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Hearts aren’t just for Valentine’s Day! Being the Queen of Hearts, I stamp or die cut them almost DAILY! Let me show you a few ideas for our large Heart Confetti Fancy Die and the Happily Ever After banner stamp. These easy-to-make cards are great for weddings and anniversaries. For this first card, I die cut the confetti hearts on white cardstock and mounted it...

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...

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so today I'm sharing card idea using the Love Note Pair Fancy Dies. The package comes with two envelope dies -- one that makes a regular envelope and one that creates a cute heart scallop like on my card today. I started out by creating a background with watercolor paints. I used painter's tape to create a thin...

Good morning! Jess here using products from our new Valentine's collection for a modern New Year's card! I've enjoyed binge-making Christmas cards for the last few weeks but it was definitely refreshing to make a non-Christmas card today! I knew I wanted to make a tone on tone background but I wanted to make sure the sentiment would be visible. So I decided to spray...

One of my favorite stamp sets from the new 2018 Valentine's Collection has the wonderfully fun name I Love You More Than Pizza. This little message set has LOTS of great uses. One is making little “love” notes out of tiny cards or tags. I began by die cutting several tags and envelopes out of paper scraps, and fancied them up with circles and eyelets…...

Well, only 4 days until Christmas. Are you ready? The days have flown by and I just didn't get all the cards sent out that I wanted to. As I popped my last cards in the mail on Monday, I know I need to make more postal friendly designs. I'm going to move on to Valentine's Day and hopefully make up for the cards that...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I am using the new Otter Family Stamp & Cut. What an adorable set! I thought it would be fun to create an alcohol ink background for my little guy to swim in. I started off with a piece of Yupo paper and applied Copic Refill ink on to the piece in three blue shades. I then applied some...

We are thrilled to be part of Taheerah’s Advent Calendar Extravaganza again this year! We’re offering $25 shopping spree as a prize this year. Join in the fun for a chance to win! Simply leave a comment on this post - then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too! You must leave a comment on Taheerah’s blog as well as on the...

If you are anything like me you have a stack of panels set aside that maybe didn't work for another card or from technique trials. I have a whole drawer full. They are way to pretty to toss and certainly I'll be able to use them for something, right? Are you with me? Today, I am sharing a great a way to use those panels,...

Good morning! If you've been to my blog recently you know that I'm on a bit of an alcohol ink kick these days. But I've gotten a few comments from people who aren't quite ready to make the commitment to purchase alcohol inks and were wondering if there was a way to achieve a similar look. So I did a little experimenting and discovered that...

One staple I always have in my wrapping supplies is kraft paper. It can be used for any occasion and you can dress it up with fun tags and ribbon in any color. You can also stamp on it to create your own personalized wrapping paper! Today I've created some colorful Christmas tags that are very simple to make with minimal supplies. I grabbed several...

I love detailed dies, so when I saw the new Filigree Border Fancy Die (part of the December My Monthly Hero add-on collection), it was love at first sight. First, here's a look at the die itself and the cut-outs it produces. Delicate, ornamental, and so pretty! While it complements the December kit and other add-ons beautifully, I thought it would make a lovely background...

Are you working on your holiday cards? Do you prefer the traditional or non-traditional look? I'm a huge fan of using non-traditional colors. Today I'm featuring the 3-part Ornament Frame Cut. I used one of the dies from the set and teamed it up with an Oval Nesting Infinity Die to make a shaker ornament. I love how the Frost Sequin Mix looks. Don't you...

Inspired by the fabulous Yana Smakula's work, I created a fun Christmas card with galaxy background. I started by coloring a piece watercolor paper with watercolors to create a galaxy background. After drying my watercolor background, I added some white/gold splatters to add some interest. I heat embossed the lights bold image from Christmas Lights Bold Prints with gold embossing powder. Then I adhered my...

When I decided to feature the adorable Penguin Family stamp on a few of my holiday cards, I knew that I wanted to surround the penguins with a wintry snowfall. Using one of the new Snowflake Infinity Dies and a snowflake stamp from Kelly's S'no Problem set, I was able to create a simple and graphic, snowy background that I hope these penguins love. To...

Winter birthdays are a great chance to get some extra use out of your Holiday stamps and dies! Today I'm using the Snowflake Confetti Fancy Die to create a sparkly background for my daughter's birthday card. To create the background, I adhered some double-sided adhesive to a panel of Snow Layering Paper. Then I die cut the piece using the Snowflake Confetti Fancy Die. Because...

It's always fun to play with some holiday products, and we can't have too many Christmas cards, right? Today I created a classic holiday card using the following products: Color Layering Holly, Color Layering Holly Frame Cuts, Christmas Trimmings Stamp & Cut, and Wood Floor Bold Prints. I started by stamping the background image from the Wood Floor Bold Prints with watermark ink on a...

As much as I look forward to the release of each month's new My Monthly Hero kit, I'm equally anxious to see the month's optional add-on products. I think that this month's set of Tag Frames Infinity Dies is a wonderful collection of decorative shaped dies that I'll be using again and again, throughout the year, to create sentiment or background panels, shaker windows, and...

