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Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card and video to share adding detail and decoration to balloons. I am using the Balloon Bunch Fancy Dies, which fill a card front perfectly, so make a big impact on the card! Here is the video showing how I made the card: (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.)...

Hi friends! I'm back today with a fun set of cards and a video all using a single impression of the FABULOUS new Bubble Celebration Bold Prints background stamp. It's a very finely detailed stamp, which gives a beautiful crisp image even with watercolor paper and embossing powder. You'll see how I created the background in the video with just three colors of Hero Arts...

Welcome back, creatives! This is Rachel Kleinman here to share some fun ways to mix and match your mixed media products when using your stencils. Today I'm using the brand new Sparkle Weave Stencil a few different ways on this fun birthday card. I started by using the Sparkle Weave Stencil as an embossing folder. I taped the stencil to Plum cardstock and ran it...

Welcome this month's Awesome Add-ons feature – possibly the most celebratory one to date! The latest and greatest add-on products include all things fun and festive, and provide lots of options for celebratory projects and more! Take a look... Shop for the May MMH add-ons here Today we have Kelly Rasmussen here to share some fabulous "beyond the kit" ideas for a few of the...

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and today I’m creating birthday card featuring products included in the Classic and Premium May My Monthly Hero Kits. In the video I also demonstrate how to no-line watercolor over images from the Floral Cake Stamp Set with the Watercolor Swatch Card. Watch below or on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. To create this card I first stamped several images...

Hi there, crafty friends. It's Heather Ruwe here today and my card and video features how to create a shaker card using Hero Arts Infinity Dies. You can watch the video below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. In the video, I use the Rounded Jewel Infinity Dies to cut frames that create a shaker. I also use the Clouds and Grass Scenic...

Hi crafty friends! It's Jeannie and today, I'm sharing a colorful card with a really bold look. There's even an easy matching envelope to pair with the card. To create this card, I started with a piece of Deluxe Smooth White cardstock along with four Reactive Ink colors: Taffy, Pool Party, Splash, and Thistle, blending them with a mix of Medium and Large Blending Brushes...

Hello crafty friends! This is Mindy here today and I am going to give a quick introduction on how to use the Hero Arts Letterpress + Foil Plates to create stunning and elegant cards. You can watch the video down below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. In the video, I am going over the BetterPress System, how to ink up the plates...

Welcome to a new Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Challenge! April is A Blog Named Hero's anniversary - we started back in 2012 as a challenge run by Linda Trace and Mary Dawn Quirindongo. Since then, we have had so many challenges and a wonderful group of design team members and guest designers. We'd love for you to celebrate our anniversary with us...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring the Origami Cranes Hero Transfers against a background made with the Origami Paper Bold Prints. Did you know Hero Transfers work just as well as on vellum and acetate as they do on regular cardstock? I started off by creating the background using the pretty new Origami Paper Bold Prints background stamp. For...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share using the new Ramen stamp set that was released as part of the My Monthly Hero March 2024 release. I started off my card by stamping the bowl of ramen and the sentiment onto Deluxe Smooth White cardstock using Intens-ified Black ink. I coloured the ramen bowl using Copic markers. I added a...

Hi crafty friends! It's Jeannie and today, I'm sharing a card where I created an easy but pretty background. To create this card, I started with a piece of watercolor paper along with two colors of the Metallic Sprays: Blue + Shimmer Tone-on-Tone and Royal Purple + Gold Two-Tone. When you get these bottles, it's just the powder but all you do is add water...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here! Hope you are having an amazing day! Today I am sharing a card I created using both the Golden Layering Golden Poppies Stencils and the Golden Poppies clear stamp set. Though each set can be used independently, I wanted to showcase them together. Creating my card was easy as each Hero Arts layering stencil has alignment markers for ease of...

Hello, crafty friends! It’s Heather Ruwe here and I have a fun birthday card to share today… To create this card, I started by stamping an A2 panel of Azalea cardstock with the Mini Hearts Bold Prints background using Azalea ink. Next, I die cut one of the Wood Frame Infinity Dies from Pitch Black cardstock. I cut another one to adhere behind it and...

Hello! Charlene here and today I'm delighted to share the step-by-step process behind a wintery birthday card I created using the Holiday Flourishes stamp set. This project showcases a thoughtful combination of colors, textures, and techniques to produce an elegant and celebratory card. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.) First I used Hero Hues Premium Cardstock in Arctic...

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and in today’s video I’m creating a colorful birthday card featuring the elements from the new Premium December My Monthly Hero Kit. Watch below or on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. To create this card I first trimmed down a panel of Luxe White Watercolor Paper to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I then applied Blue Raspberry, Taffy, Fruit Punch,...

Hello my crafty friends! It's Mindy here today to share inspiration on how to customize your birthday cards! Have you seen the new Number Fancy Dies from the Oh Joy Holiday release? They are absolutely perfect for this! You can get the numerals individually or all together in a discounted bundle. I am creating two versions of this card using the exact same products but...

Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some inspiration using the absolutely gorgeous new Golden Poppies stamp set and coordinating Color Layering Stencils. My initial inclination was to do some no-line watercoloring (how gorgeous are those flowers?), but the stencils make things so much easier and quicker that I couldn't resist playing with them! I have two cards to share with...

Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some inspiration to share using the super fun Weaving Fancy Die! I will admit, this die intimidated me a bit when we first received it. I am not one of those clever types who can mentally put things like this together, but after playing with it a bit, I found it to be extremely...

Hi friends! Greetings from insanely hot Texas! Today's card is aspirational, because there's no way anyone in their right mind would have a picnic right now - so I'm dreaming of cooler days with today's project. One of my favorite challenges at Splitcoast is when a host asks us to do black & white plus one color - you need just the right image to...

Two new Make Yourself at Home Card Kits for July are now available exclusively at joann.com! The first one is a birthday kit featuring lots of messages, balloons and supplies to make shaker cards! Get a closer look at the kit contents and some project ideas in Michelle's video below. If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube. The second...

Morning everyone. It's Dana here with you today. Let's get creative with your stencils. You can easily make several cards with only one stenciled card panel. Let's get into the cardmaking. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please click HERE to watch on YouTube.) To start, I trimmed down a piece of Sand cardstock to 6" x 6". Next it's time to stencil....

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Have had a chance yet to check out the My Monthly Hero Kit for May? The Premium kit is sold out, but the Classic kit is still available, so you have a chance to grab yours before it sells out! I am loving the color layering bikes in the stamp set, it does remind me of my childhood, so had to...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I wanted to share how to customize die-cuts. Although the Gumball Machine Fancy Die is a one layer die, you can cut it multiple times from different cardstocks and layer the pieces up to customize it as you wish! You can watch the video below to see how I made the card, but I also have written instructions and...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a fun way to use the Sentiments Strips Fancy Die along with the Everyday Sentiment Strips stamp set to create a birthday card. You can easily customize it to be masculine or feminine and you can also use the idea for more than just birthdays, for example anniversaries, holidays, etc. To make the card start by stamping...

Good morning everyone. It's Dana here with you today. Who needs to restock their birthday cards? (insert my raised hand) Today let's make a gorgeous card in tones of blue. When starting a card I like to have a plan. Sketching out my card and picking colors is a great starting point. This way when I grab my products, I can get start working pretty...

It’s always time for someone’s birthday, so I try to have a few cards on hand at all times. Yay! Birthday is a great stamp set to use for building your birthday stash. And the Yay! Birthday Bundle has the coordinating dies, so that is even BETTER! These ideas are ultra simple and all use that ONE STAMP SET and six inks. The ink colors...

Hello friends! This is Mindy popping by to share inspiration using the new Stripy Stencil to create a birthday card. Now to use this stencil it is going to be helpful to place it on a sticky mat or magnetic work surface to really hold those fine lines of the stencil in place. I'm going to start by ink blending the stencil using Green Apple,...

Welcome back for another Stay Crafty Challenge with A Blog Named Hero! This month's challenge theme is "They Say it's your Birthday" (April is our birthday month at A Blog Named Hero - we're 11 years old!). I know I'm always running out out birthday cards, so any excuse to top up my stash! You can make your project using any colours, any theme, any...

Good morning! Jess here with a video tutorial sharing how to combine ink blending and layering for a vibrant cheery birthday card using the Secret Garden Fancy Die and some of my favorite Hero Hues inks! (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.) I love how easily the Hero Hues inks blend together to create a really cheerful spring...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here today to share an easy and colorful birthday card featuring the Yay! Birthday Bundle that would be a cinch to mass produce. I started off by stamping the slice of birthday cake in Copic-friendly Intense Black ink onto Dove White cardstock. I colored the image and then I used the coordinating die to cut out the image. For the background,...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring the sweet Looking Glass Layering Butterfly die set. The colors for the butterfly were inspired by a 4.25" x 5.5" panel in my stash of extra panels. When I use ink sprays, I like to catch the overspray by placing extra panels around the panel I'm spraying. The result is often a fun...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a birthday card made solely using dies, and no stamping. To make the card I used the Hearts & Blossoms Cover Plate along with the Celebrate Words Fancy Dies. To make the card start by die cutting the background using an A2 (4.25" x 5.5") panel of Deluxe Smooth White cardstock. Set aside. Cut another A2 panel...

Like so many of you, flower stamps and flower dies are a personal favorite of mine. So when I saw the new Color Layering Stellar Flowers Bundle, with it’s fresh and modern floral designs, I was immediately smitten. The celestial inspired Color Layering Stellar Flowers Bundle contains ten, unique floral stamps that can be layered and mixed, six wonderful sentiment stamps, five additional, small stamps...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! I can't believe it's almost Christmas. But we can't forget all of the ones that also celebrate their birthdays during the holiday season. This applies to me too, as my husband, my firstborn and my brother all have December birthdays. So, December is pretty fun around here. ;) With that in mind, I am sharing a gender neutral card that can...

Hola everyone! Thanks for stopping by today! Pocono Pam here sharing a shaker card showcasing the newly released Moon Phases Window Die. This out of the world die is perfect for this month's Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero challenge: Shake It Up! The challenge encourages cardmakers to create shaker cards in all shapes and sizes. The fun part is to make them shake...