Just Because Cards – 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, 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.

Blog Hop List

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

Just Because Cards, Thank You Cards

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

February 1, 2025February 2, 2025 SkyPaperScissors

Hello and welcome! We’re blog hopping today to celebrate the Hero Arts February release. If you’re not already a monthly subscriber, be sure to check out all of the Hero Studio subscriptions options!

This month’s card kit is amazing and it’s packed with options for making a scene that looks like you’re lying down in a field of tulips looking up at the sky. You can also use the elements separately for a ton of versatility!

Thank You

For this card, I stamped the layered leaves and tulips twice to create a ring of tulips around the card. After die cutting the tulips, I used foam tape to adhere them to a card base and then added the stamped and die cut sentiment and butterflies.

Supplies:

February Card Kit of the Month
Kiwi, Moss, and Blue Raspberry inks for the grass (Moss and Blue Raspberry cubes are included in the kit)
Dandelion and Azalea inks for the tulips (an Azalea cube is included in the kit)
Tangerine and Azalea inks for the butterflies
Onyx pigment ink for the sentiment

Have A Lovely Day

My second card features the February Clear Set + Dies of the Month: Lovely Flowers set. For this easy card, I stamped the sweet floral images in Copic-friendly ink onto white cardstock and then used Copic markers to color them in. I used rectangle dies in three sizes to cut out the images and then adhered them to a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of Kiwi cardstock. To finish, I added a stamped sentiment from the set and then glued the card front to a card base.

Supplies:

February Clear Set + Dies of the Month: Lovely Flowers
Intens-ified Black Ink for the flowers and sentiments
Copic markers
Nesting Rectangle Infinity Dies

Thank you so much for visiting! Your next stop is Rosie Lopez. Be sure to read below for giveaway details!

Giveaway

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Saturday, February 8 at 11:59pm PST. The winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.