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Emily Midgett

Altenew Craft A Flower: Daisy-Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Today, Altenew is releasing another installment of their Craft A Flower die sets: Craft-A-Flower Daisy! These buildable flower dies are so much fun to play with; I love that they have a new flower each month! You could create an entire garden of die cut flowers. You can subscribe to make sure that you don’t miss out (and also receive a discount!) or you can simply purchase them individually. Today, we’re celebrating with a blog hop and giveaway! You should have arrived here from Nicole Watt and your next stop is Laurie Willison. I’ve chosen to create some black-eyed-Susan flowers today, pairing the Craft A Flower Daisy die cuts with shades of gray for one of my favorite color schemes. Let’s get started with the details!

To start, I die cut all of the different elements from Craft A Flower Daisy several times, using two different shades of yellow cardstock for the flowers themselves, three shades of green for the foliage (love that there are two different foliage options!), and gray and black for the Black Eyed Susan centers. I adhered them all together using a new-to-me product: Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue. This glue was great for these intricate die cuts, because it has a super fine tip on the end! I adhered the flower centers using foam adhesive for extra pop of dimension.

Next, I cut an A2 panel of light gray cardstock, then using a blending brush, blended some dark gray ink around the edges to create some contrast on the card base itself. I arranged the flowers and foliage from Craft A Flower Daisy in a cascade going down one side of the blended card base, adhering them with both liquid and foam adhesive for lots of dimension.

To create the greeting, I heat embossed the “thank you” from Sentiment Strips 2 onto a strip of dark gray cardstock using white embossing powder. I tucked it amongst the flowers and adhered it using foam adhesive. The final step was to add some subtle black dots on the card base to fill in some of the holes in the flower arrangement.

Well, that’s all for my project today! I hope you’ll check out the new Craft A Flower Daisy (and the other flowers included in this new die series from Altenew). So much fun and such an easy way to create a big impact on a card front!

Now, to celebrate this new release, Altenew is giving away $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card 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. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!

All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 08/14/2020.

Altenew Card Blog
Virginia Lu
Caly Person
Nathalie DeSousa
Christine Pennington
Nicole Watt
Emily Midgett<— You are here!
Laurie Willison
Nichol Spohr 
LauraJane
Vicky Papaioannou
Erum Tasneem
Mindy Eggen
Maryam Perez
Justine Hovey
Ashlea Cornell
Kelly Griglione
Lilith Eeckels
Lisa Spangler
Norine Borys
Emily Leiphart

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!

August 2020 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! The beginning of August means another fantastic My Monthly Hero release from Hero Arts! You should have arrived here from Ilina Crouse, and your next stop is Debi Adams. This month, we’re celebrating enjoying staying at home and self-care, totally appropriate for the current state of the world! Maybe you’ve taken up a new craft or read some new books or practiced your coloring or maybe even just enjoyed a good bubble bath. The stamp sets being released today celebrate all of the things we’ve all been doing to try to stay sane in this crazy world!

This month’s kit includes: 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set, 23 Coordinating Frame Cuts, Greetings Fancy Die, 5 White Postcards, and Summer Twilight Palette Reactive Ink Pad. It’s valued at $76, but can be yours for $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.

For my project today, I combined some of the images from the main kit with an older cover plate die to create a relaxing scene. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping the hammock, potted palm, books, and table images from the main kit using Intens-ified Black ink on some white cardstock, then used Copic markers to color the images. I used the coordinating frame cuts (included in the kit) to cut the colored images out.

Next, I used Neon Blue and Aquatic inks with some blending brushes to create a bright blue sky on an A2 card base. I die cut the Nature Border Fancy Die from some more white cardstock, then adhered it to the blended background using liquid adhesive. I used white cardstock for the Nature Border die to keep things light and airy, while also allowing the brightly colored images and black sentiment to pop!

I adhered the hammock, plant, and other die cuts to the card base using foam adhesive, then adhered the “greetings from” die cut (included in the main kit) with liquid adhesive and stamped the greeting using Intens-ified Black ink.

Well, that’s all for my project!

To celebrate this release, Hero Arts is giving away a $50 shopping spree to the Hero Arts website! All you have to do to be eligible to win is leave a comment on each stop on the hop before Sunday, August 9th. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! The winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Your next stop is Debi Adams. You can also head back to the Hero Arts blog to get the full hop list!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!

Tickled Pink with Colorado Craft Company!

