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Emily Midgett

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Simon Says Stamp Hugs Release!

Hi there! My entire family has been accosted by some unpleasant germs, so this will be a fairly quick post, but I wanted to pop in and share one of the projects that I made for the Simon Says Stamp Hugs release! The month of December already has the distinction of being DieCember, so this release is almost like a little extra Christmas present. 😉 Let’s get started on my project!!

I wanted to let the beautiful Heart Panes Cover Plate Die be the star of the show, so I created a simple, super vibrant ink blended background using some vivid Valentine’s Day colors! I used Simon Says Stamp Paws-itively Saturated Peony, Cheeky, and Taffy inks with Simon Says Stamp Blending Brushes to blend this pretty background. After I’d finished blending the background, I spritzed it with some gold Mica Stain from Tim Holtz to add some shimmer to the background. It’s subtle in the photos (why is it so difficult to take photos of sparkle?), but it’s so lovely in real life!

To create my edge-to-edge shaker portion, I used some leftover cellophane packaging that I had from some product that I’d received. I trimmed the clear plastic to be slightly larger than my A2 card panel, notching it at the corners so that I could adhere it cleanly. I ran Altenew’s Ultra Sticky Tape along the edges on the back of the blended panel, then wrapped the cellophane around the card front and adhered 3/4 sides. I filled the resulting pocket with different kinds of flat sequins and confetti that coordinated nicely with my color scheme, then removed the release paper on the last segment of the shaker front and closed it up!

Over the top of my shaker front, I adhered the Heart Panes Cover Plate Die cut from some matte gold cardstock using Simon Says Stamp tape runner. (Using tape runner helps to keep glue from squishing out the sides!) I also placed the leftover solid heart die cut on the center of the Flowerful Medallion die to add some delicate, lacy details, then replaced it in the center of the heart die cut. I added a dimensional die cut “hugs” greeting, cut three times using the Basic Trio die and adhered together, as well as some foiled sentiment strips created using my Minc machine, gold foil, and the Sassy Love sentiment strips preprinted sentiments. It’s so difficult to photograph the shine from these foiled sentiments, but isn’t that so fun that you can foil these sentiment cards? One more way to keep things interesting!!

Well, that’s all for my project today. I have a couple more projects to share with you, but I am not feeling so great, so they will have to wait for another day! The new Hugs release is available even if my brain is not functioning the greatest (thanks germs!), so I hope you’ll take a peek. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

January 2022 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Today, Hero Arts is releasing their first My Monthly Hero collection for the new year, and we are hopping along to give you lots of romantic Valentine’s inspiration! You should have arrived here from Debi Adams, and your next stop is Ilina Crouse. You can also start back at the beginning at the Hero Arts Blog. This month’s kit features a beautiful layering stamp set and dies, in addition to a gorgeous, super detailed cover plate die. Here’s a peek at the contents of the January 2022 kit:

This month’s kit includes : 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set, 3 Coordinating Frame Cuts, 4.25″ x 5.5″ Fancy Cover Plate Die, 1 Key Fancy Die, 4 Ink Cubes (Key Lime Fizz, Taffy, Green Apple, Cup O’ Joe), and Red Iridescent Gems. So many beautiful products in this month’s kit, valued at over $80, but is available to you for $34.99! You can also subscribe to be guaranteed to receive these beautiful kits each month. I have a pair of projects using this month’s kit, so let’s get started with the details!

The beautiful fancy dies included in this month’s kit are so gorgeous that they can easily stand on their own, and I thought they’d be perfect to create some valentines for my big kiddos! I used some fancy glitter and foil cardstocks to really allow the details in the cover plate die to shine. I cut the fancy keyhole cover plate once from red glitter cardstock and once from shiny purple foil and backed it with some leftover stamp packaging to create a pocket for a shaker card. I adhered some coordinating Hero Hues colored cardstock on the back (Cherry for the red glitter card, Amethyst for the purple foil) and filled it with some coordinating sequins.

I heat embossed one of the darling greetings from the main kit onto some more coordinating Hero Hues cardstock using white embossing powder so that the sentiment would really pop. I also die cut two white keys using the fancy key die included in the kit.

I adhered the sentiments and the key die cut to the flat shaker card fronts using foam adhesive to help them stand out even more. I love the simplicity of the color schemes for both of these projects! I was going to try to do my favorite white-on-white, but I thought it would be more fun for Valentine’s Day for my minions to make things sparkly, shiny, and colorful.

My next project uses one of the sweet add-on sets: Flower Girls. The sweet images in this set are perfect for Valentine’s Day or just to send a sweet card to a friend or loved one! I began by stamping one of the little girls on some white, Copic-friendly cardstock using Intens-ified Black ink, then colored her in with my Copic markers, adding little black polka dots to her tights using a fine-tipped black pen. I cut the finished image out with the coordinating Flower Girls Frame Cuts.

