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Emily Midgett

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Stamptember+Studio Katia Release!

Hi there! I have a quick post tonight sharing the Studio Katia collaboration set for Simon Says Stamp’s Stamptember celebration! (What a whirlwind of incredible releases, right?) Studio Katia is known for some really fantastic florals, and this stamp set is no exception!

This collaboration set features a lovely, delicate floral wreath and coordinating die that cuts out the center of the wreath, which I think is just super unique!

For my project today, I wanted to highlight the cutout center of the wreath by creating a shaker card. I stamped the image on a panel of white cardstock using Intensified Black ink, then used my Copic markers to color it in a pretty combination of blue violet and emerald green.

I die cut the finished colored image using the coordinating die, reserving the negative die cut. I added a panel of acetate behind the negative die cut to create the shaker element, then replaced the die cut flowers, leaving out the center die cut. I also blended a bit of Hydrangea ink on the white A2 card base.

I filled the shaker with some Majestic Fusion and tiny Crystal Clear sequins, finally adding the greeting from the Studio Katia Stamptember set on a strip of white cardstock.

Well, that’s all for my project today! If you’re as in love with this set as I am, don’t hesitate to purchase. Once these Stamptember sets are gone, they’re gone for good!

Studio Katia September 2019 Release Blog Hop!

Hi there! Welcome to the next stop on the Studio Katia September New Release Blog Hop! We have some fabulous new products to share with you today, including 3 new Clear Stamp Sets, 2 sets of Coordinating Dies, 6 new stand alone Creative Dies and 6 new Embellishments! You should have arrived from Natalia Zubkova‘s blog, and your next stop is Kaja Vezenšek‘s blog. I have two autumn-themed projects to share with you today, so let’s get started with the details!

My first project today is a simple shaker card created with the new Shaker Apple Dies. I die cut the apple from the center of a panel of rosy lavender cardstock, then used the Scallop Frame dies to add a little dotted scalloped border to add a bit of interest to the card front. I added some acetate behind the apple window to create the shaker. I added the die cut leaves and stem for the apple, as well as a white Thanks from the Shaker Apple Die set.

I love two toned apple, particularly the light green apples with the pink tinge, so I used a blender brush to add a touch of pink to the top of my pale green apple, then filled the shaker with some Rose Gold Confetti.

For my second card, I used the pink and green apples as inspiration for this non-traditionally colored autumn project. I don’t care much for traditional autumn colors, so I chose to color some peach pumpkins and pink and green apples from the Autumn Borders stamp set. I began by stamping the image using some Copic-friendly black ink, then colored the images using a variety of Copic markers. I also added some Glossy Accents to the apples to make them pretty and shiny.

I added a sentiment from the Autumn Borders beneath the apples and pumpkins. I added some pink and peach blending around the edges to tie into the pink and peach apples and pumpkins, finally adding some Rose Gold Confetti and mounting the colored panel on a piece of berry colored cardstock.

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

To celebrate Studio Katia is giving away a $50 CAD Gift Certificate! Winners will be chosen randomly from comments left on Studio Katia Blog. 
To enter:
– Leave a comment on Studio Katia blog post
– Follow Studio Katia on Instagram 
– Like Studio Katia on Facebook 
– Subscribe to Studio Katia YouTube Channel
– All comments must be left by Friday, September 20th, 2019 23:59 PM EST.
Winners from all blogs will be announced on Saturday, September 21st, 2019 on the Studio Katia Blog.

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

Studio Katia
Ilda Dias
Dana Gong
Laura Volpes
Galina Filippenko
Tracy Freeman
Isha Gupta
Erum Tasneem
Natalia Zubkova
Emily Midgett
Kaja Vezenšek


Hero Arts Oh What Fun Catalog Release+Blog Hop!

