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Emily Midgett

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Honey Bee Stamps Season To Sparkle Release+Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Today, the ladies over at Honey Bee Stamps (and some awesome guests!) are celebrating the massive and utterly fabulous holiday release with a two day blog hop! You should have arrived here from Brenda Noelke and your next stop is Caly Person. I have two projects for you today, so let’s get started with the details!

For my first project, I used the new Everything Wonderful stamp set. I am particularly excited and proud of this stamp set, because I designed and drew by hand the floral bouquet! It is an honor to work for a company that supports it’s designers in so many ways, and I am so very lucky!!

I stamped the large floral image from Everything Wonderful using some very pale ink onto some Copic-friendly white cardstock. I then used Copic markers to do some no-line coloring in a variety of pretty pinks, peaches, and purples to create a colorful bouquet. I die cut the image with the coordinating Honey Cuts dies.

For the card base, I die cut a Scalloped A2 Rectangle from some more white cardstock, then adhered it to a white A2 card front using foam adhesive. I glued the floral bouquet down to the scalloped rectangle, then added a greeting from the Friendship stamps and coordinating word dies.

For my second project, I used the Stocking Gift Card Holder Honey Cuts to create this fun, glittery gift card holder! I began by die cutting the components from some glittery red cardstock and some plain white cardstock, adhering everything together with liquid adhesive.

I stamped a greeting from Santa Express on the top of the Stocking Topper. (The sentiment sets in this release are absolutely amazing. Truly…. some of the best holiday sentiments that I’ve ever seen.) I also added a little something extra by die cutting a poinsettia and some holly leaves from the Winter Bouquet Honey Cuts set. Super cute way to package up a gift card, don’t you think?

Well, that’s all for me today! The new Season To Sparkle release is truly one of my favorite holiday releases ever. (And that’s not only because I have my very first stamp set debuting! Teehee!) Go forth and shop! You won’t regret it!

Honey Bee is also giving away a $30 gift certificate to celebrate their latest release! The winner will be chosen from comments left across the stops on the hop, so be sure to leave lots of comments to maximize your chances to win!

Your next stop on the blog hop is Caly Person.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Happy hopping!

Altenew Build A Flower: Fuchsia Blog Hop+Giveway!

Hi there! I am so happy to be taking part in Altenew’s October Build A Flower blog hop! You should have arrived here from Nathalie DeSousa‘s blog, and your next stop is Nenette S. Madero‘s blog. This month, the featured flower is the Fuchsia. This large stamp set features both an outline option (great for coloring, as I’ve done today!) or Altenew’s classic stamp layers.

There are a few options for receiving a discount on this beautiful new layering stamp set. You can become a Build A Flower subscriber, which will offer you a guaranteed set for each Build A Flower set released each month, and at a specially discounted rate of $29.99! You can also purchase one of the Build A Flower/Ink bundles, which come with inks specially matched to create perfectly layered stamped images.

My project today draws directly from the name of the flower itself: fuchsia. I love the color fuchsia; it conjures up a shade of deep pink with just a hint of purple to cool it off.

I began by stamping the line-drawn images from Build A Flower: Fuchsia using some Copic-friendly black ink on white cardstock. After perusing Pinterest for a unique fuchsia flower color combination, I used my Copic markers to add color to the individual images, finally die cutting them with their coordinating dies.

After I’d finished coloring and die cutting the flowers, I cut an A2 panel of deep pink cardstock, then used blender brushes to blend Altenew’s Midnight Violet ink in the upper left hand corner. I also die cut a Frilly Frame die from the same shade of deep pink cardstock, adhering it over the top of the ink blended corner.

I arranged the flowers over the top of the doily frame using foam adhesive to create lots of dimension. To coordinate with the white edge around the die cuts, I white heat embossed a greeting from Build A Flower: Fuchsia on some more deep pink cardstock, which I then trimmed out and added to the card front using foam adhesive. The final touch was to add some pretty sparkling crystals to the card front to add some extra shimmer.

Well, that’s all for my project today!

To celebrate the release of Build A Flower: Fuchsia, Altenew is generously giving away 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.

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 blogs on 10/7/2019. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!

Altenew Card Blog
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Svitlana Shayevich
Amber Rain Davis
Maryam Perez
Kelly Griglione
Ashlea Cornell
Virginia Lu
Jaycee Gaspar
Therese Calvird
Kelly Janes
LauraJane 
Lilith Eeckels
Mindy Eggen
Nathalie DeSousa
Emily Midgett <— you are here
Nenette S. Madero
Caly Person
Christine Pennington

Concord and 9th Feature Friday!

