The...

Welcome everyone! It's Mindy joining you today with inspiration using the new Marigolds stamp set and coordinating Frame Cuts from Hero Arts. Marigolds are often used in Fall decorating but this stamp set is so versatile that it can be used all year round. One of the ways I find easiest to do that is by using vellum. I'm going to start my project by stamping the...

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 crafty friends! It's time for another Stay Crafty With Hero challenge! This month we are challenging you to use your stencils! You can use stencils with ink blending, embossing or glitter pastes, dry embossing...the sky's the limit!  We'll include all of the details further down this post; but first, here's a cheery card from Jess to kick off our newest challenge. Hi crafty friends! Jess here with a card for our...

  Hello, friends! It’s Channin here with a new card and video! Today I demonstrate how to create lots of depth with selective ink blending and the layering stencils from the new September 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) To create this card I first stamped the sunflowers in Root Beer (included in kit) onto Dove...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a fun way to get more out of your stencils. For my card today I am using the new Geometric Spiral Stencil and a sentiment from the Graphic Lines Holiday stamp set. To make the card start with 6" x 6" piece of Dove White cardstock (this way you can make two cards or save the second stenciled piece for future...

Hi everybody! It's Maria here today and I've got a colorful stenciled card to share with you. I've combined some different and fun techniques to make the background using the Rays of Color Stencil then topped it off with the Love You Stamp & Cut XL and the Color Me Words stamp set. I started out with a watercolored background that I made using liquid watercolors....

Summer is flying by so quickly, I want to embrace every minute of the warm weather and sunshine. In that spirit, today I’m sharing a pair of “sunny” summer cards that I made with some simple stenciling. I used the Clouds and Grass Scenic stencil and the Waves Scenic stencil to create two cards with different backgrounds and large suns. I’m hoping that these cards...

Hi friends! Do you make different sized cards? I do - and my latest favorite is the mini slimline format - it's so cute! I'm more comfortable working in smaller formats, so this cute format is my jam. I wanted to use the Birthday Cake Pop-up Die in this format, but I ran into a bit of a snag. If I position the die at the...

Hi everyone and welcome back! This is Mindy with a festive birthday card to share today using the new Bunch of Balloons stamp set. I've been wanting to play with my Karin Brushmarker Pros for a while and thought this was a great time to brush off the dust and get coloring. Whenever I do watercoloring, I like to create a barrier. That means I stamp the...

  Hey everyone. It's Dana here with you today sharing a tutorial using the Color Layering Cupcake and coordinating Frame Cuts. This stamp set pairs perfectly with the Streamer stencil. A full card of birthday happiness.     (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.)  To create this card I stamped out three of the cupcake in a variety of colors on Dove...

Hi everybody! It's Maria here and today I've got a fun card with a mixed media background to share with you. I wanted to use the new Art Deco Arches Stencil to create my background. I grabbed a piece of white cardstock and a bottle of Eggplant (purple) gloss spray. I sprayed my stencil (not the paper through the stencil, just the stencil itself) with the...

There are many wonderful ways to spotlight an image or a sentiment on a card. Today, I’m highlighting the focal images on a pair of cards by creating simple, embossed frames using the beautiful Butterfly Circle Stencil. By selectively embossing only some of the butterflies, it’s easy to create a round frame that adds charm and texture to a card. To create the embossed frames,...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here with you today sharing a card I created showcasing the new Flowy Stripes Stencil. This stencil can be layered with various Hero Arts inks to create beautiful designs that will enhance your projects. For today's card, I thought the stencil would make beautiful background paper.  To create my card, I adhered two opposite sides of the Flowy Stripes Stencil onto a...

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...

Hello friends! It's Channin here and today I’m sharing a pair of cards I created with the new April 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit. In today’s video I demonstrate two different stencil combos and styles of ink blending with the rotating stencils and ink pads included in the kit. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, watch HERE on YouTube.) I started with the cat thank you...

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...

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...

