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If you are lucky enough to be on vacation today, perhaps you'd like to make some valentine cards. I'm sharing a pair of cards that feature several of the new, heart-shaped sentiment stamps. I really like how these love themed stamps can be paired with a heart die to create fun, sentiment panels for anniversary, wedding and valentine cards. To make my first card, I...

Unicorns seem like a must have in a stamper’s stash these days, so I decided to share a quick and easy Magical Unicorn card today with you. I pulled out my woodblock Unicorn stamp and heat embossed it in black embossing powder onto a piece of white cardstock. I thought about stamping this image in Intense […]

Have you seen new Kindness products from Hero Arts? They are ideal for creating encouraging and uplifting cards for those who need them most. And the best part is – Hero Arts donates 25% of our profits from these products to the Kind Campaign to help their efforts to end bullying. I used You Are Loved […]

One of the add-ons for May 2017 My Monthly Hero kit is the adorable Manatee Stamp & Cut set that features a lovable manatee and several cute accessories including mermaid wig and shell swimsuit, smoking pipe and monocle as well as a few other pieces. The sentiments are very clever and go so well together with the images. I decided to […]

Hero Arts not only has Color Layering floral stamps, but also actual dimensional layering images where each flower layer can be popped up for a raised, one-a-of kind look. Today I’m sharing an in depth look at the new Artistic Dahlia and Large Hydrangea stamps and their corresponding layering dies and showing you how to use these […]

I am a big fan of Hero Arts ombré inks – I love using them for backgrounds, color layering stamps and more. Today I have simple monochromatic Thinking Of You cards to give you a closer look at the 4 new ombré pads – Ombré Hydrangea, Ombré Soft Sky To Indigo, Ombré Meadow and Ombré Spring […]

Howdy, I hope you are having a great week! I often give cards to guys (my hubby always appreciates them a lot) so I decided to create another masculine card to have on hand. The Wood Floor Bold Print background stamp from the Spring 2017 catalog has caught my eye and I wanted to try […]

What do you say we treat ourselves to traditional French breakfast today – steaming delicious coffee and a buttery, flaky croissant! Hero Arts 2017 Spring catalog has entire section dedicated to Parisian Style – it features a handsome Color Layering Rooster, gorgeous Eiffel Tower and lots of various images that one would usually associate with France. I […]

Hello friends! New products from the 2017 Catalog are shipping to your favorite retailers as I am typing up this post (they will also be available in the Hero Arts Store on Feb 14th) and so I thought I’d share some inspiration using one of my favorite sets from the color layering section – the Color […]

One of my very favorite products from the 2016 Catalog is DC182 Butterfly Pair Stamp & Cut. It is the same concept as the Paper Layering dies, but in a Stamp & Cut set. And... it's butterflies!! For today's card I used just the dies, and cut them out on a panel of vellum paper. The cut butterflies were coated with glitter - oh how I love...

As Valentine's Day approaches, love is in the air! And yet, there are so many occasions every year to make and send cards with love sentiments. I've created a set of love themed cards for anniversaries, weddings, and birthdays, or Valentine's Day, using the beautiful stamp from the 2016 Valentine's Collection. To create these cards, I started by stamping the sentiment in a floral shade...

Hello! Today I have two cards to share that feature repeated sentiment stamping. When you have a gorgeous sentiment why not take advantage and really make it the star of your card! This first card was featured in the 2016 Catalog and uses the Handwritten Thank You stamp. It really doesn't get much more simple than this -- all you really need are some gorgeous...

Have you seen the new Hero Arts challenge? Its all about using those fabulous flowers on our projects! And truth be told, in anticipation of Spring all I want to do is surround myself with stunning florals and bright colors. How about you? Hero Arts [hero_product_link sku="SA067" text="Bold Floral Stencil"] from the 2016 Catalog (coming to our store on February 8!) is a perfect tool to...

Today I am sharing a quick and easy masking project using a new stamp and stamp set from the 2016 catalog: Color Layering Bouquet and Dotted Hello. As you can see, though, I 'decomposed' the color-layering aspect of the florals and randomly stamped them all over the inside of a masked circle to create a fun background pattern! To do this, I used [hero_product_link sku="AF233"]...

Hi. Today I have a simple card set to share that I created with some products from our Valentine's catalog. Many of the Valentine collection stamps and dies can be used year round for everyday cards. To make my cards, I first die cut the word Love from the Love Stamp & Cut set then adhered it to a 5 1/2 x 4" panel of white card. I stamped the...

Some of my favorite products from the new 2016 Hero Arts Catalog are the Paper Layering Dies. The die that I am featuring today is called Large Lotus. This is a pop-up die that gives the paper a 3-D effect. You die cut the paper, and then, you fold or curl the cuts to reveal the beautiful Lotus design. I made a video showing how I made...

Hello! I have a trio of mini cards that features the [hero_product_link sku="CL923" text="You are My Happy"] set from the 2016 Valentine's Collection along with the new Mum Flower from the 2016 catalog. This set includes three 4x4 inch cards, same stamps - different looks. First up is the tone on tone, I used [hero_product_link sku="AF168" text="Soft Pink Shadow Ink"]: I'm a big fan of the tone on...

Two of the most beautiful stamp sets ever, Color Layering Large Orchid and Color Layering Orchid in a Pot, are being released in the new 2016 Catalog and today I am sharing two cards using them. For my first card using the Large Orchid, I stamped the stem and buds onto a white card stock base and stamped the flowers in coordinating colors on a separate sheet from...

