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Hello friends! Holiday cheer from the North Pole has landed with our new collection of October add-ons introduced earlier this week! Have you had a chance to check out all of the goodness? You'll find a sleigh full of stamps, dies, and stencils that are perfect for creating festive looks. It's never too early to get a head start on holiday crafting! Shop for the...

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and today I'm creating a Christmas card with the October 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit. Check out the video below to see how I no-line color a solid stamped image then ink blend and stamp a serene wintry scene. Watch below or on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. To create this card I first stamped the house and pine trees...

Winter has come, direct from the North Pole! The October My Monthly Hero Kit features a darling 6” x 8” stamp set with everything you need to build a magical scene, right down to Santa's sleigh. The coordinating dies cut out everything in the stamp set, including the messages. There's a cling background stamp for adding falling snow, and we've included two types of white...

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

It's time for our final round of October countdown peeks! The kit and add-ons will be revealed on Monday at 10am PT...but not before our Creative Team shares four fantastic cards that highlight how the stamps and dies in this kit provide endless versatility. For more details, you can follow the blog links below each photo, and don't forget to leave a comment for a...

Hello and Happy World Cardmaking Day, friends! At the end of this post we're sharing details about a LIVE World Cardmaking Day event we have planned for this evening – we hope you can join us! But first, the Creative Team is back to treat you to four magical cards featuring the soon-to-be-released October My Monthly Hero kit. Just two days remain until the kit...

Hello and welcome to the first day of our October My Monthly Hero kit peeks! The new kit and add-ons will be released on Monday, October 3 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. In the meantime, we invite you to venture north (think way north!) with the Creative Team and check out some amazing projects that showcase the kit! A quick word before we dive into the...

Good morning friends! Today we're bringing you some amazing crafty inspiration from our Global Team, with a focus on some of the September release products! Starting off we have this beautiful autumn card created by Michelle using the Leaf Circle Stencil and a sentiment from Artichoke Arrangement. The colors of her beautiful ink blending certainly evoke a fall feeling! Lisa created this clean and simple...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here! Fall is finally here! I live in Florida now and miss the changing of the leaves in Pennsylvania and New York City. However I still get to enjoy all of the holiday decorations – especially pumpkins. Today I am sharing a card featuring the Coloring Layering Pumpkin Bunch Stencils and Pumpkin Bunch Bundle set. For my card, I stamped Leaves...

Do you ever get stuck creatively? I do all the time! I'm a technique person, so I like to start each card with a technique, and some days I feel like I am out of ideas. So today I'm going to bring you one of my favorite ways to get around being stumped - going back to childhood art techniques. I learned some of my...

Hey there, friend! Daniel West, here, with a great way to use the Hero Arts Hot Foil Plates without foil! We always like to use our supplies in creative ways to get the most out of them. In today's video tutorial, I will show you how to use the Circle Confetti Hot Foil Plate for a dry embossed background. Check out the video here: If...

I am grateful for every day! So let’s begin by making a seasonal Thanksgiving/Fall grateful card using some watercolors. After all, fall officially started this week!!! Grab some Luxe Watercolor Paper, a Pitch Black Core Ink pad and the stamps from Grateful Pumpkin. Randomly stamp the leaves, branches and acorns all over the watercolor paper. Let thoroughly dry. Take another piece of paper and stamp...

Today we welcome our creative friend Milagros Rivera back to the blog. Milagros owns a store in Puerto Rico called The Paper Boutique Scrapbooking Studio. While Milagros did lose power temporarily as Hurricane Fiona hit, thankfully she is not in the areas greatly impacted by the storm. But our hearts are with Milagros, and all of the people on the island, as they work to...

All of us have smaller stamps in our collections that we love, but on their own, they might not be big enough to be the focal point of a card. One of the easiest ways to use these beautiful, but often-overlooked stamps, is to stamp them multiple times to create larger designs or backgrounds. Today, I’m sharing two simple cards that I made using the...

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...

Hey everybody! It's Maria here today and I am really happy to be here to share a mixed media card that I had so much fun making. I started out wanting to focus on the beautiful new Leaf Circle Stencil (so great for Autumn cards, right?) and when I saw how magical it looked in gold I decided to go with more of a nature/woodland...

Hello crafters! It's Kelly Taylor here and I'm so excited to share this card combining mediums with you today! I used my Hero Arts Liquid Watercolors with my alcohol markers to really help the Artichoke Arrangement shine. I did use the Artichoke Arrangement Bundle for this card for added dimension. You can watch how I did it below or on the Hero Arts YouTube channel....

