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Hey there! Daniel West, here, with a super fun card project featuring the Color Layering Flowers in Vase Stencils! I really enjoy coloring stamped images, but sometimes, I want to just quickly put together a great palette and brush it through a stencil, instead. Hero Arts offers some great Color Layering Stencils for this very reason. For today's card, I put the stamps aside and just used...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here with a card using the Girl with Kite cover plate die. When designing the card, I wanted to step away from my usual blended ink background and created marbled paper. The technique is fun and easy-to-do.  I started by spraying a layer of shaving foam into a 8" x 8" disposable aluminum baking pan. (Shaving foam not cream works best...

Hello there, Michelle here! Today I have a card and video to share with you creating a simple spring scene using  the Color Layering Duckling set. The duckling is so cute! Perfect for spring and Easter cards.  You can view the video tutorial below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. I started off by stamping the Color Layering Duckling on to Dove White cardstock using Dandelion Bold Ink for the...

Hi friends! Due to technical difficulties, Sally's post is on a Sunday, but whatever day she's here, we're happy to have her sharing her creativity! Hello You!!!!When I think of Pop Art I think of BRIGHT colors! Like Andy Warhol neon-like portraits!! So today I am presenting you with a few ideas with the new Pop Art Flowers and Pop Art Flowers Frame Cuts. Gather...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I've got some super springy inspiration for you using some of the new products from the 2022 Catalog! I love that the new Color Layering Bunny includes not just the layering stamps, but the outline stamp as well, so that you can stamp the layers or do some coloring in your choice of medium. I love using...

Good morning! Jess here with a fun way to add some sparkle to your cards! To start I placed the new Abstract Expressionist Bold Prints stamp on the lid of my MISTI and inked it up with Embossing & Watermark ink. Then I stamped it onto a panel of Pitch Black cardstock. I held the cardstock over a piece of scrap paper and then sprinkled the top with Silver Sparkle...

Hello everyone. It's Dana here with you. Today's card is for a new monthly feature here on the Hero Arts blog called CommUNITY: A Celebration of Diversity in Crafting. This feature is near and dear to my heart. Being inspired by so many amazing creators and artists makes me happy. Making sure everyone is included and feels represented in this crafting community is my purpose. Seeing faces that don't represent...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring the new Art Meowseum stamp set. There are so many fun images in this set and I chose the homage to Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer. I started off by stamping the image in Copic-friendly Intense Black ink onto Dove White cardstock. Then, I colored the image using a collection of blue, yellow, and brown Copic...

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 winner will receive a $50...

Hello friends! It's Mindy with you today to share inspiration using the new Impressionist Water Lilies HeroScape set from the March My Monthly Hero release.  You can view the video tutorial down below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel.  In my video today, I'm also showing you how you can layer your inks to get new colors.  One of the reasons I love this set...

We're here today with a special post and blog hop. Like many, we are saddened and appalled by what is happening in Ukraine, and wanted to do what we could to help. We have gathered together a group of products from our line that we feel symbolize Ukraine. The blue and yellow of the Ukraine flag symbolize the beauty and calm of the skies above...

Hello! The March challenge at Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero is here, and the theme is "Send a Hug" – this could mean an encouragement card, a sympathy card, a thinking of you card, or simply a card with "hugs" as the sentiment!  We've been introducing our new design team on Instagram, but here they are all together, with their inspiration for the...

Hello there, Michelle here today to share a card with you using the new Museum Columns Fancy Dies. These were released as part of the March 2022 My Monthly Hero release, which is all about art museums this month. So fun!  I started off my card by die cutting two of the Museum Columns Fancy Dies from Dove White cardstock. I then coloured them using grey Copic...

Hello and welcome to this month's Awesome Add-ons feature! If you haven't had a chance to check out the new add-ons introduced on Monday along with the March My Monthly Hero Kit, we've got you covered today. The creative possibilities are limitless with this art-themed collection of stamps, dies, and stencils. We can't wait to see what you'll dream up and create! Shop for the March MMH add-ons here Today we're...

Hello friends! It’s Channin here and today I’m demonstrating a very cool ink trapping technique with the new March My Monthly Hero Kit! Watch the video below to see how I create bold and vibrant splatters over a black background without using several different embossing powders. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.)  To create this card I first started with an...

Take a trip to the art museum with the March My Monthly Hero release. The main kit features Abstract Expressionist art in the form of paint splatters. Stamp them with your favorite inks, or to mimic the bold look of acrylic paint, emboss them with the four vibrant embossing powders included in this kit. We've also included paper with the feel of canvas for creating...

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 comment from our Day...

It's a beautiful day for another round of countdown peeks! Let's take a look at three wonderful cards from our Creative Team before Monday's My Monthly Hero kit launch at 10am PT. For more details, you can follow the blog links provided below each photo, and don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a kit too! Project #7 created by Daniel WestClick HERE to visit his blog for more details. Project #8...

"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time." - Thomas Merton Welcome back to the March My Monthly Hero kit countdown! Release day is coming up on Monday, March 7at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific, and today we are thrilled to have the Creative Team here to share three more of their masterpieces. Step into the museum and take a look! Project...

