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Emily Midgett

Altenew January 2020 Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! I’m back again for a blog hop featuring the January 2020 Altenew Release. You should have arrived here from Norine Borys and your next stop is Kymona Tracey. This month’s release is absolutely gorgeous, of course featuring some incredible florals! You can find all of the details on this release here. I have two projects for you today, so let’s get started with the details!

For my first project, I did some no-line watercoloring using my Daniel Smith watercolors and the new Wild Flora stamps and dies! I began by stamping the flowers using some pale ink on watercolor paper, then watercolored the images using several Daniel Smith watercolors.

I die cut the Lace Doily Edge die from some white cardstock, then layered the floral watercolored die cuts on a white A2 card base using foam adhesive. I adhered the lacy doily die cut over the top of the floral die cuts using liquid and foam adhesive.

I stamped a greeting from the Sentiment Strips stamp set and added it to the card front. Finally, I adhered some gems for a bit of extra sparkle!

For my second project, I used the new Simple Beauty stamps and dies to create this vibrant floral cluster. I began by stamping the main floral image twice on some Copic-friendly cardstock, as well as several of the smaller sprigs of flowers on the white Copic-friendly card base. I then used my Copic markers in shades of shocking pink, peach, and deep greens to color the images.

Before adhering the die cuts to the card base, I used a blender brush to blend some Magenta ink around the edge of the card front, creating a deep pink halo. I adhered the floral die cuts using foam adhesive for lots of dimension.

I die cut a super thin “hello” using Handwritten Hello from some black cardstock, as well as white embossed a greeting, again from Sentiment Strips on a strip of black cardstock. I adhered both of these over the top of the floral cluster using liquid adhesive. Finally, I used a very thin black marker to add some clusters of black dots to help fill in some of the gaps in the floral cluster.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! 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 1/30/2020 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 2/2/2020. 

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

Altenew Card Blog
Erum Tasneem
Nicole Watt
Nathalie DeSousa
Amber Rain Davis
Therese Calvird
LauraJane 
Ashlea Cornell
Kelly Griglione
Maryam Perez
Jenny Colacicco
Nicole Picadura
Jen Schow
Jaycee Gaspar
Altenew Scrapbook Blog 
Laurie Willison
Lorilei Murphy 
Lydia Evans
Isha Gupta
Virginia Lu
Svitlana Shayevich
Lilith Eeckels
Agnieszka Malyszek
Keeway Tsao
Reiko Tsuchida
Keren Baker
Norine Borys
Emily Midgett
Kymona Tracey
Teri Wilson
Zinia Redo
Sveta Fotinia
Jennifer McGuire

Gina K. Designs January 2020 Release!

Hi there! Today, I have the pleasure of sharing some projects using the brand new Gina K. Designs January 2020 release! I have created three projects using the new Be The Rainbow stamp set, as well as elements from the latest Card Kit! Let’s get started with the details.

For my first project, I wanted to do something totally different (for me) using the new Be The Rainbow set. This set has utterly gorgeous and meaningful sentiments, and I wanted to highlight those with a gatefold card and some vellum. I began by die cutting a circle from some black cardstock, then heat embossed a greeting from Be The Rainbow using white embossing powder. I also stamped some clouds using Gina K’s Whisper Amalgam ink and fussy cut them.

I then chose a rainbow of Copic markers, then creating an A2 background with them, blending them together to create a smooth blend, and finally stamping the greeting “you are going to be okay” using some crisp black ink. I attached the rainbow panel to a vellum gatefold card, then created a belly band using a strip of glittery white cardstock, the black sentiment circle die cut, and the clouds. Totally different than my normal style, but I love how the vellum softens the Copic rainbow on the inside of the card, making the beautiful sentiment the star of the project!!

For my second project, I used a few different elements from the January 2020 card kit! (Definitely go check out the kit… there are SO many different elements and styles represented in this one. It’s massive!) I began by stenciling a pretty background on lavender cardstock using some purple inks and the fabulous Heartfelt Stencil included in the kit. I also blended around the edge using both a light purple and dark purple ink with blending brushes to create a soft halo.

