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Hi friends - Lydia here today with an EOINA technique - that stands for "everything old is new again." This is one of the very first "faux" techniques I ever learned and is still one of my favorites for scenic cards like the one I will show you today. The key to the technique is dry embossing. You can do this with a stylus or...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a fun card involving absolutely no stamping!!! All you need is a couple of die sets, a pack of Hero Transfers and cardstock of your choice. For my card I used the new Wood Fence Fancy Dies and Butterfly Foliage Fancy Dies along with a sentiment from With Sympathy Hero Transfers. To make the card start by cutting...

Hi crafty friends! It's Jeannie and today, I'm sharing a card where I created an easy but pretty background.  To create this card, I started with a piece of watercolor paper along with two colors of the Metallic Sprays: Blue + Shimmer Tone-on-Tone and Royal Purple + Gold Two-Tone. When you get these bottles, it's just the powder but all you do is add water and...

Hello again, crafty friends. It's Heather Ruwe here and I'm sharing a card featuring the HA + RT Center Stage stamp set from the new Ralph Tyndall collection that features a repeated image background. To create this card, I started by stamping the musical notes image from the HA + RT Center Stage stamp set multiple times using a rainbow of ink colors to create a background. The...

Hello crafters! I hope you've been enjoying all the fun of the brand new Spring 2024 release. This is Rachel Kleinman and today I'm excited to share a card using one of my favorite new products – the Parquet Cover Plate. This cover plate is such a beautiful staple to your background stash, and can be layered in endless combinations. My card today card features Hero...

Welcome friends! This is Mindy and I'm so excited to share inspiration with you today featuring the new Color Layering Tulip Pattern Stencils from the Spring 2024 Catalog. I have created a how-to video for you showing exactly how these cards came together. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.) I thought it would be fun to use this stencil...

The celebration of our 2024 Spring Catalog launch is far from over, friends! To keep the good vibes rolling, we have a sweet Freebie Friday deal for you today. While supplies last, you will receive the DF006 Birds and Flowers Cover Plate Die FREE with your order of $35 or more! That's right, this beautiful die, valued at $19.99, can be yours at no extra charge. But...

Greetings, fellow crafters! Today, I'm thrilled to walk you through the creation of a heartfelt sympathy card using the latest products from Hero Arts' Spring 2024 Catalog collection. This project combines innovative techniques with the fresh designs of spring to craft a card that conveys both comfort and beauty.To begin, I reached for the new Rounded Jewel Infinity Dies. Utilizing the sixth largest die, I cut...

Hello and welcome! We are so excited to share our amazing new Spring 2024 Catalog with you today! It's launching in our online store, and at participating retailers. The release is packed full of new stamps, dies, stencils, hot foil and letterpress plates, rub-on transfers, embossing powders, enamel dots and more! We are also thrilled to launch a co-branded product line with influential creator, Ralph Tyndall. Ralph is known for his captivating...

Welcome back to our 2024 Spring Catalog sneak peek party! We can hardly wait for tomorrow, when we'll be able to share ALL of the goodness with you! Wednesday's catalog launch and blog hop will begin right here at 9:00 am PT. The blog hop artists have outdone themselves and will be sprinkling their creative magic all around – get ready to be inspired! Candy hearts have nothing on the...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our February My Monthly Hero Release Day Blog Hop. Big thanks to everyone who participated, checked out the cards on the designers’ blogs, and shared kind comments! If you haven't had a chance to grab your kit yet, we do still have a limited quantity available – choose the Premium or Classic version, while supplies last. Our randomly selected winner will receive a $50 gift...

Hello and happy Monday, friends! Who's ready to see some sneak peeks from our upcoming 2024 Spring Catalog? We are excited to let you know that the full catalog reveal, product launch, and blog hop is coming up this Wednesday, February 14! Yes – the day of LOVE is also the day you'll be able to shop all of the the new products from our biggest...

Our next LIVE Make-Along event is this weekend! Join Channin to make along with the January 2024 My Monthly Hero kit. Gather your supplies and create two cards with Channin from start to finish. 👉🏼 When: Sunday, February 11 at noon PT/3pm ET 👉🏼 Where: Hero Arts Facebook and YouTube In addition to the January Premium My Monthly Hero Kit, the following supplies will be used: MHP0124 My Monthly...

Welcome to a new Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Challenge! For February, we asking "Do You Believe in Love?" We'd love to see everything lovey dovey - and that doesn't mean just Valentine's Day cards! Anything that conveys a feeling of love - so a birthday card with a love message, or a wedding or engagement card, or a card with a heart...

Hi there! It's Rosie and I am so excited to share a project with you today. When this Peacock Cover Plate Die from the February release came in the mail I could hardly contain myself. I immediately knew wanted to pair it with the Two-Tone Metallic Sprays. I die cut the the Peacock Cover Plate from Luxe White Watercolor Paper. This paper is pretty thick so I...

Hi friends! We’re back with our Awesome Add-ons feature for this month. Here’s a peek at all of the add-on products that were introduced along with the February kits on Monday – clear stamp sets and coordinating dies, Fancy Dies, Bold Prints, and a stencil. You'll have lots of creative options for pairing these goodies with the kits or using them separately! Shop for the February MMH add-ons here Today...

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and today I’m creating a vibrant encouragement card featuring the elements from the Classic and Premium February My Monthly Hero Kits. Watch below or on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. To create this card I first ink-blended an A2 panel of Dove White cardstock with Taffy, Berry Smoothie, Grape Slush and Purple Galaxy Reactive Inks. When I finished ink-blending the...

Our February My Monthly Hero release is about peace and friendship, reminding us that we all share the same sky, the same hopes and dreams. The Classic Kit features a 6" x 8" clear stamp set filled with beautiful serene floral images and sentiments that will expand your creative horizons. Also included are 17 coordinating dies and 4 tag Fancy Dies. The kit is rounded out with...

