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We hope you're enjoying our Stay Crafty with Hero Challenges here on our blog. We're certainly having fun sharing them with you! It's time for our 11th challenge, and this time the theme is One Layer Cards! For this challenge, resist your urge to add layers, and just keep it simple! We can't wait to see your clean designs. We'll include all of the challenge...

Today I'm using the Ice Cream Cling Background Stamp to create a summery sweet card with a cute banner sentiment. I white heat embossed the image onto watercolor paper and then painted it using watercolor paints. These ice cream treats are some detailed images, so grab one of your thinnest paintbrushes, put on your favorite music or show and enjoy some painting! For the message,...

Hey there! Welcome back to another video blog post! Daniel here with a stenciled background card featuring the Shooting Star Stencil. I created a video for you to enjoy and see how I created this birthday card for my daughter!

As with all of us, the Covid-19 virus has turned our world upside down.After more than 2 months of mandated closure, Hero Arts has reopened. We are working hard to get our warehouse up and running efficiently, as we clean up, take inventory, and get our staff back to normal work hours, all in the context of safety first. Unfortunately, the process has been slower...

Hi everyone, Ilina here. Today I am sharing a card using the Dreams Will Blossom set along with the Parasol Pattern Bold Prints. To make the card start by stamping the floral image on Dove White cardstock using Intens-ified Black ink. Color your image using alcohol based markers and colored pencils. Once you are done coloring, die cut using the coordinating dies. Set it aside....

Hello and welcome to the Hero Arts blog! Today we are joining up with Scrapbook.com to share in their global initiative, Cards for Kindness. The campaign strives to get handmade cards to those who need their spirits lifted, encouragement, sunshine or a smile. Scrapbook.com is collecting cards, preferably A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2"), with a minimum submission of 10, to distribute to foundations, hospitals,...

Hi crafting friends! It’s Linda here from A Blog Named Hero, and I’m excited to be introducing our next challenge theme with you.We’re so happy with this theme, it’s always so fun to find older favourite stamps, and give them a new spin by playing with them, together with some newer stamps, stencils or other crafting goodies!I decided to take a real old favourite, the...

Hi friends! Today I decided to build some tone on tone layers with primarily one clear set - Affirmation Messages! I knew I wanted the Watering Can and Flowers Fancy Die to be the main focus. I randomly stamped the "hello" in Key Lime Fizz Reactive Ink all over a white card. I then took the very tiny heart and stamped it in Green Hills...

Hi everyone, Ilina here with my take on this week's Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge. This time we decided to "Build a Scene" by combining different stamps and/or dies. For my card I combined a few new stamp sets and a die to create a night scene. To make the card start by stamping the ocean/sea using the Color Layering Waves stamp set (as an...

Welcome back to DIY Wednesdays where it's all about discovering fun and different ways to use Hero Arts products. If you are new here, I'm glad you joined me this week. I'm Debi Adams and I'm all about expanding the bandwidth of your stamps, die cuts and stencils. Today I am showcasing how to embellish cell phone cases. These one of a kind, custom designed...

Good morning! Jess here with a watercolored galaxy card using Hero Arts Liquid Watercolors with the new Galaxy Peek-A-Boo Parts set! I created a short process video sharing how I created the background using Liquid Watercolors in Dark Teal, Deep Ocean, Indigo, and Black that you can watch below or on Youtube here: I started by taping a piece of cold press watercolor paper to...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our June 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! Our randomly selected winner will receive a $50 gift card to use in the Hero Arts online store. And the winner is... Ingrid...

Hello, Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering video series! In this video and episode, we are taking a closer look at the Sunflower Field HeroScape stamp set. Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made the cards I'm sharing today. If you’re having a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on YouTube....

Hi everyone! It's time to kick off another challenge! Can you believe this is our 10th Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge already? For this week's challenge we'd like you to Build A Scene! Combine images to create whatever type of scene you're inspired to pull together. Can you get really creative and combine several stamp sets or dies? We can't wait to see what you...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I am using the new You're My Universe set, which is one of the fantastic add-ons this month. I thought it would be fun to create a galaxy background to go along with the sentiment, but I did not want it to fill up the whole card. That's where creating a background on a smaller shape works well to...

Hello and happy Wednesday, friends! It’s time for this month’s Awesome Add-ons feature. Before we dive into the project inspiration, here’s a look at the all of the add-on products that we've released this month along with the June My Monthly Hero kit. This release celebrates the heavens - the stars, the planets, the moon - and even an animal who howls at the moon!...

Hello, friends! It’s Channin here with a new card and video featuring the June My Monthly Hero Kit! In today’s video I demonstrate several tips and techniques for adding details to your die cuts! I fell in love with the gorgeous landscape dies included in the June kit! They are already so detailed but today we’ll step it up even further with Copic coloring and...

