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Emily Midgett

Altenew Paint A Flower Iris Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Good morning! Today is the release of a new Altenew Paint A Flower stamp set. This month, they’re focusing on a beautiful Iris image! You should have arrived here from Lilith Eeckels and your next stop is Laurie Willison. We are also introducing a new Watercolor Essentials watercolor pan set, super affordable and such pretty colors! Let’s get started with the details on my project.

I began by stamping the main iris images from Paint A Flower: Iris on some of the new Altenew Hot Press Watercolor Paper and heat embossing the images with silver embossing powder. This paper is beautifully smooth and a nice, crisp white, great for picking up the details in your stamped images! I then used the new Watercolor Essentials pan watercolors to add color to the heat embossed irises.

After I’d finished watercoloring the images, I used blending brushes to blend some Hydrangea and Persian Blue inks on the opposite corner of the watercolored panel, sprinkling some water droplets on the blended area, then dabbing them with a paper towel to pull up the color.

I heat embossed the greeting from Paint A Flower: Iris on some lovely cornflower blue cardstock using some white embossing powder. I trimmed a bit off of the edge of the watercolored panel, then adhered it to an A2 panel of pretty purple cardstock. I added the sentiment strips with some foam adhesive, then added a few gems for some sparkle!

Now, for some fun giveaway and promotional information!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 03/31/2020.

And to celebrate this latest release, for 2 days only! Receive a FREE Watercolor Brush – Large (value $4.99) with every order of Watercolor Essential Set from 3/22/2020 at 12:01 am EDT until 3/23/2020 at 11:59 pm EDT or while supplies last. The free gift will be added to cart automatically.

Altenew Card Blog
Vicky Papaioannou
LauraJane
Virginia Lu
Nathalie DeSousa
Ashlea Cornell
Caly Person
Therese Calvird
Norine Borys
Lilith Eeckels
Emily Midgett
Laurie Willison
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Svitlana Shayevich
Nicole Watt
Maryam Perez
Amber Rain Davis
Mindy Eggen
Sveta Fotinia
Jaycee Gaspar
Kymona Tracey
The Hedgehog Hollow
Agnieszka Malyszek

Altenew March 2020 Release Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Good morning! Today, I have the pleasure in being a stop on the Altenew March 2020 Release Blog Hop. You should have arrived here from Kymona Tracey, and your next stop is Agnieszka Malyszek. You can also start back at the beginning in case you get lost! As always, we have a plethora of beautiful new floral stamps to introduce to you, and I have two cards to share using these gorgeous new stamps, so let’s get started with the details!

My first project uses the absolutely stunning new Fabulous Florets, which is both a layering stamp set as well as an outline stamp set that is perfect for coloring! I chose to use it with some lovely coral inks to create some colorful, almost tropical patterned paper. I stamped a unique pattern using Blush and Rouge inks for the flowers, as well as Frayed Leaf and Evergreen for the greenery. I started with the largest images first, filling in the gaps with the foliage to create a full background panel.

Once I’d completed the stamping on my panel, I used my T-square and a black pan to draw a frame around the edge, then filled in the white spaces inside the frame with random black dots using the same black pen. I love the effect this creates! I added a greeting using die cuts from the Tall Alpha die set and a sentiment from Fabulous Florets. The final touch was a few sparkly sequins.

For my second project today, I focused on the beautiful new Sweet Nothings stamps and dies. The large scale ranunculus bloom (or is it a cabbage rose?) made my heart go pitter-patter! I began by stamping the large flower bud and some foliage on some watercolor paper, then used the Artists’ Watercolor 24 Pan watercolors to add lots of color.

For a more graphic look for this floral project, I used the Fine Frames Diamond dies to cut some glittery green cardstock, which I layered on some white woodgrain cardstock. I heat embossed the greeting from Sweet Nothings onto a strip of vellum, hiding the adhesive beneath the flower and tucked around the edge of the woodgrain panel. The final touch was to add some sparkling white gems.

Now, for some fun giveaway information!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 3/22/2020 for a chance to win.

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 3/24/2020.

Here’s the full hop list in case you get lost:

Altenew Card Blog
Svitlana Shayevich
Laura Bassen
Kelly Griglione
Maryam Perez
Seeka
Jennifer McGuire
Nicole Watt
Lilith Eeckels
Amber Rain Davis
Justine Hovey
Nathalie DeSousa
Therese Calvird
Jaycee Gaspar
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Nicole Picadura
Norine Borys
Virginia Lu
Vicky Papaioannou 
Reiko Tsuchida
Erum Tasneem
Amy Hill
Ashlea Cornell
Sveta Fotinia
Laurel Beard
Laurie Willison
Terri Koszler
Kymona Tracey
Emily Midgett
Agnieszka Malyszek

March 2020 Essentials By Ellen Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Today’s the day… the new Essentials By Ellen release is now live! We are having a blog hop to celebrate! You should have arrived here from Laurel’s blog, and your next stop is Sandy’s blog. We have some prizes available, too, so be sure to read all the way to the end to find out more! I have two projects for you today using some of the new dies, so let’s get started with the details!

