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Emily Midgett

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June 2019 My Monthly Hero Release!

Hi there! Today is the release of the latest My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts, and this month’s kit is SO fun! We have a jungle theme this month, and the huge stamp set in the kit features an abundance of flora and fauna that are great for creating scenes in a variety of styles. Here’s the full contents of the kit:

In this month’s kit, you’ll receive a large 6×8 stamp set, coordinating frame cuts, Daniel Smith Watercolor Dot card, Intense-ified Black ink cube, and fantastic stencil, valued at over $75, all for $34.99! And, bonus– Hero Arts is donating 10% of the profits of these kits to the WWF to promote jungle conservation! You can shop and do a good deed at the same time! 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, June 7th. I have a fun watercolored project to show you today, so let’s get started!

For today’s project, I wanted to use one of the absolutely gorgeous add-on dies: Jungle Frame Fancy Die (HA|EH|SSS). I die cut it from some Arches Cold Press watercolor paper, then used my Daniel Smith watercolors to watercolor the beautifully detailed die cut in a variety of greens and browns.

I also stamped two flamingoes from the main kit on some more watercolor paper using some very pale ink. The lack of black stamped outlines on the super detailed jungle die cut had a no-line coloring feel to it, so I wanted to continue that feel with the flamingoes to create an overall hand-painted look. I watercolored the flamingoes in a pretty shade of coral pink, then die cut them with the dies included in the kit.

I created my own sunset background, drawing a line with a half circle to create my sunset, then watercoloring it with some more Daniel Smith watercolors. I layered the watercolored die cuts over the top of my sunset using foam tape, then added a greeting from the kit that I’d heat embossed on Kiwi Hero Hues card stock with white embossing powder and trimmed with detail scissors. I am kind of in love with this card…. so many fun details and that die cut frame was an absolute blast to watercolor!

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you’ve enjoyed another peek into the latest My Monthly Hero kit! Check out the Hero Arts Blog for even more inspiration and prizes! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous week. 🙂

Ink On 3’s Heels To You!

Good morning! Happy Monday! This week is going to be a busy one. Honey Bee Stamps is celebrating their 4th Anniversary, and I have projects from the most recent Ellen Hutson release to share with you, but today, I wanted to share a project that I worked on to help celebrate the newest Ink On 3 release- Heels To You! I shared this project on the Ink On 3 blog last week, but I thought I’d share it here, as well. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping the lovely flowered shoe from Ink On 3’s Heels to You (I3|SSS) stamp set using their Fadeout Ink on some watercolor paper. I then watercolored the image using the no-line coloring technique and my Daniel Smith watercolors: Quinacridone Fuchsia, Wisteria, Cobalt Green Pale, and Graphite Gray. I added some Liquid Pixie Dust (I3|SSS|EH) over the top of the watercolored shoe to make it really sparkle!

For the card base, I used some light pink ink to stamp the individual flowers from the Heels to You (I3|SSS) stamp set on a white A2 card base, then used blending brushes to blend the same shade of pink ink in the corner to create a bit of a halo. I stamped the greeting from the Heels to You stamp set and die cut the “beautiful” from the coordinating die set using Hero Hues Plum card stock. I added the greeting and a few jewels from Pretty Pink Posh to add some more sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my project today. I hope you’ll check out the new release from Ink On 3. These new stamps are perfect for Mother’s Day crafting! So much fun to color in any medium, as well. Thanks so much for stopping, and have a marvelous day!

Altenew Build A Flower Dahlia!

Hi there! Today, I am pleased to take part in March’s Build A Flower release from Altenew! You should have arrived here from Seeka’s blog ,and your next stop is Nathalie DeSousa‘s blog. You can also find the whole hop list here. This month’s release features the beautiful Build A Flower Dahlia, a gorgeous addition to the Build A Flower line. Each Build A Flower set comes with a large, 6×8 stamp set as well as the coordinating dies.

You can also purchase the set with a coordinating ink bundle at a discounted price:

Be sure to stay tuned til the end of the post to find out some fun giveaway information! Now, on to my project for today!

I love that so many of the stamp sets in the Build A Flower line allow you to either create a layered stamped image or stamp a line drawn image to color with your medium of choice! Today, I chose to do some no-line watercoloring using my Daniel Smith watercolors using the new Build A Flower Dahlia. I stamped several of the blooms and foliage using Ink on 3 Fadeout Ink, then used Daniel Smith’s Carbazole Violet, Lavender, and Ochre to watercolor the dahlias and die cut them using the coordinating dies that come in the set.

After I’d watercolored all of the images, I taped another panel of Arches Cold Press watercolor paper to a board and watercolored an ombre of purple to yellow using the same shades of Daniel Smith watercolors, then spritzed the panel with Altenew Gold Shimmer spray. While that was drying, I die cut a segment of purple foil using the Creative Edges: Lace die.

After the watercolored panel had finished drying, I trimmed it down and added a slightly larger mat of dark purple card stock, then adhered that to an A2 panel of gold shimmer card stock. I adhered the lace strip to the upper third of the card front, then added the watercolored Dahlias using foam tape, finally adding a sentiment strip from the Build A Flower Dahlia, as well as some Nuvo drops to add some further texture.

