Monday, May 2, 2022

VIDEO: Mid-Century Modern Dreaming + Giveaways

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Oh my GOSH did I have a food odyssey this weekend. And it was NOT all good. 

I was doing a combo of prepping for next week and also trying some new things. I tried steaming eggs after seeing a friend post that that was superior. But it really just affirmed my personal theory that some eggs are jerks, because about the same percentage were jerks after steaming. I will say it is no more or less work than boiling, so six of one, half dozen of the other. 

Then I tried the NYT shawarma recipe in hopes of recreating a local favorite, and while it was not terrible, it was not Tino's worthy and not particularly flavorful. I marinated for 24 hours and it didn't seem to absorb much flavor. Again - it was good, but not like Tino's. This is a white whale of mine. I really need to find the perfect mix. BUT the upside is I do have some delicious chicken, boiled eggs and whatnot for the coming very busy week. 

SO - this week's kit is so perfect for my cheffy heart - and I have a fun video and lots of cards for you with the kit and the add-ons. 

But I fell HARD for one of the add-ons. Holy cow. Number one - I have never seen an olive stamp like this. TWO - my sister has successfully grown olives here. Three - olives are one of my favorite foods. Four - like pomegranates and crabapples, the plants themselves are so spectacularly beautiful, the food is incidental, in my opinion. Such is this lovely olive branch

I stamped it in Contour Ink and used my Lydia Split Daniel Smith watercolors. This image is PERFECTLY sized for coloring. Wow. 

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The cooking-themed kit is SO fun - you will absolutely love what you see today. So many creative ideas. It comes with all of this. Wait until you see the way all this can be used on tags on home baked gifts. 


The grid stamp in the kit is full of possibilities - you will see lots of fun ideas on the hop. It's a great backsplash, makes perfect brick, etc. I decided to build a mid-century modern scene by turning it into a checkerboard floor. I cut the scene with the main die, separated the oven, and colored the little oven with OLO Markers and Derwent pencils, finishing it with a Posca Pen. I ordered a set of the white pens in various widths MONTHS ago - possibly last year, and the supply chain finally freed them up and I got them last week. I have a video of this card for you today.


This was my sneak peek card. The kit comes with extra little free-standing dies like this cute pie. I used the grid stamp for a tablecloth. I used Jammie's sparkly coloring paper - you can see the sparkles in the photo - and I colored it with OLO markers with Posca highlights.


I'm not sure this was EXACTLY the intention with this little kitchen tools die set, but if you give me an apron die and a butcher knife die, I'm pretty sure you know I'm going to make a Dexter card, right? The splatters are from this kit, and the sentiment is from this set. I cracked myself up! I cut the knife once out of black cardstock, and once out of holographic cardstock. I used my craft knife to separate the little circles on the handle, trimmed the black one and glued them together - it's the perfect chef's knife! I colored the apron with OLO and Derwent - I tried to make it look like leather in true Dexter form. I was cracking up making this. 


The other set of dies in the add-ons are these gorgeous crocks - the jars and lids are separate dies, so you can put all the little spatulas etc. from the tools set in them! I went for more of a cookie jar style, coloring them with OLO markers, and then using Soft Vanilla Ink to partially stamp a backsplash with the grid from the kit. I then masked that and created a countertop by ink blending Soft Vanilla for a little scene. The sentiment is from the kit


Here are all the Add-ons - I LOVE the chicken/egg one! Hoping to make a card with that soon.


So here's my video for today - come back for more inspiration and the giveaways!



Here are all the supplies I used today.
MMH May 2022
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Get them all May add-ons
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Olive Branch Bundle
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AF468 Contour Ink Pad | Hero Arts
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Kitchen Crocks Fancy Dies
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Kitchen Tools Fancy Dies
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Apron Stamp & Cut
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Treat Tags Stamp & Cut
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Eggcellent Bundle
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Animal Cooks Bundle
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Kitchen Shelf
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Bottle Cork Infinity Dies
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MMH 0322
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CM536 Color Layering Orca - Hero Arts
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Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors -...
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Derwent Chromaflow Colored Pencils -...
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OLO
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Uni-Posca Paint Marker - White, Set...
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Holographic Cardstock Set 1 - Pink...
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Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring...
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Floral Glass Craft Mat — Glassboard...
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MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool...
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Scor-Buddy Mini Scoring Board 9x7.5 -...
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MIS-T Rulers
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Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
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Understand Blue Bundles Specials for...
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Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
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Storage Envelopes, Medium 25pk,...
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CheckOutStore Stamp & Die Clear...
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Extra Large -50 pk, Avery Elle Stamp...
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Airtable: Organize your stamps & dies
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Hero Arts Blog
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25 comments:

  1. Love all of these! Especially the olive branch and the Dexter one!

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  2. Can I just tell you how much I love this video!! I love your cards, but the Dexter just cracks me up! Even the finger prints in the splatter, love it!!

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  3. Great variety of cards! Love the olives and the Dexter cards! Thanks for sharing

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  4. Creativity worthy of art displaying.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  5. These are all amazing! Great video too! I LOVE the teal oven!

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  6. Well I'm sorry you had such a rough time in the kitchen! I agree that MOST eggs are jerks lol! LOVE all your cards! The olive branch coloring is AMAZING! I have to say I enjoyed your serial killer card the most! My daughters and I all watch Dateline and 48 Hours and they would laugh their butts of if they got a card that that!!

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  7. The Dexter card is hilarious!

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  8. Oh gosh that olive stamp is stunning!!

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  9. I LOVE your Dexter card. that is just hilarious.

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  10. The olives look incredible--a work of art. The apron, knife and BLOOD on the wall look menacing :) ha ha ha ha ha Great cards, and so different from each other.

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  11. Really enjoy reading every word of your posts! Really enjoy the put of the box macabre touches that are spectacular! Now I have to say I found an egg steamer at a church rummage sale and I love it. The perfect dozen of perfect Jumbos in 22 minutes start to finish and shells peel away in large released pieces. Love it. Annnnd your cards... eggseptional as always!

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  12. Nice & creative cards! That olive branch is so fab!

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  13. Amazing cards and love all the stamps and dies. If I were to pick just one it would be the kitchen massacre card because that is so me in the kitchen. I love cheeky stamps and sentiments, they make cardmaking fun.

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  14. This is such a cute release but I must say your killer card is a little different...lol tyfs :)

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  15. Fabulous group of cards, Lydia. Beautifully colored olive branch!

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  16. FAB cards! OMGoodness, your olives are gorgeous--they send me directly to Greece--so thatnks for the trip! LOVE!!!

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  17. Great kitchen themed cards and love the olive card.

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  18. Lydia you out did yourself with this kit! As always your cards blew me away

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  19. Such awesome cards! Love the release. Thanks for sharing.

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  20. OMG!!!! your cards are excellent. My husband who is retired and not in good health watches murder shows all day. The dexter card is just his style. Your knife is so creative. love the coloring on the Olive Branch. thanks for sharing

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  21. Fabulous cards! I really love your apron and knife card - best sentiment!

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  22. Your cards are so awesome- fantastic designs and creativity! They're all so beautifully colored! I love the Killer Day card- so fun!

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  23. Still laughing at your "killer" card, and swooning over the gorgeous olive design

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  24. You had me at the olive branch! Seriously, after hand painting a branch last year, my attention was caught when I saw your card on FB. Your watercolor is stunning! The Dexter card is so you and made me chuckle! The entire release is a winner. :)

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  25. That olive card is gorgeous but the Killer Day card has me laughing my head off!

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