Paper Wings Production Jun Blog Hop & Giveaway: Blue

WELCOME to Paper Wing Productions June Blog Hop & Giveaway! If you've arrived here from Katie's bloh, 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 back to colors.  So get ready to be dazzled by beautiful BLUE. Now no hop would be complete without a little blog candy and this month we are changing things up.  Take a look at is this month's prize pack!!

This generous prize package contains:

Mix & Match Essential Tool Kit
Paper Crafter Crayons- Reds
Paper Crafter Crayons- Neutrals
Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils- Blues
Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils- Greens
Textural Accent SamplerRetail value over $65!!!

Make sure to complete the entire hop for a chance to win this awesome prize pack from our sponsor: Faber-Castell!

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 the Paper Wings Productions Facebook page and/or invite your friends to the hop.  Be sure to leave a separate comment for each of your additional entries. 

 We will announce the winner here Tuesday, June 10th, 2014.

Hello everyone, thank you for stopping by!!  Today I have a really fun summer inspired mixed media piece to share with you.  This time of year I have the beach on my brain so I pulled out the Summer and By the Sea clipart sheets.

I'm using a chipboard banner covered with Cosmo Cricket paper from the Creative Girl Nesting Components kit.

Next I added birds using stencils the Crafter's Workshop stencil included in the For the Birds Nesting Component kit.

I used gesso with the stencil so it would resist when I sprayed the background. 

Once the ink was dry, I embossed with the beautiful Writing stamp.

Once the background was done it was time to start layering.  I added more Creative Girl papers and clip art.

I added K&Company diecuts and jewelry bits from my stash.

The sentiment is from the Happy Day stamp set.

Finishing touches include glitter embossed Renaissance Blue Fern chipboard (currently on sale for $3.15 in the PWP online store), Ric Rac and rubons.   Okay it's time to send back to The Aviary!

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

Amber Rasmuss

Carrie Avery

Dana Tatar

Erica Rose Thompson
Katie Smith
Norma Gomez ***You are here***

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY!!

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Happy Day Clear Stamp Set Writing Cling Stamp Writing Backgrounds Cling Stamp Set Creative Girl Nesting Components Mixed Media Kit Summer Clip Art Sheet For The Birds Mixed Media Kit Starburst Set- Mermaid Seashells By the Sea Clip Art Sheet

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Namaste - Paper Mache Heart

Hi everybody!  I'm back with another paper mache heart.  I've actually had this one here partially done for months.  So I decided that it was time to finish her up.  She is done in the same colors of my last two pieces for the same reason, to finish up the paint I had out.

I'm calling this one Namaste because of the mandala inspired background.

I was really inspired by the beautiful mandala designs all over Pinterest so I just started doodling.  I also did a little stamping to help fill the background.

I did all of the doodling freehand using a Faber-Castell Pitt Pen and then painted them in and highlighted using a white Sign pen.

I chose not to prime my flowers so the colors are muted by the dark background.

I think that keeping the color toned down really helps her stay the focal image even though there is a lot going on in the background.

She was drawn a long time ago so instead of starting all over, I decided to just go with it and paint her in.

Even the back got a coat of paint ;D

When I look at her "Namaste" instantly comes to mind but I decided not to write it on there.  What do you think, should I add some words or leave it the way it is?  Let me know your thoughts!!

Thank you for stopping by & have a beautiful, peaceful day!!

What a Wonderful World

Hello, hello!  I'm up on the Paper Wings Productions blog today and I'm still on my flowers kick.  So today I'm sharing an altered/upcycled wooden plaque.  I used the PWP Creative Girl Mixed Media kit and a couple of their NEW release stamp sets.  Here's a peek:

Are you curious about my creative process?!  Well wonder no more!!  Head on over to The Aviary and watch me create this piece from start to finish.  That's right, I'm sharing a video today.  So what are you waiting for, let's create!!

Thanks for joining me, hope you hop over!!

