Hero Arts Blog

Watch Carissa Wiley create two fresh floral cards featuring the Fresh Flowers Collection, with tips for die cutting, stamping, layering, and easy card design.

Create stunning clear cards with the newest Hero Transfers! Learn how to use transfers on acetate for crisp sentiments, layered designs, and easy elegance.

Create a stunning Floral Frame shaker card with the Fresh Flowers collection! Watch the video tutorial for ink blending, layering, and shaker card tips.

Create layered spring card backgrounds with Hero Wax using the Spring Meadow and Eggstra Special collections. Watch Channin’s step-by-step video!

Get a closer look at the Mixed Frame Stencil in our "In the Spotlight" series, featuring a variety of beautiful card samples.

Create a faux fabric look using core ink cubes and Hero Transfers for a lovely Mother's Day card.

Get a closer look at the Flowers and Swirls Hero Transfers in our "In the Spotlight" series, featuring a variety of beautiful card samples.

Create a vibrant mixed media background on a gelli plate using the Cluster Flower Fancy Die and Core Inks for a beautiful, textured effect.

Create stunning mixed media layers using Fancy Dies, Hero Transfers, stamps and inks!

Create a charming egg-shaped card showcasing the delightful Folk Animals Hero Transfers in a playful, eye-catching style.

Use stencils, sprays, and waxes to to create a mixed media style background adorned with a delicate floral die and butterfly Transfers.

Hi there! Rosie here to share some winter themed birthday cards. I used a few basic products to get an elegant and sparkly birthday card. I created two top folding card bases from heavy weight vellum. I used the Color Layering Snowflake Stencils directly on the front of each vellum card base. I did this in two color ways. The first one I used Dusty...

Hi crafty friends! Today I'm excited to share a vibrant and playful card creation featuring the new Sky Ombré Hero Transfers and Box of Crayons Fancy Dies. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch here on YouTube.) To start, I applied small pieces of the Sky Ombré Hero Transfers to Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock. When working with Hero Transfers, I like to...

Welcome to our showcase of new Extraordinary Extras! Each month, part of our Hero Studio release includes an assortment of new products that complement the monthly theme and Card Kit. We call these Extraordinary Extras. Unlike the Hero Studio subscription products, Extraordinary Extras are restocked in the shop if they sell out. This month we have a clear stamp set with coordinating dies, two intricate...

Hi crafty friends! Natasha Polite of Polite Creations joining you today with a video tutorial featuring the Peeking Winter Bear Fancy Die and rub-on transfers. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.) This holiday card creates a new character for the Peeking Winter Bear. It also utilizes rub-ons to create texture, add color, and for the sentiment. I colored...

Welcome back, crafty friends! I am back with an amazing texture technique using the new Poinsettia Stained Glass Pattern Stencil, Berry Hero Wax and gold embossing powder. I learned this technique from the 2024 Mixed Media Stamp-Along. BreAnn Loveland taught the class and I have used the technique multiple times. For this card, I used a heavy weight cardstock and spread Berry Hero Wax over...

Hi Crafty Friends! Rosie here and I am back with a one of my all-time favorite products, red rubber Bold Prints stamps! Yay! Today, I will be highlighting the Abstract Poinsettia Bold Prints with Reactive Glitz inks in Byzantine Green, Egyptian Blue, and French Pink. I started by ink blending Fresh Lawn Core ink with a blending brush on the edges of a Meadow card...

Hi everyone! Ilina here and today I am sharing a card which has a little bit of stamping, a little bit of die cutting, and a little bit of Hero Transfers – and I love the final product. To make the card start by transferring one of images from the Petite Florals Hero Transfers on Dove White cardstock. Once you have transferred it (I use...

Hi friends. Kailash here sharing a card featuring the versatile use of Hero Transfers. I'm showcasing the Pansies Hero Transfers and how fun it is to incorporate them with stamps and dies. I love the look of flowers growing alongside a fence so thought to recreate that on my card. I started by first creating my background by inking the top half of Dove White...

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and today I’m creating a picturesque beach scene featuring several products from the Hero Studio July Card Kit of the Month. In the video I combine several cardmaking techniques from ombre stamping, to ink-blending, to even masking to build my layered scene. Watch below or on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. To create this card I first die cut an...

Hi there, crafty friends. It's Heather Ruwe here today and my card and video features how to create a shaker card using Hero Arts Infinity Dies. You can watch the video below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. In the video, I use the Rounded Jewel Infinity Dies to cut frames that create a shaker. I also use the Clouds and Grass Scenic...

