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.

Watch Carissa Wiley’s LIVE replay and learn how to combine foiling, letterpress, stamping, stenciling, and die cutting with the Tranquil Garden collection.

Join Stamp & Craft LIVE to create 3 beautiful cards with ombré ink techniques and learn how to craft a dimensional accordion card scene with stunning depth.

Create three sunny handmade cards using the April 2026 My Monthly Hero Kit, featuring ink blending, florals, and garden-themed designs.

Learn how to make an interactive hidden gift card holder with step-by-step photos. A fun DIY project perfect for thank you gifts and special occasions!

Today we’re joined by the talented Carly Tee Minner, who’s sharing a sweet and creative card featuring the brand-new What’s Brewing collection.

Learn how to create a cozy thank you card using the Coffee or Tea Stamp & Cut set and Delft Floral Layering Stencils from Hero Arts. This project combines soft ink blending, alcohol marker coloring, and a video tutorial to guide you through each step.

Create stunning floral tags by layering colors with Reactive Glitz Inks!

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 bold tone-on-tone background behind a die cut image for a stunning effect.

In this post, Michelle Short will share how to add selective stenciling to projects, as well as faux gold gilding with Hero Wax.

Create a beautiful and elegant thank you card with the Best Wishes Letterpress + Foil Plate Set. This stunning design features a floral border and a professional-looking sentiment, perfect for expressing gratitude and appreciation.

Hello and welcome! Seeka here today sharing a card featuring the December Hero Studio Clear Set + Dies of the Month. The large floral butterfly image in this set is so beautiful and it fills an A2 card front easily! I started by stamping the butterfly image and sentiment in alcohol-ink-friendly Intens-ified Black Ink onto Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock. Then, I used a range of...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a sparkly Fall inspired card using the beautiful Fall Leaves Hot Foil Plate and the new Reactive Glitz Inks. To make the card, start with a A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") piece of Deluxe Smooth White cardstock and ink blend Naples Yellow, Spanish Orange, Byzantine Green and Egyptian Blue Reactive Glitz inks. Splash some water onto...

Welcome to a new Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Challenge! This month, we're getting prepared for Thanksgiving cards and our theme is "Thanks for the Memory". You can make a thank you card, or create a card based on a memory you share with the recipient of the card. You can make any kind of project, using any techniques, as long as it...

Hello Creatives! This is Rachel Kleinman and today I'm sharing a couple of ways to use your Letterpress + Foil Plates, specifically the beautiful Thank You Flowers Plate. I started by foiling the flowers with Pewter Metallic Foil using my Glimmer Hot Foil machine – twice on Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock, twice on Peony cardstock, and twice on Kiwi cardstock. By foiling on a colored...

Hi crafty friends! It's Jeannie and today, I'm excited to share a new video with you focusing on the Large Circle Confetti Hot Foil Plate, which is such a versatile design that you can use with so many sentiments. If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube. To create this card, I used the Large Circle Confetti Hot Foil Plate...

Hello and welcome to our Awesome Add-ons feature for the month of April! Here's a look at all this month's new offerings with folk art flair – we think you'll find something fun for all sorts of occasions and projects! Shop for the April MMH add-ons here Today we have Kelly Rasmussen here to share some fabulous "beyond the kit" ideas for a few of...

Hi friends. Kailash here sharing a card with a fun and colorful background. I'm featuring the beautiful new Crane Wishes stamp set. I started with an A2 sized panel of Luxe White Watercolor Paper to create my background. I sprayed the panel randomly in different areas of the paper with Ocean Blue + Gold, Fuchsia + Gold, Green + Shimmer and Bright Yellow + Copper...

Hello and welcome to our Awesome Add-ons feature for the month of December! Here's a look at all this month's new offerings – we think you'll find something fun for everyone and every occasion! Shop for the December MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted to have Creative Team member Jayne Nelson here to share some fabulous "beyond the kit" ideas for a few of the...

Welcome to a new Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Challenge! For November, we would love to see cards to thank a friend. Our friends do so many things, both big and small, that make them special in our lives, and they deserve our thanks. Here's some fabulous inspiration from our design team. You can follow the links below each card to discover even...

