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Emily Midgett

Stamptember with Honey Bee Stamps!

Hi there! Popping in this evening to share with you today’s collaboration stamp set for Simon Says Stamp’s Stamptember celebration! Today’s stamp set was designed by one of my favorite crafty ladies: Melissa from Honey Bee Stamps! She designed an absolutely stunning floral set called Fall Beauty that was seriously just a blast to color! I can think of so many super fun techniques you can do with this set… but I was short on time today, so a quick Copic-colored card was the end result!! Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping the main floral image from Fall Beauty using Intense Black ink on some white, Copic-friendly cardstock, then used my Copic markers in some intense shades of magenta and plum to create this super vibrant mum bouquet.

Next, I blended some Dark Quartz and Raspberry Jam inks on the bottom corner of the colored panel using blending brushes. I love the almost “halo” effect this creates around the colored image. So pretty!

After I’d finished blending, I mounted the rectangular colored panel on a piece of Plum cardstock and added a greeting that I’d white embossed on some strips of black cardstock, which I mounted on the card front using foam adhesive. A few jewels finished the project off!

Well, that’s all for this super quick post today! I hope you’re enjoying all of the Stamptember fun…. so exciting to see the new sets that are revealed each day! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous weekend!

Concord and 9th Feature Friday!

Good morning! I’m super excited to announce that I’m one of Concord and 9th’s guest designers the month of September! This month’s release featured all things holiday, and there were SO many amazing stamp sets and dies, as well as some gorgeous new foil papers! Each Friday this month, I and the other guest designers will have inspiration using the latest products from Concord and 9th. I have two projects today, featuring the Silent Night stamps and dies, as well as the Christmas Florals stamps and dies. Let’s get started with the details!

For my projects today, I kept things a bit non-traditional with a teal, gray, and silver color scheme, hoping to highlight some of that lovely new foil in the Neutrals Foil Paper Pack. While red and green are perfectly lovely Christmas colors, I do love using non-traditional colors.

For my first project today, I focused on the stamps in the Silent Night bundle. I began by stamping the large “O come let us adore him” greeting on an A2 panel of gray cardstock using deep teal ink, then used a variety of teals, grays, and white inks to stamp the foliage around the greeting. I wanted to create a shaker panel in which the foliage was peeking around the edges of the shaker window!

I die cut the large top note from the Silent Night die set from a panel of teal cardstock, then backed it with some acetate to create my shaker window. I filled the shaker with some pretty, shiny sequins!

For my second project, I wanted to do some no-line coloring with the gorgeous florals from the Christmas Florals stamp and die set. I stamped the main image using white pigment ink on some deep teal cardstock, then used my C’aran D’Ache Luminance pencils to do some no-line coloring.

After I’d finished coloring the images, I used the new Neutrals Foil Paper Pack to die cut the Christmas from silver foil. I adhered it to the card front using liquid adhesive.

I white embossed the rest of the greeting on some strips of teal cardstock, then used some foam adhesive to adhere them to the card front!

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you’ll check out the Concord and 9th blog to see the rest of the inspiration from the other guest designers! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Studio Katia September 2019 Release Blog Hop!

Hi there! Welcome to the next stop on the Studio Katia September New Release Blog Hop! We have some fabulous new products to share with you today, including 3 new Clear Stamp Sets, 2 sets of Coordinating Dies, 6 new stand alone Creative Dies and 6 new Embellishments! You should have arrived from Natalia Zubkova‘s blog, and your next stop is Kaja Vezenšek‘s blog. I have two autumn-themed projects to share with you today, so let’s get started with the details!

My first project today is a simple shaker card created with the new Shaker Apple Dies. I die cut the apple from the center of a panel of rosy lavender cardstock, then used the Scallop Frame dies to add a little dotted scalloped border to add a bit of interest to the card front. I added some acetate behind the apple window to create the shaker. I added the die cut leaves and stem for the apple, as well as a white Thanks from the Shaker Apple Die set.

I love two toned apple, particularly the light green apples with the pink tinge, so I used a blender brush to add a touch of pink to the top of my pale green apple, then filled the shaker with some Rose Gold Confetti.

For my second card, I used the pink and green apples as inspiration for this non-traditionally colored autumn project. I don’t care much for traditional autumn colors, so I chose to color some peach pumpkins and pink and green apples from the Autumn Borders stamp set. I began by stamping the image using some Copic-friendly black ink, then colored the images using a variety of Copic markers. I also added some Glossy Accents to the apples to make them pretty and shiny.

