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Emily Midgett

Altenew Build A Flower: Fuchsia Blog Hop+Giveway!

Hi there! I am so happy to be taking part in Altenew’s October Build A Flower blog hop! You should have arrived here from Nathalie DeSousa‘s blog, and your next stop is Nenette S. Madero‘s blog. This month, the featured flower is the Fuchsia. This large stamp set features both an outline option (great for coloring, as I’ve done today!) or Altenew’s classic stamp layers.

There are a few options for receiving a discount on this beautiful new layering stamp set. You can become a Build A Flower subscriber, which will offer you a guaranteed set for each Build A Flower set released each month, and at a specially discounted rate of $29.99! You can also purchase one of the Build A Flower/Ink bundles, which come with inks specially matched to create perfectly layered stamped images.

My project today draws directly from the name of the flower itself: fuchsia. I love the color fuchsia; it conjures up a shade of deep pink with just a hint of purple to cool it off.

I began by stamping the line-drawn images from Build A Flower: Fuchsia using some Copic-friendly black ink on white cardstock. After perusing Pinterest for a unique fuchsia flower color combination, I used my Copic markers to add color to the individual images, finally die cutting them with their coordinating dies.

After I’d finished coloring and die cutting the flowers, I cut an A2 panel of deep pink cardstock, then used blender brushes to blend Altenew’s Midnight Violet ink in the upper left hand corner. I also die cut a Frilly Frame die from the same shade of deep pink cardstock, adhering it over the top of the ink blended corner.

I arranged the flowers over the top of the doily frame using foam adhesive to create lots of dimension. To coordinate with the white edge around the die cuts, I white heat embossed a greeting from Build A Flower: Fuchsia on some more deep pink cardstock, which I then trimmed out and added to the card front using foam adhesive. The final touch was to add some pretty sparkling crystals to the card front to add some extra shimmer.

Well, that’s all for my project today!

To celebrate the release of Build A Flower: Fuchsia, Altenew is generously giving away 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 for a chance to win.

Altenew will 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 blogs on 10/7/2019. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!

Altenew Card Blog
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Svitlana Shayevich
Amber Rain Davis
Maryam Perez
Kelly Griglione
Ashlea Cornell
Virginia Lu
Jaycee Gaspar
Therese Calvird
Kelly Janes
LauraJane 
Lilith Eeckels
Mindy Eggen
Nathalie DeSousa
Emily Midgett <— you are here
Nenette S. Madero
Caly Person
Christine Pennington

Pinkfresh Studio September Stamp and Die Release!

Hi there! Today, I have the pleasure of being a stop on the blog hop helping to introduce Pinkfresh Studio’s newest release! You should have arrived here from Channin Pelletier’s blog, and your next stop is Heather Hoffman’s blog! Pinkfresh Studio has released a bunch of fantastic new stamps and dies perfect for your holiday creations. I’ve created two cards, each with a very different, but still holiday-ish feel to them. Let’s get started with the details!

For my first project, I used the beautiful frame, accent images, and greeting from the fantastic Sparkle With Magic stamp set! This set features a fabulous frame that looks lovely just by itself, but when paired with the accent images included in the set, you can create some beautifully unique cards! I began by silver heat embossing the frame and a few of the included accents onto a panel of white cardstock, then used some whimsical colored inks (from Pinkfresh Studio’s upcoming dye ink release! Eeep!) and blending brushes to blend a cheerful, wintry background.

Once I had completed the ink blending, I used the Essentials: Fancy Labels dies to die cut a window from the center of the blended panel. I backed it with acetate, then used my MISTI to place the sentiment from Sparkle With Magic and stamp with the same three shades of ink used to blend the background! (I love that inked ombre effect!) I filled the shaker with some confetti and Essentials Crystals in coordinating shades, then added some iridescent white gems from the Essentials Jewels mix as a sparkling accent on the front of the shaker.

For my second project, I used a more traditional red-green-and-white color combination. I began by silver embossing the lovely wreath and bow images from Season’s Greetings on some watercolor paper. I then used Emerald City and Candy Apple Liquid Watercolors to add some traditional red and green to the wreath, going back and adding some shadows to the bow using Lavender Liquid Watercolor. I die cut the images using the coordinating dies and turned my attention to the card base and greeting!

