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Emily Midgett

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December 2019 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Today is the day…. the December My Monthly Hero Kit is finally available for purchase right now! You should have arrived here from Debi Adams, and your next stop is Ilina Crouse. This month’s kit is absolutely fantastic… so many individual elements that work beautifully separate AND together that celebrate Mother Earth and protecting it!

This month’s kit includes: a 6×8 clear stamp set, 18 coordinating frame cuts dies, Earth Palette Reactive Ink Pad, Green EcoGlitter 0.5 oz., and 5 Mini Brushes. The elements of this kit are valued at over $70, but they are yours for only $34.99! These kits frequently sell out ASAP, so don’t hesitate, because it might not be available when you finally make up your mind… once they’re gone, they’re gone! You can also subscribe and have a kit guaranteed for you each month.

I have two cards to share with you today, one using just the kit and another using one of the super fun add-ons! Let’s get started with the details!

I wanted to do something in a cheerful, springy color scheme, so I kept things in a pretty peach, pink, and aqua color palette! I began by stamping, die cutting, and Copic coloring a bunch of the floral images included in the main kit.

I stamped a greeting from the main kit on a square of Peony pink cardstock using Intens-ified Black ink. I trimmed down a panel of slightly smaller than A2 Arctic cardstock, then blended some Soft Pool ink on the bottom right corner using a blender brush for some subtle interest to the background.

I mounted the aqua panel on a full A2 panel of Pitch Black cardstock to create a crisp black mat around the edges, then mounted the die cuts and sentiment on the card front using both foam and liquid adhesive. The final touch was to add a few sparkling jewels!

For my second project, I paired the remainder of the floral die cuts from the main kit with the fun new World Window Fancy Die. I began by die cutting the World Window Fancy Die from the center of an A2 panel of Arctic cardstock. I then blended some Dark Quartz ink on an A2 panel of Peony cardstock approximately where the edges of the World Window cutout would be to create some extra dimension behind the window. I adhered the world die cut panel to the blended peachy-pink panel using liquid adhesive.

I stamped a greeting from the main kit using Intensified Black ink, then mounted the floral die cuts on the card front. I love how this one came out! The new World Window Fancy Die is super detailed and creates such a fun focal point!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now, to celebrate this latest My Monthly Hero release, Hero Arts is giving away a $50 shopping spree to one lucky commenter! All you have to do to be eligible to win is leave a comment on each stop on the hop. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! Your next stop is Ilina Crouse. Here’s the full hop list in case you get lost:

Hero Arts
Amy Kolling
Caly Person
Channin Pelletier
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Laurie Willison
Lisa Spangler
Lydia Fiedler
Michelle Short
Nichol Spohr
Libby Hickson

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!

November My Monthly Hero Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Today is the day…. the November My Monthly Hero Kit is finally available for purchase right now! You should have arrived here from Debi Adams, and your next stop is Ilina Crouse. This month’s kit is absolutely fantastic… so many individual elements that work beautifully separate AND together.

This month’s kit comes with a full 6×8 stamp set, coordinating frame cuts, fancy Doorway Die, 5 Fancy dies, 2 plastic ornaments, 6 envelopes, 6 glassine bags, and 1 Glitter Lacquer pen. Definitely a DIY feel to this month’s kit, with so many fun options for creating your own treat bags, ornaments, and tags! The elements of this kit are valued at over $80, but they are yours for only $34.99! These kits frequently sell out ASAP, so don’t hesitate, because it might not be available when you finally make up your mind… once they’re gone, they’re gone! You can also subscribe and have a kit guaranteed for you each month.

We also have some utterly fabulous add-on products this month. I didn’t get a chance to play with them before today’s hop (my kiddos had their 6th birthday party this weekend, which was massively time consuming!), but I will definitely be coloring up some of the adorable gingerbread men and piles of presents during this month’s Daily Marker 30 Day challenge! Here’s a peek at the fantastic products available today, as well:

You can check out all of the add-ons here. Now, on to my project for today!

I absolutely love white-on-white with bright pops of color for holiday cards. To me, nothing says elegance and Christmas quite like bright white with a pop of cherry red! I’ve used the beautiful Fancy Door die from the main kit for my card today, with a few of the additional fancy dies and stamps from the main kit. Let’s get started with the details!

The Fancy Dies that have been included in the last several My Monthly Hero kits are absolutely divine…. they easily pack so much punch just on their own because of the sheer amount of detail included. The other ladies on the team have shown you several examples of how beautiful the Fancy Door die looks with some fabulous coloring added, but I thought I’d show you how pretty the details are without the addition of any extra coloring! (except a few bright red bows, of course!)

I began by die cutting the Fancy Door from the Main Kit from some plain white cardstock, along with the wreath fancy die. I also die cut two bright red envelopes using some Cherry cardstock from Hero Arts. I used my Copic markers to add some bright red to the bows on the wreath and the decorations above the door. This door swings open, potentially to reveal an image or sentiment behind it, but I thought it was beautiful in its simplicity, so I added a bit of tape behind the door to keep things secure.

