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Emily Midgett

New Exploring With Emily+Mother’s Day Sales!

Hi there! I just wanted to pop in really quickly and share my latest Exploring With Emily video!

In this month’s installment of Exploring With Emily, I am working with Distress Oxide reinkers again… but this time, I’ve added a little twist: Daniel Smith Mars Black watercolor grounds. I hope you’ll take a peek. The combination of Distress Oxide reinkers and the black watercolor grounds creates a very unique project! I can’t wait to try this out with other stamps, as well! I gave this card to my kiddos’ preschool teacher with a hanging basket for her porch. Isn’t that sentiment just the cutest?

Now for some fun sales to celebrate all of the fabulous mommas!

Ellen Hutson is having a 20% off sale… yes, 20% off of nearly EVERYTHING… no minimum purchase required!! Happy Mother’s Day, indeed! Just enter code momsday19 at checkout.

Honey Bee Stamps is also having a Mother’s Day Sale… $20 off your order of $100 or more!! Use code MDAY2019 at checkout…. Bonus: a free enamel Honeybee pin included with orders over $100! (They just added a few more enamel pin designs to the shop, and they. are. so. cute. Check them out here and here!)

Happy shopping!! 🙂

Picket Fence Studios 1st Anniversary Celebration!

Good morning!! Today, I am so excited to be helping Picket Fence Studios celebrate their 1st Anniversary! They have a month of celebrations, giveaways, and discounts lined up, and I am so honored to be one of the guests during this celebration. They’ve generously provided me with a 20% discount code for your shopping pleasure. I’ve created two projects to help celebrate their Anniversary, so let’s get started with the details!

For my first project, I created a little cupcake collage using Picket Fence Studio’s Cup Cake Love stamp set. I stamped a variety of cupcakes on the card base, then colored them in a cheerful array of pink, purple, green, and blue Copic markers. I also added some shimmer pen to the frosting and some Crystal Lacquer to give some shine.

After the lacquer had dried, I stamped the greeting (with which I totally agree, by the way), then used the Life Changing Blender Brushes to add a soft pink halo around the edges. These blending brushes are truly life-changing; if you haven’t tried them yet, I highly, highly encourage you to at least get the smaller pack (and you can use the discount code at the end of the post! 😉 ) to try them out. You’ll be hooked once you give them a try!

For my second project today, I wanted to do some watercoloring (and when I say watercoloring, I mean relaxing) with the Wild Heart Gypsy Soul. I began by heat embossing the beautiful Boho-style stamp from Wild Heart Gypsy Soul onto some Arches Cold Press watercolor paper, then watercolored it using my Daniel Smith watercolors in a lovely springy color palette.

I added a greeting on a thin strip of white card stock, adhering it with some foam tape for some added dimension.

Now, to celebrate Picket Fence Studio’s One Year Anniversary, Nicole and Matt have generously provided a 20% off code for my blog readers! Simply use code PFS20 at checkout at the Picket Fence Studios store to take 20% off of your entire purchase from 5/7/19-5/10/19.

And…. Picket Fence has generously sponsored a giveaway, which I will announce on my Instagram. (I’m @eamidgett) Simply look for the post with the projects shown in this post! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and Happy 1st Anniversary to Picket Fence Studios!

May 2019 My Monthly Hero +Giveaway!

Hi there! Today is the first Monday of the month, so that means that the new My Monthly Hero kit is available for purchase! 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 Jessica Frost-Ballas’s blog. This month’s kit features a fabulous crafter-of-all-trades theme, and I am absolutely in looooove with it! So many different types of crafting represented with this kit!

This month’s kit features: 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set, 20 Coordinating Frame Cuts, 2 Fancy Dies, Purple Sparkle Embossing Powder 0.5 oz., Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink Cube, Lavender Washi Tape, and 5 Mini Clothespins. The contents of this kit are valued at $70, but is priced at a very pocketbook-friendly $34.99! Seriously, you aren’t going to want to pass this kit up… it’s so. darn. cute. The add-ons are great too:

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, May 10th. I have a couple of projects to show you today, so let’s get started!

For today’s project, I wanted to use the fantastic fancy die that is included in this kit. I love that the My Monthly Hero kits have so many fantastic dies with them, especially these fancy dies that are standalone and so intricate!! I die cut the gorgeous heart yarn ball from some Azalea card stock, then blended Raspberry Jam ink with blender brushes around the edges of both die cuts. I also die cut the knitting needles from some silver foil card stock to give them some authentic shine.

Next, I used the new Knitting Pattern add-on to heat emboss a subtle background on an A2 panel of Peony card stock. I trimmed a strip of white card stock and added it slightly off center on the heat embossed panel as a sort of ground for my hot pink yarn die cut.

I stamped a greeting from the main kit on a strip of white card stock, then layered all of the die cuts on the card base using foam tape. I love that bright pop of the hot pink yarn die cut on the subtle pale pink and white background!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! 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:

For the MMH Blog Hop:

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

Waffleflower May 2019 Release!

