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By now you know I am the QUEEN of creating things they weren’t designed for! So today I am showing you how to use your fall dies and stamps to create some pumpkins! All of these cards were made primarily from Halloween Peg Dolls, Autumn Leaves Fancy Dies and Pitch Black Core Ink. The little jack o' lantern face in the Halloween Peg Dolls set can be...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some angelic inspiration for you using the Stained Glass Angel Hot Foil Plate and the Stained Glass Angel Fancy Die. I love when I can get lots of mileage out of my stamps and dies, and these coordinating products work beautifully together! I started out to make a hot foiled shaker card, and ended...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring two new dies – the Small Penguin Tag Fancy Die along with the Snow Globe Window Fancy Die. The penguin tag can be pulled out of this card and used separately! I started by using a large Blending Brush to blend Aquatic Core Ink over a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Arctic cardstock. I concentrated the color at...

Hey there friend! Daniel here with a fantastic gingerbread house card for the holidays. I've meditated recently on the amazing details that we cardmakers add to our projects to really give them a boost. I am not one for overly blinging up my cards, but I really enjoy the look of special details that increase the wow factor. I try to avoid throwing everything in...

Hey everybody! It's Maria here and I've got a sparkly, wintery, holiday card to share today but before I get to that... Have you heard about the Holiday Cheer Card Drive Hero Arts is hosting? Send in your "Merry Everything" themed cards by November 18th and not only will your card be donated to a good cause, but it will be shown off at the...

Hello Crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and today we are going to be adding dimension to our die cuts with Copic markers.  I die cut all my pieces out of our Deluxe Smooth White cardstock using the new Santa's Sleigh Fancy Die. This cardstock is great for Copic coloring. I cut several trees and presents. I also stamped the Santa from our Holiday Peg Dolls Bundle. I had...

Hello there, Michelle here with a card using the Stacked Happy Holidays Foil & Cut. This foil plate really gives a big impact on a card, and I love that there is a coordinating die to cut it out too!  I started off my card by foiling the Stacked Happy Holidays Foil Plate on to white cardstock using Silver Foil and the Glimmer Hot Foil System. Since this is a...

Good morning friends! Today we're bringing you some amazing crafty inspiration from our Global Team, with a focus on some of the September release products! Starting off we have this beautiful autumn card created by Michelle using the Leaf Circle Stencil and a sentiment from Artichoke Arrangement. The colors of her beautiful ink blending certainly evoke a fall feeling! Lisa created this clean and simple beauty...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here! Fall is finally here! I live in Florida now and miss the changing of the leaves in Pennsylvania and New York City. However I still get to enjoy all of the holiday decorations – especially pumpkins. Today I am sharing a card featuring the Coloring Layering Pumpkin Bunch Stencils and Pumpkin Bunch Bundle set. For my card, I stamped Leaves in...

Hi friends! Today we are here with an installment of our monthly series, CommUNITY, where we share artwork from artists who we'd love for you to get to know. CommUNITY is about embracing and honoring the creativity of individuals who are often underrepresented. By sharing art from a diverse group of creators, we hope to not only bring inspiration to this papercrafting community we all love...

Hey everybody! It's Maria here today and I am really happy to be here to share a mixed media card that I had so much fun making. I started out wanting to focus on the beautiful new Leaf Circle Stencil (so great for Autumn cards, right?) and when I saw how magical it looked in gold I decided to go with more of a nature/woodland...

Hello crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and I'm so excited to share this card combining mediums with you today! I used my Hero Arts Liquid Watercolors with my alcohol markers to really help the Artichoke Arrangement shine. I did use the Artichoke Arrangement Bundle for this card for added dimension.  You can watch how I did it below or on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. I...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a bright and sunny card featuring the new Floral Flourish Stencil. This beautiful stencil is not only perfect for ink blending, as I've done here, but it's also great for using with Hero Pastes! I started off by positioning the stencil over an 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Deluxe Smooth White cardstock. I used a bit of low-tack tape to hold...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the Foliage & Flowers Fancy Die that was released as an add-on alongside the September 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit.  These dies can be used to represent any flower or foliage, but I thought it would be fun to try and make them in to sunflowers for my card. I used...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some autumnal inspiration for you using the new Autumn Arrangement wood block stamp! If this image looks familiar to you, it's because this beautiful bouquet was the focal point for the latest My Monthly Hero Kit. It's so gorgeous...I'm so glad that we have it in the regular stamp lineup! I struggle with autumn...

Hey friends! This is Mindy here with you today to share some inspiration using the new Leafy Branches Hot Foil Plate. I absolutely love hot foiling! It brings cards a step up and adds such shine. I especially love using hot foiling in my Fall and Winter projects. I've played with this set a few times already but this time, I am going very clean and...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. I hope you are as excited for Fall as I am, even though it's still pretty warm down here in Georgia, but I am looking forward to chillier weather. Today I am sharing a Fall card using the new Fall Leaves Cover Plate and doing some creative masking/stenciling with it to add color to the leaves. To make the card start by...

Hello! The new September challenge at Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero begins today. The theme is "Die-lightful". We want you to use your dies in any way you want – as a focal point, as a background, you could create your own stencil using a die – the possibilities are endless!  Here's some inspiration from our design team to get you in the...

