Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

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Colorado Craft Company August 2021 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway!

I’m so excited to be helping my friends over at Colorado Craft Company introduce some of the new stamps and dies that debuted today! We’re celebrating with a blog hop, complete with giveaways and lots of inspiration! You should have arrived here from Daniel West, and your next stop is Erin Thompson. You can also get the full hop list at the Adrienne Kennedy-3C blog. These new stamps and dies are so gorgeous, lots of beautiful florals and whimsical-but-elegant designs, which are right up my alley! I have two projects to share with you today, so let’s get started with the details!

I have noticed a theme about my projects lately: lots of pink and purple. Today, I decided to focus more on the purple part of that dynamic duo with a pair of projects showing some purple love!

For my first project, I decided to do some no-line coloring on the beautiful image from Big Bold Hibiscus Hummingbird. I stamped it first using some no-line coloring ink on a sheet of Copic-friendly white cardstock, then used Copic markers (the exact shades are listed in the photo below) to add color to the images.

After I’d finished coloring the image, I used the coordinating dies to cut the image out, as well as one of the greetings included in the Big & Bold Hibiscus Hummingbird, which I stamped in a coordinating shade of plum ink.

On the card base, I stamped the outline stamp around the edges of the A2 card base, and used the same lilac ink and blending brush to blend a light halo to glow from behind the floral die cut.

I adhered the Copic colored floral image and sentiment using some foam adhesive for lots of dimension, then added a few iridescent pearls for some extra shine.

For my second card, I used the beautiful new Big & Bold Peonies Frame stamp to create a lovely tone-on-tone card. I began by stamping the image on a panel of lavender cardstock with embossing ink, then heated silver embossing powder. The beautiful detail on the stamp shines through so clearly with the silver embossing on the colorful cardstock!

On the card base, I used some washi tape to mask around the edges of a lavender A2 card base, then blended a lilac halo around the edges, leaving the middle section bare. I also stamped one of the greetings from the Big Bold Peonies Frame set in the center using the same lilac ink.

I die cut the center from the floral frame using the coordinating dies. I popped up the floral frame on the blended card base using foam adhesive, then added a few iridescent gems for some sparkle!

To celebrate this release, Colorado Craft Company is sponsoring a giveaway on each of the designer’s blogs! To be entered into the giveaway, simply leave a comment telling me what your favorite new stamp set is from this release. The winner will be randomly selected by Colorado Craft Company and announced on their blog on August 7, 2021.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Your next stop on the hop is Erin Thompson. Thanks so much for reading today, and happy hopping!

Altenew Quiet Reflections Stamp and Die Release Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! I’m excited to be helping Altenew celebrate their December 2020 Quiet Reflections Stamp and Die release as a stop on the blog hop! You should have arrived here from Norine Borys, and your next stop is Amanda Baldwin. I have two cards featuring the beautiful new Tranquility Rose and You Are Beautiful stamp sets, which are super fun to color, so let’s get started with the details!

For this first card featuring Tranquility Rose, I put the beautiful colors in the Altenew Artists’ 24 Pan Watercolor set to use! These beautiful watercolors are a dream to work with and are super affordable. Definitely a must-have. I began by heat embossing the images from Tranquility Rose using silver embossing powder onto Altenew watercolor paper, then used the Altenew Artists’ 24 Pan Watercolor to add color in lovely cool shades of lavender, blue, and mint.

Once the images were dried, I used the coordinating dies to cut everything out. I also taped a 3.25×8.25 panel of watercolor paper to my watercolor board, then used the Artists’ 24 Pan Watercolor to create a lovely, subtle ombre for the background. I allowed it to dry while still taped to my watercolor board (helps to reduce warping!), then once dry, adhered it to a 3.5×8.5″ panel of silvery shimmer cardstock.

I arranged all of the floral die cuts on the slimline card base to create a long, cascading swag down the front, adhering them with both liquid and foam adhesives. The final touch was some iridescent gems for sparkle!

For my second project, I focused on the You Are Beautiful stamps and dies. These beautiful hibiscus blooms are absolutely massive and so much fun to color. I stamped them using Fadeout Ink on some Copic-friendly white cardstock, then used my brightest, most tropical-feeling Copic markers to add lots of vibrant color.

I die cut the colored images using the coordinating dies and arranged them on a plain white A2 card base. While they were still in their arrangement, I picked the die cuts up using Press’n’Seal and added foam adhesive to the back. Before replacing the die cuts on the card base, I used a black pen from the Fineliner Pen Set and my T-square to create a black frame around the edge, then placed the blooms back on the card front.

I stamped a greeting from the You Are Beautiful using Obsidian Black ink onto a strip of white cardstock, then adhered it to the floral card front. Finally, I added some black gems to help make the black frame and sentiment pop even more.

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 $40 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 9 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 12/09/2020 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/11/2020.

Your next stop is Amanda Baldwin. You can also start at the Altenew Card Blog to get the full hop list! Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy hopping!

Honey Bee Stamps Hello Summer Release!

Hi there! I have a special post for you today featuring some of the newest goodies from the Honey Bee Stamps Hello Summer release! This release truly has something for everyone, and it’s chock full of some fantastic new stamp sets that totally scream “summer”! I’m not back to blogging full time yet (between Covid-19 keeping my big kiddos home 24/7 and my new babies, I have no idea when I will be totally back), but I wanted to share some of my creations with this latest release! One of the most exciting parts of this release (for me, anyway) is that I collaborated my fourth stamp set design for Honey Bee Stamps. I can’t wait to show you!

