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!!!

Toujours Paris!

I just love the vintage image sheets they carry at Paper Wings Productions. I decided to do a vintage Parisian themed layout using the gorgeous April in Paris Clip Art Sheet. I had a lot of fun arranging the gorgeous Parisian images into a collage. I love that my paper has a hot air balloon on it tying in with the vintage image!!

I added the title "Toujours Paris" using the Perfect Alphabet Clear Stamp Set  For the background of the layout I used the Royal Melange Cling Stamp Set repeating the fleur de lys and script stamps throughout the background using Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I used the dots mask from the April Nesting Components Kit as well as the gorgeous velvet ribbon and some die cuts from Pink Paislee Cottage Farms from the May Nesting Components Kit.

These kits come in very limited supply, there is only one left of each of them and after that they are gone, so grab them while you can! I love the fact that there is always a stamp set, and image sheet, some sort of art medium or tool and great embellishments, you shouldn't miss them, I always make a point to buy mine early before they run out!!!!

I got out the sewing machine and did a black stitched frame around the central collage to add some texture and interest.To finish off the layout, from my own stash I added the flowers and the chipboard Eiffel Tower and the tags.

Themed Thursday: Mother and Child ATCs

Hi, Cathi here to share with you my first DT post for Paper Wings Productions sneaking in a little early for July!! I decided to use a theme of Mother and Child for this Themed Thursday post. I used gorgeous stamps from the same stamp set, Worldly Women Melange 2 cling stamp set to create two canvas ATCs.

I started by inking the background of both canvas ATCs (received in the May Nesting Components kit that I purchased earlier) with Spiced Marmelade and Peeled Paint distress inks. I then stamped the images of the Native American mother and child and the Madonna and child from the Worldly Women set in black Archival Ink. For a more weathered background look, I took a script stamp from the Text Melange Cling Stamp set and Walnut Stain Distress Ink and stamped all over the ATCs. I used gorgeous chipboard Dusty Attic ATC frames I had and embossed them with Lindy's Stamp Gang Orbit Green Gold Embossing Powder, it really gives them the look of metal!!

I finished off the ATCs by using jewels from the May Nesting Components kit and gorgeous Pink Paislee Luxe metallic rubons on the Native American mother and child ATC from the July Nesting Component kit.

Mixed Media Monday - Mystic Assemblage Piece with Dana

Hi PWP fans! Dana here today sharing a fun assemblage piece I created with the July Nesting Components Mixed Media Kit. If you love the sand, sun and surf, you're going to want to pick up this kit! I feel home when I'm on the beach, and that was my inspiration for my project.

My favorite items in this kit are the metallic accents from the Pink Paislee Luxe Circles and Rub-Ons and the Lindy's Stamp Gang Madonna Robe Blue Gold Two-Toned Embossing Powder.

Like all Nesting Components Mixed Media Kits, a fabulous Paper Wings Products Stamp Set is part of the kit! The Seaside Cling Stamp Set is beach themed and features a gorgeous script quote. I used a portion of that stamp on my piece.

I created my own embellishments with glass beads and images from the clip art sheet. I built up layers of circle elements with the Pink Paislee Luxe Circles and gold circle rub-ons from the Pink Pailsee Luxe Rub-On Set. I also used the Studio Calico Huey's Circles Mask and Prima Glitter Gems from previous kits.

I mixed up my own mist using a Gelato and the Misting Bottle from the Faber-Castell Essential Tool Kit from the kit.

One of my favorite features of the PWP Kits is how well they all work together. I started this project with a piece of cardboard packaging and leftover supplies from my April, May and June Mixed Media Kits.

I was thrilled to find a Faber-Castell Essential Tool Kit in the July Kit! These tools came in handy for this project in a big way! I primed my cardboard with a light coat of Gesso, which I had leftover from the April Kit. I then added circles using the Mr. Huey's Mask and some cloud rub-ons, leftovers from the April Kit, and a piece of torn patterned paper from the Pink Paislee Hope Chest collection, from the June Kit, for a pop of color.

I used the foam wedge from the tool kit to apply VersaMark ink to random places around the edge of the cardboard and then sprinkled the Lindy's Embossing Powder from the kit over the ink. Applying heat to the powder reveals the fantastic two-toned finish! To create the mist, I cut a small portion from the Gelato and used a palette knife to blend the Gelato with warm water until I had a smooth mixture, which I then transferred to the misting bottle from the tool kit.

I used the Background Writings Cling Stamp Set and the Memento ink from the June Kit to add script to several areas on my background.

I added color to the canvas bird from the May Kit with a Gelato and the water brush from the tool kit. Once that was dry I added a layer of Stickles, which was leftover from the April Kit. I created some fun embellishments with clip art images and glass beads. I simply applied a small amount of Glossy Accents over the clip art images, pressed the glass beads over the images, and once dry, trimmed the excess paper from each bead.

My favorite part of every project is adding the embellishments and finishing touches! Everything shown to the left of my cardboard piece are items from the July Kit. Supplies from past kits and my personal stash are to the right of my cardboard piece. I added supplies from both piles to finish my piece.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! You can pick up the July Kit, as well as the previous kits that I used for this project, from the Paper Wings Productions Store while supplies last! Be sure to visit us again this week for Amber's What's Up Wednesday post and join the PWP Team on Friday for our monthly Blog Hop!

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