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Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the November My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, November 6th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We'll be here for the next three days, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday. And, remember to comment on each and...

Have you started making your holiday cards? Today I have a fun winter holiday shaker card to inspire you all, combining 6 different stamp sets.  I created my background by ink blending with 4 colors of Distress inks. To give a feeling of snow falling, I added some ink splatters with Hero Arts Unicorn White Spray to my inked background.  I stamped my images from the following stamp sets: Santa’s...

Hello there, this is Ilina "taking over" the blog today. I can't believe October is almost gone and the Holiday season is almost upon us. I love this time of the year.  So, today I have a holiday card for you that can be used for many different occasions. Have you tried the Hero Arts handmade watercolor paper yet? If not, you should. It's amazing! For...

I used to love making shaped cards, so when I saw the beautiful Fir Tree Infinity die set, I just knew I had to use them for that! Watch the how-to below...   (If you are having problems viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on You Tube) I started by heat embossing the Holiday Florals Bold Prints background in White on green...

One of my favorite holidays of the year is Thanksgiving. How about you? There are so many wonderful things about Thanksgiving but I especially enjoy spending the day with family and friends. Then, of course, we all love sharing a large, traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Today I'm sharing a dinner-inspired card that I made with the new Thanksgiving Table stamp set and the matching dies. I'll...

We are so excited to welcome you to the North Pole with our October My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons! Our Creative Team has gotten into the holiday spirit using the products this month and we hope you are ready to play too! At the end of this post you will find links to a blog hop that will provide plenty of inspiration using this...

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'm gonna show you how to get some more use out of your inks - by using them to create custom colored paint! To create your custom color, smoosh your ink pad against an acrylic block (or some plastic acetate), and then add a couple drops of acrylic. I used some pearlescent white acrylic paint, so that I could also get a nice shine to my...

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...

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 […]

Creating Holiday cards can be so much fun specially if you add an unexpected detail to them. The Paper Layering dies are quite a unique way to do that, by adding extra dimension to your projects.

Our October My Monthly Hero Kit features some great (and timeless, too!) add-ons! Today I'm using one of them, Circle Confetti Fancy Die, to create a background for my Winter Wonderland Snowglobe card.

It is hard to believe that Autumn already started, and before we know it, we will be enjoying the season’s celebrations. Today I am sharing a card that I created using a wonderful set called Color Layering Fall Trees, perfect for this time of the year.

I’m usually not a fan of critters but I immediately fell in love these adorable images when I saw Winter Bunny, Winter Bear and Winter Fox. I created a circle window panel using the new Circle Infinity Dies to show them off. We'll be featuring Infinity Dies the rest of the week on the blog so stay tuned for more! I just love the critters peeking out the...

A birthday is the perfect opportunity to break out the confetti and surprise someone with a vibrant celebration card. But, what's a celebration without a colorful cake and some candles? I used the new [hero_product_link sku="CL950" text="Birthday Cake Layering set"] to create a pair of bright birthday cards. I started by stamping cake pedestals, cake layers with assorted decorations, and star-shaped cake picks on [hero_product_link...