Hero Arts Blog

Join Charlene as she shares two creative ways to stretch your holiday stamps and dies using the Home for the Holidays collections.

Learn three creative embossing folder techniques featuring the July My Monthly Hero Kit. Watch to learn how to enhance embossed designs with ink for added depth and drama, create unique looks by embossing paper-pieced panels, and add gorgeous shine and dimension with texture mediums. Plus, discover clever ways to step up your handmade cards with embellishments that add the perfect finishing touch.

Watch Carissa Wiley create two fresh floral cards featuring the Fresh Flowers Collection, with tips for die cutting, stamping, layering, and easy card design.

Watch Channin build a playful interactive pull tab card—slide the tab to flip the hot dog & reveal a cheeky hidden sentiment that’s guaranteed to get a laugh!

Discover Hero Arts June Collections featuring playful designs, fresh florals, heartfelt sentiments, and versatile Hero Transfers.

Create a summer spinner card with Mindy Eggen using the June 2026 My Monthly Hero Kit. Watch the video to learn interactive cardmaking tips and techniques.

Learn clever ways to build backgrounds and create eye-catching cards. Carissa shares 3 card designs featuring small stamps from the You’re a Classic collection.

Join live or watch the replay to learn how to create an interactive birthday card with reverse pull-tab card featuring the Hero Arts May My Monthly Hero Kit.

Watch and learn how to create a playful balloon shaker card filled with colorful confetti and bold letters—perfect for birthdays and celebrations of all kinds.

Watch Carissa Wiley’s LIVE replay and learn how to combine foiling, letterpress, stamping, stenciling, and die cutting with the Tranquil Garden collection.

Create gorgeus giftwrapped presents with the Best Gift Ever Collection. Add a little stenciling and ink blending to add fun patterns to presents.

Create a beautifully foiled snowy background with the Celebration Letterpress + Foil Plate — the perfect match for our fun, festive, and Sassy Elf Dies!

Get inspired with our October Monthly Minis! Watch as Mindy Eggen and Charlene Madrid share creative project ideas in four inspiring videos—one for each subscription.

Mindy shows how to maximize color with the Apple Frame Die and Layering Stencil using selective ink blending, layered die cuts, and a bold sentiment for a vibrant, dimensional fall card.

Get inspired with our September Monthly Minis! Watch as Mindy Eggen and Charlene Madrid share creative project ideas in four inspiring videos—one for each subscription.

Our next Stamp & Craft event is this Sunday (8/24)! Grab your supplies and craft along with Channin as she creates two projects with the new Hero Studio August 2025 release.

Watch Lisa create a super sparkly and textured Christmas Shaker Card. She shares some tips and tricks for lining up layering stencils and making a fuss free shaker card.

See how Jeannie builds a spooky-chic background with heat embossing and die cut frames using the August Hero Studio Die Set of the Month!

Learn tips for aligning the layering stamps from the Abraham and Katrina Stamp Set from the August Card Kit using the included stamping guides. As well as learn two ways to create the amazing disappearing mirror technique with the Holographic Rainbow Film and the Pear Blossom Press lights.

Learn to create beautifully layered hydrangea blooms using Layered Hydrangea Etched Dies and soft ink blending. Add depth and dimension to your designs without adding extra bulk to your card.

Create a fun and interactive holiday card with the Big Mouth Nutcracker Dies. Check out the video tutorial for helpful tips and tricks to easily assemble each die-cut piece.

Check out the video by Channin to see how she built this vibrant scene by combining the On the Road HeroScape and the Let's Go Die Set with creative layering to bring this relaxing drive to life.

Learn how to create custom shades by layering inks using Hero Arts layering stencils.

Mix and match old and new sets to create a custom Father's Day card.

Watch Channin unbox the June Card Kit of the Month and join our blog hop for loads of crafty inspiration!

Watch Channin create a beautiful birthday card with the Flower Delivery Truck Die Set from the May Card Kit.

Create a cheerful graduation card featuring softly colored, stamped balloon.

Create a vibrant mixed media card featuring the Hero Arts Branches & Blossoms Die Set and ink smooshing techniques. This tutorial includes layered die cuts, ink blending, and stamped texture for a bold, artistic look.

Rachel Kleinman shares a video showcasing a unique way to use the Gardening Tools and Flowers Stamp Set and coordinating Cover Plate Die.

In this post, Michelle Short will share how to add selective stenciling to projects, as well as faux gold gilding with Hero Wax.

Watch Channin create colorful spring scene with the include ink cubes and the Tulip HeroScape from the February Card Kit. Learn how she stretches the inks to get two different looks with the same colors.

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!

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 -...

Hi crafty friends! Today I'm excited to share a vibrant and playful card creation featuring the new Sky Ombré Hero Transfers and Box of Crayons Fancy Dies. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch here on YouTube.) To start, I applied small pieces of the Sky Ombré Hero Transfers to Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock. When working with Hero Transfers, I like to apply them...

Welcome to our showcase of new Extraordinary Extras! Each month, part of our Hero Studio release includes an assortment of new products that complement the monthly theme and Card Kit. We call these Extraordinary Extras. Unlike the Hero Studio subscription products, Extraordinary Extras are restocked in the shop if they sell out. This month we have a clear stamp set with coordinating dies, two intricate Fancy Dies, and a unique Ombré...

Hello friends!! It's Channin here and today I'm creating a couple of cards featuring the new December Card Kit of the Month. In the video I demonstrate a fun and easy background technique using the Reactive Ink Inkers included in the kit and an old gift card. Watch below or on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. To create these cards I first created the backgrounds. I started with an...