Welcome to a new Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Challenge! For May, our theme is Tea for Two. You could interpret this in a few different ways – make a card with two of a particular element on it, make two cards as a pair, make a tea-themed card, use two colours or two colouring media, or make a card with the number 2 on it! Here's some beautiful inspiration from our design team. You can follow the links below each card to discover even more ideas from these talented artists. Colleen Balija   You can find Colleen on Instagram, YouTube and her blog. Essie Cards ..read more

Welcome this month's Awesome Add-ons feature – possibly the most celebratory one to date! The latest and greatest add-on products include all things fun and festive, and provide lots of options for celebratory projects and more! Take a look... Shop for the May MMH add-ons here Today we have Kelly Rasmussen here to share some fabulous "beyond the kit" ideas for a few of the add-ons. Take it away, Kelly... Today I've created two cards using a multi-colored inking technique with two new Bold Prints background cling stamps. The first card uses the fu ..read more

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and today I’m creating birthday card featuring products included in the Classic and Premium May My Monthly Hero Kits. In the video I also demonstrate how to no-line watercolor over images from the Floral Cake Stamp Set with the Watercolor Swatch Card. Watch below or on the Hero Arts YouTube channel. To create this card I first stamped several images from the Floral Cake Stamp Set (Classic & Premium) onto a panel of Luxe White Watercolor Paper (Classic & Premium) in Contour Ink (Classic & Premium).  I then watercolored the images with the Wat ..read more

It’s our birthday! We are 50 years old this month, so we’re pulling out all the stops for a grand celebration! Within the kit this month you will find fun new designs, as well as tried and true favorites. We’re giving you even more to say a special thank you for supporting us all these years, and for helping to make our kit program so successful. Many "Yays" And a big "Congrats" to us and to you!  This month's Classic Kit includes: • Floral Cake Clear Stamp Set, 4" x 6" • 11 Coordinating Dies • 6 Sheets Luxe White Watercolor Paper, 5.5" x 8.5" • Contour Ink Pad ..read more

It's almost time to launch the May 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 randomly selected a comment from our Day 1 post. Congratulations to Greta Hess! "Looks like a kit I'd love to have! Wonderfully festive projects!!" Greta, please contact us (info@heroarts.com) and we’ll get your kit o ..read more

It's already time for our final countdown peeks! The May My Monthly Hero Classic and Premium Kits will be available on Monday, May 6 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Be sure to mark your calendar or set an alarm – last month we had a quick sellout and these kits are limited in quantity. Now let's join the Creative Team for more fantastically festive and colorful kit inspiration! Let there be balloons...and of course, cake! Project #7 created by Channin Pelletier (Premium) Click HERE to visit her blog for more details. Project #8 created by ..read more

Happy Saturday! Who's ready for a second round of countdown peeks? The new May My Monthly Hero Classic and Premium Kits will be available in two short days – mark your calendar for Monday, May 6 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific! Today the Creative Team is adding to the countdown fun with with three festive, celebratory cards. We can hardly wait to show you everything that's included in each kit on Monday! We've packed them full, including some anniversary gifts in honor of 50 years in business. Yippee!!!  Project #4 created by Kailash Naidoo (Classic) Click HERE to visit her blog ..read more

The May My Monthly Hero countdown party officially starts now, friends! ? We'll supply the cake, you put on a party hat, and let's all toss a handful of confetti, because it's time to celebrate Hero Arts' 50th birthday...MMH style! First things first: the new May Classic and Premium kits, along with lots of fun add-ons, will launch on Monday, May 6 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Oh and did we mention we've brought a gift to the countdown party? Be sure to leave a comment on this post for a chance to win a kit before you can buy one on Monday! We hope you enj ..read more

Our next LIVE Make-Along event is this weekend! Join Channin to make along with the April 2024 My Monthly Hero Kit. Gather your supplies and create cards with Channin from start to finish. ?? When: Sunday, May 5 at 12:00pm PT/3:00pm ET ?? Where: Hero Arts Facebook and YouTube In addition to the sold out April My Monthly Hero Kit, the following supplies will be used:  Supplies: April 2024 My Monthly Hero Kit, Premium Arches Infinity Dies Dove White Hero Hues Premium Cardstock Sand Hero Hues Premium Cardstock Sand Core Ink Expresso Core Ink Kiwi Core Ink Forever Green ..read more

Hi everyone! Charlene here. Today, I'm excited to share two stunning card creations using the Floral Wreath Fancy Die and other fantastic products from Hero Arts. These cards showcase the versatility of the die and the beauty of metallic sprays, sequins, and layering. To start, I sprayed a piece of Luxe White Watercolor Paper with a gradient of metallic sprays – Blue + Shimmer Tone-on-Tone Metallic Spray, Green + Shimmer Tone-on-Tone Metallic Spray, and Ocean Blue + Gold Two-Tone Metallic Spray. Once dry, I die-cut the Floral Wreath Fancy Die from the panel. I also die-cut the wreat ..read more