For the greeting, I die cut “hugs” from some black cardstock and mounted it on a vellum die cut heart. I also heat embossed the “Happy Valentine’s Day” from Friendship Hearts (included in the Card Kit) sentiment on a strip of black cardstock. I stamped the little envelope using black ink on some white cardstock, then added the purple heart to the center and fussy cut it. I arranged all of the die cuts, hiding the foam adhesive behind the solid elements. The final step was to add some purple gems!

For my last card, I used another gorgeous sentiment from the Be The Rainbow stamp set and paired it with the A Big Hello stamp set from the January 2020 Card Kit. I started by white embossing the sentiment from Be The Rainbow on a panel of slightly-smaller-than-A2 vellum, then added a some of the beautiful flowers from A Big Hello using sparkling embossing powder to create some pretty corners.

I mounted the vellum panel on an A2 panel of plummy purple cardstock, hiding the tiny dots of adhesive behind the thicker spots of embossed florals. The final step was to add some gems for even more sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! I am so grateful for having gotten to play with the new release from Gina K, and I hope you enjoyed my projects. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Altenew Paint A Flower Poppy Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Today, Altenew is debuting the first in a new monthly series called Paint-A-Flower, and I’m so excited to be a guest on the blog hop! You should have arrived here from Norine Borys, and your next stop is Jen Schow. These new sets are perfect for all coloring mediums. This month’s stamp set is a gorgeous Paint-A-Flower Poppy with lots of beautiful sentiments.

You can also subscribe to this monthly Paint A Flower plan to ensure that you receive these gorgeous new flowers every month, and at a discounted rate! When signed up, you are guaranteed a spot in our monthly Paint-A-Flower releases and will receive a set each month – at a specially discounted price! ($15.99 →$12.99)

I know it’s Paint-A-Flower, but I wanted to show you that these blooms will look just as gorgeous with many different mediums, including Copic markers! Let’s get started with the details.

I began by stamping the main flower image and several of the greenery bits onto some white, Copic-friendly cardstock using Copic-friendly black ink. I then used RV69, V06, RV66, V05, and RV55 markers to color the beautiful poppy bloom, along with a variety of greens for the foliage. I fussy cut the pieces with some very sharp scissors and set them aside.

Next, I die cut the Leaf Frame Cover Plate die from some crisp black cardstock, reserving the center portion and adhering both pieces to a white A2 card base using liquid adhesive.

I also adhered the pieces from the Paint A Flower: Poppy that I’d colored using foam adhesive, as well as a sentiment on a thin strip of white cardstock, also from the new Paint A Flower: Poppy. The final touch was to add a few charcoal gems for some sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my project today! I am absolutely loving this new Paint A Flower line from Altenew. Just what this girl needs- more beautiful Altenew flowers to color! Now, here’s the rest of the hop list in case you got lost:

Altenew Card Blog 
Erum Tasneem
Keeway Tsao
Ashlea Cornell
Nicole Watt
Norine Borys
Emily Midgett
Jen Schow
Kelly Griglione
Virginia Lu
Maryam Perez
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Nathalie DeSousa
LauraJane 
Lilith Eeckels
Mindy Eggen
Kymona Tracey
Vicky Papaioannou
Jaycee Gaspar
Jenny Colacicco

Now for some fun giveaway information:

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 1/28/2020 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 Card Blog on 1/30/2020.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Honey Bee Stamps Bee Mine Blog Hop- Day 2!

Hi there! Today, I am hopping along with some super talented ladies celebrating the Honey Bee Stamps Bee Mine release! You should have arrived here from Antonia, and your next stop is Brenda! I have four cards to share with you today using products that were released yesterday, so let’s get started with the details!

My first project combined the darling Up, Up, and Away and the Mountain Z-fold Card Dies. I began by stamping the large balloon from Up, Up, and Away using Fadeout Ink onto some watercolor paper, then used Prima watercolors to add some color to the balloon and the heart garland. I also watercolored a sky background onto a panel of A2 watercolor paper.