Hello and welcome to our Awesome Add-ons feature for the month of February! Building on the tropical vibes of the new My Monthly Hero Kit, we have several fun stamps and dies to share with you -- waterfalls, volcanoes, luaus and more! Before we dive into the project inspiration, here’s a look at the all of the add-on products that will have you dreaming of sunshine and island life. Couldn't we all use a bit of paradise...

Good morning! Jess here with a video featuring the beautiful new Sea and Sky Stencil! I used the stencil to create a scene with one of my long-time favorite Hero Arts sets! ;)  You can watch the video below or over on our YouTube channel. If you're having problems viewing the video please click HERE! To start I blended Reactive inks over the Sea and Sky...

Hi there crafting friends! It's Linda and I’m excited to be here today, to introduce the latest challenge on A Blog Named Hero. It’s heading towards the holiday season, so adding some sparkle will be right on time! For my card, I started with a plain white card base, then I took some texture paste and scraped it over the Glorious Petal Stencil. I then...

Good morning everyone. It's Dana Joy here with you today. For today's card we are going to do a little bit of stenciling using the new Woodland Forest stencil along with texture paste and Hero Arts inks. Watch the video below to see how this card came to be (or click HERE to watch on YouTube). To create my card I used the Woodland Forest stencil with texture paste...

One of the hardest art lessons I had to learn was the concept of light and dark for background and foreground images. For some reason, I always tended to reverse them, and make my backgrounds dark and my foregrounds light. But it you go to the park and look around, you'll notice that the trees that are farther away from you are lighter than the...

Are you in the mood to binge-watch something fun and crafty? If so, I highly recommend watching the Creativebug series, A Card a Day with Hero Arts. Whether you are new to stamping or an experienced stamper looking for inspiration, these 31 videos are chock full of ideas and techniques for cardmaking. Then, if you make some cards inspired by any of these videos, we’d...

Hey there! Welcome back to another video blog post! Daniel here with a stenciled background card featuring the Shooting Star Stencil. I created a video for you to enjoy and see how I created this birthday card for my daughter!

Hi, friends! Today I'm sharing a card and video that shows watercoloring with Reactive Inks as well as some stenciling. By heat embossing the image you are coloring, it creates guidelines which makes the coloring quick and easy! (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) The Hero Florals Mum Stem stamp set has great messages that would be perfect...

Hello and welcome to day 2 of the countdown to the release of the May My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, May 4 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. A reminder, this month shipping will be delayed. Currently we estimate that shipping will begin May 15. We know you are excited to get your kit and appreciate your patience as we work through delays during this...

It's time for our next countdown peek! The May My Monthly Hero kit will be available to pre-order on Monday, May 4 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Michelle, who is sharing some more fabulous inspiration using this month's kit!  Hello there! Although this month's kit is geared towards all things happy mail, including decorating envelopes, I think the tendency is to decorate the front of the...

Hi! Today I'm playing along with our current Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge, which encourages you to think outside the box and use a product in a way that it wasn't necessarily intended. Can you tell which image I used to make the flower below? It's a lemon from the Zest Wishes stamp set! I repeatedly stamped the image in a circle with Clear Embossing...

Today we have a special treat! Kelly Latevola is our very special guest - with both a gorgeous card and a video. Kelly's coloring talents always make us swoon. Take it away, Kelly! Hello Crafters! I'm so excited to be here today to share some one layer stamping and Copic coloring with you! Flowers are my favorite and making them dimensional is exceptionally fun. I started...

Hi everyone, it's Libby popping in today. A few months ago, I had the honor of visiting the studio at Scrapbook.com headquarters in Arizona. While there I filmed three technique videos which are now available on the Scrapbook.com YouTube channel. We thought you might like to take a look! The first video is an introduction to Reactive Inks. I shared how to blend them and spritz...

Hello, friends! It’s Channin here with a video demonstrating how I created this fun birthday card with the April My Monthly Hero Kit. In the video I also share how I created some masks with the included stencil to add color to the sun. Please check out the video below to see the whole process. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try...