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Happy December! I decided to take a break from making my holiday cards and put some holiday stamps to use on a few non-card projects. First up a fun gift wrapping idea! For smaller special presents, I think it's fun to create custom stamped wrapping paper. I like to keep rolls of plain white and kraft wrapping paper on hand just for this reason. You can also use copy paper or other...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the Trumpeting Angel Fancy Die. This is such a pretty die that you can use in many different ways. For today's card, I simply wanted to cut in from white and create a bold background.  I started off my card by creating the background so that I had time to leave...

Hey there my friends! Daniel West here with a really fun set of gift tags featuring the Ornament Fancy Dies and Hero Arts embossing powders!  The Ornament Fancy Dies come in Joy, Wish, Love and Cheer (not pictured). I made a video tutorial for you to accompany this post. You can watch it here: (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.)...

Hi there crafting friends! It's Linda and I’m excited to be here today, to introduce the latest challenge on A Blog Named Hero. It’s heading towards the holiday season, so adding some sparkle will be right on time! For my card, I started with a plain white card base, then I took some texture paste and scraped it over the Glorious Petal Stencil. I then...

I haven’t even finished my Thanksgiving cards yet (SOON!!) when this assignment came along. I love working with word stamps, so let me show you a few ways to use them. I focused on Happy Holiday Mixed Font and Joy To The World Mixed Font woodblock stamps. I chose Ornament Peek-a-Boo Infinity Parts for my images. It’s hard for me to use non-traditional colors for Christmas, so...

Welcome everyone! It's Mindy Eggen and today I'm sharing some inspiration with the Snowflake Swirl Bold Prints background stamp. Typically, you would see this stamped in some traditional winter sky colors but I thought I would change it up today for a fun holiday scene. I'm starting by stamping the Snowflake Swirl Bold Prints onto Hero Hues Premium Dove White cardstock cut to 4 1/4"x 5...

Hi everybody! It's Maria here and I am so excited to get to share a card using the Fuzzy Winter Animals set today. This set is full of beautiful animals drawn in a fun, sketchy style. I decided to use the moose and the sweet little fawn. I started by stamping them and the moon onto watercolor paper using Intens-ified Black ink. I watercolored using...

Good morning! Jess here with a clean and simple ink-blended Christmas shaker! As we're headed into Christmas card crunch time, I thought I'd share a way to quickly create an interactive card! I started by blending Soft Pink, Stone Wash, and Navy ink onto Hero Hues Dove White cardstock with a blending brush. I kept my hand light for a soft background. I let it dry completely...

Hello, crafty friends! It's Seeka and today I have a card featuring a dressed up Greenery Medallion die cut wreath. I love how beautiful this detailed wreath is! I began by die cutting the wreath from Dove White cardstock. Using a light teal-colored Copic marker, I quickly colored in the greenery, leaving the berries and the inner and outer frames white. Next, I added a bit of shading...

Hey there! Daniel West here with an easy light effect for the lamppost in the Winter Woods HeroScape stamp set. I adore all of the HeroScape stamp sets and this one in particular. It features a a few snow shadow stamps that absolutely rock! The snow-laden trees could not layer more easily.  Steps to Create this Card: To begin, I stamped out the lamppost image in Charcoal Ink...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am playing along with our current Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge to create a slimline card. You still have 10 more days to enter for a chance to win a Hero Arts gift card! I decided to use the Tri-fold Edge Village Fancy Die set to create a tri-fold slimline card along with the Holiday Blessings set and the Etched Winter Scene...

Hola everyone!! Pocono Pam here with my take on the current Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge - slimline holiday cards. Slimline cards have been around for a while, but they are making a strong comeback and we are having soooo much fun with this trend. A typical slimline card measures 4 1/8” x 9 1/2”. However, any long and narrow card that fits into a...

Hello friends! I’m Debi Adams and today I am featuring a couple of my favorite die-cutting sets from the new Hero Arts Winter Catalog... Paper Layering Poinsettia, Joy Ornament Fancy Die, and Gift Card Holder Fancy Die. Although Christmas colors are traditionally red and green, I like going outside of the box so I chose pink and aqua for my palette. I have a new theme and/or color to...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Christmas is my favorite time of the year for crafting and it's less than two months away, so today I am sharing a Christmas card with you using the new Christmas Folks stamp set, the coordinating Frame Cuts and the Holiday Graphic Pattern Bold Prints. To make the card start with a piece of Sand cardstock and stamp the background using Embossing and Watermark...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I wanted to share an easily mass-producible holiday card with you using the Christmas Lights Border Fancy Die. In general terms, I do not mass produce cards. I maybe will make two of a card design and change up the colour, but that's it. However, for Christmas and the holidays, I find it easier to pick a couple of...

Hi friends! It's time for another Stay Crafty With Hero challenge. Have you tried the latest trend of making long, skinny cards referred to as "slimline" cards? We are seeing them everywhere, and they look like so much fun! So, we want to challenge you to make Slimline Holiday Cards! If you aren't familiar with slimline cards, they are generally sized to fit into a regular business-sized envelope....

Hi everybody! It's Maria here and I'm hoping you've all had a wonderful weekend. Today I'd like to kick this week off with a really fun card featuring the Ornament Peek-A-Boo Infinity Parts stamp set and the Circle Peek-A-Boo Doors Mini Infinity Dies. These dies coordinate perfectly with the ornament stamps to create fun little doors so that the ornaments swing open (you can stamp messages or other...

