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Hi everyone! Ilina here! For today's card I combined a few products along with one of the six new Core Ink colors: Peony. And I am showing how you can do color layering using the same ink pad for two or more layers. To make the card start with a piece of Deluxe Smooth White cardstock measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (A2) and secure...

Hello there and welcome to the last day of Color Week! It's Michelle here and today I am focusing on Inkers. Every ink in the Core Ink collection now has a matching Inker. That's 57 Core Inks and Inkers to play with! These Inkers have been made so that you can refill your Core Ink pads, but they can do so much more! The Creative...

Hello Hero friends! It's Mindy with you today to share inspiration featuring some of the brand new Core Ink colors! There is a color combination I really wanted to try out and that is using Amethyst, Mist and Antique Ivory. The thing is... Antique Ivory is quite light and it can be more of a challenge to blend into another color like Mist. So I...

Hello and welcome back to Color Week! Seeka here and today I'm sharing how I'm using the new Core Ink Pad Index Labels to label my ink pads, inkers, and cardstock sleeves. I find labelling and organizing to be meditative and I love being surrounded by color, so I'm always excited when matching labels are available! The first things I labeled were my Core Ink...

Good morning! Jess here with some ink blends featuring a few of our brand new Core Inks! If you know me you know I love ink blending and couldn't resist trying out some new color combos with the Core Inks! From left to right my ink blends are (new inks in CAPS): AMETHYST, Cornflower, Cotton Candy Butter Bar, SPICY MUSTARD, Pumpkin ANTIQUE IVORY, MIST, ESPRESSO...

Welcome to Color Week! We are so glad you're here. We have so many exciting things to share with you so let's dive right in! Introducing our new Hero Hues Core Ink line! Adding color to your projects could not be easier. This essential collection is the ideal ink for your everyday stamping and cardmaking. It includes six fresh new ink colors to complement and...

In celebration of Color Week, we have a special limited-time offer for you! Now through Sunday, June 26, you'll receive a FREE pack of our new Core Ink Pad Index Labels when you purchase any 6 Core Ink Pads or Pad + Inker Bundles. With all Core Ink colors represented, these brand new labels will allow you to get organized and easily find the colors...

Our Mixed Media Catalog is just filled with awesome stamps and Tiling Textures brings so many possibilities. I love patterns and textures on everything, so let me show you a few ideas you might not have thought of. I have always loved black and white designs. But they get even more fun when you add a pop of color! I randomly stamped the Tiling Textures...

We are thrilled to have Milagros Rivera joining us today for another installment of From the Mind of Milagros! Milagros' mind works in ways we never would have expected with our products. We love to see what she comes up with! I fell in love with the Floral Tile Stencil and started figuring out what to do with it. I’ve always loved the illuminated manuscripts...

I can't resist a stamp set with a great pun and the new Jawsome Sharks stamp set not only includes three punny sentiments and a birthday greeting, but also some of the cutest shark stamps around. These stamps are ideal for creating adorable, sea-themed cards this summer that I’m sure your friends and family will think are “jawsome”! One of the easiest ways to make...

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'm sending out some peaceful vibes to everyone and hoping you're all having the best kind of day. Today's card features the new Mermaid Cove stamp set as well as the Zen Messages set. I started out with a piece of A2 sized white cardstock (not watercolor paper) and sprayed it with my DIY Liquid Watercolor Sprays (add...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our June 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! I'm here today with a super fun black and white card for you featuring the stunning Lighthouse & Sailboat Cover Plate Die. I'll keep the doodled detail a secret until you watch the video, but I first cut the die with Pitch Black cardsotck. The frame it cuts gives you SO many possibilities – I'm sure you saw beautiful colored versions on release...

Our next LIVE Make-Along event is this weekend! Join Seeka and Channin from our Creative Team to make along with the May My Monthly Hero kit. Gather your supplies and create two cards from start to finish. 👉🏼 When: Sunday, June 12 at noon PT/3pm ET 👉🏼 Where: Hero Arts Facebook and YouTube In addition to the May My Monthly Hero kit, the following supplies...

Hello! The new June challenge at Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero begins today, and the theme is "By the Sea"! You might make a seaside themed card, or something with mermaids, or ships, or boats, or anchors, or you could do a technique involving water, or use a blue/green colour sheme – the possibilities are endless! Here's some inspiration from our design team...

Hey there! Daniel West, here, with a fun little note card scene featuring images from the new Message in a Bottle stamp set. This stamp set features a few different fun corked bottle images, stylized sentiments and images that can fit inside each bottle. I decided to add one of the bottles to the center of a scene with little islands off in the distance....

Welcome to our Awesome Add-ons feature for the month of June! If you haven't had a chance to check out the new add-ons introduced on Monday along with the June My Monthly Hero Kit, we've got you covered today. Take a look at all of these fun stamps, dies, and stencils below. They are perfect for summer projects of all kinds and we can't wait...

