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Our delightful new Paper Layering Rabbit die made me think immediately of Easter. I dug out some old scraps of pastel card stock and hopped to it! I've noticed lots of ginghams in the fashions lately, so I found my Candy Stripes Bold Prints background stamp to make a “gingham/plaid” look by using it in […]

Have you had a chance to check out the new Ombré Sequins that Hero Arts now carries? They are gorgeous! A great variety of colors and I love that there are two sizes in each pack. Sequins scream “birthday card” to me, so that’s what I decided to make today to showcase these beautiful sequins. […]

Today’s card is one you can share with a loved one who is going through a time of sadness or loss. Although this type of card can be difficult to make, I find it a bit easier to create several in one sitting and keep them on hand. A simple and elegant look is often […]

I've collected wood stamps for a long time so I'm always excited when I have the opportunity to add a beautiful, new stamp to my collection. In particular, I'm fond of the wood background stamps that can be used for many occasions during the year.

Our new Japanese Wishing Garden set is full of small images to use in many ways. When I think of Asian-themed cards, I think simple with hints of gold. So many of their washi papers are embedded with gold. Keeping in that tradition, I made one card and one gift tag with gold embossing. For […]

Hello! I can’t believe that we’re almost wrapping up the month of February. Where does the time go? I don’t know about you but I’m looking forward to Spring. Today I’m featuring the new Color Layering Birds and Blossoms set. This is one of my favorites because I simply adore cherry blossoms. There are a […]

There are certain stamps that are almost maddeningly perfect, and today's featured stamp, Wallpaper Pattern Bold Prints, is just one of those. I had the darnedest time deciding on just how I wanted to showcase it for today - embossed, patterned, watercolored, etc - and in the end, I just decided to add a little ink and water and let the stamp speak for itself....

Good morning! Jess here to share an interactive slider card using the new Paper Layering Koi, the watercolor dot palette, and the Nesting Circle Infinity dies! I made a video tutorial showing how I created this card.  If you’re having a problem viewing the video, please try watching it HERE on our YouTube channel! To […]

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 […]

Hi! Using stencils in my card designs is a fun challenge that I personally love! In particular, some stencils are perfect for creating beautiful background patterns. Today I'm sharing a set of thank you cards with three different, colorful backgrounds that I made with the new, "must-have" Honeycomb Stencil. The possible patterns that can be created with this stencil are virtually limitless.

Looking for a birthday card design that could work for just about anyone? I’ve got you covered. This simple design featuring the new Luggage Tag Alphabet Frame Cuts and some watercoloring is just the ticket! I started out by creating a watercolor background using various colors of Distress Ink. I painted a gradient of rainbow […]

Today I have a very simple card combining stamped background with alphabet die-cuts. I started by stamping my images from the new CM142 Birthday Animal Silhouettes stamp set on Pool Mix Layering Paper with Mint Julep ink. Then I die cut letters using the new DI342 Luggage Tag Alphabet Frame Cuts and mounted them on the card front […]

I have always found water lilies magical in a way. I find them very calming and just beautiful to look at. The new Color Layering Water Lilies stamp set is so beautiful and I really enjoyed using it for my card today. I first took a piece of watercolour paper and added some colour to […]

I’ve needed lots of cheer up cards lately, so the Fun in the Rain add-on stamp set has really helped out. It was one of the optional add-ons released with the February My Monthly Hero Kit. (Note: Fun in the Rain is currently out of stock, but look for it to return to the store […]

Raun Edano designs many of the Hero Arts stamps and dies you love, but did you know he also created the beautiful cover of the 2017 Catalog? We received many kind comments and a few questions about the cover, so we thought it would be fun to give you a behind-the-scenes look at its creation. […]

Hello and welcome to the next countdown post for the release of the February My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is tomorrow, Monday, February 6 at 1pm EST/10am PST. We’re here all weekend sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as several other new optional add-on products that will be available on Monday.  And, don’t forget to […]

Like any other self-respecting card maker, I enjoy sending my friends and family some of the creations that I labored hours over. ;) However, I enjoy sending these labors of love even more when I have a quirky – or dare I say, cheesy? – sentiment to add to them. The new Irreverent Birthday Messages […]

One of my favorite parts of a new catalog is the addition of new inks and accents, and the 2017 Catalog does not disappoint! Today I thought I would share a closer look at a few of the fabulous new color products from the catalog. First, two new shades have been added to the Bold […]

