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Emily Midgett

Ellen Hutson+Waffleflower Blog Hop!

Hi there! Today, the Ellen Hutson Design Ambassadors are hopping to help introduce some of the absolutely stunning new designs from one of my favorite companies- Waffle Flower Crafts! Their newest release (available here at Ellen Hutson) is absolutely fabulous, full of such a huge variety of products that there is really something for everyone! I, naturally, gravitated towards the beautiful Tulips stamps and dies. Let’s get started with the details on my project!

I began by stamping the two main tulip nosegays from Tulips on some white, Copic-friendly cardstock using Intens-ified Black ink from Hero Arts. I then used Copic markers in pretty shades of purple and green, then die cut them with the coordinating Tulips dies.

Next, I cut an A2 panel of Lavender cardstock and, using the new Waffle Flower Mini Media Mat, Picket Fence Studios Blender Brushes, and Hero Arts Grape Juice ink, blended a pretty deep purple on one side of the Lavender panel. After I’d finished blending, I splattered some Hero Arts White Liquid Watercolor on the blended portion to add a little texture.

I adhered the die cut flowers using foam adhesive, then added a greeting (also from Tulips) with some more foam adhesive. The final touch was to add some pretty Pearl White gems to add some sparkle!

One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Tuesday, February 18th at 11:59pm PST. Winner will be notified by email.

You should have arrived here from Ardyth’s blog, and your next stop is Kelly’s blog. You can also find the entire hop list on the Ellen Hutson blog! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

My Monthly Hero February 2020 Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Happy Monday! It’s the first Monday of the new month, so that means it’s time to release a new My Monthly Hero kit. You should have arrived here from Debi Adams, and your next stop is Ilina Crouse. This month’s kit is truly an amazing design and something that every crafter should have in her (or his!) arsenal- all things birthday! Who doesn’t need some great birthday stamps and dies? Just look at this beauty:

This month’s kit includes: 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set, 9 Coordinating Frame Cuts, 1 Cake Fancy Die, 3 Lacquer Pens (Pink Icing, Teal Icing, Yellow Icing), Rainbow Spirals & Balloon Sequins. It’s valued at $75, 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.

The add-ons this month are absolutely fantastic, too! If there ever was a month to “get them all,” this is it!

The stamps in this kit have a wonderful storybook feel to them with some beautiful sentiments, which you can see in my project from the Hero Arts Blog:

The kit also includes a beautiful new Birthday Cake Fancy Die. These intricate dies have become a staple in the My Monthly Hero kits, and they’re SO much fun to play with! In keeping with my card created for the Countdown, I used my Caran D’ache Luminance colored pencils to do some coloring on this fabulous die cut. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by die cutting the Birthday Cake die from the main kit from some Sand cardstock, then added colored pencil using the partial die cut lines as guides. I also stamped one of the standalone gift stamps included in the main kit using Unicorn White Pigment Ink on some more Sand cardstock, then used the same colored pencils to do some no-line coloring on the gift and die cut it using the coordinating frame cuts included in the kit.

Next, I white heat embossed a greeting on a strip of vellum and flagged the end, then hid the adhesive on one end behind the edge of the cake.

I die cut a background using the Party Confetti Fancy Die from some Periwinkle Cardstock and adhered it to a white card base. I added the die cuts to the card front using foam adhesive for extra dimension.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now, to celebrate this latest My Monthly Hero release, Hero Arts is giving away a $50 shopping spree to one lucky commenter! All you have to do to be eligible to win is leave a comment on each stop on the hop. 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!

Hero Arts
Amy Kolling
Caly Person
Channin Pelletier
Chari Moss
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jennifer McGuire
Laurie Willison
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Michelle Short
Nichol Spohr
Seeka

Altenew January 2020 Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! I’m back again for a blog hop featuring the January 2020 Altenew Release. You should have arrived here from Norine Borys and your next stop is Kymona Tracey. This month’s release is absolutely gorgeous, of course featuring some incredible florals! You can find all of the details on this release here. I have two projects for you today, so let’s get started with the details!

For my first project, I did some no-line watercoloring using my Daniel Smith watercolors and the new Wild Flora stamps and dies! I began by stamping the flowers using some pale ink on watercolor paper, then watercolored the images using several Daniel Smith watercolors.

I die cut the Lace Doily Edge die from some white cardstock, then layered the floral watercolored die cuts on a white A2 card base using foam adhesive. I adhered the lacy doily die cut over the top of the floral die cuts using liquid and foam adhesive.

I stamped a greeting from the Sentiment Strips stamp set and added it to the card front. Finally, I adhered some gems for a bit of extra sparkle!

For my second project, I used the new Simple Beauty stamps and dies to create this vibrant floral cluster. I began by stamping the main floral image twice on some Copic-friendly cardstock, as well as several of the smaller sprigs of flowers on the white Copic-friendly card base. I then used my Copic markers in shades of shocking pink, peach, and deep greens to color the images.

Before adhering the die cuts to the card base, I used a blender brush to blend some Magenta ink around the edge of the card front, creating a deep pink halo. I adhered the floral die cuts using foam adhesive for lots of dimension.

I die cut a super thin “hello” using Handwritten Hello from some black cardstock, as well as white embossed a greeting, again from Sentiment Strips on a strip of black cardstock. I adhered both of these over the top of the floral cluster using liquid adhesive. Finally, I used a very thin black marker to add some clusters of black dots to help fill in some of the gaps in the floral cluster.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now, for some fun giveaway information:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 1/30/2020 for a chance to win.

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $20 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 2/2/2020. 

