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Hello there, Michelle here. Today I have a card to share with you using the beautiful Color Layering Monarch Butterfly set. You can purchase this set on its own, or as part of the Color Layering Butterfly Kit, which includes the stamp set, Frame Cuts and ink cubes. The kit also gives you a saving of 25%, as well as a free stencil!  I started...

Hello, Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering video series! In this video and episode, we are taking a closer look at the Color Layering Iris stamp set. Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made the cards I'm sharing today. If you’re having a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on YouTube. The Iris stamp set features...

Hello, Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering video series! In this video & episode, we are taking a closer look at the Color Layering Calla Lily stamp set. Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made the cards I'm sharing today. If you’re having a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on YouTube. Today I explored stamping...

Hello friends! Infinity Dies are fantastic for creating multiple images in different sizes. For today's card share I am using a couple of sizes of the Hot Air Balloons Infinity Dies to create these dimensional hot air balloons for an encouragement scene card. Clouds were stenciled over Hero Hues Paradise Cardstock with the Cloud Pattern Stencil and Unicorn Pigment Ink. Once the ink was dry...

Good morning! Jess here to share a fun technique video with you today! I've recently watched several crafty friends use acrylic paints with a brayer to create background panels and I decided to give it a try! You can watch the video below: If you are having trouble viewing the video, you can watch it here on YouTube. To start I squish a small blob of each...

Hi friends! We have something a little different for you today. Our friend Tiffany from The BakeSmith is an incredibly talented cookie artist. She is sharing how she used the Hot Air Blooms stamp set to decorate a cookie! Hi! I’m Tiffany from The BakeSmith. Today I’m going to show you how I use the amazing stamps from Hero Arts to make beautiful cookies!  To start...

Hi, Friends! I've got a quick and easy card for you today and sharing how some ink-blending on colored cardstock can add a lot of deep color and interest to your card. Hero Arts has amazing scenery dies - and this Garden Fancy Die is no exception.   The scene that is created from the die speaks for itself - so it's all about filling in...

Hello there, Michelle here, and today I have a card to share with you using the Color Layering Dragonfly stamp set along with creating a subtle background for it with dry embossing.  I created a video on how I made the card which you can see here: If you are having trouble viewing the video, you can watch it here on YouTube. I started off my...

Good morning! Jess here with a greenery-filled card featuring the fun Hang in There Potted Plants and liquid watercolors! Okay, confession time...mixing watercolors scares the living daylights out of me!  When I do use watercolors I tend to stick to single colors and play around with the amount of water I'm adding to get different variations on that single shade. But I almost never try mixing colors...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a card using the Lily Pond Fancy Dies and showing you how to bring stand alone dies to life with watercoloring.  To make the card start with piece of watercolor paper measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (card front size) and die cut the frame along with the lily and koi fish. Next, use watercolors to free...

Hi there crafty friends and welcome to the Hero Arts blog! Raise your hand if you are stuck in a black stamping rut. *Insert raised hand* Hi, my name is Janette and I am too. Today, I ventured out of that comfort zone and stamped in color! To create this project stamp several Teacup Flowers in Fresh Peach, Soft Pink, Cotton Candy, and Soft Yellow on...

Hey everyone! Today I'm using the Coloring Layering Birthday Cake clear stamp set to create a yummy birthday card. I started out by stamping the different layers of cake. I used Cup O' Joe ink for the chocolate cake and Cotton Candy ink for the pink frosting. Then I used Mint Julep and Tide Pool for the candle base and Tangerine and Dandelion inks for...

Good morning, Jess here! Have you ever taken a ride in a hot air balloon? I've always wanted to and thought it would be so magical to take a ride at twilight and see the stars come out as you drift along. So, I decided to recreate that feeling in today's card...with a little extra sparkle, of course! ;)  To start I stamped the balloon and...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I am sharing a card using the Birthday Cake Stamp & Cut set. This is a wonderful set that can be used in lots of different ways and today, I thought that I would emboss the image on to vellum and pair it with a bright background.  I started off by creating the background piece. I took a sheet...

Hello there, Creatives! It's Janette here today to share a little about stretching your dies by creating stencils. Dies can be pricey, so making the most of the investment makes my crafty heart smile! To begin cut the Flower Garden Fancy Die from a masking paper or large full stick postie notes. Place mask onto A2 sized (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") panel of Hero...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing how to make butterfly shaped cards using the new Nesting Butterflies Infinity Dies. (If you’re having a problem viewing this embedded video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) To make the card start with a piece of Nautical cardstock measuring 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", score and fold in half (to create a side folding card). Position it in...

Hi, Friends! It's Caly and I'm here to share a simple watercolor card with you using the Flower Garden Bold Prints stamp and the Thanks Message Fancy Die.   To create my card, I stamped the Flower Garden Bold Prints stamp on some Bristol Smooth cardstock using Versafine Vintage Sepia ink. I simply watercolored the images using Arteza Watercolor Brush Pens (very similar to Zig Clean...

Hello friends! When I was a little girl my brother and I would stay at our grandparents house one week each summer and I was always amazed at my grandpa's beautiful flower garden. My grandpa has an incredible green thumb and one of my favorites was always his irises. My grandma would put the cut irises in a vase in the kitchen and I always loved them! The beautiful...

