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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...

Hi there, crafty friends, it's Heather. Today's card features the Peeking Gingerbread Man Fancy Die plus has a fun card opening!  To create this card, I started by white heat embossing the October Cling of the Month background stamp on an A2 sized panel of Paradise cardstock. I adhered it to the front of a side folding white note card. I cut one of the Scalloped Rectangle Infinity...

Hello, Karen Brown here! Are you ready to add a touch of winter magic to your cardmaking? In today's video, I will guide you step-by-step through the enchanting process of creating shimmery snowflake backgrounds that will leave everyone in awe! If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube. Today, we will be creating two cards and one tag using Hero Arts...

Hello crafty friends! This is Mindy with you today to share two ways you can use your Hero Transfers. The holidays may be over but I'm here still dreaming of snow which I never thought I'd say. When you live in Wisconsin, it just feels weird to celebrate the holiday with no snow on the ground so instead, I'm bringing the snow to my cards!  One...

Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today with some icy inspiration using the beautiful Merry Foliage Bundle, paired with my newest obsession: Iridescent Blue Embossing Powder. This embossing powder looks stunning on its own, on white or colored cardstock, but it also works beautifully when embossed over colorful ink as I've done here to create this crisp, wintry holiday card. Let's get started with...

Good morning and Happy Monday! Today I'm sharing a video tutorial using some new and old holiday sets to create a wintery Christmas card! If you aren't able to view the video above please click HERE to watch it on YouTube To start I stamped the Color Layering Seasonal Tree with Stone Wash, Nautical, and Intens-ified Black ink onto Deluxe Smooth White cardstock. Then I stamped the fox...

Hi friends! Jessica here with a sparkly, shimmery winter birthday card featuring the gorgeous Snowflake Pattern Hot Foil Plate and some of my favorite snowflake products! To start, I hot foiled the Snowflake Pattern Hot Foil Plate onto an A2 panel of Nautical cardstock with a beautiful shimmery opal foil. I trimmed it down and adhered it to a White Top-Folded Card Base. Then I watered down a...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here. Thanks for stopping by! Today I am sharing a card showcasing the newly released Snowman Gift Tag Fancy Die. YES! A gift tag die for a card! It was quick and fun to create!  To begin I stenciled Sprinkled Dots onto a 4" x 5.25" Pitch Black cardstock panel in Dove White ink and adhered it to an A2 card base. ...

Hello there, Michelle here. Today I have a fun project to share with you creating ornaments using felt. These work great as ornaments or tags on their own but can also be added to gift card holders and cards! Since I did not want to add any stuffing to these, nor sewing, I also die cut the elements from cardstock, so that I could adhere the...

Hi everyone! It's Maria here and I hope you are all having a wonderful day. Today I've got a fun card to share with you using the new Winter Wishes Bundle. This set is perfect for building a beautiful focal point on your cards and you could also use it to make tags or paper ornaments. I started out by stamping the image on white...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring two new dies – the Small Penguin Tag Fancy Die along with the Snow Globe Window Fancy Die. The penguin tag can be pulled out of this card and used separately! I started by using a large Blending Brush to blend Aquatic Core Ink over a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Arctic cardstock. I concentrated the color at...

Hey everybody! It's Maria here and I've got a sparkly, wintery, holiday card to share today but before I get to that... Have you heard about the Holiday Cheer Card Drive Hero Arts is hosting? Send in your "Merry Everything" themed cards by November 18th and not only will your card be donated to a good cause, but it will be shown off at the...

Hello there, Michelle here with a card using the Stacked Happy Holidays Foil & Cut. This foil plate really gives a big impact on a card, and I love that there is a coordinating die to cut it out too!  I started off my card by foiling the Stacked Happy Holidays Foil Plate on to white cardstock using Silver Foil and the Glimmer Hot Foil System. Since this is a...

Hey everyone. It's Dana Joy with you today. I'm sharing a simple holiday card to get you in the card making spirit. For my card today I'm using the Christmas Robins stamp set and coordinating Frame Cuts. To begin, I stamped the bird house and bird in Intens-ified Black ink onto Dove White cardstock. I colored the image with Copic markers in R24, R27, E23, E15, R89, YG17, B99. Next...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a slimline card featuring the Looking Glass Peace Love Joy die set. These dies can be used separately or combined, as I've done here. I started by cutting two 3.5" x 8.5" pieces of Dove White cardstock. I positioned the Alignment Tool Slimline Stencil over one panel and used the three openings in the stencil as guides to position the three Looking...

Hello there, Michelle here with a card and video showing how you can mix and match different elements from the Holiday Ornaments stamp set, Layering Ornaments Stencil and Layering Ornaments and Trimmings Stencil to create layered ornaments.  All three of these products were designed to work wonderfully together, along with the coordinating Frame Cuts. You can colour as many or as few layers as you want on the ornaments...

Hey there! Daniel West here with a fun use of the December Word Fancy Die paired with the Winter Woods HeroScape stamp set. Hero Arts creates a Word Fancy Die for each month (see them all here) and this December die reminded me of an Alpine scene. So I went for a snowy tree line and added the foreground with the deer and snow from the Winter Woods...

