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Emily Midgett

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Altenew Paint A Flower: Clematis Josephine Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Hi there! Today, Altenew is releasing a new installment in their Paint A Flower line: Paint-A-Flower: Clematis Josephine. We are celebrating with a blog hop and giveaways! You should have arrived here from Carol Hintermeier, and your next stop is Karen Brown, or you can start back at the beginning of the hop at the Altenew Card Blog. This pretty set features a large bouquet, perfect for your choice of coloring medium!

These beautiful stamps are such a fun addition to your floral collection. You can always subscribe to receive them automatically each month! I have a colorful watercolored project for you today, so let’s get started with the details.

I began by stamping the gorgeous florals from Paint-A-Flower: Clematis Josephine a few times around the edge of a panel of A2 watercolor paper using white pearl embossing powder to create a lovely, detailed floral border. I used the Spring Garden Watercolor Brush Markers to brush some very diluted color all over the embossed panel. This helps to create a lovely, ethereal background while also making the white embossing stand out even more to make watercoloring the individual images a bit simpler.

After watercoloring the flowers with more concentrated color, I allowed the panel to dry completely before splattering some silver metallic paint from the Metallic Watercolor Pan Set. I trimmed the finished panel down slightly and matted it on a full A2 panel of pretty cornflower blue cardstock to coordinate with the blue in the watercolored background.

I die cut a “happy” from some sparkling white cardstock using the Inline Alpha dies. I stacked the letters up on the blank portion of the watercolor card front, then added a white embossed greeting on a strip of the same blue cardstock as the mat, popped up using some Instant Dimension Foam Tape. Finally, I added a few iridescent gems to add a touch of sparkle and extra texture to the background.

Well, that’s all for my project today! Now, Altenew has some fun giveaways to celebrate the newest release:

$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 06/27/2021 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 06/29/2021.

Your next stop is Karen Brown. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

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Two-fer with Spring Blooms and Karin Markers!

Hi there! I’m up on the Honey Bee Stamps Blog today with a couple of projects created using one watercolored panel and some die cutting! My Spring Blooms background stamp is such a nice size, 6×6, and it’s easy to spend an enjoyable afternoon watercoloring and get two different projects out of the colored panel. Let’s get started with the details!

I realized that I hadn’t watercolored my Spring Blooms background since it had been released, and so I pulled out some gold embossing powder and my Karin Brushmarker Pro markers and got to work! I’ve had a bit of difficulty finding a paper that was easily accessible and moderately affordable that also worked well with the Karin markers, and I was quite thrilled to find that the slightly-less-textured “back” side of Arches Cold Press paper works beautifully with the markers, and a bonus is that its smoother texture makes embossing detailed images like the Spring Blooms background much more crisp!

I heat embossed the majority of the background on a panel of Arches watercolor paper that I had in my scrap drawer, not quite the full size of the background stamp, but close enough, then colored it with the Karin Brushmarker Pro markers in the picture above to create a pretty peachy color scheme with pops of jewel-toned green and hints of charcoal.

After I had completed the watercoloring, I cut one portion down to 2.5×5″ (to fit on a mini-slimline card) and left the other as-is. I matted the mini-slimline panel with some matte gold foil cardstock to help make the shiny gold embossing pop even more. I mounted the embossed and foiled section on a full sized mini-slimline panel of charcoal cardstock to help bring out the charcoal centers of the anemones in the floral background.

I wanted a simple greeting, something that wouldn’t take up a huge amount of space or cover up much of the watercolored background, so I die cut HUGS twice from some more charcoal cardstock using the Bee Narrow Uppercase Alphabet Dies and adhered them together. I added these dimensional alphabet die cuts slightly lower than the very center of the watercolored background. Simple, but the shiny gold embossing and gold foil accents help kick the simple card design up a notch!

I used the second portion of the watercolored panel to create a bookmark. I added some more die cut letters, this time spelling out READ, and punched a hole at the top of the bookmark using my Crop-a-Dile. I also added a ring cut from the Circle Thin Frames dies to help reinforce the hole. The final touch was a pretty deep coral bow and tassel made from some seam binding found in my stash. (This is exactly why I don’t like to throw things away!) How fun would this be to give tucked inside a book as a gift?

