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June 2025 Hero Studio Release

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June 2025 Hero Studio Release

Our June Hero Studio release is here! Inspired by breezy beach days, seaside treasures, and summer memories, this release is sure to bring a relaxing vibe to your crafty creations.

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Join Us for a Make-Along featuring the January Hero Studio Card Kit!

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Join Us for a Make-Along featuring the January Hero Studio Card Kit!

Join us for our next Make-Along featuring the January Hero Studio!! Gather your supplies have these instructions ready to create along with Channin LIVE on Sunday, January 26th. Create two cards from start to finish, the first featuring the Card Kit and the second featuring the Clear Set + Dies of the Month. Hope to see you there!

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Video: Interactive Folded Love Note

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Video: Interactive Folded Love Note

Create an interactive card with the Love Note Fancy Die. Michelle shows how to create and assemble this sweet pastel love note. This unique folded card would be perfect to share with someone special on Valentine's Day.

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Video: Spotlighting With Bold Prints

Bold Prints

Video: Spotlighting With Bold Prints

Hi friends! I have a fun old school technique for you today that's normally used with a focal image, but I'm using it with the Rainbows & Clouds December Cling Stamp of the Month. Any background stamp that has a colorable element to it works particularly well here.  Lining up the two panels is the most important part as you will see in the video -...

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Video: Watercolor Two Ways with the Presents Tower Die

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Video: Watercolor Two Ways with the Presents Tower Die

Hi everyone! This is Rachel Kleinman from rwkrafts and I'm excited to share today's video with you all! I'm showcasing the new Presents Tower Fancy Die and how to turn it into a holiday card and also a fun birthday card.  (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.) For the holiday card, I went with a traditional Christmas vibe... And...

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Video: Two Watercolor Techniques for Any Cardmaker

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Video: Two Watercolor Techniques for Any Cardmaker

Hello Crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and today I'm sharing two different watercolor techniques you can use for beautiful backgrounds.  (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch it HERE on YouTube.) The first step to creating these beautiful watercolor cards is the Flower Market Bold Prints stamp. I stamped it onto our Luxe Watercolor Paper using Unicorn Pigment Ink. I then sprinkled on some White...

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Video: Selective Focus on Bold Prints Stamps with Colored Pencils

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Video: Selective Focus on Bold Prints Stamps with Colored Pencils

Hi friends! Lydia here with one of my favorite coloring techniques – it's a selective focus technique with colored pencils.  By selective focus, I mean a technique that is similar to a spotlighting technique, but it's more like portrait mode on an iPhone – it creates a sharp, focused foreground, with a soft, fuzzier background. If you are a photography buff, it's a similar effect...

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Reactive & Glimmer Metallic Ink Videos

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Reactive & Glimmer Metallic Ink Videos

Hi everyone, it's Libby popping in today. A few months ago, I had the honor of visiting the studio at Scrapbook.com headquarters in Arizona. While there I filmed three technique videos which are now available on the Scrapbook.com YouTube channel. We thought you might like to take a look! The first video is an introduction to Reactive Inks. I shared how to blend them and spritz...

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Video: Heart Framed Love Birds

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Video: Heart Framed Love Birds

Hello! Today I'm sharing a heart framed scene card with the Love Birds Stamp & Cut images and Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies. Watch the video below to see how I created both die cut and embossed heart frames with the Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies as well as how I did a little creative masking to the birds to appear to be "sitting" on the branch...

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Video: Color Layering Tiger Lily Cards | Color Layering With Yana Series

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Video: Color Layering Tiger Lily Cards | Color Layering With Yana Series

Hello Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering video series! In this video & episode I am taking a closer look at a new Color Layering Tiger Lily stamp set. I have several cards to share and of course a few different color combos to explore. Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made the cards I'm sharing today....

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Video: Interactive Slider Cards

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Video: Interactive Slider Cards

Hey there! Clare popping in today, with a pair of fun interactive birthday cards and a video. So, I super duper love the Snarky Mix & Match Messages stamp set, but there's one problem - there's too many funny sentiments! I know, best kind of problem to have. ;) I found a solution though, where you can use as many as you want - an interactive slider...

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Video: Liquid Watercolors on Yupo, Three Ways

2018 Summer Catalog

Video: Liquid Watercolors on Yupo, Three Ways

Good morning, Jess here! Last month I shared several ways to use Hero Arts liquid watercolors on Yupo paper. You can find that post here. I had several requests to create a video with this technique so here it is using products from our 2018 Summer Catalog! I also have a video showing you how to use this technique.  You can watch the video below...

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Video: Fall Blessings with Color Layering Autumn Tree

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Video: Fall Blessings with Color Layering Autumn Tree

I haven't ever heard anyone say they don't like Fall or the Fall colors. And if you think about it - what is there not to love? Rich yellow, orange and red colors that this season brings are simply stunning and they inspired this simple Autumn card.  Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made this card: If you’re having a problem viewing this video,...

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Video: Selective Sentiment Adjusting

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Video: Selective Sentiment Adjusting

One thing I’ve always loved doing with my stamps is adjusting the sentiments to fit and look exactly the way I want them to. I’ll try combining different parts of different sentiments, sometimes by cutting the stamp itself, and sometimes by masking. Today’s card is one of those tweaked sentiments, featuring the beautiful new Blessings Stamp & Cut. To start off with, I die cut...

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Video: Graduation Card with Paper Layering Star (+ Stamping Background Tips)

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Video: Graduation Card with Paper Layering Star (+ Stamping Background Tips)

One of my favorite techniques is creating a stamped background using small stamps. It's a great way to get more out of your neglected stamps. And here is what I came up with for today: To make a graduation card, I started by stamping small images from the following stamp sets: [hero_product_link sku="CL941"], [hero_product_link sku="CL954"], [hero_product_link sku="CL940"] and [hero_product_link sku="CL950"]. I used [hero_product_link sku="DI158"] to create dimensional cut paper design. This die has cut and...

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