the song from beginning to end

Hi everyone! It's Ashley here to share a card.

First, I stamped one of the musical images from the Text Melange stamp set all over my background with Versamark ink and heat embossed it. Then I grabbed one of the distressed stamps from the Art Textures stamp set. I inked it with Faber Castell big brush pens and spritzed it with water before stamping my images. Then I dried the stamped images with my heat gun because I'm impatient :)

Next I used distress inks to blend worn lipstick and spiced marmalade ink colors on a scrap sheet of white paper. I ran this through my die cut machine to die cut the medallion. For my sentiment, which came from the Kind Words cling stamp set, I stamped it on vellum with Staz On ink and then attached it with twine.

 Here's my finished card:

Have you stamped on vellum before? What are some tips you have? Speaking of stamping on vellum, we're giving away a FREE Craftsy class and you only have a few more days to enter!

For more details about today's card, visit my blog today.

the Lord is my Shepherd

Hey everyone! It's Ashley with my first August post at The Aviary, the Paper Wings Productions blog. I sure hope you're enjoying the projects the design team is putting out because I know we're having fun creating! Today I have a card using the Scriptures clear stamp set + the Howlin' For You cling stamp set. Just fyi, the Scriptures stamp set is easily one of my favorites by PWP. I love the sentiments and I love the font.

So the first thing I did was stamp my trees with Versamark ink and heat emboss the image with white embossing powder. Next I started using distress inks to blend the background. I used old paper and shabby shutters ink colors. When I got the background how I liked it, I grabbed a stencil.
I mixed Faber-Castell gel medium + Lindy's Stamp Gang mist to create a brown paste and then applied it over my stencil. I sped up the drying process by blasting it with my heating tool. Then I added splatters of the LSG mist onto the card.

Finally I stamped my sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and tied some twine around the card. Have you ever used mist with a gel medium?

can you see the detail and texture in the trees?

 Thanks for stopping by today! If you're looking for more ideas on how to use your stencils, check out this post by Pam.

Stamped Angel Tags

Hello PWP fans and Happy Wednesday! It's Amber here today to bring you two stamped tags I created with lots of fabulous stamp sets from the Paper Wings Productions Shop! Check out the close up photos below along with all of the details.

The first tag I have to share is the pink and black angel themed tag, I started by stamping the larger angel from the Angles Cling Stamp Set right in the middle of my tag at the bottom. After I had the angle stamped I used an old sticker sheet to add some stenciling to the tag base. After my stenciling was done I went back and stamped the text and the swirls to the background. I only added a little bit of the text and I kept the swirls toward the outside edges. 

Here's a closer look at the stamped angel with the stamped and stenciled background. I colored in the squares with Faber-Castell Stamper's Big Brush Pink Madder Pen to bring out some of the pink in the patterned paper. For the sentiment I went with one of the stickers from 7 Dots Studios Illumination collection that reads " lets dance in the rain" and attached it with some mini staples.

I wanted to continue the pink and black color scheme, so I used the same patterned paper and ink pad that I used for the first tag. I started by stamping the angel at the top right off to the side and then I added the star right below her hand. After I had those two images stamped I went ahead and added the clouds and text to the background. 

Here's a closer look at the stamped text, star, and clouds. I thought it would be fun to have the angel reaching out for the star. I was going for a reach for the stars kind of vibe to go along with my 7 Dots Studio "Dream be yourself take a chance" sentiment. I hope you enjoyed my two stamped tags today!  Thanks for visiting!

Tag 1 Supplies: Patterned Paper- Fancy Pants / Paper Wings Productions Stamps- Angels Cling Stamp Set, Vintage Melange, Text Cling Stamp Set / CTMH Ink Pad- Black / Faber-Castell Stamper's Big Brush Pen- PINK MADDER / Sticker Sentiments- 7 Dots Studio Illumination Collection / American Crafts Mini Stapler / White String

Tag 2 Supplies:Patterned Paper- Fancy Pants / Paper Wings Productions Stamps- Angels Cling Stamp Set, Earth & Sky Cling Stamp Set, Text Cling Stamp Set, Hanging Stars Clear Stamp Set / CTMH Ink Pad Black / Sticker Sentiments- 7 Dots Studio Illumination Collection / American Crafts Mini Stapler / White String

Scrapbook Saturday

Happy Saturday Paper Wings Productions fans!  Erica here to bring you this weeks Scrapbook Saturday post!

I am so excited to be bringing you a scrapbook layout today that I created using the September Mixed Media Kit!  I loved this kit and the 6x6 paper pad from My Minds Eye that was included is filled with beautiful paper!

I also used some of the fabulous stamp sets from the Paper Wings Productions shop and a gold gelato!  All the products I used today from Paper Wings Productions will be linked down below!  I started with a plain white piece of textured cardstock.  I took my gold gelato and ran it across on of my acylic blocks.  I used a paint brush and some water to create a nice gold watercolor and then used the Faber-Castell stipple brush to add some splashes of gold to my white cardstock.  I set this aside to dry and then began cutting squares from the 6x6 paper pad.  I cut them in 3" and 3.25" sizes so they were not all the same.  I also cut a few smaller pieces to use as layers.  Next I laid out all my squares and added embellishments from the My Minds Eye Market Street ephemera pack to the squares.  I then added my 3 photos and started to adhere things down.  Once things were down I pulled out my stamps and my Jenni Bowlin ink and added some stamping!  This layout came together quickly and was inspired by a layout that I recently saw on Pinterest!  I really love the look of grid style layouts and they have been very popular and one of my favorites designs right now!  Here is a look at my final layout!  I also pulled in a few enamel dots from my stash and a brad from a past PWP Mixed Media Kit.

