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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, Teri, is sharing a project for their July challenge and it is so fun! It’s Teri here sharing this...

Hi stampers! It’s time for our July Awesome Add-ons feature. Before we dive into the project inspiration, here’s a look at all 14 of the exciting add-on stamps and dies that we've released along with the July My Monthly Hero Kit. Shop for the July MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted to have Debi Adams here to share some fabulous “beyond the kit” ideas for a few of the add-ons. Hi friends! Happy to...

Hi everyone! Today I've got a simple technique to share that will add dimension and elevate your cards to the next level. Check out the video below for some diecut layering! If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.  Dies like the Leaves & Vines Fancy Die are perfect for this technique. It makes a big statement and it's a quick card to pull...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here! Hope you are having a great week so far! One of my favorite color combos is teal and coral. So, today, I am excited to share a card showcasing our new Hero Arts Bermuda and Coral Special Cardstock. The dark teal and bright coral are beautiful summer colors that work well together or with our existing line of premium cardstock. ...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the Succulent Bouquet stamp set. I thought about going traditional with my colours but then I thought, what if I went in a completely different direction and create a rainbow coloured succulent! Here is the video showing how I made the card: If you are having trouble viewing this video, please...

Hi friends! Do you make different sized cards? I do - and my latest favorite is the mini slimline format - it's so cute! I'm more comfortable working in smaller formats, so this cute format is my jam. I wanted to use the Birthday Cake Pop-up Die in this format, but I ran into a bit of a snag. If I position the die at the...

Have you tried any of the new Looking Glass Die sets yet? Looking Glass Dies are designed to build small, layered scenes by cutting windows and backgrounds from cardstock. Although these sets can easily be interchanged, today I’m only using the three dies from the beautiful Looking Glass Windmill Tulips set to create the focal points for my two cards. This Dutch inspired die set...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have a super festive "fiesta" birthday project for you using the new Birthday Border Fancy Die! These fancy border dies are some of my favorites with which to create; you can go super simple and just use them as silhouettes for a great background, or you can go super detailed (as I've done today) with your markers...

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 beautiful creations the team creates. If you're looking for a fun challenge to play along with, check them out! Today team member, Essie, is sharing a project for their June challenge and it is gorgeous! Hello Crafty Friends! I'm Essie...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a super fun birthday card using the new Number Candles stamp set and coordinating dies along with the Birthday Stamp & Cut XL and the Birthday Balloons Bold Prints. To make the card, start by stamping the number candles and flames on watercolor paper using Intens-ified Black ink. Then watercolor the numbers and die cut. Apply Sparkle Clear...

Hi everybody! It's Maria here and today I've got a fun card with a mixed media background to share with you. I wanted to use the new Art Deco Arches Stencil to create my background. I grabbed a piece of white cardstock and a bottle of Eggplant (purple) gloss spray. I sprayed my stencil (not the paper through the stencil, just the stencil itself) with the...

Hi everyone and welcome back! This is Mindy here today to share with you a fun emboss resist technique using the Gel Press. I've done a few videos myself using the gel press and this is a new technique that I recently learned from Jennifer McGuire that I thought would look amazing with the Fireworks Bold Prints background stamp. If you are not familiar with...

Hey there friends! Daniel, here, with a birthday card any guy would enjoy. It features the new Looking Glass Canyon Lands Dies in a tri-fold setup. Watching Jennifer McGuire's video on using these Looking Glass line of dies inspired me to move beyond my basic single fold card to try a more complex set up. It looks hard but proved quite easy to accomplish. Supplies...

Are you participating in the current Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge? I love participating in card challenges as I like the idea of using a given theme, provided by someone else, as inspiration. This month’s theme, Fun in the Sun, is a perfect opportunity to use your favorite summer supplies, anything that reminds you of fun and sunshine. Today I’m sharing a pair of sun-inspired...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! I hope you are excited about the Summer Catalog as much as I am. I am so excited about the new selection of Looking Glass Dies and today I decided to use the Looking Glass Day or Night set and show you how changing the colors you use will change the look of your card.  For my first card I used Nautical cardstock...

Who knew I could create a sandy, underwater scene while stamping in the desert?? All you need are the new aquatic stamps and dies from the May release! And a bit of my backyard desert sand for the perfect prop! Let’s begin with die cutting the Swirling Tide Border Fancy Die from Mist cardstock. Put a card base created from Paradise cardstock under it. Stamp your message from Color...

How about both? Hi there! Emily Midgett here today sharing a card with almost no stamping, but lots of color and dimension using the new Looking Glass Underwater Reef dies. Let's get started with the details! I began by die cutting all three windows from the Looking Glass Underwater Reef dies from the center of three pieces of A2 cardstock in shades of Mist, Paradise, and Adriatic....

Hi friends! I'm here today with a video showing you how to use our new Looking Glass Dies with one of the nifty Alignment Tool Stencils. This tool lets you perfectly align every Looking Glass Die set for your cards and is available in two sizes: A2/A6 and slimline. These dies create dimensional, layered scenes that are just so stunning, and for my project today with the Lighthouse...