Shine - Mixed Media Canvas

Merry Christmas everyone!  I hope this finds you nice and warm.  Yesterday was a bit of a struggle for me so I got into the studio to relieve some stress.  Being creative is the best medicine in the whole world, don't you think?  Well it is for me and my soul was in need of it.  Don't get me wrong, we're all good here but sometimes (certain times of the month) I'm a bit of a mess over things that don't even matter.  Hopefully you can relate, lol.  Anyway, enough venting right!  I pulled out an old canvas that I never finished.  This one has been sitting here for months.  I had a vision for it but it didn't work out so I benched it.  So whenever I need to relieve some creative steam, the unfinished pieces are the ones I reach for and this is what I came up with:

This is an 8x10 canvas that I applied a layer of crackle paste to and then debossed into.  It was an experiment and it didn't really turn out like I thought it would so that's why I never finished it. I framed the edges using 3-D enamels, love that stuff.

Since I was feeling a bit down, I started researching angels and I found this beautiful image of a child angel.  I began sketching with the little girl in mind but of course it was my character that appeared.  It's funny how we all have different women that always appear in our artwork.  I may change the hair and eye color but they all have the same characteristics.

All of my canvases tell a story of what I'm going through and this one is no different but I'll keep it to myself so you can find your own meaning.

We all have something we're passionate about, a fire that burn inside but sometimes we need a little encouragement to let it out: I know that your's will Shine so brilliant it will be blinding.  I didn't plan on this quote but if found me as I dug through me stash and just seemed so perfect.

This piece is a mixed of crackle paste, acrylic paints, sketching, stamping, markers, pens and rubons.

It's loaded with rich texture and beautiful layers.

Thank you so much for joining me today and don't forget to let you light SHINE bright for the world to see.

HUGZ and Blessings to you all <3

Bloom Where You're Planted - Art Journal

I'm back with more art journaling!!  I'm working on coloring in all those sketches I did awhile back and this is actually the first one of the batch.  I sketched her, doodled all the background and the flowers during one of the shows I did last month.  The show was a bit slow in the morning but picked up in the afternoon.  Anyway, I did this very loosely not worrying about it being perfect at all.

These pages were already stained with inks when I started drawing on them.  In fact most of the pages in my art journal already have stamps, inks, molding paste and paint already on them when I start.

This is the original sketch that I shared on Facebook.  Do you follow my FB page?  I share a lot of work in progress and daily happenings there.  Here is the link in case you'd like to check it out: FB Page.  It's also the best way to ask me questions.

This is a progress pic I shared on FB when I started working on it last night.

I used Golden and Liquitex acrylics to paint her in.  She looks Eastern European to me.  What do you think?

I think this side of the spread is my fav.  I actually struggled with it so it has many, many layers of paint and molding paste.  In the end, it all works so well together to create a cheerful scene.

It's kinda funny because the left side is so bright and cheerful but she looks kinda serious to me.  Very interesting.......I'm sure there is some good psychoanalysis that can me done here, lol.

Well that's it for today!!  I have a couple more unfinished sketches in my art journal so I'll try to get them finished up so I can share.  Thanks so much for stopping by and spending a little piece of your day with me.

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY!!!

Creative Playtime!

Happy Hump Day Creative Peeps!!  Today I'm sharing this sweet art journal page over on the PWP Blog:

 

 

I hope you'll stop by and check it out!  Have a Wonderful Day!!!

 

Daisy - Paper Mache Heart

Happy Friday Everyone, we made it to the weekend!!  I hope you had a great week and are gonna have an even better weekend with your loved ones.  I'll be out at the SoFlo Market on Saturday so if you're in my area, come on down, I'd love to meet ya!  

Now let me introduce you to my friend Daisy.  She is a fun loving girl that always looks on the bright side of life.  I'm not to sure about her choice in lipstick though, I may have to talk to her about that.  What do you think, do you like her lip color?

I really like her hairstyle, I need to wear my hair like that one of these days!

