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Our Circle Infinity Dies feature 18 nesting dies ranging in size from 4.5-inches to the size of a standard hole punch. So that means there is only 1/8th of an inch difference in each one, which allows you to create the perfect size circle for any project! To show off the different sizes of circles […]

What could possibly be more fun than a tiny envelope die? Two dies that can be used alone or together to create delightful, little greetings!! The new Love Note Pair Fancy Dies set includes two dies for creating small notes - one die makes an envelope and the other die makes a heart-shaped note that fits perfectly in the envelope!

Can you tell this is my first time making heart shaped cards? I wanted to create something different with a heart shape rather than an A2 sized top folding card. Then I ended up creating a set of congratulations cards. I started by die cutting the largest heart from Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies out of Pool Mix Layering […]

During the holidays so many people go out of their way to make others feel special. Whether it be hosting a gathering for family or friends, delivering treats to neighbors or simply giving a meaningful gift, these people deserve to be acknowledged. A simple handmade thank you card could be the perfect way to let […]

One of my very favorite products from the 2016 Catalog is DC182 Butterfly Pair Stamp & Cut. It is the same concept as the Paper Layering dies, but in a Stamp & Cut set. And... it's butterflies!! For today's card I used just the dies, and cut them out on a panel of vellum paper. The cut butterflies were coated with glitter - oh how...

Some of my favorite products from the new 2016 Hero Arts Catalog are the Paper Layering Dies. The die that I am featuring today is called Large Lotus. This is a pop-up die that gives the paper a 3-D effect. You die cut the paper, and then, you fold or curl the cuts to reveal the beautiful Lotus design. I made a video showing how...

Hi. Today I have a simple card set to share that I created with some products from our Valentine's catalog. Many of the Valentine collection stamps and dies can be used year round for everyday cards. To make my cards, I first die cut the word Love from the Love Stamp & Cut set then adhered it to a 5 1/2 x 4" panel of...

I think I have a problem with heat embossing…I can’t seem to stop using it! Today’s card shows how you can heat emboss on top of an already heat embossed layer, as well as use some heat embossing to help create your own shaker elements for a shaker card. To start off, I die cut […]

Oh how happy am I with this new Martini Fancy Die? My Christmas came early this year! I love this die set, which was released last week along with the December 2016 My Monthly Hero kit! I needed a quick party invitation, so I picked my favorite Palm Springs-inspired colors of cardstock and started by […]

Our October My Monthly Hero Kit features some great (and timeless, too!) add-ons! Today I'm using one of them, Circle Confetti Fancy Die, to create a background for my Winter Wonderland Snowglobe card.

Welcome to Day 3 of our Countdown to Creativity, leading up to the launch of our October My Monthly Hero kit on Monday, October 3rd at 1pm eastern! Let’s see what May made with this month’s kit! I know that October My Monthly Hero Kit includes some amazing products that are perfect for creating a snow globe shaker […]

When you sit down to create, where do you begin? My creative process almost always starts with stamps. They’re my one true crafty love and can completely inspire a design. But sometimes, it’s good to get out of your comfort zone — and that’s how today’s card came about! I made it using a new […]

I love the new . It is truly versatile. As you might know, I love using one product many ways, so here are three ideas for your holiday season. For a Thanksgiving card, I combined the wreath with a turkey I created from a variety of dies. It’s so much fun to find unexpected ways […]

I'm all about the details when it comes to cards. An otherwise simple and drab card can be spiced up with a little bit of glitter, some gems, etc. One of my favorite ways to add that bit of detail to cards is embossing, and Hero Arts has so many fabulous embossing powders! Today's card used two new embossing powders just released in the winter...

One of the Bold Prints that immediately caught my eye in the 2016 Winter Catalog is the Rings Bold Print. The design reminds me of wedding rings and bubbly champagne, so I decided to use it as a background on an anniversary card.

Hello! Today I’m sharing a Fall card that combines three of my favorite products from the 2016 Winter Catalog — one stamp set, one ink pad, and one set of dies — along with a fun technique. To get started, stamp the solid layer of the leaves onto white cardstock with Ombré Autumn Ink. Stamp […]

Hi! Do you like to personalize your card designs for special occasions? Today I'm sharing a card that I made with the new [hero_product_link sku="DI301" text="Classic Numbers Fancy Dies"] set. This set of number dies, zero through nine, is perfect for creating custom cards to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and graduations. These dies will also be perfect for decorating scrapbooks and journals. To create a personalized...

Have you seen the new set, [hero_product_link sku="CM106" text="Shakespearean Poetry"], which is an Add-On to the (sold out) August My Monthly Hero kit? Don't you love that quote: "We know what we are, but not what we may be." I watercolored my paper panels with Ken Oliver Color Bursts. The blue panel was die cut with the [hero_product_link sku="DC178" text="Thank You Tag Stamp & Cut...

Today I am so excited to introduce one of my favorite new products from the 2016 Winter Catalog -- Infinity Dies! These are a line of nesting dies currently available in three shapes -- circles, rectangles and tags. Today I'm going to feature the [hero_product_link sku="DI197" text="Tag Dies"]. The Tag Dies feature five sizes of of shaped tags along with three hole reinforcers. I used...

