Encouragement Cards – SkyPaperScissors

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

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.