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Hi friends! Today we are sharing another installment of our monthly series, Celebrating Black Crafters, where we share artwork from artists who we'd love for you to get to know. Today our amazing guest artist is Adrian Mackey! Hey y’all! My name is Adrian Mackey. I am a native Texan, a wife and mother, a librarian, and a paper crafter! Whew! That’s a mouthful. I...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our November My Monthly Hero Release Day Blog Hop. Big thanks to everyone who participated, checked out the cards on the designers’ blogs, left lovely comments, and made this month's kit a success! Our randomly selected winner will receive the entire collection of November add-ons. And the winner is... Nancy Kennedy Rose, who left this comment...

Hey everyone. It's Dana here with you today. Let me share with you how you can mass produce your holiday cards this year. You can change up the color palette with a similar image and get fabulous results. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube) This card was made using the Merry Poinsettia Bunch stamp set. Creating this card...

Hi crafty friends! It's time for another Stay Crafty With Hero challenge. This month we are challenging you to create Holiday Tags! We'll include all of the details further down this post; but first, here's some gorgeous tag inspiration from Ilina to kick off our newest challenge. Hi everyone! With the holidays fast approaching it's the perfect time to get a head start on creating...

Hello everybody! It's Maria here and I hope you're having a great day. Today I've got a bright and happy Christmas card featuring the Color Layering Merry Christmas and Argyle Pattern Bold Prints stamps. This is a pretty easy card to make and I think it could easily be mass produced as well if you're looking to make a bunch of Christmas cards at once....

Hi everyone! Today we are sharing a closer look at some of the brand new add-ons that we've released along with the November kit. Although the kit sold out quickly, there are plenty of fun and festive options for all of the holiday crafting in your future! Shop for the November MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted to have Debi Adams here to share some...

Hello, friends! It’s Channin here with a new card and video! Today I create a very "cool" see-through card featuring the November My Monthly Hero Kit! Watch to see how I create my own snowy glittery acetate sheet and then build my see-through card base to make a perfect frosty scene for my snowman!! (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching...

November is here and the holiday season is upon us! With our November My Monthly Hero kit, we have everything you need to create adorable handmade tags and/or gift toppers for all of your Christmas gift-giving. The dies in this kit are equally great for cards, scrapbook pages and even felt ornaments! We've included a stamp set with patterns to decorate the tag pieces, and...

It's almost time to launch the November My Monthly Hero kit – release is coming up today at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific! We hope you’ve enjoyed all of the ideas our team has shared for using this kit. As promised, we have one kit to give away to a lucky blog reader, selected from comments left on the Countdown to Creativity posts. We’ve randomly selected a...

Friends, release day is near! There's just one more sleep until our November My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons are revealed on Monday at 10am PT. Until then, enjoy the final three sneak peeks from our Creative Team – they're sure to make you smile! Looking for more details on these irresistible holiday projects? Visit the blog links provided below each designer's photo. Project #9...

Welcome back to the November My Monthly Hero kit countdown! Release day is coming up on Monday, November 1 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific, and today we are thrilled to have four more Creative Team members here to share a sleigh full of holiday inspiration. Fair warning: the cuteness is on another level. We hope you enjoy these peeks! Project #5 created by Debi AdamsClick HERE...

Welcome to the first day of our November My Monthly Hero kit countdown! The new kit will be revealed and available for purchase on on Monday, November 1 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. For the next three days, this space will be brimming with holiday goodness as our amazing Creative Team shares what they've been making with the kit. Be sure to visit each of...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a tag to share with you using Buffalo Check Pattern Bold Prints. This background stamp is so versatile. It works all year round but for today's project, I thought I would create an autumn tag which fits perfectly for our Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge this month, which is to use fall colours. When I think of...

Welcome crafty friends! Mindy Eggen here with you today to share inspiration using the Nativity stencil. This stencil has some delicate areas to it so I'm going to spray the back of the stencil with Pixie Spray which is a low-tack adhesive spray. It will leave the back of the stencil tacky so it won't move when I start to ink blend. I started with...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a Christmas card using a non-traditional color scheme and the new Christmas Tree Pieces Fancy Die set. To make the card I started with a piece of Lapis cardstock measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Starting from the top, I ink blended Navy and Dusty Blue inks to create a gradient look. Next using some Unicorn White...

Welcome crafty friends! Mindy Eggen joining you today to share inspiration in two ways using the Coloring Layering Robin stamp set. I'll be creating a Christmas card and Fall themed card plus sharing my tips along the way. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube) The Color Layering Robin is such a versatile stamp set. While I'm creating two...

Today we are absolutely thrilled to add a new team to the Hero family! Introducing the Hero Arts Global Team - a group of incredibly talented stampers who will be sharing the love of Hero Arts from around the globe! They will be working with our releases each month. Read below to learn a little more about them, and make sure to follow them! So...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today for some super feminine angelic inspiration using a few of the beautiful new products from the 2021 Holiday Collection! I sometimes shy away from wood block stamps, in general, just because I want to use my MISTI all day every day (ha!), but I will make an exception for some stamps whose incredible detail and beauty can...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring the Graphic Lines Holiday stamp set. This set also includes pretty ornaments and a sentiment in a modern font, but I kept things very simple today. I started off by stamping the largest tree image in Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink onto three colors of cardstock: Mist, Peony, and Kiwi. Then, I heat...

