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When I decided to feature the adorable Penguin Family stamp on a few of my holiday cards, I knew that I wanted to surround the penguins with a wintry snowfall. Using one of the new Snowflake Infinity Dies and a snowflake stamp from Kelly's S'no Problem set, I was able to create a simple and graphic, snowy background that I hope these penguins love. To...

I’m not the best at coloring – I’ve admitted this many times – so I’m always on the lookout for little tips and tricks that will help me with this. One little such trick I’ve recently found works particularly well with the Santa Snacks Stamp and Cut: using a gel pen and kraft paper to do the majority of the “coloring” for me. I stamped...

It's a sure sign the holidays are upon us when a quick trip to the grocers is greeted by full carts and long lines. All good signs pointing to the arrival of family, friends and full bellies. Today's card features the Paper Layering Wooden Door with Decorative Woodgrain Cardstock adorned with a watercolored wreath from Santa's Door Accessories. Begin by trimming Decorative Woodgrain Cardstock into...

Winter birthdays are a great chance to get some extra use out of your Holiday stamps and dies! Today I'm using the Snowflake Confetti Fancy Die to create a sparkly background for my daughter's birthday card. To create the background, I adhered some double-sided adhesive to a panel of Snow Layering Paper. Then I die cut the piece using the Snowflake Confetti Fancy Die. Because...

I can't believe that Christmas is almost a month away. If you are like me, you haven't finished your Christmas cards. I always think there is time, and then I realize Christmas is month away and most of my family lives in Europe, so cards take forever to get there. Today I am exploring different looks of white on black backgrounds using the Christmas Poster...

It's always fun to play with some holiday products, and we can't have too many Christmas cards, right? Today I created a classic holiday card using the following products: Color Layering Holly, Color Layering Holly Frame Cuts, Christmas Trimmings Stamp & Cut, and Wood Floor Bold Prints. I started by stamping the background image from the Wood Floor Bold Prints with watermark ink on a...

As much as I look forward to the release of each month's new My Monthly Hero kit, I'm equally anxious to see the month's optional add-on products. I think that this month's set of Tag Frames Infinity Dies is a wonderful collection of decorative shaped dies that I'll be using again and again, throughout the year, to create sentiment or background panels, shaker windows, and...

Hello! I'm here today to share something a little bit different. Since I am chairing an annual Christmas Tree Boutique for MS here in California, I have been hunting around for new ideas all year. A bell went off when someone was talking about ugly Christmas sweaters! I hunted through my dies and found the matching Frame Cuts from the Ooh La La stamp set,...

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Well, almost. Have you started working on your Holiday cards? To be honest, I have made so many Christmas cards, but not really "our" Christmas cards for this year. But I think, I fell in love with this simple, yet elegant Christmas card I made and I think it may be our Christmas card design for this...

Hello stampers! We’re back with our Awesome Add-ons feature for this month. Here’s a look at all twelve of the add-on products that were introduced along with the November kit on Monday -- four 4x6″ clear sets, two 6x6" Bold Prints backgrounds, several dies, and finally one stencil. Lots of fun and versatile options this month, whether you pair these goodies with the kit or...

It is always an exciting time at Hero Arts when we add a new Creative Team member. Today we are happy to introduce you to Janette Kausen! We noticed Janette Kausen's work on social media and knew she would be a great addition to the Hero Arts family. You will enjoy Janette's beautiful style and we hope you will visit her blog here to look...

We are excited to bring you the launch of our November My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons! Our Creative Team has been hard at work creating inspirational projects this month and we think you will enjoy all that this kit offers. And at the end of this post you will find links to a blog hop that will provide more inspiration using this month's kit...

Hello again! We've come to the end of our countdown, leading up to the launch of the November My Monthly Hero kit tomorrow, Monday, November 6th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Remember to comment on each and every post as we'll be giving away a kit on Monday morning, before the release! Now join Libby as she shares a few more ideas for combining this month's...

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the November My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, November 6th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We'll be here for the next three days, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday. And, remember to comment on each and...

In my opinion, there's nothing more useful than a great woodblock message stamp! Today I'm using two large script holiday greetings from the Wintertime Fun release that make cardmaking a SNAP! Let’s begin with Season’s Greetings Script. I stamped the message in Red Royal on Snow layering paper, then matted it in red. As an embellishment, I stamped the Color Layering Holly leaves and then...

You know those perfectly decorated Christmas trees you see in the stores completely covered in sparkly white and gold ornaments and lights? That’s what my card today reminds me of…and also has me wanting to ditch my colored ornaments this year and try out this clean and simple color combo. I started off by creating a top folding card base from Snow Layering Paper. In...

Good morning! Jess here with some spotlight coloring with the new Fluffy Stockings Stamp & Cut! I wanted to keep it clean and simple so I started by stamping the cute kittens in stockings across my card in a line with Intense Black ink. Then I used a ruler to draw a bar across the top, as if the stockings were hanging from a bar....

Hello there, this is Ilina "taking over" the blog today. I can't believe October is almost gone and the Holiday season is almost upon us. I love this time of the year. So, today I have a holiday card for you that can be used for many different occasions. Have you tried the Hero Arts handmade watercolor paper yet? If not, you should. It's amazing!...

