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Emily Midgett

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Hero Arts 2019 Catalog Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Good morning! Today is the day… the new Hero Arts 2019 Catalog is finally available on the Hero Arts website! The Creative Team and some extra special guests are welcoming the new products to the Hero Arts site with a special blog hop, filled with tons of inspiration and a giveaway! You should have arrived here from Caly’s blog and your next stop is Ilina’s blog. Be sure to read all the way to the end to find out how to be entered to win our giveaway!


I have two projects for you today using some of the brand new goodies from the newest Catalog release! My first project features the new Color Layering Birthday Cake. I love the fact that stamps allow me to create my own patterned paper, in any color and in any amount! I stamped a cheerful pattern on a panel of A2 white card stock using the Color Layering Birthday Cake in a pink, mint, and yellow color scheme. I used the Life Changing Blending Brushes around the edge to blend a bit more pink to soften the pattern a bit.

After I had finished stamping the background, I used some of the (absolutely fabulous) new Azalea card stock to die cut one of the new Birthday Message Fancy Dies. I combined the die cut with some sentiments from the Color Layering Birthday Cake to create a custom greeting.

For my second project today, I wanted to do some coloring with the new Fairy Kisses stamp set. I love the movement in the skirt and the hair on the fairy, and wanted to add shadows and depth to the image. I began by stamping the fairy onto some Copic friendly white card stock using Intense Black ink, then used my Copic markers to color the image with pretty shades of pool and used the coordinating Fairy Kisses Frame Cuts to die cut the image.

For the background, I die cut the Floral Border Fancy die from some more white card stock, then used the smaller Life Changing Blender Brushes to add color to the flowers, foliage, and butterflies.

I cut an A2 panel of the new Paradise card stock, then used the Blending Brushes to blend some Aegean ink towards the top, the combination of which created a very pretty, almost lavender-to-turquoise ombre effect. I placed my fairy approximately where I wanted her, then heat embossed some sparkles included in the Fairy Kisses stamp set using Silver Sparkle embossing powder. I adhered the blended frame to the blended turquoise “sky” using liquid adhesive, then popped up the fairy and coordinating sentiment using foam adhesive.

I also added a bit of sparkle to the fairy’s wings and wand with some Wink of Stella to help enhance the magical, ethereal feel of the card.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now, Hero Arts is generously giving away not one, but FOUR $50 shopping sprees to four random commenters! The more comments you leave on the hop, the more chances you have to win! The comments will close on Sunday, February 17 at midnight PST, and the winners will be announced the following week.

Here’s the whole hop list, just in case you get lost:

The Hero Arts Blog
Caly Person
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Michelle Short Nichol Spohr
Yana Smakula
Amy Kolling
Debi Adams
Jennifer McGuire
Julee Tilman
Kathy Racoosin
Kelly Latevola
Laurie Willison
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Libby Hickson

Birthday Cake Supplies:

Fairy Supplies:

My Monthly Hero February 2019 Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Good morning! Today is the first Monday of the month, so that means that we have the first My Monthly Hero blog hop for the new year! This month’s kit is just plain fun, featuring a unique Art Deco theme, and an absolutely gorgeous cover plate die included in the kit itself, along with lots of fun add-ons. You should have arrived from Caly Person’s blog and your next stop is Ilina Crouse’s blog.

The main kit this month features a large 6×8 stamp set full of fabulous stylized images from the 1920’s, coordinating frame cuts, an absolutely stunning Art Deco cover plate die, and some fun embellishment options, including some utterly fabulous gold and silver foil papers!

The add-ons this month are particularly great, too, and I’ll have a post later this month with some fun things that you can do with them!! These kits frequently sell out, and once they’re gone, they’re gone… so don’t wait and miss out! You can also subscribe to make sure that you get first dibs every month. The kits will begin shipping from the warehouse on Friday, February 8th.

Today, I kept my project fairly easy, with some Copic coloring, some blending, and some heat embossing. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping some of the fabulous images included in the main kit: the silhouette of the beautiful flapper and super fun sentiment, flanked on the top and bottom by the sunburst image to help add some interest and balance. I eyeballed it, but you could use a T-square if you were really wanting to be precise. 😉 I stamped them with Versafine and heat embossed with clear embossing powder to really make those black lines stand out. I then used Copic markers to color in the details using a coral and pistachio color scheme that screamed 1920’s to me.

Copic colors used: R20, R21, R22, E000, E00, E23, YG61, G46, G94, N1, N3, 0

After I had finished coloring the image from the February My Monthly Hero kit, I trimmed it down to a long rectangle, then mounted it on a very slightly larger panel of black card stock.

For the background, I chose to heat emboss the new Deco Flourish Bold Prints using Silver Pearl embossing powder on some plain white card stock. I then used the Picket Fence Studios Life Changing Blending Brushes to blend some Fresh Peach ink around the edge to coordinate with the peach sash on her dramatic and gorgeous chapeau. Finally, I mounted the black-matted Copic panel with some foam adhesive to add some extra dimension!