Hello friends, we're so glad you're here! What may seem like an ordinary Wednesday in October is actually a day we've been eager to share with you for quite some time. There's a whole lot of exciting news packed into this post – let's get right to it! Look up, look down, look to the side, look all around heroarts.com. We're thrilled to invite you...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here today, sharing a mini slimline card I created showcasing the Steampunk Holiday stamp set and the coordinating Frame Cuts. This set features steampunk-inspired gears, border elements, a bird, an angel, and a top hat-wearing owl, along with four sentiments. The time pieces and gears in the set are perfect for a New Year card. My card came together quickly and...

Hey there, Daniel, here, with a video showing you how I colored in the new Gift Shop Background Cling stamp and turned it into a peek-a-boo card! Sometimes I color something and it turns out ok, but other times I fall in love with the project. This one I love! What makes one coloring project stand out more than another? Let me know in the...

I was inspired by a beautiful fall rainbow this week and it sparked an idea for a rainbow pumpkin! Because I am known for utilizing dies and stamps in unorthodox ways, today’s card idea is all that!! I used Rainbow Infinity Dies to cut Papaya and Pumpkin rainbow arches. Next was Large Snowflake and Swirls with Meadow cardstock to cut the stem and leaf. (However,...

The current Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge theme, Fall Colors, is a perfect opportunity to create a fall card with your favorite autumn stamps using your most loved fall inks. Today, I’m sharing a fall card with a fun “leaf globe”, inspired by the beautiful Leaves in the Wind Bold Prints background. The swirling, windblown leaves on this stamp, colored with traditional fall colors, make...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Vintage Toys Fancy Dies. You can use these dies in so many different ways - cut them from colours of cardstock, ink blend, watercolour, colour with markers - the sky's the limit! For today though, I thought I would keep them simple and paper piece them with some...

Hello! Jessica here with a sparkly flat see through Hanukkah shaker card inspired by my crafty friend, Ilda! To start I stamped the menorah and sentiment from Mazel Tov with Embossing & Watermark ink and heat-embossed it with Silver embossing powder. Then I colored the menorah with Copic markers. I used the Nesting Square Infinity Dies to cut out the menorah and sentiment from Dove...

Hi friends! Today we are sharing another installment of our monthly series, Celebrating Black Crafters, where we share artwork from Black artists who we'd love for you to get to know. Today our amazing guest artist is Luana Owens! I am Luana Owens and I am a creative. I have been creative all my life. As a child I collected stationery, journaled, drew and wrote...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our October My Monthly Hero Release Day Blog Hop. Big thanks to everyone who participated, checked out the cards on the designers’ blogs, left lovely comments, and made this month's kit a success! If you haven't had a chance to grab your kit yet, we do still have a limited quantity available here. Our randomly selected...

Hi friends! I'm here today with a card and video using the gorgeous new Patina Technique Kit. Patina effects have been my jam since the late 1900s - I just love the look so very much. There are a variety of ways to get this look while papercrafting, but this kit has everything you need in one spot! I have about worn my Floral Tile...

Today's post introduces the latest challenge from our friends over at A Blog Named Hero. We are so thankful for the support they give us, and the amazing creations the team creates. If you're looking for a fun challenge to play along with, check them out! Today team member, Dhruvika, is sharing a cheerful card for their October challenge! Hi there crafting friends! I’m excited...

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...

Welcome everyone! Mindy Eggen here with you today and it's time to board the Winter Express! Have your tickets ready, here we go! Do you get into Hallmark movies around the holidays? It's a guilty pleasure of mine and when I first saw the Winter Express Bold Prints, it reminded me of a cover for one of those movies. What came to mind was the...

Now that this month's kit and add-ons have been revealed, it's time to take a closer look at some of the new products! It is the perfect time to begin planning your holiday projects so that you can spend more time celebrating the joy and magic of the season once it arrives. Take a look at all of the festive add-ons including stamps, dies, stencils,...

Hello, friends! It’s Channin here with a new card and video! Today I create a Victorian Christmas interior scene featuring the new October My Monthly Hero Kit. Watch to see how I color these beautiful images, create a simple blended winter landscape as well as modify the included window die to construct my festive holiday scene! (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please...

Look through the window onto a joyous holiday scene with the October My Monthly Hero Kit. The candles are lit, the classic toys are under the tree and the champagne is flowing. This month's kit includes Victorian Christmas-inspired imagery in a large 6x8 stamp set, and a gorgeous window die that sets the stage for the scenes you will create. Rounding out the kit are...

It's almost time to launch the October My Monthly Hero kit – release is coming up today at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific! We hope you’ve enjoyed all of the ideas our team has shared for using this kit. As promised, we have one kit to give away to a lucky blog reader, selected from comments left on the Countdown to Creativity posts. We’ve randomly selected a...