Well, that’s all for my project today! Now, for some fun giveaway information! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. Three winners will be announced on the Card Blog, and the other three winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Blog on 3/9/2019.

Your next stop is Nathalie DeSousa‘s blog. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous weekend! Happy hopping!

January 2019 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Good morning! Today is the first Monday of the month, so that means that we have the first My Monthly Hero blog hop for the new year! We have a darling kit to to share with you today, with so many potential scenes to create! Your imagination is the limit! You should have arrived from Caly Person’s blog and your next stop is Ilina Crouse’s blog.

This month’s kit features a 6×8 stamp set, coordinating frame cuts, easel die, vellum envelopes, envelope seals, red and pink card stock, and pink glimmer lacquer.  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, January 11th.

For today’s project, I used the main storefront image from the kit to do some no-line watercoloring. The storefront is so lovely and can be used so many ways (I created a shaker card with it here during the countdown). I began by stamping it with some Ink on 3 Fadeout ink, then used Hero Arts Liquid watercolors to do some no-line watercoloring.

I stamped a few pails and flowers, as well as a potted plant and a watering can on some more watercolor paper, then did some more watercoloring with the Hero Arts Liquid Watercolors, die cut them, and popped them up on the card front in a little cluster using dimensional foam adhesive.

Finally, I added a greeting with some black embossing powder using sentiments from the kit. The stamp set in the kit contains several options for building your sentiments, with Valentine’s Day sentiments as well as everyday sentiments!

Well, that’s all for me today! Isn’t this such a fun and versatile kit? Could be used for Valentine’s Day, spring, birthday, just because… so many possibilities! And the add-ons!! Absolutely fabulous.

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! 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 Nichol Spohr Yana Smakula Amy Kolling Debi Adams Emily Loggan Julee Tilman Laurie Willison Lydia Fiedler Libby Hickson

Pinkfresh Studios October Release Blog Hop!

Good morning! I’m thrilled to be taking part in the Pink Fresh Studios October Blog Hop to celebrate their new release by being a stop on their blog hop! You should have arrived here from Erum’s blog, and your next stop is Heather’s blog. Pink Fresh Studios has some beautiful new florals, gorgeously intricate dies, and some super cute little critters that are now available for purchase! And…. if you place an order today containing any of the new release items, you will receive this sweet little hugs die for free! This die is an exclusive promotion just for this release and won’t be sold at a later date, so don’t miss out on it!


Pink Fresh also has a shipping promotion available:  free/discounted shipping from October 8th-October 11th on orders $50+. You must use the code OCTFREESHIPWITH50 to receive the promotion!

For my post today, I chose to work with some of the new word dies and the new floral called Fancy Blooms. This set has a lovely, hand drawn feel to it, with some very unique blooms and pretty bouquets already made up for you! No masking required! (I love when they do that.)

I began by stamping several of the bouquets and foliage from Fancy Blooms onto some Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper using Ink On 3 Fadeout Ink. I then used the gorgeous Pink Fresh Liquid Watercolors to do some no-line watercoloring. I love using liquid watercolors for the simple fact that you can replicate colors exactly. You just have to remember how many drops of each color and how many drops of water you use to create that color (sometimes a chart is even helpful if you’re exceptionally persnickety haha!). For my first card, I created a tropical bouquet using the largest bouquet from Fancy Blooms, with pretty, leafy greens and brightly colored flowers. I die cut the large bouquet and a few extra sprigs of greenery and adhered them to a brightly colored card base with liquid and dimensional foam adhesive.

I die cut a new Smile die cut from black card stock and popped it up using foam adhesive to add lots of dimension. The final touch was to add some white Nuvo drops to fill out some bare areas in the bouquet.

For my second card, I softened my color scheme a bit to a coral and turquoise. I created a pretty coral using the Liquid Watercolors by mixing one drop of Clementine with two drops of Bubble Gum and some water. It created a very pretty shade of peachy coral that I’m excited to use again!

After die cutting my watercolored floral spray from Fancy Blooms, I die cut a “hugs” using the freebie die that is yours with any new release purchase from Pink Fresh! I cut it from some silver glitter paper, then stamped a greeting from the Word Series: Happy onto a strip of white card stock. I cut an A2 panel of aqua card stock, then blended some Peacock Feathers Oxide Ink around the edge of the panel to add a little interest to the otherwise-flat background.

I adhered the bouquet and greeting to the card front using a combination of dimensional and liquid adhesive, then added some gems for a little sparkle.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! I hope you enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed coloring them… and you know how much I love coloring pretty flowers!

Pink Fresh has generously donated a $25 gift certificate for me to give away to a lucky blog reader! All yo have to do to enter is 1) Be a blog follower either via email or other app and 2) Leave a comment on this post telling me whether you are an old friend or a new one, and what your favorite coloring medium is! The winner will be announced on the Pinkfresh blog on Sunday, October 14. You will have 2 weeks to claim your prize. 🙂

Click on the blue box below to get taken to the entire blog hop list! Thanks so much for dropping by today, and have a marvelous Monday!