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Hello and welcome! We’re blog hopping today to celebrate the December 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 theme will warm your heart. And, it’s a steal at $45! The December 2025 Card Kit of the Month includes:

You’re Souper Clear Stamp Set
You’re Souper Coordinating Dies
Big Squishy Hugs Die Set
Brown Acrylic Speckle, .5 oz.
10 Sheets of Cardstock- 1 of each color, 5.5″ x 8.5″ (Poppy, Pomegranate, Carrot, Terra Cotta, Cinnamon, Beeswax, Saffron, Tuscan, Truffle, Alabaster)

You Got This

For this card, I used the arm dies from the card kit to cut out pieces of Wild Berry and Tutu Spellbinders cardstock. Then I used Hero Arts Embossing & Watermark ink to stamp the December 2025 Cling Stamp of the Month: Dotty pattern onto the Wild Berry piece. I die cut the sleeves from Tutu and the hands from Fawn and then glued them to the arms. I adhered the top and bottom arm pieces to a card base and then die cut the heart and stamped the sentiment. To finish the card, I slid the heart beneath the arms.

Get Well Soon

For my second card, I used the December 2025 Die Set of the Month: Alphabet Soup. This card shows someone giving a bowl of soup to the recipient. It was so fun to put together! I die cut all of the elements and used a little bit of ink-blending and splatter to add details to the soup, letters, crackers, and hands. I also used the same Dotty Background cling stamp to add a pattern to the background.

Supplies:

December 2025 Die Set of the Month: Alphabet Soup
Soup: Carrot cardstock with Pumpkin ink-blending around the edges and brown splatter
Soul swirls: Terracotta cardstock
Noodles and crackers: Alabaster cardstock with Fawn ink-blending
Parsley: Rainforest cardstock
Bowl and spoon: Alabaster cardstock
Plate: Seaside cardstock cut with a die from the Nesting Circles die set
Hands: Fawn cardstock with Fawn ink-blending
Background: Oceanside cardstock with Embossing & Watermark ink-stamped dots using the December 2025 Cling Stamp of the Month: Dotty

Thank you so much for visiting! Your next stop 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 Sunday, December 7th at 11:59pm MT. 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
Seeka <– You are here
Rosie Lopez
Rachel Kleinman
Nichol Spohr
Natasha Polite
Mindy Eggen
Michelle Short
Michelle Lupton
Lisa Tilson
Karen Brown
Jennifer Kotas
Jeannie Lieu
Charlene Madrid
Channin Pelletier
Anna Mahtani

Encouragement Cards, Just Because Cards

You Are Extraordinary Wonderful Amazing | Hero Arts November 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

November 3, 2025November 4, 2025 SkyPaperScissors

Hello and welcome! We’re blog hopping today to celebrate the November 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 book theme is so cozy! The November 2025 Card Kit of the Month includes:

To Be Read Pile 4×6 Clear Stamp Set
To Be Read Pile Coordinating Dies
Happy Place Die Set
Professional Bookworm 3×4 Stamp & Cut
Gold Hero Wax, 1 oz.
10 Sheets of Cardstock- 1 of each color, 5.5″ x 8.5″ (Bellini, Coral, Carrot, Terra Cotta,
Beeswax, Saffron, Tuscan, Peridot, Seaside, Waterfall)

You Are Extraordinary Wonderful Amazing

For this card, I used the fun To Be Read stamps and dies from the Card Kit of the Month. I die cut the individual books from Coral, Carrot, Terra Cotta, and Tuscan cardstock (included in the kit) and then glued them to the base layer that I cut from white cardstock. I chose different spine designs and titles and stamped them in Onyx Pigment Ink.

Next, I used the November 2025 Cling Stamp of the Month: Checkerboard to create a tone-on-tone checkered background. I started with a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of Chiffon cardstock and then used Ultra Fine Clear embossing powder to heat emboss the pattern.

I trimmed about half an inch off the length and width of the checkered panel, keeping the checkered pattern as centered as possible. Then I used foam tape to adhere the stack of books and more foam tape to adhere the card front to an A2 card base.

You Are The Best, End of Story

My next card features the November 2025 Layering Stencils of the Month: On the Shelf.

I used Pale Tomato, Dandelion, and Cornflower Core Inks to stencil the different stencil layers. Then, I used white embossing powder to heat emboss a stamped image from the November 2025 Stamp & Cut of the Month: One Page at a Time set onto Dahlia cardstock before cutting it out when the coordinating die.

To assemble the card, I glued the stenciled panel to an A2 card base and then glued a strip of Dahlia cardstock which I scored, three times vertically, with a bone folder. I glued on the stamped image to finish.

Thank you so much for visiting! Your next stop is Nichol Spohr!

