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Emily Midgett

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Altenew Build A Flower Sweet Violet+Giveaway!

Good morning! Today, I am excited to be a part of the Altenew Build A Flower blog hop for April! This month, Altenew is offering a lovely new flower to their Build A Flower lineup: Sweet Violet. You should have arrived here from Laurie Willison‘s blog and your next stop is Lilith Eeckels’s blog. (Or you can start over at the Altenew Card Blog if you get lost. Read all the way to the end to find out some fun giveaway information!

As always, the Sweet Violet Build A Flower set comes with a large 6×8 stamp set and coordinating dies. There is also a bundle that includes ink that works perfectly with the layering stamps included in the set, and it’s available for a discounted price!

I created two projects for today’s hop, using the outline stamps from the Sweet Violet stamp set and my Copic markers, so let’s get started with the details!

Copic colors: V04, V09, V15, V17, T10, BG09, BG57, BG78

For my first project, I began by stamping and die cutting the outline images from Build a Flower: Sweet Violet onto some Copic-friendly white card stock, then coloring them a lovely shade of royal purple using my Copic markers. For my first card, I decided to make a simple nosegay of the pretty violets, clustering three of them together with a leaf. I blended a little Deep Iris ink as a halo, then die cut “sweet” from the Inline Alpha die set three times each and stacked them together. (Side note: I love when sentiment stamps are simple and can be stacked multiple ways, like the sentiments in the Build A Flower sets.)

After all of my die cuts were complete, I adhered the nosegay of flowers to the blended white panel, then added the sentiment strips and stacked sentiment die cuts on the card front suing foam adhesive. I also added a few jewels for some sparkle.

For my second project, I again began with another white card base, then die cut one of the Leaf Frame Cover Plate from some more white card stock to add some subtle texture to the card base. I arranged a large bouquet of the Copic-colored Sweet Violets and added them to the textured card front using foam tape.

I stamped a greeting from the Sweet Violet stamp set on some strips of white card stock, then added them to the card front using foam tape. The final touch was a few gems for some sparkle.

To celebrate today’s Build A Flower: Sweet Violets 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 for a chance to win. Three winners will be announced on the Card Blog, and the other three winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Blog on 4/9/2019. And, Altenew is generously providing a $15 gift certificate for each of the stops on the hop! Simply leave a comment below (and I’d be so appreciative if you’d become a follower via email or otherwise), and you’ll be entered to win! All of the winners will be announced on the Altenew Card blog on 4/9/19.

New Essentials By Ellen Release!

Good morning! Ellen Hutson had a new release yesterday, adding some new members to the Leading Lady family. I have a project to share with you using the new Grand Lady stamp set! Let’s get started with the details on my project!

I wanted to give the Grand Lady a little granddaughter, so I decided to pair Grand Lady with the Little Lady. I stamped the duo on some white card stock using Intense Black ink and colored them with Copic markers in pretty shades of coral and blue. I also stamped the Mondo Sakura stamp on the bottom corner of a white A2 card base using Coral Bliss ink from Altenew to add a pretty and subtle pattern to the background, and added some subtle ink blending in the opposite corner using the same ink and the Picket Fence Studios blending brushes.


I hooked the little lady’s arm in her grandma’s, then adhered the duo to the card front using dimensional foam adhesive, then stamped a greeting from Grand Lady on a piece of white card stock and popped it up as well.

Well, that’s all for me today! I have another project using the adorable new Little Gentleman that I will share next week. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous weekend!

My Monthly Hero February 2019 Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Good morning! Today is the first Monday of the month, so that means that we have the first My Monthly Hero blog hop for the new year! 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 Ilina Crouse’s blog.

The main kit this month features a large 6×8 stamp set full of fabulous stylized images from the 1920’s, coordinating frame cuts, an absolutely stunning Art Deco cover plate die, and some fun embellishment options, including some utterly fabulous gold and silver foil papers!

The add-ons this month are particularly great, too, and I’ll have a post later this month with some fun things that you can do with them!! 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, February 8th.

Today, I kept my project fairly easy, with some Copic coloring, some blending, and some heat embossing. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping some of the fabulous images included in the main kit: the silhouette of the beautiful flapper and super fun sentiment, flanked on the top and bottom by the sunburst image to help add some interest and balance. I eyeballed it, but you could use a T-square if you were really wanting to be precise. 😉 I stamped them with Versafine and heat embossed with clear embossing powder to really make those black lines stand out. I then used Copic markers to color in the details using a coral and pistachio color scheme that screamed 1920’s to me.

