Introducing a New Creative Team Member!
It is a happy day at Hero Arts when we have the pleasure of introducing a new member of the Hero Arts Creative Team. And today is one of those days! Meet Emily Midgett! You will be so inspired by her work and creativity.
Let's get to know Emily:
Hi there! I'm Emily Midgett, and I could not be more ecstatic to be here as the newest Creative Team Member for Hero Arts! A bit about me: I was born and raised in the Midwest. I'm a wife to my redhead and stay at home mom to our twin preschoolers. I have a bachelor's and master's of music, vocal performance emphasis, but now, I mostly sing songs from Trolls, Peg+Cat, and Thomas the Tank Engine. I have always been crafty, dabbling in everything from jewelry making to cake decorating to painting, but my papercrafting obsession began after I got married. I wanted to find the perfect thank you notes and searched high and low to no avail. Frustrated, but sure that I could create exactly what I was looking for, I went to my local craft store and bought my weight in rubber stamps and pale blue ink! Hero Arts was one of the first brands that I loved; their beautiful stamps and stunning array of ink colors (most of which have lasted me the 8 years since I started this hobby) immediately won me over, so it's truly a dream come true to be on this team with such talented company! I enjoy stamping, but my real passion is coloring. I love watercoloring in several mediums, and colored pencils are fast encroaching my watercolors on the top of my list of favorites. I am so grateful to be here, and I hope that I can inspire you.
Let's take a look at Emily's beautiful card:
For the greeting, I used the Hello Stamp & Cut set. This line is one of my favorites from Hero Arts... just so classy and SO versatile. I die cut the "hello" three times from Snow card stock, then adhered them together to make a dimensional die cut. I heat embossed the "thinking of you" onto a thin strip of Snow paper using Platinum embossing powder, then flagged the ends and adhered it with dimensional foam adhesive.
After I had finished the main elements of the card, it was time to add some accents. I started by adding a "frame" using a white pencil and my T-square to help ground my rose cluster. As a final touch, I added a smattering of Purple Ombre sequins randomly across the card front to add some sparkle and a bit of texture.
Well, that's all for my first blog post! I hope this project inspires you to pull out your pencils and fake some drawing of your own! I'm so happy to be here and can't wait to share more with you. Have a marvelous day!!
To see more of Emily's beautiful work please visit her blog at www.emilymidgett.com.
Welcome to the Hero Arts family Emily! We can't wait to see the inspiration you have in store.
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35 Responses
Katherine
What a spectacular first impression! WELL DONE!!!
Kelley
Beautiful coloring! I need to pull out my Prismacolor pencils and practice.
Monika
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
donna mikasa
Yay, Emily! You’re a great addition to the Hero Arts family! I’ve long admired your work and can’t wait to see you create your magic with Hero Arts! LOVE your style!
myrna sweet
Your card is beautiful. It looks like you painted on velvet
Annette Reed
This card is beautiful! Your coloring is gorgeous. Thanks for the tip about the white pencil. Welcome aboard.
Kari D
Congratulations, Emily! I love your crafty style and look forward to seeing the beautiful creations you submit as a member of the Hero Arts creative team!!!
AndreaH
Wonderful detailed tutorial. The card is stunning and the colouring is brilliant. Thankyou for the tip on how to put white pencil down first on coloured paper first then colour it In over the top. Thankyou and welcome to the Design TeaM. Xxx ?
Pam Braithwaite
Thank you for your explicit explanation of how you made this lovely card. Now I understand how to make colored pencils stand out on a colored background. However, what is a blending pencil? Where do we buy one? Welcome, Emily! Look forward to seeing more of your wonderful ideas!
Dana M
Gorgeous! Congratulations on the design team position Emily! Looking forward to seeing more of your creativity.
Henriëtte
Wow Emily, first welcome to this great family. What a gorgeous card, such lovely colours for the roses and a great end result.I love my pencils so thank you for colouring also with pencils.
Madge
Such a lovely card, and I am looking foreword to seeing more of your designs.
Jaycee
Welcome aboard! The pencil coloring and shading is gorgeous!
Jackie Price
Congratulations, Emily, on becoming a part of the Hero Arts DT family!! Your first card is absolutely gorgeous!! Those roses in the deep purple are stunning and you coloured them beautifully. I will be checking out your blog when I have a minute. I’m looking forward to seeing more of your creative work.
barbara lassiter
This is lovely. I will definitely check out more of her talent on her blog!
Beverley Hollis
Welcome Welcome Welcome Emily! What a fantastic first project, I’m certain you will bring amazing creativity to Hero Arts. Already impatient for your next post!
Billie A
Beautiful card. Great colors and love the pencil work. Welcome to the team. Cant wait to see more of your awesome creations.
Cindy C.
Congrats Emily! Your card is really beautiful, you do awesome coloring!!
Michelle Lupton
Congratulations, Emily – so very well deserved!
Heather
Woo hoo I am a music major too… however I am teaching and making cards on the side! I can’t wait to see all of your beautiful creations! Congrats!?
Tricia Sutton
Welcome. I need to start masking with my colored pencils and I love the white layer on colored cardstock. Thanks :)
Tracie Pond
Congrats, Emily! Beautiful card. =)
Gail Anderson
Welcome to the team, Emily! This card is beautiful; such a great job of coloring! Thanks for the tip about laying the white down first. Can’t wait to see more.
Megan Fehr
welcome!!! beautiful card!!!
I’m married to a red head too! they are such butt heads!
Jill S
Yay!! Congrats Emily! LOVE your style.
Libby
We’re so happy to have you on the team, Emily!! Your coloring is absolutely amazing!!
Angie Hall
Welcome aboard Emily. You are with a great company. This card is so gorgeous. Love your coloring. The frame highlights the beautiful roses.
Lagene
WOWZERS! Your coloring is Gorgeous!
amy
YAY Emily!!!
Chris Handy
Great job on our first post. Beautiful card. Your description of your coloring is very clear. Congratulations on being selected to the Hero Arts team. I am going to try this method of coloring. Love the frame, it really adds that finishing touch.
Jess
Yay!! Welcome to the team Emily!! ❤️❤️❤️
Bunny
A nice addition to the design team. Very exciting for you. Congratulations! Love your card. It’s absolutely beautiful. I am not good at no line so I really appreciate those that can color them. Have fun on the team.
Karthikha Uday
Fantastic card!! Great to know about you Emily :)
Karthikha Uday
Fantastic card!! Great to know about you Emily :)
Birgit Norton
This is a stunning card Emily! Congrats on your new DT position!! Can’t wait to see more of your beautiful work.
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