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Hello and welcome to the May My Monthly Hero countdown! The new May Classic and Premium kits, along with lots of wonderful add-ons, will launch on Monday, May 1 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Don't miss a chance to win a kit before you can buy one – simply comment on this post and you're entered into the random drawing!Now let the good times roll...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a fun way to use the Sentiments Strips Fancy Die along with the Everyday Sentiment Strips stamp set to create a birthday card. You can easily customize it to be masculine or feminine and you can also use the idea for more than just birthdays, for example anniversaries, holidays, etc. To make the card start by stamping...

Hi Crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and today I have a fun technique to share with you. I'm calling it "Glittery Stained Glass" because that's exactly what it reminds me of! I started by pulling out a rainbow of Hero Arts Core Inks for my background. I blended on Azalea, Papaya, Lemon Yellow, Fresh Lawn, Summer Sky, and Grape Juice in a circle pattern starting...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using Poppy Field Bold Prints. Bold Prints are essentially background stamps, but they can be so much more! If you take a portion of the background image, it automatically creates a focal point. I started off my card by stamping Poppy Field Bold Prints on to a panel of Perwinkle cardstock...

Hello crafty friends! This is Mindy and I'm here today to share a card I created using the Neon Brights Liquid Watercolors. I have a video tutorial of my process below. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, you can watch HERE on YouTube) Liquid Watercolors are not only ideal for watercoloring images – they are also great for creating backgrounds. In the video,...

Good morning everyone. It's Dana here with you today. Who needs to restock their birthday cards? (insert my raised hand) Today let's make a gorgeous card in tones of blue. When starting a card I like to have a plan. Sketching out my card and picking colors is a great starting point. This way when I grab my products, I can get start working pretty...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I used some old and some newer goodies to create this vibrant card, complete with no-line colored flowers and a lacy inlaid window! I love incorporating multiple layers of colorful cardstock into my cards to accent the main focal point; using tone-on-tone cardstock creates lovely texture while not drawing the eye too far from the main...

Hi friends! Today we are here with an installment of our monthly series, CommUNITY, where we share artwork from artists who we'd love for you to get to know. CommUNITY is about embracing and honoring the creativity of individuals who are often underrepresented. By sharing art from a diverse group of creators, we hope to not only bring inspiration to this papercrafting community we all...

Good morning! Jess here with a card to brighten your day! Today I'm using the Bold Graphic Hot Foil Plate and some rainbow foil to create an encouragement card. I'll admit I'm not great at foiling...it's definitely not my forte. But a little rainbow foil and a bold design goes a long way in hiding any mistakes! I start by foiling the Bold Graphic Hot...

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...

It’s always time for someone’s birthday, so I try to have a few cards on hand at all times. Yay! Birthday is a great stamp set to use for building your birthday stash. And the Yay! Birthday Bundle has the coordinating dies, so that is even BETTER! These ideas are ultra simple and all use that ONE STAMP SET and six inks. The ink colors...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a cozy card featuring the new Tea Kettle Fancy Die. I started off by die cutting the tea kettle's body, lid, and handle from a matte silver metallic cardstock. I cut the lid and handle again from Paradise cardstock and then cut off the two teal handles and glued them to the silver pieces. Then I...

I remember the very first time I saw something unusual when a stamp set was upside down on my desk and turned that into a card. It taught me something I still use to this day which is to look at EVERY product from multiple angles to see if another use pops out at me. That is exactly what I did with the Arches Infinity...

Today we're happy to have a special guest return to the blog – Essie! She is sharing some great cards using new digital products from our April release. Take it away, Essie! Good morning, friends! Essie here to show off the new Patterned Petals Digital Kit that is part of the April monthly release from Hero Arts. Patterned Petals is one of three separate digital...

Hello friends! This is Mindy popping by to share inspiration using the new Stripy Stencil to create a birthday card. Now to use this stencil it is going to be helpful to place it on a sticky mat or magnetic work surface to really hold those fine lines of the stencil in place. I'm going to start by ink blending the stencil using Green Apple,...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our April My Monthly Hero Release Day Blog Hop. Big thanks to everyone who participated, checked out the cards on the designers’ blogs, and shared kind comments! If you haven't had a chance to grab your kit yet, we do still have a limited quantity available – choose the Premium version or Classic version, while supplies...

Hello Crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and today I'm sharing two different watercolor techniques you can use for beautiful backgrounds. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch it HERE on YouTube.) The first step to creating these beautiful watercolor cards is the Flower Market Bold Prints stamp. I stamped it onto our Luxe Watercolor Paper using Unicorn Pigment Ink. I then sprinkled...