Hi there! Today, I am sharing this super colorful project created with one of the latest Big and Bold stamps from Colorado Craft Company- Tickled Pink! These Big and Bold stamp sets from CCC are seriously a joy to color… their massive size make them great for adding lots of detail and depth with your coloring, making them great for a newbie to practice their coloring, as well as a more experienced colorist for adding in lots of layers and depth! July happened to be #worldwatercolormonth over on Instagram, as well as #thedailymarker30day challenge hosted by the fabulous Kathy Racoosin, and I decided to combine the two challenges to practice my watercoloring skills!

The fabulous folks at Colorado Craft Company were kind enough to send me a few of their newest stamp sets, including this gorgeous Tickled Pink (EH|SSS) stamp set, and I couldn’t wait to pair it with my Karin (AZ|SSS) markers to create a super vibrant card front.

I stamped the main flamingo image on some Hahnemühle watercolor paper (one of the papers I prefer to use with the Karin markers), as well as the lovely floral image along the edge of the panel to create a floral border, using Intens-ified Black Ink from Hero Arts. I then used my Karin markers (AZ|SSS) to add lots of super vibrant color to the image, including a bright blue gradient sky. Super vibrant and fun, don’t you think?

For the greeting, I heat embossed a couple of the sentiments from Tickled Pink (EH|SSS) using white embossing powder on some heavyweight vellum, then used tiny dots of glue behind the heat embossed letters to adhere them to the card front. Finally, I added a few iridescent gems to add a bit of sparkle and texture!

Well, that’s all for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!

Balloons with The Greetery!

Hi there! I hope you’re all staying well. One of the joys of being on maternity leave is that I have a bit extra time (such as it is) to just play. I have been a fan of Betsy Veldman’s creativity and beautiful products almost since I started stamping, so I was super excited when she started her own company- The Greetery. I fell in love with the Balloon Bouquet stamp set and many of the other birthday products from the first anniversary release, and I actually had a few minutes to create a pair of cards with them. Let’s get started with the details!

For these projects, I used a pretty berry, fuchsia, melon, and dove gray color scheme, a bit more subtle version of my favorite “fiesta” color combination. I stamped the large balloon from Balloon Bouquet using inks from Pinkfresh Studio (I’ll link them below), then stamped two different greetings on each one using Altenew Obsidian Black ink to get a nice, crisp sentiment.

For the first card, I stamped the Window Pane Plaid background in a pale gray, then added some streamers cut using the Twisted Crepe dies. I also die cut a few extra balloons using the Big Balloons dies and used blending brushes to blend color around the edges.

I added a few stamped floral bouquets to the balloon cluster, then finished the card off with some sparkling gems!

I used the same inks and color scheme for the second project, but I used the beautiful Pinwheel Party Stencils to create a festive background. I again added some streamers from the Twisted Crepe dies and ink blended balloons.

Some more gems added sparkle!

Well, that’s all for these projects. The stamps and dies from The Greetery are absolutely amazing, so if you haven’t checked them out, I highly encourage you to do so! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Happy Monday! So excited to be part of the July 2020 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop.  You should have arrived here from Debi Adams, and your next stop is Ilina Crouse. This month’s kit and add-ons are an homage to the ocean, including some gorgeous new underwater stamping scenes, beautiful ink cubes, and some amazing sparkling sticker paper.

 The kit includes a large, 6×8 stamp set, coordinating frame cuts, fancy edge die, embossing powder, ink cube quintet, and sparkling sticker paper. It’s valued at $76.50, but can be yours for $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. Pre-order your kit today – we estimate kit shipping will begin Friday, July 17th and continues throughout the following week.

This month, I’m just focusing on one of the super cute add-on stamps sets: Sea You Soon and the coordinating Frame Cuts.

My goal with this card was to create a nautical, Cape Cod-style aesthetic using corals, white, and navy. I began by heat embossing the oldie-but-goodie Fishing Net Bold Prints background stamp in white on some Nautical Hero Hues cardstock.

Next, I heat embossed several of the shells from Sea You Soon onto watercolor paper using white embossing powder, then used Karin markers to watercolor the images in a variety of corals and yellows. I die cut them with the coordinating Frame Cuts.

For the greeting, I heat embossed a sentiment from Sea You Soon onto a strip of white cardstock, then used blending brushes to blend Pale Tomato, Fresh Peach, and Butterbar inks in a diagonal ombre to coordinate with the colors of the watercolored seashells. I adhered the die cuts and sentiment to the fishing net card front using both liquid and foam adhesive, finally adding some Sunset and Pinks Enamel Dots from Hero Arts to help fill in any gaps in the shell arrangement.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now, to celebrate this latest My Monthly Hero release, We will give away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, July 19th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. 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!