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Emily Midgett

copic coloring

Introducing: Boughs of Holly-Holiday Coloring Panels!

Hi there! It’s been a bit quiet around here lately, because I have been busy behind the scenes working on some fun new things, including this new holiday coloring panel set, called Boughs of Holly! I love combining unusual flowers with traditional “Christmas flowers” in holiday designs, so I made sure to provide both some traditional poinsettias and holly with some hellebore, anemeones, and ranunculus, all kept cohesive with lots of berries and foliage.

I have created four unique panels using these traditional and non-traditional flowers. I kept the flowers large (gotta make things fun to color!) so all you have to do is add a simple sentiment or sentiment die cut, and you have a holiday card that is easy to mail and full of handmade details!

The panels pictured were printed on the Jack Richeson watercolor paper using the no-line version of the panels, which prints a light gray outline. I painted these with Daniel Smith watercolors, and the paper held up beautifully to many (many, many) layers of watercolors and quite a lot of water! I have been very pleased with how well this lighter weight paper holds up to my relatively intense watercoloring.

You might recognize the full poinsettia background arrangement; I used one of the corner images from last year’s panels to create a full, super detailed background panel! I love how festive these images are, even using the non-traditional holiday flowers!

I also am offering the Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming panels, released last year, for sale again!

These panels feature more non-traditional holiday flowers, including magnolia, anemone, amaryllis, and of course, a poinsettia, with lots of foliage and berries to keep things super festive!

All of the coloring panels are available on your choice of lightly textured watercolor paper or alcohol-marker friendly paper, printed in outline or no-line style to accomodate your choice of coloring method.

Here are the details:

  • Pricing:
    Copic-friendly white cardstock-$9
    Watercolor paper-$10
    Shipping is included in the continental US for up to 3 sets of panels (twelve total A2 sheets). A surcharge of $3 will be added for four or more sets.
    International friends: add $4 to accommodate international postage (this may be increased slightly if more than two sets of panels are ordered to accommodate for the increased weight of the envelope.) Sorry, no tracking available on these, and international mail seems to be exceptionally unreliable these days, so I can’t guarantee how quickly they will arrive, unfortunately.
  • You will receive 4 panels in each set-one of each for four individual designs.
  • To purchase: please indicate which set(s) you would like, whether you would like outline or no-line printing, paper choice (i.e.-Copic-friendly white cardstock or watercolor paper), and whether you are located within the US or internationally. I will then send you an invoice via PayPal, to please be paid within 24 hours of receipt.
  • I will leave the preorders open for one week, until October 19, 2022. It’s just me printing, trimming, and shipping, so please allow 2 additional weeks for processing and shipping. I have four young kids here; please be patient with me! 
  • ***In purchasing these coloring panels, you agree that you will use the designs for personal use only. The designs belong to me, Emily Midgett, and are not to be copied or used for commercial gain. I appreciate your support in keeping my artwork safe!***

To order: email me at eamidgettsketches (at) gmail.com, and please be sure to include all of the information requested above!

Thank you so much for the support and kind words on my artistic venture! I appreciate each of you who have ordered previously, shared my panels on your social media, or offered a supportive comment so very much. You’re helping me to support my family in these stressful economic times, and for that I cannot offer enough thanks.

Have a marvelous day!

New Coloring Panels Release: Peony Passion!

I have adored peonies for years. Dare I say… they’re my favorite flowers? (gasp, I can’t believe I just said that!) When my husband and I got married, our colors were blue and white, and I wanted nothing more than to have a big bouquet filled with blue hydrangeas and fluffy white peonies. Alas, peonies were out of our budget (why do they have to be so expensive?), but now I can create my own peony bouquets with my pencils and markers. Thus, the Peony Passion coloring panels were born!

I had no idea, before I started paying closer to attention to the more technical side of peonies, that the world has such a large variety of peony shapes, sizes, and varieties. These new coloring panels feature four different kinds of peonies, each in different sizes and with different flowers helping to create their bouquets.

