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Hello, friends! Today I created a Valentine card featuring the new January My Monthly Hero Kit! This kit includes a beautiful layering stamp set and in this video I share one of my favorite techniques for adding depth and realism to your stamped images. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) To create this card I started with...

The Hero Arts XOXO Cover Plate is a full-sized card die that can be used to create simple and beautiful cards with hugs and kisses for family and friends. However, today I’m using this die to make a pair of mini classroom Valentine shaker cards. For my first mini card, I started by blending an ink background onto a piece of Dove White cardstock with...

Hey everyone. It's Dana here with you today. I'm sharing a card using the Looking Glass Girl With Balloon die set. This set is so pretty and makes a wonderful layered look for your cards. For my card I used I started by die cutting the three layers. The first layer was die cut from Cherry cardstock. The second layer was die cut from the gold glitter cardstock...

Welcome friends! Mindy here with you today to share inspiration using the XOXO Cover Plate and an emboss resist background. I have a video walking through this process that you can view down below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. Cover plates dies are a lot of fun because you can use them for shakers, hot foil with them, die cut inlay technique or...

Hi everybody! It's Maria here and today I've a got a fun, out-of-the-box Valentine's Day card to share with you. I think it can be really fun to look at the stamp sets I have and figure out how to create a unique card instead of a more traditional one. For today's card I started out with the new Water Ripples Bold Prints background stamp. I put...

Good morning everyone. It's Dana and Pam with you today sharing cards made with the Floral Love stamp set and coordinating Floral Love Frame Cuts. We had so much fun creating our take on this stamp set. Working with the 2021 Pantone Colors Of The Year of gray and yellow, Pam and I set out on a path of creating our cards.  The first card the main...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some more Valentine's Day inspiration for you using some old and some new products from the latest My Monthly Hero release! I find it difficult to create cards for guys, especially my own manly-man who is a woodworker, antique car aficionado, and a general handyman, and I find that the best way to attempt...

Our Shimmer Mists are a great way to create quick backgrounds using stencils. Today I've used the Pink Metallic Shimmer Mist along with the Spiral Petals Stencil to create a background that I used for two different cards. The traditional way to use the stencil is to lay it on your cardstock and spritz the Shimmer Mist over the top. But while doing this, I discovered another...

Hello, friends! It’s Channin here with a new card and video to share! In today’s video I create a fun Valentine’s themed card featuring the Candy Hearts Peek-a-Boo Cling Stamp and Circular Peek-a-Boo Doors Fancy Die. However I take a slightly atypical approach with these incredible stamps and dies! Please check out the video below to see the whole process. (If you are having trouble...

Hi, Friends! It's Caly with you today sharing a card using the Loving Messages stamp set  - which is an add-on this month. I'm pairing it with the Window on Love Confetti Fancy Die to give my card a colorful background. I stamped my Loving Message and colored it with Copic markers. This set does not come with dies and I fussy-cut, but it wasn't too...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Floral Heart Wreath set that was released yesterday as an add-on product to the January 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit.  I love this wreath as it is perfect for lots of different occasions - Valentine's, wedding, sympathy, love and friendship. For today's card, I thought I would create...

It's monthly release time and we're excited to introduce you to the first My Monthly Hero kit of 2020! Love is in the air, and our January release is full of products for celebrating Valentine's Day and beyond! The kit is filled with stamps and dies that will allow you to build your own beautiful bouquets. "Wrap" flowers with the paper wrapper die, tuck them...

Good morning and Happy Monday! Jess here with a video sharing several ways to use the Gal Pal Brunch set to create cards for a variety of occasions! You can watch the video below or over at our YouTube channel! To start I stamped the gorgeous Pearl Strings Bold Prints stamp onto Hero Hues cardstock in Dove White, Paradise, and Pitch Black Cardstock with the Clear Embossing...

Hello and Happy Valentine's, or perhaps Galentine's, Day to you! Janette here to share a sweet project celebrating this day of love featuring Hero Arts Ballroom Window Fancy Die and All My Love Decorative Hearts stamps. Create this A2 card by placing 3 stacked Ballroom Windows over an ink blended background of Aegean and Mint Julep inks on the new Hero Hues Dove White cardstock (to be...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some "sweet" Valentine's Day inspiration! I get lots of inspiration from different baking and cake decorating accounts on Instagram, and I thought the beautifully detailed hearts in the new All My Love Decorative Hearts stamp set from this most recent My Monthly Hero release reminded me of those gorgeous sugar cookies that you see on Instagram! Let's...

Hello and welcome to the Hero Arts Blog! Janette here to share a little insight on using multiples to create impact. Today we feature hearts for Valentine's Day, but creating with multiples in various shapes and sizes ups the drama factor all year though! Begin by applying a raspberry and a pink shade of Nuvo Glimmer Paste to an A2 cardstock panel. While that is set aside to...

Hello! Today I'm sharing a heart framed scene card with the Love Birds Stamp & Cut images and Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies. Watch the video below to see how I created both die cut and embossed heart frames with the Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies as well as how I did a little creative masking to the birds to appear to be "sitting" on the branch...