It's almost time to launch the February My Monthly Hero Premium and Classic kits – 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 the kits. 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...

The weekend has flown by and it's already time for our final countdown post before the February My Monthly Hero release on Monday! Tune in at 10am PT tomorrow for the big reveal of the new kits and a host of wonderful add-ons, all highlighted in an inspiration-filled blog hop. Today our Creative Team is once again filling the blog with fabulous inspiration to get you...

Welcome back to the February My Monthly Hero countdown! Today we are excited to share another batch of sneak peeks with you, in anticipation of the launch of the new kits and add-ons on Monday. Take a look at these beauties from the Creative Team and check out the links below the photos for additional details. How about a chance to WIN a kit before you can buy one on...

February is here and that means a new kit is on the way! The Classic and Premium versions of the My Monthly Hero Kit, along with some wonderful add-ons, will be available on Monday, February 5 at 10am PT. Between now and then, the Creative Team will be here to share lots of gorgeous inspiration with you! You will notice that some of their projects feature Premium kit elements, while some stick to the...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here! Hope you are having an amazing day! Today I am sharing a card I created using both the Golden Layering Golden Poppies Stencils and the Golden Poppies clear stamp set.  Though each set can be used independently, I wanted to showcase them together.  Creating my card was easy as each Hero Arts layering stencil has alignment markers for ease of use....

Hello again, crafty friends! Today we're sharing more crafty inspiration from our Global Team, using products from the January release! Anna created this gorgeous shaker card using the Vintage Birdcage Fancy Die. She added lots of beautiful gold texture around the edges, and finished with a sentiment from the I Love U Stamp & Cut set. Arjita created this bright and bold stenciled card using...

Hello! Jennifer Kotas here today and I’m sharing a card featuring the Large Sprinkled Dots Stencil and my favorite metallic spray, Ocean Blue and Gold Two-Tone Metallic Spray. 1. Stamp the Ode to Andy Warhol Bold Prints on a sheet of Luxe White Watercolor Paper using Deep Ocean Core ink. Use second generation stamping to make it lighter. Ink the stamp up, stamp on scrap paper then stamp on...

Hi crafty friends! Natasha Polite here sharing a card featuring offset layering of die cuts that is filled with hug and kisses, making it perfect for this Valentine's Day season. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.)   This card features the X from the Letters W-Z Fancy Dies and O from the Letters O-R Fancy Dies. I also use...

Hello and welcome! Karen Brown here and I have a very fun project to share with you today featuring this delightful new Vintage Birdcage Fancy Die. I love color and texture and I used lots of both on this card. Here is my recipe: I started with my background. Using Clear Embossing and Watermark Ink and Clear Embossing Powder I heat embossed the Ode To Andy...

Hi friends. It's Kailash here sharing a sweet card featuring the new Love Bird & Friends stamp set.  I paired it with the versatile Floral Border Fancy Die which I die cut from Dove White cardstock. I then inked just the center area first with Dusty Blue Core ink and Blue Raspberry Reactive ink, making sure not to get ink onto the floral border. I sprinkled a few...

hero Hi friends! Today we are here with an installment of our monthly series, CommUNITY, where we share artwork from artists who we'd love for you to get to know. CommUNITY is about embracing and honoring the creativity of individuals who are often underrepresented. By sharing art from diverse group of creators, we hope to not only bring inspiration to this paper crafting community we all love...

Hello there, Michelle here, and today I have a card to share using I Love U Stamp & Cut XL, creating a focal point for the sentiment, with the help of the Flower and Hearts Cover Plate. Both are new products from the January My Monthly Hero release. I started off my card by die cutting the 'U' from I Love U Stamp & Cut XL...

Hey everyone. It's Dana here with you today. We are going to make a fabulous card using the new Flower and Hearts Cover Plate. This new die makes it super easy to create beautiful cards.    If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube. To create today's card, I used several colors of cardstock. The colors I used to die cut the...

It's our first FREEBIE FRIDAY of the year, friends! Once a month, for 24 hours only, while supplies last, we are delighted to offer you a complimentary item with your qualifying order from heroarts.com. Our January Freebie Friday product is the 4" x 6" Color Layering Monarch Butterfly set shown above, valued at $15.99. It's easy to build dimensional stamped images using this versatile Color Layering stamp set – simply stamp...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a simple wreath, made with the Valentine Wreath Bundle, against a beautiful and easy shimmery spray background. I started off by creating the background so that it would have time to dry.  I sprayed four or five generous bursts of Fuchsia + Gold Two-Tone Metallic Spray and Bright Yellow + Copper Two-Tone Metallic Spray onto a 4.25" x 5.5" panel Luxe White Watercolor...

Hello crafty friends, it is Creative Team member Natasha Vacca on the blog and I am excited to be back today sharing an idea using the new Heart Burst Stencil with Two-Tone Metallic Sprays! So let's get started!   I started with a piece of Luxe White Watercolor Paper, the Heart Burst Stencil, and three colors of Hero Arts Two-Tone Sprays (Bright Yellow and Copper, Ocean...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a fun card using the new Chandelier Fancy Die and the Ode To Andy Warhol Bold Prints stamp. I will also show you a way to change the color of your glitter paper!  To make the card start by die cutting the chandelier from White Glitter Paper and also an additional layer from Dove White cardstock (or any other...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our January My Monthly Hero Release Day Blog Hop. Big thanks to everyone who participated, checked out the cards on the designers’ blogs, and shared kind comments! If you haven't had a chance to grab your kit yet, we do still have a limited quantity available – choose the Premium or Classic version, while supplies last. Our randomly selected winner will receive a $50 gift...