Well, that’s all for my project today! I love being able to make more than one finished project from a single colored background. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Altenew Paint A Flower: Coral Sunset Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Good morning! Today, Altenew is releasing their latest in the Paint A Flower series: Paint A Flower: Coral Sunset, and of course, we’re sharing loads of inspiration with you in a blog hop! You should have arrived here from the Altenew Card Blog, and your next stop is Jenny Colacicco. This gorgeous peony swag is so beautifully detailed; I couldn’t wait to do some watercoloring with it! If you like to color flowers, you should definitely consider subscribing to the Paint A Flower series; you can get these beautiful stamp sets automatically sent to you each month, and at a discount, to boot! Let’s get started on the details for my project today.

I began by stamping the main image from Paint A Flower: Coral Sunset using Embossing Ink on some of Altenew’s Watercolor Paper. This paper is extremely smooth and great for embossing beautifully detailed stamps! I heated some platinum embossing powder over the top, then taped my image down to a watercolor board to minimize warping.

Next, I used the Tropical Fiesta watercolor brush markers to add lots of vibrant color to the panel. When using liquid watercolors, I prefer to scribble the color out onto a ceramic palette, then pick up the color using my watercolor brushes and apply it to the paper with the damp paintbrush, rather than putting the brush marker directly to the paper. This way, I am guaranteed a bit more control with the intensity of the color. It’s easy to add layers of color to achieve super vibrant looks, but it’s much more difficult to take color away, so I try to make sure that I add color to the paper in small doses in all of my watercoloring.

Once my panel had dried completely, I splattered some dark purple watercolor to add a bit of artistic texture, then, once that had dried, heat embossed a greeting from the Paint A Flower: Coral Sunset stamp set, again using platinum embossing powder. I trimmed the sides of the panel and mounted it on an A2 panel of shimmery, deep magenta cardstock, finally adding a few gems to add a bit of sparkling texture.

Well, that’s all for my project today! As always, to celebrate the new release, Altenew is hosting lots of 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 03/27/2021 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 03/30/2021.

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

Altenew Watercolor Coloring Book Release Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Hi there! Altenew is having a really fun blog hop today to help introduce their new watercolor lovers’ products: Watercolor Coloring Book, Artists’ Watercolor Brushes – Round, and Artists’ Watercolor Brushes – Detailed. You should have arrived here from Seeka, and your next stop is Amanda Baldwin. Here are a few details on the new products being released today:

Watercolor Coloring Book

Watercoloring just got a whole lot more fun! Make way for a brand-new, specially-designed Altenew original product – our Watercolor Coloring Book.

Recognize the florals? This gorgeous coloring book features popular Altenew flowers in beautiful compositions. You will enjoy coloring 12 floral designs with both black and gray outlines. Coloring on the light gray outlined images will give you a no-line watercolor look, while coloring on the black print will give you a stamped look. 

The high-quality watercolor paper is thick enough to avoid warping and ripping when you color in the designs with your favorite inks and watercolors.

This coloring book will open up a whole world of crafting possibilities for you. Use the pages for framed home decor projects, turn them into cards, or simply have fun coloring the day away!

Details

Quantity: 24 sheets
Content: 12 unique designs
Paper Dimensions: 5″ x 7″
Quality: 100% cotton, cold press watercolor paper
Paper Weight: 300 gsm

Artists’ Watercolor Brushes – Round

Are you an avid or aspiring watercoloring artist? If so, you will love this fresh, high-quality set of round watercolor brushes.

Our Artists’ Watercolor Brushes come in a variety of sizes to suit all of your needs. They will allow you to try out a variety of watercoloring techniques, from background washes to fine detail work. These elegant and beautiful brushes feature synthetic squirrel/sable hair and black birch wood handles accented by a black metal ferrule. 

This set includes four round brushes in sizes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and a size 18 flat brush. The brushes come in a specially designed black cloth container to encase the brushes safely and elegantly in your craft room.

Artists’ Watercolor Brushes – Detailed

Do you wish you had finely-tipped brushes for tiny watercoloring details? If so, you will love this fresh, high-quality set of detailed watercolor brushes.

Our Artists’ Watercolor Brushes come in a variety of sizes to suit all of your needs. They will allow you to try out a variety of watercoloring techniques, from background washes to fine detail work. These elegant and beautiful brushes feature synthetic squirrel/sable hair and black birch wood handles accented by a black metal ferrule. 

This set includes four detail brushes in sizes 0, 1, 2, and 3. The brushes come in a specially designed black cloth container to encase the brushes safely and elegantly in your craft room.

