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Today we are absolutely thrilled to add a new team to the Hero family! Introducing the Hero Arts Global Team - a group of incredibly talented stampers who will be sharing the love of Hero Arts from around the globe! They will be working with our releases each month. Read below to learn a little more about them, and make sure to follow them! So...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today for some super feminine angelic inspiration using a few of the beautiful new products from the 2021 Holiday Collection! I sometimes shy away from wood block stamps, in general, just because I want to use my MISTI all day every day (ha!), but I will make an exception for some stamps whose incredible detail and beauty can only...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring the Graphic Lines Holiday stamp set. This set also includes pretty ornaments and a sentiment in a modern font, but I kept things very simple today. I started off by stamping the largest tree image in Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink onto three colors of cardstock: Mist, Peony, and Kiwi.  Then, I heat embossed...

Hello friends, we're so glad you're here! What may seem like an ordinary Wednesday in October is actually a day we've been eager to share with you for quite some time. There's a whole lot of exciting news packed into this post – let's get right to it! Look up, look down, look to the side, look all around heroarts.com. We're thrilled to invite you to explore a new,...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here today, sharing a mini slimline card I created showcasing the Steampunk Holiday stamp set and the coordinating Frame Cuts. This set features steampunk-inspired gears, border elements, a bird, an angel, and a top hat-wearing owl, along with four sentiments. The time pieces and gears in the set are perfect for a New Year card. My card came together quickly and is perfect...

Hey there, Daniel, here, with a video showing you how I colored in the new Gift Shop Background Cling stamp and turned it into a peek-a-boo card! Sometimes I color something and it turns out ok, but other times I fall in love with the project. This one I love! What makes one coloring project stand out more than another? Let me know in the comments below.  Here...

I was inspired by a beautiful fall rainbow this week and it sparked an idea for a rainbow pumpkin! Because I am known for utilizing dies and stamps in unorthodox ways, today’s card idea is all that!! I used Rainbow Infinity Dies to cut Papaya and Pumpkin rainbow arches. Next was Large Snowflake and Swirls with Meadow cardstock to cut the stem and leaf. (However, most any leaf dies will suffice....

The current Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge theme, Fall Colors, is a perfect opportunity to create a fall card with your favorite autumn stamps using your most loved fall inks. Today, I’m sharing a fall card with a fun “leaf globe”, inspired by the beautiful Leaves in the Wind Bold Prints background. The swirling, windblown leaves on this stamp, colored with traditional fall colors, make...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Vintage Toys Fancy Dies. You can use these dies in so many different ways - cut them from colours of cardstock, ink blend, watercolour, colour with markers - the sky's the limit! For today though, I thought I would keep them simple and paper piece them with some glitter...

Hello! Jessica here with a sparkly flat see through Hanukkah shaker card inspired by my crafty friend, Ilda! To start I stamped the menorah and sentiment from Mazel Tov with Embossing & Watermark ink and heat-embossed it with Silver embossing powder. Then I colored the menorah with Copic markers. I used the Nesting Square Infinity Dies to cut out the menorah and sentiment from Dove White...

Hi friends! Today we are sharing another installment of our monthly series,  Celebrating Black Crafters, where we share artwork from Black artists who we'd love for you to get to know. Today our amazing guest artist is Luana Owens! I am Luana Owens and I am a creative. I have been creative all my life. As a child I collected stationery, journaled, drew and wrote poetry. I love...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our October 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...

Hi friends! I'm here today with a card and video using the gorgeous new Patina Technique Kit. Patina effects have been my jam since the late 1900s - I just love the look so very much. There are a variety of ways to get this look while papercrafting, but this kit has everything you need in one spot! I have about worn my Floral Tile Stencil...

Today's post introduces the latest challenge from our friends over at A Blog Named Hero. We are so thankful for the support they give us, and the amazing creations the team creates. If you're looking for a fun challenge to play along with, check them out! Today team member, Dhruvika, is sharing a cheerful card for their October challenge! Hi there crafting friends! I’m excited to be here today, to introduce...

Hi crafty friends! It's time for another Stay Crafty With Hero challenge! This month we are challenging you to create projects using Fall Colors. You can use the colors in this challenge banner or whatever fall colors speak to you! We'll include all of the details further down this post; but first, here's a beautiful, seasonally appropriate card from Maria to kick off our newest challenge. Hi everybody! It's Maria here and...

Welcome everyone! Mindy Eggen here with you today and it's time to board the Winter Express! Have your tickets ready, here we go!  Do you get into Hallmark movies around the holidays? It's a guilty pleasure of mine and when I first saw the Winter Express Bold Prints, it reminded me of a cover for one of those movies. What came to mind was the scenic background...

Now that this month's kit and add-ons have been revealed, it's time to take a closer look at some of the new products! It is the perfect time to begin planning your holiday projects so that you can spend more time celebrating the joy and magic of the season once it arrives. Take a look at all of the festive add-ons including stamps, dies, stencils, and even a fun new technique kit! So many beautiful possibilities...  Shop...

Hello, friends! It’s Channin here with a new card and video! Today I create a Victorian Christmas interior scene featuring the new October My Monthly Hero Kit. Watch to see how I color these beautiful images, create a simple blended winter landscape as well as modify the included window die to construct my festive holiday scene! (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching...

