SkyPaperScissors

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

Encouragement Cards

You Go Girl | Hero Arts July 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

July 1, 2025June 30, 2025 SkyPaperScissors

Hello and welcome! We’re blog hopping today to celebrate the July 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 road trip theme is here just in time for summer adventures!

You Go Girl

My first card features the die set and a sentiment from the Card Kit of the Month.

First I stamped the sky, green hills, and road and then I added the die cut dashboard and the driver’s arm. Then, I finished with a stamped and die cut sentiment.

Ink and Cardstock Supplies:

Sky: Arctic, Summer Sky inks
Hills: Green Hills, Fresh Lawn inks
Road: Granite ink
Dashboard: Fog, Granite, Anchor cardstock
Driver’s Arm: Fawn, Seaside cardstock

It’s Pine Everything’s Pine

My second card features the bonus Stamp & Cut when you purchase The Whole Studio. Here I paired the fun air freshener tag with a background made using the Cling Stamp of the Month. I just love this sentiment!

Supplies:

Raspberry Jam, Fresh Lawn inks
Mulberry cardstock

Thank you so much for visiting! Your next step in the hop is Nichol Spohr!

Giveaway

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Saturday, July 5th, 2025 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
Hero Arts Creative Team:
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
Special Guests:
Nichol Spohr
Lea Lawson
Sheri Gilson

Encouragement Cards, Just Because Cards, Summer Cards

Hey There | Hero Arts June 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

June 2, 2025June 1, 2025 SkyPaperScissors

Hello and welcome! We’re blog hopping today to celebrate the June 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, Coastal Vibes, is one of my favorites! I love all the summery beachy supplies and when I saw the cute tote and baguette dies, I knew I had to make a tote full of bread, lol. There are so many cute elements in Card Kit of the Month but I do love bread and flowers!

Hey There

My first card features the May Card Kit of the Month. I die cut the beach tote elements and contents from Fawn, Coral, Waterfall, Lavender, and Peridot cardstock (the first three colors are included in the kit. I used blending brushes and several ink colors to add a bit of shading to each element; Fawn for the tote and bread, Pale Tomato for the scarf, Paradise for the bottom of the tote, and Orchid for the flowers.

Next, I used Arctic ink to stamp the June Cling of the Month: Seaside Stripe onto a piece of Seaside cardstock (included in the kit).

To assemble the card, I glued the striped panel to the bottom of a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel white cardstock and then used foam tape and glue to adhere the tote bag and all of it’s contents to the panel. I added a small sentiment created with the bonus stamp and die set (available when you purchase The Whole Studio) and then glued the card front to a card base.

Sending Hugs

My second card features the beautiful June Layering Stencils of the Month: Hydrangea set.

For this quick and easy card, I started with a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of Windy cardstock and then, one by one, positioned and inked blended over each layer of the stencil set. For the flowers I used Dusty Blue and Orchid for the petals and Aquatic for the flower centers. The leaves are Kiwi and Fresh Lawn. To finish, I added a stamped and die cut sentiment, again made with the bonus stamp and die set (available when you purchase The Whole Studio) and then glued the card front to a card base.

Thank you so much for visiting! Your next step in the hop is Channin Pelletier!

Giveaway

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Friday, June 6th, 2025 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
Hero Arts Creative Team:
Michelle Short
Rachel Kleinman
Jeannie Lieu
Anna Mahtani
Natasha Polite
Seeka <– You are here
Channin Pelletier
Rosie Lopez
Charlene Madrid
Jennifer Kotas
Mindy Eggen
Lisa Tilson
Michelle Lupton
Karen Brown
Special Guests:
Nichol Spohr
Jenn Shurkus

Encouragement Cards, Just Because Cards

Hello | Hero Arts May 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

May 1, 2025May 2, 2025 SkyPaperScissors

Hello and welcome! We’re blog hopping today to celebrate the May 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!

Hello

My first card features the May Card Kit of the Month. This kit is full of floral goodness! I used the layering stencils to great a bouquet of flowers and then stamped and die cut the can and used a blending brush to add gray shading to it. To finish, I added a stacked die-cut sentiment and adhered them all to a background stamped with the May Cling Stamp of the Month.

Supplies:

May Card Kit of the Month
Flowers: Peony, Azalea, Orchid Core Inks
Leaves: Mist, Cornflower Core Inks
Can: Granite Core Ink
Background: Mist Core Ink, May Cling Stamp of the Month
Dove White cardstock

One Day At A Time

My second card features an image and sentiment from the May Stamp & Cut Set of the month. For this card, I stamped, colored, and die cut a small bouquet of flowers and then popped them up over some strips of cardstock that I glued, at an angle, to a card base. Then, I cut an arch window from a panel of cardstock, heat embossed the sentiment in white embossing powder, and used more foam tape to adhere it to the card base, framing the bouquet.

Supplies:

May Stamp & Cut Set of the month
Intensi-fied Black Ink
Hero Arts Dove White Cardstock
Spellbinders Waterfall, Seaside, Cascade, Mulberry Colorwheel Cardstocks
White embossing powder
Arches Infinity dies

Thank you so much for visiting! Your next step in the hop is Rebecca Keppel!

Giveaway

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, May 6, 2025 at 11:59pm PDT. The winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Blog Hop List

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

Just Because Cards, Thank You Cards

Thank You | Hero Arts April 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

April 1, 2025June 1, 2025 SkyPaperScissors

Hello and welcome! We’re blog hopping today to celebrate the April 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!

Thank You

My first card features the April Card Kit of the Month. This kit is packed with lush selection of stamps, coordinating dies, standalone dies, cardstock, and embellishments!

For this card I stamped the large terrarium image in Copic-friendly Intens-ified Black Ink onto a 4.25″ x 5″ panel of Arctic cardstock. I colored the image in with a selection of Copic markers and then set the panel aside.

Next, I used the arched die to cut a window from a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of Dove White cardstock and I used the terrarium base die to cut the wooden base from the Fawn cardstock included in the kit. I also stamped and die cut the sentiment.

To assemble the card, I glued the window panel over the Arctic panel and then used foam tape to adhere the base of the terrarium. To finish, I adhered the sentiment and then glued the card front to a card base.

Hello

My second card features new leafy dies from the April Die Set of the Month.

For this card I used one of the dies to cut three vibrant leaves from an alcohol-inked panel in my stash. Next, I used the sentiment dies to cut the detailed sentiment from Coral cardstock and the shadow layer from Dove White cardstock and then I glued the pieces together.

To assemble the card, I used foam tape to adhere the leaves and sentiment to an arched piece of Dove White cardstock made with the arched die in the Card Kit of the Month. Then I used more foam tape to adhere the arched piece to a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of Paradise cardstock. To finish, I glued the card front to a card base.

Thank you so much for visiting! Your next step in the hop is Channin Pelletier!

Giveaway

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, April 6 at 11:59pm PST. The winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.