For the card base, I die cut the Essentials Pretty Frames cover plate die from some bright red cardstock, then adhered the outer frames (excluding the penultimate dotted frame) on the white card base using liquid adhesive. I also die cut the “Season’s Greetings” in that lovely script font from some vellum and some glittery red cardstock using the new Classic Holiday Words dies. I love using vellum as the outline background for word dies; it helps to add more dimension to the card front without adding any extra bulk or additional color! The final touch was a few green gems from the Essentials Jewels pack for a touch of sparkle.

Well, that’s all for my projects today. Now, I have a fun shopping promotion and some giveaway information for you!

Pinkfresh Studio has a new free US shipping promo – for all orders $100+, shoppers will receive free shipping within the United States without a code. The shipping will be discounted automatically; you just have to select the correct shipping method upon checkout.

Now for some fun giveaway information!

To celebrate the newest release, Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog, as well as on the IG feed. Check out the Pinkfresh Studio Blog for all of the details!

In addition, each stop on the blog hop will be giving away a $25 gift certificate to the Pinkfresh Studio store! The winners will be selected from the comments on each blog post. Winners will be announced Monday, Oct 7th on our GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Hero Arts Partners Blog Hop: Lawn Fawn!

Hi there! I’m back today with another collaboration blog hop to celebrate Hero Arts and their incredible 45 year anniversary in this fabulous crafty industry! You should have arrived here from Elise Constable’s blog, and your next stop is Grace Camou. The folks at Hero Arts have collaborated with Concord and 9th, Gina K, Pinkfresh Studio, and this month, we are so excited to work with the creative ladies at Lawn Fawn! Who doesn’t love some adorable Lawn Fawn-y cuteness? We have lots of inspiration using this new set, called Big Thanks, as well as fantastic prizes, so be sure to read all the way to the end to get all of the details! Let’s get started!

For my project today, I combined the darling little rhino pals in Big Thanks with some of Hero Arts’s most beloved dies and fantastic inks to create a little scene! I began by stamping several of the images from Big Thanks onto some white cardstock using Intensified Black Ink, then used my Copic markers to color the images in and cut them out with the coordinating Frame Cuts.

To “ground” the little scene that I intended to create, I die cut a heart using the Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies from some Periwinkle cardstock. I then blended some Blue Hawaii Reactive Ink along the top portion of the heart die cut to give it a bit of extra dimension. I mounted the heart on an A2 panel of white cardstock using foam tape.

Next, I stamped the greeting from Big Thanks on some strips of white cardstock, which I then used as my baseline for my little scene. I arranged the rhinos and other accoutrements on the card front, adhering them to the blended blue heart “sky.”

Well, that’s all for my project today! Now, for some fun prizes!

There will be 3 prizes, drawn from comments left across the blog hop:
– One winner will receive the stamp set and dies!
– One winner will receive a $25 shopping spree at Lawn Fawn
– One winner will receive a $25 shopping spree at Hero Arts
You have until Sunday, September 29 to leave your comments, 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, so be sure to comment on all of the stops!

Your next stop on the hop is Grace Camou. Or, you can head back to the Hero Arts blog to see the full list of stops.

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

Stamptember+Studio Katia Release!

Hi there! I have a quick post tonight sharing the Studio Katia collaboration set for Simon Says Stamp’s Stamptember celebration! (What a whirlwind of incredible releases, right?) Studio Katia is known for some really fantastic florals, and this stamp set is no exception!

This collaboration set features a lovely, delicate floral wreath and coordinating die that cuts out the center of the wreath, which I think is just super unique!

For my project today, I wanted to highlight the cutout center of the wreath by creating a shaker card. I stamped the image on a panel of white cardstock using Intensified Black ink, then used my Copic markers to color it in a pretty combination of blue violet and emerald green.

I die cut the finished colored image using the coordinating die, reserving the negative die cut. I added a panel of acetate behind the negative die cut to create the shaker element, then replaced the die cut flowers, leaving out the center die cut. I also blended a bit of Hydrangea ink on the white A2 card base.

I filled the shaker with some Majestic Fusion and tiny Crystal Clear sequins, finally adding the greeting from the Studio Katia Stamptember set on a strip of white cardstock.

Well, that’s all for my project today! If you’re as in love with this set as I am, don’t hesitate to purchase. Once these Stamptember sets are gone, they’re gone for good!