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Fall is quickly approaching and we have some gorgeous new stamps, dies and stencils in our new 2022 Handmade for the Holidays Catalog that are perfect for autumn crafting. Today I'm using the Color Layering Wreath Stencils, which contain four stencils that layer to create a custom colored wreath for any season. While Christmas and Winter might be the more obvious occasions to use this...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! For today's card I combined a few products along with one of the six new Core Ink colors: Peony. And I am showing how you can do color layering using the same ink pad for two or more layers. To make the card start with a piece of Deluxe Smooth White cardstock measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (A2) and secure...

Hello there and welcome to the last day of Color Week! It's Michelle here and today I am focusing on Inkers. Every ink in the Core Ink collection now has a matching Inker. That's 57 Core Inks and Inkers to play with! These Inkers have been made so that you can refill your Core Ink pads, but they can do so much more! The Creative...

Good morning! Jess here with a cheery mixed media card! Today I'm experimenting with the new Hero Wax for the first time and I'm excited to share those results with you. To start I stamped the Underwater Bold Prints stamp onto a panel of Adriatic cardstock with Navy ink. Then I laid the Water Flow Slimline Stencil over the panel and applied a thin layer...

Hello friends! It's Mindy here with you today to share how I created this mixed media card featuring the new Brick Embossing Powder. I included my step-by-step process in a video. If you have trouble viewing this video, you can watch it HERE on Youtube. Mixed media cards can seem a little intimidating but if you break it down into layers, it's really a lot...

Hello everyone! It's Maria here and today I have a glitzy, blinged out card to share with you. I started with a piece of A2 sized Pitch Black cardstock and I used my Abstract Frames Stencil to apply Glitter Hero Paste to it with a palette knife. This new Glitter Paste looks so cool on black cardstock! I set my background aside to let it...

Hey everybody it's Maria here today with an easy concept to help you put together some super fun mixed media cards. The concept is "layering!" Layer those colors, layer those textures and layer that paper! When I'm creating mixed media projects I love trying to create depth in my work and thinking of my project in layers really helps me to do that. To get...

Hi crafty friends! It's time for another Stay Crafty With Hero challenge! This month we are challenging you to create projects using Fall Colors. You can use the colors in this challenge banner or whatever fall colors speak to you! We'll include all of the details further down this post; but first, here's a beautiful, seasonally appropriate card from Maria to kick off our newest...

Hey everybody! It's Maria here and I hope you're all having an amazing day today! I'm excited because for today's blog post I got to play around with Hero Paste and I've even got a video for you. Hero Paste is a white, opaque texture paste that you can use in a variety of different ways to add texture to your projects. You can use...