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Hi friends! We're back with another challenge. Has this ever happened to you? You see a new stamp set. You absolutely LOVE it and rush to purchase it. But then, somehow, it goes into your stash and never sees the light of day again!? Surely I'm not the only one who has done this? This week we are encouraging you to dive into your supplies and...

Hello there, Michelle here to share a card with you using the Watering Can and Flowers Fancy Dies. Have you seen that we are running a fun challenge? For the Hero Arts Stay Crafty Challenge this week we are making encouragement cards and these dies work perfectly for sending some love and hugs.  For my card, I started off by die cutting the Watering Can...

Happy St. Patty’s Day my friends! I love any occasion to celebrate, decorate or send a card and this new March Word Fancy Die is just perfect for that. Though I have created this particular card for St. Patrick’s Day, it really can be used for anything that happens in the month of March, like a birthday, anniversary, etc. Today I am giving a brief visual...

One of the newest additions to the Hero Florals line of stamps is the Lavender Bunch set that I'm featuring on my card today. I adore these delicate flowers and they are great for upcoming Spring cards. I stamped the lavender images with Intens-ified Black Ink and used the coordinating dies to cut out the images. Then I colored in the images with watercolor paints. Next, I trimmed...

Not only are the Hero Arts Infinity Die sets extremely useful for cutting precise panels and mats for cards, but I also love using them to create stencils. Today, I’m sharing a set of cards that I created with the new Square Infinity Dies and the smaller images from the gorgeous Orange Blossoms stamp set. To make these cards, I started by making some checked...

Good morning, Jess here with a little springtime inspiration using our beautiful new Cherry Blossom Fancy Die and I have a few tips and tricks for adding some fun embellishments to your stand-alone dies! To start I created a soft background panel for my scene by blending Cotton Candy and Rose Madder ink onto an A2 piece of Hero Hues Dove White cardstock.  Then I...

Hello and welcome as we continue the countdown to the release of the March My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, March 2 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let's join Emily for another look at this tree-mendous (sorry!) kit. Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some more inspiration using the March 2020 My Monthly Hero kit. This kit features some absolutely gorgeous new layering stamps in the...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Affirmation Messages set. The 'beautiful' in the hello beautiful message has a rounded edge so I thought it would perfectly inside a circle shape, so I decided to make a shaped card using the Flower Infinity Dies.  I first took the sentiment from the Affirmation Messages set and stamped...

Good morning! Jess here with a fun and easy way to use liquid watercolors on die-cut images! I just loved the monstera leaves in the new Paper Layering Plant and Stand and since monsteras come in all colors and sizes I thought it would be fun to do some very loose watercoloring! To start I die-cut the leaves several times from watercolor paper. Then I...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a card (and a video) using few of the new Hero Arts 2020 catalog stamps and dies: Single Tulip, Hero Florals Tulips and coordinating Frame Cuts, along with the Window on the Garden Fancy Die. Watch the video below to see how this card came to be (or click HERE to watch on YouTube.) To make the card start...

Like many of you, I'm anxiously awaiting spring. However, while I wait patiently for the first flowers to bloom, I'm very happy making cards with my favorite floral stamps. Today, I’m sharing a pair of springtime cards that I created with the new Lavender Bunch stamp set. To make these cards, I started by stamping the lovely Lavender Bunch bouquet stamp, with Intens-ified Black ink,...

Today is an exciting day at Hero Arts - we are launching our brand new 2020 Catalog Collection in the Hero Arts store! There are so many wonderful products to choose from, including our new Color Layering HeroScapes, the Peek-a-Boo stamp line expanded into 6x8 clear sets, new Hero Hues Pigment Inks, Bold Prints cling backgrounds, Fancy Dies, stencils, and so much more! With over 80...

Hello there, Michelle here sharing a card using the new Birthday Paw-ty set. This is such a fun set and was very popular during the My Monthly Hero release. I can see why, it is so cute! I thought I would create a circle card using it today. I started off by stamping my images on to white cardstock using Intens-ified Black Ink. I then coloured them using...

Good morning! Jess here with a glittery golden birthday card using the adorable new Decorate a Cake set along with some previously released sentiments! To start I wanted a little texture in my background panel so I stamped an A2 panel of Hero Hues Nautical Cardstock with the Star and Line Bold Prints background stamp using Navy ink. It adds a subtle but interesting texture and is especially...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing this week's video over on the Hero Arts YouTube Channel. For today's project, I've combined the new Banner Letterset Dies with the new Decorate A Cake stamps and some older standalone Fancy Dies to create this adorable little card for my daughter's BFF! Here's the video: In case you can't watch the video above, click HERE...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing fun card using the new Festive Balloon stamp set and coordinating Frame Cuts along with the Banner Letterset Fancy Dies. To make the card start by stamping the balloons with Intens-ified Black ink on Dove White cardstock. Color with alcohol markers and die cut using the coordinating Frame Cuts. Set aside. Cut a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Dove White...

It's time for our Awesome Add-ons feature, friends! Along with the February My Monthly Hero kit, this month we've introduced a festive grouping of stamps and dies that you can turn to again and again to create birthday cards, invitations, party decor, and more. We're also excited to reveal NEW packaging for 2020 - you'll be seeing this refreshed look on shelves going forward! Shop for the...