I have created a sunny yellow project for you today using one of the panels from the Watercolor Coloring Book and some of the Watercolor Brush Marker Refills to do some tie-dye watercoloring. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by taping down my chosen Watercolor Coloring Book panel to my watercolor board, as this tie-dye technique requires quite a lot of water and I wanted to reduce warping. The panels are 5×7, which leave plenty of room to tape them down and still create an A2 card front. I love that they give you the option for a traditional black outline image or a more subtle gray line to do some no-line coloring. I then wet the panel completely with the large brush from the Artists’ Watercolor Brushes – Round and dropped in diluted versions of Sunkissed, Warm Sunshine, and Citrus Burst watercolor all over the paper, moving the color around while the paper was still quite wet, to create a mottled, “tie-dye” background.

Once the background had dried completely, I used more concentrated versions of Sunkissed, Warm Sunshine, and Citrus Burst watercolor, adding in some Espresso, Moss, and Limeade for extra shadows and foliage. The multi-colored, mottled background creates some fun variation on the flower petals, helping them look a bit less flat. I also added a few deep green splatters just for a fun artsy look!

To create an A2 card, I trimmed down the finished panel, then added a deep green Handwritten Hello die cut, which I cut three times from dark green cardstock and adhered together using liquid adhesive to create a dimensional die cut. I also white embossed a sentiment from Sentiment Strips on another panel of deep olive cardstock, which I popped up with dimensional adhesive.

Well, that’s all for my project today! As always, Altenew has some wonderful giveaways to celebrate this latest release:

$300 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 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 02/16/2021 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 02/19/2021.

They are also running some special promotions to make the new products even more enticing:

Receive a FREE brand new Poppy Arrangement Stamp Set (worth $23.99) with every order of the new Florals Coloring Book and Watercolor Bundle from 2/11/2021 at 12:01 AM EST until 2/14/2021 at 11:59 PM EST. Shop HERE. Free gift will be added to cart automatically.

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

Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop+Giveaway!

Hi there! Happy Monday! Today, I’m excited to be a stop on the Altenew Color Therapy blog hop! This hop celebrates all things coloring, which, if you’ve visited my blog before, you know is one of my most favorite things, in any and all mediums. I absolutely love Kathy Racoosin’s 30 Day Coloring Challenge. It provides me with a wonderful daily excuse to get out my coloring mediums and just play! From Altenew:

Altenew is collaborating with the amazing Kathy Racoosin from The Daily Marker to inspire crafters to find joy through coloring. Kathy is celebrating her 14th 30 Day Coloring Challenge until the end of November 2019. This blog hop is meant to encourage you to participate by coloring something and share it on social media using the hashtag #thedailymarker30day. We hope they find “Me Time” and enjoy the benefits that coloring will give. 

I created a super colorful project today using the Altenew Winter Wonderland watercolor brush markers and the Precious Peony stamps and dies. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping a few of the individual floral sprays from Precious Peony using Ink on 3 Fadeout Ink on some hot press watercolor paper. I then used the Winter Wonderland Watercolor Brush Markers to do some no-line watercoloring on these pretty peony images in one of my favorite “fiesta” color schemes- bright yellows, oranges, and fuchsia. I die cut both sprays with the coordinating dies.

Next, I stamped some elements from the Baroque Motifs stamp set onto a panel of deep fuchsia cardstock using Magenta ink. I also blended some more Magenta ink on the opposite corner of the card front using blending brushes.

I created the sentiment using the Sentiment Strips stamp set and the Tall Alpha die set. I first white heat embossed the greeting from Sentiment Strips on a strip of pretty marigold yellow cardstock, then die cut “sweet” from some more yellow cardstock using the Tall Alpha die set, adhering all of the pieces to the card front using liquid adhesive. I cut one of the peony die cuts in half and created a unique bouquet for the damask corner of the card front, adhering the die cuts using foam adhesive. The last step was to add some pretty sparkles for a touch of bling!

Well, that’s all for my project today! I hope you’ll participate in the Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge…. it’s so much fun, and so relaxing! Now, for some fun giveaway information!

Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and Kathy from The Daily Maker is also giving away her original 5”x7” watercolor artwork(including a custom frame). Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 11/22/2019 for a chance to win.

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 11/24/2019.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Your next stop is Jaycee Gaspar. Here’s the full hop list in case you get lost:

Altenew Card Blog
Kathy Racoosin
Ashlea Cornell
Anna Komenda
Emily Midgett <— you are here
Jaycee Gaspar
Gayatri Murali
Hussena Calcuttawala
Kymona Tracey
Keeway Tsao
Laurie Willison
Kristina Pokazanieva
LauraJane
Lilith Eeckels
Nenette S. Madero
Norine Borys
TaeEun Yoo
Maryam Perez
Tania Ahmed
Vicky Papaioannou
Virginia Lu