Welcome back for another Stay Crafty Challenge with A Blog Named Hero! This month's challenge theme is "They Say it's your Birthday" (April is our birthday month at A Blog Named Hero - we're 11 years old!). I know I'm always running out out birthday cards, so any excuse to top up my stash! You can make your project using any colours, any theme, any...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here! Today I am sharing a card I created with the newly released Doodles clear stamp set. I am a doodler and love the images in this set. I was inspired by the swirl in the set and immediately wanted to make lollipops. For my card, I first stamped Mini Hearts Bold Prints in Granite Ink onto a 5" x 4.75"...

Hello and welcome to our Awesome Add-ons feature for the month of April! If you haven't yet had a chance to check out the new add-ons introduced on Monday along with the April My Monthly Hero Classic and Premium Kits, we've got you covered today. This month brings an array of beautiful blooms in addition to plenty of mixed media delights – there's something for...

Hello friends! It’s Channin here and in today’s video I will demonstrate how to create a pair of clean and simple mixed media cards with the Classic and Premium April 2023 My Monthly Hero kits. Check out the video below and/or read the following post to get the step by step instructions on these fun and unique cards. Watch above or on the Hero Arts...

Our release for April is a fun, eclectic mix of florals and mixed media! Our Classic Kit includes a 6" x 8" stamp set full of elements to mix and match for creating flower clusters, vases filled with blooms, and interesting patterns – either in the background or right on the flowers and vases themselves! Two red rubber cling stamps add even more pattern options....

It's almost time to launch the April My Monthly Hero Premium and Classic kits – release is coming up today at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific! We hope you’ve enjoyed all of the ideas our team has shared for using the kits. As promised, we have one kit to give away to a lucky blog reader, selected from comments left on the Countdown to Creativity posts. We’ve...

It's a beautiful day for another round of My Monthly Hero countdown peeks and the creativity is in full bloom! Let's take a look at three amazing cards from our Creative Team before Monday's launch at 10am PT. Check out the blog links provided below each photo for more information, and don't forget to leave a comment below for your chance to win a kit...

Hello and welcome back to the April My Monthly Hero countdown! Release day is coming up on Monday, April 3 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Our Creative Team is here to share another round of cheerful peeks that beautifully showcase the Classic and Premium kits. You'll find more details about these lovely projects on the designers' blogs – links provided below. Project #4 created by Jennifer...

Hello friends! April is just around the corner and with it comes a new month full of creative possibilities, including our newest kits! Today we are thrilled to kick off a three-day countdown filled with breathtaking projects from the Creative Team before the April kits and add-ons launch on Monday, April 3 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Don't miss a chance to win a kit...

Good morning friends! Today we're sharing some crafty inspiration from our phenomenal Global Team, with a focus on some of the March My Monthly Hero release products! Kicking us off, Michelle created this super sweet card using the Berry Basket Bundle full of mouth-watering strawberries! We also love how she used the Burlap Bold Prints cling background stamp to ground her design. Next we have...

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...

Good morning! Jess here with a video tutorial sharing how to combine ink blending and layering for a vibrant cheery birthday card using the Secret Garden Fancy Die and some of my favorite Hero Hues inks! (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.) I love how easily the Hero Hues inks blend together to create a really cheerful spring...

Hello friends! This is Mindy with you today to share inspiration using the Looking Glass Greenhouse die set. I had an idea to create a scene filled with florals and beautiful Spring colors. To start my scene, I applied Granite ink through the Brick Wall Stencil using a blending brush onto Deluxe Smooth White cardstock. It didn't have to be perfectly blended through the stencil....

Hello Crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here to share a sweet and simple sympathy card. These cards are often the most difficult to make but the most meaningful to receive. The Color Layering Dove is a perfect image for any sympathy card. I used the Color Layering Dove Bundle but you could certainly just use the stamp and stamp layers onto your card base. I stamped...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here today to share an easy and colorful birthday card featuring the Yay! Birthday Bundle that would be a cinch to mass produce. I started off by stamping the slice of birthday cake in Copic-friendly Intense Black ink onto Dove White cardstock. I colored the image and then I used the coordinating die to cut out the image. For the background,...

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 friends! Lydia here with one of my favorite coloring techniques – it's a selective focus technique with colored pencils. By selective focus, I mean a technique that is similar to a spotlighting technique, but it's more like portrait mode on an iPhone – it creates a sharp, focused foreground, with a soft, fuzzier background. If you are a photography buff, it's a similar effect...

Break out those sunglasses! 😎 Today I have some bright cards to share featuring our new Neon Brights Liquid Watercolors. There are so many techniques you can do with these watercolors! In addition to coloring images and creating painted backgrounds, here are a few of my favorites: Mix with Hero Paste to create neon-colored pastes. You can use it through stencils or just swipe on...

Hey Hero friends! This is Mindy with you today to share inspiration using the new Farmer's Market Truck Fancy Die. This die is definitely one that can be used throughout the seasons. Today I'm bringing on the Spring vibes and pulling out some previous stamps that need some love. So I did some research looking up old trucks. I had already created a truck in...