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Join us for a FREE live cardmaking class with Channin Pelletier on Friday, March 13 at 12pm PT! Using the March My Monthly Hero—”Milk It”, Channin will show you how to design a fun and playful birthday card using acetate (clear) card panels and vibrant colored cardstock. In this live class, you’ll learn how to combine transparent elements with paper layers to build a card...

Happy Summer everyone! I am so happy to share some beach themed cards today using the Urban Window Fancy Die (June Fancy Die of the Month) and the Color Layering Sunset over Waves stamp set. I head to the beach in two weeks so these cards are definitely getting me into vacation mode.  For my first card I used the Color Layering Sunset over Waves stamp set with Summer Sky,...

Hi crafty friends, Natasha Polite here. I am excited to be sharing my first blog post as a Creative Team member. I love the versatility of rub-on transfers, so I want to share one of my favorite ways to stretch my stash and use them.  Grabbing the Butterfly Hero Transfers, an Acetate Card Panel, and scissors, I began cutting up one of the transfer sheets to...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a couple of shaker tags that are fairly simple to make using the Bulb Ornaments Infinity Dies along with the Circle Infinity Dies. I also added few elements from the Holly Berries Stamp & Cut XL set (the bows) and the foliage to decorate the ornaments is from the Winter Foliage Stamp and Cut XL (this set is temporarily out of...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a shaker card that is easy to make. I used the Square Set Fancy Dies along with Square Infinity Dies to make the shaker piece. I also used the Hello Fishes Bundle for the fish and sentiment. To make the card start by die cutting the larger square from the Square Set Fancy Dies from Deluxe Smooth White cardstock. Die cut...

Hey everyone! It's Mindy with you today to share a fun technique that you can do with you hot foil plates. Have you ever tried foiling on acetate? Well, we are about to!  (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please click HERE to watch on YouTube.) I have a key point I want to make before we begin and that is make sure your...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some shining inspiration using the beautiful new(ish) Magnolia Branches Hot Foil Plate and some of Hero Arts's hot foil-friendly Acetate Sheets! When I realized that the Acetate Sheets would work with hot foil plates, I was totally hooked. The super smooth surface of the acetate creates nearly-flawless hot foiling results... score! The results are even marvelous when...

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 there, Michelle here and today I am creating a see-through window card using the newly released Wisteria HeroScape Bundle. You can watch the video below to see how I made the card, but I also have written instructions and photos below too.  (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.) I started off by stamping the Wisteria HeroScape flowers and leaves....

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing super fun shaker card using the Spider Web Bold Prints stamp that I combined with the Halloween Icons Fancy Dies, the Hero Greetings Halloween stamp set, and embossed acetate. To make the card I started with an Acetate Card Panel and stamped a sentiment from the Hero Greetings Halloween set using Clear Embossing and Watermark ink. Next I embossed the sentiment using Black Sparkle...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the Decorate A Cake set that I made in to a shaker card. I thought this would work perfectly with our current Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge, which is to make an interactive card. I started off my card by taking a panel of Dove White Cardstock and stamping the...

Welcome everyone! It's Mindy here with you today to share a beautiful shaker card for the Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge #25. It's really easy to play along. All you need to do is create any type of shaking, flipping, sliding or special fold card to be eligible. While we would love to see you use Hero products, any and all entries are eligible. I...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a shaker card featuring the Color Layering Royal Angelfish from the new Summer Catalog. I love how easily this dimensional little fish comes together! I started off by stamping the outline layers of the fish and three coral pieces in Intens-ified Black Ink onto Dove White cardstock. Next, I stamped the additional layers of the fish, starting with the layer of...