Thanks so much for stopping today!  Please remember that our October challenge is still going on and you can link up to our challenge a total of 3 times!  Using PWP product is not required but will give you extra entries into our challenge!  Enjoy the rest of your day and remember to let your creativity take flight!

June Design Team Blog Hop & Giveaway: Blue

*****To join our June Challenge: Chipboard and/or Wood Veneers, CLICK HERE*****

 WELCOME to the Paper Wings Productions' June Design Team Blog Hop & Giveaway!  This month we're back to colors.  So get ready to be dazzled by beautiful BLUE. Now no hop would be complete without a little blog candy and this month we are changing things up.  Here is this month's prize pack!!

The prize pack contains:

Mix & Match Essential Tool Kit
Paper Crafter Crayons- Reds
Paper Crafter Crayons- Neutrals
Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils- Blues
Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils- Greens
Textural Accent SamplerRetail value over $65!!!

Make sure to complete the entire hop for a chance to win this awesome prize pack from our sponsor: Faber-Castell!

 For a chance to win all you need to do is:

• be a follower of this blog 
• visit each of the participating designers' blogs and leave a comment  
• come back & leave us a comment telling us you completed the hop.  

To increase your chances of winning:  like our Facebook page and/or invite your friends to the hop.  Be sure to leave a separate comment for each of your additional entries. 

 We will announce the winner here Tuesday, June 10th, 2014.

 Okay let's get hopping!!  Your first stop this month is at Amber's blog Sew-Ink.

***Here is the complete line up just in case you get lost along the way***

Amber Rasmuss

Carrie Avery

Dana Tatar

Erica Rose Thompson
Katie Smith
Norma Gomez

***then come back here to leave a comment at The Aviary***

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, ENJOY THE HOP!!!

Tutorial Tuesday

*****TO JOIN OUR MAY CHALLENGE CLICK HERE*****

Erica here with you today but before I get to my project for today we are so excited to announce the winners of our May Friendship Blog Hop!  We also want to give a big Thank You to Nani ke Ola Scrapbooking for joining us this month! 

The winner of the Paper Wings Productions prize is Kathleen White!  Congrats Kathleen!  Please contact Carrie at info@paperwingsproductions for instructions on how to claim your prize!

The winner of  Nani ke Ola prize is Mulberry Mindy!  Congrats Mindy!!  Please contact Jennifer at jenn@nanikeolascrapbooking.com for instructions on how to claim prize!

Today I am sharing how to create an easy background using gelatos and some Faber Castell Big Brush Pens.  You can find both of these products in the Paper Wings Productions shop and the gelatos 

are on sale right now!  I will also be using 2 stamp sets from the shop called Thankful and Sparkle

I started out by using the biggest star burst image in the sparkle stamp set 

and colored it with one of mybig brush pens and then stamped it out all over a 

piece of white cardstock that I cut down to a standard sizecard front. 

 I repeated this same process using the next two star burst images in the 

stamp set with a different color blue big brush pen until I ended up with this. 

Next I pulled out my gelatos and added color all over my card front in random 

places.

To blend the colors in I used a sponge to rub the color all over the cardstock 

until I got the look I liked.  I went back in with more color and blended with 

a sponge about 2 or three times.  Next time I do this I will use a thicker 

cardstock or maybe even watercolor paper.  This is what my finished 

background looked like after blending in the gelatos with my sponge. 

From here I added my sentiment from the Thankful stamp set in black ink 

and a few tiny bling pieces to the smallest star bursts.  Last step was to add 

to a black layer piece and apply to my card base!  

This was my first time playing with my big brush pens and I really love using 

them to stamp out images!  If you have not yet tried these out I highly 

recommend them!  They would be perfect for multicolored images!Thanks so 

much for joining me today and I hope you all have a wonderful day!! Make 

sure to follow our blog for more inspiration and to stay up to date on new 

products!!  Our May Challenge has started and this months theme is 

Anything Goes!  I hope you will link up with us this month for your 

chance to win a gift certificate to the PWP shop!  Also the deadline for 

our Guest Designer Call is coming to an end on May 9th!  Please get 

your submissions into us and remember to let your creativity take flight!!

Creative Playtime!

Hello & Welcome to all of the new PWP followers!!  Norma here with you today to share the results of my last creative session.  Summer has been real busy for me and I've been spending most of my time with my family.  So I was really craving a little creative playtime.  I dug into my stash of Paper Wings goodness and created this art journal page:

Whenever I get new stamps, I like to stamp them in my art journal just to get a feel for them and that's exactly what this page was full of when I started.

 

Here is a look at my art journal page when I started.  It was stamped with the beautiful Wildflowers sentiment, "there's always hope" up top and "indian paintbrush" down on the bottom.  There was also random stenciling all over the page.

I covered the doodled heart with a mask, then stamped the flower from the Flower Power stamp set using Tim Holtz Distress Markers.  I embossed the flowers to seal in the color so that I could continue to add layers of colors on top of the distress inks.

I added color with Faber-Castell Gelatos.  All I did was scribble with the gelato and then used a wet brush to blend the color out.

I colored in the Indian Paintbrush flower with Prismacolor pencils and then darkened my doodles with black India ink.

To add more color, I pulled out the stencil from the Aug Nesting Components kit and Dylusions ink.

I continued to build layers using the Perfect Numbers stamp set and rubons from the May Nesting Components kit.

This beautiful little lady is also from the May Nesting Components kit.

To finish it off, I added some of the smaller flowers from the Flower Power stamp set.  I love that I was able to mix so many wonderful Paper Wings products into this one page. 

 Have you visited the online store lately?!  Carrie has added new items like the gelatos I used on this project.  You should really go check it out ;D

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a beautiful day!!!