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Hello and welcome to Christmas in July here at Hero Arts! This week we invite you to join us for a special preview of the new 2017 Wintertime Fun collection, leading up to the full catalog reveal on Wednesday, July 19. Let’s start things off with a festive holiday classic… This gorgeous card highlights not […]

Hello! Jess here with a bright and cheerful birthday card using the fun Shopping Bag Fancy die as a gift holder! Watch the video tutorial below to see how I created my card! If you have problems viewing the video please try watching it on YouTube! We recently released the Shopping Bag Fancy die as […]

I am a big fan of Hero Arts ombré inks – I love using them for backgrounds, color layering stamps and more. Today I have simple monochromatic Thinking Of You cards to give you a closer look at the 4 new ombré pads – Ombré Hydrangea, Ombré Soft Sky To Indigo, Ombré Meadow and Ombré Spring […]

I love the variety of inks that Hero Arts offers. It’s so fun to see the transformation of the Color Layering images. Today’s card is a good example of unexpected color combinations. Isn’t the Color Layering Hydrangea stamp set beautiful? The leaves are stamped with Lime Green Shadow Ink and then layered with Green Apple. I was surprised […]

Like any other self-respecting card maker, I enjoy sending my friends and family some of the creations that I labored hours over. ;) However, I enjoy sending these labors of love even more when I have a quirky – or dare I say, cheesy? – sentiment to add to them. The new Irreverent Birthday Messages […]

If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know that I’m a mom of two fur babies. So I had to play with these cute cat images included in the Purr stamp set from 2017 Spring Catalog. My inspiration came from my own card that I made last August using circles window frame. This time I created […]

While Chameleon pens are perfect for coloring images (especially for the coloring-impaired such as myself), they aren't limited to just that. For my card today, I decided to use the pens to create an ombre look on my die cuts.

It won’t be long before the holidays are here and it’s never too early to start on those holiday cards! So today I decided to get a jump start on my holiday cards and play along with our new Holiday Cardmaking Challenge.

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 […]

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...

I'm a big fan of using sets in full as a background. Today's card uses the [hero_product_link sku="CL982" text="Luggage Tag Alphabet"]. I used an A2 panel that I cut from the [hero_product_link sku="PS621" text="Sunshine Mix Layering Paper"] pack. I inked up the alphabet with [hero_product_link sku="AF207" text="Butter Bar Shadow Ink"] and pressed the [hero_product_link sku="PS621" text="Sunshine Mix Layering Paper"] panel on top. I stamped the...

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...

I am a big fan of Hero Arts dye ombré ink pads so when I spotted two new pigment metallic pads from Hero a bunch of stamping ideas rushed through my mind and I was lucky to jot down a few. I love both dye and pigment inks; dye - for how fast they dry and how they overlap and pigment, as silly as it...

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...

I love creating with Hero Arts Color Layering stamp sets and ombre inks as the colors of ink in these have been carefully selected and always work so great together for Color Layering (among other things). However, sometimes I want to alter the colors of the ink slightly, for example make the final image a bit lighter, but I don't always have the right shade...

Today I'm sharing a baby card. I'm a huge fan of gender neutral colors, how about you? Let's start from the bottom and work up. The fun [hero_product_link sku="CG687" text="Alphabet Soup Bold Prints"] is a great base for a baby card. I inked it up with [hero_product_link sku="AF207" text="Butter Bar Shadow Ink"]. The [hero_product_link sku="A6152" text="Little Turtle"] and [hero_product_link sku="A6153" text="Little Hippo"] are so cute...

Hello. Today I am sharing a simple ombre card, created with the gorgeous Foliage Bold Prints stamp. To create my card, I first stamped the Foliage Bold Prints on white cardstock with Ombre Lime to Forever Green Ink. Next, I splattered the panel with green watercolor paint to create a more messy and natural look. Once dry, I stamped the Happy Birthday Script on top...

Hello! Where do you draw your inspiration from? It's not usual for me, but this time I got inspired by the colors from the [hero_product_link sku="AF329" text="Neon Chartreuse to Blue ombre ink pad"] for today's card. I wanted to create a soft and lovely look with watercolors, featuring the [hero_product_link sku="CG687" text="alphabet background"] and [hero_product_link sku="CL940" text="Balloon Animal Birthday"] stamps. And here is what I...