Happy Haunting | Hero Arts August 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello and welcome! We’re blog hopping today to celebrate the August Hero Studio collection. These sets are available by subscription so if you’re not already a monthly subscriber, be sure to check out all of the Hero Studio subscriptions options!

This month’s spooky theme is here just in time to get ready for Halloween!

Happy Haunting

My first card features eerie portraits made with Card Kit of the Month. I used the layering stamps to stamp the woman’s portrait onto white paper and then die cut her out and cut her in half. Then I stamped the bat in white Unicorn pigment ink on black paper and die cut it out.

Next, I die cut the frames from purple and yellow cardstock and then swiped ink over them to grunge them up a bit. I glued the pieces together and then added the woman and the bat.

For the background, I stamped cobwebs in Unicorn pigment ink and then added a heat embossed sentiment before adhering the picture frames with foam tape. To finish, I glued the card front to a card base.

Supplies:

• Card Kit of the Month
• Pitch Black, Lilac, Tuscan cardstock
• Fawn, Caramel, Peony, Wet Cement, Stone Wash Core inks
• Unicorn pigment ink
• White embossing powder

You Are Magic

My second card features the August Stencil of the Month and the August Stamp & Cut Set of the Month.

I die stamped and die cut the crystal ball from blue papers and then used the Bonus Magic Mist stencil (which you receive if you purchase The Whole Studio) to add some wispy smoke inside the orb before stamping the sentiment.

Then I used the layering stencils to create a monochrome background. I also stamped a wooden table using an older cling stamp. I glued the two pieces together and then used a rounded rectangle die to cut the combined piece. To assemble the card, I glued the wall and table panel to a card base and then used foam tape to adhere the crystal ball.

Supplies:

• August Stamp & Cut Set of the Month
• August Stencil of the Month
• August Bonus stencil (The Whole Studio)
• Woodgrain Bold Prints Cling Stamp
• Rounded Rectangles Infinity Dies Set
• Mulberry, Cosmic Sky, Truffle cardstock
• Raspberry Jam, Stone Wash, Caramel Core ink

Thank you so much for visiting! Your next step in the hop is Rosie Lopez!

Giveaway

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Tuesday, August 5th at 11:59pm PDT. The winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Leave a comment on all stops for more chances to win!

Blog Hop List

Hero Arts
Nichol Spohr
Seeka <– You are here
Rosie Lopez
Rachel Kleinman
Natasha Polite
Mindy Eggen
Michelle Short
Michelle Lupton
Lisa Tilson
Karen Brown
Jennifer Kotas
Jeannie Lieu
Charlene Madrid
Channin Pelletier
Anna Mahtani