Hero Arts Blog

Good morning, Jess here! Have you ever taken a ride in a hot air balloon? I've always wanted to and thought it would be so magical to take a ride at twilight and see the stars come out as you drift along. So, I decided to recreate that feeling in today's card...with a little extra sparkle, of course! ;) To start I stamped the balloon...

We are thrilled to be teaming up with Online Card Classes for their newest class, Stamp Happy! This mini class is the first in a new "In Good Company" series featuring industry favorites, and is jam-packed with techniques and tips for using wood, cling, and clear stamps. Ready to stamp happy with Jennifer McGuire, Kristina Werner, and special guests? Registration is now open! ***EARLY BIRD...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I am sharing a card using the Birthday Cake Stamp & Cut set. This is a wonderful set that can be used in lots of different ways and today, I thought that I would emboss the image on to vellum and pair it with a bright background. I started off by creating the background piece. I took a sheet...

Hello there, Creatives! It's Janette here today to share a little about stretching your dies by creating stencils. Dies can be pricey, so making the most of the investment makes my crafty heart smile! To begin cut the Flower Garden Fancy Die from a masking paper or large full stick postie notes. Place mask onto A2 sized (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") panel of Hero...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing how to make butterfly shaped cards using the new Nesting Butterflies Infinity Dies. (If you’re having a problem viewing this embedded video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) To make the card start with a piece of Nautical cardstock measuring 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", score and fold in half (to create a side folding card)....

Hello crafty friends! It’s Linda from A Blog Named Hero, and I’m ridiculously excited to be here today, to introduce the new challenge on A Blog Named Hero. It’s seriously made an impression on me…*snort*This can be dry embossing or heat embossing, we don’t mind, we just want to see your creative flag fly.I wanted to get a bit crafty (crafty like a fox I...

Happy Friday! As our National Craft Month challenge continues, this week we have a new creative prompt for you: any craft goes! Truly. If you can make it, it counts. While stamping and papercrafting are always near and dear to our hearts, we also love the wide world of crafting and would love to see what you make! Share your projects HERE and you'll be...

Oh happy day! The Bicycle with Basket Fancy Die is back in stock and I couldn’t wait to use it! I gathered some of Hero's fabulous new cardstock in Peony, Azalea and Papaya as well as Pitch Black and Dove White, and a new message set - Sending Smiles - and went to town... in this case the town was Austin! I die cut the...

Hi, Friends! It's Caly and I'm here to share a simple watercolor card with you using the Flower Garden Bold Prints stamp and the Thanks Message Fancy Die. To create my card, I stamped the Flower Garden Bold Prints stamp on some Bristol Smooth cardstock using Versafine Vintage Sepia ink. I simply watercolored the images using Arteza Watercolor Brush Pens (very similar to Zig Clean...

Hello friends! When I was a little girl my brother and I would stay at our grandparents house one week each summer and I was always amazed at my grandpa's beautiful flower garden. My grandpa has an incredible green thumb and one of my favorites was always his irises. My grandma would put the cut irises in a vase in the kitchen and I always...

Good morning! Emily Midgett here with you today to share a new video on how I create quick scenes by grounding my stamped images with a masked, ink-blended background. (If you’re having a problem viewing this embedded video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) I struggle with creating scenes on card fronts, because covering the entire canvas of a card base with stamped images...

We're already midway through National Craft Month and this week we have a new creative prompt for you! We challenge you to dress up your card envelopes. Stamping, coloring, doodling, hand lettering...anything goes! Share your decorated envelopes HERE and you'll be entered to win a Hero Arts prize pack valued at more than $100! How about some envelope inspiration? Jess is here with some fabulous...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share using the new Pet Turtle stamp set that was released as an add-on for the March 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit. It is such a cute set and can be used for lots of different occasions. I started off by stamping a few of the images from the set on to white cardstock...

Hello there and welcome to another project on the Hero Arts blog. We are so happy you have joined us today! Let's be real. You and I both know that handwritten notes are dying. Long gone are the days that children learn cursive in school. How to address and format letters is quickly glossed over. Given that, it makes those handwritten notes (cursive or not)...

The intricate lines of the Monarch Butterfly Fancy Die make it a stunning image to use for the in-lay die cut technique. And paired with our new Premium Cardstock, you can't go wrong with this combo! To create the card, I die cut the butterfly from a panel of Dove White Cardstock and removed all inner pieces, just leaving the outside frame area. I adhered...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our March My Monthly Hero Release Day Blog Hop. Big thanks to everyone who participated, checked out the cards on the designers’ blogs, left lovely comments, and made this month's kit a success! If you haven't had a chance to grab your kit yet, we do still have a limited quantity available here. Our randomly selected...

Hello, Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering video series! In this video & episode we are taking a closer look at the Color Layering Sleepy Moon stamp set. Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made the cards I'm sharing today. If you’re having a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on...