Giveaway

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, October 5th, 2025 at 11:59pm PT. 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
Anna Mahtani
Channin Pelletier
Charlene Madrid
Jeannie Lieu
Jennifer Kotas
Karen Brown
Lisa Tilson
Michelle Lupton
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Natasha Polite
Rachel Kleinman
Rosie Lopez
Seeka <– You are here
Nichol Spohr

Holiday Cards

Have A Ball This Christmas | Hero Arts October 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 SkyPaperScissors

Hello and welcome! We’re blog hopping today to celebrate the October 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 holiday theme is a ball! The October 2025 Card Kit of the Month includes:

Deck the Halls with Disco Balls 6×8 Stamp Set
Deck the Halls with Disco Balls Coordinating Dies
Have a Ball Die Set
Gold Embossing Powder .5 oz
10 Sheets of Cardstock- 1 of each color, 5.5″ x 8.5″ (Poppy, Dahlia, Tutu, Blush, Alabaster, Beeswax, Tuscan, Fern, Seaside, Waterfall)
Two Sheets of Gold Matte Paper, 5.5″ x 8.5″

Have A Ball This Christmas

This fun card is made with elements and cardstock from the Card Kit of the Month (with the exception of the gold cardstock which is from my own stash; but gold matte paper IS included in the kit).

Merry Christmas

My second card features ornaments from the October 2025 Stamp & Cut of the Month: Sparkle & Shine on a background made with the October 2025 Cling Stamp of the Month: Starlight. I used the same cardstock colors as the first card (included in the kit: Seaside, Waterfall, Tutu, Dahlia, Poppy), matte gold cardstock, and white embossing powder to create the ornaments. Then I used Mist ink to stamp the background panel.

This month’s studio collection also includes a beautiful layering stencil set and a fun die set of twinkling lights!

Thank you so much for visiting! Your next stop is Rosie Lopez!

Giveaway

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

Holiday Cards

Joy To The World | Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember 2025 Release

September 2, 2025September 1, 2025 SkyPaperScissors

Hello and happy STAMPtember! If we haven’t met before, welcome! You can always find me here on my blog or over on Instagram.

The Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember release is live and today we’re celebrating with a blog party! Visit the Simon Says Stamp blog to see all of the participants, and be sure to take note of this special promo code for an awesome gift with purchase. There are different promo codes across the party so be sure to visit as many posts as you can!

My card today features the new Shiny Baubles stamps. Coordinating dies are also available separately or as a bundle with the stamps.

I used three trios of Pawsitively Saturated Inks and a gray to stamp the ornaments:

Then I stamped the sentiment in Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I cut out the images and sentiment and used foam tape to adhere them to a 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ panel of white cardstock that I dry embossed using the Glistening Snowflakes embossing folder. To finish, I glued the panel to a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of Cornflower cardstock which I then glued to a top-folding A2 card base.

Thank you so much for visiting!

Animal Cards, Fall Cards, Thank You Cards

Fall Is My Favorite Color | Hero Arts September 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

September 1, 2025September 2, 2025 SkyPaperScissors

Hello and welcome! We’re blog hopping today to celebrate the September 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 fall theme is so cozy! The September 2025 Card Kit of the Month includes:

• Fall is my Favorite 6×8 Stamp Set
• Fall is my Favorite Coordinating Dies
• Treehouse Die Set
• Sunset Enamel Dots
• Brown Twine, 1 yard
• 10 Sheets of Cardstock- 1 of each color, 5.5″ x 8.5″ (Truffle, Merlot, Cinnamon,
Terra Cotta, Carrot, Coral, Bellini, Beeswax, Saffron, Tuscan)

Fall Is My Favorite Color

For my card, I stamped, colored, and die cut three pumpkins and then framed them using a stenciled panel out of which I die cut an arched window. I used foam tape to create some dimension between the stenciled panel and a card base and then used foam tape to adhere the pumpkins.

Supplies:

September 2025 Card Kit of the Month
September Layering Stencil of the Month (Fairytale Forest)
Arches Infinity Dies
Terra Cotta and White cardstock
Tangerine and Espresso Core Inks
Blending Brushes
Intens-ified Black Ink
Copic Markers

Thankful For You

My second card features the sweet Cozy Kitty bonus die set when you purchase The Whole Studio which includes ALL 5 of the monthly subscriptions in one discounted buy. I die cut the pieces of the kitty and his little friend from color cardstock and then glued the pieces together. Then I used foam tape to adhere the critters to the arched fallout piece from the first card I made and framed it with another arched panel. To finish, I glued the arched piece to a white card base and stamped a sentiment from the Card Kit of the Month.

Supplies:

September 2025 Card Kit of the Month
September Layering Stencil of the Month (Fairytale Forest)
Cozy Kitty bonus die set, available only with The Whole Studio
Arches Infinity Dies
Terra Cotta, White, Truffle, Acorn, Alabaster, Pitch Black, Coral cardstock
Tangerine and Espresso Core Inks
Blending Brushes
Intens-ified Black Ink

Thank you so much for visiting! To start the hop from the beginning, head over to Hero Arts.

Giveaway

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Friday, September 5th, 2025 at 11:59pm PT. The winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Leave a comment on all stops for more chances to win!