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Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a fun holiday card using the Noel Bold Prints stamp along with the Snowflake Cluster Fancy Die and the Merry Christmas Banner Die. To make the card start with a piece of Mist cardstock measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Stamp the Noel Bold Prints using Embossing and Watermark ink and emboss in white. Once embossed, trim...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some holiday inspiration for you using one of our newest stamp sets: Decorative Poinsettia Frame Stamp & Cut! This small stamp and die set packs quite a punch, and I've used it two different ways for today's post, so let's get started with the details! I created a card and tag using only the...

Hi everyone, Ilina here. Today I am sharing a fun and snarky non-traditional Christmas card using the new Snarky Christmas Messages stamp set along with the Off-Beat Holiday Messages set and Holiday Foliage Bold Prints. To make the card start by stamping the Holiday Foliage Bold Prints onto a piece of Adriatic cardstock using Embossing and Watermark ink. Once stamped, emboss with Gold Embossing Powder...

Hello there, Michelle here sharing a duo of Thanksgiving cards using the same supplies but with slightly different designs and different metallic colours. I really love using metallics on white cardstock, but where I think that they really shine, is on darker colours. Today I am using the beautiful Nautical cardstock as a backdrop for them. I started off my cards by taking two 4.25"...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I've got a trio of quick and easy holiday cards using one of my favorite color combinations: tone on tone with a pop of white! I absolutely adore the intense, rich shades in the Hero Hues cardstock line, and with so many beautiful ink choices available in the Hero Arts ink lineup, it's easy to create...

Hello stampers! I'm so excited to be sharing an easy watercolor idea using the new partner stamp set from Hero Arts and Altenew, Bloom & Grow. (If you are having problems viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) The images and a sentiment from the Bloom & Grow stamp set were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with the Embossing & Watermark Ink...

Hello friends! Today I'm so excited to share this no-line coloring all over background design featuring the From the Vault Mr. and Mrs. Stamp & Cut set! I love the look of colored pencils on a kraft background and the Hero Hues Sand Cardstock is the perfect background for Mr. & Mrs. Claus. To start, I stamped a sentiment in the upper third of the...

Today's card features some adorable winter animal images from the Winter Forest Animals clear set. This set is packed full of goodness -- it features 14 different animals, 8 sentiments and many other small images that are great for scene building. I started out by stamping five different animals with Intens-ified Black Ink on Strathmore Bristol Smooth and die-cut them with the coordinating Winter Forest...

Welcome back to the countdown to the release of the October My Monthly Hero Kit! Release is coming up tomorrow, Monday, October 7 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Now let's join Nichol for another peek! Hello! I'm so excited to share this retro Christmas scene card with you today featuring the October 2019 My Monthly Hero kit and Pop Art Fancy Dies add-on. The car,...

Hello! We are continuing the countdown to the release of the October My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, October 7 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We will be here all weekend, sharing inspiration before the launch. Now let's join Jess for another look at this fantastic kit! Hi, Jess here and I am excited to share another look at this fun holiday kit!...

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! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have a super layered, textured, and non-traditionally-colored holiday card for you! I have been struggling to get into the "red and green" mindset for the holidays... it's just been SO warm here the last several weeks that my mind is still in summer colors! If you watched the Emmy's (or just stalked the fashion pages...

I am really loving non-traditional holiday colors for the upcoming holiday season. Hero Hues Reactive Inks in Taffy and Fruit Punch inspired the colors for this pink Holidays Message Fancy Die card! The 4" x 5 1/4" background was inked with Taffy and Fruit Punch Reactive Inks using ink blending brushes on smooth white cardstock. Once a seamless blend was achieved the Graphic Snowflake Bold...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a fun peek-a-boo Halloween card. To make the card you will need the Circular Peek-A-Boo Doors Fancy Die, Halloween Scene Background Cling and Halloween Trimmings Stamp & Cut. Watch the video below to see how to create this card: If you have any trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on YouTube. To...

Hi there crafty friends! It’s Linda from A Blog Named Hero, and I’m here to introduce this month’s challenge to you! This time we want to challenge you to make projects that are: So you can be inspired by any of the wonderful crafters in our amazing industry, tell us who they are! We’d love to know who inspires you - it can be a...