Hi there! Today, I have the pleasure in helping Waffleflower Stamps celebrate their newest release as a stop on the blog hop! You should have arrived here from the amazing Jessica Frost Ballas’s blog, and your next stop is Alix Davis’s blog. Waffleflower has some suuuuper cute stuff debuting this month, with a little something for everyone- from flowers to cakes to horse drawn carriages…. So many fun new stamps and dies! You can find all of the new goodies here. I have two projects to share with you today, but there are some fun giveaways and promotions going on, so be sure to read all the way to the end! Let’s get started with the details!

For my first project, I wanted to combine that fantastic new Cake Cover Plate die with the adorable little couple in Wedding Day. I began by die cutting the Cake Cover Plate die and sentiment (included in the Cake die set!) from some sparkly white glitter card stock, reserving the icing pieces to create an almost ruffled tone-on-tone white cake! I stamped the bride and groom from Wedding Day on some white, Copic-friendly card stock, then used my Copic markers to color them in. They are the perfect size to be little wedding cake toppers on top of the Cake die cut!

I backed the cake die cut on a panel of acetate, adding the bride and groom and greeting die cuts on top of the cake, as well as inserting the scalloped die cuts from the cake’s interior to create that ruffled effect on the cake. I did some ink blending on my aqua card base, creating an aqua ombre panel, then filled the shaker with some sparkly sequins. Lots of white and sparkles are just what the doctor ordered for a wedding card, don’t you think?

For my second card, I used the stunning new Wild Roses stamp set. Waffleflower has been knocking their new floral sets out of the park, and this new Wild Roses stamp set is no exception. These gorgeous blooms are massive, perfect for getting in some really good shading practice. I first stamped several of the blooms and some of the foliage onto some watercolor paper using waterproof ink. I then used Fun Stamper’s Journey watercolor pencils to go to town on the shading. I love images like this that you can really hone your shading skills. I can’t wait to try some no-line coloring with these gorgeous blooms!

After I’d finished watercoloring the flowers, I blended some aqua ink in the corner of a pale aqua panel using blending brushes, then arranged the Wild Roses in a little cluster in the corner and adhered them with foam adhesive. I added a sentiment from the new Go Girl stamp set that I heat embossed on a strip of vellum and hid the adhesive behind some of the flowers. I added a few gems to add a hint of sparkle!

Now, for some fun giveaway information!

To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 5/8/19 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 5/9/2019.

Receive a FREE Tiny Wings Die with all orders, while supplies last.

No code required; Limited 1 per customer; While supplies last; Valid through midnight 5/8/19.

Well, that’s all for me today! Your next stop is Alix Davis’s blog. Have a marvelous Sunday! Happy hopping!

Essentials By Ellen for May 2019!

Hi there! Today is release day over at Ellen Hutson! We’ve been sneak peeking projects all week long, and today is the full reveal! Click here to see everything! We have a new Leading Lady for you, as well as some cutie little critters and an absolutely stunning new Mondo flower set. I created a project with each of these new sets today, so let’s get started with the details!

For my first project today, I created a little “counter” full of snacks for the Binge Watching Leading Lady’s culinary delight! I stamped the Leading Lady, her cute bunny slippers, and some snacks using Intense Black ink, then colored them with my Copic markers in a happy yellow, purple, and mint color combination. I die cut a frame from the Instant Photo Frames using some more white card stock, then stamped the greeting from Binge Watching Leading Lady using black ink.

For the card base, I added some black stripes on both edges of the A2 card base using Painted Stripes , then added a slightly smaller panel of white card stock over the top, just allowing a thin edge of striped panel to peek around the edges. I arranged my snacks and leading lady on the front, then adhered everything with foam tape and liquid adhesive. The final touch was a few Lemon Drop gems for a bit of sparkle!

Next up is a cute little project using the new Backyard Party stamps and dies. I thought these would be perfect to help increase my stash of little-boy-appropriate birthday cards, because what little boy doesn’t like critters and cake? I stamped several of the images included in Backyard Party using Intense Black ink, then colored them with my Copic markers.

I die cut a stitched oval from some heavyweight vellum as a ground for my little birthday party scene, as well as a thin strip of grass using Adriatic Card stock. I adhered the die cuts to the vellum oval, then strategically added foam adhesive behind the die cuts to help hide it. I trimmed down some cute patterned paper, then adhered the die cuts to the card front. The final step was to add a sentiment from Backyard Party that I heat embossed on some more Adriatic card stock. Super cute for a little boy’s birthday party, right?

For my final project, I couldn’t keep my hands off of the beautiful new Mondo Wildflower Bouquet stamp set. Seriously, the Mondo line is one of my favorites… ever… and this new set is so. darn. pretty. I began by creating my own patterned paper by stamping and heat embossing the bouquet several times on a panel of Arches Cold Press Watercolor paper, then watercoloring in a pretty springtime color palette using my Daniel Smith watercolors.

After the watercoloring was complete, I die cut “bloom” from some deep magenta shimmer card stock using The Stamp Market’s Skinny Upper Alphabet. I heat embossed the sentiment from Mondo Wildflower Bouquet on a panel of lavender card stock, then layered the sentiment on a strip of Charcoal card stock. The final touch was a few jewels for some sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Be sure to check out the Ellen Hutson blog to get all of the details on this newest release and get all of the inspiration from the Design Ambassadors!