Hello friends! Have you had a chance to take a peek at the new add-ons introduced on Tuesday along with our September My Monthly Hero Kit? From leaves and flowers to flourishes and thankful greetings, you’ll find stamps, dies, stencils, and hot foil plates to keep you inspired all season long! Shop for the September MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted to have Creative Team members Jayne and Mindy here...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here sharing a card featuring the new Little Buddy clear stamp set along with the Acorn Branch Fancy Die. These newly released products can be found in the Hero Arts Handmade For the Holidays 2022 Catalog. The catalog is filled with uplifting new ideas, techniques and designs that will inspire you to create projects for your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors and loved ones. ...

Hi friends! I'm here today with some easy no-line watercolor tips. I know that a lot of people are intimidated by watercolor and especially no-line watercolor, but I want to show you an easy way to get your feet wet with this fun technique. It starts by choosing a Fancy Die – these are my go-to for watercolor projects like this, and today I am...

Hi friends! Today we are here with an installment of our monthly series, CommUNITY, where we share artwork from artists who we'd love for you to get to know. CommUNITY is about embracing and honoring the creativity of individuals who are often underrepresented. By sharing art from a diverse group of creators, we hope to not only bring inspiration to this papercrafting community we all love...

We often talk about stretching our stamps but how often do we think about stretching our dies? Today I’m using the beautiful Floral Border Fancy Die on a pair of cards in an unconventional way. Rather than using this elegant floral border to frame a sentiment or image, I’m giving it a literal twist and then using it to create a unique and textured background....

Hello there, Michelle here and today I am sharing a card and video using Cactus Bold Prints. Although, as the name suggests, Bold Prints can be bold in nature, I wanted to show you that they can also be subtle too!  Watch the video below to see how I made the card: (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.)...

Hello crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and I'm so excited for my first blog post. If you have followed along in my crafting journey you know I love to build scenes. If I'm new to you I'd love to introduce you to my style!  The On the Road Window Fancy Die is a super fun scene in itself. Don't you love a die that does all the...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some inspiration using new goodies from the August release! One of my favorite things about the Hero Arts releases is the fantastic standalone dies; you can use them in so many different ways and pair them with so many different techniques. I personally love customizing them by doing some selective trimming and/or adding detail to the...

Hello friends! It's Mindy with you today to share inspiration using the new Winding Road HeroScape and also share one of my favorite ways to ink up a large background and that is by using a rubber brayer.  I have a video tutorial that you can view down below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. I fell in love with the Winding Road...

It’s time for this month’s Awesome Add-ons feature! Before we dive into the project inspiration, here’s a look at all of the add-on products that were introduced on Monday along with the August My Monthly Hero kit – scenic HeroScape stamp sets, Bold Prints backgrounds, Looking Glass Dies, Fancy Dies, and a stencil. So many fun options for your creative adventures!  Shop for the August MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted to have Debi...

Hey everyone it's Dana here with you today. I'm going to be sharing with you how to make a repeating design or pattern using the Tiling Textures stamp set. This stamp set is really unique as you can create wonderful backgrounds for your cards or mixed media project with each tile.   Watch the video below to see the full process or click HERE to watch on YouTube. So let's...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have two birthday cards to share with you for the current "Another Year Older" Stay Crafty Challenge. For my cards I am using Clear Embossing Powder for the background, but changing up how it looks depending on which stage I add the embossing.  I started off my first card (the green/blue one) by taking a panel of Deluxe...

Lawn ornaments, from flamingos to pinwheels, are an extremely popular way to decorate summer yards and gardens. Now, with the new Lawn Ornaments Fancy Dies set, it’s easy to create these same iconic ornaments to decorate your handmade cards. This summertime set includes five, detailed dies to make a flamingo, a pinwheel and a section of grass. To make today’s cards, I started by making...

Hi everybody! It's Maria here today and I hope you are all having a fantastic day. Today I've decided to play along with this month's Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge and the theme is "Another Year Older!" So, of course I'm making a birdday card. Mmmmhmmm, a "bird-day" card... I started out by grabbing the Every Which Way Stencil and ink-blending it onto white cardstock using Lemon...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Recently I have fallen in love with die cutting and having my card's focal point be a die cut element. The new Peacock Fancy Die is perfect for this. To make the card start by die cutting the peacock and the frame (positioned together) from Bermuda, Paradise, and Kiwi cardstock. Next only die cut the frame from Paradise cardstock. You will use the the Kiwi piece...

Good morning and Happy Monday! Jess here with a fun way to get the most out of your die cuts and create four cards at once using the new Tropical Florals Fancy Dies. Watch the video below to see the full process or click HERE to watch on YouTube. To start I die-cut all the foliage from Tropical Florals Fancy Dies using Arctic, Paradise, and Adriatic cardstock and the...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here! Today I am sharing a card featuring the Looking Glass Pearl from our June monthly add-ons release. This set of three layering dies creates a beautiful underwater scene. My card was was fun to create as I got to play with some of the new Hero Arts Premium Cardstock and Core Inks.  I started by blending Paradise and Arctic Core Inks onto a...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have created this soft and dreamy project using three of the brand new Core Inks: Amethyst, Peony, and Antique Ivory. I used kind of a reverse silhouette idea here, keeping the "daytime silhouette" images bright white and allowing the pretty blended sky background to be the only color on the card. Let's get started with the details! ...