Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

handwritten hello

Statement Flowers for Erica and Norine!

Hi there! I have a quick post to share today… Erica (@erica_cacacraft) and Norine (@norinehope) are having a fun hop over on Instagram with some crafty friends to try to get them both over the 10k follower mark! We are celebrating all things Altenew with this hop, and the folks at Altenew have generously donated prizes to further entice people (as though the beautiful projects weren’t enough ;)). I have a clean and bold project using one of my favorite Altenew sets: Statement Flowers. Let’s get started with the details!

For this project, I did some no-line coloring using Ink on 3 Fadeout Ink and my Copic markers. I absolutely love this mauve-y color scheme. I stamped the large floral cluster from Statement Flowers on some Copic-friendly white cardstock with the Fadeout Ink, then colored the image using Copic markers, finally die cutting the image using the coordinating die.

On the white A2 card base, I blended some Pale Mauve and Grape Agate inks in the bottom right corner using blending brushes. I added a delicate die cut Hello cut from some more white cardstock. The soft blending is just enough contrast to help this delicate die cut stand out while still maintaining subtlety. I also stamped a greeting from Sentiment Strips 2 using Plum ink on a thin strip of white cardstock.

I adhered the Statement Flowers die cut to the blended card front using foam adhesive, then added the Hello die cut using liquid adhesive, placing the Sentiment Strip beneath using more foam adhesive. The final touch was some iridescent white gems to add some sparkle.

Well, that’s all for this post! The giveaways from Altenew and Jennifer McGuire are happening over on Instagram, so be sure to head over to my Instagram to find the hop list if you haven’t found it already! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous weekend!

Altenew January 2020 Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! I’m back again for a blog hop featuring the January 2020 Altenew Release. You should have arrived here from Norine Borys and your next stop is Kymona Tracey. This month’s release is absolutely gorgeous, of course featuring some incredible florals! You can find all of the details on this release here. I have two projects for you today, so let’s get started with the details!

For my first project, I did some no-line watercoloring using my Daniel Smith watercolors and the new Wild Flora stamps and dies! I began by stamping the flowers using some pale ink on watercolor paper, then watercolored the images using several Daniel Smith watercolors.

I die cut the Lace Doily Edge die from some white cardstock, then layered the floral watercolored die cuts on a white A2 card base using foam adhesive. I adhered the lacy doily die cut over the top of the floral die cuts using liquid and foam adhesive.

I stamped a greeting from the Sentiment Strips stamp set and added it to the card front. Finally, I adhered some gems for a bit of extra sparkle!

For my second project, I used the new Simple Beauty stamps and dies to create this vibrant floral cluster. I began by stamping the main floral image twice on some Copic-friendly cardstock, as well as several of the smaller sprigs of flowers on the white Copic-friendly card base. I then used my Copic markers in shades of shocking pink, peach, and deep greens to color the images.

Before adhering the die cuts to the card base, I used a blender brush to blend some Magenta ink around the edge of the card front, creating a deep pink halo. I adhered the floral die cuts using foam adhesive for lots of dimension.

I die cut a super thin “hello” using Handwritten Hello from some black cardstock, as well as white embossed a greeting, again from Sentiment Strips on a strip of black cardstock. I adhered both of these over the top of the floral cluster using liquid adhesive. Finally, I used a very thin black marker to add some clusters of black dots to help fill in some of the gaps in the floral cluster.

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

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 1/30/2020 for a chance to win.

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $20 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 2/2/2020. 

Here’s the full blog hop list in case you get lost:

Altenew Card Blog
Erum Tasneem
Nicole Watt
Nathalie DeSousa
Amber Rain Davis
Therese Calvird
LauraJane 
Ashlea Cornell
Kelly Griglione
Maryam Perez
Jenny Colacicco
Nicole Picadura
Jen Schow
Jaycee Gaspar
Altenew Scrapbook Blog 
Laurie Willison
Lorilei Murphy 
Lydia Evans
Isha Gupta
Virginia Lu
Svitlana Shayevich
Lilith Eeckels
Agnieszka Malyszek
Keeway Tsao
Reiko Tsuchida
Keren Baker
Norine Borys
Emily Midgett
Kymona Tracey
Teri Wilson
Zinia Redo
Sveta Fotinia
Jennifer McGuire

Altenew November Stamp+Die Release+Giveaway!

Hi there! I’m so excited to be taking part in Altenew’s November Stamp and Die Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Caly Person and your next stop is Kymona Tracey. You can also start at the beginning if you have gotten lost! There are some beautiful new products available for purchase, and I have two projects to share today, so let’s get started with the details!

For my first project, I used the new Mix and Match Mariposa dies and some watercoloring to create this ethereal project! I began by taping a panel of watercolor paper down to my board, then painted a pretty ombre wash from peach to plum, adding some artistic splatters and spritzing it with Iridescent Shimmer Spray from Altenew.

Next, I die cut several of the detailed butterflies from the Mix and Match Mariposa from some heavyweight vellum. I trimmed down the watercolored panel after it had dried and mounted it on a panel of coral cardstock. I also die cut a Handwritten Hello from some glittery white cardstock.

I adhered the butterflies and hello die cut on the watercolored panel, popping up the butterfly wings a little to add extra dimension. The final touch was to add some pretty jewels in various sizes to draw the eye down the card front!

For my second project, I used the beautiful new Poppy Garden stamps and dies. I began by stamping several of the images from the Poppy Garden set on some white Copic-friendly cardstock. I then colored the images using shades of deep red and plum with some bright lime green leaves. I used the coordinating dies to die cut all of the colored images.

I love using white on white for elegant textured backgrounds, especially when paired with a brightly colored bouquet. I die cut the Layered Plaid Cover Plate B Die from some plain white cardstock and adhered it to a white A2 card base. I arranged the floral die cuts in a bouquet, then adhered the bouquet using foam adhesive for extra dimension.

I die cut the thicker Handwritten Hello die using some more white cardstock. I adhered the die cut to the bouquet. I love the contrast of the bright white sentiment over the brightly colored flowers. I added a few gems for a bit of sparkle.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Altenew has some great giveaways to celebrate this new release.

Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 11/13/2019 for a chance to win.

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $20 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 11/16/2019.