Good morning, Jess here with a project showing you how to make a gift card a little extra special!  I love the new Mini Mailer Fancy die as it’s the perfect size and shape to hold a standard-sized gift card and I love customizing gift card holders to match the enclosed gift card! I found […]

If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know that I’m a mom of two fur babies. So I had to play with these cute cat images included in the Purr stamp set from 2017 Spring Catalog. My inspiration came from my own card that I made last August using circles window frame. This time I created […]

What could possibly be more fun than a tiny envelope die? Two dies that can be used alone or together to create delightful, little greetings!! The new Love Note Pair Fancy Dies set includes two dies for creating small notes - one die makes an envelope and the other die makes a heart-shaped note that fits perfectly in the envelope!

Hello there, I am really excited to be sharing my first project over here on the Hero Arts blog. Today I am focussing on one layer cards. One layer cards can often seem boring but there are plenty of ways to make them more exciting! I have decided to make shaped cards today. I think […]

Good morning, Jessica here with two projects using the romantic Romeo and Juliet set from the 2017 Valentine’s Collection. I love the silhouette images of Romeo and Juliet but I wanted to focus on some of the smaller stamps in the set for my creations. I loved the roses in the Romeo and Juliet stamp […]

Wow…January is flying by! We’re back with our Awesome Add-ons feature for the month. First, here’s a peek at all of the My Monthly Hero add-on products we introduced along with the January main kit (which is very close to selling out at the time of this writing!) Shop for the January kit and all […]

When I was little, I used to obsess over all things mini - mini stapler, mini tape, etc., - and so the new Love Note Pair Fancy Dies were pretty much love at first sight for me (no pun intended ;)).

Happy Friday! Today is our fourth and final day of sneak peeks before the full reveal of the 2017 Spring Catalog on Monday. We hope you’ve enjoyed all the new goodies we’ve shared, and you’re as excited about the upcoming release as we are! We couldn’t resist showing you one more of our new Color […]

Welcome back to our sneak peeks! As you’ll see on Monday, the pages of the 2017 Spring Catalog are abloom with many new floral images. What better time to introduce this beauty from the flower garden… Card by Creative Team member Clare Prezzia You’re looking at the Large Hydrangea (S6213) stamp — a lush floral […]

Hi stampers! Today we’re back with another 2017 Spring Catalog sneak peek. Your favorite furry friends are well represented in our upcoming collection…take a look! Card by Creative Team member Jayne Nelson Who can resist the tail wag of a pup or the sweet purr of a cat? Not us! And so we’ve introduced several […]

One of the things I love about this month's kit is how versatile it is - the flowers can be used a solid or outline layers, or double up on top of each other! For today's pair of cards, I layered up my flowers, but I did it using the same ink color for both layers.

Can you tell this is my first time making heart shaped cards? I wanted to create something different with a heart shape rather than an A2 sized top folding card. Then I ended up creating a set of congratulations cards. I started by die cutting the largest heart from Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies out of Pool Mix Layering […]

If you know me, you know I adore hearts. If I only had heart stamps the rest of my life I would be HAPPY! On this simple LOVE card I used Yes and Love stamp & cut sets. I just LOVE incorporating my die cuts with my stamping. I pick Snow Layering Paper a lot […]

Hello and welcome to our fourth and final Friend Friday with Chameleon! We have had so much fun using these fabulous markers this month. Be sure to head over to their blog, where the Chameleon design team is coloring Hero Arts images, too! And of course there are prizes – keep reading to the end […]

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 […]

While Chameleon pens are perfect for coloring images (especially for the coloring-impaired such as myself), they aren't limited to just that. For my card today, I decided to use the pens to create an ombre look on my die cuts.

Hello! I’m back today with more planning ideas for the new year. Yesterday I shared my crafty planner. Today I’m diving into the fascinating, creative world of bullet journaling! Have you heard of bullet journaling? I’ve just recently discovered it, and I have to say – I am LOVING it!! I am a doodler at […]

How many of you out there are planners? I love the creative planner trend, and looking through everyone’s pretty, colorful, fun ideas for decorating their planners when I’m on Instagram or Pinterest. For me personally, I admit that I’m more of a Google Calendar kind of gal – but I consider decorating my planner another […]