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Hey there my friends! Daniel West here with a really fun reproducible shaker card featuring the Tie Dye stamp set and the T-Shirt Infinity Dies! I made a video tutorial for you to accompany this post. You can watch it here: (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) This Tie Dye stamp set has endless possibilities built...

Hi everyone! Ilina here with my take on the current Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge which is to create friendship cards. I love the sentiment from the Dreams Will Blossom set and I think it's perfect for friendship cards. To make the card start with a piece of Pebble cardstock measuring 4" x 5 1/4". Using Embossing and Watermark ink, stamp the Eucalyptus Bold Prints...

Hi crafters! By now, I hope that you’ve had the opportunity to see all of the beautiful cards that have been shared this week that were created with the July My Monthly Hero kit and with the ocean themed add-on products. After seeing so many incredible ideas, I was inspired to make some cards using the new Sea You Soon stamp set and the matching...

Are you looking forward to some crafting time this weekend? If so, maybe you’ll find a few minutes to make a one layer card for the current Hero Arts Stay Crafty Challenge. For some additional inspiration, I’ve dug out a few of my much loved but less used floral stamps to create a pair of simple, garden themed, one layer cards. To make my first...

Today I'm using the Ice Cream Cling Background Stamp to create a summery sweet card with a cute banner sentiment. I white heat embossed the image onto watercolor paper and then painted it using watercolor paints. These ice cream treats are some detailed images, so grab one of your thinnest paintbrushes, put on your favorite music or show and enjoy some painting! For the message,...

Hi everyone, Ilina here. Today I am sharing a card using the Dreams Will Blossom set along with the Parasol Pattern Bold Prints. To make the card start by stamping the floral image on Dove White cardstock using Intens-ified Black ink. Color your image using alcohol based markers and colored pencils. Once you are done coloring, die cut using the coordinating dies. Set it aside....

Hello there, Michelle here and today I am using the new You're My Universe set, which is one of the fantastic add-ons this month. I thought it would be fun to create a galaxy background to go along with the sentiment, but I did not want it to fill up the whole card. That's where creating a background on a smaller shape works well to...

Hi everyone, Ilina here with my take on this week's Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge. We have taken a special interest in our smallest stamps in our sets for this "Small Joys" challenge. I decided to use two of the flower stamps from the One Thing at a Time Stamp & Cut set. To make the background, start by drawing a 1" grid using a...

Hey there my friends, Daniel here with my take on this week's Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge. We have taken a special interest in our smallest stamps in our sets for this "Small Joys" challenge. How fun to dream up new cards with our tiny stamps. I decided to try something I call "Tiny Scene Building." I'm sure someone else has already come up with...

Hello there, Michelle here with a card to share using the US Mailbox Fancy Die that is an add-on to the May 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. Being in the UK, I wasn't sure what colour US mailboxes usually are, but I thought it would be fun to keep the mailbox white and have all the mail be colourful! I started off by die cutting...

Good morning! Jess here with a fun technique to create a clean and simple card! My card might be a bit more than a standard CAS card but you could easily replicate this design and keep it as intricate or simple as you'd like. I wanted to use the Bookcase Peek-A-Boo Parts stamp but I was in a bit of a rush and knew I...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Bandicoot & Friends set. This is such a fun set filed with critters that are native to Australia and the surrounding areas. For my card today, I thought I would use the wombat image. He looks so cute but I am not sure whether they are actually cute...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you for this afternoon's inspiration, and I have a clean and fresh project using the beautiful Orange Blossoms stamp set. I love vivid Copic colored images on a clean white background with pops of black, and that's what I was going for on today's project! Let's get started with all of the details. I began by stamping the orange...

Hi, Friends! This is Caly with you today sharing two citrus cards using the Orange Blossoms and Zest Wishes sets! I think it's safe to assume that everyone loves citrus cards - they're refreshing - no pun intended! My first card features the Orange Blossoms set. I stamped and colored my images with Copic markers (Y00, Y13, YR15, YR16, YR18, G14, G19), then die-cut my...

Hello there, Michelle here to share a card with you using the Watering Can and Flowers Fancy Dies. Have you seen that we are running a fun challenge? For the Hero Arts Stay Crafty Challenge this week we are making encouragement cards and these dies work perfectly for sending some love and hugs. For my card, I started off by die cutting the Watering Can...

Hello, friends! It’s Channin here with a colorful full panel shaker card to share! I love the versatility of the Waves and Clouds Bold Prints stamp. It’s perfect for water or sky backgrounds but you could also add some color and turn all the little waves into rainbows! First, I stamped the Waves and Clouds Bold Prints stamp onto an A2 panel of watercolor paper...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card and video to share with you using the new Soy Awesome set. This is such a fun set filled with lots of yummy food! For my card today, I thought I would create a clean and simple scene with the sushi elements in the set. Watch the video below to see how I created the...

One of the newest additions to the Hero Florals line of stamps is the Lavender Bunch set that I'm featuring on my card today. I adore these delicate flowers and they are great for upcoming Spring cards. I stamped the lavender images with Intens-ified Black Ink and used the coordinating dies to cut out the images. Then I colored in the images with watercolor paints....