Hello and welcome back to the countdown! The February My Monthly Hero Kit releases on Monday, February 3 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Our Creative Team will be here throughout the weekend sharing peeks. Now let's join Channin for another look at this pretty and versatile kit! Hello friends! Welcome to today’s countdown to the next My Monthly Hero kit!! I’m so excited about this month’s theme!! I feel like...

Hi everyone! llina here. Today I am sharing a fun card using the new Flower Bouquet Pieces stamp set and the coordinating Frame Cuts. This versatile set can be used to create a bouquet with the included wrapper stamp, or to create a wreath as I'm showing today. To make the card start by stamping one of the flower images using Intens-ified Black ink on Dove White...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some more Valentine's Day inspiration for you using some old and some new products from the latest My Monthly Hero release! I find it difficult to create cards for guys, especially my own manly-man who is a woodworker, antique car aficionado, and a general handyman, and I find that the best way to attempt...

Our Shimmer Mists are a great way to create quick backgrounds using stencils. Today I've used the Pink Metallic Shimmer Mist along with the Spiral Petals Stencil to create a background that I used for two different cards. The traditional way to use the stencil is to lay it on your cardstock and spritz the Shimmer Mist over the top. But while doing this, I discovered another...

It’s a new year which means twelve months of new opportunities for sending cards to friends and family. For me, it also means that I’ll be looking for multiple ways to use my favorite stamps on my cards. Perhaps the easiest way to create different designs from a single stamp is to mask selective portions of the design. So today, I’m sharing a birthday card...

Hello, friends! It’s Channin here with a new card and video to share! In today’s video I create a fun Valentine’s themed card featuring the Candy Hearts Peek-a-Boo Cling Stamp and Circular Peek-a-Boo Doors Fancy Die. However I take a slightly atypical approach with these incredible stamps and dies! Please check out the video below to see the whole process. (If you are having trouble...

Hello stampers! Are you ready for another 2020 Catalog sneak peek? Today we're turning to page 53 to take a look this colorful card that showcases two new products from the catalog. Let's start with that beautiful script die-cut message! Thinking of You Stamp & Cut (DC273) is one of several versatile Stamp & Cut offerings from the new collection that you'll be able to use to create thoughtful cards throughout the year. The...

We are excited to bring you new My Monthly Hero kit videos, by popular demand! Look for these videos on most Fridays following the kit's release. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you never miss a video. Channin is here today to share our first kit video of the year, and it's a beauty! Hello, friends! It’s Channin here with a video...

Hi, Friends! It's Caly with you today sharing a card using the Loving Messages stamp set  - which is an add-on this month. I'm pairing it with the Window on Love Confetti Fancy Die to give my card a colorful background. I stamped my Loving Message and colored it with Copic markers. This set does not come with dies and I fussy-cut, but it wasn't too...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Floral Heart Wreath set that was released yesterday as an add-on product to the January 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit.  I love this wreath as it is perfect for lots of different occasions - Valentine's, wedding, sympathy, love and friendship. For today's card, I thought I would create...

It's monthly release time and we're excited to introduce you to the first My Monthly Hero kit of 2020! Love is in the air, and our January release is full of products for celebrating Valentine's Day and beyond! The kit is filled with stamps and dies that will allow you to build your own beautiful bouquets. "Wrap" flowers with the paper wrapper die, tuck them...

Hello and welcome back to the countdown to the release of the January My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, January 6th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here all weekend sharing peeks. Now let's join Michelle for another look at this wonderful kit! Hello there, as soon as I saw this kit, I knew that I wanted a layered design but still kept quite clean and simple...

Hello and welcome back to the countdown to the release of the January My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, January 6th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let's join Jess for another fabulous sneak peek! Good morning! Jess here with a cheery card using the new January My Monthly Hero kit! I love all the flower dies in the kit and wanted to create a vibrant and cheerful bouquet!...

It's time for our next countdown peek! The January My Monthly Hero kit will be available on Monday, January 6 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Emily, who is sharing some more inspiration using this month's kit!  Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today as we kick off 2020 with our My Monthly Hero countdown! This month's kit features some absolutely beautiful and highly...

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the January My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, January 6 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here all weekend long, sharing inspiration before the launch on Monday. Now let's join Caly for the first look at this beautiful kit! Hi, friends! Welcome to today's countdown to the next My Monthly Hero kit! This month's kit...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a fun card using the Presents Background and the Peek-a-Boo Doors Fancy Die.  Now that Christmas is over we may all have to send some thank you cards, also it can be used for birthdays, weddings, etc. Just change the colors of the presents and you can get different look. I went with more cheery and bright colors,...

Hi there! I hope everybody had a very happy holiday with your loved ones. Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some non-holiday inspiration (I feel like I've been making holiday cards for forever haha)! I have a sweet little birthday card to share with you today using an older, but absolutely darling, stamp set: Mouse Tea Party. Let's get started with the details!  I...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card and video to share with you using the beautiful new Earth Nature Fancy Die with Frame. This die can be used in lots of different ways but I thought it would be fun to create a sunset in the sky and sea at the bottom using ink blending.  Here is the video showing how I created...

Hi crafting friends, it’s Linda from A Blog Named Hero, and this month we’re inviting you to get sparkly! Sparkly can mean lots of things, so we’ll leave it up to your imagination as to how you’ll join in on this fun theme! I wanted to do a combination of neutral and simple, with full-on-sparkle. I took the Build a Tree stamp set, and created a...