Paper Wings Productions Friendship Blog Hop & Giveaway

WELCOME to Paper Wing Productions & Nani ke Ola Friendship Blog Hop & Giveaway! If you've arrived here from Katie's blog, then you're in the right place.  If you’re just stopping by for a visit, please CLICK HERE to start from the beginning.

This month we're excited to have the Nani ke Ola design team joining us to celebrate "Friendship".  So get ready for double the inspiration and giveaways.  That's right, there are two prizes for this month's hop.  The first is a $25.00 gift certificate to the Paper Wings Productions online store and the second is a generous prize package from Nani ke Ola.  Here are all the giveaway details:

The main prize is a $25.00 gift certificate to the Paper Wings Productions online store.

For a chance to win all you need to do is:

• be a follower of the Paper Wings Productions blog
• visit each of the participating designer's blogs and leave a comment
• come back and leave us a comment on the PWP blog telling us you completed the hop.

To increase your chances of winning: like our Facebook page and/or invite your friends to the hop.  Be sure to leave a separate comment for each of your additional entries. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 on the Paper Wings Productions blog.

Bonus Prize Sponsered by Nani ke Ola

7 Dots Studio Collection - One collection of your choice.  Chose from the following: Nature Walk, Illumination or Cold Country (International winners may have to pay an extra shipping fee)

For a chance to win all you need to do is:

• be a follower of the Nani ke Ola blog
• visit each of the participating designer's blogs and leave a comment    

                                    

Hi everyone, thank you so much for stopping by!!  Today I'm working with the gorgeous 7 Dots Studio Nature Walk Collection that was generously supplied by our guest Nani ke Ola.  I'm also using these beautiful Paper Wings Productions stamp sets: Writing Backgrounds, Vintage Lace, Fringe Lace, Sunburst Pattern, Hanging Stars and Perfect Alphabet.

I'm using a 12x12 black matte board for my background.  I wanted to make sure I had a strong background for my wet mediums.  The beautiful weathered wood 7 Dots Studio paper is called Musical Blooms.  I trimmed it down to 10.5" to allow the a black border to show.  Next I added texture using a Heidi Swap stencil and mask set with molding paste.

Once the molding paste began to set, I imprinted the butterfly with the Writing Backgrounds Script stamp.

After that I spritz the butterfly with black Tattered Angels spray ink and outlined it with a white Signo pen.  Later on I decided that the white edges need to be toned down so I went over them with a grey marker.

Using the butterfly mask included in the Heidi Swapp stencil set, I began creating a stamped layer.  This is the Vintage Lace stamp.

I added more white paint splatters to balance out the splatters printed on the 7 Dots patterned paper.

Layering time!  I layered a doily from my stash, Nature Walk tags and stickers.  I also added a tag that I created using the Fringe Lace and Sunburst Pattern stamps.

My focal image is from the Vintage Cuties Clip Art Sheet.

I created my sentiment using both the Perfect Alphabet and Hanging Stars stamp set.

Finally to soften things up a bit I added beautiful ribbon and trim.

Okay, it's time to send you off to the final stop of the hop: The Aviary

***Here is the complete line up just in case you get lost along the way***

Jennifer - Nani ke Ola

Amber Rasmuss

Carrie Avery

Thandar - Nani ke Ola

Dana Tatar

Erica Rose Thompson

Agnes - Nani ke Ola

Katie Smith

Norma Gomez

Paper Wings Productions Blog “The Aviary­ - http://paper-wings-productions.blogspot.com/

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY!!

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Let Your Creativity Take Flight!

Perfect Alphabet Clear Stamp Set Hanging Stars Clear Stamp Set Fringe Lace Clear Stamp Vintage Lace Clear Stamp Sunburst Pattern Clear Stamp Illum. Complete Collection Kit Southern Sayings Cling Stamp Set Vintage Cuties Clip Art Sheet Uniball Pen - White Tattered Angels Architecture Paint System Concrete

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Warrior Princess

Hi everybody!!  I'm excited to share my latest canvas with you.  I finished this one last week.  It's called "Warrior Princess".  

I think she is beautiful!!  I tried really hard to make her features a little different from my usual ladies because people always ask me if I'm painting myself, lol.

She started out as a sketch in my art journal.  I drew her in between shoppers at The Peddler's show I did earlier this month.

I was kinda having a rough week and I thought "you know what, I need to let off so steam by painting".  So I started with my base colors.  I wanted the background to be deep and rich.  This is not a happy go lucky kinda piece, it's about the struggles we over come.

She was coming along great but she needed more presence, more strength.  So I kept adding little details and then it hit me, she needs a bigger headdress.

Oh yes, much, much better!!!

I used hard body, soft body and fluid acrylics along with Dylusions inks, book text and a Heidi Swapp stencil.

I searched for quotes and thought that this Demi Lavoto quote was perfect.

We all suffer from ups and downs but at the end of the day it's all about brushing yourself off and getting back in the ring.



You can order an artist print HERE

 

She's also available in a porcelain ornament.  You can order the round ornament HERE & the heart HERE.



or how bout a coin purse!  Click on the links to find out more about each product.

Thank you so much for stopping, have a beautiful day!!!

Free Spirit

Happy Friday Everyone!!  Today I have a really fun mixed media canvas to share with you.  If you follow on Facebook, then you've seen me working on this one during the week.  I finished up and I'm ready to share my "Free Spirit".

This is a 11x14 canvas and I just let loose with color.  This week was the first time that I was able to get back into the studio and just play in a very long time.  

So when I sat down, I pulled out my bin of scraps and just started gluing them on.  Then I slapped on a layer of gesso over the whole thing.

With the gesso dry, it was time to add COLOR!!  I used various shades of magenta and orange Golden Fluid Acrylics.

After that, the FUN really started!!  I did some stencil work with Dylusions ink and a Heidi Swapp stencil.  Then I used a DecoArt 3-D writer to doodle all the circles and India ink for the black flourishes.  

I continued to add color and some doodle work. 

I used a Stampers Anonymous stamp for the face.  Since the stamp is squared off on the top and the right side, I drew in the rest to give me a complete head.

I topped her off with a nice bright scarf  made with scraps of a tag that I made using  a Paper Wings Productions stamp.

I used a jumbo Stampedous Rose stamp for her hair colored with Prismacolor pencils and Dylusions inks.

Then I added some beads to finish off her boho look.  I also stamped a sentiment here and there that's meant to be part of the background.

I love the mixture of bold bright colors and patterns on this canvas.  I debated muting them a bit to help establish the focal image but then decided to leave it as is so.  I think she blends perfectly with the background to tell a complete story.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a BEAUTIFUL weekend!!!

I entered this project in An Inky Situations: Linky Party 1 Anything Goes
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Simon Says Stamp and Show A Little Stamping Challenge