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a bright and sunny card featuring the new Floral Flourish Stencil. This beautiful stencil is not only perfect for ink blending, as I've done here, but it's also great for using with Hero Pastes! I started off by positioning the stencil over an 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Deluxe Smooth White cardstock. I used a bit...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the Foliage & Flowers Fancy Die that was released as an add-on alongside the September 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit. These dies can be used to represent any flower or foliage, but I thought it would be fun to try and make them in to sunflowers for my card. I...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some autumnal inspiration for you using the new Autumn Arrangement wood block stamp! If this image looks familiar to you, it's because this beautiful bouquet was the focal point for the latest My Monthly Hero Kit. It's so gorgeous...I'm so glad that we have it in the regular stamp lineup! I struggle with autumn...

Hey friends! This is Mindy here with you today to share some inspiration using the new Leafy Branches Hot Foil Plate. I absolutely love hot foiling! It brings cards a step up and adds such shine. I especially love using hot foiling in my Fall and Winter projects. I've played with this set a few times already but this time, I am going very clean...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our September 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 everyone! Ilina here. I hope you are as excited for Fall as I am, even though it's still pretty warm down here in Georgia, but I am looking forward to chillier weather. Today I am sharing a Fall card using the new Fall Leaves Cover Plate and doing some creative masking/stenciling with it to add color to the leaves. To make the card start...

Our next LIVE Make-Along event is this weekend! Join Seeka and Channin from our Creative Team to make along with the August My Monthly Hero kit. Gather your supplies and create two cards from start to finish.👉🏼 When: Sunday, September 11 at noon PT/3pm ET👉🏼 Where: Hero Arts Facebook and YouTubeIn addition to the August My Monthly Hero kit, the following supplies will be used....

Hello! The new September challenge at Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero begins today. The theme is "Die-lightful". We want you to use your dies in any way you want – as a focal point, as a background, you could create your own stencil using a die – the possibilities are endless! Here's some inspiration from our design team to get you in the...

Hello friends! Have you had a chance to take a peek at the new add-ons introduced on Tuesday along with our September My Monthly Hero Kit? From leaves and flowers to flourishes and thankful greetings, you’ll find stamps, dies, stencils, and hot foil plates to keep you inspired all season long! Shop for the September MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted to have Creative Team...

Hello friends! It’s Channin here and in today's video I create a beautiful fall floral card with the new September 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit. Check out the video below to see how I Copic color the elegant bouquet image and then create a rich tone-on-tone background to complete the card. Watch below or on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. To create this card I...

Autumn is a whisper in the air, with hints of cooler weather, falling leaves, and rich colors. Our September My Monthly Hero release takes an elegant path into fall, featuring a gorgeous vase of fall blooms as the focal point for your cards and projects. There’s also a fun new element this month - rub-ons! Use them for quick and easy cards; the coordinating die...

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

Our September My Monthly Hero Kit release is just two days away! Remember, this month the kit launches on Tuesday, September 6 rather than the usual Monday, due to the Labor Day holiday. We hope you are enjoying the long weekend! Ready to take a peek at another round of beautiful cards from our Creative Team? Today's trio really underscores the versatility of the kit...

Welcome to the second day of our September My Monthly Hero Kit countdown! On display today are three lovely cards from our Creative Team that wander beyond traditional autumn hues and take the kit in wonderful directions for all seasons. We look forward to seeing all of the creative ways YOU use the kit this fall and beyond! Project #5 created by Kelly TaylorClick HERE...

Hello and Happy Friday! September has arrived and we are excited to kick off the countdown to the release of the newest My Monthly Hero Kit! We have a slight change to our usual launch schedule this month. Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, the kit and add-ons will be revealed on Tuesday, September 6 at 1:00 pm Eastern/10:00 am Pacific. Same time...

Many thanks to everyone who joined us for the recent 2022 Holiday Catalog Blog Hop and sneak peeks! We appreciate you taking time to check out the new collection and hope you came away with lots of inspiration for the upcoming season of creativity. As promised, we have some prizes to give away. Sneak peek winners ($25 gift cards):• Donna Kouno, who said, "Beautiful cards!...

As card makers, most of us probably have a few go-to techniques or designs that we frequently reuse because we always love the results. For me, one of those never-fail designs is to create a beautiful, inked background layered with a shaped, die-cut frame. Then, paired with delightful images from a new or favorite stamp set, such as the adorable Winter Critters Bundle, the combinations...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here sharing a card featuring the new Little Buddy clear stamp set along with the Acorn Branch Fancy Die. These newly released products can be found in the Hero Arts Handmade For the Holidays 2022 Catalog. The catalog is filled with uplifting new ideas, techniques and designs that will inspire you to create projects for your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors and...

Hi friends! I'm here today with some easy no-line watercolor tips. I know that a lot of people are intimidated by watercolor and especially no-line watercolor, but I want to show you an easy way to get your feet wet with this fun technique. It starts by choosing a Fancy Die – these are my go-to for watercolor projects like this, and today I am...