My favorite black Signo pen ran out on me when I was working on this one.  I had to use my Faber-Castell brush tip pen so I ended up with bolder outlines on my accent flowers.

 I think this heart is so fun with its bright color palette.  Daisy makes me smile :D    Here she is hanging out with a couple of her girlfriends waiting to go to the market:

Well friends, thanks so much for joining me today!  Have a fantastic weekend!!!

Altered Train Case - PWP

Welcome to a fresh new week!  I hope you all had a really wonderful weekend!!  Mine is okay, my DH  and son had to work both days so it was just me and the kiddos.  Luckily they didn't work too late on Saturday so DH took me and our youngest to the movies.    We watched Oblivion with Tom Cruise, it was alright.  You could wait for dvd, just my opinion.  Anyway, I got some new paper mache hearts in so I'll be adding more of those soon.

Today I'm sharing an altered train case on the PWP blog.  If you follow me on FB, this is the blue vintage case I showed you a couple of weeks ago.  I finally had some time to work on it and I think it turned out pretty cool.  So go check it out!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  Have a beautiful inspired day!!!

Jan PWP Design Team Blog Hop & Giveaway!

Happy Friday & WELCOME to the January Paper Wing Production's Design Team Blog Hop!

If you've arrived here from Carrie's Blog, then you're in the right place.  If you've just stumbled into the hop, no worries just CLICK HERE to start from the beginning.

Today we're celebrating the launch of our new design team, with a “Friendship” themed hop and we even have some blog candy to share with one lucky follower!! 

For a chance to win, all you’ll need to do is:
Be a follower of the Paper Wings Productions blog The Aviary, visit each of the blogs and leave a little bloggie love for all of our DT members.  Then go back to The Aviary and leave a comment.
For extra chances to win, just like the Paper Wings Productions Facebook page and/or invite your friends to the hop.  Then just come back and let us know!  Be sure to leave a separate comment for each of the additional entries.  The winner will be announced on Tuesday, January 8th on the Paper Wings Productions blog.

Hi friends, I'm so happy that you've joined us for our very first hop.  I'm so excited to be joining such a talented group of ladies on the PWP Design Team.  Today I have a fun little card to share with you:

Isn't that fun, I just love the PWP Frida stamp sets.  I mean come on, Frida was on a whole other level of creativity, lol.  To make this card, I started out with craft paper for the base and stamped it with Pearl colored acrylic dabber paint using the Music cling stamp.  Next I created the pink patterned paper.  I started out with cream colored cardstock, then cut it with my Cricut Sentimentals cartridge using the sparrow card.  I colored it with Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Dusty Concord, Picked Raspberry
 and Spiced Marmalade.  For some interest, I randomly stamped it with the Text Melange Cling Stamp Set and stitched around the edges.

With my background ready to go, I moved onto my focal images.  The sentiment I chose to use is a Longfellow quote from the Kind Words Cling Stamp Set and I stamped it onto a piece of muslin.  Next I stamped the curtains from the Frida Por Vida Set onto My Mind's Eye patterned paper, fussy cut them out and top them off with a strip of a K&Company border.  I did a little paper piecing on Frida.  Her skirt is stamped onto vintage sheet music.  She's pretty cute, huh!

To finish things off, I added some Prima Say it in Crystals and Recollections bling.

Then I inked all of the edges with TH Dusty Concord and doodled all over with a Faber-Castell pen and a white gel pen.

I hope you liked my Frida Friendship card!  Be sure to head on over to Shay's Blog Next!!

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

Amber Rasmussen - http://sew-ink.blogspot.com

Tara Chaussee - http://secretbeesstudio.blogspot.com/

Carrie Avery - http://www.carrieavery.com/
Norma Gomez - http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/------YOU ARE HERE
Shay - http://verdigrishall.blogspot.com/
Dana Tatar - http://datatar.blogspot.com/

then come back here and leave a comment http://paper-wings-productions.blogspot.com/

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY

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I entered this project in the Moxie Fab World Challenge: #49 Make Your Own Background

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