But first, I have a few cards using the new Freshly Picked stamps and dies. For my first project, I did some good, old fashioned stamping, using colored inks to create some custom, fruity patterned paper! I stamped the strawberry images from Freshly Picked using the rock’n’roll technique, which basically uses two different shades of ink to create a bit of a shadow on your solid stamped image. I stamped the black outline layer, then the lighter pink using the solid strawberry image, then added a second layer of the solid image by tapping my darker pink ink pad along just one edge of the solid strawberry image. The result adds a hint of shadow to the strawberries!

To stamp custom patterned paper, I like to start with my largest image and work down to my smallest image to fill in any gaps in the pattern. I took this even one step further by using my black pen to add tiny dots, finally adding a black frame around the edge using my T-square. I trimmed the patterned panel down and matted it on a panel of black cardstock to add the contrast of a stark black frame. I added a greeting from Pear-fect Sentiments that I heat embossed on black cardstock using white embossing powder, then die cut it with the coordinating Pear-fect Sentiments Honey Cuts. A few pink jewels finished it off!

For my second project, I again used the Freshly Picked stamp set, this time stamping only the outline citrus images on some watercolor paper. I then used Karin markers to watercolor them in some sunshiny citrus colors and die cut them with the coordinating Pear-fect Sentiments Honey Cuts.

For the card base, I die cut the Hexagon Thin Frames from some black cardstock. I blended some orange ink around the edge of a yellow A2 card base using blending brushes. I adhered the black hexagon frames using the new Bee Creative Liquid Adhesive (which will be in stock hopefully next week! Seriously, it’s awesome.) then added the watercolored fruit and a sentiment from Pear-fect Sentiments. I added a few jewels to help fill in any holes in the visual cascade.

Now, I have the pleasure of introducing Paradise Blooms, my latest stamp set collaboration! had so much fun drawing these tropical floral images, and they’re just as much fun to stamp and color. For this first project, I did some no-line coloring using the hibiscus and monstrera leaf images. I stamped them on Copic-friendly white cardstock using Ink on 3 Fadeout Ink, then colored them with Copic markers and die cut them with the coordinating Honey Cuts.

For the card base, I blended some emerald green ink along the edge of an aqua A2 card base, to which I added a white die cut Palm Frond cover plate die cut. I layered the floral die cuts over the top using foam adhesive, adding a congratulations sentiment die cut and some jewels to add a bit of sparkle.

For my final project today, I paired several blooms with the new Lattice Cover Plate (top and base). I colored some more blooms from Paradise Blooms using the same no-line coloring method. I also stamped a greeting from the Paradise Blooms and die cut it with the coordinating Honey Cuts.

For the card base, I die cut the Lattice Cover Plate (top and base) from some coral and white cardstock, then layered them together with the new Bee Creative Liquid Adhesive and adhered them to a white card front using foam adhesive. I arranged the flowers in a bouquet in the corner of the lattice die cut, then adhered them using more foam adhesive. (Lots of dimension in this one!)

The final touch was to add some iridescent jewels to the card front for a bit of sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my projects today. I am so excited for this Hello Summer release… it’s so gorgeous, with so many wonderful new products. A very well-rounded release, and definitely something for everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and stay well!

Studio Katia March 2019 Release Blog Hop

Good morning! Today, I have the pleasure of joining in the Studio Katia March 2019 Release Blog Hop! I received my package a bit late (darn post office!), but I had time to whip up one project using some of the new goodies. You should have arrived from Natalia Zubkova‘s blog, and your next stop is Kristina Pokazanieva. If you get lost, you can find the full hop list on the Studio Katia blog, as well. There are some giveaways to celebrate the new release, so be sure to read all the way to the end to find out all of the information!

For my project today, I couldn’t wait to use the beautiful new Aloha stamp and die set. I’ve been craving some watercolor lately, and it was just calling out to be watercolored! I began by stamping the swag and individual images from Aloha onto some Arches Cold Press watercolor paper using Versafine ink, then heat embossed the images with silver pearl embossing powder to create some pretty pearlescent charcoal embossing. I then used my Daniel Smith watercolors in shades of Opera Pink, Quinacridone Coral, and Carbazole Violet to add some pretty pink to the hibiscus flowers, touches of Payne’s Gray and Carbazole Violet to add some shadows to the white calla lilies.

After I’d watercolored all of the flowers, I die cut the images using the coordinating dies for Aloha, then set them aside. For the card base, I die cut a background using one of the new standalone dies from this release: Grid Cover Plate. I love adding subtle texture to a background by adding tone-on-tone background die cuts. It gives a bit of interest to the background while also allowing the colored images to remain the focus of the project. I added the white cover plate die cut to the white card front.

I arranged the flowers in a swag and adhered them to the card front using foam tape for extra dimension. I also created some sentiment labels by stamping the greeting from Aloha using the same Versafine-Silver Pearl Embossing Powder combination and popped them up with dimensional foam adhesive, as well. The final touch was to add some Jade gems for a bit of sparkle!

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you’re enjoying the hop. So much fun inspiration to be had with this fabulous new release from Studio Katia! Now, for the giveaways.

Studio Katia is giving away ONE $50 CAD gift certificate on their Blog. Winners will be chosen randomly from comments left on Studio Katia Blog. To enter:- Leave a comment on Studio Katia blog post – Follow us on Instagram – Like us on Facebook – Make sure to leave all the comments by Friday, March 22nd, 2019 11:59 PM EST.All winners will be announced on Sunday, March 24th, 2019 on the Studio Katia Blog.

And! Studio Katia has graciously given me a $25 gift certificate to give away on my own blog to one commenter! All you have to do to win is 1) be a blog follower (via email, WordPress, etc) and 2) Leave me a comment telling me what your favorite new product from this release is! I will choose the winner and announce by Monday, March 25, 2019.

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