When I saw the recent "love" stamps put out by the US Postal Service, I knew I had to make a card to go with them! The Nesting Postage Stamps Infinity Dies were perfect! I used them to make a giant postage stamp for my card in white. I inked up the various images from the Cherubs stamp set in Cotton Candy ink, and randomly...

After spending three days at Creativation, I came home with such a grateful heart for all the wonderful people I met. This industry is full of truly kind and generous people and I'm so happy to be a part of this community of crafters. This card goes out to all of you! I started out by die cutting a heart using the Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies...

Hi, Friends! Caly here with you today sharing a sweet card that's perfect for Valentine's Day. I'm using a few of the new add-ons from this month so let's get started! I started by stamping the waffles and strawberries from the Color Layering Waffle set. I used Soft Vanilla for the lightest color layer, then Butter Bar, and finally, Cup O' Joe for the outline stamp. For the...

Hello Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering video series! In this video & episode, since Valentine's Day is right around the corner, I am making Love & Friendship cards using the Color Layering Swan set.  Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made the cards I'm sharing today. If you’re having a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on YouTube....

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 January My Monthly Hero kit -- 4 clear stamp sets, coordinating Frame Cuts for 2 of them, 2 Bold Prints cling background stamps, and a fun bicycle Fancy Die... Shop for the January MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share using the new All My Love Decorative Hearts stamp set that was released as an add-on to the January My Monthly Hero Kit. It is such a beautiful set. Perfect for Valentine's but also perfect for lots of other occasions too. Today I decided to make an anniversary card.  I started my card...

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the January My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, January 7 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here for the next three days, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as the new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday. Stay tuned for more inspiration all weekend long!...

Hello and welcome as we continue the countdown to the release of the January My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, January 7th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here through the weekend, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as the new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday. Stay tuned for more inspiration all weekend long! Now let's join...

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the January My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, January 7th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here throughout the weekend, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as the new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday. Stay tuned for more inspiration all weekend long! Now let's join...

Good morning! Jess here with my first post for 2019! Today I'm going to show you a fun way to triple stamp a solid image using the Love Little Heart wood block stamp! To start I placed a piece of white cardstock in my MISTI and held it in place with a bar magnet. Then I placed the Love Little Heart stamp where I wanted to stamp it....

Hello! Caly here today with a card using the Stealing My Heart set. It's a fun and clever Valentine's set and I've focused on reds, pinks and grays to highlight the heart-stealing bandit.   I started by stamping the images with Intense Black ink and coloring the images using Copic markers (R00, R43, R08, E30, E31, E40, E41, E50, C0, C2, C4, C6, C6, C8). When...

Good morning! Emily Midgett with you today for some punny Valentine's Day inspiration using the Food Puns stamp set. I know, I know; most of us are still waist-deep in Christmas preparations, but in case you want to get a head start on your Valentines.... well, I'm here for you! There are some super cute sentiments in there, and they make for perfect Valentines, especially for kids! Kids...

Hi everyone! Ilina here today with a video showing you how to make this cute card using the Window on Love Confetti Fancy Die along with the Love Bandit stamp set and coordinating dies. Watch the video below for step-by-step instructions for how I created this card: (If you are having problems viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) To make the card start by...

Oh dear me… I was assigned to work with heart stamps… my true LOVE. Of course ideas flooded my mind so I created three quick cards today! I was inspired by a recent trip to Japan, where design is minimal and simple. No wonder I loved every single minute! I'll start with the letter of love card. I stamped a piece of paper in Red...

Hello there! Nichol here today with a Lucky Star love-themed card to share with you. By using some pinks and reds for both my coloring and the background, this design works perfectly for a Valentine's or love-themed occasion. The Star Light Star Bright Bold Prints background was inked with Cotton Candy, Bubble Gum, and Rose Madder inks and stamped on smooth white cardstock. I stamped...

Have you checked out my Valentine's Day card that I created using the Window On Love Confetti Fancy Die for January 2018 My Monthly Hero blog hop? This time I wanted to use the die as my stencil to create another Valentine's Day card. After applying some embossing paste over my paper stencil, I heat embossed the stenciled background using gold embossing powder. I stamped the images from the Love Birds Stamp...

Hello there and welcome to Monday on the Hero Arts blog! Today, I'm sharing some tips on blending ink backgrounds with Hero Arts inks, featuring the adorable Stealing My Heart thieves. Before I started blending my background, I stamped and colored the thieves using ZIG Clean Color Real Brush pens. I then placed them over a cardstock panel I had trimmed down to 4x5.5, and used them to get...

Hello and Happy Wednesday! It's Amy here with a Valentine's Day card design. I'm having fun with the January My Monthly Hero add-ons. I heat embossed the Rose Heart in white on a panel from the Blush Mix Layering Paper pack. Using the Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies accentuates their shape. The sentiment is from the Love Birds Stamp & Cut.  The Love is Love Bold...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I am sharing a card using the new Love Birds Stamp & Cut that was released as an add-on for the January My Monthly Hero kit. It is a lovely set that can be used for Valentine's Day but also cards throughout the year. I started off by stamping the two birds and the branch on to white cardstock...