Next, I die cut the cloud portion of the background from the Mountain Z-fold Card Dies using some heavyweight vellum. I added the trees (cut from turquoise cardstock) to the bottom, as well as a glittery cloud cut from the new Large Clouds dies. I added a greeting from the new Blown Away stamp set. I adhered the finished vellum card front to the sky backdrop using some super strong adhesive, creating a super unique card with lots of fun details!

For my second card, I watercolored another balloon from the Up, Up, and Away set, as well as a few clouds, and die cut them using the coordinating Honey Cuts. I also die cut some vellum clouds using the Large Clouds dies. I did some light ink blending on an A2 aqua panel to add a bit more dimension to the background.

For the greeting, I heat embossed this sentiment from the Blown Away stamp set using The Bee’s Knees Embossing Powder Trio. I added the die cuts to the blended card front using dimensional foam adhesive. The final touch was to add a few gems for some more sparkle!

For my next project, I used the fabulous new Fluttering Hearts Cover Plate dies to create a sparkly and shiny background! I die cut the pierced cover plate from some hot pink foil and die cut the heart cut plate from some super sparkly white glitter cardstock.

Next, I used the new Kisses Stamps and Honey Cuts to add the greeting. I white embossed the greeting on some strips of navy blue cardstock, and die cut the greeting from some vellum and more navy blue cardstock. I popped the greeting up using some foam adhesive for lots of dimension.

For my last project today, I used the new Pierced XOXO heart dies to create a shaker card. I die cut the heart from an A2 panel of navy blue cardstock, then backed it with acetate. I also used the new Fluttering Hearts Stencil to add some white hearts to a pink background with blending brushes and some white pigment ink.

I filled the shaker with some leftover sparkly white heart die cuts from the Fluttering Hearts Cover Plate and some sequins. Finally, I added a greeting using the Kisses Stamps and Honey Cuts.

To celebrate this newest release, we are offering TWO $25 gift cards to the Honey Bee Stamps Store, one from Day One and one from the Day Two comments. In order to be entered to win, all you need to do is hop along with us and comment on each blog. Winners will be announced on the Honey Bee Stamps Blog.

Your next stop is Brenda! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a marvelous day!

My Monthly Hero January 2020 Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Today is the day…. the first My Monthly Hero Kit for 2020 is finally available for purchase right now! You should have arrived here from Debi Adams, and your next stop is Ilina Crouse. This month’s kit is truly a must-have… chock full of absolutely gorgeous and intricate floral dies, as well as a fabulous and versatile all-purpose sentiment set. This month’s kit is comprised of:

4″ x 6″ Clear Stamp Set
14 Coordinating Fancy Dies
8 5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets of Cardstock (Gold Breeze, Kraft, Fireweed, Rose)
Pink Sparkle Embossing Powder 0.5 oz.
Aqua Glimmer Metallic Ink
2 Yards Pink Satin Ribbon

So many useful elements, right? This kit is valued at over $75, but it’s priced at $34.99! These kits frequently sell out ASAP, so don’t hesitate, because it might not be available when you finally make up your mind… once they’re gone, they’re gone! You can also subscribe and have a kit guaranteed for you each month.

Now, on to my project for today! I added lots of color to the die cuts using some ink blending and blending brushes. Let’s get started with the details!

I started by die cutting the bouquet wrap and a big bunch of the flowers from plain white cardstock. I then used blending brushes to add color to the die cuts with Green Apple, Stonewash, Bubble Gum, Butter Bar, Soft Lilac, and Dusty Blue inks. I love how it adds subtle yet vibrant color to the die cuts!

For the card base, I stamped the Hero Florals Color Me Cling stamp using Dusty Blue ink, then blended Dusty Blue and Soft Lilac inks around the edge of the A2 panel to soften the stamped background.

I arranged all of the die cuts in a nice, full bouquet on the blended card front, adhered them to the card front using foam tape, and added one of the super versatile sentiments from the main kit. The final touch was to add a few gems for some sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my projects 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!