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Hey everyone. It's Dana here with you today. The CommUNITY collection has expanded and we are thrilled to provide you with new products to play with. The CommUNITY collection is a collaboration between Hero Arts, Pocono Pam and me (Dana Joy). CommUNITY is about embracing and honoring the creativity of individuals who are often underrepresented. By sharing art from a diverse group of creators, we...

Hi friends! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some inspiration to share using the super fun Weaving Fancy Die! I will admit, this die intimidated me a bit when we first received it. I am not one of those clever types who can mentally put things like this together, but after playing with it a bit, I found it to be extremely...

Hi friends! Greetings from insanely hot Texas! Today's card is aspirational, because there's no way anyone in their right mind would have a picnic right now - so I'm dreaming of cooler days with today's project. One of my favorite challenges at Splitcoast is when a host asks us to do black & white plus one color - you need just the right image to...

Two new Make Yourself at Home Card Kits for July are now available exclusively at joann.com! The first one is a birthday kit featuring lots of messages, balloons and supplies to make shaker cards! Get a closer look at the kit contents and some project ideas in Michelle's video below. If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube. The second...

Hey everyone. It's Dana here with you today. Let's do some heat embossing with the new Park Background Bold Prints stamp. Let's start with the background of our card. I stamped the Park Background Bold Prints onto Dove White cardstock with Embossing and Watermark Ink. To keep the crisp white image, I sprinkled on Clear Embossing Powder and heat set the image. Next it was...

Good morning! Jess here with a cheerful card featuring the cutest ladybugs from the new Hello Lady stamp set! To start I stamped one of the ladybugs from Hello Lady three times onto Dove White cardstock with Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat-embossed them with Detail Black Embossing Powder. I colored them with Copic markers and then die-cut them with the coordinating dies. I also...

The new 2023 Oh Joy Holiday Catalog is being introduced next month and we have some exciting news – you can find a sampling of pre-release products from the new collection in select stores now! Join us for a detailed look at the products included in the ShopBox pre-release by watching the video below or on YouTube. To find retailers who have opted to participate...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our July My Monthly Hero Release Day Blog Hop. Big thanks to everyone who participated, checked out the cards on the designers’ blogs, and shared kind comments! If you haven't had a chance to grab your kit yet, we do still have a limited quantity available – choose the Premium version or Classic version, while supplies...

Hello there, Michelle here with a card using the new Lemonade Day Bundle. This is a fun set that is perfect for summer! I started off by stamping the pitcher, glasses, lemons and mint leaves from Lemonade Day on to Deluxe Smooth White cardstock using Intens-ified Black ink. I coloured them using Copic Markers. I went with a traditional lemonade look, but I think they...

Morning everyone. It's Dana here with you today. Let's get creative with your stencils. You can easily make several cards with only one stenciled card panel. Let's get into the cardmaking. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please click HERE to watch on YouTube.) To start, I trimmed down a piece of Sand cardstock to 6" x 6". Next it's time to stencil....

Welcome to another Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Challenge! This month, we are celebrating all things summer. Anything that reminds you of fun in the sun would be great for this challenge, or just use sunshiny colours - your choice! Here's some inspiration from our design team. Lara Rizzotto You can find Lara on Instagram and her blog. Michelle Lupton You can find...

Our next LIVE Make-Along event is this weekend! Join Channin from our Creative Team to make along with the wildly popular and sold out June 2023 My Monthly Hero kit. Gather your supplies and create a card with Channin from start to finish.👉🏼 When: Sunday, July 9 at noon PT/3pm ET👉🏼 Where: Hero Arts Facebook and YouTubeIn addition to the June My Monthly Hero kit,...

Hello and happy Friday, friends! It’s time for our July Awesome Add-ons feature. Before we get into the project inspiration, here’s a look at all of the new stamps, dies, stencils and rub-ons that we've released along with the two July My Monthly Hero Kits. Summertime fun ahead! Who's ready? Shop for the July MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted to have Creative Team member...

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and in today’s video I’m creating a picnic scene featuring several scene-building dies from the July My Monthly Hero Classic and Premium Kits. Watch to see how I incorporate colored cardstocks and a bit of Copic coloring to build a serene layered landscape. Watch below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. To create this card I first die...

With our July release we are going on a picnic down by the river! The Classic Kit features a gorgeous 6" x 8" stamp set of silhouetted wildflowers and critters, with coordinating messages in a playful font. There's also a 3" x 4" linen pattern cling stamp, offering a great backdrop for your stamped flowers. An eight-piece die set includes dandelions and grass, and there's...

It's almost time to launch the July My Monthly Hero Premium and Classic kits – 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 the kits. 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...

Happy Monday, friends! It's already time for our final countdown post before the July My Monthly Hero release on Wednesday, July 5! Tune in at 10am PT for the big reveal of the new kit along with a host of wonderful add-ons, all highlighted in an inspiration-filled blog hop. Our Creative Team is back with more creative ideas for you today – come along and...

Welcome back as we count down to the July My Monthly Hero release! Launch day is coming up soon – mark your calendar for Wednesday, July 5 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Now let's join the Creative Team for another round of sneak peeks to spark your imagination! You'll find even more details about their cards at the blog links provided below each photo. Project...

