The Aviary: August 2016

Friday, August 26, 2016

Vintage Camera Mini Book

I wanted to make a fun little mini book that was full of red, France, and had a vintage theme. As it progressed it actually started to look like a vintage camera. How fun!!!

Here is my full video tutorial for this fun project.

Here are some up close pictures of this fun little mini book.

I used some of the embellishments I had made earlier from the wings stamps on a couple of the pages (see them above on the middle left and bottom right).

Here is the video on how I made the wing embellishments.

It is so easy to create when you have a simple color scheme. Mine was red and black, with hints of gold, bronze, creme, and white which are all neutral colors. you could easily add pictures in place of some of the little card to make this a brag book or a micro vacation book. The ideas are endless!!

Supplies Used
Stand - Deflecto
Papers - Canvas Corp
Rope - Canvas Corp
Burlap - Canvas Corp
Wood - Canvas Corp
Tags & Cards - Canvas Corp
Mists & Paint - Tattered Angels
Deco Tape - 7 Gypsies
Lace - 7 Gypsies
Metals - 7 Gypies & Prima
Ink - Dare 2B Artzy
Stamps - Dare 2B Artzy
Stamps Embellishments - Paper Wings Productions
Flowers - Petaloo
Frame - Melissa Francis
Doily
Cardboard
Punch - We R Memory Keepers
Scissors & Cutter - Fiskars
Bling - Eyelet Outlet
Glue - Beacon

Enjoy!

Friday, August 19, 2016

Carrie Avery Demo w/ Resist Ink Technique

Hey all Erin here,

Check out the amazing demo that Carry Avery did for me at the Heirloom Productions Stamp show this summer showing how to sue inks to blend and make a resist with a glossy paper. Check out the technique here!!

Here is my version of the card I made at the show. You can use any dark color for the top coat and it works the same way!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Supplies Used
Stamps - Paper Wings Productions
Ink - Clear Snap
Paper

Friday, August 12, 2016

Carrie Avery Demo w/ Deco Foil Technique Video Tutorial

Hi all Erin here,

Ever wonder what to do with that amazing deco foil sheets you see at the craft store? Lots of companies sell the foils and here is one technique that Carrie Avery show me at the Heirloom Productions Stamp show this summer in central Texas.

To learn how to make those star bursts stamps sparkle take a look at the video!

Now use your foil with your stamps and make them sparkle!!

Supplies Used
Stamps - Paper Wings Productions
Glue - Deco Foil
Foil sheets - Ranger
Paper
Ink

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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Let it Snow

Hello friends. So about this time every year we seem to be melting from the awful heat. Although we haven't been in the triple digits to many days just down the road in the big city they have seen them for many many days. The only real places to be in this heat is inside with the AC blowing or in the swimming pool. Sometimes even that is too hot.

So we all start dreaming of winter, what little of a winter we get anyway. We start wishing for snow that we never see and building snowman.

So today I pulled out Snowman Love Clear Stamp Set.
I stamped the images on a piece of Kraft cardstock and colored the images using my Prismacolor Pencils.

I adhered the card front on to a white card base using my ATG.

I have to say this is going to be one of my favorite stamps for the winter months.

Hope you enjoyed my post today.
Have a wonderful day friends.

Friday, August 5, 2016

Paper Wings Productions Booth Walk-Through at Heirloom Productions Stamp Show

Hi all Erin here,

I got the pleasure of meeting Carrie Avery at the Heirloom Stamps show in New Braunfels, TX this summer. At this show we talked and she took me under her pretty wings and brought me on as a designer for Paper Wings Productions right then and there - how amazing is that!! While we were talking I decided to do a run of her booth to show everyone how amazing her stamps are and and diverse they are. So here ya go, the Paper Wings Productions booth at the Heirloom stamps show!