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Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring the sweet Looking Glass Layering Butterfly die set. The colors for the butterfly were inspired by a 4.25" x 5.5" panel in my stash of extra panels. When I use ink sprays, I like to catch the overspray by placing extra panels around the panel I'm spraying. The result is often a fun...

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! Although the Premium version of the kit sold out, the Classic kit is available here in very limited quantities. Our randomly selected winner will receive a $50 gift card...

Welcome friends! This is Mindy and today I'm sharing a subtle approach to mixed media. I want to create a stenciled background without it overpowering my images and I'm going to show you how. I have a video walking you through this process that you can view below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. I will be starting my projects by stamping out...

Our next LIVE Make-Along event is this weekend! Join Channin from our Creative Team to make along with the January 2023 My Monthly Hero kit. Gather your supplies and create a card with Channin from start to finish. 👉🏼 When: Sunday, February 12 at noon PT/3pm ET👉🏼 Where: Hero Arts Facebook and YouTubeIn addition to the January My Monthly Hero kit, the following supplies will...

Welcome back for another Stay Crafty challenge with A Blog Named Hero! This month's challenge theme is "Animal Crackers". We want you to get out your critter stamps – furry friends, creepy crawlies – if it goes baa, cluck, moo, roar, bark, honk, meow, neigh, oink, hee-haw, quack, trumpet, whoop, squeak, howl, gobble, hoot, croak, chirp, whistle or buzz, and if it crawls, hops, flies,...

Hi everybody! It's Maria Willis here. I had so much fun making the card that I'm sharing with you today. Earlier this week we had a stunning new release and it was all about those butterflies! The add-ons are equally fabulous so today I'm sharing two of my favorite add-ons with you: the Beautiful Butterflies Bundle and the Background Texture Strips. Now, I'm the kind...

Hello and welcome to our February Awesome Add-ons feature! Have you had a chance to check out all of the beautiful new add-ons from this month's release? If not, you can take a look below and shop for them here. These delightful stamps, dies and stencils complement this month's kit while also working wonderfully on their own. They will be perfect for your springtime creations!...

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and today I create a colorful card featuring the Butterfly Fancy Dies from the February 2023 My Monthly Hero Premium Kit. (Note: Although the Premium Kit is now sold out, the Classic Kit does remain available at the time of this post.) Check out the video below and/or read the following post to learn how I highlight the details in...

Our February My Monthly Hero Classic Kit features a favorite theme for many stampers - butterflies! Presented in a unique way, combined with flowers, stars and moons, the fluttering butterflies create a gorgeous window die. Coordinating layering stencils make adding color to your die cut a breeze. There is a palette ink pad that includes Thistle, Taffy, Creamsicle, Lemon Drop, and Key Lime Fizz Reactive...

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...

Hello and happy Sunday, friends! We're back with our last round of February My Monthly Hero peeks before tomorrow's launch at 10am PT. The inaugural Premium kit...the Classic kit...add-ons...it will all be here very soon! Until then, the Creative Team will set your heart aflutter with these beautiful cards... Project #9 created by Michelle Short (Classic)Click HERE to visit her blog for more details. Project...

Hello and welcome back to the countdown to the February My Monthly Hero kits! The Classic and Premium kits, along with lots of fabulous add-ons, will be revealed this Monday, February 6 at 10am PT. Let's go ahead and take a look at four dreamy creations from the Creative Team! We've added a gold badge to any project that uses at least one Premium kit...

February is here and that means a new kit is on the way! Make that two kits. That's right, this is an especially exciting month as we are introducing our new Premium kit program! For each My Monthly Hero release going forward, there will be a Classic kit and a Premium kit. The Premium version includes all of the Classic kit contents PLUS exclusive products...

Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today to help remind you about the Stay Crafty With Hero Crazy Little Thing Called Love Challenge! The challenge is a great way to inspire you to use some of your crafty stash, and as an added bonus, maybe win a crafty prize. This month's challenge is Crazy Little Thing Called Love, so appropriate for the upcoming Valentine's...

Our Hero Arts Global Team was first introduced in fall of 2021. They share projects with our monthly releases, and wow us with their creativity every time. We are so fortunate to have this talented team of artists sharing their creations from around the globe. Let's take a look at our team for 2023! Returning to the team we have: From the Philipines... Anna Mahtani...

Hi everyone, Ilina here! Have you tried the new Hero Wax yet? It's so fun to work with. For today's project I used the Berry and Olive Hero Wax and Color Layering Stencils to add some shimmer and texture to my stamped images. I used the Peonies Bunch stamp set, along with the coordinating dies and Color Layering Stencils. Watch the video below (or HERE...

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and I can’t think of a better occasion to make some floral gift tags. Traditional Valentine’s Day gifts, like flowers, candy and homemade treats, frequently aren’t gift wrapped so adding a special tag to the gift is sure to make it extra special. Today, I’m sharing a pair of tags that I made with some of my favorite Hero Arts...