March is National Craft Month, friends! What's better than a whole month dedicated to creativity and crafting? We are celebrating with a no-pressure, month-long challenge with weekly prompts and of course, a GIVEAWAY! You're invited to tackle any or all of the weekly themes below, and in any order you wish. The prompts are intended to jump start your creativity and inspire you to just...

Hi, friends! This is Caly and today I'm sharing a project made using one of this month's add-ons - the Paper Layering Seahorses die! I stamped and embossed the background using the Bubbles Bold Prints background stamp after ink-blending Artic cardstock using Pool ink. I embossed the bubbles with White Detail Embossing Powder. I die-cut the sea horse images with white cardstock and ink-blended them...

Hi stampers, it’s time for this month’s Awesome Add-ons feature! Before we dive into the project inspiration, here’s a look at all of the add-on products that were introduced along with the March My Monthly Hero kit -- 17 fun new products that work beautifully on their own, or with the main kit. Many kit lovers have also mentioned to us that they're looking forward...

Hello! One of my most favorite add-on products from the March My Monthly Hero Release is the incredible Jellyfish Party Bold Prints background. Today I'm going to share how I created this Reactive Lift of the jellyfish images with the Reactive Inks from the March Kit. It's a simple, yet effective technique! Reactive Sea Glass and Reactive Blue Water inks were applied to Bristol Smooth...

There's something fishy going on at Hero Arts this month - and we mean that in the best possible way! Our March release is packed with our favorites from the aquarium. From fishbowls, to betta fish, to turtles, we've got you covered! We even have curious cats who cannot resist saying hello to their fishy friends. And be sure to take a closer look at...

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

Hello and welcome back to the countdown to the release of the March My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, March 4 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Jess, who is sharing a different take on this fun kit for our final peek! Hello! Jess here and I have fallen head over heels for this AMAZING kit! Last summer I attended the Coloring...

Hello and welcome as we continue the countdown to the release of the March My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, March 4th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here for the rest of the weekend, sharing inspiration before the launch. Now let's join Michelle for another look at this fabulous kit. What another wonderful kit! I love underwater creatures and this kit...

We're back for another post as we count down to the release of the March My Monthly Hero Kit on Monday, March 4 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Let's join Ilina, who's sharing a fun and colorful card using the kit! Hi everyone! Ilina here with you today sharing some inspiration using the new March My Monthly Hero kit. I love the ocean, beach and...

Hello and welcome as we continue the countdown to the release of the March My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, March 4 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here throughout the weekend, sharing plenty of inspiration before the launch. Now let's join Nichol for another look at this fabulous kit. Hello friends! I'm so excited to be sharing an aquarium card with...

It's time for our second countdown peek! The March My Monthly Hero kit will be available on Monday, March 4 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Emily, who is sharing another look at this wonderful kit! Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you for some more inspiration using this month's My Monthly Hero kit. This month's kit puts one in mind of deep sea...

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the March My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, March 4 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We will be here for the next three days, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as the new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday. Stay tuned for more...

Hi there!! Emily Midgett here with you today to share one of my projects using one of the new flowers from the 2019 Catalog release! As you might know already, flowers are my jam, and we have so many new flowers for this catalog... I am in love! One of these new sets is the Arum Lily, which I've always called Calla Lily. I colored...

Good morning! Jess here with a card combining two stamp sets to create a fun scene! To create my card I started by blending Navy, Deep Ocean, and Summer Sky ink onto a panel of Hero Hues Dove White cardstock. Once I was done blending I trimmed it down to 3.5" by 7". Next I die-cut clouds from the Nesting Cloud and Nesting Cloudy Infinity...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a card using the brand new Starry Night Stencil. You can find it in the new 2019 Catalog, along with many other new products. To make my card I started with a panel of Hero Hues Adriatic cardstock measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I used anti-static powder over it and secured my stencil on top. Using...

Hello to you on this fine Monday! Janette here today to share a video on creating floral borders with the Beautiful Day Agapanthus clear stamp set on the new Hero Hues Pebble cardstock. The floral elements colored very simply create drama when repeated along either side of the card. The video below shows exactly how I went about that. Join me! If you have any...

Hi, friends! It’s Caly and I’m here to share a fun birthday card with you today. I love the large message dies from Hero Arts and today’s card features the new Birthday Message Fancy Die. To create a fun background, I used the Circle Confetti Fancy Die and cut it out from a white A2-sized card panel. To give it color underneath, I used new...

Hello friends! I'm a huge fan of scene cards and of acetate windows with stamped sentiments. I thought it would be fun to combine the two today elements for this plant shop window scene card featuring the brand new Hang In There Potted Plants stamp set from the 2019 Catalog Release with the Vintage Window Fancy Die from the My Monthly Hero February 2019 Release....

Good morning! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have a card using some of the new products from the 2019 Catalog, as well as that gorgeous new Vintage Window Fancy Die. Let's get started with the details! I began by stamping several of the water lilies and the dragonfly from the new Color Layering Dragonfly stamp set using Intense Black ink on Copic-friendly...