I added a sentiment from the Autumn Borders beneath the apples and pumpkins. I added some pink and peach blending around the edges to tie into the pink and peach apples and pumpkins, finally adding some Rose Gold Confetti and mounting the colored panel on a piece of berry colored cardstock.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Time for some giveaway information:

To celebrate Studio Katia is giving away a $50 CAD Gift Certificate! Winners will be chosen randomly from comments left on Studio Katia Blog. 
To enter:
– Leave a comment on Studio Katia blog post
– Follow Studio Katia on Instagram 
– Like Studio Katia on Facebook 
– Subscribe to Studio Katia YouTube Channel
– All comments must be left by Friday, September 20th, 2019 23:59 PM EST.
Winners from all blogs will be announced on Saturday, September 21st, 2019 on the Studio Katia Blog.

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

Studio Katia
Ilda Dias
Dana Gong
Laura Volpes
Galina Filippenko
Tracy Freeman
Isha Gupta
Erum Tasneem
Natalia Zubkova
Emily Midgett
Kaja Vezenšek


Pinkfresh Studio and Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Collaboration!

Hi there! I’m super excited to be helping debut today’s Simon Says Stamp Stamptember collaboration. The folks at Simon Says Stamp have teamed up with the ladies of Pinkfresh Studio and created an absolutely gorgeous floral stamp and die set, which I’ve used to do some no-line watercoloring. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping the beautiful floral stamp (which covers almost the entire front of an A2 card) on some watercolor paper using Ink On 3’s Fadeout Ink. I then used my Daniel Smith watercolors in shades of cool Carbazole Violet, Quinacridone Magenta, and Indanthrone Blue.

While my watercoloring was drying, I used the Pretty Frames die from Pinkfresh Studio with some pretty lilac colored cardstock to die cut a simple embossed frame for the edge of my floral panel.

I also white embossed a sentiment from the new Pinkfresh Studio Stamptember stamp set on a rectangle of the same lilac cardstock that I used for the frame, which I adhered to the center of the card using foam adhesive. The final touch was to add some Essentials Jewels for a bit of sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my project today. I hope you’ve enjoyed this project from Stamptember and Pinkfresh Studio! Stamptember is so much fun! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day.

Essentials By Ellen September Blog Hop!

Hi there! Happy Sunday… and happy Essentials By Ellen release day!! The Design Ambassadors are hopping today (with a few special guests) to show off the new goodies from the September Essentials By Ellen release! You should have arrived here from Ardyth Percy-Robb’s blog, and your next stop is Kelly Griglione’s blog. We have a ton of fun new products for you this month, from rocket ships to dinosaurs to vintage candy jars! I have two projects to share with you today, so let’s get started with the details.

For my first project, I used the absolutely darling new Space Out stamps and dies. I love the sentiments in this stamp set; they’re great for so many occasions. I was thinking this particular card would be perfect for a graduation! I began by stamping the rocket ship and fire using Intensified Black Ink from Hero Arts, then coloring it with my Copic markers. I also stamped the greeting from Space Out on a small rectangle of white cardstock.

For the galaxy background for my rocket ship, I did a bit of a cheater’s galaxy by using colored cardstock to simplify things! I cut the older Star Trail die on some deep purple cardstock several times, then used the Life Changing Blending Brushes to blend some Navy ink in between the stars to create a midnight sky. I backed the stars with some silver glitter paper. I also used a Circle Infinity die to die cut a white moon, blending first some lavender and then gray around the edges to create some depth and moon dust. After I’d finished my background and blending, I adhered all of the die cuts to the card front using foam adhesive. Then, for extra sparkle, I added some iridescent star jewels from Studio Katia to add even more shine and dimension!

For my second project, I create a cute little bear all ready to go trick-or-treating! I am not a massive fan of orange, which can be problematic around this time of year, but I absolutely adore it when paired with magenta. I began by stamping the bear from All Inside using Intensified Black Ink, as well as her accessories from the brand new Dress Up Days stamp set. I colored them with my Copic markers, as well, and die cut the images using the coordinating dies.

I kept the background for my little witch fairly simple, using some Post-It Notes to mask a rectangle in the center of my white A2 card front. I then blended Raspberry Jam ink on the unmasked area, adding some glittery autumn leaves using an autumn leaf stencil and some Raspberry Rhodolite Glimmer Paste.

After I’d finished my blending and glitter-paste-ing, I removed the masks and allowed the white panel to dry completely before trimming it down and adding it to a mat of Papaya cardstock. I used the same shade of orange cardstock to cut “treat” three times from the new Boo and Treat die set, adhering the three die cuts together to create a dimensional die cut. I added a sentiment strip from Booyah, as well as the remaining die cuts, using dimensional foam adhesive.

Well, that’s all for me today! Aren’t these new stamp sets just darling? I had so much fun playing with them and creating these little scenes! Now, for some giveaway information:

We’ve got super fun prizes!!! One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop and one will win the whole September Essentials by Ellen release!!! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Sunday, September 15th at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be notified by email.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Your next stop on the hop is Kelly Griglione. Happy hopping!