I used the stamps from the main kit to stamp the welcome mat beneath the door and arranged the mail in the mail slot, adhering them with some Precision Glue. I adhered the wreath to the door using foam adhesive to ensure that the details of the wreath didn’t get lost in the white on white. I adhered the entire card front to a white card base using foam adhesive, again to ensure that the details remained prominent despite the lack of extra color. Super simple, eeeeeasy to mass produce, and, I think, quite elegant!

Well, that’s all for my card today! Now, to celebrate this latest My Monthly Hero release, Hero Arts is giving away a $50 shopping spree to one lucky commenter! All you have to do to be eligible to win is leave a comment on each stop on the hop. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! Your next stop is Ilina Crouse. Here’s the whole hop list in case you get lost:

The Hero Arts Blog
Amy Kolling
Caly Person
Channin Pelletier
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Julee Tilman
Laurie Willison
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis Mariana Gri
gsby
Nichol Spohr
Seeka
Yana Smakula

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!

October My Monthly Hero Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Welcome to this month’s Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop! You should have arrived from Debi Adams, and your next stop is Ilina Crouse. This month’s My Monthly Hero Kit features a super fun retro holiday theme for your holiday crafting enjoyment. This kit was such a blast to play with… so many fun elements to play with. Let’s take a peek at the kit contents:

This month’s kit contains:

6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
19 Coordinating Frame Cuts
2 5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets of Chrome Cardstock
6 5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets of Neon Cardstock
Clay Snowflake Embellishments
Prisma Glitter 0.5 oz.

This kit has so many components. The value is over $75, but it’s available for purchase for only $34.99! These kits frequently sell out, and once they’re gone, they’re gone… so don’t wait and miss out! You can also subscribe to make sure that you get first dibs every month. The kits will begin shipping from the warehouse on Friday, October 11, 2019. I have two projects to share with you today, so let’s get started with the details!

For my first card, I used the fabulous vintage car from the main kit to create this utterly retro scene. My absolute favorite holiday movie is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Remember that memory from when Clark is a kid and he’s helping his parents unload all of the gifts from the trunk of their car? That scene was the inspiration for this project.

I began by stamping the fabulous 50’s car and a bunch of presents using Intens-ified Black Ink on some Copic-friendly white cardstock. I then used my Copic markers in super retro shades of aqua and red to color the images, finally die cutting them with the coordinating frame cuts, included in the main kit.

For the card base, I subtly blended some Aegean ink on a white card base using a blender brush, then used the snowflakes included in the main kit’s stamp set to stamp some Strawberry and Aegean snowflakes. I stamped a few of the snowflakes full strength, but stamped off once for the rest of them, creating a much more subtle effect. I stamped the greeting from the main kit on the bottom using more Intens-ified Black ink, then added the die cuts to the card front using dimensional foam adhesive.

For my second project, I wanted to use my favorite of the add-ons from this month: Ornament Pieces Cover Plate. The cover plate add-on dies are some of my favorite part of each My Monthly Hero release. They contain so much detail that they can easily stand on their own as a design for a card front! Talk about perfect for holiday mass-production! I took this project a couple of steps further, adding some ink blending and turning it into a shaker card, but it could easily be simplified for mass production.

I began by die cutting the Ornament Pieces Cover Plate from some Cherry cardstock. I added a panel of acetate behind it to create the windows for my shaker card. Next, I trimmed down an A2 panel of Arctic cardstock and blended some more Aegean ink around the edges to add a bit more interest to the background.

I filled the shaker with some sparkly sequins and closed it up. The final touch was to add a greeting from the new Merry Christmas Script stamp & cut set, which I die cut from some sparkling white cardstock created by putting super strong adhesive on white cardstock and adding some of the beautiful new Prisma Glitter included in the main kit!

Well, that’s all for my projects today. Now, we have some fun giveaway information for you!

We will give away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, October 13th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!

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

September 2019 My Monthly Hero+Giveaway!

Hi there! Today’s the day…. it’s (almost) the first Monday of the new month, so we have the newest My Monthly Hero release and blog hop to share with you today! This month’s kit is perfect for those difficult-to-create masculine cards. Let’s get started with some of the details!

This month’s My Monthly Hero kit features another of the super popular peekaboo die sets, this time with a “Cabinet of Curiosities” theme just in time for Halloween! The kit features a 6×8 stamp set, cover plate die, three word dies, some fabulous specialty card stocks, little bee and key charms, and some Bronze Silk ink. The contents of this kit values at over $75, but the price is only $34.99! These kits frequently sell out, and once they’re gone, they’re gone… so don’t wait and miss out! You can also subscribe to make sure that you get first dibs every month. The kits will begin shipping from the warehouse on Friday, September 6, 2019. I have two projects to share with you today, so let’s get started with the details!