Hi everyone! One of my favorite stamp sets from the new 2016 Catalog is the You're So Lovely clear stamp set which features two sizes of ranunculus flowers along with various leaves, stems and messages. I created two cards that appeared in the catalog using this set and today I'm going to give you a closer look at those cards. For the first card, I...

One of my favorite Valentine's Day memories is exchanging valentine cards with my grade school classmates. Once I got to junior high, I continued to exchange cards with my close friends. So when my seventh grade niece asked me to make her some special valentines for her friends, I knew that I wanted to use the [hero_product_link sku="DI162"] to create cards that could be easily...

Hello. Today I have a card to share featuring a fabulous new clear stamp set from the 2016 Catalog called Origami Animals. Although it is not yet available in our store, it will soon be arriving at your favourite retailer. Look for it in our store on February 8th! To make my card, I stitched half an Acetate Notecard to half a Blush Notecard on three sides. I...

Stamping friends, today we are pleased to present to you (...drumroll please...) the Hero Arts 2016 Catalog! Included in this release are 31 new clear sets including 5 additions to our popular Color Layering line, 29 new woodblock stamps, 11 new woodblock sets, many exciting new dies, stencils, 3 new ombré ink pads in neon colors, and a whole new line of bold colored hybrid...

Welcome back to our 2016 Catalog sneak peeks! Yesterday was about all stamps so today we'll turn our attention to some exciting new dies from the release... This sweet card was created by Creative Team member Mariana Grigsby and features the new DI160 Paper Layering Pineapple Die. This unique "pop-up" style die gives paper a 3-dimensional effect. After cutting, simply fold or curl the cuts...

Today we're excited to begin sharing sneak peeks from our upcoming 2016 Catalog! The new catalog, which makes its debut later this week at CHA, is filled with more than 100 new products! Where to begin? How about a look at an addition to our popular line of Color Layering stamps... Creative Team member Jayne Nelson created the gorgeous card above using CL947 Color Layering...

With Valentine’s Day being just around the corner I decided to make a fun Beary Valentine’s Day card! I haven’t yet put my Christmas stamps away so I grabbed this adorable bear image from the Holiday Animals set and stamped him in Hero Arts Intense Black ink. I love to use my Holiday critters all year […]

I love to use my stamps to create unique hand stamped patterns. And today’s card features just that! Hero Arts Love Tattoos woodblock stamps are ideal for stamping some quick patterns for Valentine’s Day cards. I started by adding a pencil lines grid to my paper (I often do this to help me align and better […]

In case you haven’t yet had the chance to take a look at Hero Arts Planner Catalog and products – I highly encourage you to do so. Even if you are not a planner person, but a “die hard cardmaker” – you’ll love them! Today I’m mixing planner products with previously released Kelly Purkey Holiday […]

I think we can all agree - creating cards for guys is no easy task! However using the right colors and going with a simple flower-free design can make it much easier. Today I have a masculine Happy Birthday card to share featuring a bold stamped background and a fun watercolor cake. Do you remember [hero_product_link sku="CL982" text="Luggage Tag Alphabet"] add-on stamp set from Hero's...

The Bold Prints cling stamps are such a huge help to create backgrounds for your cards and other projects. The designs are fun and their size is very convenient. Today I am sharing a fun stamped card that I made using the [hero_product_link sku="CG688" text="Pearl String Bold Prints"] stamp. For my project, I wanted to show how pretty this background is, and how fun it can look when you combine it with...

There are currently thirteen Ombré Inks available in the Hero Arts Online Store that are a dye ink formula. But now Hero Arts has added to their Ombré line with two new pigment inks in the colors of [hero_product_link sku="AF346" text="Vintage Metallic Rust"] and [hero_product_link sku="AF347" text="Vintage Metallic Steel"]. Both of these inks offer a gradation of three complementary colors that blend across an image to create depth in your stamping....

I was super excited to see the [hero_product_link sku="DI188" text="Fruit Salad Fancy Dies"] in the Summer 2016 catalog and after I got them in the mail I decided I wanted to decorate a couple jumbo paper clips to use as dividers in my planner and also as colorful bookmarks for the books I'm reading. I mostly use my planner at home and I rarely take...

Background stamps, especially Bold Prints 6x6 Clings are always fun to use! Be it a portrait or a landscape A2 card - they work perfectly. Today I'm using [hero_product_link sku="CG695" text="Irregular Grid"] stamp and making only a partial impression to create map-like backgrounds for my cards. There's a fantastic card example in [hero_product_link sku="PS916" text="Summer 2016 catalog"] where dark brown ink is used over light...

Flamingos are fabulous birds! They have beautiful pink feathers, long slender legs, gorgeous S-shaped necks and amazing balance. Plus, they live by the water with their equally fabulous friends. Today I'm using the new Color Layering Flamingo stamp set to create images of this extraordinary bird for a pair of fun and feminine cards. To make my first card, I created a leafy frame by...

Yesterday, Mariana shared two fabulous ideas for using the Waves Stencil and today I'm back to share three more ways to use this versatile stencil. More often than not, I use my stencils to create full and partial backgrounds on my cards instead of patterned paper. And what I really love about stencils is the variety of both soft and bold patterns that you can create by...

Ever since Hero Arts added an outer frame die to the Paper Layering die collection I can't stop playing with the new designs, the [hero_product_link sku="DI187" text="Palm Tree"] die in particular. There are two main ways I like to use these dies in my cardmaking and I'd like to share both in this blog post, so keep on reading if you'd like to learn more!...