I used to love making shaped cards, so when I saw the beautiful Fir Tree Infinity die set, I just knew I had to use them for that! Watch the how-to below... (If you are having problems viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on You Tube) I started by heat embossing the Holiday Florals Bold Prints background in White on green...

Today I'm sharing a pair of holiday cards that I made using three of the new Wintertime products - the Most Wonderful Time sentiment stamp, the Swirly Flower Bold Prints stamp, and the Holiday Ornaments Stamp & Cut set. I've combined traditional colors with chalkboard sentiments to create a gift inspired card design. For the backgrounds, I simply stamped trimmed panels of white layering paper...

If you think about it, the Paper Layering dies are a great use for no-line coloring techniques. There’s no stamping directly involved, and it’s easy to follow the cut lines for coloring. For todays card, I used the adorable Paper Layering Bear with Frame for my no-line coloring. Since I wasn’t intending to do any heavy watercoloring, I die cut the bear from regular cardstock....

Today I have a card to share that features some fun products from the 2017 Wintertime Fun Catalog. It's always tough for me to start making holiday cards when the fall season has just begun, but come December I'm always glad to have that stack of cards ready to go. The Color Layering Joy Message set features the large "joy" message along with some flourishes...

Happy World Card Making Day, friends! We admit it, this is one of our very favorite days of the year. We hope you are able to set a little time aside today to get inky! We have a fun giveaway for you at the end of this post, but first, here's a couple cardmaking ideas from our fabulous Creative Team member, Ilina! Today I have...

Hello there, I hope you are starting to feel the spirit of the Holiday Season here on the blog this week starting with the October My Monthly Hero Kit sneak peeks last week and the release on Monday. For me, it's truly the most wonderful time of the year, as I LOVE Christmas crafting. Today I have a card using one of the October add-on...

Welcome to this month’s Awesome Add-ons feature! Before we check out today's card, here’s a look at all of the add-on products introduced along with the October kit – 4 stamp sets, 3 coordinating Frame Cuts, 1 Paper Layering die, 1 wood mounted stamp, and 3 Stamp & Cut sets! Shop for the October MMH add-ons here Yesterday Michelle shared some beautiful Christmas tags featuring...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a project to share with you using the new Santa's Door Accessories Stamp Set and Frame Cuts that were released as an add-on to the October My Monthly Hero kit. The set works really well with the Paper Layering Wooden Door but I wanted to use the set on it's own, so I created some tags that...

We are so excited to welcome you to the North Pole with our October My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons! Our Creative Team has gotten into the holiday spirit using the products this month and we hope you are ready to play too! At the end of this post you will find links to a blog hop that will provide plenty of inspiration using this...

We are back with another look at the October My Monthly Hero release! The kit will be available on Monday, October 2nd at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We’ll be sharing ideas for using the main kit and optional add-on products all weekend long, so stay tuned for more project inspiration! Now let’s join Clare, who is sharing another look at this fabulous kit. The new...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share using the Wonderful Stamp & Cut along with the Bird Words stamp set. I wanted to create a quick and simple Christmas card that I thought would be good for mass producing. I started off by cutting a piece of white cardstock using one of the Rectangle Infinity Dies. I took the accompanying...

Since there are never enough hours in the day, I try to make good use of my time - when I make one card, I often make two. However, I don't really like duplicating the same card multiple times. Instead, I'll reuse a card design but change some of the elements - the colors, the images and the sentiments. Today, I'm sharing a holiday card...

I like to think outside the box and stretch my stamps to create projects that go beyond cards. When I saw the little hanging ornaments in the catalog I fell in love with them and thought that along with the Winter Silhouettes stamp set they are match made in Heaven. The images from the Winter Silhouettes fit perfectly in the ornament to create cute winter...

One thing I’ve always loved doing with my stamps is adjusting the sentiments to fit and look exactly the way I want them to. I’ll try combining different parts of different sentiments, sometimes by cutting the stamp itself, and sometimes by masking. Today’s card is one of those tweaked sentiments, featuring the beautiful new Blessings Stamp & Cut. To start off with, I die cut...

Good morning! Jess here with a CAS holiday card using new and old classics from the 2017 Wintertime Fun Catalog! I love the cute Fox Family wood mounted stamp and thought it would be a great focal point for a square holiday card. I started by cutting a 5.5" square of Snow Layering Paper and laying it in the corner of my MISTI. Then I...

Today is a special day at Hero Arts - we are launching our brand new Wintertime Fun Catalog Collection in the Hero Arts Store! Are you in the mood for the holidays and some cooler weather? We are sure that flipping through the catalog and seeing all of the wonderful new products will get you in the mood! Take a few moments and take a...

Hello and welcome to our first Friend Friday with Chameleon! We are honored that they’ve asked us to collaborate with them this month. Our artists will show creations each Friday this month, colored with the fabulous Chameleon pens – and over at their blog, the Chameleon design team is coloring Hero Arts images, too! What […]

Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season! This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day! Joining in the fun with Taheerah are ONE HUNDRED special guests – each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know where […]