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Welcome back, everyone! The Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero November challenge is here! The theme this month is "The Great Outdoors". You could interpret this in a number of different ways. Maybe you could depict an outdoors scene on your card? Or you could have a window or a door on your card? Or you could say that anything from nature represents the...

Hi everyone! It's Maria here and I hope you are all having a wonderful day. Today I've got a fun card to share with you using the new Winter Wishes Bundle. This set is perfect for building a beautiful focal point on your cards and you could also use it to make tags or paper ornaments. I started out by stamping the image on white...

Hello friends! Along with this month's new kit, we have some wonderful November My Monthly Hero add-ons to share with you. Whether you're making holiday cards, tags, decorations, or other festive projects, there's something here for everyone! Presenting all things merry & bright... Shop for the November MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted to have Creative Team member Jayne Nelson here to share some fabulous "beyond the kit" ideas...

OK, how else can we say this: We made a mistake. So sorry! It turns out one element of the November kit has been delayed – we previously received just a partial amount – and we will receive it soon. What this means is that you can still order the kit, despite it temporarily displaying as "sold out" yesterday! It is NOW available HERE, while...

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and today I create a couple of holiday tags with the November 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit. Check out the video below to see how I watercolor die cuts with Reactive Inks and and then add frosty details to create festive tags. Watch the video below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. To create these tags I first...

'Tis the season... for making holiday tags and decorations! Our November My Monthly Hero release is packed full of darling products you can use to create handmade ornaments, tags, cards and more! The kit includes a large set of 31 scene-building dies that can be combined in countless ways. There's a message set featuring holiday essentials. The kit is rounded out with ribbon and sequins...

It's almost time to launch the November My Monthly Hero kit – 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 this kit. 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 comment from our Day...

Hello and welcome to the final day of our November kit countdown! If you missed the first two days of inspiration, we invite you to circle back and check it out here and here. There's just one more sleep until the kit and add-ons are revealed on Monday at 10am PT. Mindy, Daniel and Dana are here today with some irresistible eye candy. As always, you can follow the...

Are you ready for a holly jolly dose of holiday cheer and creativity? You're in the right place! The Creative Team is here to show you more of the November My Monthly Hero kit that launches on Monday. Take a peek at their beautiful projects below, and follow the links for all of the festive details!  Project #5 created by Jessica Frost-BallasClick HERE to visit her blog for more details. Project #6 created by Pocono PamClick HERE to...

Hello and welcome to day one of the November My Monthly Hero kit countdown! We're so excited to share the new kit and add-ons with you on Monday, November 7 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. The blog will be packed full of festive holiday goodness now through Sunday, as our amazing Creative Team shares what they've been making with this fun kit. Are you ready? Let's get merry!  Project...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card made using a combination of Gold Hero Paste and Berry Hero Wax. These two media play so well together! I began by positioning the Leaf Circle Stencil over a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Deluxe Smooth White cardstock and using low-tack tape to temporarily hold the stencil in place. Next, I used a palette knife to spread Gold...

November is here, and while that technically means our month-long HeroFest celebration has come to a close, we got to thinking. What better way to "put a bow" on all of the HeroFest fun than with a few random surprises?  We've selected the following three customers, who were active during HeroFest, to receive a bonus of 500 Hero Arts Rewards points! • Rachel Merril • Tabitha MacKenzie • Lisa Wise Rachel,...

Hello crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and I have a super easy two for one technique to share with you today. I don't know about you but when it comes to making multiples I appreciate anything that saves me some time.  (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.)  These cards showcase our Winter Scenics Bundle. The beautiful solid images let the sky...

Hello friends! Big thanks to all of you who took the time to vote for your favorite kit in celebration of My Monthly Hero's 7th anniversary! We love bringing these kits to you each month and look forward to all of the creativity that happens once the kits are in your hands. Today we're bursting with excitement – it's now time to share the poll results! Ready?...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I am sharing how to enhance stenciling by dry embossing first. I also share how to partially die cut the Small Penguin Tag Fancy Die so that it is no longer a tag. You can watch the video below.  (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.)  I have found that by dry embossing...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here sharing a Thanksgiving card featuring the Grateful Pumpkin clear stamp set. This beautiful fall themed set also comes in a bundle that includes Frame Cuts designed to work perfectly with the stamps.  To begin, I splattered a 4" x 5.25" Cup O' Joe cardstock panel with Bronze Glimmer Metallic Ink and adhered it to a top-folded white card base. Next, I lightly spritzed...

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and today I created a holiday card featuring the beautiful Holiday Sparkles Bundle. This card features simple ink-blending to create a stunning background studded with golden ombre stars. To create this card I first stamped the stars from the Holiday Sparkles stamp set in Embossing & Watermark Ink onto Deluxe Smooth White cardstock. I poured gold embossing powder over the...

Hi friends! Lydia here. Make some cider, put a sweater on and get ready for more holiday crafting today! I have the SIMPLEST of mixed media cards for you today using these mediums: Acrylic paint Embossing powder Embossing ink Glitter I love to make cards where there are different shimmery textures, and this card is no exception. I used the Wishing You Tree Bundle to...