Hello there, Michelle here with a card using the new Hero Lifestyle Mermaid dies. These work with the Hero Lifestyle Forms Fancy Dies to create merpeople. I created a mermaid today but you could create a merman too!  I started off my card by creating the mermaid. I die cut the body from the Hero Lifestyle Forms Fancy Dies using Antique Ivory Cardstock (cutting off the legs to fit...

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 beautiful creations the team creates. If you're looking for a fun challenge to play along with, check them out! Today team member Meg is sharing a project for their May challenge and it is stunning! Hello everyone! My name is...

Who's ready for summer and a little Fun in the Sun? We sure are. So we've made it the theme of our next challenge! You can interpret this theme however you'd like - any sort of imagery that makes you think of sunshine, summer, having fun - you name it! We'll include all of the challenge details further down this post, but first, here's a gorgeous card from...

Welcome everyone! This is Mindy here with you today to share some inspiration using the new Nautilus Pattern Bold Prints background stamp on your cards. There are many different techniques but I will be focusing on just one in particular. In fact, I was able to create five different cards with this technique and could have done more!  I have a video showing you step-by-step how to create these cards...

It's time for our Awesome Add-ons feature for the month of May! Have you had a chance to check out the new add-ons introduced on Monday along with this month's kit? There's an ocean of creative possibilities with all of these stamps, dies and stencils. We're also excited to introduce a brand NEW product collection -- Looking Glass Dies and coordinating alignment tools that double as stencils! The Underwater...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the Life Is Beautiful set. This is a really pretty set with lots of small floral images in (as well as sentiments) that you can use in lots of different ways. One way that I like to use sets like these is to create backgrounds.  I started off my card...

Hello there, crafty friend, I hope you're having a nice day! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a birthday card featuring the Festive Balloon stamp set and the coordinating Festive Balloon Frame Cuts. This stamp set is perfect for this month's Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge; the theme is Birthday Cards! I started off by using the two balloon dies to cut four small and three large balloons...

Hey there! Daniel, here with a fun window card featuring the Soft Landscape Window Fancy Die. Some of my favorite products from Hero Arts are the Window Fancy Dies. You can color them in or leave them be, heat emboss them or dry emboss with them. Today, I just die cut out a panel of Dove White Cardstock and left it alone. You can catch all...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some super graphic and clean inspiration to share with you using the new Line Art Flowers stamps and coordinating Frame Cuts. I used one background die cut with some selective die cutting to create two different card bases. Let's get started with the details!  Both cards feature the Line Art Flowers stamps and coordinating Frame Cuts, as...

Hi friends! Lydia here with a super fun accidental technique today. My intention for my card today was a crisp black and white design, but I had a lightbulb moment when I was inking up the Circles and Cylinders Bold Prints background stamp. The MISTI has made it so that if you have an imperfectly inked stamp - you can easily stamp it again and get...

Hi everybody! It's Maria here and I have a soft and sweet card to share with you today. I've paired up the Bug You stamp set and the Hero Arts Liquid Watercolors to make a quick and easy card.  I loved this Bug You stamp set from the second I saw it. I LOVE bugs! I often think that I could have been an entomologist because I...

I just can’t believe how many birthday cards I am always making! And how did my granddaughter get to be six already?? Let’s join the current Stay Crafty with Hero Birthday Challenge and make a super easy card with some Hero Arts dies. To make this card stamp the Confetti Bold Prints background stamp in Rose Madder ink on Peony cardstock. Use Slimline & Bookmarks...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here with you today sharing a card I created showcasing the new Flowy Stripes Stencil. This stencil can be layered with various Hero Arts inks to create beautiful designs that will enhance your projects. For today's card, I thought the stencil would make beautiful background paper.  To create my card, I adhered two opposite sides of the Flowy Stripes Stencil onto a...

Welcome back everyone! This is Mindy here with you today to share a clean and simple card using the fun new You Lift Me Up stamp set from Hero Arts. There are lots of great scene building elements included in this set with fun geometric patterns. I had my heart set on the hot air balloon and clouds the second I saw it! To draw attention...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card and video to share with you using the popped up die cut inlay technique. This is such a fun technique that steps traditional inlay a little. I am using the Birthday Message Cover Plate for my card today because not only does it work really well for the technique, it also fits in with our...

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 beautiful creations the team creates. If you're looking for a fun challenge to play along with, check them out! Today team member Kailash is sharing a project for their April challenge. Hi crafty friends. I’m so excited to be here to...

Hello crafty friends! It's time to Stay Crafty With Hero! This month's challenge should be an easy one. It's one of the main reasons we create handmade cards. This month we are challenging you to make Birthday Cards! It can be any sort of style or design, and use any sort of stamp, die, stencil or whatever type of product you wish. Whatever birthday theme you like, let that...

Happy Wednesday and welcome to our April Awesome Add-ons feature! Have you had a chance to check out the new stamps, dies, and stencils included in the April add-on collection? So many of these will pair creatively with the geometric stencils in the main kit and of course can stand on their own, too! Take a look... Shop for the April MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted to...