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Watch Channin make two cute cards with the September 2025 Hero Studio release—a fun autumn shaker with the Card Kit & a bonus from other subscriptions!

Make a cozy fall gatefold card with vellum, layered stamping, and a belly band using the Hero Arts September Stamp & Cut of the Month: Pick of the Patch.

Discover how to make a bold, textured card using inks, stencils, and a unique stippling technique. Watch as the trees from the September Layering Stencil of the Month are brought to life with rich detail and depth.

Create an adorable die cut scene card featuring a fox and an orange tabby cat in a comfy brass bed complete with blue quilt and fluffy pillows.

Get inspired with our September Monthly Minis! Watch as Mindy Eggen and Charlene Madrid share creative project ideas in four inspiring videos—one for each subscription.

Celebrate the season with the Fall in the Forest September Hero Studio release! Featuring adorable woodland critters, autumn foliage, and festive details, this cozy collection is perfect for all your fall crafting.

Hi everyone! Ilina here! With the weather cooling down a little down here in Georgia and with the fact that it's already September, I thought it was perfect timing to start creating some Fall inspired cards. Today I am using the Fall Pattern stamp set along with the Fall Pattern Cover Plate. I also am using the new Reactive Glitz Inks – they are amazing!!! To make the...

Good morning! Jess here with a vibrant card to say thanks or celebrate Thanksgiving featuring ink blending and dry-embossing. I love using stencils as they were originally intended but sometimes it's fun to change things up a bit!  Today I'm using the new Leaves and Swirls Stencil to dry-emboss a dimensional background on my card panel. To start, I take the Leaves and Swirls Stencil and...

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and in today’s video I’m creating a fall themed shaker card featuring the elements from the Classic and Premium September My Monthly Hero Kits. Watch below or on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. To create this card I first die cut an A2 panel of Sand cardstock with the Coordinating Fall Window Die (Classic & Premium). I then ink-blended over...

Good morning friends! Today we're bringing you some amazing crafty inspiration from our Global Team, with a focus on some of the September release products! Starting off we have this beautiful autumn card created by Michelle using the Leaf Circle Stencil and a sentiment from Artichoke Arrangement. The colors of her beautiful ink blending certainly evoke a fall feeling! Lisa created this clean and simple beauty...

Hey everybody! It's Maria here today and I am really happy to be here to share a mixed media card that I had so much fun making. I started out wanting to focus on the beautiful new Leaf Circle Stencil (so great for Autumn cards, right?) and when I saw how magical it looked in gold I decided to go with more of a nature/woodland...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the Foliage & Flowers Fancy Die that was released as an add-on alongside the September 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit.  These dies can be used to represent any flower or foliage, but I thought it would be fun to try and make them in to sunflowers for my card. I used...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some autumnal inspiration for you using the new Autumn Arrangement wood block stamp! If this image looks familiar to you, it's because this beautiful bouquet was the focal point for the latest My Monthly Hero Kit. It's so gorgeous...I'm so glad that we have it in the regular stamp lineup! I struggle with autumn...

Hey friends! This is Mindy here with you today to share some inspiration using the new Leafy Branches Hot Foil Plate. I absolutely love hot foiling! It brings cards a step up and adds such shine. I especially love using hot foiling in my Fall and Winter projects. I've played with this set a few times already but this time, I am going very clean and...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. I hope you are as excited for Fall as I am, even though it's still pretty warm down here in Georgia, but I am looking forward to chillier weather. Today I am sharing a Fall card using the new Fall Leaves Cover Plate and doing some creative masking/stenciling with it to add color to the leaves. To make the card start by...

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 stencil, I'm going to use...

The minute I saw the new 5-Point Stars Infinity Dies, I knew I had to try making them into hanging, sculptural ornaments! How easy and fast these became my fall centerpiece. I already had a branch to decorate, but you can probably find them outside. Mine lights up, or you can add tiny “rice” lights that are battery operated. If you want, spray the branch...

Good morning! Jess here with a clean and simple video to start your week! Today I'm using some cardstock scraps and a little swipe embossing to create a thank you card that's perfect for fall. I've also created a video for today's card and you can watch the video below or over at our YouTube channel! To start I've cut 1/4" and 1/2" strips of Hero...

Hey there! Daniel West here with a fun monochrome Halloween greeting featuring the Spider Web Bold Prints! All the fun holidays come around in the fall. Some of us impatiently await invitations to parties, buy costumes, and make cards! This card looks like a great way to invite your friend to join your horde for a [socially distanced] costume party!  Steps to Create this Card:...

Hello friends and finally, happy fall! I’m Debi Adams and I can say that this past week, it actually felt like autumn. The days are shorter, the air is crisp and I spied some leaves changing colors. They are all a sign it is time to pull out the fall decor, sip some hot cider and begin the season by creating. Today I am showcasing...

Today we are hopping to celebrate all things fall and winter - and to rev up your holiday cardmaking motors in the process! We are also joining Lea Lawson during her month-long Crafty Comeback Party. Lea is an amazing designer, and we are thrilled to support her! Tune into her blog every day this month - she began the party on October 7, and there...

Good morning! Jess here with a fun way of using the beautiful Autumn Icons Fancy Dies to create simple rustic decorations for some fall treats! I was baking a batch of pumpkin spice muffins a few days ago and wanted to "spice" them up a bit! I was also trying to convince myself that they were muffins (and therefore healthy) so I decided against adding frosting....

It's finally Fall! Though if you live in the South (Georgia for example) it may not feel like it. Just knowing that the temperatures will start dropping soon and it will become less humid makes me feel hopeful (I am honestly ready for summer weather to be over). And, I love Fall. All the rich colors, smell of pie and other baked goods. Knowing Halloween and...

I haven't ever heard anyone say they don't like Fall or the Fall colors. And if you think about it - what is there not to love? Rich yellow, orange and red colors that this season brings are simply stunning and they inspired this simple Autumn card.  Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made this card: If you’re having a problem viewing this video,...

This giant cling stamp Vine Pattern Bold Prints is very versatile. Even though it was meant to be used with sunflowers and pumpkins, I think it makes a great background for anything! For my first card, I did indeed combine it with a pumpkin. I stamped the background in Soft Brown ink on a light orange card. Then I gathered together some dies to have...

Who is ready for Fall?  I am!  The weather has been quite warm in the Pacific Northwest but it seems that it is finally starting to cool as we head into Fall.  Today I'm designing with the Branch Wreath Fancy Die: Wreaths make me think of Fall/Winter, how about you?  I teamed it up with the Sunshine and Earth Mix Layering Papers.  The watercolored background...