Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

August 2018 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop+Giveaway!

 

Good morning! Today is the monthly Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop celebrating the fabulous new My Monthly Hero kit! You should have arrived from Clare’s blog and your next stop is Ilina’s blog.  This month’s kit is coffee themed, with some fabulous coffee images and coordinating dies, as well as a fantastic fancy die that I used in this post. So many fun images, accessories, and that fabulous fancy die… here’s the breakdown of the items included in the kit:

6″x8″stamp set
3.5″x4.5″ window fancy die
11 coordinating frame cuts
Crystal Clear Lacquer Pen
White Puff Embossing Powder
2 8.5″x5.5″ sheets of coffee and tea hand dyed decorative paper

There are so many amazing coffee themed images included in this kit, and it’s a bargain at $34.99 (valued at over $70!). These kits frequently sell out, so it’s always a good idea to subscribe if you want to ensure that you’ll get your hands on one! The kit & add-ons go live in the Hero Arts store on Monday August 6th at 1pm eastern/10am pacific. The main kit is available for a limited time only – once it’s gone, it’s gone. Kits begin shipping from Hero Arts on Friday, August 10th.

For my project today, I wanted to invoke those lovely chalkboards that you see so frequently in cafes and coffee shops. I love creating chalkboard cards with my colored pencils and black card stock, so I thought I’d recreate that feel with my stamps, some white ink, and a white colored pencil. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping the tall, footed coffee cup and some whipped cream from the main kit onto some black cardstock using Unicorn White pigment ink, as well as a few images from the new add-on stamp set Tea Time. I die cut all of the images using the coordinating dies.

I arranged my cluster of coffee shop goodies on my card front in approximately the spots that they would be on the final card, then began work on my custom sentiment. I love accenting certain words in sentiments with die cut letters, so I trimmed off the “coffee” of the “You’re the cream in my coffee” sentiment included in the main kit, then die cut the letters from white card stock. I stamped the partial sentiment in white pigment ink. I then used my gridded mat to arrange my die cut letters in a nice straight line, used washi tape to pick them up and add adhesive to the back, then adhered them to my card front.

I adhered my coffee die cuts using foam tape, then used my T-square to create a white frame around the edge of my card panel. Looks just like a sandwich board that you’d see outside a coffee shop, right? Love this technique!

Now for some fun giveaway information! Hero Arts is giving away an August My Monthly Hero kit (and if you purchase a kit and then win, they will reimburse you!). All you have to do to enter is comment on the blog hop posts. The more comments you leave, the more chances to you have to win! Here’s the full lineup in case you get lost:

The Hero Arts Blog
Amy Kolling
Amy Tsuruta
Clare Prezzia
Emily Midgett<— you are here
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jennifer McGuire
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Julee Tilman
Kelly Latevola
Laurie Willison
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Michelle Short
Nichol Spohr
Wanda Guess
Yana Smakula


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  2. I love your idea of the Black with white which to me resembles drawing on a school blackboard – what a unique idea. Thank you for this great idea

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  8. whoa, what a neat take on the coffee card. i would not have thought of this first. so nice!

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  49. Fabulous blackboard card, would make an amazing sign for a shop. So elegant & sophisticated, thanks so much for being such an inspiration to do many.

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  51. Am so in love with your chalkboard inspiration!! Thank you for using the tea time add on so as to show me other options since I have a kit coming! LOVED your sweet card!

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  58. What a fabulous card you’ve created with these new stamps! I definitely need to try your “blackboard” technique.

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  73. I love the chalkboard effect on the card. I have tried this technique, but does not look like yours. Just more practicing.

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  87. HOLY CHALKDUST BATMAN!! That has to be the cutest card ever! 😍❤️ Wow, it’s so simple and so beautiful. Now, I’m SO excited to receive my kit. Thanks for sharing.

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  89. Wonderful, love the black and white, the stamp and die set. Great ideas here. thanks for sharing.

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  93. Wow Emily, I love the chalkboard idea! It is gorgeous, the mug/cup, the little treats and the awesome sentiment it all gives you a feeling of looking at a board in the coffee shop. Thank you for showing this beautie!

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  98. Hi Emily! This is such an original way to use the set. I’ll have to try the white pigment ink, since it seems to have worked so well.

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  115. I love coffee and this kit! I can’t wait to receive mine! Thank you HA and design team for sharing your creativity and inspiration!

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