A new month is here and today we are excited to kick off the countdown to the release of the July My Monthly Hero Kits! One bit of housekeeping before we begin: please note that release day will be two days later than usual this month, due to Independence Day here in the US. Hero Arts will be closed on Tuesday, July 4. You will...

Good morning friends! Today we're sharing some crafty inspiration from our amazing Global Team, with a focus on some of the June My Monthly Hero release products! Our June My Monthly Hero Classic and Premium kits are now sold out but our add-ons are still available (or will be restocked soon if they're out of stock currently)! Michelle is kicking things off with a tranquil...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card that features the United People Hot Foil Plate, one of the newer products included in the Hero Arts Unity Collection. This beautiful line art image covers an entire A2-sized panel to make for a quick and easy background. I began by using a copper-colored foil to hot foil the United People image onto a...

Welcome friends! This is Mindy back to share inspiration on using your background stamps for a subtle look. Backgrounds are quite fun because they can be used for many different techniques and purposes on your card projects. Normally, I let the background be center stage of the design. Today, it's going to be a little more subtle. Of course, one of my favorite ways to...

Today we're excited to share creativity from a very special guest – Jenn Shurkus! If you know Jenn, you know that she loves creating with the Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils. The way she combined them with our stamps and dies is simply magical. Let's take a look... I created these three cards using watercolor pencils and watercolor cardstock. First, scribbling directly onto the Rough...

Hello there, Michelle here. Today I have a card and video to share with you using the Circle Set Fancy Die set. These dies are very versatile – you can use them for a background, create grounding for a focal point, add die-cut inlay, plus lots more! For today, I thought I would change the shape slightly to create a sun. (If you are having...

Hey friends! Mindy Eggen with you today to share inspiration using the Journaling Photo Frame Infinity Dies. I am a huge fan of frames and this new set that looks like a Polaroid picture is such a fun new look to add into my card making projects. You can add journaling to them, create a scene, or frame them with florals. I started by creating...

Today we're happy to have a special guest return to the blog – Essie! She is sharing some great cards using new ocean-themed digital products from our June release. Take it away, Essie! ---------------------------------------------------- Hello friends! This month I want to showcase the three new Hero Arts Digital Printables. There are three separate printables this month, each beautiful and with its own sentiments. The price...

Hi friends! Today we are here with an installment of our monthly series, CommUNITY, where we share artwork from artists who we'd love for you to get to know. CommUNITY is about embracing and honoring the creativity of individuals who are often underrepresented. By sharing art from a diverse group of creators, we hope to not only bring inspiration to this papercrafting community we all...

Thank you for all of the comment love on last week's Woodblock Wednesday feature! We are back to announce our randomly selected prize winner. Congratulations to Barbara Kohn: "Thanks for showcasing woodblock stamps Amy. I adore the zillions of woodblock stamps in my collection, and yes they take up a lot of real estate in my craft room, but the are part of my card...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some shining inspiration using the beautiful new(ish) Magnolia Branches Hot Foil Plate and some of Hero Arts's hot foil-friendly Acetate Sheets! When I realized that the Acetate Sheets would work with hot foil plates, I was totally hooked. The super smooth surface of the acetate creates nearly-flawless hot foiling results... score! The results are...

Good morning! Jess here with a video tutorial sharing how to color and stencil with the new Two-tone Metallic Sprays! (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please click HERE to watch on YouTube.) To start I took a piece of Passion Flower cardstock and temporarily taped the Ornate Flourish stencil over the cardstock. I placed it in a splatter box (but any leftover...

We have some exciting news! For the first time ever, we are hosting an open Creative Team search! We would love to expand our team with crafters who are excited to use our products and share the Hero love! Expectations & commitments: Create assigned projects for the Hero Arts blog and social media. Participate in new product launches. Create samples for the Hero Arts printed...

What goes around, comes around! And today it’s all about making flowers with our Build-a-Flower Infinity Dies. In a matter of minutes you can make an entire basket of flowers using paper, crepe paper, origami paper, craft foam, felt, fabric and more. As you see peeking through the flowers above is a Hero Arts catalog and a few flowers from 2011. The dies are different...

It's Freebie Friday, friends! Two delightful words, made even better when combined, and EPIC when crafty goodness is also in the mix. Do we have your attention? Read on to learn how you can get your freebie today, while supplies last! We thought it would be fun to finish out the remainder of the year with something special for you, our wonderful customers. Here's the...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here wishing you a happy day! Today I am sharing a quick and easy card I created showcasing the Holding Together Cling from the 2023 Summer Catalog. To create my card, I stamped the Holding Together Cling onto a 4.5" x 5.75" Smooth White cardstock panel in Pitch Black ink. The ink is quick-drying, so I was able to get coloring...

We have a fun feature for you today! Paging our woodblock stamps – please come forward and step into the spotlight. You are timeless classics and your crisp impressions make our red-rubber-loving hearts happy. ❤ It's your time to shine. Now please join us in welcoming our good friend Amy Tsuruta to the blog, enjoy some lovely inspiration, and learn more about "Woodblock Wednesday"! Do...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a beach scene featuring the Color Layering Beach Floor Stencils. This set of three stencils makes it easy to create gorgeous foamy waves that have so much dimension! To start, I used low-tack tape to hold the first stencil layer (the one with the largest openings and footprints) to a 6" x 7" piece of Dove...