Good morning! Jess here with a sparkly way to add some color to your heat-embossing! I just love the new Birch Forest Background Cling for a frosty winter card! And I really love that the actual stamp is of the sky and the outline of the trees, not the trees themselves. So to start I placed the stamp on the lid of my MISTI so...

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...

Hello friends! Today we are participating in a special video hop celebrating The Stamping Village Holiday Seals Stamp Set. This set is designed by 12 members of The Stamping Village because we all value community over competition. These seals are the perfect finishing touch for your holiday envelopes or to decorate your cards! We also believe in giving back. 100% of the net profits made...

Today I have some holiday card inspiration to share using the beautiful new Poinsettia Stencil. This simple card design with bold lines is one that is easy to mass produce. First, I cut four strips each of Azalea and Cherry cardstock that were 3/4" wide. On the Azalea strips I used the Poinsettia Stencil along with Sea Salt Reactive Ink and a blending brush to...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some kinda spooky, kinda cute Halloween inspiration using some new and some old products from Hero Arts! I don't generally care for Halloween. I don't do "scary" very well, so I prefer to keep my Halloween projects cute and a little spooky with fun colors! For today's post, I've paired the new Halloween Scene Background Cling...

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...

Good morning! Jess here with a Christmas card to get you in the mood for tomorrow's Oh What Fun release and blog hop! Today I'm combining an add-on from August's My Monthly Hero release with some older holiday sets (and a little customization) to create a festive holiday card! To start I found a public domain Christmas song (meaning no longer protected by copyright laws...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some storybook inspiration (with a liberal dash of Disney influence ;) ) using some of the newest products from this month's release! I was on vacation during the My Monthly Hero launch for this month, so I was excited to dive into some of the add-ons for today's post. Let's get started with all of the...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a card using the new Fairytale Book Alphabet set to create a custom Happy Birthday sentiment. I love the font, especially the upper case letters, they add some extra flair to any sentiment or name you need to stamp! To make the card start by die cutting the middle Scroll Infinity Die from Antique Ivory cardstock. Next...

Hello, Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering video series! In this video and episode, we are taking a closer look at the Color Layering Betta Fish stamp set. Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made the cards I'm sharing today. If you’re having a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today with some inspiration featuring treats that just scream summertime to me. It's been hotter than blazes in my neck of the woods; summer is in full swing. Not much says summer like walking around a carnival with cotton candy, licking up a snow-cone, or drooling over some cherry pie. I've used the You're Sweet As Pie stamp...

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....

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a card using the From the Vault Etched Serene Sun stamp and the Smile Stamp & Cut set. To make the card I started with a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of Dove White cardstock and stamped the sun using Lemon Drop and Creamsicle Reactive Inks. I inked the stamp with the Lemon Drop ink, then using...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some inspiration using the From The Vault Flowers stamp set from our 45th Anniversary release! One of my favorite ways to challenge myself with these From The Vault images was creating a modern feel with images pulled from sets over the last 45 years. For today's post, I have three projects featuring a stark black and...

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...

Hi everyone! This is Ilina! Today I have a fun card for you using the new Lake Time Fun stamp set and dies, along with the Snowy Drifts Fancy Dies. To make the card, start by stamping the images from the set onto Dove White cardstock using Intense Black Ink, die cut and set a side. Cut off the trees from the Snowy Drifts Fancy...

Hello! Have you seen the newest additions to our Hero Hues Premium Cardstock line? This month we have added two new colors -- Meadow and Lapis. Below I have some comparisons to colors currently in our line so you can see where they fit in. Meadow is a great grassy green color that fits in between Kiwi and Pesto. And Lapis is a beautiful blue...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some inspiration using a few of the older products from previous catalogs. I love mixing old and new products, because I so frequently forget that there are so many beautiful older products sitting on my shelf just waiting to be used!! Today, I've paired the older-but-still-gorgeous Hero Florals Magnolia with the Bold Graphic Confetti Die and...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Tiger Wisdom set that was released as an add-on to the June 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit. I love creating one layer scene cards and I thought this set would work well for the design. I started off by taking a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of white cardstock....

The Abstract Graphic Texture Die is gorgeous on its own, but I decided to alter it a bit to create the look of a confetti background on this birthday card. After cutting the die from Dove White Cardstock, I used a craft knife to cut out various pieces of the die. Then I covered the back with lots of little strips of foam adhesive, making...