Hello! I'm here today to share something a little bit different. Since I am chairing an annual Christmas Tree Boutique for MS here in California, I have been hunting around for new ideas all year. A bell went off when someone was talking about ugly Christmas sweaters! I hunted through my dies and found the matching Frame Cuts from the Ooh La La stamp set,...

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Well, almost. Have you started working on your Holiday cards? To be honest, I have made so many Christmas cards, but not really "our" Christmas cards for this year. But I think, I fell in love with this simple, yet elegant Christmas card I made and I think it may be our Christmas card design for this...

Hello stampers! We’re back with our Awesome Add-ons feature for this month. Here’s a look at all twelve of the add-on products that were introduced along with the November kit on Monday -- four 4x6″ clear sets, two 6x6" Bold Prints backgrounds, several dies, and finally one stencil. Lots of fun and versatile options this month, whether you pair these goodies with the kit or...

You know those perfectly decorated Christmas trees you see in the stores completely covered in sparkly white and gold ornaments and lights? That’s what my card today reminds me of…and also has me wanting to ditch my colored ornaments this year and try out this clean and simple color combo. I started off by creating a top folding card base from Snow Layering Paper. In...

Have you started making your holiday cards? Today I have a fun winter holiday shaker card to inspire you all, combining 6 different stamp sets. I created my background by ink blending with 4 colors of Distress inks. To give a feeling of snow falling, I added some ink splatters with Hero Arts Unicorn White Spray to my inked background. I stamped my images from...

Good morning! Jess here with some spotlight coloring with the new Fluffy Stockings Stamp & Cut! I wanted to keep it clean and simple so I started by stamping the cute kittens in stockings across my card in a line with Intense Black ink. Then I used a ruler to draw a bar across the top, as if the stockings were hanging from a bar....

Hello there, this is Ilina "taking over" the blog today. I can't believe October is almost gone and the Holiday season is almost upon us. I love this time of the year. So, today I have a holiday card for you that can be used for many different occasions. Have you tried the Hero Arts handmade watercolor paper yet? If not, you should. It's amazing!...

I used to love making shaped cards, so when I saw the beautiful Fir Tree Infinity die set, I just knew I had to use them for that! Watch the how-to below... (If you are having problems viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on You Tube) I started by heat embossing the Holiday Florals Bold Prints background in White on green...

If you think about it, the Paper Layering dies are a great use for no-line coloring techniques. There’s no stamping directly involved, and it’s easy to follow the cut lines for coloring. For todays card, I used the adorable Paper Layering Bear with Frame for my no-line coloring. Since I wasn’t intending to do any heavy watercoloring, I die cut the bear from regular cardstock....

Good morning! Jess here with a fun way of using the beautiful Autumn Icons Fancy Dies to create simple rustic decorations for some fall treats! I was baking a batch of pumpkin spice muffins a few days ago and wanted to "spice" them up a bit! I was also trying to convince myself that they were muffins (and therefore healthy) so I decided against adding...

Today I have a card to share that features some fun products from the 2017 Wintertime Fun Catalog. It's always tough for me to start making holiday cards when the fall season has just begun, but come December I'm always glad to have that stack of cards ready to go. The Color Layering Joy Message set features the large "joy" message along with some flourishes...

Happy World Card Making Day, friends! We admit it, this is one of our very favorite days of the year. We hope you are able to set a little time aside today to get inky! We have a fun giveaway for you at the end of this post, but first, here's a couple cardmaking ideas from our fabulous Creative Team member, Ilina! Today I have...

Hello there, I hope you are starting to feel the spirit of the Holiday Season here on the blog this week starting with the October My Monthly Hero Kit sneak peeks last week and the release on Monday. For me, it's truly the most wonderful time of the year, as I LOVE Christmas crafting. Today I have a card using one of the October add-on...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a project to share with you using the new Santa's Door Accessories Stamp Set and Frame Cuts that were released as an add-on to the October My Monthly Hero kit. The set works really well with the Paper Layering Wooden Door but I wanted to use the set on it's own, so I created some tags that...

Hi, crafty friends! It's May here with a fun Halloween card featuring a couple of Fancy Dies and the Mix and Match Pumpkins stamp set. I started by inking three shades of oranges from Ombre Butter Bar to Orange Soda ink on an A2 sized white card base. Then I stamped the sentiment and ghost images from the Mix and Match Pumpkins stamp set with...

It's finally Fall! Though if you live in the South (Georgia for example) it may not feel like it. Just knowing that the temperatures will start dropping soon and it will become less humid makes me feel hopeful (I am honestly ready for summer weather to be over). And, I love Fall. All the rich colors, smell of pie and other baked goods. Knowing Halloween...

When was the last time that you made a card using a die cut image as the focal point of your design? Hero Arts has created a large selection of Paper Layering dies that make beautiful, dimensional designs, perfect for any occasion and any card style. Today, I'm using the new Paper Layering Sunflower die, paired with a few sentiments, to make a colorful encouragement...

This giant cling stamp Vine Pattern Bold Prints is very versatile. Even though it was meant to be used with sunflowers and pumpkins, I think it makes a great background for anything! For my first card, I did indeed combine it with a pumpkin. I stamped the background in Soft Brown ink on a light orange card. Then I gathered together some dies to have...