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Hi everybody! It's Maria here and I've got a bright, colorful, and just a little bit grungy card to share with you today. I love making grungy, distressed backgrounds and pairing them with bold images that will pop off of the background. For today's card I paired the You Shine stamp set with the Galaxy Peek-a-Boo Parts background stamp. I started out by ink-blending a piece of...

Hello friends! It's Channin here and today I have a new card and video to share featuring the December 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. In today’s video I will demonstrate the beautiful stained glass technique using the included Hope Word Fancy Die!  (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.) To create this card I first die cut three “HOPE” outlines using both...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here sharing gift tags I created with the fun and versatile Gift Peek-A-Boo Infinity Parts clear stamp set. This set can be used alone or with the Square Peek-A-Boo Doors Mini Infinity Dies. For my tags, I first created three tag bases with Dove White Cardstock using one of the Tag Infinity dies. I chose the die that would fit the...

Happy December! I decided to take a break from making my holiday cards and put some holiday stamps to use on a few non-card projects. First up a fun gift wrapping idea! For smaller special presents, I think it's fun to create custom stamped wrapping paper. I like to keep rolls of plain white and kraft wrapping paper on hand just for this reason. You can also use copy paper or other...

Hi friends! Lydia here with today's tutorial for a quick and easy masked vortex image created with our Circle Infinity Dies, used as a dimensional backdrop for the fluffy little owl from the Fawn and Friends combo. Infinity Dies make masked layered ink blending like this a snap! I always keep all the little scraps of masking paper in the container so that I can use...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the Trumpeting Angel Fancy Die. This is such a pretty die that you can use in many different ways. For today's card, I simply wanted to cut in from white and create a bold background.  I started off my card by creating the background so that I had time to leave...

Hey there my friends! Daniel West here with a really fun set of gift tags featuring the Ornament Fancy Dies and Hero Arts embossing powders!  The Ornament Fancy Dies come in Joy, Wish, Love and Cheer (not pictured). I made a video tutorial for you to accompany this post. You can watch it here: (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.)...

Hi everybody! It's Maria here and I am so excited to get to share a card using the Fuzzy Winter Animals set today. This set is full of beautiful animals drawn in a fun, sketchy style. I decided to use the moose and the sweet little fawn. I started by stamping them and the moon onto watercolor paper using Intens-ified Black ink. I watercolored using...

Good morning! Jess here with a clean and simple ink-blended Christmas shaker! As we're headed into Christmas card crunch time, I thought I'd share a way to quickly create an interactive card! I started by blending Soft Pink, Stone Wash, and Navy ink onto Hero Hues Dove White cardstock with a blending brush. I kept my hand light for a soft background. I let it dry completely...

Hello, crafty friends! It's Seeka and today I have a card featuring a dressed up Greenery Medallion die cut wreath. I love how beautiful this detailed wreath is! I began by die cutting the wreath from Dove White cardstock. Using a light teal-colored Copic marker, I quickly colored in the greenery, leaving the berries and the inner and outer frames white. Next, I added a bit of shading...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here sharing a card I created with the adorable Love You Deerly stamp set. Though it is a holiday set, the sweet images and sentiments can be used for various occasions.   To create my card, I stamped one of the deer from the set with Intense Black Ink onto Hero Hues Premium Dove White cardstock and colored it with Copic markers....

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am playing along with our current Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge to create a slimline card. You still have 10 more days to enter for a chance to win a Hero Arts gift card! I decided to use the Tri-fold Edge Village Fancy Die set to create a tri-fold slimline card along with the Holiday Blessings set and the Etched Winter Scene...

Welcome everyone! It's Mindy here with you today to share inspiration using the Shadowed Letter Set. I love being able to customize my card with any word of my choice. It adds a personal touch to the card. The Shadowed Letter Set steps it up a notch by adding a unique shadow detail. I started by stamping my letters from the Shadowed Letter Set and a...

Welcome to a winter wonderland! Inspired by beautiful linocut art, the November kit is wonderful for your holiday crafting, and beyond! The unique style will keep you stamping all winter long. The kit also introduces a fun new idea for stamping - masking dies! Easily layer your stamped images with the masking dies included in this month's kit. These dies work on their own, or...

Hola everyone!! Pocono Pam here with my take on the current Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge - slimline holiday cards. Slimline cards have been around for a while, but they are making a strong comeback and we are having soooo much fun with this trend. A typical slimline card measures 4 1/8” x 9 1/2”. However, any long and narrow card that fits into a...

Hello friends! I’m Debi Adams and today I am featuring a couple of my favorite die-cutting sets from the new Hero Arts Winter Catalog... Paper Layering Poinsettia, Joy Ornament Fancy Die, and Gift Card Holder Fancy Die. Although Christmas colors are traditionally red and green, I like going outside of the box so I chose pink and aqua for my palette. I have a new theme and/or color to...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I wanted to share an easily mass-producible holiday card with you using the Christmas Lights Border Fancy Die. In general terms, I do not mass produce cards. I maybe will make two of a card design and change up the colour, but that's it. However, for Christmas and the holidays, I find it easier to pick a couple of...

The minute I saw the new 5-Point Stars Infinity Dies, I knew I had to try making them into hanging, sculptural ornaments! How easy and fast these became my fall centerpiece. I already had a branch to decorate, but you can probably find them outside. Mine lights up, or you can add tiny “rice” lights that are battery operated. If you want, spray the branch...

