What's Up Wednesday

Hello Paper Wings fans!  Erica here with you today for What's Up Wednesday!  

Well I will tell you what has been up here on the blog so far this month!  The designers have been sharing amazing projects using the fabulous Paper Wings Productions products!  You do not want to miss Dana's Grinch Home Decor post or Amanda's amazing Scrapbook Saturday post.  Her background using the tropical gelatos and texture paste is amazing!  Our December Nesting Components Kit has been a huge hit this month and we only have a few left in stock so make sure to pick yours up today here!

Today I have a 8.5 x 11 layout to share with you using a variety of product from the Paper Wings Productions shop and some of my past Nesting Components Kits!  The paper I am using for my layers came from the September Kit and it is from My Minds Eye.  My base is a white piece of cardstock and I also used some smaller pieces of white cardstock to build up more layers.  I added some background stamping and used stamps from the Art Textures stamp set.  

This is a must have stamp for everyone!  If there was one stamp set out of all my Paper Wings stamps this is the one that I find myself going for over and over again!  I also used the Say It Thanks stamp set and used the sentiment You Make Me Smile for my title.  

I stamped it out on some white cardstock and created a banner piece.  The stamped heart is also from Say It Thanks and it is the perfect little heart stamp!  Here is a look at my finished layout.

  

I added a strip of pattern paper at the top and bottom of my page to add another punch of yellow to go along with the color of my title.  A couple Tim Holtz rub ons from the one of my past Nesting Components Kits and my layout was complete!  I love how it turned out and I hope you enjoy it as well!  Our December challenge is still going on so I hope you will link up for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Paper Wings Productions shop!  Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoy the rest of your day and remember to let your creativity take flight!

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Hi everyone Monica with my final post for The Aviary as a GDT for the month of August.  Today is What's Up Wednesday and this is tag created from the Sea Mixed Media Kit.

 I used some of the chippies from Um-Wow that are included in the kit and applied gesso and then inked it country blue then took the stamp from the kit

 The image is the clipart sheet and chipboard that comes inside the kit.

I hope everyone has enojyed my post as a GDTfor the month of August which happens to be my birthday month as well so what an added pleasure.  Thanks for stopping by everyone!!

What's Up Wednesday - Scriptures card.

Hey everyone! It's Ashley and I'm super excited to be the guest designer this month. Today I'm sharing the card I made for What's Up Wednesday.

I just loved the Scriptures stamp set and I think I can use it for tons of cards.

To create the base of my card, I used a lot of mediums for dimension and color. First I painted the whole base with gesso. Then I used the Art Textures stamp set to heat emboss some white circles onto the background. I mixed gesso with Lindy's Stamp gang mist for the bright blue stamping and then I added even more gesso to the mist for a toned down blue and stamped the smaller blue circles with that.

I heat embossed another of the textures stamps with yellow. I wanted to use a few different texture stamps from the set with different techniques for visual interest.

For the square that my sentiment is stamped on, I just dipped the edges of the card in Versamark, sprinkled on some embossing powder, and heat embossed the edges. Now the yellow sentiment square doesn't stand out quite as much against the white background.

I've linked my products below. Thanks for joining me today!

Scriptures Clear Stamp Set

Art Textures Cling Stamp Set

Lindy's Sidekick - Sweet Treats

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What's Up Wednesday- Colorful Seahorse

Hello everyone and Welcome back to the blog! It's Amber here with a bright and colorful card for this weeks What's Up Wednesday Post. I fell in love with this colorful sheet of patterned paper and just had to pair it with some matching inks and some of my favorite PWP stamp sets.

I started by covering my card base with the colorful patterned paper and then I cut and added two coordinating strips of cardstock to the upper half of my card. I stamped the cute little seahorse from the Mermaid Clear Stamp Set in Topaz and then stamped the fun little sunburst pattern in Boysenberry behind the little guy. ( Note: I masked the seahorse and around the edges of my cardstock before stamping the background.) To finish things off I stamped some text from the Text Cling Stamp Set in Topaz  and added three little cardstock squares with bards in the middle of them to the large pink panel of cardstock. You can see a little close up of my card below.

Thanks for visiting! Don't forget we would love to see what you make with Paper Wings Productions Stamps so add your projects to our Flickr Group,to Pinterest, or leave a comment with a link to your project. You can also check out our Facebook Page, Paper Wings Productions Facebook Share Page and You Tube Page for daily inspiration.