For my first project, I used the brand new Essentials Ovals dies along with a few older dies to create this clean and simple project. I began by die cutting a panel of white cardstock using the new Essentials Ovals dies, as well as one of the thin frames from some silver foil cardstock. These new Essentials dies are quite unique in that in addition to cutting the full solid shape, they also cut intricate and delicate frame! These die sets are also absolutely massive-totally worth the money!!

I adhered the thin silver foil frame to the white oval A2 frame, then popped up the white oval frame on the card base using foam adhesive. I added some die cut flowers using the Bold Blossoms dies cut from Azalea and Pitch Black cardstock, then added a black die cut Big Scripty Thank You to the interior of the frame. The final touch was a few silver gems to add some more sparkle!

For my second project, I used the new Essentials Rectangles dies to create some delicate frames to help draw the eye to my sentiment! I began by stamping a pretty floral background using the Mondo Wildflowers stamp set and some Pinkalicious ink.

I added two Essentials Rectangles frames cut from Azalea cardstock to the stamped background panel, then added a black Big Scripty Hello in the center of the frames. I also used a fine black pen to add some random black dots to help fill in some of the blank spots in the patterned background. The final step was to add some hot pink gems for a bit of sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now, we have some fun giveaway information for you!

We’ve got super fun prizes!!! One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop and one will win the whole March Essentials by Ellen release!!! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Thursday, March 12th at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be notified by email.

March 2020 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! It’s the first Monday of the new month, so that means it’s time to release a new My Monthly Hero kit. You should have arrived here from Debi Adams, and your next stop is Ilina Crouse. This month’s kit is an ode to one of the harbingers of spring: the cherry blossom.

This month’s kit includes: 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set, 5 Coordinating Frame Cuts, 5 Ink Cubes (Green Hills, Field Greens, Dusty Blue, Rose Madder, Cotton Candy), 6 5.5″x 8.5″ Sheets of Cardstock (2 each of Peony, Kiwi and Mist), and Pink Puff Embossing Powder 0.5 oz. Such a beautiful kit, filled with a beautiful color scheme! And there are some absolutely stunning add-ons this month, which you can check out here. I’ve combined the main kit with one of the beautiful new Waves and Clouds Bold Prints for my project today, so let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping the beautiful cherry blossom image from the main kit on a white oval using Soft Blossom, Ultra Pink, and Soft Brown inks, adding the beautiful grassy hill with Soft Olive and Forever Green inks. I also added a bit of blue blending around the edge for some “sky” using blending brushes and Dusty Blue ink.

Next, I heat embossed the lovely new Waves and Clouds Bold Prints on some Peony cardstock using White Satin Pearl embossing powder. I blended a little Soft Blossom in the corner of the embossed panel, as well, to help add more contrast to the stamped background.

I layered the stamped oval on a slightly larger oval (both cut using the Oval Infinity Dies) cut from some Palm cardstock, then adhered them to the heat embossed card front using foam adhesive. I added a twine bow and some coordinating pink enamel dots for even more texture.

Well, that’s all for my project today! Now, to celebrate this latest My Monthly Hero release, Hero Arts is giving away a $50 shopping spree to one lucky commenter! All you have to do to be eligible to win is leave a comment on each stop on the hop. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! Your next stop is Ilina Crouse. You can also head back to the Hero Arts blog to get the full hop list!

Note: For this month only (due to production delays) we will begin shipping the kit on March 16th, and will continue throughout the next week.

Altenew Standalone Die Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Today, Altenew is releasing some fabulous new standalone dies and stencils today, and we’re celebrating with a blog hop full of inspiration! You should have arrived here from Terri Koszler and your next stop is Agnieszka Malyszek. You can also see the full hop list on the Altenew Card Blog! I have a pretty floral project today using the new Open Blooms Die Set and Fine Frames Die Set. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by die cutting the various components of the Open Blooms Die Set from plain white cardstock, then used the Cherry Blossom dye ink set and blending brushes to add color to the individual pieces, layering them with liquid adhesive. I love that Altenew has so many wonderful ink groupings; you can make your own custom coordinating colored cardstock with very little effort!

Next, I die cut a diamond from some charcoal foil cardstock using the new Fine Frames Die Set. I adhered the flowers to the diamond and added it to a white card front using foam adhesive. I white heat embossed a greeting from Versatile Vases on a strip of lavender cardstock and added it over the foil diamond.

Finally, I added some metallic charcoal gems and a few fine black dots using a black pen for a bit of extra embellishment!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 3/3/2020 for a chance to win.

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 3/6/2020.

Your next stop is Agnieszka Malyszek.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Happy hopping!