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Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here. I am happy you have stopped by today as I will be sharing a card I created with the Winter Foliage Pattern clear stamp set.  This set, which coordinates with the Winter Foliage Cover Plate, brings a festive touch to cardmaking with its charming mix of winter leaves, berries, pinecones and snowflakes. Its intricate design is perfect for creating warm, cozy and...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here. Thanks for stopping by. Today I am sharing a card I created with the exclusive July Cling of the Month. The stamp captures the dynamic movement and detailed texture of octopus tentacles, making it perfect for adding a touch of underwater wonder to any project.  My layered card was fun to create and came together quickly. To begin, I cut three...

Hello there, Michelle here with a card using the new Lemonade Day Bundle. This is a fun set that is perfect for summer! I started off by stamping the pitcher, glasses, lemons and mint leaves from Lemonade Day on to Deluxe Smooth White cardstock using Intens-ified Black ink. I coloured them using Copic Markers. I went with a traditional lemonade look, but I think they would look great in bright...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have a fun shaker tag created using some of the brand new Scalloped Circle Infinity Dies, the new Floral Journaling Bundle, and my favorite ink for no-line coloring with colored pencils: Unicorn White. Let's get started with the details!  When working with colored pencils on colored cardstock, I prefer to use Unicorn White pigment ink. The lines show...

Hello Crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here to share a sweet and simple sympathy card. These cards are often the most difficult to make but the most meaningful to receive.  The Color Layering Dove is a perfect image for any sympathy card. I used the Color Layering Dove Bundle but you could certainly just use the stamp and stamp layers onto your card base. I stamped the...

Hi friends! Have you ever wondered how a Hero Arts woodblock stamp is made? Watch the video below and Aaron will take you behind the scenes and show you! (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch it HERE on YouTube.) Featuring original designs from our team, Hero Arts woodblock stamps are manufactured for stamping perfection. Each image is pressed into natural rubber vulcanized on...

Hello there, Michelle here today to share a "Love You" card using products from the January 2023 My Monthly Hero release. Let me share a secret with you...I am not a huge fan of Valentine's Day cards. I like when other people make them, but I am not a huge fan of making them myself. Having said that, a lot of Valentine's Day products can...

Hey there! Daniel West, here, with a fun little note card scene featuring images from the new Message in a Bottle stamp set. This stamp set features a few different fun corked bottle images, stylized sentiments and images that can fit inside each bottle. I decided to add one of the bottles to the center of a scene with little islands off in the distance. To create...

Hello everyone! It's Maria here today and I hope you were as totally blown away by yesterday's Mixed Media Catalog release as I was. Today I'll be sharing a mixed media card that uses some of the new stamps along with some of Hero's fabulous mediums. I started out by making DIY Liquid Watercolor Sprays. This is so easy to do and is very inexpensive,...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing fun peek-a-boo style interactive Valentine's Day card.  For my card I used the new V-Day Mini Messages and Chocolate Candy Cling stamp and combined them with the Love You Stamp & Cut XL and the Peek-a-Boo Doors Fancy Die.  To make the card, start by stamping the background stamp on Sand cardstock using Clear Embossing and Watermark Ink. Emboss using Detail White Embossing...

Hey, everybody! It's Maria here and today I get to share a really fun and easy way to make a card. As I was putting my card together I was in a little bit of a hurry but I still wanted to make a card that had a wow factor to it. Cover Plate dies to the rescue! Hero Arts has so many gorgeous cover...

Hello, friends! Today I created a Valentine card featuring the new January My Monthly Hero Kit! This kit includes a beautiful layering stamp set and in this video I share one of my favorite techniques for adding depth and realism to your stamped images. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) To create this card I started with...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here today sharing a card I created showcasing the new Geometric City Bold Prints. This 6" x 6" city background cling stamp works well with many of our favorite Hero Arts products.  I was inspired by the Reactive ink cubes included in the December 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit: Lemon Drop, Berry Smoothie and Fruit Punch. These inks are also sold separately...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a video and card to share with you using the new Autumn Leaves Fancy Dies. I thought these would look lovely die cut from our fall glitter paper and I always love black with copper tones, I think it looks quite dramatic! Here is the video showing how I made the card: If you are having trouble watching the...