Looking Glass die sets are invaluable tools for creating intricate, layered scenes easily. The new Looking Glass Nativity set is perfect for creating the classic Christmas nativity on your holiday cards. Although the dies can be used most simply with plain cardstock colors to create beautiful scenes, enhancing several of the die-cut layers with ink will create unique and custom designs. To make today’s card,...

Hey everyone. It's Dana here with you today. Using sentiment strips on your card is an easy way to make a statement. However using a tree full of sentiments is a sure WOW factor. Let me show you how to create a beautiful holiday card using the new Holiday Sentiment Strips and the Sentiment Strips Fancy Die.    You can watch the full tutorial below or HERE on...

By now you know I am the QUEEN of creating things they weren’t designed for! So today I am showing you how to use your fall dies and stamps to create some pumpkins! All of these cards were made primarily from Halloween Peg Dolls, Autumn Leaves Fancy Dies and Pitch Black Core Ink. The little jack o' lantern face in the Halloween Peg Dolls set can be...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some angelic inspiration for you using the Stained Glass Angel Hot Foil Plate and the Stained Glass Angel Fancy Die. I love when I can get lots of mileage out of my stamps and dies, and these coordinating products work beautifully together! I started out to make a hot foiled shaker card, and ended...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring two new dies – the Small Penguin Tag Fancy Die along with the Snow Globe Window Fancy Die. The penguin tag can be pulled out of this card and used separately! I started by using a large Blending Brush to blend Aquatic Core Ink over a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Arctic cardstock. I concentrated the color at...

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 a diverse group of creators, we hope to not only bring inspiration to this papercrafting community we all love...

Hey there friend! Daniel here with a fantastic gingerbread house card for the holidays. I've meditated recently on the amazing details that we cardmakers add to our projects to really give them a boost. I am not one for overly blinging up my cards, but I really enjoy the look of special details that increase the wow factor. I try to avoid throwing everything in...

Welcome friends! This is Mindy and I'm here to show you how to line up the stamped sentiment with your hot foiling using the Happy Holidays Foil & Cut set. This plate creates a foiled shadow effect, and while it can stand alone, it was also designed to pair with the Hero Greetings Happy Holidays clear stamp set. The two look amazing together!  You can watch the...

With the October release, we have added new products to a fun category in our shop - Digital Products! They are strictly digital downloads - no physical product will ship. Create with them with your computer or device! Or print them out to add to your traditional cardmaking, like we did here. This first card features the Christmas Tree Digital Papers. The download includes eight patterns of 12" x 12" paper...

Hey everybody! It's Maria here and I've got a sparkly, wintery, holiday card to share today but before I get to that... Have you heard about the Holiday Cheer Card Drive Hero Arts is hosting? Send in your "Merry Everything" themed cards by November 18th and not only will your card be donated to a good cause, but it will be shown off at the...

Hello Crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and today we are going to be adding dimension to our die cuts with Copic markers.  I die cut all my pieces out of our Deluxe Smooth White cardstock using the new Santa's Sleigh Fancy Die. This cardstock is great for Copic coloring. I cut several trees and presents. I also stamped the Santa from our Holiday Peg Dolls Bundle. I had...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our October 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 here. Our randomly selected winner will receive a $50 gift card to use in...

PLEASE NOTE: Only votes cast on the official voting page will count. Comments on this blog post are not tallied. Thank you! Hello friends! HeroFest is in full swing and it's time to celebrate the 7-year anniversary of the My Monthly Hero program with one of our favorite annual traditions! 🎉 Seven years have gone by in a flash and all of us at Hero Arts would like to...

We get it. Money is tight these days. And if you do have a little money to spend on craft supplies, there are so many places to shop. So when you visit heroarts.com and make the choice to shop with us? It absolutely makes our day, and we are incredibly thankful. And one small way we can show how much we appreciate YOU is by...

Hello there, Michelle here with a card using the Stacked Happy Holidays Foil & Cut. This foil plate really gives a big impact on a card, and I love that there is a coordinating die to cut it out too!  I started off my card by foiling the Stacked Happy Holidays Foil Plate on to white cardstock using Silver Foil and the Glimmer Hot Foil System. Since this is a...

Our next LIVE Make-Along event is this weekend! Join Channin and Kelly from our Creative Team to make along with the September My Monthly Hero kit. Gather your supplies and create two cards from start to finish.👉🏼 When: Sunday, October 9 at noon PT/3pm ET👉🏼 Where: Hero Arts Facebook and YouTubeIn addition to the September My Monthly Hero kit, the following supplies will be used. For Channin's Card:...

Welcome back, everyone! The October challenge at Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero has now begun! The theme this month is one of my annual favourites – "Merry Everything". We want to see all your festive holiday creations – Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, any festive celebration that you like! And remember, it's not all about cards – we hope to see tags, decorations, scrapbook pages – anything that...

Calling all cardmakers! Today we're excited to invite you to join us in an effort to spread some holiday cheer. Who's up for a good old-fashioned mail-in card drive? Grab your crafty stamps AND your postage stamps, have fun creating, and join the cause. * Please feel free to share the image above on social media and blogs – the more participation, the merrier! * Our...