For my first project, I wanted to show you a different way to use the contents of the kit’s stamp set, so I decided to create a little framed collection of “rarities.” I stamped several of the botanical jars on some white card stock with Intensified Black Ink, then used my Copic markers to add color and fussy cut them.

I die cut a frame from some of the olive green woodgrain card stock from the kit using the Woodgrain Infinity Dies. I layered it on some of the shimmery brown card stock from the kit and popped it up with some foam tape. The final touch was to add a bit of color with some yellow enamel dots!

For my second project, I wanted to use one of the pretty add-ons: Sacred Florals. I heat embossed one of the main images and some of the bubbles using silver embossing powder on some watercolor cardstock. I used my Daniel Smith watercolors in a pretty, summery color scheme with a lovely coral peony in the center. I die cut the images using the coordinating frame cuts.

I used the same shades of watercolors to create a watercolor wash panel for the background. I added the die cut pieces to the front using foam and liquid adhesive. For the greeting, I heat embossed a white sentiment from the Sacred Florals stamp set on a small rectangle of Lapis cardstock. The final touch was to add some blue and aqua enamel dots for a bit of texture!

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

Hero Arts is giving away one kit to a lucky commenter (and if you’ve already purchased one, they will reimburse you!). All you have to do to be eligible is leave a comment on each stop on the blog hop. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!

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

The Hero Arts Blog Amy Kolling Caly Person Debi Adams Emily Midgett Ilina Crouse Janette Kausen Julee Tilman Laurie Willison Libby Hickson Lydia Fiedler Mariana Grigsby Michelle Short Nichol Spohr

July My Monthly Hero Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Today’s the day…. it’s the first Monday of the new month, so we have the newest My Monthly Hero release and blog hop to share with you today! This month’s kit is perfect for those difficult-to-create masculine cards. Let’s get started with some of the details!

In this month’s kit, you’ll receive a large 6×8 stamp set, coordinating frame cuts, 2 fancy dies, 5 ink cubes, 4 5.5×8.5 sheets of two new Hero Hues cardstock colors, and new blue pearl embossing powder, valued at over $75, all for $34.99! These kits frequently sell out, and once they’re gone, they’re gone… so don’t wait and miss out! You can also subscribe to make sure that you get first dibs every month. The kits will begin shipping from the warehouse on Friday, July 5th. I have two projects to share with you today, so let’s get started!

I will admit something… I struggle to create scenes on a full card front. The “canvas” almost seems too big and is intimidating to my mind’s eye. I have found that I can create scenes if I limit the canvas size, and my favorite way to do this is to create a die cut frame. I began by masking the edge of a white panel, then stamping the mountains from the main kit on the horizon, then lightly blending a sky above. I masked the bottom of the mountains with some Post-It notes and blended some blue water towards the bottom of the framed in area.

After the stamping and blending was finished, I removed the masks to reveal a rectangular scene. I used that scene to create a white die cut frame with the Infinity Rectangle dies. I also die cut a line of trees using one of the fancy dies included in the main kit, cut from some dark green card stock, as well as stamping the little boat with it’s captain and first mate. 😉 I also stamped a greeting from the main kit on a rectangle of white card stock.

After I’d die cut and stamped all of the pieces, I adhered them to the blended and stamped card base using foam tape to create lots of dimension! Perfect for that outdoorsy guy in your life, right?

For my second card today, I wanted to put to use my favorite of the add-ons: Camper Fancy Die. There are some really fun add-on stamps and dies that coordinate beautifully with the main kit, but as soon as I saw the Camper Fancy Die, I wanted to pair it with the Paper Layering Desert Cactus and Paper Layering Prickly Cactus. I used the new Meadow card stock for both cacti, die cutting them both and doing a bit of blending around the edges for dimension using Moss ink and some blending brushes.

Next, I die cut the new Camper Fancy Die from some plain white card stock, ink blending some pale gray ink around the edges and adding details with Copic markers. (I have no idea if campers have red doors like that, but if they don’t they really should! Such a fun detail!)

I trimmed down a panel of the new Lapis card stock and blended some Stone Wash ink around the edges. I layered the die cuts using foam tape and added a greeting from the main kit heat embossed in white on a rectangle of Pitch Black card stock.

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

Hero Arts is giving away one kit to a lucky commenter (and if you’ve already purchased one, they will reimburse you!). All you have to do to be eligible is leave a comment on each stop on the blog hop. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!

Your next stop is Ilina Crouse. Here’s the full lineup in case you got lost:

The Hero Arts Blog
Caly Person
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Michelle Short
Amy Kolling
Debi Adams
Julee Tilman
Laurie Willison
Lydia Fiedler
Mariana Grigsby
Libby Hickson