Supplies: Cardstock- Cream, Orange, Bright Pink / Patterned Paper- Close To My Heart / Paper Wings Productions Clear Stamp Sets-Mermaid & Sunburst Pattern / Paper Wings Productions Cling Stamp Set- Text / Versa Color Ink Pads- Boysenberry & Topaz /  3 Cream Brads- Making Memories

Sunburst Pattern Clear Stamp

Mermaid Clear Stamp Set

Text Cling Stamp Set

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What's Up Wednesday - Building An Extra Heavy Gel Textured Background

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Hi Paper Wings fans! Dana here today sharing a layout that I created with the July Tea Time Nesting Components Kit. This kit contains a small tub of Golden Extra Heavy Gel which is excellent for holding peaks. Extra Heavy Gel also dries clear so I was able to create a super cool textured background with color both below and on top of the gel for a fantastic effect.

I started with the piece of thick white cardboard that comes in the kit. This cardboard holds up beautifully to wet media and layers of embellishments.

I primed the cardboard with a thin coat of gesso and then stamped a border and text pattern using Archival inks, the Lace Border Clear Stamp Set and the Text Melange Cling Stamp Set.

I then used a spatula to spread a layer of Extra Heavy Gel over my background. (Note: I had a larger open tub of Extra Heavy Gloss Gel so I used that rather than the Extra Heavy Matte Gel that comes in the kit. The technique and results are the same with both gels except the Gloss Gel dries with a bit more shine.) I used a plastic comb to add the circle pattern into the gel. Once the gel was dry I spritzed the background with Lindy's Stamp Gang Mist in Brushed Nickel and Kissin' Kenickie Coral.

I wanted to add more color to my background so I used watercolor pencils to brighten up some of the circular grooves.

Here's a full shot of my project again. I immediately loved this photo on the Clip Art Sheet from the kit. It reminded me of the great diner scene from the film When Harry Met Sally, and I borrowed the line "I'll have what she's having" for the title of my layout.

I cut a portion from the stacked teacup clip art image and used that to add a pretty floral pattern to the chipboard teacup from the kit. I used the tag from my favorite flavor of tea and attached it to the tea cup to personalize the layout. The sentiment that I stamped, "tea makes everything better." is from the NEW Tea Time Cling Stamp Set, which is 25% off this month!

Here's one more look at my gel background. I hope I have inspired you to try this technique!

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you're looking for more Tea Time inspiration be sure to check out Erica's gorgeous Accordion Mini Album and her Scrapbook Saturday post. If you didn't pick up the kit yet, Norma created a stunning Bird Cage Assemblage that is a must see.

Tea Time Nesting Components Kit Tea Time Cling Stamp Set Lace Border Clear Stamp Set Text Cling Stamp Set Lindy's Sidekick - Industrial Chic Lindy's Sidekick - Nantucket Pearls

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What's Up Wednesday

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Hi guys, Katie here for What's Up Wednesday!

Today I wanted to share with you these 2 cards I made using my *favorite* Paper Wings Productions stamp- the Play with your Coffee stamp. I did a post here back in January sharing some cards I made with this stamp, which you can see here.

For these 2 cards, I wanted to stick to a certain color scheme, so I found this one on pinterest. The cup of tea on it is perfect, right? I love the color scheme and I tried to use only those colors on my cards.
I used the borders from the Snapshot Framer stamp set to create a "surface" to stamp my cups onto to, almost like a table.

Thanks for stopping by! While you're here, take a minute to read some of the other posts by the design team and enter our current monthly challenge!

Play With Your Coffee Clear Stamp Set

Snapshot Framer

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Families Are Forever

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Hello everyone! It's Amber here with this weeks Whats Up Wednesday post.

I thought it would be fun to share a fun family themed card today since Memorial Day was just a few days ago. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend with your loved ones. I had a great time with family and friends this weekend. I especially enjoyed the hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, and delicious watermelon. 

If your stopping by for the first time this week you might want to check out Katie's fabulous Scrapbook Saturday post along with Norma's wonderful Mixed Media post from Monday. Katie shared a delightful little mini album that she created as a graduation gift for here sister. You can check it out HERE. Norma shared a fabulous mixed media layout that she created using the leftovers from several Nesting Components kits. You can check it out HERE. You can also find the current Nesting Component Kit HERE along with a few of the past kits.

This cute little image and sentiment are from the Paper Wings Productions Home Tweet Home Clear Stamp Set. I used the large family portrait image as the main focal point and I add the "Families Are Forever" sentiment to a little die cut tag along with some ribbon to my card front. Thanks for visiting! Don't forget we would love to see what you make with Paper Wings Productions Stamps so add your projects to our Flickr Group,to Pinterest, or leave a comment with a link to your project. You can also check out our Facebook Page and You Tube Page for daily inspiration.

Supplies: Cardstock- White & Tan / Patterned Paper- Elle's Studio / Paper Wings Productions Clear Stamp Set- Home Tweet Home / Staz- On Ink Pad- Jet Black / CTMH Markers / Sizzix Die- Tags / Yellow Ribbon- Offray / Sulky Thread- Black / Sewing Machine 

Home Tweet Home Clear Stamp Set

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