Hello and welcome to our Awesome Add-ons feature for the month of October! Here's a look at all this month's fabulous new offerings – just in time for holiday and winter crafting! Shop for the October MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted to have Creative Team member Jayne Nelson here to share some fabulous "beyond the kit" ideas for a few of the add-ons. Hi,...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here sharing a card I created with the fun new Glow-in-the- Dark Lacquer Pen. It is a simple embellishment that will add a sprinkle of magic to your projects. In the dark, it was difficult to capture the glowing element in my photo. My grandchildren did squeal however when they saw the glowing pumpkins. To create my card, I stamped Buffalo...

Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some inspiration using the absolutely gorgeous new Golden Poppies stamp set and coordinating Color Layering Stencils. My initial inclination was to do some no-line watercoloring (how gorgeous are those flowers?), but the stencils make things so much easier and quicker that I couldn't resist playing with them! I have two cards to share with...

Good morning! Jess here with a video tutorial sharing how to color and stencil with the new Two-tone Metallic Sprays! (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please click HERE to watch on YouTube.) To start I took a piece of Passion Flower cardstock and temporarily taped the Ornate Flourish stencil over the cardstock. I placed it in a splatter box (but any leftover...

Hello crafty friends! This is Mindy and today I'm here to share inspiration using the Colorful Florals Hero Transfers. These are some amazing colors and so I started by going through and matching colors of cardstock to match the colors on the transfer sheet. For colors of cardstock I came up with Coral, Crimson, Plum, Palm and Pine. I trimmed these colors down into thin...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have a project featuring lots of ink blending, including a masked, stenciled window created using the Leaf and Floral Stencil. I love using this technique to ground a focal point. Let's get started with the details! I began by using some masking tape around the edges of my white A2 card front. I simply lined...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Have you had a chance to check out this month's My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons? They are so much fun! Today I am sharing a card I made using a couple of the new add-on products. I used the Keep it Fresh stamp set and coordinating dies and added elements from the Produce Labels Stamp & Cut XL set and...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I am creating a see-through window card using the newly released Wisteria HeroScape Bundle. You can watch the video below to see how I made the card, but I also have written instructions and photos below too. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.) I started off by stamping the Wisteria HeroScape flowers...

Welcome friends! This is Mindy and today I'm sharing a subtle approach to mixed media. I want to create a stenciled background without it overpowering my images and I'm going to show you how. I have a video walking you through this process that you can view below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. I will be starting my projects by stamping out...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a wintry card that will be great for all those post-holiday thank yous. I started off by using a large blending brush to blend Amethyst ink around the border of a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Passion Flower cardstock, slightly offsetting the color a bit because I also planned to offset the stenciled snowflake pattern. Next,...

Hi, have you had an opportunity to make a new card for the current Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero November Challenge? This month’s theme is “The Great Outdoors” and I’ve used this inspiration to create a pair of floral thank you cards using the beautiful Floral Silhouettes stamp set (currently 20% off along with all clear stamps!) and the equally lovely Foliage &...

Hello crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and I'm so excited to share this card combining mediums with you today! I used my Hero Arts Liquid Watercolors with my alcohol markers to really help the Artichoke Arrangement shine. I did use the Artichoke Arrangement Bundle for this card for added dimension. You can watch how I did it below or on the Hero Arts YouTube channel....

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a bright and sunny card featuring the new Floral Flourish Stencil. This beautiful stencil is not only perfect for ink blending, as I've done here, but it's also great for using with Hero Pastes! I started off by positioning the stencil over an 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Deluxe Smooth White cardstock. I used a bit...

Hello friends! Have you had a chance to take a peek at the new add-ons introduced on Tuesday along with our September My Monthly Hero Kit? From leaves and flowers to flourishes and thankful greetings, you’ll find stamps, dies, stencils, and hot foil plates to keep you inspired all season long! Shop for the September MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted to have Creative Team...

Hello friends! It’s Channin here and in today's video I create a beautiful fall floral card with the new September 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit. Check out the video below to see how I Copic color the elegant bouquet image and then create a rich tone-on-tone background to complete the card. Watch below or on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. To create this card I...