All of the colored images that you see were colored with my OLO markers in a semi-autumnal color palette. I tried to keep the bubble gum pink peonies (my absolute favorite!) muted with other, richer, more jewel toned shades to make them more appropriate for fall. (Technically they’re “in season” in the springtime and early summer, but these are minor details, and this is an imaginary garden in which I am a successful horticulturalist haha!)

These coloring panels are available in both no-line and outline styles, on either 80 lb watercolor paper or 100 lb Hammermill cardstock for Copic coloring. Shown above is the no-line option printed on the Jack Richeson watercolor paper.

I am also making available a few of the older coloring panel sets:

Enchanting Anemones

Framed Florals, Vol 2

Just Add Fruit

Here are the details:

  • Pricing:
    Copic-friendly white cardstock-$9
    Watercolor paper-$10
    Shipping is included in the continental US for up to 3 sets of panels (twelve total A2 sheets). A surcharge of $3 will be added for four or more sets.
    International friends: add $4 to accommodate international postage (this may be increased slightly if more than two sets of panels are ordered to accommodate for the increased weight of the envelope.) Sorry, no tracking available on these, and international mail seems to be exceptionally unreliable these days, so I can’t guarantee how quickly they will arrive, unfortunately.
  • You will receive 4 panels in each set-one of each for four individual designs.
  • To purchase: please indicate which set(s) you would like, whether you would like outline or no-line printing, paper choice (i.e.-Copic-friendly white cardstock or watercolor paper), and whether you are located within the US or internationally. I will then send you an invoice via PayPal, to please be paid within 24 hours of receipt.
  • I will leave the preorders open for one week, until September 25, 2022. It’s just me printing, trimming, and shipping, so please allow 2 additional weeks for processing and shipping. I have four young kids here; please be patient with me! 
  • ***In purchasing these coloring panels, you agree that you will use the designs for personal use only. The designs belong to me, Emily Midgett, and are not to be copied or used for commercial gain. I appreciate your support in keeping my artwork safe!***

To order: email me at eamidgettsketches (at) gmail.com, and be sure to include all of the information requested above!

Thank you so much for the support and kind words on my little venture! I appreciate each of you who have ordered previously or offered a kind comment so very much. Have a marvelous day!

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember with Pinkfresh Studio!

Hi there! STAMPtember continues, tonight featuring a collaboration with Pinkfresh Studio! This particular set, called Just Start, is extra exciting for me to work with, because I happened to have illustrated these floral images. This peony-ranunculus-berry cluster was designed to work in the corners of a slimline card, but I have two different cards with two different layouts using the same stamps. Let’s get started with the details!

For my first card, I used both clusters from Just Start in the way that I had originally intended when I illustrated them: tucked up in the corners of a slimline (or mini slimline, in this case) card. I stamped them using Intens-ified Black ink from Hero Arts onto some Copic-friendly white cardstock. I have been entranced with bright tangerine and burnt orange lately, so I did my favorite “fiesta” color combination with bright orange peonies and burnt orange ranunculus, accented by intense magenta berries and deep green foliage. I fussy cut the finished images, but there is a stamp+die bundle available, too!

For the background, I wanted to keep things relatively simple to keep the focus on the flowers, so I die cut a gold glitter frame using the Mini Slimline Scalloped Rectangle die. I backed it with a panel of white cardstock that I had die cut using the Dotted Scallops cover plate die to add some extra texture. I popped this panel and frame up on a white mini slimline card front using foam adhesive.

Next, I added the colored floral images to the corners, trimming off the small areas that spilled over the sides. I adhered them using a double layer of foam tape so that they had extra height and would really pop off the page beautifully. I added a greeting from the beautiful Brushed Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and coordinating dies, which I hot foiled using Matte Gold foil from Spellbinders. I also added a sentiment strip, heat embossed with a greeting from Just Start. The final touch was to add a few shining hot pink gems!

My second card features both of the stamps included in Just Start, as well, but this time I did a little simple masking to create one large floral cluster. I began by stamping the largest image slightly off center of my A2 Fabriano Artistico Hot Press card base using Contour Ink from Hero Arts. Using some Post-It tape, I masked off the bottom of the large flower cluster and stamped the smaller cluster, as well, creating a large floral swag that covered a large portion of the card front.