Good morning! Emily Midgett here with you today to share a new video on how I create quick scenes by grounding my stamped images with a masked, ink-blended background.  (If you’re having a problem viewing this embedded video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) I struggle with creating scenes on card fronts, because covering the entire canvas of a card base with stamped images can be...

We're already midway through National Craft Month and this week we have a new creative prompt for you! We challenge you to dress up your card envelopes. Stamping, coloring, doodling, hand lettering...anything goes! Share your decorated envelopes HERE and you'll be entered to win a Hero Arts prize pack valued at more than $100! How about some envelope inspiration? Jess is here with some fabulous ideas for you!...

Hello there and welcome to another project on the Hero Arts blog. We are so happy you have joined us today! Let's be real. You and I both know that handwritten notes are dying. Long gone are the days that children learn cursive in school. How to address and format letters is quickly glossed over. Given that, it makes those handwritten notes (cursive or not)...

The intricate lines of the Monarch Butterfly Fancy Die make it a stunning image to use for the in-lay die cut technique. And paired with our new Premium Cardstock, you can't go wrong with this combo! To create the card, I die cut the butterfly from a panel of Dove White Cardstock and removed all inner pieces, just leaving the outside frame area. I adhered this panel to...

Hello, Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering video series! In this video & episode we are taking a closer look at the Color Layering Sleepy Moon stamp set. Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made the cards I'm sharing today. If you’re having a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on YouTube. The Color Layering...

Hi there!! Emily Midgett here with you today to share one of my projects using one of the new flowers from the 2019 Catalog release! As you might know already, flowers are my jam, and we have so many new flowers for this catalog... I am in love! One of these new sets is the Arum Lily, which I've always called Calla Lily. I colored this...

Good morning! Jess here with a card combining two stamp sets to create a fun scene! To create my card I started by blending Navy, Deep Ocean, and Summer Sky ink onto a panel of Hero Hues Dove White cardstock. Once I was done blending I trimmed it down to 3.5" by 7". Next I die-cut clouds from the Nesting Cloud and Nesting Cloudy Infinity...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a card using the brand new Starry Night Stencil. You can find it in the new 2019 Catalog, along with many other new products. To make my card I started with a panel of Hero Hues Adriatic cardstock measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I used anti-static powder over it and secured my stencil on top. Using a Versamark...

Hello to you on this fine Monday! Janette here today to share a video on creating floral borders with the Beautiful Day Agapanthus clear stamp set on the new Hero Hues Pebble cardstock. The floral elements colored very simply create drama when repeated along either side of the card. The video below shows exactly how I went about that. Join me! If you have any trouble...

Hi, friends! It’s Caly and I’m here to share a fun birthday card with you today.  I love the large message dies from Hero Arts and today’s card features the new Birthday Message Fancy Die.   To create a fun background, I used the Circle Confetti Fancy Die and cut it out from a white A2-sized card panel. To give it color underneath, I used new Lavender...

Hello friends! I'm a huge fan of scene cards and of acetate windows with stamped sentiments. I thought it would be fun to combine the two today elements for this plant shop window scene card featuring the brand new Hang In There Potted Plants stamp set from the 2019 Catalog Release with the Vintage Window Fancy Die from the My Monthly Hero February 2019 Release. A layer...

Good morning! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have a card using some of the new products from the 2019 Catalog, as well as that gorgeous new Vintage Window Fancy Die. Let's get started with the details!  I began by stamping several of the water lilies and the dragonfly from the new Color Layering Dragonfly stamp set using Intense Black ink on Copic-friendly card...

Last month we introduced our 2019 Catalog, full of brand new stamps, dies, stencils, cardstock and more. And today is the day we've been waiting for - all of the wonderful products from this new release are available in the Hero Arts store right here on our website! And of course, what's a release without a ton of inspiration? We've gathered together our talented Creative...

I'm so excited today because I get to give you a closer look into our new line of Hero Hues Premium Cardstock. And what better way to showcase it than with a rainbow of smiles using the Smile Stamp + Cut set. I die cut the word "smile" from 16 of our beautiful new colors of cardstock and adhered them to a white panel to create a background. Then...

It's one of our favorite days of the year! We’re thrilled share the new 2019 Hero Arts Catalog with you. You can view the catalog from cover to cover by clicking HERE or on the image below. Grab your favorite beverage and soak up all 120 pages, with 117 new items and card samples galore! This year holds special meaning, as we celebrate 45 years in business, and invite you along...

The sneak peek parade continues as we close in on tomorrow's 2019 Catalog reveal! We want to thank you for sharing so many wonderful comments all week long. Your enthusiasm and support means the world to us! Today we are beyond excited to bring a happy burst of COLOR your way... Introducing new Hero Hues Premium Cardstock! Every papercrafter knows that high-quality paper elevates any project, and we've found the one. Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...

Welcome to day 3 of our sneak peeks, leading to the full 2019 Catalog reveal on Friday! Big, bold, and beautiful is the name of the game today... Say hello to a new collection of script Fancy Dies, including the words birthday, thanks, happy, and as seen here...hello. (Hello Message Fancy Die DI589.) The font complements a variety of styles, while the size offers you the flexibility to...

Welcome back to our 2019 Catalog sneak peeks! Yesterday we went up, up and away, and today we're back on solid ground to show a you variety of new stamps and dies filled with creative possibilities. All three of these lovely cards have one common denominator, and that is the messages. Introducing Hero Greetings™! These 3x4" clear stamp sets may be small in size, but they're big on versatility...