I wanted to allow her bright raspberry colored frock to really pop from the card front, so I die cut a Paper Layering Floral Heart with Frame die cut from some more white cardstock. I offset the die cut to the right side of my card front, trimming off the edge with my sharp scissors. I adhered the white die cut to the white card base using foam tape to really allow those lovely details in the die cut to pop on the monochromatic background.

I stamped a greeting from Flower Girls on a strip of white cardstock, then trimmed around the sentiment using my sharp scissors to help keep things super delicate. (Isn’t that sentiment just precious?) I adhered the Flower Girls die cut and sentiment over the top of the heart die cut with some more foam tape, creating a double layer of foam tape in some spots and helping to create tons of dimension on this project!

Well, that’s all for my projects today. To celebrate this release, Hero Arts is hosting a giveaway!

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, January 16th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

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

Flat Shaker Card and Childhood Christmas Inspiration!

Hi there! I’m up on the Honey Bee Stamps blog today, and I have a bit more holiday inspiration for you! I have always loved the book Santa Mouse. It was one of my favorites as a child, and my kiddos love to read it at Christmas, too! As soon as I saw the Merry Little Mice stamp set, I knew that I needed to use it to create a Santa Mouse-themed card. The book is so sweet; a little mouse realizes that Santa might not receive any gifts himself, so he gives him the piece of cheese that he’s been saving for himself all year. So precious, and such a lovely lesson about the spirit of giving! I am loving these flat shaker cards right now, but I decided to change mine up just a tad to incorporate the darling Snow Globe Shaker dies. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by die cutting the components for the Snow Globe Shaker from some white cardstock. I backed the topper with some spare clear stamp packaging. You know, the kind that we normally throw away? I love how light and thin it is for shaker cards… makes the finished card feel so much less bulky! I stamped a tree from Merry Little Mice on the white snow globe base using Honey Bee Stamps’ No Line Coloring Ink and colored it using Copic markers. I also blended a little aqua blue ink around the edges using a blending tool, then added some snowflakes from Merry Little Mice to add some more interest to the background of my snow globe.

Next, I stamped several of the images (including some cheese wedges to create a little tower of cheese to put under the tree!) from Merry Little Mice on some white cardstock using Honey Bee Stamps’ No Line Coloring Ink. I colored the images using my Copic markers. I die cut the colored images using the coordinating Honey Cuts.

I added strong adhesive tape all around the window of my shaker and removed the release paper everywhere but at the bottom so that I could fill my shaker with sparkly glitter. Once my shaker was filled, I removed the final piece of release paper and sealed it up, then added my colored die cuts (including a teeter-tottery tower of cheese for Santa!) to the front using both liquid and foam adhesive for some extra dimension. Using the strong adhesive tape instead of foam tape makes the card nice and flat and much easier to mail. I added the darling greeting from Merry Christmouse that I stamped with teal pigment ink and embossed with white pearl embossing powder, then die cut using the coordinating Honey Cuts. Finally, I adhered the card front to a shaped card that I created by die cutting a top-folding A2 card using the base of the Snow Globe Shaker die set.

Well, that’s all for my project today! I hope you’ve enjoyed my little trip down memory lane! Santa Mouse is such a sweet book, and if you haven’t read it, I highly encourage you to find a copy. My kiddos always leave a piece of cheese for Santa Mouse when we leave out cookies for Santa, and I love the added magic it adds to Christmas Eve night! Thanks so much for reading, and have a marvelous day.

Simon Says Stamp Stamptember with Hero Arts!

Hi there! I’m back again today with another Stamptember collaboration set, this time with Hero Arts! The limited edition set Make A Wish is absolutely darling. Take a peek:

Isn’t it so sweet and festive? I couldn’t resist making a fun, flat shaker card with it! This is my first time making one of these flat shakers, and it definitely won’t be my last!

I began by stamping several of the dessert images from Make A Wish onto Copic-friendly white cardstock using Intens-ified Black Ink from Hero Arts, then used Copic markers in shades of chocolate, mint, and raspberry to color all of the sweets. Don’t they just look scrumptious? I fussy cut them out with my sharp scissors.

To create the base for my card, I used the Streamer Stencil from Hero Arts and blended some Simon Says Stamp ink in shades of Twirling Tutu and Hollyhock to create a pretty background for my array of sweets. To create the shaker, I slipped the blended card base into a cellophane wrapper from a stamp set that I had in my reuse pile, then filled it with an older shaker mix (that has since been retired) from Little Things by Lucy’s Cards, but this Enchanting Sequin Shaker Mix would be a good substitute with the minty green and raspberry pink! I used some Scor-Tape to seal the top of the cellophane bag to keep all of my shaker bits safe. I love how flat it is, but how easily the shaker bits move around! No more messing with foam tape for me!

Finally, I arranged the sweets and the sentiment in a cluster on the card front and adhered them with more Scor-Tape. Isn’t this just a super sweet and festive birthday card?

Well, that’s all for my project today! These Stamptember collaboration sets sell out quickly, so if you like Make A Wish, don’t hesitate to purchase! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!