Hero Arts Blog

Create four versatile birthday cards with the Best Gift Ever Collection using stencils, foiling, shaker elements, and easy one-layer designs.

Watch Carissa Wiley’s LIVE replay and learn how to combine foiling, letterpress, stamping, stenciling, and die cutting with the Tranquil Garden collection.

Create gorgeus giftwrapped presents with the Best Gift Ever Collection. Add a little stenciling and ink blending to add fun patterns to presents.

Create a colorful rainbow gift box shaker card using the Wrap It Up Letterpress Plate and Gorgeous Giftwrap Stencil. It’s a versatile design for any occasion!

Create a beautifully foiled snowy background with the Celebration Letterpress + Foil Plate — the perfect match for our fun, festive, and Sassy Elf Dies!

Jeannie adds a touch of sparkle with the Celebration Letterpress & Foil Plate to this cheerful holiday card using the Sassy Elf Costume Die Set.

Learn how to add monochrome magic to hot foiled images so that they pop! This card uses the Cup of Cheer Letterpress + Foil Plate, adding color with pencils.

Rachel shares a creative tutorial on making adorable ghost-themed mixed media ATCs using the Boo to You dies. It’s a fun and spooky craft perfect for celebrating the best season of the year—Halloween!

In this blog post, Lisa shares how to craft a sweet yet spooky Halloween card that's both simple and stylish. With a touch of splatter for added texture and interest, it's the perfect handmade touch for the season!

Create a subtle foiled background using Opal Glimmer Hot Foil and the beautiful Lavish Flourish Letterpress + Foil Plate.

Discover seven new Letterpress + Foil Plates now available from the Lovely Letterpress collection.

Create a beautiful and elegant thank you card with the Best Wishes Letterpress + Foil Plate Set. This stunning design features a floral border and a professional-looking sentiment, perfect for expressing gratitude and appreciation.

Hello there, Michelle here. Today I have a card and video to share hot foiling with non-traditional holiday colours. I am using the Wreath & Finch Letterpress + Foil Plate, and although I am hot foiling today, you can use the plate with letterpress too for a completely different look! Here is the video showing how I made the card: (If you are having trouble...

Hello Creatives! This is Rachel Kleinman and today I'm sharing a couple of ways to use your Letterpress + Foil Plates, specifically the beautiful Thank You Flowers Plate. I started by foiling the flowers with Pewter Metallic Foil using my Glimmer Hot Foil machine – twice on Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock, twice on Peony cardstock, and twice on Kiwi cardstock. By foiling on a colored...

Hello crafty friends! This is Mindy here today and I am going to give a quick introduction on how to use the Hero Arts Letterpress + Foil Plates to create stunning and elegant cards. You can watch the video down below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel.  In the video, I am going over the BetterPress System, how to ink up the plates and...

Hi crafty friends! Natasha Polite sharing a crafty card featuring the NEW Letterpress + Foil Plates from our Spring Catalog Release. To start off the card, I grabbed Luxe White Watercolor Paper and the wreath from the Antique Bee Letterpress +Foil Plate set. I will be using these in conjunction with the BetterPress System and a large die cutting machine. When doing Letterpress, cotton or watercolor paper...