Hello everybody! It's Maria here and today I am sharing a bright galaxy card and sending you all some intergalactic fairy kisses!  I started out by selecting a galaxy background that I made on a Hero Arts Live last week. I did a session all about creating galaxy backgrounds using Hero Arts mediums and you can check it out by clicking here. For this background,...

Hi everyone! Ilina here today on the blog! I hope you are loving the July add-ons as much as I do. I had so much fun playing with them. I am loving the new Meadow HeroScape set, so I decided to use it on my card today!  To make the card start by ink blending the background. First start with the moon. Die cut a circle using...

Hi everybody! It’s Maria here and today I’ve got a really fun and easy technique to share with you. I’m calling it a Faux Watercolor Technique and I’ll be showing how to do it with your background stamps. This technique will work best with stamps that have some surface area to the design vs. being detailed stamp designs with fine lines. For today’s cards I’ve...

Hi everybody! It's Maria here and today I've a got a fun, out-of-the-box Valentine's Day card to share with you. I think it can be really fun to look at the stamp sets I have and figure out how to create a unique card instead of a more traditional one. For today's card I started out with the new Water Ripples Bold Prints background stamp. I put...

Good morning everyone. It's Dana here with you today. Who's ready for a vacation? Since traveling right now is out of the question, I'm going to dream of a vacay through my card. The tutorial I'm sharing with you today features the new Vintage Paradise stamp set. This stamp set just feels like a vacation. We will be doing some ink blending using Hero Hues Reactive...

Hello friends! It's Channin here and today I’m sharing a fun interactive card featuring the February 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit. In today’s video I will demonstrate how to create a peek-a-boo card and as well as color two tropical landscapes stamped with the kit! (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.) To create this card I first trimmed Meadow cardstock...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card and video to share with you creating a night sky using the Cloudy Sky Scene Dies. When I first saw these dies, all I could think of was lovely fluffy white clouds and sun images, which is great but I wanted to try and use them in a different way. As I was playing around...

Hey there friends! Daniel here with a super easy card featuring the Patterned Animals stamp set. This set released as an add-on to the April 2020 My Monthly Hero! It includes a koala, a fish, a kangaroo and a crocodile, as well as fun sentiments and small stamps for embellishment.I enjoy stamping an image down on paper so much, I became a notary, just to...

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...

Hello there, Michelle here sharing a duo of Thanksgiving cards using the same supplies but with slightly different designs and different metallic colours. I really love using metallics on white cardstock, but where I think that they really shine, is on darker colours. Today I am using the beautiful Nautical cardstock as a backdrop for them.  I started off my cards by taking two 4.25" x...

Hello there, Michelle here, today I have a card to share using the new Autumn Wreath set that was released as an add-on to the September 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit. I thought the image would work well for an autumnal thank you card.  I started off by stamping the main wreath image from the Autumn Wreath stamp set on to a 4.25" x 4.25"...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Did you hop yesterday and see all the amazing projects using the new Oh What Fun holiday goodies?  Today I am sharing a card using the Christmas Squirrels Stamp & Cut from the new catalog. To make the card I started with a 3 3/4" x 5" panel of watercolor paper. I stamped the images and sentiment a couple times using my...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have three tags to share with you using the new Cross Stitch Alpha Set. This was released as an add-on to the May 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit. It is a little 3" x 4" set and perfect for personalising items for friends and family.  I thought I would make some tags for today's project. They will be...

Hello there, Michelle here, and today I have a card to share with you using the Color Layering Dragonfly stamp set along with creating a subtle background for it with dry embossing.  I created a video on how I made the card which you can see here: If you are having trouble viewing the video, you can watch it here on YouTube. I started off my...

Hi there crafty friends and welcome to the Hero Arts blog! Raise your hand if you are stuck in a black stamping rut. *Insert raised hand* Hi, my name is Janette and I am too. Today, I ventured out of that comfort zone and stamped in color! To create this project stamp several Teacup Flowers in Fresh Peach, Soft Pink, Cotton Candy, and Soft Yellow on...