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Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have a pair of holiday-themed thank you notes using some die cutting, adding extra pizzazz with some Copic details and sparkling glitter paper! I adore plain, shaped die cuts, because they're like a blank canvas for you to transform into something super detailed or leave plain for an elegant silhouette. I've got two cards for...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing super sparkly New Year's card. It's New Year so it has to sparkle ;)  For my card I used the Slimline Christmas and New Year Cover Plate. I actually used only portion of it, the Happy New Year part. That makes this die extra versatile, as you can use it for Christmas, New Year's, or both together! To...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a slimline card featuring the Looking Glass Peace Love Joy die set. These dies can be used separately or combined, as I've done here. I started by cutting two 3.5" x 8.5" pieces of Dove White cardstock. I positioned the Alignment Tool Slimline Stencil over one panel and used the three openings in the stencil as guides to position the three Looking...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some snowy inspiration for you using the darling Merry Snowmen stamps and dies! I love the vintage Christmas vibe they give. I sometimes struggle with scene-building; but I have found a great way to minimize the size of the "canvas" on which I'm working by using a die cut shape, like the Nesting Oval Infinity Dies dies...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here today sharing a card I created showcasing the Happy Holidays Cover Plate. This sturdy 4.25” x 5.5” metal die, paired with your favorite Hero Arts cardstock and embellishments, is perfect for making quick cards to share with friends, neighbors and loved ones.  I love glittery holiday cards!!! Today, I chose to use black glitter paper from Glitter Paper Basics. The...

Good morning friends! Jess here with some classic kraft, Christmas red, and white to inspire you! I have this easy card that comes together in under 7 minutes for those times when you need a quick elegant card! To start I stamped the Snowy Rooftops Bold Prints background stamp onto a panel of Sand cardstock with Embossing & Watermark ink. I used a stamp positioner to make sure I...

Hello there, Michelle here with a card and video showing how you can mix and match different elements from the Holiday Ornaments stamp set, Layering Ornaments Stencil and Layering Ornaments and Trimmings Stencil to create layered ornaments.  All three of these products were designed to work wonderfully together, along with the coordinating Frame Cuts. You can colour as many or as few layers as you want on the ornaments...

This month’s Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge is all about creating holiday tags. Simple or elaborate, handmade gift tags are a thoughtful and beautiful addition to any holiday gift. I’m using this month’s challenge to make a set of eight, easily mass-produced tags using a few of my favorite holiday stamps and dies. To make my set of tags, I started by blending inks from...

Welcome crafty friends! Mindy Eggen here with you today to share inspiration using the Nativity stencil. This stencil has some delicate areas to it so I'm going to spray the back of the stencil with Pixie Spray which is a low-tack adhesive spray. It will leave the back of the stencil tacky so it won't move when I start to ink blend. I started with...

Welcome crafty friends! Mindy Eggen joining you today to share inspiration in two ways using the Coloring Layering Robin stamp set. I'll be creating a Christmas card and Fall themed card plus sharing my tips along the way. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube) The Color Layering Robin is such a versatile stamp set. While I'm creating two...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today for some super feminine angelic inspiration using a few of the beautiful new products from the 2021 Holiday Collection! I sometimes shy away from wood block stamps, in general, just because I want to use my MISTI all day every day (ha!), but I will make an exception for some stamps whose incredible detail and beauty can only...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring the Graphic Lines Holiday stamp set. This set also includes pretty ornaments and a sentiment in a modern font, but I kept things very simple today. I started off by stamping the largest tree image in Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink onto three colors of cardstock: Mist, Peony, and Kiwi.  Then, I heat embossed...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I've got some fun, tone-on-tone holiday inspiration for you today featuring a sparkling stenciled background that works perfectly with this month's Stay Crafty With Hero challenge - stenciling! I love using stencils to create subtle backgrounds that add a little bit of "something" to the area behind the main focal point. For today's project, I've paired the...

Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some spooky-cute inspiration using some of the new products in the 2021 Holiday Catalog! I used the new Halloween Icons dies along with some other products to create this Halloween scene. Who can resist black kitties and a glowing jack-o-lantern? Let's get started with the details!  I began by die cutting the Halloween Icons from some plain white cardstock, so...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a fun way to get more out of your stencils. For my card today I am using the new Geometric Spiral Stencil and a sentiment from the Graphic Lines Holiday stamp set. To make the card start with 6" x 6" piece of Dove White cardstock (this way you can make two cards or save the second stenciled piece for future...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing an easy holiday card featuring the new String Dots Bold Prints background paired with some classic ornament shapes.  I started off by using Dusty Blue Shadow Ink to stamp the background onto a 3.75" x 5" panel of Dove White cardstock. Next, I created three ornaments by using dies from the Holiday Ornaments Frame Cuts set to cut Peony...

Welcome everyone! It's Mindy here with you today to show how I used the Rays of Color Window Fancy Die for a Christmas/Holiday card. I have a video tutorial that you can check out down below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. This die can be used in so many ways! It's great for die cut inlay techniques, shaker cards, adding a rainbow of color to...

When was the last time that you made a shaker card? I’m always surprised by how much joy an unexpected card, particularly a shaker card, can bring someone. This week, I was inspired to make a shaker card using the beautiful, new Elegant Window Fancy Die from the 2021 Holiday Catalog. This window die completely cuts out nine window panes and also makes some design slits...

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, since we've no place to go... wait, what? It's August and we're singing Christmas carols? Why yes we are! Because it may be a hot and sunny August day, but it's also the day we release the products from our wonderful 2021 Holiday Catalog! With over 65 new products to choose from, this...

Welcome back to our 2021 Holiday Catalog sneak peek party! The good news: just one day stands between you and the availability of all of these wonderful new holiday products. If you were waiting for the bad news, the only thing we can come up with is that it feels a bit too warm for hot chocolate at the moment. 😉 So grab your beverage of choice and enjoy...

Hello friends! Today we are excited to kick off our 2021 Holiday Catalog sneak peeks, leading up to the catalog reveal, product launch, and blog hop in just two days. That's right, on Wednesday, August 18 all of the season's newest products will be available at Hero Arts retailers and here in our online shop. Stay tuned to the blog today and tomorrow to preview the newest of the new and enter...

The new 2021 Hero Arts Holiday release, "Season of Gratitude", is being introduced next month and we have some exciting news – you can find a sampling of pre-release products from the new collection in stores now! We've compiled a list of retailers who have opted to participate in our ShopBox program, which you can get HERE. On the main tab of the spreadsheet you will find participating US stores...