I taped down the panel to my watercolor board to minimize warping, then watercolored the finished stamped image using Karin Brushmarkers. I kept the colors intense and feminine, working with a couple of different shades of pink, purple, and coral. Karin markers work well with the Fabriano Artistico paper, and I find that I get great results with them when I use plenty of water to help keep the color moving around. If I don’t use enough water, then the color sinks into the paper and creates harsh lines. I also like to work with a ceramic palette; I scribble some color on the palette, then pick it up with my damp paintbrush. When I’m adding really intense shadows, I will put the marker itself to the paper, but very sparingly, as a little of this pigment tends to go a long way. I added lots of layers of color to get tons of depth and intensity to this floral swag.

Once I’d finished my watercoloring, I die cut the Bold Thanks die from Simon Says Stamp three times from Hero Arts’s Eggplant cardstock, adhering all three together using liquid adhesive to create a dimensional die cut. I added this die cut to the card front, then added a few purple gems for the tiniest bit of sparkle.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! The Stamptember collaboration sets frequently sell out quickly, so if you’re at all interested in Just Start, don’t wait too long to purchase! The STAMPtember sets are limited edition, so you won’t see them again once they sell out. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy STAMPtember!

Altenew August 2022 Endless Ambition Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

Hi there! Welcome to the Altenew Endless Ambition Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from LauraJane, and your next stop is Kari VanNoy. You can also start back at the beginning at the Altenew Blog. We are hopping along today to celebrate the new Endless Ambition Release, a gorgeous new collection of standalone dies, embossing folders, and hot foil plates. Let’s get started on the details for my projects!

I kept both of my projects in the same color family: jewel pinks and purples with touches of gray and crisp white areas! I love creating card “sets” this way-similar elements and similar color schemes help keep things consistent on both projects.

For my first project, I used the stunning new Flowery Bouquet hot foil plate. I hot foiled the majority of the image (this is a *big* plate-can be used it so many orientations to create tons of unique layouts!) on the center of a white A2 card base using some charcoal metallic foil. I then used my alcohol markers to add lots of vibrant color to the images. I love using hot foil with coloring mediums; it’s similar to the emboss resist technique, because the foil resists the coloring medium. Sometimes, darker alcohol markers can leave some ink behind on the hot foiled images, but it’s easily picked up with a colorless marker.

For the greeting, I hot foiled one of the new Sweet Sentiments Hot Foil Plate with some more of the metallic charcoal foil that I used on the main floral image. I die cut the sentiment with the coordinating outline die. Hot foiled sentiments look so perfect and beautifully polished to me.

To help ground the floral image, I die cut the Fine Frames Cover Die set using some deep charcoal gray cardstock. I added a couple of the frames, one thicker and one smaller, very thin frame, adhering them with liquid adhesive. I added the foiled greeting with foam tape to help it pop.

My second card features a similar color scheme, using the new Layered Ornate Frame die set. This is such a pretty set! I kept things relatively simple, using a gray cardstock frame and purple and sage green flowers and leaves. I was very grateful for the included color layering guide, which made putting all of the pieces together relatively simple!

For the background, I ran the Garden Harmony 3D Embossing Folder through my die cut machine with a white A2 card base. I love adding subtle texture to a white card base; it allows the background to be interesting while also allowing the main focal point to be the star of the show.

For the greeting, I used another of the hot foiled Sweet Sentiments Hot Foil Plate with some more of the metallic charcoal foil that I used on the previous card, then die cut the greeting with the coordinating outline die. I adhered the floral frame to the embossed card front using liquid adhesive, then added the hot foiled greeting with foam adhesive. The final touch was to add some more shine with some graphite metallic gems!

Well, that’s all for my projects 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 08/28/2022 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 08/29/2022.

Your next stop is Kari VanNoy. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!

Three Holiday Cards with One Foiled Image+Spellbinders Sale!

Hi there! Spellbinders has released some absolutely spectacular holiday products during their July Release, and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to play with some of them. All three of my projects today are based on one product set: Blooming Tree Glimmer Plate and Die. (Waste not, want not!) Let’s get started with the details on my projects!

