Hero Arts - new release What's Brewing

Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing three cards that I created with the new Hero Arts release What's Brewing. This is a coffee and hot tea themed release, but it lets you create cards for any occasion. Before going to the cards I've created with this collection, I would like to point out another new release with Hero Arts: Retro Kitchen. So many fun details in this collection to build your own Retro Kitchen!

I made my first card with the Coffee and Croissant die set and used the cup, plate and croissant to create this delicious scene and ink blended the images with Core Inks. The beautiful pattern at the bottom of my card is created with the Layering Delft Floral Stencils and a mix of blue Core Inks. The sentiment is from the Bring Coffee stamp set and I used some of the coffee stain stamps to add a fun detail to my card.

For my second card I die cut the cup from the Coffee and Croissant die set six times and ink blended them in the rainbow colors with Core Inks. I used the coffee stains from the Bring Coffee stamp set to create the background. With the happy, bright colors and encouraging sentiment you can totally make someone's day!

Last but not least I created a birthday card with the Coffee and Croissant die set. I ink blended the coffee pot and croissant with Core Inks. For the cup and plate I used the Layering Delft Floral Stencils to give them a cute pattern. I used Hero Hues Palm cardstock for the background and Hero Hues Charcoal cardstock for the card base.

I hope I inspired you to use the What's Brewing collection and can't wait to see what you'll create.

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello friends,

I have two cards to share today that I created for the June Stay Crafty Challenge with a Blog Named Hero: Saturday in the Park. Anything picnic, park or 4th of July themed can be entered for your chance to win a $50 gift card.

For the first card I used the Spring Floral Stencil along with a blend of Reactive Glitz Inks. I love the gorgeous shimmer coming through the bright colors. I added some water splatters, since it's a reactive ink after all. 

The sentiment is from a Hero Studio Card Kit and I stamped and die cut it on Hero Hues Canary cardstock. I also added an extra layer of this cardstock between the mixed media layer and card base. 

The Translucent Hero Hues Enamel Dots are great to add a finishing touch to your card. On this card I used the Pinks.

My next card is in the 4th of July theme. I ink blended a night sky with Core Inks Pale Tomato, Amethyst and Nautical. On top of that I Gold heat embossed the Party Fans stamps to make them look like fireworks. The fireworks filled night sky can be seen through the Trellis Window Die that I cut out of Hero Hues Charcoal cardstock. To create this window effect, I only die cut the inner piece of the die cut.

It's your turn now and I can't wait to see what you'll create for this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hi crafty friends,

I'm back today with another card for this month's Stay Crafty challenge: Can't Take My Eyes Off You. 

I started this card by creating the background and ink blended some green Core Inks with some browns and I did the same on the die cut branches from the Branches & Blossoms die set. To finish my background I added some stamps from the Vintage Postmarks and Tickets stamp set and added splatters with core ink and White Acrylic Spray.

The sentiment is from a recent Hero Studio Card Kit and it is white heat embossed on Kiwi premium cardstock. The adorable birdie comes from the Branches & Blossoms die set as well and I ink blended him in blues and purple Core Inks.

We can't wait to see what you'll create for your chance to win a $50 giftcard to the Hero Arts store. You can link up your projects overhere.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hi friends,

I'm back with another card for this month's Stay Crafty Challenge at A Blog Named Hero: Opposites Attract.

Just like my last card, I did an impression of the Floral Pattern Cover Plate instead of die cutting it. This time I used white cardstock and ink blended over the impression with Raspberry Jam Core Ink and I love how the ink shows heavier on the raised areas.

I partially die cut the Trellis Window die out of Kiwi cardstock twice and backed the die cuts up with two more layers for dimension.

The sentiment is a die from the Hero Studio Card Kit of February and I gold heat embossed the die cut. The shadow is cut out of Peony cardstock.

If you want a chance to win a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store, all you need to do is create a card for this challenge and link it up over here. We can't wait to see what you'll create!

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Happy Friday!

It is time for the April challenge at A Blog Named Hero and this month's challenge is 'Opposites Attract': create with opposite colors on the color wheel or a mirror image.

For my card I used the Floral Pattern Cover Plate Die and instead of die cutting it, I used a silicone mat which only leaves an impression in the Peony cardstock. I did die cut the Canary cardstock with the Floral Pattern Cover Plate and trimmed it in half so it left me with half the flower pattern. The centers of the flowers are ink blended with Papaya Core Ink. I placed the die cut flowers over the matching flowers in the background and it creates a mirrored image, that stands out more, of the bottom half of the card.

