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Emily Midgett

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Altenew May 2022 Dreams Come True Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

Hi there! Welcome to the Altenew Dreams Come True Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Rosie Neustaedter, and your next stop is Amy Hill. You can also start back at the beginning at the Altenew Blog. We have some fun new products to share with you today from the Dreams Come True Release, and I’ve got a springy card to share using some of the beautiful new stamps, so let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping the layers for the new Wispy Joy stamps using my one of favorite pink ink groupings from Altenew: Rose Petal. I love the vivid shades of mauve in this quartet! I also used the lighter inks from the Nature’s Wonders ink quartet for the foliage. The somewhat muted greens in this group are a great foil for the intense pinks used on the flowers. I stamped the flower centers using the darkest green from the Nature’s Wonders ink set, adding some white gel pen from the Gel Pen set to the stamens to help them pop a bit.

For the greeting, I used the new Educators Rule stamp set. I wanted that large and beautiful scripty “teacher” to be the star of my card, so I die cut a Diamond Frame Cover Die from some white cardstock and arranged the die cut flowers approximately where I wanted them. I used my Misti to get perfect placement of the large “teacher” stamp tucked into the corner of the diamond and stamped with Mangrove Root ink to make a deep, contrasting impression on the card front.

I adhered the flowers clustered around the stamped sentiment using foam adhesive, then added a sentiment strip from Educators Rule, stamped on a strip of white cardstock using Mangrove Root ink and popped up using foam tape. Finally, I added a few pink pearls to the card front to tie everything together. I think this will be perfect to tuck into the bag for my big kids’ teacher gift in a few weeks!

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

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 05/10/2022 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 05/12/2022.

Your next stop on the hop is Amy Hill. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!

And Back Again Release Blog Hop-Day 2!

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp And Back Again blog hop! I’m so excited to be a part of this month’s hop, particularly because I was lucky enough to illustrate two of the stamp sets in the release that we’re celebrating in today’s hop- To the Moon (released in December 2021) And Back Again (released January 2022)! You should have arrived here from Dilay Nacar, and your next stop is Jennifer Kotas. You can also start back at the beginning at the Simon Says Stamp blog in case you get lost! I have two lovely lavender projects to share with you today using some of the new goodies, so let’s get started with the details!

The new Pantone Color of the Year for 2022 is a lovely shade of purple called Very Peri. I used that color as my inspiration for both projects today.

My first project uses some of the fabulous stencils to create a mini slimline (3.5″x6″) card. I began by placing one of the Heart Stencil Masks offset on a white mini-slimline card base. I blended some Hydrangea ink using a blending brush, concentrating the color around the edges and leaving the center of the heart lighter. While the solid heart stencil was still taped in place on my card base, I centered the detailed Layering Heart Mandala Stencil over the blended heart, then blended some more Hydrangea ink to add a tone-on-tone pattern to the stenciled heart. Lifting the double stencil away was magical!!

For the greeting, I combined the new Birthday die and Sassy Birthday Sentiment Strips. I die cut the detailed layer of the Birthday die three times from some coordinating lavender cardstock, then adhered them together using liquid adhesive to create a dimensional die cut. I die cut the sentiment halo from some vellum, then adhered the dimensional die cut with some more liquid adhesive. I adhered both the sentiment strips and the word die cut using foam adhesive for lots of dimension.

To create a visual cascade down the front of my card, I adhered some leftover glittery heart die cuts and some lavender gems. I love the added texture and sparkle this adds to the card front!

My second project features the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set that I illustrated that was released for the To The Moon release in December, 2021. I previously created some watercolored projects (you can see them both here), so I thought it would be fun to pull out my Copic markers and do some no-line coloring. I began by stamping the bulk of the Beautiful Bouquet image on a full-size white slimline card base using Hero Arts Contour Ink.

I colored the images with my Copic markers, keeping the color palette nice and cool, and allowing that huge anemone and hydrangea to be the focus of my card front. I used Copic shades BV04, B66, BV02, and BV01 with touches of T7 for the anemone, with B28, FB2, and B12 for the hydrangea. Once I had finished coloring, I masked around the edges of the slimline card front using low-tack washi tape, lining up the edge of the card base with the edge of th washi tape to create a nice thick border. I used a blending brush to lightly blend some Blue Jay ink around the edge, tapering off as it got closer to the center of the card and around the colored image. I peeled the masking tape away to reveal a crisp white frame highlighting my Copic colored image!

I didn’t want to cover up my meticulous Copic coloring with a giant sentiment, so I heat embossed the greeting from the new Friend Greetings on some heavyweight vellum cardstock using white embossing powder. I used a vellum adhesive tape runner to add small dots of adhesive to the back of the embossed greeting and adhere it to the card front. Finally, I added a delicate silver thread bow, tucked beneath the sentiment panel and trailing down the card front, just to add a bit of extra texture and some shine to the card front.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now, I have some fun promo codes and giveaway information to share with you!

Add the code GNOMIE to your shopping cart receive the cute 3×4 Love Gnome stamp set FREE with purchase! This promotion will expire 1/23 at 11:59 pm EST.

Simon Says Stamp is giving away one $25 gift certificate to each stop on the hop. To enter, simply leave a comment on each hop stop. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!

Your next stop on the hop is Jennifer Kotas. Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy hopping!