I began by doing some hot foiling the Blooming Tree Glimmer Plate and Die with my Glimmer machine (which is on sale right now, by the way! If you’re on the fence this would be a great opportunity to pick up a hot foil machine at a discount!) using Champagne foil from Spellbinders. I love the Champagne foil. It’s such a lovely, subtle alternative to gold. A bit cooler, and very elegant and chic. I used the Solid Rectangle Foil Plate to use the negative space created by the Blooming Tree Glimmer Plate and Die on the leftover foil panel. After I’d finished foiling, I die cut the original tree image, the negative space image, and reserved the leftover negative space on the original white cardstock panel. One foiled image, three focal pieces!

My first card uses the original foiled image. After foiling and die cutting, I used Copic markers to color the flowers and foliage on the image with a slightly non-traditional color scheme of hot pink and olive green. Still red and green, ish, but but a more modern twist!

For the card base, I ran the Plaid Tidings hot foil plate through my Glimmer machine without any heat or foil. The result was this lovely, subtly textured background! As a ground for my foiled tree die cut, I added a strip of champagne glitter paper along one side of the card base.

I added a few die cut Evergreen Boughs behind the tree in a coordinating shade of olive green. I die cut a greeting from the Christmas Mix and Match sentiment dies, cut from some more champagne glitter paper. I added the “from all of us” from the Many Merry Christmas stamp and die set, heat embossed using platinum embossing powder. Finally, I added a few matte champagne pearls for one last textural element. I love the pops of color and flashes of shine on this card!

My second card features the negative foiled image from the Blooming Tree Glimmer Plate and Die. I used the Solid Rectangle Foil Plate to use the negative of the original foiled piece, which I die cut using the coordinating die. The champagne foil looks so lovely with the white details!

For the background, I used the Plaid Tidings hot foil plate with some more Champagne foil. Pulling that foil off of the heated panel was magical. (So magical that I repeated the process in 4 other colors haha! You can never have too many plaid backgrounds at your disposal!) The busy background needed something to soften it a bit, so I trimmed down a piece of heavyweight vellum and adhered my foiled tree to it, offset to one side.

For the greeting, I die cut another sentiment from the Christmas Mix and Match sentiment die set, again cut from champagne glitter cardstock, then again from plain white cardstock and adhered together to add a little extra height. I added them to the vellum strip using liquid adhesive, then added a coordinating sentiment strip from the Many Merry Christmas stamp and die set, heat embossed using platinum embossing powder on a strip of white cardstock and adhered using foam tape. I popped up the tree and vellum pieces using foam tape, hiding the adhesive behind the solid die cut to keep the vellum looking nice and clean. Some more matte champagne pearls were the final touch!

My final card features the negative cardstock left by the original foiled die cut Blooming Tree Glimmer Plate and Die. When foiling, I placed the tree hot foil plate as close to the center of the cardstock as possible; then when I die cut the tree, I had a tree-shaped window in the center of my cardstock. I backed it with another textured plaid panel, created by running the Plaid Tidings hot foil plate through my Platinum 6 using the embossing mat sandwich from the Universal Plate System. It creates a much more intense texture than just running the plate through with the foiling sandwich.

For the greeting, I heat embossed the pieces from the Many Merry Christmas stamp and die set using platinum embossing powder. I love how well this shade of embossing powder coordinates with the champagne foiling on the previous cards. I also die cut a few pine sprigs from the Pinecone and Evergreen Bough set in some more olive green cardstock. I die cut a few deep pink “berries” and glittery sprigs using some of the elements from the Be Bold Blooms die set. It’s not traditionally a holiday die set, but it worked quite well for this card!

I arranged all of the die cuts around the plaid tree window, adhering them with liquid and foam adhesive for lots of dimension. A few more matte champagne pearls finished it off!

Well, that’s all for my projects today. I had such fun hot foiling, die cutting, and mixing and matching to create three unique cards that still coordinate with each other. If you needed a little extra inspiration to get started on your holiday cards, I hope you’ll check out the beautiful July release from Spellbinders! So many gorgeous products covering such a wide variety of styles. Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!