Copic colors used: R20, R21, R22, E000, E00, E23, YG61, G46, G94, N1, N3, 0

After I had finished coloring the image from the February My Monthly Hero kit, I trimmed it down to a long rectangle, then mounted it on a very slightly larger panel of black card stock.

For the background, I chose to heat emboss the new Deco Flourish Bold Prints using Silver Pearl embossing powder on some plain white card stock. I then used the Picket Fence Studios Life Changing Blending Brushes to blend some Fresh Peach ink around the edge to coordinate with the peach sash on her dramatic and gorgeous chapeau. Finally, I mounted the black-matted Copic panel with some foam adhesive to add some extra dimension!

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:

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

Thank you for stopping by, and have a marvelous Monday!

12 Feminine Tags of Christmas, Concord and 9th Style!

Good morning! I am super excited to be taking part in Ellen Hutson’s annual 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist. Each year, Ellen’s team and some fantastic guests team up to create 12 days of tag inspiration for you. My favorite part? Embracing all things girly. It seemed only fitting to create some floral tags for today’s Concord and 9th tag inspiration! I’m teaming up with the fabulous Sharon Harnist to give you some flowery holiday tag inspiration! Read all the way to the end to find out the different ways you can win your own shopping spree to Ellen Hutson!

I have two tags for you today, one simply stamped tag and one that’s a bit more involved, for one of those super special gifts. 😉 Let’s get started with the details!

For the “simple” tag, I wanted to do just some plain old stamping and die cutting, no fancy techniques required. Tags are the kind of thing that make the gift so pretty, but get thrown away in the hustle of cleaning up. I started by die cutting the Holiday Cheer Tags  from plain white card stock, then stamping some of the pretty foliage and flowers from Ornamental from Concord and 9th using a pretty, uber feminine combination of hot pink, purple, and gray. I stamped the greeting from Merry and Bright on the outer sleeve of the tag, and added some pretty silvery twine to finish it off. Easy peasy, and it won’t hurt (too much) if and when it gets tossed in the trash!

For my second project, I wanted to do something a bit more involved, but with the same color scheme. I absolutely adore the large ornament image from Concord and 9th’s Ornamental stamp set, and I’ve used it several times in other projects… today, I wanted to try some no-line coloring, this time using Copic markers. I began by die cutting the large ornament using the coordinating Ornamental dies, then stamped the image using Ink On 3 Fadeout Ink. I also heat embossed the coordinating “merry and bright” sentiment from Ornamental using Platinum embossing powder.

I colored the images in a beautiful (and feminine) color palette of deep magentas, plummy purples, and grays. (All of the colors will be listed at the end.) I love that it really looks like I drew the images with my own hands with the no-line coloring method! Plus, this color palette…. swoon!!! I die cut another ornament and added some foam tape to the top, leaving a thin line in the middle through which I could loop some more silvery twine.

Well, that’s all for my project! For more floral inspiration, check out Sharon’s blog.

Now, for some fun giveaway information! Ellen Hutson is giving away a $25 gift certificate to one random commenter throughout the 12 Feminine Tags of Christmas celebration. Be sure to leave comments on each blog post (both Ellen Hutson’s blog posts for each day and the artists’ posts!) for the most chances to win! You can also enter your own tag here to be entered into a $150 (!!!!) gift certificate giveaway to the Ellen Hutson store! (Talk about a generous giveaway!).

Be sure to come visit again tomorrow, because the new Ellen Hutson December release will be live! I have two projects to share with you! 😉 Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous weekend!


The holidays are a-coming!

Good morning! It’s officially September… I am beginning to feel the holiday card crunch. It might be 90* and swelteringly humid outside, but the holiday cards won’t make themselves! I have a sweet, wintry project for you today using some of the adorable new Lawn Fawn release that is now available at Ellen Hutson!

I absolutely adore the new Winter Skies stamp set from the most recent Lawn Fawn release. The little hugging bears made me so happy. I stamped the bears using Copic-friendly black ink on some white card stock, then colored the image using Copic markers- B05, 06, 37; T0, 1, 2, 3, and Colorless Blender.

To create the wintry background, I used the snowflake printed card stock from Really Rainbow Christmas. I die cut the Small Stitched Snowflakes from some silver glitter paper, then adhered them randomly across the card front using liquid adhesive. I fussy cut the bears, then stamped the holiday greeting on a strip of card stock. I adhered the bears and greeting to the snowflake panel with foam adhesive.

I added some strips of glitter paper and bright blue card stock at the top and bottom to help tie all of the colors together.

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope this helps inspire your holiday cardmaking! If you haven’t already, go check out the new release from Lawn Fawn, now available at Ellen Hutson! Thanks for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!