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I've got a soft, feminine card for you using some of the new products released this week for March's My Monthly Hero release! We had a beautiful eastern theme for this month's release; cherry blossoms, parasols, koi fish, even dumplings! But for today's post, my project focuses on the new Dreams Will Blossom stamps and coordinating...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Affirmation Messages set. The 'beautiful' in the hello beautiful message has a rounded edge so I thought it would perfectly inside a circle shape, so I decided to make a shaped card using the Flower Infinity Dies. I first took the sentiment from the Affirmation Messages set and...

Hi everyone! llina here. Today I am sharing a fun card using the new Flower Bouquet Pieces stamp set and the coordinating Frame Cuts. This versatile set can be used to create a bouquet with the included wrapper stamp, or to create a wreath as I'm showing today. To make the card start by stamping one of the flower images using Intens-ified Black ink on...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Floral Heart Wreath set that was released yesterday as an add-on product to the January 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. I love this wreath as it is perfect for lots of different occasions - Valentine's, wedding, sympathy, love and friendship. For today's card, I thought I would create...

It's monthly release time and we're excited to introduce you to the first My Monthly Hero kit of 2020! Love is in the air, and our January release is full of products for celebrating Valentine's Day and beyond! The kit is filled with stamps and dies that will allow you to build your own beautiful bouquets. "Wrap" flowers with the paper wrapper die, tuck them...

Hello and welcome back to the countdown to the release of the January My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, January 6th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let's join Jess for another fabulous sneak peek! Good morning! Jess here with a cheery card using the new January My Monthly Hero kit! I love all the flower dies in the kit and wanted to create...

Hello and welcome to the last day of 2019! I'm thrilled to be sharing a card with one of my most favorite wood block stamps ever from Hero Arts, Tin of Brushes! I broke out a little no line coloring with a rainbow of paintbrushes for today's design. To create my card, I stamped the Tin of Brushes on a 4" x 5 1/4" panel...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card and video to share with you using the beautiful new Earth Nature Fancy Die with Frame. This die can be used in lots of different ways but I thought it would be fun to create a sunset in the sky and sea at the bottom using ink blending. Here is the video showing how I...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a card using the new World Window Fancy Die from this month's add-ons release. To make the card start by die cutting the World Window Fancy die on piece of Dove White cardstock measuring 4" x 5 1/4". Once die cut, set a side. Create striped background using Kiwi, Pesto, Paradise, Adriatic, Nautical, Plum and Azalea cardstock...

Hello there, Michelle here and I am delighted to be joining you today to share a card and video using the newest partners release set - HA + Lawn Fawn Big Thanks. I love creating scenes on my card, but I often like to limit them to one area, which pleases my clean and simple design process! I am a big fan of the rule...

Hi there and welcome! Janette Kausen here today to share a few tips on mailing success as we continue to celebrate alongside Kimberly Crawford over at @MailItMonday on Instagram for their second anniversary! Any excuse to celebrate is a win in my book, but when we pair it with a handmade card? Yep, it's a win-win! After losing a loved one Kimberly vowed to make...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I'm extra excited because Hero Arts is helping to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Mail It Monday! This campaign was started by Kimberly Crawford as a means of encouraging cardmakers and crafters to actually send the cards that we make to show our family and friends that we care about them. This campaign has its own...

Hi - Sally here, with my monthly feature where I get to play and share whatever I'm up to! I am so happy my blog day is before National Thinking of You Week so you can participate. For years, the Greeting Card Association has sponsored this week to get people to send cards. This year it is Sept 23-29, so let’s get out your stamps,...

Today's card features the Sunburst Fancy Die, which is a unique die that creates cuts lines in a sunburst pattern to add texture and interest to your cards. I started out by cutting a 3.5" square piece of Bristol Smooth paper to do my stamping and ink blending on. First, I stamped the earth image from the You Are Loved Messages set with black ink....

Have you tried generation stamping? The results you can get from stamping an image two or three times before re-inking are amazing! Today I'm using the From the Vault Real Poppy stamp to show how this technique works. I really like the results you get using a red rubber stamp for this technique, but clear stamps work as well. I find that I can't get...

Good morning! Jess here with a video showing you how using just a single colored pencil for some simple stamp shading can really make a card pop! I'm also sharing another look at the newest Partners stamp set: Friendship Blooms with Gina K. Designs! You can watch the video below: If you are having trouble viewing the video, you can watch it here on YouTube....

Hero Arts is celebrating our 45th Anniversary this year, and we are honored and humbled that Gina K. Designs is joining in the celebration! A special "Partners" Hero Arts + Gina K. Designs 6x8 clear stamp set is available on our website starting today, and at a retailer near you beginning August 9th! The PR101 HA + Gina K. Friendship Blooms is a super-sized set...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card and video to share with you using the From The Vault Celestial set. This is a wonderful set, perfect for creating fun backgrounds. Today I thought I would create a night sky as a background for my focal image. Here is the video showing how I made the card: If you are having trouble viewing...