Good morning! Jess here with a card using one of my most favorite Bold Print stamps ever that just happens to pair beautifully with one of this month's add-ons, the Crowned Swan Fancy Die! I just love all the details of the Crowned Swan Fancy Die and I thought she'd be perfect for some die-cut inlaying! To start I die-cut the swan twice from Hero...

Hi everybody! It's Maria here and I'm hoping you've all had a wonderful weekend. Today I'd like to kick this week off with a really fun card featuring the Ornament Peek-A-Boo Infinity Parts stamp set and the Circle Peek-A-Boo Doors Mini Infinity Dies. These dies coordinate perfectly with the ornament stamps to create fun little doors so that the ornaments swing open (you can stamp messages or other...

During the holidays, surprises abound. So this year, I thought it would be fun to include an extra surprise on some of my Christmas cards. Today, I’m sharing a trio of peek-a-boo holiday cards made with the beautiful Color Layering Poinsettia Christmas Tree set. To make each of my cards, I started by stamping a Color Layering Poinsettia Christmas tree on Dove White cardstock. To...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here sharing a gift tag I created with the newly released Christmas Folks stamp and coordinating Frame Cuts set. The set features Mr. & Mrs. Claus, angels, an elf and five holiday sentiments. When I saw Mrs. Claus in the set, I immediately knew I wanted to give her an afro! I love how she turned out and the tag is perfect to adorn any holiday gift! ...

Good morning everyone. It's Dana here with you today. I am woking on my holiday cards and finding simple yet beautiful ways to make them. My card features the beautiful Northern Winter Cover Plate. Oh my this cover plate is stunning! The details you see in this die are unmatched to other dies I have used. Let's get into how this card came together. Starting...

Hi friends! Lydia here with a closeup of the October Word Fancy Die. I love the month word die series, because I feel like it makes birthday cards feel extra special. But because you know I like things spooky in October, I'm using it for a Halloween card today, as part of the Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge #15. Because of the size of these...

Welcome to our Awesome Add-ons monthly feature! October is here and with it, a whole new assortment of wonderful add-on stamps and dies to complement the October My Monthly Hero kit. Before we dive into the project inspiration, let's take a peek at all of the add-ons released this month. Get ready for a fun holiday season of cardmaking and crafting! Shop for the October MMH add-ons here Today we're...

Hello! Today I have three fun Halloween projects to share with you! First up are some super simple treat bag toppers. To create the toppers, I stamped the message using the Essential Lowercase Letters set. Then I added some bugs using the Bugs Ink 'n' Stamp tub, which has great selection of creepy crawler images that are perfect for Halloween projects.  Next, I adhered the stamped piece to a folded...

Good morning! Jess here with a clean and simple video to start your week! Today I'm using some cardstock scraps and a little swipe embossing to create a thank you card that's perfect for fall. I've also created a video for today's card and you can watch the video below or over at our YouTube channel! To start I've cut 1/4" and 1/2" strips of Hero...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the Wheelbarrow Friends set. Since a lot of the images are small, sometimes it can be tricky to create scenes, but I wanted to show you that you can still create mini scenes for your cards using smaller images.  I started off by creating a background for my scene. Since...

Yesterday marked the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month! To honor and celebrate the contributions of the Hispanic community, we will be highlighting some wonderful individuals in the crafty world during the next several weeks. Please join us in welcoming Luisa Elena Guillén-K. to the blog today! Luisa Elena Guillén-K. is an artist originally from Mérida, Venezuela and has devoted her life towards her passion—the arts. Although an...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here sharing a pop-up card with the newly released Happy Autumn Forest stamp and coordinating Frame Cuts. I followed Jennifer McGuire's Pop Up Shadow Box Cards tutorial on YouTube to create my card. I love how the scene turned out as it reminds me of many crisp, cool days living in Pennsylvania!  To create my card, I stamped the house, a few of...

Good morning everyone. It's Dana here with you today sharing a new release from the Unity Collection called Hands Of Hope. This beautiful die makes wonderful cards for you to give to family and friends. To create my card I started off with a piece of Meadow cardstock trimmed down to 4" x 5.25". I placed one of the Nesting Oval Infinity Dies on the cardstock and...

Hi crafting friends! Linda here with a new project today, introducing the latest A Blog Named Hero challenge, which is... For my card, I wanted to play with some brand-new-to-me goodies that just arrived in the mail to create a banner scene, because what’s cuter than a banner swaying in the breeze?!I started with a piece of Hero Hues Lapis cardstock (you could easily use any...

Hi friends! We're back with another Stay Crafty With Hero challenge. This time, the theme is Critters. Make any sort of card or project you like, as long as it includes a critter! And any sort of critter will do, too. Have fun creating, and best of all, mail your card to someone special when you're done! We'll include all of the challenge details further down this post, but...

Today I'm showing how small stamps can make a big impact on your cards by creating a custom background. Watch the video below to see how it all comes together. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) The postage stamp images from the Stamped Just For You set were perfect for creating this rainbow background using various...

Hey there my friends! Daniel West here with a really fun reproducible shaker card featuring the Tie Dye stamp set and the T-Shirt Infinity Dies!  I made a video tutorial for you to accompany this post. You can watch it here: (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) This Tie Dye stamp set has endless possibilities built into it....

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Bird House Fancy Die that was released as an add-on to the August 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. You can use this bird house in so many ways but for today, I thought I would create a new home card.  I started off by die cutting the Bird...