Now, for some fun giveaway information! Hero Arts is giving away one kit to a lucky commenter (and if you’ve already purchased one, they will reimburse you!). All you have to do to be eligible is leave a comment on each stop on the blog hop. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! Here’s the full lineup in case you got lost:

The Hero Arts Blog Caly Person Emily Midgett Ilina Crouse Janette Kausen Jessica Frost-Ballas Michelle Short Nichol Spohr Yana Smakula Amy Kolling Debi Adams Jennifer McGuire Julee Tilman Laurie Willison Lydia Fiedler Libby Hickson

Thank you for stopping by, and have a marvelous Monday!

January 2019 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Good morning! Today is the first Monday of the month, so that means that we have the first My Monthly Hero blog hop for the new year! We have a darling kit to to share with you today, with so many potential scenes to create! Your imagination is the limit! You should have arrived from Caly Person’s blog and your next stop is Ilina Crouse’s blog.

This month’s kit features a 6×8 stamp set, coordinating frame cuts, easel die, vellum envelopes, envelope seals, red and pink card stock, and pink glimmer lacquer.  These kits frequently sell out, and once they’re gone, they’re gone… so don’t wait and miss out! You can also subscribe to make sure that you get first dibs every month. The kits will begin shipping from the warehouse on Friday, January 11th.

For today’s project, I used the main storefront image from the kit to do some no-line watercoloring. The storefront is so lovely and can be used so many ways (I created a shaker card with it here during the countdown). I began by stamping it with some Ink on 3 Fadeout ink, then used Hero Arts Liquid watercolors to do some no-line watercoloring.

I stamped a few pails and flowers, as well as a potted plant and a watering can on some more watercolor paper, then did some more watercoloring with the Hero Arts Liquid Watercolors, die cut them, and popped them up on the card front in a little cluster using dimensional foam adhesive.

Finally, I added a greeting with some black embossing powder using sentiments from the kit. The stamp set in the kit contains several options for building your sentiments, with Valentine’s Day sentiments as well as everyday sentiments!

Well, that’s all for me today! Isn’t this such a fun and versatile kit? Could be used for Valentine’s Day, spring, birthday, just because… so many possibilities! And the add-ons!! Absolutely fabulous.

Now, for some fun giveaway information! Hero Arts is giving away one kit to a lucky commenter (and if you’ve already purchased one, they will reimburse you!). All you have to do to be eligible is leave a comment on each stop on the blog hop. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! Here’s the full lineup in case you got lost:

The Hero Arts Blog Caly Person Emily Midgett Ilina Crouse Janette Kausen Jessica Frost-Ballas Michelle Short Nichol Spohr Yana Smakula Amy Kolling Debi Adams Emily Loggan Julee Tilman Laurie Willison Lydia Fiedler Libby Hickson

Warm Winter Wishes.

Good morning! I wanted to share one last “wintry” card with you today featuring a project that I made for the Hero Arts Season of Wonder catalog.

For my project, I wanted to showcase this beautiful Deer and Ornament Fancy die. I began by die cutting it from some watercolor paper, then used the Hero Arts Liquid watercolors to add some color and definition to the intricate die cut. I also added a little twine bow to the top of the watercolored ornament die cut.

Next, I used the Woodgrain Fancy Die with some kraft card stock to create a super textured, rustic background. I mounted the ornament die cut on the front using some foam tape to add extra dimension. The final touch was the sentiment from Ski Holiday, heat embossed on some green card stock using gold embossing powder.

Well, that’s all for my final holiday project this year! I have a few “wintry” projects to show you still, but those will have to be saved for 2019! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous penultimate day of 2018!

Simon Says Stamp Die-Cember with Hero Arts!

Hi there! Have you seen all of the incredible new dies coming out for Simon Says Stamp’s Die-Cember releases? Absolutely incredible, right? Well, one of the new dies is this super cute Christmas Sweater Fancy Die designed by Hero Arts. I used it to make a card that would make Kevin McAllister’s mom proud! Let’s get started with the details.

I began by die cutting the Christmas Sweater Fancy Die from plain white card stock, then coloring it with Copic markers. This fancy die makes it easy to color each individual section because each of the sections is clearly marked with score lines and partial cuts.

For the background, I wanted something simple, but with a bit of texture, so I heat embossed the Graphic Snowflake Bold Prints stamp onto some white card stock using White Satin Pearl embossing powder. This tone-on-tone look provides just enough interest and a little shimmer to create an interesting background, but not so interesting that your eyes can’t focus on that fabulous, bright red and green sweater.

For the greeting, I stamped one of my favorite holiday sentiments from Off Beat Holiday Messages  onto a strip of white card stock… it’s a quote from Home Alone, which is one of my most favorite holiday movies. Doesn’t get much more classic than MacCaulay Caulkin screaming his way down a hallway! I popped both of the die cuts up with some foam tape.

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you’ll go check out the new Die-Cember release from Simon Says Stamp. So, SO many fun new items available to play with, including this fabulous new die from Hero Arts! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!