Look through the window onto a joyous holiday scene with the October My Monthly Hero Kit. The candles are lit, the classic toys are under the tree and the champagne is flowing. This month's kit includes Victorian Christmas-inspired imagery in a large 6x8 stamp set, and a gorgeous window die that sets the stage for the scenes you will create. Rounding out the kit are...

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 comment from our Day...

Hello friends, we're so happy you've stopped by for the final day of the October kit countdown. Just one more day until the kit and add-ons launch at 10am PT on Monday, October 4! A new round of cards also means another giveaway opportunity, so be sure to leave a comment below (one per person) to get your name in the drawing for a free kit!Michelle, Maria and...

Hello and welcome back to the October My Monthly Hero countdown! Set those alarms – release day is coming up on Monday, October 4 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Three Creative Team members are here to share another round of wonderful cards, all featuring the new kit. You'll find even more detail about these lovely projects on the designers' blogs – links provided below. Project #5 created by Ilina CrouseClick HERE to visit her blog for more details. Project...

Happy October, friends! As we celebrate the 6th anniversary of My Monthly Hero, we are excited to also kick off the countdown to the release of our October kit! You will be able to purchase the kit on Monday, October 4 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. In the meantime, the Creative Team will be right here, sharing heaps of inspiration before the launch. Let's begin and peek through the window at four beautiful and...

PLEASE NOTE: Only votes cast on the official voting page will count. Comments on this blog post are not tallied. Thank you! Hello friends! Before the countdown to our October My Monthly Hero kit begins right here on the blog tomorrow, there is some fun to be had. It's time to celebrate the 6-year anniversary of the My Monthly Hero program! 🎉 Six years have gone by in a...

Good morning! We're back with another "Spotted" feature and we have some fabulous finds to share with you. We will be searching out Hero Arts creations and featuring some of our favorites from time to time. And the best part, one of our Spotted features will receive a $25 gift card to the Hero Arts online shop! First up is this cheery card by Sandi featuring the Hero Florals Dahlia...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I've got some fun, tone-on-tone holiday inspiration for you today featuring a sparkling stenciled background that works perfectly with this month's Stay Crafty With Hero challenge - stenciling! I love using stencils to create subtle backgrounds that add a little bit of "something" to the area behind the main focal point. For today's project, I've paired the...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing super fun shaker card using the Spider Web Bold Prints stamp that I combined with the Halloween Icons Fancy Dies, the Hero Greetings Halloween stamp set, and embossed acetate. To make the card I started with an Acetate Card Panel and stamped a sentiment from the Hero Greetings Halloween set using Clear Embossing and Watermark ink. Next I embossed the sentiment using Black Sparkle...

Hey everyone. It's Dana here with you today. I made a super cute Halloween card using the Hero Lifestyle Form Fancy Dies and Hero Lifestyle Trick or Treat Dies. The Hero Lifestyle dies are so much fun to play with as you can customize each die cut. So let's get into the card. To begin the card, I started with the background. Using a piece of...

Hey there! Daniel, here, with a spooky little invitation created almost exclusively with stencils that I created from dies! I used a few stamps -- one for the face and one for the sentiment.  This little card took its inspiration from one of the spookiest movie scenes ever -- Salem's Lot, where Danny floats up to Mark's window and tries to get him to open it. The...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card featuring the new Autumn Branches Cover Plate and some easy watercoloring. I started off by using the cover plate to cut a piece of watercolor paper. Next, I used some yellow, olive, and brown watercolor brush markers to quickly and loosely color the leaves and branches, spreading the color with a small wet  paint brush. While the branches were...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here today, sharing a card I created showcasing the Fall Glitter and the Colors of Earth papers. The copper and bronze glitter paper complement the earth tone cardstock beautifully.  To begin, using my die-cutting machine, I dry embossed the third largest Heart Nesting Die onto a 4” x 5.25” Dove White card panel. This created an impression on the panel similar to...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a video and card to share with you using the new Autumn Leaves Fancy Dies. I thought these would look lovely die cut from our fall glitter paper and I always love black with copper tones, I think it looks quite dramatic! Here is the video showing how I made the card: If you are having trouble watching the...

Yes, it’s getting to be pumpkin season, so get out your Halloween stamps and play! Today I chose Hero Greetings Halloween and Halloween Icons Dies for my main focus. Pull together some fall colors for your papers and inks. Die cut the cats and bats in Pitch Black cardstock, the web in Pebble cardstock and the pumpkin in, you guessed it, Pumpkin cardstock! Stamp the "trick or...

Temperatures are dropping, leaves are starting to turn, and a new collection of autumn themed stamps and dies is in the Hero Arts shop now. All of this has me eager to make some fall cards for my stash. Nothing says fall like pumpkins, so today I’m sharing a pair of cards that I made with the beautiful new Color Layering Pumpkin set. Not only does...

Welcome everyone! It's Mindy joining you today with inspiration using the new Marigolds stamp set and coordinating Frame Cuts from Hero Arts. Marigolds are often used in Fall decorating but this stamp set is so versatile that it can be used all year round. One of the ways I find easiest to do that is by using vellum. I'm going to start my project by stamping the...

I think a lot of us have been intimidated by the term mixed media, so I'm here to break it down today. Mixed media means take two or more mediums and use them together - that's it! So, for example, if you use ink on a card - which we almost always do, and you use a second medium, like Hero Paste or Liquid Watercolor...