Hey everybody! It's Maria here and I am popping in to share a little bit of mixed media love with you today. I started out by grabbing a background from my stash. I made it a while back using a fun technique with Hero Arts Inkers and rubbing alcohol. I squirted both Ultra Pink and Summer Sky Inkers onto my glass work surface. Then, using...

Hello everyone. Dana and Pam with you today. We are kicking off the CommUNITY feature post for this year. The CommUNITY feature 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 so much, but also support and empower...

Welcome friends! This is Mindy and today I wanted to share how you can get more from your stencils. I'll be using the new Stripe Stencil for my card project today. The first thing I like to do with stencils that have fine lines like this one is spray the back of it with Pixie Spray which is a low tack adhesive spray. This will...

Hello Crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and today I have a a little something different for you! You guys know I love stretching my supplies to get the most out of them. So today instead of using the 3D Matchbox Fancy Die as a matchbox I used it to create a Valentine's Day countdown calendar for my kids! The video below shows you have to...

What a dream assignment I received! Play with the new Hero Transfers for Valentine’s Day and make some SIMPLE designs! REALLY??? That had MY NAME (and heart) on it! I could have played forever with these cool transfers. No ink, no mess and FAST! I am showing you several possibilities and will give you instructions for a few. I used Hugs and Kisses Hero Transfers...

Hola everyone, Pocono Pam here! With Valentine's Day only a few weeks away, love is definitely in the air. I love LOVE and like to create cards and projects to express it year round! Today I am sharing a card showcasing the new Loving Sentiment Strips clear stamp set paired with the Sentiment Strips Fancy Die. To begin, I stamped Mini Hearts Bold Prints onto...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing an easy card featuring the Heart Flourish Cover Plate. This die makes it so easy to create an intricate background. Here I used it to cut an ink-blended panel but it would be just as lovely to cut colored cardstock or patterned paper! I started off by using large blending brushes to blend Taffy, Berry Smoothie,...

Hello there, Michelle here today to share a "Love You" card using products from the January 2023 My Monthly Hero release. Let me share a secret with you...I am not a huge fan of Valentine's Day cards. I like when other people make them, but I am not a huge fan of making them myself. Having said that, a lot of Valentine's Day products can...

Today we're happy to have a special guest return to the blog – Essie! She is sharing some great cards using new digital products from our January release. Take it away, Essie! Hello Friends! Essie here to share a couple more creations using the January 2023 Love Letter Digital Kit. I’ve made a pair of foiled cards today, and you’ll see that the design concept...

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 here. Our randomly selected winner will receive a $50 gift...

Hi friends! Today I have an oldie but a goodie for you – "ghost" stamping. I learned this almost ten years ago – eek – and I realized I haven't used it in a while. It uses the magic of Unicorn Pigment Ink with dye inks. The white images create "ghost" images that show up even when dye ink is blended or stamped on top...

We have some big news to share with you! Next month, Hero Arts is launching a new Premium version of the My Monthly Hero Kit that includes additional elements to extend the exciting potential for more cards and techniques! Even more creativity in the box. Trust us, you will want this! And you can sample this Premium upgrade at no extra charge for February only....

Our next LIVE Make-Along event is this weekend! Join Channin from our Creative Team to make along with the December My Monthly Hero kit. Gather your supplies and create a card with Channin from start to finish. 👉🏼 When: Sunday, January 15 at noon PT/3pm ET👉🏼 Where: Hero Arts Facebook and YouTubeIn addition to the December My Monthly Hero kit, the following supplies will be...

Hello Crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and today I'm super excited to share an easy way to make your die cuts, or stamped images, sparkle and shine! Today I am using our Box of Choclates Fancy Dies to create a fun Valentine card. I started by die cutting my images out of Cherry, Plum, and Deluxe White Cardstock. To create the "tissue paper" holders inside...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have a twofer featuring the new Love and Florals Fancy Dies! These new dies are so much fun, giving you the option to create custom sentiments, sentiment or shaker windows, and adding the delicate little florals to help accent the sentiment. I have created two different cards with two different techniques, so let's get started...

It's time for our Awesome Add-ons feature for the month of January! Have you had a chance to check out the new add-ons introduced on Monday along with this month's kit? The creative possibilities are endless with this lovely collection – stamps, dies, stencils, hot foil plates, and even rub-ons! We can't wait to see what you'll create with them! Shop for the January MMH...

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and today I create a fun and EASY interactive card with the new January 2023 My Monthly Hero Kit. Check out the video below and/or read the following post to learn how I use the matchbox dies to create an opening box that reveals a fun surprise. Watch below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. To create this...

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, the January My Monthly Hero Kit celebrates the "perfect match". The centerpiece of this kit is dies to create a faux matchbox, which lies flat on your card or project and can be decorated and filled with the numerous stamps and dies included in the kit. But don't stop there, let your imagination go wild with all of...

It's almost time to launch the January 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...