Hello and happy Friday! Are you ready for a little trip? We invite you to join us as we head to the art museum, My Monthly Hero style! Today our Creative Team is here to kick off the countdown to the new March My Monthly Hero kit. The kit and add-ons will be available on Monday, March 7 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. In the meantime, you'll be...

Hello friends! We are popping back in to announce the winner of our big Hero Tools giveaway. Thank you for the tremendous response. WOW! We are thrilled that so many of you are excited about the Hero Tools collection.If you signed up to be notified when the new tools are in stock, you were automatically entered in the drawing. We've randomly selected the winner from...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a clean and simple card using the new Hot Stuff stamp set along with the coordinating Frame Cuts. I combined this set with the Wood Frame Infinity Dies to create a framed look. To make the card, start by stamping the image using Intens-ified Black ink on Dove White cardstock. Color it with medium of your choice (I used Copic markers) and...

Hello! I’m excited to be sharing a card today that I made with one of my favorite new Looking Glass Dies. The Looking Glass Hot Air Balloons set is a set of three dies that can be used individually or together, to create beautiful, layered, balloon-filled focal points. For my card, I combined this Fancy Die with one of my most loved floral stamps to make...

Hey, everybody!  It's Maria here and I am so excited that I get to share some really special products with you today. What makes them so special? Well, once a year we all get to vote for our favorite My Monthly Hero kit from the previous year. Once the votes are tallied the most popular kit gets brought back so that we can all get...

Hey there! Daniel West here with a heartfelt get well card featuring the new Water Lilies Fancy Dies and some Copic coloring. I filmed this project and posted it on the Hero Arts YouTube channel for you.  (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.)   Tips: When coloring water lilies that look like they glow from the insides, start with the...

Recently, our wonderful Hero Arts Global Team hosted a blog hop, featuring creations they've made with the February release. There was a $25 gift card up for grabs for one lucky hopper. The team randomly drew the winner - congratulations to Denise Bryant, who left her winning comment on Jen Kray's blog. Denise, please contact info@heroarts.com to claim your gift card. There is no longer a...

Hi friends! I have been on a colored pencil kick lately, so I thought I'd bring that to the blog today. Koi are one of my favorite types of stamp images, because in real life, there's an endless variety of colors and patterns on koi, so you really have limitless coloring potential. At our botanical garden, there is a long, winding koi pond where you...

Hi friends! It's Mindy here with you today to share a fun and colorful card using the new Apple Slices Bold Prints background stamp. I thought this background would make a great card to give to a teacher. I started by picking out a rainbow of cardstock colors from the Hero Hues line including Peony, Azalea, Cherry, Papaya, Canary, Kiwi, Meadow, Arctic, Paradise, Adriatic, Lavender, and...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here! Today I am sharing a card I created with the new Color Layering Happy Birthday clear stamp set.  To begin, I inked Sun Ray Bold Prints with Grape Juice and Bubble Gum and stamped it onto a 4" x 5.25" Dove White cardstock panel. I adhered the panel to a top-folding A2 card base.  Next, I stamped "happy" onto Lavender cardstock with Passion Flower ink.  I...

Hello friends! The time has come to announce our giveaway winners from last week's 2022 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 five winners. The two sneak peek winners will each...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some inspiration using the lovely new Looking Glass Bird on a Branch dies. I love the versatility of these Looking Glass dies. You can use them together, separately, with different coloring mediums, with colored cardstock, with black cardstock to create a silhouette...so many possibilities! My project today features some of the other standalone dies from...

Good morning and Happy Monday! Jess here with a cheery card featuring the new Color Layering Cherries set from the 2022 Catalog! Here's a video to go along with today's card: (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please click HERE to watch on YouTube.) To start, I stamped the Color Layering Cherries onto Dove White cardstock using Strawberry, Red Royal, Fresh Lawn, and Pine ink. Be sure to watch the video for...

Today is Sally's day on the blog, and it also happens to be SALLY'S BIRTHDAY!!! So before we jump into her Saturdays with Sally post, we wanted to take a moment to wish her a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! We hope you have a wonderful day, Sally! Now let's see what the birthday girl has created for us today... I have always cherished different types of...

Good morning everyone. It's Dana here with you. Today I'll be sharing how to make a sentiment in a background really pop. Let's get into the card. I started with a piece of Dove White cardstock cut to 4.25" x 5.5". Using the new Swirls and Dots Bold Prints, I stamped the image with Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink, then heat set it with Gold Embossing Powder.  After...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card that comes together quickly thanks to the help of some of the new Color Layering stencils from the 2022 Catalog! I chose pink for these tulips; what color would you choose? I started off by positioning the first layer of the tulip blooms from the Color Layering Tulip Bouquet Stencils over a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Dove...

Today we're shining the spotlight on a special section of the new 2022 Catalog that we're over the moon about – Hero Tools™! This is a curated collection of essential tools for stamping, cardmaking, scrapbooking, and mixed media. We've selected the best quality products with a classic branded look in the spirit of the Hero Arts style. (Stay tuned for details on how you could WIN...