Tutorial Tuesday - Natural Components December Daily Album

Hi Paper Wings fans! Dana here today sharing a quick and easy tutorial for a December Daily album that I put together using the November Natural Nesting Components Mixed Media Kit.

The versatility of this neutral kit is fantastic! By using Gelatos and Stamper's Big Brush Pens with some of my favorite stencils and stamps, I was able to transform the kit contents into a colorful, festive December Daily album.

A 5x7-inch Canvas Corp Canvas Portfolio is included in the kit! I spritzed the outer covers of the album with water, to help the canvas absorb the color, and then applied Gelatos to the canvas. I blended the color with a paintbrush and water.

I dried the portfolio with a heat gun and then added splatters of Tattered Angels Mist. I used Stamper's Big Brush Pens and stencils to add a pattern over the colored canvas. I finished the edge of the portfolio with some script using the Writing Cling Stamp and brown Archival Ink.

I wanted to be able to tie this album shut, so I hot glued a piece of canvas ribbon from my stash across the front and back covers. I then glued the prettier lace trim from the kit over that plain ribbon to dress it up a little. I still have the majority of the Vintage Christmas Nesting Components Kit leftover from last year and I pulled the chipboard deer from that kit to add a whimsical touch to the cover of my album.

The red and green flowers are from my personal stash. The white leaves, wood veneer leaves and game pieces (numbers will vary from kit to kit) are all from the November Natural Nesting Components Mixed Media Kit. I stamped the number 25 onto the cover using the Perfect Numbers Cling Stamp Set.

The mix of yuzen, petal, printed, natural fiber, and tissue papers included in this kit are so fun to touch and make each page of the album a little more interesting! I added a couple pieces of patterned paper and cardstock from my stash to add a pop of color to the inside of the album. I gathered the papers into a stack, folded them all in half, and then stitched the pages together along the crease with a piece of twine. I then secured the bundle of paper to the portfolio binding with a piece of hand-dyed ribbon. I stamped the date onto each page using the Perfect Numbers Cling Stamp Set. I'm looking forward to documenting the last month of the year!

We'd love to have you join our Monthly Challenge! You have until the 30th to link up your project for a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to the Paper Wings Productions Store!

Thanks for joining me today!

Natural Mixed Media Kit December 2013 Nesting Components Kit Tattered Angels Paint - Hummingbird Stamper's Big Brush Pen - Green Stamper's Big Brush Pen - White Gelatos - Tropical 4 Pack Gelatos- 50s Diner 4 pack Gelatos Steam Punk Hand-Dyed Ribbon - Coral Writing Cling Stamp Merry Clear Stamp Set

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Scrapbook Saturday - For The Birds Mixed Media Layout

Hi Paper Wings fans! Dana here with you today sharing a layout that I created with the For The Birds Mixed Media Kit. I also used the NEW Bird Beauty Cling Stamp Set. You can pick up this fantastic stamp set for 15% off this month! Several of the sentiments in this stamp set were just perfect for documenting my skydiving adventure.

I started with the white piece of cardboard from the kit and created a bird patterned mixed media background with some of my favorite mediums. I first colored the background with Gelatos. I then added birds using the stencil and Golden Light Molding Paste from the kit.

I colored the birds with Gelatos, watercolor pencils and Stamper's Big Brush Pens. I used the Art Textures Cling Stamp Set to add the subtle dot pattern to the body of the birds.

I added a glittery wing to this bird using the bird stencil from the kit and Iced Enamels Relique Glitz Gold Embossing Enamel. I added the small circle pattern with the Single Dot Border Clear Stamp Set. The "adventurous" sentiment is part of the Bird Panel Clear Stamp Set. The For The Birds Mixed Media Kit comes with your choice of one of our gorgeous Bird Panel stamp sets!

The sentiment shown here is part of the NEW Bird Beauty Cling Stamp Set. The designs under the sentiment are made with the Art Textures Cling Stamp Set and the Ledger Journaling Lines Clear Stamp.

I used a White Stamper's Big Brush Pen and the Cloudy Cling Stamp Set to add a fluffy white cloud to my photo.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! If this is your first visit to the blog this week, you're going to want to check out Carrie's Bird Themed Configurations Box and Norma's Mixed Media Assemblage Tutorial. Also, we'd love to have your join our June Chipboard/Wood Veneer Challenge. CLICK HERE for all the details.

For The Birds Mixed Media Kit Bird Beauty Cling Stamp Set Bird Panel Clear Stamp Set Single Dot Border Clear Stamp Set Ledger Journaling Lines Art Textures Cling Stamp Set Cloudy Cling Stamp Set Earth & Sky Melange Cling Stamp Set Subtle Big Brush Markers Stamper's Big Brush Pen - White Gelatos - Tropical 4 Pack Gelatos- 50s Diner 4 pack Iced Enamels Relique Glitz Gold

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