Hello friends! It’s Channin here and today I’m watercoloring some of the beautiful images from the new June My Monthly Hero Kit. Watch the video below to see how you can use the Reactive Inks included in the kit to watercolor the gorgeous mermaid and create an enchanting underwater scene. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.) To create...

Head under the sea with our June My Monthly Hero release. A beautiful mermaid greets you, with hair flowing and tail shimmering. She's accompanied by a colorful fish and jelly, with seagrass and coral surrounding her. Pearls are an accent to this kit, with an image, messages, and embellishments uniting the theme. The kit is rounded out with a Reactive Ink palette and brush, perfect...

It's almost time to launch the June 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 June countdown peeks! The kit and add-ons will be revealed on Tuesday at 10am PT...but not before our Creative Team shares a trio of fantastic cards that highlight how the images and sentiments 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...

Happy Saturday, friends! Who's ready to dive back into the June My Monthly Hero kit countdown? The Creative Team is here to treat you to four fabulous cards featuring the new kit. Just two days remain until the kit and add-ons launch on Monday at 10am PT! Don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end of this post, once you've had a chance to...

Hello and welcome to the first day of our June My Monthly Hero kit peeks! The new kit and add-ons will be released on Monday, June 6 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. In the meantime, we invite you to venture under the sea with the Creative Team and discover some amazing inspiration. Let's dive right in with four fantastic cards that showcase the upcoming kit! Project...

Create rainbows of happiness with the June Make Yourself at Home Card Kit from Hero Arts, available exclusively at joann.com. Get a closer look at the kit contents and project ideas in the video below. If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube. Get instructions how to make the adorable rainbow card above on the JOANN website HERE. This kit...

Hi all! So good to have you joining me today, as always! With Father’s Day just around the corner, I thought it might be a good time to share a quick and easy card for the occasion. So important to show those we love a bit of appreciation, right? Today’s featured card makes use of a piece of painted watercolor paper. I encourage you to...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card and video exploring if mixed media can be clean and simple. My answer? Yes, it can! Mixed media is about mixing different mediums and textures and I have done that on the honeycomb, but the card in itself, still reads as clean and simple. I used the new Tiling Textures stamp set to create the...

Good morning friends! Today we're sharing some crafty inspiration from our spectacular Global Team! First up, Jen shares this elegant and stunning card featuring the Floral Mandala from April's My Monthly Hero add-ons. The bold black stamping of the mandala paired with the black frames really makes this design pop! Ilda created this gorgeous vibrant card featuring the same Floral Mandala add-on set from April....

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here sharing a card showcasing the new Floral Silhouettes clear stamp set from the Mixed Media Catalog. Though the beautiful silhouette images are perfect for layering or grouping, I chose the single chrysanthemum to spotlight on my card. I started by adhering 1.5" strips of Peony, Lavender and Amethyst cardstock onto a 3.25" x 4.5" scrap cardstock panel. Next I die-cut...

Good morning! Jess here with a cheery mixed media card! Today I'm experimenting with the new Hero Wax for the first time and I'm excited to share those results with you. To start I stamped the Underwater Bold Prints stamp onto a panel of Adriatic cardstock with Navy ink. Then I laid the Water Flow Slimline Stencil over the panel and applied a thin layer...

Hello friends! The time has come to announce our giveaway winners from last week's 2022 Mixed Media Catalog festivities! We appreciate all of the comments and enthusiasm surrounding the catalog and we can't wait to see the projects you'll create with the new products. Thank you for taking the time to stop by and celebrate the new release with us! We've randomly selected three winners....

Hey everyone. It's Dana here with you today. The new 2022 Mixed Media Catalog has been revealed and I'm here for it all. So much goodness going on for mixed media lovers. Let's take a look at the colorful and simple bookmarks I made using the Abstract Frames Stencil. To get the colorful background, I inked up the stencil with Reactive Inks in Fruit Punch,...

Hello friends! It's Mindy here with you today to share how I created this mixed media card featuring the new Brick Embossing Powder. I included my step-by-step process in a video. If you have trouble viewing this video, you can watch it HERE on Youtube. Mixed media cards can seem a little intimidating but if you break it down into layers, it's really a lot...

Our new mixed media release provides lots of new possibilities for creating! Try some new products and let the artist in you CREATE! My cards today feature Handwritten Affirmations, which work well with these projects. This first one featuring "Dream Big" could be a great graduation card. Simply paint with inks or watercolor wash a piece of watercolor paper with colors shown. Let dry. Die...

Hi friends! Now that summer is back with a VENGEANCE here in Central Texas, I'm back to my fiery orange vs. cool blue color schemes in my designs. I wanted to show you a way to stretch all the beautiful Bold Prints cling backgrounds that Hero Arts has by turning them into shaped elements on your cards. There are a number of ways you can...

Hello everyone! It's Maria here today and I hope you were as totally blown away by yesterday's Mixed Media Catalog release as I was. Today I'll be sharing a mixed media card that uses some of the new stamps along with some of Hero's fabulous mediums. I started out by making DIY Liquid Watercolor Sprays. This is so easy to do and is very inexpensive,...