Join our Stamp & Craft LIVE Featuring the April Hero Studio Card Kit!

Our next Stamp & Craft event is this weekend! Grab your supplies and craft along with Channin as she creates two projects with the new Hero Studio April 2025 release.

👉🏼 When: Sunday, April 27th at 12:00pm PT/ 3:00pm ET
👉🏼 Where: Hero Arts YouTube and Facebook 

The first card features the April Card Kit. In addition to the card kit the following supplies will be used.

Supplies:

• April Card Kit
• INTENS-ified Black Ink
• Classic White Cardstock
• Seaside Cardstock
• Beeswax Cardstock
• Tuscan Cardstock
• Carrot Cardstock
• Raven Cardstock
• Die-cutting Machine
• Press'n Seal
• Stamp Positioning Tool, ex. MISTI
• Paper Trimmer
• Liquid Glue
• Foam Adhesive

Instructions:

1. Trim the Seaside cardstock down to create an A2 panel (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") and then adhere to the front of an A2 top-folding white card base.
2. Die cut the terrarium glass out of the Classic White cardstock and the terrarium bottom out of Raven cardstock. 
3. Die cut the soil out of the dark brown (Truffle) cardstock included in the kit. 
4. Place the soil diecut over the tan (Fawn) cardstock and trace around it. Fussy cut the around the tracing and then adhere to the backside of the soil diecut.
5. Die cut the grass out of medium green (Rainforest) cardstock then adhere the grass to the soil.
6. Die cut the two layers for the tree stump out of the dark brown and tan cardstocks. Adhere the tree trunk layers together.
7. Die cut the two layers of the two rocks out of the two gray (Fog & Anchor) cardstocks. Adhere the rock layers together.
8. Die cut the two moss sections out of the light green (Peridot) cardstock.
9. Die cut the two layers for the three flowers out of the Beeswax and Tuscan cardstocks. Adhere the flower layers together.
10. Die cut the two layers for all three mushrooms out of the red (Poppy) and cream (Alabaster) cardstocks. Adhere the mushroom layers together.
11. Die cut the two layers of the butterfly out of Carrot and Raven. Adhere the butterfly layers together.
12. Die cut the three leaves out of the dark green (fern) cardstock.
13. Die cut the two ferns out of the medium green (Rainforest) cardstock.
14. Arrange all the diecuts over the terrarium dome then pick-up the diecuts with Press'n Seal. Add foam adhesive to the backside of all the die cuts then adhere to the dome.
15. Adhere the terrarium to the card front.
16. Stamp a sentiment from the card kit onto the dome in black ink.

Bonus Card: Featuring the April Stamp & Cut of the Month 

Supplies:

• April Stamp & Cut of the Month
• INTENS-ified Black Ink
• Unicorn White Pigment Ink
• Kiwi Core Ink
• Green Hills Core Ink
• Fresh Lawn Core Ink
• Pine Core Ink
• Moss Core Ink
• Forever Green Core Ink
• Arctic Core Ink
• Paradise Core Ink
• Bermuda Core Ink
• Anti-Static Powder
• White Embossing Powder
• Heat Tool
• White Cardstock
• Fern Cardstock (included in Card Kit)
• Raven Cardstock
• Die-cutting Machine
• Stamp Positioning Tool, ex. MISTI
• Paper Trimmer
• Liquid Glue
• Foam Adhesive

Instructions:

1. Trim down the Fern cardstock to a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" panel and adhere the panel to the front of an A2 white cardstock.
2. Stamp the base and detail layers for the big leaves and mandala centers in the Core Inks in the following combos: Kiwi + Green Hills; Green Hills + Fresh Lawn; Fresh Lawn + Pine; Moss + Forever Green; Arctic + Paradise; Paradise + Bermuda.
3. Die cut the leaves and mandalas out with the coordinating dies.
4. Die cut a scrap of white cardstock with the three small leaf dies. Place the negative in a stamp positioning tool to use as a jig to stamp multiples.
5. Arrange the diecuts then pick them up with the Press'n Seal. Flip the diecuts over and then add foam adhesive to the backside. Remove backing and add the diecuts to the card front.
6. Stamp the sentiment from the stamp set in Unicorn White Pigment Ink onto Raven cardstock. Pour white embossing powder over and then heat set with a heat tool.
7. Trim the sentiment down to a strip and adhere to the card front with foam adhesive.

If you cannot join us for the live event, no problem! The video will be available to watch on replay on YouTube or Facebook whenever it is convenient for you.

We hope to see you there!