Hi there! Today is the blog hop for this year’s holiday catalog from Hero Arts. You should have arrived here from Debi Adams’s blog, and your next stop is Ilina Crouse’s blog. There are some fantastic new products in this Oh What Fun catalog, with lots of beautiful, classy dies and some adorable new autumn and holiday stamp sets. I have two projects that I created for the catalog to share with you today, so let’s get started with the details! Be sure to read all the way to the end to get all of the information on the giveaways up for grabs!

I stuck with a bold red, silver, black, and white color scheme for both of my projects today, allowing the super detailed and stunning new dies to take center stage. For my first card, I stamped the Holiday Florals Bold Prints background on a panel of white cardstock using Silver ink, then die cut one of the beautiful new Poinsettia and Ornament Fancy Die from the center of the patterned panel. I also die cut another Poinsettia and Ornament Fancy Die from some Cherry card stock.

I wanted to create a shaker card from the negative space with a bright red inlaid die cut, so I backed the patterned die cut panel with acetate and adhered the red detailed die cut piece over the top of the acetate. I also die cut one of the beautiful new Holidays Fancy Message Dies from Pitch Black card stock and adhered it at an angle over the top of my shaker front.

I filled my shaker with some beautiful shimmering sequins and sealed it up! A fun and sparkling project with a hint of elegance using these beautiful new dies from the Oh What Fun catalog.

For my second project, I used the die cut created from the patterned panel from the first project Poinsettia and Ornament Fancy Die as part of the focal point. (Waste not; want not, right?) It had already been stamped with that lovely silver pattern, so I simply black embossed a sentiment from the new Holiday Messages and Icons (which is totally a must-have holiday sentiment set, in my opinion. So many gorgeous greetings with a lovely font.) in the center of the patterned ornament.

In keeping with my bold color scheme, I die cut the fabulous new Paper Layering Poinsettia from some more Cherry cardstock, with leaves of Palm.

I arranged all of the die cuts on a white card base, adding some white Nuvo drops to the poinsettia centers for a bit of extra texture, then adhered everything using foam adhesive for lots of dimension for this bright white card. The final touch was to add a few Ombre Blush sequins!

Well, that’s all for my projects today. There is a veritable creative smorgasbord of inspiration using the new products on this hop, so be sure to check out each stop!

There is a $50 gift certificate up for grabs to help celebrate this latest catalog release from Hero Arts. All you have to do to win is leave comments on each stop on the hop. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! Your next stop is Ilina Crouse’s blog. Happy hopping!

Hero Arts
Caly Person
Debby Hughes
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jenn Shurkus
Jennifer McGuire
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Julee Tilman
Laura Bassen
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Mariana Grigsby
Nichol Spohr
Wanda Guess
Yana Smakula

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!

Waffleflower May 2019 Release!

Hi there! Today, I have the pleasure in helping Waffleflower Stamps celebrate their newest release as a stop on the blog hop! You should have arrived here from the amazing Jessica Frost Ballas’s blog, and your next stop is Alix Davis’s blog. Waffleflower has some suuuuper cute stuff debuting this month, with a little something for everyone- from flowers to cakes to horse drawn carriages…. So many fun new stamps and dies! You can find all of the new goodies here. I have two projects to share with you today, but there are some fun giveaways and promotions going on, so be sure to read all the way to the end! Let’s get started with the details!

For my first project, I wanted to combine that fantastic new Cake Cover Plate die with the adorable little couple in Wedding Day. I began by die cutting the Cake Cover Plate die and sentiment (included in the Cake die set!) from some sparkly white glitter card stock, reserving the icing pieces to create an almost ruffled tone-on-tone white cake! I stamped the bride and groom from Wedding Day on some white, Copic-friendly card stock, then used my Copic markers to color them in. They are the perfect size to be little wedding cake toppers on top of the Cake die cut!

I backed the cake die cut on a panel of acetate, adding the bride and groom and greeting die cuts on top of the cake, as well as inserting the scalloped die cuts from the cake’s interior to create that ruffled effect on the cake. I did some ink blending on my aqua card base, creating an aqua ombre panel, then filled the shaker with some sparkly sequins. Lots of white and sparkles are just what the doctor ordered for a wedding card, don’t you think?

