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Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card that features the United People Hot Foil Plate, one of the newer products included in the Hero Arts Unity Collection. This beautiful line art image covers an entire A2-sized panel to make for a quick and easy background. I began by using a copper-colored foil to hot foil the United People image onto a 4.25" x...

Welcome friends! This is Mindy back to share inspiration on using your background stamps for a subtle look. Backgrounds are quite fun because they can be used for many different techniques and purposes on your card projects. Normally, I let the background be center stage of the design. Today, it's going to be a little more subtle.  Of course, one of my favorite ways to create and...

Today we're excited to share creativity from a very special guest – Jenn Shurkus! If you know Jenn, you know that she loves creating with the Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils. The way she combined them with our stamps and dies is simply magical. Let's take a look... I created these three cards using watercolor pencils and watercolor cardstock. First, scribbling directly onto the Rough Dot...

Hello there, Michelle here. Today I have a card and video to share with you using the Circle Set Fancy Die set. These dies are very versatile – you can use them for a background, create grounding for a focal point, add die-cut inlay, plus lots more! For today, I thought I would change the shape slightly to create a sun.  (If you are having...

Hey friends! Mindy Eggen with you today to share inspiration using the Journaling Photo Frame Infinity Dies. I am a huge fan of frames and this new set that looks like a Polaroid picture is such a fun new look to add into my card making projects. You can add journaling to them, create a scene, or frame them with florals.  I started by creating a background...

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 box would do) and spritzed it a...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here wishing you a happy day! Today I am sharing a quick and easy card I created showcasing the Holding Together Cling from the 2023 Summer Catalog. To create my card, I stamped the Holding Together Cling onto a 4.5" x 5.75" Smooth White cardstock panel in Pitch Black ink. The ink is quick-drying, so I was able to get coloring right away. I absolutely...

We have a fun feature for you today! Paging our woodblock stamps – please come forward and step into the spotlight. You are timeless classics and your crisp impressions make our red-rubber-loving hearts happy. ❤ It's your time to shine. Now please join us in welcoming our good friend Amy Tsuruta to the blog, enjoy some lovely inspiration, and learn more about "Woodblock Wednesday"! Do you...

Birds of a feather flock together – and cards of a feather do, too! Today we have a trio of "tweet" cards to share with you, all featuring the charming new Be You stamp set and coordinating dies. One stamp set...three ideas...all perfect for sending a cheerful, thoughtful note across the miles! Lydia, Jayne, and Jess from the Creative Team are here to share a bit about...

Hi friends! I'm here today to talk about just how much texture stamps can add to even the simplest cards – and how you can get a lot of interest with just one color of ink – in this case – Caramel Core Ink. I've also created a video tutorial that you'll find at the end of this post. To start with, I used 1" Post-it ®...

Good morning! Jess here with a fun and slightly messy mixed media card featuring some of our new Summer Catalog release products!   I've been playing around more and more with mixed media projects and have realized that mixed media is not as complicated as I used to think. It literally just means mixing at least two different mediums. Did you ink blend and heat-emboss a...

Hey my crafty friends! This is Mindy with you today and I am going to be adding some serious shine to my project. This card would make a great graduation card or encouragement card. I'm going to be using the new Large Circle Confetti Hot Foil Plate but first I need to create my background. I like to add ink to my cardstock and then do my...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring the new Collage Window Fancy Die. This versatile window die has beautiful details making it a perfect choice for a clean and simple frame for any kind of background panel. Here I've used a small portion of an acrylic paint-smooshed panel; the full panel had some details that I didn't like but this window size...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have a fun shaker tag created using some of the brand new Scalloped Circle Infinity Dies, the new Floral Journaling Bundle, and my favorite ink for no-line coloring with colored pencils: Unicorn White. Let's get started with the details!  When working with colored pencils on colored cardstock, I prefer to use Unicorn White pigment ink. The lines show...

Hello and welcome! We are thrilled to share our fabulous new Summer 2023 Catalog with you today! It's launching in our online store, and at participating retailers. The release is packed full of new stamps, dies, stencils, hot foil plates, rub-ons and more! At the bottom of this post you're invited to join our blog hop, where our Creative Team and several talented friends are sharing creations...

Hello, happy Friday, and welcome back to our 2023 Summer Catalog sneak peek party! (See day one peeks here in case you missed them.) As we count down to Monday's big Summer Catalog launch, we invite you to kick back, enjoy more eye candy, and enter another gift card giveaway at the end of this post. Let's dive right in with four cards that truly shine!...

There's excitement in the air here at Hero Arts and we can't keep it under wraps any longer. The new 2023 Summer Catalog is coming soon...VERY soon! Mark your calendars for Monday, May 22 and be the first to see and shop the Summer collection filled with 50 new products – stamps, dies, hot foil plates, stencils, rub-ons, mediums, and more! Today marks the beginning...