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Emily Midgett

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Simon Says Stamp Stamptember with Honey Bee Stamps!

Hi there! I’m back again with another Stamptember collaboration, this time with Honey Bee Stamps! This lovely sunflower set is so beautifully detailed… I did some saturated ink blending to create a summery sunset sky as the backdrop for the beautiful sunflowers. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by doing some colorful ink blending using a variety of Simon Says Stamp inks: (from top to bottom) Deep Sea, Hydrangea, Doll Pink, Sunshine, Fern, then Deep Sea again. I used blending brushes from Hero Arts-they have such incredibly soft bristles and make blending a breeze!- and went over the entire panel twice to make sure I had vivid color and a smooth, saturated blend.

Once my ink blending had finished, I used Altenew’s Obsidian pigment ink to stamp the beautifully detailed field of sunflowers from the Honey Bee Stamps Stamptember collaboration set. The pigment ink lays beautifully over the vivid blended background and picks up so much detail from the stamp set. I made sure to place the stamp where the flowers laid mostly in the yellow blended area, the leaves in the green blended area. They look like they’re almost glowing!

Finally, I spritzed some Hero Arts Iridescent White Shimmer Spray over the top to create the look of stars and add to the magical feel of the sunset background.

Well, that’s all for my project today! These collaboration sets sell out super fast, so if you love this collaboration stamp set from Honey Bee Stamps, don’t hesitate to purchase, because it might be gone when you come back! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and Happy Stamptember!

Simon Says Stamp Stamptember with Hero Arts!

Hi there! I’m back again today with another Stamptember collaboration set, this time with Hero Arts! The limited edition set Make A Wish is absolutely darling. Take a peek:

Isn’t it so sweet and festive? I couldn’t resist making a fun, flat shaker card with it! This is my first time making one of these flat shakers, and it definitely won’t be my last!

I began by stamping several of the dessert images from Make A Wish onto Copic-friendly white cardstock using Intens-ified Black Ink from Hero Arts, then used Copic markers in shades of chocolate, mint, and raspberry to color all of the sweets. Don’t they just look scrumptious? I fussy cut them out with my sharp scissors.

To create the base for my card, I used the Streamer Stencil from Hero Arts and blended some Simon Says Stamp ink in shades of Twirling Tutu and Hollyhock to create a pretty background for my array of sweets. To create the shaker, I slipped the blended card base into a cellophane wrapper from a stamp set that I had in my reuse pile, then filled it with an older shaker mix (that has since been retired) from Little Things by Lucy’s Cards, but this Enchanting Sequin Shaker Mix would be a good substitute with the minty green and raspberry pink! I used some Scor-Tape to seal the top of the cellophane bag to keep all of my shaker bits safe. I love how flat it is, but how easily the shaker bits move around! No more messing with foam tape for me!

Finally, I arranged the sweets and the sentiment in a cluster on the card front and adhered them with more Scor-Tape. Isn’t this just a super sweet and festive birthday card?

Well, that’s all for my project today! These Stamptember collaboration sets sell out quickly, so if you like Make A Wish, don’t hesitate to purchase! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Simon Says Stamp Stamptember with Colorado Craft Company!

Hi there! So if you’re in the stamping community, you’ll probably have heard about Stamptember and all of the wonderful collaborations that help celebrate this wonderful hobby of ours. Today’s collaboration features one of my favorite brands: Colorado Craft Company! The sweet stamp set for today features some new illustrations from Anita Jeram. I have a sweet, simple project featuring the new images, so let’s get started on the details!

I began by stamping the adorable little mice on a panel of Copic-friendly white cardstock using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black ink. I colored the image with Copic markers with warm grays and some yummy looking chocolate browns.

Next, I stamped the same image on some Inkadinkado Masking Paper and cut it out with my sharp scissors. I placed it over the top of the stamped Copic-colored image, then used a blending brush to blend some Maliblue ink to create a subtle blue background. I trimmed the colored card front down slightly, then matted it on a coordinating light blue card base using foam adhesive. A simple card, but I think the simplicity allows the adorable images to shine!

These fun Stamptember sets are limited edition, so if you like this Colorado Craft Company set, don’t hesitate to hit the order button! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and Happy Stamptember!

Elegant Christmas Cards in 20 Minutes or Less: Volume 2 with Simon Says Stamp!

Hi there! I’m back again today with another idea for my “Christmas Cards in 20 Minutes or Less” series, this time featuring a gorgeous stamp from Simon Says Stamp called Center Cut Holiday Floral and a fun chalkboard technique that is super easy and quick but adds that extra special touch to create a beautiful Christmas card!

Here’s the video:

Or you can watch in HD here.

One of my favorite quick-but-high-impact techniques is to create a “chalkboard” card. It’s basically some heat embossing with a few extra additions of white. In the video, I talk about adding different values of white, basically meaning different intensities of white to create that white halo left behind on a chalkboard. To achieve this, I utilize a white pencil, white gouache splatters, and some white ink blending around the edges, which totally reminds me of when I was in grade school and the erasers needed to be taken out back (ha) and beaten together to clean them! These different intensities of white help to add to that overall chalkboard look and are quite quick to pop on your card front!

I began by heat embossing the gorgeous Center Cut Holiday Floral with white embossing powder on some Charcoal cardstock cut to 5×7. (Such a large, beautiful stamp deserves to be shown off in it’s entirety!) I then used my white pencil to add some light shading on the larger poinsettia leaves and added a few splatters of watered down white gouache. After the gouache had dried, I added some white blending around the edge using Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink and a foam blending tool. After I’d finished all of my chalkboard additions, I die cut the Simon Says Stamp’s Season’s Greetings die twice from white cardstock, then adhered it to the center with some liquid adhesive. The final touch was to add some red “berries” using the Studio Katia Scarlet Red gems to add some extra sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my “Christmas Cards in 20 Minutes or Less” project today. I hope these videos are giving you some useful tips for your last minute holiday cardmaking! We all are so busy this time of year that any little tricks to simplify things a bit helps! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Simon Say Stamptember with Hero Arts!

Hi there! I have the pleasure of helping introduce this year’s Stamptember collaboration with Hero Arts: Park Scene! This sweet stamp set is full of images perfect for building an idyllic park scene in a huge variety of styles, scenes, and layouts. Here’s a peek at this exclusive stamp set:

I was running a little short on time this week, but I was able to create this super cute card in under an hour using the Park Scene stamps and the older Nesting Wood Frame Cuts to create this charming little card. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping the bench, trees, and sentiment from Park Scene on an A2 panel of white cardstock using Intens-ified Black ink. I then used Pine and Fresh Lawn inks with the solid leaf stamps to add foliage to the treetops. I also added some Copic shading to the bench and tree trunks.

Next, I used an ink blending brush to add some Soft Sky ink to the background. I die cut a Nesting Wood Frame Cuts from some Pitch Black cardstock. I adhered the stamped scene to the back of the frame, then popped it up on a white A2 card base to add some dimension.

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you’re enjoying all of these super fun Stamptember releases. Remember, if you like something, be sure to grab it ASAP-once these babies are gone, they’re not coming back! Thanks so much for dropping by today, and have a marvelous day!