Hello Hero Arts friends, I am excited to be back on the Hero Arts blog today! Today I am sharing ideas on how to use Hero Arts Iridescent Embossing Powders. I had a lot of fun combining colors to add texture to a mixed media styled card! So let's get started! I started today's project with a piece of Luxe White Watercolor Cardstock. I created...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring the Origami Cranes Hero Transfers against a background made with the Origami Paper Bold Prints. Did you know Hero Transfers work just as well as on vellum and acetate as they do on regular cardstock? I started off by creating the background using the pretty new Origami Paper Bold Prints background stamp. For...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a fun card involving absolutely no stamping!!! All you need is a couple of die sets, a pack of Hero Transfers and cardstock of your choice. For my card I used the new Wood Fence Fancy Dies and Butterfly Foliage Fancy Dies along with a sentiment from With Sympathy Hero Transfers. To make the card start by...

Hello crafty friends! This is Mindy with you today to share two ways you can use your Hero Transfers. The holidays may be over but I'm here still dreaming of snow which I never thought I'd say. When you live in Wisconsin, it just feels weird to celebrate the holiday with no snow on the ground so instead, I'm bringing the snow to my cards!...

Hi crafty friends, Natasha Polite here. I am excited to be sharing my first blog post as a Creative Team member. I love the versatility of rub-on transfers, so I want to share one of my favorite ways to stretch my stash and use them. Grabbing the Butterfly Hero Transfers, an Acetate Card Panel, and scissors, I began cutting up one of the transfer sheets...

Hi friends! I can hardly believe 2023 is winding down. One of my favorite parts of starting a new year is new planners and calendars. There is something so motivating about breaking open a new calendar. Today I am sharing two products to get you started on the right foot in 2024! The new Weekly Planner is a basic planner stamp set that can be...

Hi everyone, Karen Brown here! I am one of the new members of Hero Arts Creative Team and I am excited to share a new video with you today. I am loving the new Letter Dies and I thought they would be fun and festive on my gift tags. If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube. These tags combine...

Hello everyone, it is Natasha here and I am super excited for my first post on the Hero Arts blog as a Creative Team member! For today's card I am using the White Holiday Collage Hero Transfers to create a holiday card with a mixed media style! I started by creating the background for my card using Luxe White Watercolor Paper and Hero Arts Reactive...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here. Thank you for stopping by! Today I am sharing a card I created showcasing the Falala Bold Prints stamp and Gold Trim Ornaments Hero Transfers. To create my card, I adhered a 4" x 5.25" Gold Glitter Paper panel to an A2 Cherry cardstock card base. Next, I stamped Falala in black ink onto a 3.75" x 5" Dove White...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a couple of shaker tags that are fairly simple to make using the Bulb Ornaments Infinity Dies along with the Circle Infinity Dies. I also added few elements from the Holly Berries Stamp & Cut XL set (the bows) and the foliage to decorate the ornaments is from the Winter Foliage Stamp and Cut XL (this set...

Welcome friends! This is Mindy today and I'm here to share a new look at Hero Transfers. You may have already thought of it but it was like a revelation to me! One of the hardest things for me to do, personally, in card making is to heat emboss on acetate. I have always found it a little tricky. The Hero Transfers takes away all...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I have a card to share using the new Pumpkin and Leaves Hero Transfers to create an easy focal point for a Fall card. I combined the transfers with a sentiment from the Fall Fox stamp set and the Gingko Leaves Bold Prints background stamp. To make the card start by cutting out the Hero Transfers you would like to...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a quick and easy card featuring a beautiful rainbow of wildflowers made with the new Wildflowers & Bugs Hero Transfers. Transfers are a fun, no-mess way to add gorgeous images to your projects! I began by using an oval die from the Nesting Oval Infinity Dies set to die cut a piece of Dove White cardstock....

Good morning! Jess here with a fun and slightly messy mixed media card featuring some of our new Summer Catalog release products! I've been playing around more and more with mixed media projects and have realized that mixed media is not as complicated as I used to think. It literally just means mixing at least two different mediums. Did you ink blend and heat-emboss a...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Have you had a chance yet to play with Hero Transfers? They are super fun, easy to work with, and the results are amazing. For today's card I am using the new Collage Backgrounds Hero Transfers added to an ink blended background. This set of rub-ons contains five different full-sheet backgrounds. (Note: we expect this item to be back in stock...