For my second card, I used the stunning new Wild Roses stamp set. Waffleflower has been knocking their new floral sets out of the park, and this new Wild Roses stamp set is no exception. These gorgeous blooms are massive, perfect for getting in some really good shading practice. I first stamped several of the blooms and some of the foliage onto some watercolor paper using waterproof ink. I then used Fun Stamper’s Journey watercolor pencils to go to town on the shading. I love images like this that you can really hone your shading skills. I can’t wait to try some no-line coloring with these gorgeous blooms!

After I’d finished watercoloring the flowers, I blended some aqua ink in the corner of a pale aqua panel using blending brushes, then arranged the Wild Roses in a little cluster in the corner and adhered them with foam adhesive. I added a sentiment from the new Go Girl stamp set that I heat embossed on a strip of vellum and hid the adhesive behind some of the flowers. I added a few gems to add a hint of sparkle!

Now, for some fun giveaway information!

To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 5/8/19 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 5/9/2019.

Receive a FREE Tiny Wings Die with all orders, while supplies last.

No code required; Limited 1 per customer; While supplies last; Valid through midnight 5/8/19.

Well, that’s all for me today! Your next stop is Alix Davis’s blog. Have a marvelous Sunday! Happy hopping!

Ellen Hutson October Release!

 

Good morning! I hope your World Card Making Day festivities yesterday were a huge bundle of fun. I got to spend some time in my craft room before doing some belated birthday celebrating with my in-laws, so that was a pleasant day… crafting, and homemade apple pie (extra thick crust) and ice cream! Yum! Today, I am excited to be helping introduce the newest products for the Essentials By Ellen line. We have some fantastic holiday items, as well as some new Leading Ladies that are just so much fun. Here’s a peek at the lineup:

Winter Windows
Snowfall Backdrop
Ugly Sweater Stamps and Dies
Holiday Shopper Lady Stamps and Dies
Bookworm Lady Stamps and Dies

I have a new project coming out later this week with the darling Bookworm Lady stamps and dies (with perhaps a special video, ahem, so be on the lookout), so for the release today, I thought I’d do a holiday card using the new Holiday Shopper Lady. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by die cutting and stamping the Holiday Shopper Lady with Memento Black Tuxedo ink onto some Copic-friendly white card stock. Next, I colored her in a vibrant pink top that has just enough raspberry tone to make it holiday-ish, at least in my mind haha! I love deep magenta, aqua, and white with touches of sparkly or shiny silver for holiday decor, so that’s the color scheme that I went with today. I colored her and her accessories using a multitude of Copic markers, which I’ll list at the end of the post.

After my Copic coloring was complete, I worked on the rest of my little holiday scene. I began by die cutting a large Christmas tree from Hero Arts using some silvery green card stock, then blended some Peacock Feathers Oxide ink around the edge to add a bit of interest and depth to the visually flat die cut. I also created a little shaker “window” using the new Winter Windows die. I backed the shaker with some pretty aqua card stock (to fit my theme), then filled it with a few different kinds of glitter from my stash to create a sparkly, snowy scene.

I assembled all of the die cuts on my A2 card front, attaching them with liquid adhesive, single, and double layers of foam tape to add lots of dimension. The final touch was to add some white Nuvo drops for some Christmas tree baubles. So much dimension, so many textures, so many elements to this card. I’m not going to lie, I don’t usually create scenes like this, but putting together all of the elements was somewhat cathartic for me…. like putting together a puzzle! And she looks so satisfied to be finished with all of her Christmas wrapping haha!

Copics used:
RV19,55,69; R83; E13, 15, 18, 49, 50, 51; T0, 1, 3, 5, 7; B21, 23, 97; BG10, 11, 23, 49 

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you’ll stop by and check out the new release and the inspiration from the Design Ambassadors using these new sets… so much cuteness! Thanks so much for dropping by today, and have a marvelous Sunday!