Posted by Hero Arts
on May 12, 2026
This month’s collections are packed with playful personality, bold color, and creative cardmaking possibilities. From legendary lake creatures and scenic adventures to cheeky classical icons and cheerful florals, the May Collections invite you to mix, layer, stencil, stamp, and create cards full of fun and friendship.
Whether you love building scenic lake landscapes, layering playful classical elements, or creating bold floral backgrounds, these collections are filled with inspiration for birthdays, encouragement cards, hello cards, and everything in between.
To get a closer look at the Don't Stop Believing, You're a Classic, and You've Got a Friend collections, start with Channin’s video overview, where she highlights all three collections and how the products work together in cardmaking projects.
Now let’s dive in either further to each of these collections take a look at some inspiring sample cards along the way.
Believe It—This Collection Is Legendary
Friendly lake legends, scenic layers, and sentiments that make a splash. The Don’t Stop Believing Collection is full of legendary fun—featuring a charming lake creature who’s equal parts mysterious and adorable. Scenic mountain views, layered lake backgrounds, playful banners, and encouraging sentiments come together to create cards that feel adventurous, magical, and completely unforgettable.
Some of these products first appeared in the Scrapbook & Cards Today Crop & Create event, and now they’re available individually—along with additional coordinating products to complete the collection.
Don't Stop Believing Collection Products:
You can create everything from clean and simple stamping to richly layered scenic cards with these products. Bright alpine blues and greens pair beautifully with layered stenciled lakes, rolling hills, fireworks, clouds, and underwater scenes that bring this lovable legend to life.
The Unbelievably Awesome Stamp & Cut and coordinating banner products add playful sentiments perfect for birthdays, encouragement cards, and friendship cards, while the Gentle Giant Die Set creates bold focal points for larger scene cards. Scenic layers from the Clouds Die Set and Lake of Legends Stencil Set make it easy to build dimensional outdoor landscapes with depth and movement.
A Classic Look with a Playful Twist
Timeless icons and designs that never go out of style. The You’re a Classic Collection combines classical architecture inspiration with playful modern details for a look that’s equal parts sophisticated and cheeky. Classical statues, ornate columns, balloons, banners, and celebratory sentiments come together in a collection designed for birthdays, friendship cards, and playful everyday greetings.
The simple designs allow you to create clever layouts with a touch of sophistication and and humor. From balloon animal accents to party banners and sculptural focal points, these projects strike the perfect balance between timeless and whimsical.
You're A Classic Collection Products:
The You’re A Classic Stamp & Cut and coordinating stamp set make it easy to create statement focal images with personality and humor, while the Classic Columns Die Set adds architectural layers and framing details. The You’re a Classic Layering Stencil Set introduces soft detail layers and colorful accents that pair beautifully with the coordinating stamped illustrations.
Whether you prefer clean and simple cardmaking or layered mixed-media inspired designs, this collection offers endless ways to create cards that feel artistic, fun, and completely unforgettable.
A Friendly Hello You’ll Love
Cheerful florals, bold sentiments, and feel-good designs to share. The You’ve Got a Friend Collection is filled with bright florals, bold typography, playful patterns, and uplifting sentiments designed to spread kindness and connection. Originally introduced in our March Stamp Along event bundle, these products are now available individually—so you can pick your favorites and continue creating colorful cards full of encouragement and joy.
With cheerful florals, bold sentiments, playful patterns, and versatile designs, this collection makes it easy to create cards for any style, season, or occasion all year long.
You've Got a Friend Collection Products:
The Friendly Type Cling Stamp and coordinating Hello Friend Die Set create eye-catching focal sentiments that work beautifully with layered florals and playful backgrounds. The Abstract Floral Stamp & Cut and Bitty Floral Dies add cheerful blooms that are easy to mix and match across projects, while the Check Please Stencil brings a modern texture and movement to every design.
Bright, happy, and endlessly versatile, this collection is designed to help you create cards that make someone’s day.
We can’t wait to see what you create with the May Collections! Be sure to share your projects with us on social media using #heroartsmade so we can celebrate your creativity.
Happy crafting!