Hi there! Today is the last Friday of September, which unfortunately means this is the final Feature Friday for my guest designing with Concord and 9th. It’s always an honor to work with one of my favorite companies promoting their beautiful products, and this month has been so much fun working with their gorgeous holiday release! Today’s projects are a bit more traditionally colored…. I couldn’t let the month go by without a little red and green! Today, we are focusing on the Holly Berry Turnabout and Stocking Stuffers.

Today’s projects are a bit more traditionally colored…. I couldn’t let the month go by without a little red and green! Today, we are focusing on the Holly Berry Turnabout and Stocking Stuffers.

For my first project, I created a little mantel scene the gorgeous, detailed Stocking Stuffers stamps and dies and Shiplap Sentiments stamp set. I first stamped the stockings and their stuffers using Intense-ified Black ink on some Copic-friendly cardstock.

After I’d colored the stockings, I used the Shiplap Sentiments to stamp some light gray lines on an A2 card base. I also used a light gray Copic marker to add some shadows beneath the lines to add a bit of a 3D effect. I adhered the stockings and their stuffers on the card front using some foam tape.

I heat embossed a greeting from Stocking Stuffers on some olive green cardstock and added it to the bottom of the card using some more foam adhesive.

For my second project, I used the same raspberry and olive color scheme with the Holly Berry Turnabout. I stamped it on a white A2 panel, then trimmed down the panel and mounted it on a piece of A2 gold foil cardstock from the Neutrals Foil Paper Pack.

Next, I used the Holly Berry Dies to die cut a greeting using some olive green cardstock, which I backed with some heavyweight vellum. The busy background overshadowed the detailed sentiment die cut, and the vellum helps to soften the pattern and allow the greeting to be more visible. I mounted it in the center of the patterned panel for an easily mailed flat holiday card.

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you’ve enjoyed my projects featuring Concord and 9th’s Holiday Release this month. I know that I’ve had a blast creating with these beautiful products! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous weekend!

Stamptember+Studio Katia Release!

Hi there! I have a quick post tonight sharing the Studio Katia collaboration set for Simon Says Stamp’s Stamptember celebration! (What a whirlwind of incredible releases, right?) Studio Katia is known for some really fantastic florals, and this stamp set is no exception!

This collaboration set features a lovely, delicate floral wreath and coordinating die that cuts out the center of the wreath, which I think is just super unique!

For my project today, I wanted to highlight the cutout center of the wreath by creating a shaker card. I stamped the image on a panel of white cardstock using Intensified Black ink, then used my Copic markers to color it in a pretty combination of blue violet and emerald green.

I die cut the finished colored image using the coordinating die, reserving the negative die cut. I added a panel of acetate behind the negative die cut to create the shaker element, then replaced the die cut flowers, leaving out the center die cut. I also blended a bit of Hydrangea ink on the white A2 card base.

I filled the shaker with some Majestic Fusion and tiny Crystal Clear sequins, finally adding the greeting from the Studio Katia Stamptember set on a strip of white cardstock.

Well, that’s all for my project today! If you’re as in love with this set as I am, don’t hesitate to purchase. Once these Stamptember sets are gone, they’re gone for good!

Stamptember with Honey Bee Stamps!

Hi there! Popping in this evening to share with you today’s collaboration stamp set for Simon Says Stamp’s Stamptember celebration! Today’s stamp set was designed by one of my favorite crafty ladies: Melissa from Honey Bee Stamps! She designed an absolutely stunning floral set called Fall Beauty that was seriously just a blast to color! I can think of so many super fun techniques you can do with this set… but I was short on time today, so a quick Copic-colored card was the end result!! Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping the main floral image from Fall Beauty using Intense Black ink on some white, Copic-friendly cardstock, then used my Copic markers in some intense shades of magenta and plum to create this super vibrant mum bouquet.

Next, I blended some Dark Quartz and Raspberry Jam inks on the bottom corner of the colored panel using blending brushes. I love the almost “halo” effect this creates around the colored image. So pretty!

After I’d finished blending, I mounted the rectangular colored panel on a piece of Plum cardstock and added a greeting that I’d white embossed on some strips of black cardstock, which I mounted on the card front using foam adhesive. A few jewels finished the project off!

Well, that’s all for this super quick post today! I hope you’re enjoying all of the Stamptember fun…. so exciting to see the new sets that are revealed each day! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous weekend!