Welcome everyone! It's Mindy Eggen and today I'm sharing some inspiration with the Snowflake Swirl Bold Prints background stamp. Typically, you would see this stamped in some traditional winter sky colors but I thought I would change it up today for a fun holiday scene. I'm starting by stamping the Snowflake Swirl Bold Prints onto Hero Hues Premium Dove White cardstock cut to 4 1/4"x 5...

Welcome to our November Awesome Add-ons feature! As you may know, along with each My Monthly Hero kit release, we introduce a handful of new add-on products that can be used with the kit or stand on their own. November's add-ons include a bit of everything for holiday and winter crafting -- clear stamps, Frame Cuts, Fancy Dies, cling background stamps, a stencil and even a woodblock stamp. Check out all of...

Hello friends! It's Channin here with a new video and few cards to share featuring the November 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. In today’s video I will create several shaker cards and share some of my tips and tricks for masking! (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) To create these cards, I first cut a 2 3/4” x...

Welcome to a winter wonderland! Inspired by beautiful linocut art, the November kit is wonderful for your holiday crafting, and beyond! The unique style will keep you stamping all winter long. The kit also introduces a fun new idea for stamping - masking dies! Easily layer your stamped images with the masking dies included in this month's kit. These dies work on their own, or...

Hi there, I hope you're having a lovely day! It's Seeka here, and today I have a winter card featuring the beautiful new Dala Horse stamp set. The traditional Swedish horse and the florals in this stamp set are great for pattern stamping, or for creating a card with a focal image. To begin, I stamped images from the set in Copic-friendly Intens-ified Black ink onto Dove White cardstock....

Yesterday marked the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month! To honor and celebrate the contributions of the Hispanic community, we will be highlighting some wonderful individuals in the crafty world during the next several weeks. Please join us in welcoming Luisa Elena Guillén-K. to the blog today! Luisa Elena Guillén-K. is an artist originally from Mérida, Venezuela and has devoted her life towards her passion—the arts. Although an...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a fun out of this world (pun intended) card using the new Out of this World Christmas stamp set and coordinating dies. I am an engineer by day and was member of the national Astronomy society for years back home, so this set is right up my alley.  To make the card start by stamping the Santa...

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! Today's winter greeting design can be used for many different winter occasions. From holiday thank you's to birthday or just a hello, this sweet scene card is sure to make the recipient smile! The Snowflake Confetti Fancy Die can be used in many ways. One of my favorite ways is to use it as a background builder for scenes. The snowflakes add immediate interest to the...

Good morning! Jess here, beginning to veer away from Christmas cards and more towards winter! I'm using vellum to easily create a reflection for my cute polar bear from Polar Greetings! To start I inked the Star Light Star Bright cling stamp with Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink. Then I spritzed the stamp with White Iridescent Spray a few times...

Hello stampers! Today I'm sharing a spotlight scene card created with a layer of acetate. Acetate is a great way to add a stamped layer "window" whether you choose to make the card a shaker or not. I opted to keep this card free of shaker material but with a few adjustments it could become a shaker card easily! Watch the video below for step-by-step...

Hi stampers! Nichol here today with a frosty fun card featuring the adorable new Warm Friends stamp set and coordinating Frame Cuts dies. I paired these cuties with the Snowflake Edge Fancy Die, Holidays Word Fancy Die, and Stacking Snowflakes stamp set. The snowflake border provides a great place to "ground" the sentiment and tuck the Warm Friends behind. The stamped Stacking Snowflakes provide continuity in the upper...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the Color Layering Christmas Tree stamp set. Although this set is perfect for layering up a Christmas tree, I wanted to create a simple silhouette scene and the first layer of the tree is perfect for this.  I started off by taking a panel of white cardstock and masking off the...

Hello stampers! I adore scene cards and little scenes are one of my favorites. The Gingerbread House Stamp & Cut is the focal point of this holiday-themed scene card. Picket Fence Distress Paint was flicked over gray cardstock with a small paintbrush and set aside to completely dry. Once dry, snowflakes from the Gingerbread Stamp & Cut and trees from the Home For the Holidays stamp...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card and video to share using the Holiday Foliage Bold Prints. Instead of using it as a background, I thought it would be nice to incorporate it into the focal point.  You can watch the video tutorial below to see how I made the card: If you are having trouble viewing the video, please try watching...

Good morning! Jess here with a clean and simple card featuring the adorable Sledding Stamp & Cut set! Some may argue that this is not a clean and simple card but my thought has always been that a clean and simple card requires a lot of white space. This card has a lot going on but I think the big swath of white really helps keep your...

Hello and welcome to the Hero Arts blog! Janette here with you today to share a few tips on scene building with the new October Add-on, Ice Fishing. Each month Hero Arts releases a new My Monthly Hero Kit. Often they sell out within just a few days of release. You can subscribe to make sure you always get one, but did you know that...