Our June kit celebrates the wonder of the northern skies - aurora borealis! We've created a gorgeous cling background stamp to mimic this beautiful phenomenon, as well as clear stamps and dies to complete your scene. Fun accessories such as shiny silver stars and glow in the dark lacquer will enhance your creativity. What's better than sitting outside on a breezy summer evening, looking up...

It's almost time to launch the June 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...

Hello and welcome! This is the last peek at the June My Monthly Hero Kit before tomorrow's release at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We estimate June kits and add-ons will begin shipping on June 19. We appreciate your patience as we continue to work on restarting our operations in a safe manner and fulfilling orders already in-house. Now let's join Daniel for the final glimpse before...

Hello and welcome as we continue the countdown to the release of the June My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, June 8 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let's join Debi for another beautiful look at the kit! It might be smack dab in the middle of the year but the new My Monthly Hero Kit for June is anything but middle of the...

It's time for another countdown peek! The June My Monthly Hero kit will be available to pre-order on Monday, June 8 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Michelle for some fabulous inspiration using this month's kit! Hello there, when I saw the kit this month, I immediately thought of the Northern Lights. I thought that the landscape dies in the kit would work perfectly...

Welcome back to the countdown to the release of the June My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is coming up on Monday, June 8 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Now let's join Channin, who is sharing another look at the kit! Hello friends! It's Channin here with a new card featuring the incredible June 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. This is kit is so gorgeous...

It's time for our second countdown peek! The June My Monthly Hero kit will be available to pre-order on Monday, June 8 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Ilina, who is sharing another dose of creative inspiration using this month's kit! Hi everyone! Ilina here! I am loving the June kit and the first time I saw it my first thought was Northern Lights....

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the June My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, June 8 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Our Creative Team will be here all weekend sharing sneak peeks. At this time, we estimate June kits and add-ons will begin shipping on June 19. We appreciate your patience as we continue to work on restarting...

Are you participating in the current Stay Crafty with Hero sketch challenge? Sometimes my inspiration for a card starts with a new stamp or a new die, but other times, I love starting with a card sketch. I enjoy the challenge of recreating the layout with my existing supplies and I love exploring different ways to interpret the design. Today I’m sharing a pair of...

Happy DIY Wednesday friends! I'm Debi Adams and I have been playing in my craft room now for weeks. What about you? If you are off from work, are you creating anything special? With the free time I've had, I was finally able to tackle some things I had been putting off for a while and it's been really nice. I made three cards this...

Hi Everyone! It’s another sunny day in QUARANTINE but today I am making rainbows with my granddaughter. I love stretching my products to show multiple uses, so today I am giving you ideas for using the Oval Woodgrain Frames Infinity Dies. They make fun rainbows! Precut any type of paper (magazines, catalogs, scrapbook paper or cardstock) with the oval dies. Then simply cut them in...

Hello! We’re popping in this afternoon to announce the giveaway winner from our 2020 Summer Catalog Reveal! Big thanks to all of you who checked out the catalog and shared your favorite new products with us! Now, we have a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts Online Store to give away. Congratulations to Christine Mallard!! ("I must get the build a castle die someday!...

Hello, stampers! For today's card I have created a beach scene that I would love to jump right into and spend an afternoon relaxing in the sun. The Color Layering Waves stamp set never ceases to amaze me with the realistic ocean waves it creates. Check out the video below to see how the card came together. (If you’re having trouble viewing this video, please...

Hi everyone! We have a special treat for you for our Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge this week! We have a special guest helping out with the next theme. If you follow this blog, you are familiar with Julee Tilman - she's been wowing us with her card inspiration in our My Monthly Hero release blog hops for quite a while now. And for as...

If you haven't used your dies for felt crafting, now is the time! Felt is durable and lends itself perfectly to those intricate small dies we all know and love. For this project we wanted to make something to show our appreciation for our preschool teachers who we are missing so much these days. First we selected an assortment of colors of felt (read; all...

Hello friends! We want to let you know about a slight change to the kit release schedule in June. The kit will launch on the second Monday of the month instead of the usual first Monday. Sneak peeks will begin on the blog next Friday, June 5. The June kit will launch on Monday, June 8 at 10am PT. At this time we plan to...

Hi everyone, Ilina here with my take on this week's Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge. We have taken a special interest in our smallest stamps in our sets for this "Small Joys" challenge. I decided to use two of the flower stamps from the One Thing at a Time Stamp & Cut set. To make the background, start by drawing a 1" grid using a...

Today we're excited to introduce our new 2020 Hero Arts Summer Catalog, filled with products and ideas to keep your creativity flowing! Ready to check it out? You can flip through the pages by clicking HERE or on the image below. The catalog provides a detailed look at two of our most popular collections this year - HeroScapes and Peek-A-Boo! We're introducing fun additions to...

We have good news! After being closed for the last two months, Hero Arts is on the path to reopening, as California has started to allow the opening of manufacturers. We are taking a safety-first approach and following the most stringent guidelines on social distancing, cleaning, and worker safety. While there is still much cleanup and organization to be done, we are excited to let...