Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

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Altenew September 2022 Enchanted Winter Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

Hi there! The new Enchanted Winter standalone stencil and embossing folder collection is now available over at Altenew, and we’re hopping along to inspire you with these beautiful new goodies! You can start the hop at the Altenew Blog. You should have arrived here from Bridget Casey, and your next stop is LauraJane.

The theme of this release may be Enchanted Winter, but I was still in summer mode when I created these projects! I kept the color scheme light and cheerful, using beautiful blue ink from the Lapis Lazuli ink quartet and crisp Hunter Green for the foliage. I kept the colors cohesive on both cards to create a thank you note set!

My first card features the beautiful new Blooming Flower Beds Layering Stencils. I found these stencils super quick and simple to line up, especially when paired with the color layering guide included with the stencil set. I kept the color palette cool and elegant with the Lapis Lazuli and Hunter Green inks, blending them with the small blending brushes.

Once I had finished my stenciling, I used the Mega Thanks die to cut directly in the center of the stenciled panel, reserving the centers of the h, a, k, and s. I also die cut three more Mega Thanks die cuts from plain white cardstock, layering them all together with liquid adhesive. I adhered the stenciled panel to a white, A2 card base, then inlaid the dimensional die cut. This peekaboo die cut creates such a lovely subtle background on this stenciled card front!

I added a more obvious sentiment from the Many Thanks stamp set, stamped onto a silver holographic foiled banner from the Sentiment Banners hot foil plate and die set. I popped up the sentiment banner with some foam adhesive to help it pop from the busy background a bit better!

My second card features the same color scheme, this time focusing on the large, beautiful Daisies Simple Coloring Stencil Set. This set is intended to work in conjunction with the Daisies Embossing Folder bundle, but I loved it on its own so much that I used it to make the patterned paper for my card front! I used the same Lapis Lazuli and Hunter Green inks to create a super unique, chunky, graphic daisy background.

I trimmed the stenciled daisy panel down slightly and matted it on a coordinating panel of green A2 cardstock so that it was framed with emerald green. I also added some white Fine Frames die cuts to add some delicate interest to the card front.

For the greeting, I die cut a detailed thanks from white cardstock, adding the outline in some heavyweight vellum from the Sweet Sentiments die set. I adhered it to the stenciled card front using some clear foam adhesive, accenting it with another greeting from the Many Thanks stamp set, stamped in blue and matted with some silver glitter paper. I added a few iridescent white gems for a touch of sparkle!

Well, that’s all for these projects. 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 09/28/2022 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 09/29/2022.

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

Altenew All Things Handmade Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

Hi there! Altenew has released their new All Things Handmade collection today, and we’re celebrating with a blog hop! You should have arrived here from Michelle Short, and your next stop is Laurie Willison. You can also head back to the Altenew Card Blog if you get lost. We’ve been having such dreary weather lately; not horribly cold, but definitely not warm, and so… blah. Why does January always seem endless and so gray? I thought I’d perk myself up a bit with some cheery springtime colors and flowers using the new Garden Delights products. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping the layers for the blooms from Garden Delights using Orange Sorbet for the base layer, then using the beautiful peachy inks in the Martian Terrain inks for the details. I used the Green Valley dye inks for the foliage. The bright, tropical green is a lovely contrast to the somewhat muted peaches of the flowers. I die cut the images with the coordinating dies.

Next, I die cut one of my favorite word dies from Altenew’s line: Mega Thanks. I cut the greeting from plain white cardstock and kept it inside of the negative space, then used an ink blending tool to lightly blend some Canyon Clay ink at the top, fading to nothing towards the bottom of the die cut. I stamped a coordinating greeting from the Garden Delights stamp set on a thin strip of white cardstock.

Once I had finished stamping all of the components, I began arranging my card front. I placed the stamped Garden Delight blooms on my white A2 card front, allowing some to hang over the edge and trimming them off to be used along another edge, then popped them all up using some foam tape. I added the ombré die cut greeting and sentiment strip over the top using foam adhesive, as well, finally adding some iridescent peachy-pink pearls for some shine.

Well, that’s all for my project 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 02/10/2022 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 02/12/2022.

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

Altenew November 2021 Sparkle and Shine Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

Hi there! I’m hopping along with Altenew to celebrate their new Sparkle and Shine release! You should have arrived here from Nathalie DeSousa, and your next stop is Michelle Short. You can also start back at the beginning of the hop at the There is such a massive variety of products this month that I have four cards to share with you, including a couple of holiday cards! Let’s get started with the details.

My first project features the brand new All About Wishes dies. This fabulous die set features such a wide variety of sentiments for almost every occasion, including holidays! I used the Gilded Glitter Cardstock to die cut a glittery silver holiday greeting, along with a vellum halo layer, and adhered them using liquid adhesive.

Next, I silver heat embossed the beautiful Festive Floral Frame on some emerald green cardstock. There’s something so beautiful about silver with emerald green, especially at Christmas… such a pretty combination, and a bit different from the normal green and gold. Though now that I look at it, it reminds me of the Slytherin House colors, haha!! I trimmed the embossed image using my sharp scissors.

