Happy Halloween

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Larissa here today with a fun Halloween card for you.

To recreate this card you will need:

Paper Wings Productions Products: 

Calaveras & Corazons Clear Stamp Set 

Tea Time Cling Stamp Set 

Other Products: 

White Water Color Paper
White Card stock
Distress Inks in Ripe Persimmon, Broken China, and Seedless Preserves
Sponge Daubers
Black Stamp Pad
Versamark Ink Pad
White Embossing Powder
Heat tool
Spectrum Noir markers

Twine

ATG

I stamped the skull stamp over the entire card front with Versamark ink and heat embossed using white embossing powder. 

I then sponged each color of distress ink across the card stock. 

I stamped the coffee cup on a piece of white cardstock and colored it using Spectrum Noir markers. 

When I was done I stamped the skull in the middle of the cup. 

I tied a piece of black, orange and white twine around the card and adhered it to a white card base. 

I hope you enjoyed my post today. Have a wonderful day friends. 

Larissa Pittman 

A Cup of Tea

Hello friends. Larissa here with you today using the stamp set Tea Time. 

I stamped the images on a piece of watercolor paper. I watercolored the entire background with a watered down black. I kept adding more water until I got the effect I was looking for. It kind of looks like I just dropped it on the paper. :) I used one shade of blue for the cup as well. I just added more water here and there to get the highlights.

This is another fun set. There are 4 different sentiments with the set.

I hope you enjoyed my post today.
Have a wonderful day friends.

Larissa

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A Cup Of Tea

Hello friends. Larissa here with you today with a cad I made using the cling stamp set Tea Time.
Watercoloring is very popular right now in card making. I am loving using different watercolors to color my cards. Most of the time you only need one color and by adding a little more or less water you can change the shades.

I used a gray, brown and purple watercolor for this card. I added a light coat of the gray in the middle of the watercolor paper. Once it was dry I stamped the sentiment and tea cup on top. I added the purple to the cup and the brown to the inside to look like there was liquid inside.

To finish off the card front I added three purple sequins. I matted the card front on a piece of purple cardstock and then adhered it to the white card base.

I hope you enjoyed my post today. Have a wonderful day friends. 

Stamped Fabric Tutorial

Hey everyone, Katie here! Today I wanted to share with you this stamped fabric I made! I made a bunch of hand printed fabrics like this for my Mom for Christmas (she's a quilter!) and they turned out so awesome, I wanted to show you how I made them.

I used the Tea time stamp set and the Play with your Coffee stamp set to create this tea themed fabric.

You'll need fabric paint (or a good ink that is permanent on fabric), a stamp, acrylic block and a palette.

1. Spread out a little fabric paint onto your palette and press your stamp into it like you would an ink pad.

2. Stamp your design onto your fabric just like you would paper!

I started by stamping my largest stamp (the big teacup) a few times around my fabric, and then filling the blank areas in with smaller stamps.

Tea Time Cling Stamp Set

Play With Your Coffee Clear Stamp Set

Thanks for stopping by, remember- let your creativity take flight!

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Tutorial Tuesday - Encaustic Wax

Hi Paper Wings Fans! Dana here today sharing an encaustic wax tutorial. I'm still experimenting with this new medium so please keep that in mind! Today I'm going to share some techniques that work for me, as well as my mistakes, and how to avoid them.

I used the Purple Cows Melt Tool, interchangeable tips and encaustic wax for the projects I'm sharing today. I also used a heat gun.

I cut several small pieces of cardboard (from my Nesting Components Kit) and primed them with gesso. I did experiment with pieces cut from a cardboard box and was not happy with the way the wax settled on the ridged surface.

Once the gesso was dry, I melted clear wax onto a piece of cardboard, spread the wax around to cover the entire piece of cardboard and then heated the wax with my heat gun to fuse and smooth the layer of wax. Note: Apply heat just until the surface of your project is shiny. Overheating the wax will cause the wax to run off your project.

I stamped an image from the Text Melange Cling Stamp Set onto a piece of white tissue paper using black Archival Ink.

I then placed the tissue paper onto my piece and melted a layer of clear wax over the top. The tissue paper blends with the wax for a seamless finish. Again, I used my heat gun to smooth and fuse the second layer of wax. Why not stamp directly onto the first layer of wax? I'm still a beginner and need much more practice to create a wax layer that is smooth enough to stamp onto and produce a crisp image. Until that time, tissue paper works great!

I changed the tip on my heat tool and selected a gold colored wax to add a colored edge to my piece.

I added a rub-on sentiment, which I then sealed with a small amount of clear wax.

I finished this piece with a set of Gold Foil Wings.

I created a second piece using the same techniques as above. I selected several stamps from the NEW Tea Time Cling Stamp Set, some small circles from the Double Dot Border Clear Stamp Set and some washi tape from the Tea Time Nesting Components Mixed Media Kit.

Everything was going well until I started adding color. Note the difference in the evenness of the wax in this photo compared to the finished piece. I overheated the wax when fusing the colored layer and then added more clear wax over the top to try to even out several areas. I made things much worse and smeared the yellow wax, which resulted in a "dirty" finish.

My advice is to add the colored layers last and do not try to go back over a finished piece. It is easy to overheat the wax when fusing layers, so keep the heat gun several inches above the project. Do not direct the heat onto any one area too long to avoid creating wells in the wax. Also, if adding layers of stamped tissue paper, overheating the wax will cause the tissue paper to slide around, smearing the image.

Since I was not able to repair the finish on this piece I decided to try adding some sparkle with a bit of Relique Glitz Gold Iced Enamels. If you work quickly, you can add glitter or other sparkly bits into the warm wax!

A big thanks if you made it to the end of this post! I'd love to continue my journey with encaustic wax and share my results with you. If you'd like me to try encaustic wax with a specific technique or on a different surface please leave me a note in the comments section.

Stick around awhile and check out Katie's Tea Time Mini Album and Amber's Christmas in July Card. There is still time to join our July Emboss It Challenge. CLICK HERE for all the details.

Tea Time Nesting Components Kit Tea Time Cling Stamp Set Text Melange Cling Stamp Set Double Dot Border Iced Enamels Relique Glitz Gold Gold Foil Wings

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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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