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Emily Midgett

October 2018 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Good morning! Today is the monthly Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop celebrating the fabulous new My Monthly Hero kit! This month, we are featuring a beautiful holiday kit, chock full of gorgeous vintage-y holiday images! For today’s hop, you should have arrived from Debi Adam’s blog, and your next stop is Ilina Crouse’s blog! The My Monthly Hero kits are always an excellent value, and this month is no exception. Here’s a sneak peek at the full kit:

Absolutely fabulous, right?! The full 6×8 stamp set with gorgeous snowy images… the beautiful sparkly paper… and can we just talk about the iridescent shimmer watercolor?! A fantastic value that is worth over $70 retail is available for purchase now for only $34.99! These kits frequently sell out, so it’s always a good idea to subscribe if you want to ensure that you’ll get your hands on one! The kit & add-ons go live in the Hero Arts store on Monday, October 1 at 1pm eastern/10am pacific. The main kit is available for a limited time only – once it’s gone, it’s gone. Kits begin shipping from Hero Arts on Friday, October 5, 2018.

I have a couple of projects for you today, featuring both the kit and a few of the add-ons available for purchase today, as well. First up: A wintry, romantic shaker made using the sweet skating pair from the kit, some mistletoe, and some gorgeous chunky glitter. Let’s get started with the details!

To start, I stamped the skating pair, mistletoe, and frozen pond from this month’s My Monthly Hero kit onto some white, Copic-friendly card stock using Intense Black ink, then die cut the individual pieces with the coordinating dies included in the kit. I colored them with my Copic markers in coordinating color combination, also adding some sparkle pen to the frozen pond to make it really icy.

To create the shaker, I die cut a circle using the Circle Infinity Dies from another piece of white card stock, then backed it with acetate. I stamped the greeting from the main kit at the bottom, again using Intense Black Ink. After my sentiment had been stamped, I added some foam tape to the the back of my window panel, filled my shaker with some Snowfall Glitter, die cuts from the Snowfall Confetti Cuts cover plate, and some white sequins from Hero Arts. I added the frozen pond to the card front first, then added the ice skating couple and mistletoe to complete my snowy little scene. Wouldn’t this card be just perfect for newlyweds to send for their first Christmas together?

For my second project today, I wanted to whip up some quick little tags to get started on my tag stash for this holiday season. We have some fantastic new tag dies as add-ons this month, and you don’t need to add a whole lot to them to create a cute little gift topper. For the new Ornament Tag, I simply die cut it from white card stock, then added a background using the new Delicate Snowflakes Bold Print background using light gray ink and a sentiment using the new Merry and Bright Messages in dark gray, finishing it off with some black twine. For the tree, I used the new Tree Tags Fancy die cut from some more white card stock, then heat embossed a greeting from the new Peace, Love, and Joy stamp set using silver embossing powder. To add some color, I blended some Aegean ink over the top to create a vibrant green Christmas tree. Some twine at the top finished it off. Simple and quick enough that I won’t be saddened when they are casually thrown in the trash along with the wrapping paper at Christmas haha!

Well, that’s all for me today! The holidays are in full swing in my craft room, even if it is 80* outside haha!

Now for some fun giveaway information! Hero Arts is giving away an October My Monthly Hero kit to one lucky winner (and if you purchase a kit and then win, they will reimburse you!). All you have to do to enter is comment on the blog hop posts. The more comments you leave, the more chances to you have to win! Here’s the full lineup in case you get lost:

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

Thanks so much for dropping by today! Happy hopping!


Nostalgic Holiday Cards…

Make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. And when they’re easily mass-produced, well, that just makes life so much easier, right? I have a cute little card for you today that was inspired by one of those beautiful ceramic holiday villages that used to grace the top of my Grammy’s credenza when I was younger. It was always so beautifully, pristinely white, so I tried to recreate it as best I could with the new Neighborhood Paper Layering dies from the Season of Wonder Holiday Catalog from Hero Arts. Super simple, and would be a great mass-produced holiday card! Let’s get started with the details!

I began by die cutting just the interior of the two dies. The die set comes with the option to die cut around the edge of the detailed central die, allowing for a full die cut, or you can simply die cut the center portion and leave the rest of the card front as is. I die cut the detailed portion from some white card stock, then popped out all of the windows and doors to create a sweet little village scene. I then stamped the greeting from Ski Holiday using Navy ink. Next, I added some foam tape to the back, taking care not to cover any windows or doors, and backed this piece with an A2 panel of Pool Layering Paper for a cool, wintry effect.

The final touch was to add some Nuvo Snowfall Glitter Accents to add some extra texture and further enhance that overall icy, wintry feel.

Well, that’s all for me today! Wouldn’t this card be so great for mass production? Leave off the foam tape and use regular adhesive and it would be super easy to mail, as well! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!


Winners!

Confession.

I am not one of those super-organized moms who has everything planned out and remembers every detail of everything, like where every toy and book has been stashed and all of the dates for the field trips and doctor appointments. (Thank goodness for reminders in my phone!) I remember lots of details, but they aren’t usually details that are particularly useful haha!!

Case in point…. my giveaways.

I love the idea of doing giveaways. I am so grateful for my followers, and so grateful for the amazing comments that you all leave for me. I have grand ambitions of doing giveaways, both on my blog and on Instagram, to show you all how much your support is appreciated…. but I know that I will inevitably forget to post the winners of my giveaways, and then I will probably forget to take the packages to the post office, because let’s face it… mom-brain. Out of sight, out of mind…

BUT!!

