Hello, friends! Welcome to Friday! We made it! We had such a busy few weeks with our Crop & Create Delivered Cardmaking event and Create & Inspire Markham, and are happy for a little respite! We hope you get some this weekend, too! Without further ado, we would love to share the latest & greatest from our friends at Hero Arts! They have a brand new Hero Studio release, and we think you will find it as beautiful as we do! Let’s take a look, and don’t miss the giveaway at the end of the post!


Capture the beauty of nature in your creations with the stunning new April Hero Studio release from Hero Arts, called Tranquil Terrarium. Whether you’re crafting a peaceful terrarium or vibrant jungle, this release has everything you need to infuse your projects with nature’s beauty.
Let’s take a look at some inspiration using the new products!

cards created by Channin Pelletier and Lisa Tilson
First up is the Card Kit of the Month, featuring everything you need to craft your own terrarium or nature-inspired scene. With a rich selection of detailed stamps and dies that work together seamlessly, creating stunning cards has never been more fun!

cards created by Seeka and Channin Pelletier
Next up, are the Die Set of the Month and Stamp & Cut of the Month. Craft stunning layers of delicate foliage with the versatile leaf dies or stamp intricate leaves to create a captivating mandala pattern. These versatile designs are perfect for crafting cards for any occasion, all year long.

cards created by Channin Pelletier and Kelly Rasmussen
And finally, we have the Layering Stencils of the Month and the Cling Stamp of the Month. Create a lush jungle scene with the stencils or add a calming raindrop effect with the delicate background stamp.
Check out the full collection of products here and sign up for a subscription today! You have until April 27th to subscribe to guarantee you get these goodies before they are gone!


We would love to share a $50 gift card to Hero Arts so that one lucky commenter can try out our Hero Studio or any other Hero product! To enter to win, leave a comment on this post by midnight Eastern time on Wednesday, April 9th, telling us which Hero Studio subscription you would love to try first! A winner will be randomly selected and announced here on the SCT blog on Friday, April 11th. Good luck!
Find more inspiration and ideas featuring all of our products at the links below! Thanks so much for stopping by today!
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We have just over a month until Design Concepts begins—are you registered?!
Learning and building a foundation of scrapbooking design concepts is like building a creative toolbox. Gain versatile techniques that can be adapted to countless layouts, themes, sizes, products, and styles in this amazing class with Allison Davis. Focusing on design concepts is a fantastic way to spark creativity without starting from scratch every single time. In this 4-week class you will:
- Learn how to build an assortment of design concepts that you can use and apply over and over to different layouts, shapes, backgrounds, etc.
- Use smaller papers pads (like 6 x 6” and 6 x 8”) or scraps
At the end of four weeks, you will have 20 new and unique sketches and an arsenal of ideas to use over and over again! We hope you will join Allison and us and stretch your creativity with the skills you will master in Design Concepts!
Click HERE to learn more & register for Design Concepts today!

Have a great weekend, friends! We will see you back here on Monday as we get a sneak peek inside our Spring/Summer issue with Editor-in-Chief Susan R. Opel!
Beautiful kit, the layering stencils of the month are simply stunning each month!
I would like to start with the layering stencils. They’re currently my favorite cardmaking product!
What an awesome release! I’d love to try the card kit of the month–I love nature inspired products, something other than flowers. I love flowers, but my stash is full of so many different ones!
I’d love to try the Card Kit of the month subscription, although the Whole Studio subscription would be awesome!
Such lovely inspiration. I love the layering stencils. They would be fun for cards and layouts.
I would go for the card kit I do believe. Love this set, especially the foliage.
I would start with the die kit of the month seeing as I do not have many dies so this would be really handy.
Such fun cards! The stamp and cut kit would be my favourite kit!
I think I’d like the die set if the month!
I would love to try the card kit. I do a lot of scrapbooking but my first love is card making!
The Whole Studio sounds great to me, but to choose just one would it be the Clear Set + Dies of the Month that I’d pick first!
I would try the card kit of the month, love the terrariums!
I would love to try the “Card Kit of the Month”. Love all theses cards. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
I would definitely like the card kit as I like the beautiful scenes you can create using that kit!
These cards are amazing, thanks for sharing. I would love the Cling Stamp of the month subscription.
The Fancy Die of the Month sounds fun!
Card Kit of the Month looks pretty inclusive, so that’s the one I’d pick! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
The card kit would be awesome to start. Who can’t turn down a good card kit??
The Die Set of the Month subscription would be my first choice. Very generous giveaway, and beautiful cards!
Love the mini mushroom! So cute!
Right now layering stencils is my favorite.
Wow. Amazing cards! The stamp and cut kit is my favourite!!
I love nature products! I could totally see me documenting hikes with these! I think the stamp and die subscription would be the best fit for me. Thank you for the opportunity to win!
I would love to start with the layering stencil kit since I love stencils for my mixed media
Wonderful cards and ideas. I would first try the card kit of the month. Fabulous!
I like the cling stamp set of the month. HA always has beautiful stamp sets.
This month, I especially love the card kit subscription! But if I’m being honest I was tempted to get the whole Hero Arts release with the bonus. 🐌
That little froggy is so cute!! I’d want to try the card kit first!
I would start with card kit of the month! How fun!
I would love to try the “Stamp + Cut” subscription. I think having matching dies for my stamps is the best thing EVER!!! Thanks for a chance to win.
Would like to try the Card Kit of the Month! Love the ferns!
I would love to try the cling stamp of the month. I am subscribed to the card kit so that would go great with it. The whole studio is so cute!!
Beautiful kits. I have really been enjoying layering stencils so that would be my choice.
I’d love to try the card kit!
card kit! hours of fun!
I would try to layering stencil kit first! So many great products that Hero Arts makes.
I love the little mushroom die cuts, I cannot have too many cute mushrooms.
I would love to try the card kit of the month but everything looks amazing
That die set is wonderful – always looking for great foliage to add to my designs!
I would do the card kit of the month! Love them all though
The card kit is my choice because I like to take kits with me when I travel. Plus, I really like the foliage this month.
I would try the layering stencils first!
Love the mushrooms! I’d love to try the card kit of the month.
I would like to try the die set of the month, but any of them would be amazing!
I would love to try the card kit of the month. Loving the foliage release
Card kit of the month would be my first pick. Love the April new release too!
The card kit looks amazing!
Ohh! Love Hero Arts! I would try the stencils first.
Such beautiful kits! I would love to try the card kit of the month. But everything is so beautiful every month!
Probably would like the Stamp & Cut monthly. Looks awesome.