Here’s the full blog hop list in case you get lost:

Altenew Card Blog
Erum Tasneem
Nicole Watt
Nathalie DeSousa
Amber Rain Davis
Therese Calvird
LauraJane 
Ashlea Cornell
Kelly Griglione
Maryam Perez
Jenny Colacicco
Nicole Picadura
Jen Schow
Jaycee Gaspar
Altenew Scrapbook Blog 
Laurie Willison
Lorilei Murphy 
Lydia Evans
Isha Gupta
Virginia Lu
Svitlana Shayevich
Lilith Eeckels
Agnieszka Malyszek
Keeway Tsao
Reiko Tsuchida
Keren Baker
Norine Borys
Emily Midgett
Kymona Tracey
Teri Wilson
Zinia Redo
Sveta Fotinia
Jennifer McGuire

Gina K. Designs January 2020 Release!

Hi there! Today, I have the pleasure of sharing some projects using the brand new Gina K. Designs January 2020 release! I have created three projects using the new Be The Rainbow stamp set, as well as elements from the latest Card Kit! Let’s get started with the details.

For my first project, I wanted to do something totally different (for me) using the new Be The Rainbow set. This set has utterly gorgeous and meaningful sentiments, and I wanted to highlight those with a gatefold card and some vellum. I began by die cutting a circle from some black cardstock, then heat embossed a greeting from Be The Rainbow using white embossing powder. I also stamped some clouds using Gina K’s Whisper Amalgam ink and fussy cut them.

I then chose a rainbow of Copic markers, then creating an A2 background with them, blending them together to create a smooth blend, and finally stamping the greeting “you are going to be okay” using some crisp black ink. I attached the rainbow panel to a vellum gatefold card, then created a belly band using a strip of glittery white cardstock, the black sentiment circle die cut, and the clouds. Totally different than my normal style, but I love how the vellum softens the Copic rainbow on the inside of the card, making the beautiful sentiment the star of the project!!

For my second project, I used a few different elements from the January 2020 card kit! (Definitely go check out the kit… there are SO many different elements and styles represented in this one. It’s massive!) I began by stenciling a pretty background on lavender cardstock using some purple inks and the fabulous Heartfelt Stencil included in the kit. I also blended around the edge using both a light purple and dark purple ink with blending brushes to create a soft halo.

For the greeting, I die cut “hugs” from some black cardstock and mounted it on a vellum die cut heart. I also heat embossed the “Happy Valentine’s Day” from Friendship Hearts (included in the Card Kit) sentiment on a strip of black cardstock. I stamped the little envelope using black ink on some white cardstock, then added the purple heart to the center and fussy cut it. I arranged all of the die cuts, hiding the foam adhesive behind the solid elements. The final step was to add some purple gems!

For my last card, I used another gorgeous sentiment from the Be The Rainbow stamp set and paired it with the A Big Hello stamp set from the January 2020 Card Kit. I started by white embossing the sentiment from Be The Rainbow on a panel of slightly-smaller-than-A2 vellum, then added a some of the beautiful flowers from A Big Hello using sparkling embossing powder to create some pretty corners.

I mounted the vellum panel on an A2 panel of plummy purple cardstock, hiding the tiny dots of adhesive behind the thicker spots of embossed florals. The final step was to add some gems for even more sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! I am so grateful for having gotten to play with the new release from Gina K, and I hope you enjoyed my projects. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Altenew Paint A Flower Poppy Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Today, Altenew is debuting the first in a new monthly series called Paint-A-Flower, and I’m so excited to be a guest on the blog hop! You should have arrived here from Norine Borys, and your next stop is Jen Schow. These new sets are perfect for all coloring mediums. This month’s stamp set is a gorgeous Paint-A-Flower Poppy with lots of beautiful sentiments.

You can also subscribe to this monthly Paint A Flower plan to ensure that you receive these gorgeous new flowers every month, and at a discounted rate! When signed up, you are guaranteed a spot in our monthly Paint-A-Flower releases and will receive a set each month – at a specially discounted price! ($15.99 →$12.99)

I know it’s Paint-A-Flower, but I wanted to show you that these blooms will look just as gorgeous with many different mediums, including Copic markers! Let’s get started with the details.

I began by stamping the main flower image and several of the greenery bits onto some white, Copic-friendly cardstock using Copic-friendly black ink. I then used RV69, V06, RV66, V05, and RV55 markers to color the beautiful poppy bloom, along with a variety of greens for the foliage. I fussy cut the pieces with some very sharp scissors and set them aside.

Next, I die cut the Leaf Frame Cover Plate die from some crisp black cardstock, reserving the center portion and adhering both pieces to a white A2 card base using liquid adhesive.

I also adhered the pieces from the Paint A Flower: Poppy that I’d colored using foam adhesive, as well as a sentiment on a thin strip of white cardstock, also from the new Paint A Flower: Poppy. The final touch was to add a few charcoal gems for some sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my project today! I am absolutely loving this new Paint A Flower line from Altenew. Just what this girl needs- more beautiful Altenew flowers to color! Now, here’s the rest of the hop list in case you got lost:

Altenew Card Blog 
Erum Tasneem
Keeway Tsao
Ashlea Cornell
Nicole Watt
Norine Borys
Emily Midgett
Jen Schow
Kelly Griglione
Virginia Lu
Maryam Perez
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Nathalie DeSousa
LauraJane 
Lilith Eeckels
Mindy Eggen
Kymona Tracey
Vicky Papaioannou
Jaycee Gaspar
Jenny Colacicco

Now for some fun giveaway information:

To celebrate this release, 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 by 1/28/2020 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. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 1/30/2020.

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