I splattered a coordinating emerald card base using some shimmering white watercolor paint from the Metallic Watercolor Pan set, then adhered the embossed floral frame using Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I added the sparkling greeting with even more foam tape, creating a double layer in a few spots. Minimal color palette, but so much dimension and texture keeps the card from looking boring! The last touch was to add some shining metallic silver gems for one last element of silver.

My next project was created to showcase the fantastic new Christmas Season die set. The lovely, detailed font in this sentiment set makes it easy to create a quick card. I began by die cutting the “merry Christmas” from some Rhodolite Glitter cardstock from the Pink Brilliance gradient glitter cardstock set, as well as some glittering berries and greenery using the Branches and Berries die set.

I ran a panel of white cardstock through my die cut machine using the Basic Plaid 3D Embossing Folder. I adhered the glittering greeting to a strip of heavyweight vellum to make it a bit easier to adhere to the heavily embossed background, then popped it up with some foam adhesive. I arranged the branches and berries in a little swag and adhered them to the card front using liquid adhesive.

My next card features the totally stunning new In the Woodland stamps. Altenew has some of the most beautiful stamps for coloring, and this set might be my new favorite! The blooms are so large and just plain fun to watercolor. I began by heat embossing the gorgeous bouquet on some watercolor paper using silver sparkle embossing powder. I always seem to do pink or purple watercolored flowers, so this time I thought I’d color some blue forget-me-nots! Daniel Smith’s Indanthrone Blue watercolor is one of my all-time favorite shades of blue, and it lent itself beautifully to these blooms. I also departed from my usual light halo of color to add a deep green background, using lots of water and lots of pigment to make it super vibrant and saturated.

Next, I stamped the greeting from the new Note For You stamp and die set, using silver embossing powder on navy blue cardstock. I die cut the “sorry” using the coordinating dies for the stamp set. I love the clean, polished look that these stamped sentiment die cuts give the finished product!

I trimmed the watercolored panel down and matted it on a full size A2 panel of navy blue cardstock, adhering the sentiment die cuts using foam adhesive for extra dimension.

My final project today features some older products and two of the beautiful new shades of ink that were released! I blended the new Strawberry and Orange Sorbet inks using the Henna Square stencil on a white card base using ink blending brushes.

I added a die cut Mega Thanks, cut from some shining coppery foil that complemented the warm ink blended background beautifully. I popped it up using more Instant Dimension Foam Tape, finally adding a few copper gems for even more shine. The new inks come in 12 different shades that are a wonderful addition to the current ink lineup; I hope you’ll check them out! You can see the pastel Frozen Delights group here or the Jewel Tones set here.

Well, that’s all for my plethora of projects today! As always, Altenew has some wonderful giveaways to celebrate this release!

$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 11/11/2021 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 11/13/2021.

Your next stop is Michelle Short. Thanks so much for dropping by today, and happy hopping!

Altnew Craft A Flower: Daffodil+ Glitter Cardstock Release Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Hi there! Today, Altenew is releasing their latest in the Craft-A-Flower series: Daffodil! We are also releasing some gorgeous new Gradient Glitter Cardstock Packs. We’re celebrating with a blog hop to show off the new products- you should have arrived here from Altenew Card Blog, and your next stop is Amanda Baldwin. I have two projects to share with you today, so let’s get started with the details!

If you love layering dies, you should definitely subscribe to the Craft-A-Flower series to receive each month’s die set at a discount! This month’s Craft-A-Flower is so beautiful…. I feel like daffodils always get overlooked because their season is so short-lived, but they provide such a gorgeous burst of color in your yard after the dreary gray-ness of winter!

My first project features the some sunny, cheerful daffodils created with the Craft-A-Flower Daffodil. I die cut several using a variety of peach and yellow cardstocks (I love the peachy daffodils. So unique and a refreshing change from the typical bright yellow!) and assembled them using liquid glue and Instant Dimension Foam Tape.

I then trimmed a mini-slimline card base from some pale aqua cardstock and blended some Turquoise ink around the edges with a Small Ink Blending Tool.

I adhered the daffodils and foliage to the blended card front using liquid and foam adhesive, then added a greeting (from the Thinking of You set, embossed in gold on a strip of yellow cardstock), also popped up with foam tape. Finally, some iridescent turquoise gems finished it off!

My second project features the new glitter cardstocks. These new papers are just. so. sparkly. And, bonus, they fit perfectly in the Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine! I cut several blooms from the Jumbo Garden Picks die set using Dazzling Diamond glitter cardstock, then die cut some sparkling blue foliage from the same die set using Ocean Reflection glitter cardstock.

I die cut a giant “thanks” using the Mega Thanks die and some beautiful medium blue cardstock. I kept everything very monochromatic, but the sparkles and textures of the glitter paper help to keep things visually exciting!

I adhered the flowers and foliage to another pale aqua card base using liquid adhesive, then added the thanks die cut using Instant Dimension Foam Tape. The final touch was a few turquoise gems for added texture!

Well, that’s all for my projects today featuring the new Craft-A-Flower Daffodil and gradient glitter cardstock (which are a bit low in stock, so be sure that you sign up for in-stock notifications via email!). Now, to celebrate this release, Altenew has some wonderful giveaways!

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 07/13/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 07/15/2021.

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