I’m usually not a fan of critters but I immediately fell in love these adorable images when I saw Winter Bunny, Winter Bear and Winter Fox. I created a circle window panel using the new Circle Infinity Dies to show them off. We'll be featuring Infinity Dies the rest of the week on the blog so stay tuned for more! I just love the critters...

Hello stampers! Today we're mixing it up with a mixed media art journal page created by a very talented guest artist. Please join us in welcoming Isha Gupta to the blog! Hello everyone! Isha here today. I'm so excited to share my project here on the Hero Arts blog as a guest designer. Thank you Hero Arts for this awesome opportunity. As soon as I...

Heat embossing is a fun basic technique that can make your projects literally shine. The [hero_product_link sku="PW118" text="White Satin Pearl Embossing Powder"] is quite unique, and it makes the stamped images look professional and outstanding. So today I am sharing how this product can be used easily to create beautiful backgrounds and to enhance die cut shapes to achieve fabulous results. Like any other embossing...

It's been six months since I actually started enjoying watercoloring. I used to feel intimated by using watercolors on my projects for the last few years. So today I decided to share some quick and easy techniques for some of you who want to try watercoloring but don't know where to start. I used the watercolor wash technique to highlight the "clean and simple" lotus...

The Bold Prints cling stamps are such a huge help to create backgrounds for your cards and other projects. The designs are fun and their size is very convenient. Today I am sharing a fun stamped card that I made using the [hero_product_link sku="CG688" text="Pearl String Bold Prints"] stamp. For my project, I wanted to show how pretty this background is, and how fun it...

Hello! Today I'm back to give you a look at another project using the [hero_product_link sku="AF356" text="Kelly's Flowers"] set of Color Layering Ink Cubes. With the addition of [hero_product_link sku="AF249" text="white pigment ink"] the two pink inks in this pack work great for our popular [hero_product_link sku="CL962" text="Color Layering Flamingo"] set. The bottom layer is stamped with Ultra Pink ink, the second layer with Unicorn...

I rarely use a stencil on my cards. That doesn't mean I don't like the effect of stencils. Ever since I saw Mariana's amazing cards made with Waves Stencil, I've wanted to give it a try myself. Then here is what I came up with: I placed the stencil over the grey panel and sponged over the stencil using Versamark watermark ink. I almost added...

There are currently thirteen Ombré Inks available in the Hero Arts Online Store that are a dye ink formula. But now Hero Arts has added to their Ombré line with two new pigment inks in the colors of [hero_product_link sku="AF346" text="Vintage Metallic Rust"] and [hero_product_link sku="AF347" text="Vintage Metallic Steel"]. Both of these inks offer a gradation of three complementary colors that blend across an image...

Many of you already know that you can make stamps from your dies. But for those of you that don’t, here’s an easy way! I took our [hero_product_link sku="DI181" text="Paper Layering Daisy"] and a circle die and cut “stamps” out of children’s foam sheets that you can find in any craft aisle. Then I took my favorite new ink pack - [hero_product_link sku="AF348" text="Sally's Tropical...

Sending cards for holidays and birthdays are great, but I think the best cards are the unexpected ones! Today's card is perfect for that special person who simply makes your heart happy. The [hero_product_link sku="DI181" text="Paper Layering Daisy Die"] makes for a stunning focal point! This die includes the Paper Layering die, which is the portion that has the leaves popped up, as well as...

Today I wanna share a pair of cards and a video showing several different ways to spice up your die cuts. Watch the video below to see how I made them! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRRzuxwlL5o] If you have a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube. For this first card, I stamped a background using the anchor from the [hero_product_link sku="CL957" text="Hipster at...

New baby cards are pretty much my favorite type of cards to create; combining cute animal images with pretty papers and ribbons is just my style. So, for my card today, I decided to create a new baby card featuring the adorable [hero_product_link sku="Di180" text="Paper Layering Hedgehog Die"] which is available at retailers now, and will be arriving in our own store tomorrow. I just...

Summer by far is one of my favorite seasons. I like the warm weather, and the cold homemade fruit beverages that I always crave. Today I am featuring a fun set that is all about these type of drinks and it is called [hero_product_link sku="CL960" text="Let's Get Fresh"]. What I like the most about this set, is that it includes lots of images and sentiments...

Mass production, it's not something that I gravitate towards but sometimes it's super easy to accomplish the task. Have you looked through the Summer Catalog? The products are available at retailers and will hit the Hero Arts shop one week from today, on May 11th! Today I'm featuring the [hero_product_link sku="DI188" text="Fruit Salad Fancy Dies"]. I could easily be a fruitarian. I love fruit and...

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...

What's better than a cute [hero_product_link sku="DI160" text="Paper Layering Pineapple"] added to a card? A *glittery* [hero_product_link sku="DI160" text="Paper Layering Pineapple"]!! I had a piece of gold glitter cardstock lying on my desk, with my pineapple die nearby, and I just couldn't resist putting the two great things together! :) I had a little bit of trouble capturing just how much shimmer there is on...

Are you a fan of butterfly? To be honest, I'm not. But I really wanted to play with Butterfly Pair Stamp & Cut as it includes very interesting dies in the set. I started by stamping the butterfly images from Butterfly Pair Stamp & Cut and Mason Jar Bugs to create my own background. Here are the Bold Ink pads I used for my colored...