During the holidays, surprises abound. So this year, I thought it would be fun to include an extra surprise on some of my Christmas cards. Today, I’m sharing a trio of peek-a-boo holiday cards made with the beautiful Color Layering Poinsettia Christmas Tree set. To make each of my cards, I started by stamping a Color Layering Poinsettia Christmas tree on Dove White cardstock. To...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here sharing a gift tag I created with the newly released Christmas Folks stamp and coordinating Frame Cuts set. The set features Mr. & Mrs. Claus, angels, an elf and five holiday sentiments. When I saw Mrs. Claus in the set, I immediately knew I wanted to give her an afro! I love how she turned out and the tag is perfect to adorn any holiday gift! ...

Welcome everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by. Mindy here with you today to share a card created with the Cozy Town stamp set. Sometimes small images can be tedious to color but I'm going to show you how I quickly colored up my houses to create a simple Christmas card. I have a video for you to walk you through my steps creating this card....

Good morning everyone. It's Dana here with you today. I am woking on my holiday cards and finding simple yet beautiful ways to make them. My card features the beautiful Northern Winter Cover Plate. Oh my this cover plate is stunning! The details you see in this die are unmatched to other dies I have used. Let's get into how this card came together. Starting...

Welcome to our Awesome Add-ons monthly feature! October is here and with it, a whole new assortment of wonderful add-on stamps and dies to complement the October My Monthly Hero kit. Before we dive into the project inspiration, let's take a peek at all of the add-ons released this month. Get ready for a fun holiday season of cardmaking and crafting! Shop for the October MMH add-ons here Today we're...

Hello friends! It's Channin here with a new video and a couple of cards featuring the October 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. In today’s video I will create a pair of elegant cards using the simple and handy pattern stamping technique!! (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) To create these cards I first die cut two ornaments, one...

Inspired by the folk art of Scandinavia, the October release is a great mixture of ornate and sweet, and a beautiful addition to this year's holiday collection. With the main kit, let your creativity inspire you to create ornaments decorated with winter scenes of snowflakes, deer, birds and patterns. Or use these images on their own to build winter scenes. We've included three gorgeous colors...

Yesterday marked the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month! To honor and celebrate the contributions of the Hispanic community, we will be highlighting some wonderful individuals in the crafty world during the next several weeks. Please join us in welcoming Luisa Elena Guillén-K. to the blog today! Luisa Elena Guillén-K. is an artist originally from Mérida, Venezuela and has devoted her life towards her passion—the arts. Although an...

Hello everybody! It's Maria Willis here and today I get to share a card using the gorgeous new Bare Branched Tree Bold Prints stamp. This is a 6"x6" stamp and is perfect for making beautiful backgrounds with ease. You can pair this stamp with ink blending as I did here, a watercolored background, or, stamp it on its own to get a variety of looks. For...

Hello, Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for the last episode of the Color Layering video series! I hope you’ve enjoyed all the previous episodes and will enjoy this one just as much. I had the best time taking you with me on the Color Layering journey, exploring various color combinations, tips, and techniques for stamping Hero Arts Color Layering stamps. There is a special playlist available on...

Today we are so excited to share that the products from our 2020 Winter Collection are now available in the Hero Arts store! If you've already flipped through our catalog, you know that this release is packed full of beautiful new products. Take a few moments and browse the collection by clicking here. As always, enjoy FREE shipping on all US orders over $50! To celebrate...

It's time for another Stay Crafty With Hero challenge! We're so happy to have you joining us. This week we're inspired by Jenn Shurkus and her Get Cracking on Christmas challenge! On the third Thursday of each month, Jenn shares a holiday card and inspires you to do the same. The idea is that if you make some holiday cards each month, by the December...

Hi crafting friends, it’s Linda from A Blog Named Hero, and this month we’re inviting you to get sparkly! Sparkly can mean lots of things, so we’ll leave it up to your imagination as to how you’ll join in on this fun theme! I wanted to do a combination of neutral and simple, with full-on-sparkle. I took the Build a Tree stamp set, and created a...

Looking for some last minute holiday card inspiration? Today I've created a fun interactive card featuring the Cabinet Door Fancy Die. The doors open to a sweet snowy scene that will be sure to make the recipient smile. You could use this same die and create a scene for any season throughout the year! Here is what the card looks like when closed... And then it...

The easiest way to make a pretty card is to use a beautiful stamp. The From the Vault Poinsettia wood stamp is the loveliest floral stamp in my collection this year so I couldn’t resist making a pair of seasonal thank you cards with this gorgeous flower design. To make these cards, I started by randomly stamping the From the Vault Poinsettia stamp with Intens-ified...

It's time to tackle that pile of unwrapped presents in the corner of my bedroom, but first I like to make a few personalized tags to add to some special gifts. Not all gifts get the fancy ribbon and tags, but it's fun to dress up a few packages for those who I know will love the extra touch. I chose to use the Color Layering...

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 Nordic Tree stamp set. The Color Layering Nordic Tree stamp set features a solid tree shape that can be stamped in any color of ink and provide a base for your Christmas tree. You also have 3...

Hello there, Michelle here sharing a card using the Paper Layering Present Gift Card Pop Up Fancy Die. This is such a fun die that can be used to place a gift card inside of a card, or you could just use it as a pop feature in itself inside a card.  I started off my card by creating the outside portion of the card....