I did remember to post my giveaway winner for the Altenew Refresh Your Markers Blog Hop from last week. Drumroll please:

Crimson Owl Creations

Please contact winner@altenew.com with the subject “Altenew Refresh Your Alcohol Markers Release Blog Hop Winner from Emily Midgett’s Blog” by 9/30/18 to receive your gift certificate!

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I also realized that I never announced a winner for the Waffle Flower giveaway from (gasp) the beginning of August. Without further ado (and many, many apologies), the winner is:

Mindy1414

Mindy, please email me to claim your prize!

Congratulations to both of the winners!

And truly, thank you all for the kind comments and support on my blog posts and on social media. I truly am so honored that you find what I do interesting enough to come back!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!

 

Art Impressions Blog Hop for Ellen Hutson!

Good morning! I am participating in another blog hop today, helping to introduce some new products from Art Impressions that are now available at Ellen Hutson! You should have arrived from Ardyth Percy-Robb‘s blog and your next stop is Sharon Harnist’s blog. Today, I chose to work with the new Halloween Magic set from Art Impressions…. I couldn’t resist that sweet little girl with her contented kitty! Art Impressions are fabulous for so many coloring mediums, and I wanted to try my hand at doing some watercoloring with Daniel Smith paints! Let’s get started with the details.

I began by stamping the darling little duo onto some Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper using Versafine black ink, then clear embossing it. I then used my Daniel Smith paints to watercolor the cuties (I’ll list individual colors below). I have not practiced watercoloring animals very much, so I was a little concerned as to how this sweet feline would turn out. My childhood cat (who has one eye and is 15 years old) decided to go meandering about my mom’s  neighborhood, and hadn’t been seen for a few days when the time came to paint this little guy… so I made an orange striped tabby in Benny’s honor. (He came back the day after I painted this, thank goodness!) I first added the solid color to his body, allowed it to dry completely, then added the stripes. Allowing the base color to dry let the lines of the stripes be a bit more crisp.

I added a quick wash of Moonglow around the edge of the little girl and her kitty, adding just a touch of color near the heat embossed lines, then using a very wet paintbrush to pull the color out, periodically cleaning my brush to pull the color out into an organic fade.

I added the “too cute to spook” greeting from the Halloween Magic set, then trimmed the panel down and matted it first on a black glitter panel, then on a medium gray A2 card base.

 

Well, that’s all for me today! Here’s the full hop list… there is some absolutely amazing inspiration to be had from all of these ladies!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Emily Midgett<— you are here

Sharon Harnist

Laurel Beard

Carly Minner

Sandy Allnock

Thanks so much for dropping by, and have a marvelous weekend!


Studio Katia September Release Blog Hop!

Good morning! Today, I have the pleasure of taking part in the Studio Katia September Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from the Studio Katia blog and your next stop is Amy Kolling’s blog.  There are several giveaways available, which I’ll discuss in detail at the end of the blog post! There’s a little bit of something for everyone in this new September release, but I (of course) couldn’t wait to dive right in to those beautiful florals for which Studio Katia is known! I am really loving deep, saturated colors right now… dreaming of fall, I suppose. I had to do some rich purples and no-line pencil coloring. Let’s get started with the details!

I’ve mentioned this before, but when I want to do a really saturated, colorful card front, that white line around a die cut really irks me and, I think, distracts from the overall effect of the intended dramatic color scheme. My solution: stamp on colored card stock and color with colored pencils! I began by stamping the main image from A Cup of Thanks onto some navy blue card stock using white pigment ink. I then used my Polychromos pencils in shades of deep lavender, teal, silvery gray, and light blue to color the image in a cool, dramatic color scheme. After I’d finished coloring the image, I used the coordinating die to die cut the teacup image.

For the background, I used the new Dotted Patterns Set 3 dies to die cut a rounded, pierced rectangle from the same navy blue card stock. I also die cut that pretty thanks die from some purple metallic card stock three times to create a dimensional die cut. I mounted the die cuts on the pierced rectangle die and then added some sparkle using the new Midnight Blue Crystals and the new liquid adhesive… it’s great for adding those tiny embellishments!

Well that’s all for my project today! I am loving the new florals included in this release, and that sweet little holiday bear… so cute!!

Now, for some giveaway information!

To celebrate Studio Katia is giving away TWO $50 CAD Gift Certificates every day of the Blog Hop! That’s FOUR chances to win. The winners will be chosen randomly from comments left on ALL blogs of our Blog Hop.

To enter:
– Leave a comment on this blog post and on every stop of the Blog Hop
– Follow us on Instagram
– Like us on Facebook
*Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EST on Friday September 28th and winners will be announced on September 30th, 2018.
Studio Katia has also generously donated a $25 gift certificate for me to give to a lucky blog reader! To enter, all you have to do is: 1) be a blog follower (via email or WordPress, etc) and 2) leave a comment on this blog post telling me whether you are an old friend or a new follower and what your favorite new product is! I will choose the winner on Thursday, September 27th and announce on Friday, September 28th!
Ready to get hopping? Here’s the complete Blog Hop List:
Emily Midgett<— you are here
Thanks so much for dropping by today, and have a marvelous weekend!