Birthday Cards, Celebration Cards

Happy Happy Happy Birthday To You | Hero Arts March 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

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

My first card features the Card Kit of the Month. This kit has bows galore and a gorgeous cover plate that creates a streamer effect that is perfect to frame a celebratory sentiment. I blended Amethyst, Ultra Pink, Pale Tomato, Dandelion, Green Apple, and Cornflower Core Inks across a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of Dove White cardstock. Then I used the cover die the cut another 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of of white cardstock as well as a panel of Paradise cardstock, making sure to keep the large center fall-out piece from the Paradise panel. I glued the white cover piece over the ink-blended background and then glued the Paradise fall-out piece into the center opening.

I heat embossed and die the happy sentiment three times using white embossing powder and Paradise cardstock. I also heat embossed the smaller sentiment onto the card front. Using foam tape, I adhered the three die-cut sentiments to the card front and then I glued the card front to a card base.

It’s Your Day

My second card features the super fun Layer Stencils of the Month: It’s Your Day set. Just a few easy-to-line-up stencil layers and your choice of colors creates a fun full-A2-sized card front! For this quick card, I blended a rainbow of colors over the stencils and onto a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of white cardstock: Amethyst, Ultra Pink, Pale Tomato, Papaya, Dandelion, Green Apple, Cornflower, and Summer Sky. Then I used die from the Rounded Rectangles Infinity dies to trim the panel. To assemble the card, I used foam tape to adhere the stenciled panel to an Ultra Pink card base.

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, March 8 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:
Anna Mahtani
Channin Pelletier
Charlene Madrid
Jeannie Lieu
Jennifer Kotas
Lisa Tilson
Michelle Lupton
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Natasha Polite
Natasha Vacca
Rachel Kleinman
Rosie Lopez
Seeka <– You are here
Special Guests:
Nichol Spohr
Rebecca Keppel

Just Because Cards, Thank You Cards

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

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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:

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:

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.

Blog Hop List

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

Birthday Cards, Love Cards

Happy Birthday XOXO | Hero Arts January 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

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

January’s Hero Studio collection “For the Love of Stamping” features a charming vintage typewriter, timeless hearts, and elegant florals. This collection is perfect for crafting heartfelt cards, love notes, and valentines for the ones you cherish most.

My first card features the January Card Kit of the Month. This kit is absolutely packed with stamps and dies! For the easy layered typewriter, I stamped in Paradise and Aquatic Core Inks, and Onyx Pigment ink. Then I used the coordinating die to cut it out. I also stamped and die cut the sheet of paper with the sentiment using other elements included in the kit.

For the background, I used the included large cover die from the kit to cut a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of Ultra Pink cardstock (a half sheet is included in the kit). I love the beautiful texture this creates!

To finish, I glued the typewriter and sheet of paper together and then used foam tape to adhere it to the Ultra Pink panel. Then I glued the card front to a card base.

My next card features the Lots Of Love stencil. I blended Amethyst and Ultra Pink inks over the stencil, concentrating the pink in the center of a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of white cardstock. Then I used a two heart dies from the Card Kit of the Month to cut a small heart from the center of the stenciled panel, and a slightly larger heart from a piece of Passion Flower cardstock.

I glued the stenciled panel to a card base and then used foam tape to adhere the Passion Flower and stenciled hearts over the negative space left when I die cut the small heart out of the panel.

To finish, I die cut the sentiment from Iris cardstock using a die from the Love & Hearts die set and popped up at the center of the card front.

Thank you so much for visiting! Your next stop is Nichol Spohr. 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 Thursday, January 9 at 11:59pm Pacific time. 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
Mindy Eggen
Natasha Polite
Natasha Vacca
Rachel Kleinman
Rosie Lopez
Seeka <– You are here
Special Guests:
Nichol Spohr
Kelly Taylor

Just Because Cards, Thank You Cards

Thank You | Hero Arts December 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

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

December’s Card Kit Of The Month has a beautiful selection of uplifting images and dies, perfect for getting ready for the new year!

Thank You

My first card features the fancy die and Reactive Ink reinkers included in the kit. To recreate this card:

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Just Because Cards

Hello | Simon Says Stamp DieCember® 2024 Release

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Hello and welcome, I hope you’re having a good day! The Simon Says Stamp DieCember® release is live and we’re having a party! Be sure to head over to the Simon Says Stamp blog to see the full list of participants.

My card today features the new Whirl Nordic Plate cover die. I love the intricate cut lines in this die!

To recreate this card:

  1. Spray a panel of heavy white cardstock with Hero Arts Fuchsia and Gold Two-Tone Metallic Spray and Bright Yellow and Copper Two-Tone Metallic Spray
  2. When the panel is dry, die cut it using the Whirl Nordic Plate cover die
  3. Adhere the die cut panel to a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel Altenew Sapphire cardstock
  4. Die cut the shadow layer of the Handwritten Hello die from Sapphire cardstock
  5. Die cut the detail layer of the Handwritten Hello die from Tonic Studios Honey Gold Mirror Card Satin cardstock
  6. Glue the two sentiment layers together
  7. Use foam tape to adhere the sentiment to the background
  8. Glue the card front to an A2-sized card base

Thank you so much for visiting!