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Good morning! Jess here with a fun card inspired by a very famous logo...any guesses? When I saw this month's Food Puns add-on set I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it! When the gorgeous Mermaid stamp was released last summer it reminded me of the famous Starbucks logo and her outstretched hand was perfect for a cup of coffee! So I've been...

Hello there, Michelle here. I love stencils! They are really versatile. You can ink blend through them, spray through them and you can even use them to emboss. Which is what I am sharing with you today. I am sharing two clean and simple cards that show how adding embossing to the background, really brings the cards together. You can see in the video here,...

When was the last time that you made a card using a die cut image as the focal point of your design? Hero Arts has created a large selection of Paper Layering dies that make beautiful, dimensional designs, perfect for any occasion and any card style. Today, I'm using the new Paper Layering Sunflower die, paired with a few sentiments, to make a colorful encouragement...

I always feel a little guilty when it comes to kids cards, because honestly, the little kids in my life (my nieces and nephews) are too young to really care about a card, but I mean, I’m a cardmaker! It’s pretty much a requirement that I give them a card for the appropriate occasions! When I […]

There is nothing better than a single stamp with a simple, beautiful message! The Kindness Is Everything stamp is a perfect example. It is so easy to make cards from this large stamp. I am showing a few variations today with scraps that were on my desk. For the first card, I stamped the message […]

Unicorns seem like a must have in a stamper’s stash these days, so I decided to share a quick and easy Magical Unicorn card today with you. I pulled out my woodblock Unicorn stamp and heat embossed it in black embossing powder onto a piece of white cardstock. I thought about stamping this image in Intense […]

Hello and Happy Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a card that uses the Color Layering Mangrove set.

Whether you drink tea or coffee, the new Nesting Tea Pot Infinity Dies and the Nesting Tea Cup Infinity Dies are perfect for creating tea-themed cards for your friends and family. You can use the dies to create delightful shaped cards and tags, adorable shaker windows, and simply sweet cardstock shapes for your card designs.

Hello, it’s May here with a fun monster card. To create my own scene, I used the Monster Greetings Stamp + Die Combo combining masking and ink blending techniques. After stamping the sentiment with Intense Black ink, I masked off the areas with some scrap paper and applied Soft Granite ink with mini ink blending tool. I […]

Sometimes (okay, a lot of times!), you just need a card in a jiffy. For me, cards for guys are always the hardest to jiffy up, but the Enjoy the Journey stamp set makes it a cinch!

Hello, it’s May here with another simple watercolor card. To create my own scene, I combined two stamps: Unicorn Stamp & Cut and Antique Bee and Flowers. I started by stamping the floral wreath image after masking off the bee image from Antique Bee and Flowers with Intense Black ink on some watercolor paper. Then I stamped the […]

Have you seen new Kindness products from Hero Arts? They are ideal for creating encouraging and uplifting cards for those who need them most. And the best part is – Hero Arts donates 25% of our profits from these products to the Kind Campaign to help their efforts to end bullying. I used You Are Loved […]

Good morning! Jess here with a slightly irreverent belated birthday card! I don’t know about you but I am horrible about remembering to send birthday cards on time…I think I stock more belated birthday cards than I do regular birthday cards because I realize most of the cards will go out late. Eeek. I always […]

Hello there, Michelle here and I have a card to share with you using the new I’m A Puffer For You Stamp Set, along with the Puffer Frame Cuts. It is such a fun set that can be used for lots of different occasions but today, I went with a masculine themed birthday card. I […]

The new Brushstroke Alphabet set allows you to create custom sentiments for any card! Today I have paired it with the Abstract Waves Stencil to create a card that makes me want to whisk away to the beach and relax in the sun. I wanted to create a gradient of blues for the waves, so […]

Hello! Are you all having so much fun with the new Summer Catalog products?! Today I’m featuring the Scribble Bold Prints. I’ve teamed it up with the very cute, Eat Cake All Day Stamp & Cut. The scribbles remind me of confetti so they make a great background for a birthday card. I stamped it […]

Good morning! Jess here with a quick video sharing a stenciled card using the new Something Magical stamp and Winged Pegasus stencil! You can watch the video below or at the Hero Arts YouTube channel! I have a secret to admit…I’m a little afraid of stencils. For a long time I struggled with using intricate […]

One of my favorite woodblock stamps from the new summer catalog is the Sloth. He is just too darn cute! He’s so detailed, that if you’re an amazing color-er (is that a thing??), then you could have some serious fun, but if you’re like me, coloring impaired, he’s still a snap to color! The first […]

Some of my favorite woodblock stamps from Hero Arts over the past year have been the destination stamps. So when I saw National Parks Poetic Prints, a set of four woodblock stamps drawn in the same style, I was instantly in love! I created four small notecards so I could play with each of the […]

Hi friends! Today I'm sharing a card featuring the irresistible Color Layering Koala stamp set. This multi-step set includes an adorable koala image, along with her little one, and several fun, mixed font sentiments.

Hello there, Michelle here. Today I have a card to share using the fabulous new Killer Messages stamp set. It is such a fun set that can be used for so many occasions but today, I kept it simple and created a fun birthday card. You can see how I made the card in the […]

One of my favorite stamp sets in the Summer 2017 Catalog (aside from the utterly hilarious Puffer Fish set) is the Color Layering Blue Whale set. Sentiments like “Sending Tons Of Love” or “Love You Big Time” make it particularly clever and very appealing for handmade cards. When making this card I paired the Whale […]

Hello! I’m so excited to share my card that features the new Color Layering Sea Turtle. I had so much fun with the ink colors! Let’s start at the bottom of the card and work our way up. The base panel is from the Foliage Mix Layering Papers. It has been stamped with the Scribble […]

What an exciting day! We are launching our brand new 2017 Summer Catalog collection in the Hero Arts Store! Summer is approaching quickly and these new products are the perfect way to create gorgeous, summer-y projects! We know you will love all of the choices. Take a look at our 2017 Summer Catalog by clicking […]

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have card to share combining the Manatee Stamp & Cut with the Monster Birthday Stamp & Cut (available to purchase from the Hero Store on the 17th May), to create a masculine birthday card. That manatee is fabulous and I thought he would look great with a party […]

One of the add-ons for May 2017 My Monthly Hero kit is the adorable Manatee Stamp & Cut set that features a lovable manatee and several cute accessories including mermaid wig and shell swimsuit, smoking pipe and monocle as well as a few other pieces. The sentiments are very clever and go so well together with the images. I decided to […]

Happy day, stampers! Not only is it Friday, it’s also time for the full reveal of the new 2017 Hero Arts Summer Catalog! You can see everything new for Summer — 48 beautiful pages worth — by clicking HERE or on the image below. Let your creativity run wild with 55 new products, from koalas […]

Hello stampers! For the fourth and final sneak peek before tomorrow’s 2017 Summer Catalog reveal, a little (actually a not-so-little) birdie told us we should show you something from the tropical section of the catalog. We thought that was an excellent idea… Say hello to the new Color Layering Parrot (CM164)! With nearly 400 parrot […]

Our parade of previews continues! The countdown to the full reveal of the 2017 Summer Catalog stands at just two days, and this monstrously cute creature is dropping in to let you in on a little secret. The secret? The subtitle of the new catalog — Wild Things! Many of the products feature wild places, […]