Tonic Studios August Release: Christmas Rose- Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Hi there! I’m so excited to be a part of Tonic’s Christmas Rose release blog hop! This stamp set was illustrated by my talented friend Maria Willis, and I’m so honored that she asked me to be a part of the hop! You should have arrived here from Maria’s blog, and your next stop is Jen Kray. I love Tonic’s Stamp Club releases, because these stamp+die sets are always such a great value, and you get so many unique extras. Here’s a peek at the Christmas Rose kit:

These kits are exclusive to Tonic, and aren’t really a club, just a small monthly release. The Christmas Rose kit features some gorgeous floral images, as well as a variety of sentiments in a beautiful font, and some fun snowy/frosty images that you can add to your projects! I was in the mood to just sit and watercolor, so I used my tie-dye technique to create this mini-slimline card. Let’s get started with the details!

My tie-dye technique is a fun one that adds a variety of color and interest to watercolored images. I began by heat embossing the main floral images on some Arches Cold Press watercolor paper, one offset on a mini-slimline (3.5″x6″) and then some more on another panel of watercolor paper using white pearl embossing powder. Once I’d finished embossing, I laid down quite a lot of clean water on the embossed panels, then dropped in diluted Daniel Smith paints in shades of blue, green, and a pretty mauve-y rose. I swirled the colors around and pulled them out on the card base, allowing them to fade subtly, but still adding some interest to the background!

Once my tie dye layer was dried, I went back in with more concentrated color using the same mauve watercolor and added shadows and highlights to the flower images. I also mixed the green and blue shades together to create a lovely jungle green for the foliage. The use of the diluted tie-dyed layer first helps to add some different layers of color to the elements of the flower, instead of them being entirely pink or entirely green. After I’d finished watercoloring all of the images, I used the dies included in the Christmas Rose to die cut the rose bouquet and individual flowers.

I layered the die cuts on the mini-slimline card base using some foam adhesive for lots of dimension. For the greeting, I used some of the sentiment dies included in the Christmas Rose die set, with the base cut from vellum and the detail layer cut from Seafoam Mirror Cardstock from Tonic. Finally, I added a few minty green pearls to help fill in the gaps and create a visual cascade down the front.

Well, that’s all for my projec today! To celebrate this new release, Tonic has a giveaway for you!

One lucky winner will win a £50/$50 Giftcard to Tonic Studios and the Christmas Rose bundle! To enter, comment on every blog in the hop by 11:59pm PST on September 1, 2021/ 7:59am GST on September 2, 2021. Winner will be announced on September 3rd, 2021 on IG and FB so make sure you’re following all of the Tonic Studios social media accounts!

Your next stop on the hop is Jen Kray. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!

Altenew Build A Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Blog Hop+ Giveaway!

Hi there! Happy February 1st! It always feels like January is the longest month ever, right? And then all of a sudden, it’s February and it’s like how are we already two months into the year? Today Altenew is releasing their newest installment in the Build A Flower series: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose! We’re celebrating with a blog hop, of course; you should have arrived here from Justine and your next stop is Kelly! (You can also start back at the beginning at the Altenew Card Blog to get the full hop list!) I color flowers all the time, because I want to put a flower on everything, so I thought I’d switch things up from the typical green leaves to something a little different: deep raspberry pink! Let’s get started with the details.

I started by stamping the outlines of the flowers and foliage from Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose using Copic-friendly black ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. I then used my Copic markers to color the images in shades of bright coral and deep, jewel-toned raspberry pink. I love trying something different every now and then!

After I had finished coloring the images, I used the coordinating dies to die cut the colored images. I arranged them on a bright white card base in a cascade of flowers, trimming some of the overhanging edges off and using them to help fill in some of the some of the bare spots. I adhered some of the die cuts with foam adhesive and some with liquid adhesive to create lots of dimension.

I added a greeting from Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose using Obsidian ink directly onto the card base, then added some gems for some shine!

Now, as always, Altenew has some great giveaways to celebrate their new Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose release!

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $15 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 02/07/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 11 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 02/09/2021.

Your next stop is the super talented Kelly Taylor. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!

Altenew Twinkle and Shine Release Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Good morning, friends! Today, Altenew is releasing another great round of gorgeous products, and I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop! You should have arrived here from Amanda Baldwin and your next stop is Kymona Tracey. You can also head back to the Altenew Card Blog in case you get lost! I have two pretty-in-purple projects for you today, so let’s get started with the details!

For today’s projects, I kept things a little simpler, with just some simple stamping using the Shades of Purple inks for both. I used the new Pen Sketched Silhouettes for my first project along with the new Fine Liner Pen set.

I began by stamping several of the beautiful floral swags from the new Pen Sketched Silhouettes stamp set using the medium purple from Shades of Purple onto a white panel of A2 cardstock. I also stamped another few sprigs and used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

To soften the background panel and make the die cut flowers stand out a bit more, I placed a panel of vellum over the top, adhering my die cut flowers to the vellum. I also used the Fine Liner Pen to do some loose sketching to add definition to the floral silhouettes. I added a sentiment from Pen Sketched Silhouettes that I heat embossed in silver on a strip of white cardstock. The final touch was a few lavender gems to add some sparkle!

For my second project, I used the new Striped Circle stamp set to create a simple and super quick background panel. I used the new Sparkled stamps and dies with the Shades of Purple inks to stamp this lovely detailed bloom.

I arranged the Sparkled die cuts on the striped card front and added a greeting using a slightly darker purple ink. I added some gems for some sparkle and texture!

As usual, Altenew has several giveaways to celebrate their latest release.

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 11/10/2020 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 Winners Page on 11/12/2020.

Your next stop is Kymona Tracey. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!