The sentiment is a die from the February Hero Studio Card kit and I die cut it out of Canary cardstock as well. I ink blended the bottom of the word with Papaya Core Ink.

For some fun detail I added Translucent Greens Hero Hues Enamel Dots to the centers of the flowers.

Now it's your turn to create a card for this challenge and you might be our lucky winner of a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store! I can't wait to see what you will create!

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative weekend.

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello friends!

I'm back today with my 2nd card for this month's Stay Crafty Challenge: Mr. Postman, create a card and mail it.

Cards that are guaranteed mailed every month are birthday cards, so I created two different cards with the same stamp sets. For the backgrounds I used the Mail Jumble Background Cling stamp, the sentiment and balloons are from the February Hero Studio Card Kit.

For the first card I used these stamps with a variety of embossing powders. The Mail Jumble Background Cling stamp is heat embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder on Bermuda Cardstock. I die cut three of the balloons and on one of them I used the stamp with Gold Embossing Powder. The sentiment stamped on Peony cardstock and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.

On the second card I used the Mail Jumble Background Cling stamp with Reactive Inks: Taffy, Creamsicle, Lemon Drop, Blue Raspberry and Thistle to create a rainbow-colored background. I die cut three balloons out of Sand Cardstock and stamped one of them with Raspberry Jam Core Ink. The sentiment is stamped on Sand Cardstock as well and I cut the card base out of this cardstock.

I hope you're inspired to create different cards with the same products. The design of both cards might be the same, but the different colors and mediums make them look completely different.

You still have time to play along with the March challenge and have a chance to win a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello friends,

There is a new Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge live today. This month's challenge is 'Mr. Postman: something you will mail in March'. This is quite an open-ended challenge, so there is no reason for you to not play along....and get a chance to win a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store!

For my card I focused on a diagonal design and started by heat embossing the Positive Script Bold Prints background stamp with Gold Embossing Powder in a diagonal direction. I trimmed strips of Plum Cardstock in different thicknesses and glued them on my background, lining up with the background stamp.

On one of the strips I gold heat embossed a sentiment from the Smile Friend Stamp & Cut XL set. The 'friend' die is from this same sentiment set and I die cut it out of Plum Cardstock and Gold Cardstock and layered them.

It's your turn and I can't wait to see what cards you'll create to send out in March! You can play along for your chance to win and upload your cards here in the March challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello friends!

I'm back today with another card for the February Stay Crafty Challenge for Hero Arts. The challenge is to create a floral card. Keep reading until the end for the details on a great sales happening at Hero Arts right now!

For this card I used a card base made with Kiwi Premium cardstock and applied Hero Paste with the Holiday Foliage stencil. Some parts of the stencil are highlighted with Icelandic Hero Wax.

For the sentiment I used the I Love U stamp & cut XL set. I die cut the sentiment out of Azalea Premium cardstock and glitter cardstock. The smaller part of the sentiment is embossed with black sparkle embossing powder.

You still have a little time to enter your projects to the challenge for your chance to win.

Next I want to share with you a great sales happening at Hero Arts: Up to 25% off Letterpress and Foil products! Check out the systems, plates and more over here in the sales section. Now is a good time to stock up or to start giving Letterpress and Foil a try, if you haven't yet.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello everyone,

I'm thrilled to share that I'm on the Hero Arts Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Design Team for 2025! Hero Arts has always been one of my favorite companies in the industry and I'm proud to represent them with their monthly challenges, along with these talented ladies.

Today the February 'Build Me Up Buttercup' challenge went live and this month's challenge is all about floral cards.

I started my card by heat embossing the Poppy Field Bold Prints stamp with White Embossing Powder, which worked as a resist once I applied French Pink Reactive Glitz Ink.

I die cut the Ornate Gate Cover Plate three times out of Granite Hero Hues Premium Cardstock and glued them together to create more dimension. 

The sentiment is from the Hello There Stamp & Cut set. I die cut the first part out of Canary Hero Hues Premium Cardstock and sprayed it with Bright Yellow + Copper Two-Tone Metallic Spray. The second part of the sentiment is heat embossed with White Embossing Powder on Kiwi Hero Hues Premium Cardstock.

Now it's your turn, we can't wait to see your floral cards created with Hero Arts products. You can enter your cards over here for your chance to win!

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.