Paper Wings Productions July Blog Hop

Hey there! I'm joining you today as a Guest Designer for Paper Wings Productions! I'm excited to participate in my first blog hop. Today's hop is all about the colour Yellow. So lets get to it!


Here is the card I created using the emboss-resist technique:

First off I have a pack of 8x10 water-colour paper that I decided was much more handy when cut to an A2 size. So I cut up that entire pack! It's so nice to have my water-colour paper just sitting there waiting for me. No prep required when I want to whip up a watercolored card. Gotta love that!

I used the Paper Wings Productions Solid Whimsical Alpha Stamps set and spelled out "U Rock" and heat embossed it as my background.

I just picked up some Peerless watercolors recently and WoW-ie!  These babies are vibrant and so amazing to use! I have tried all of the water-colour options out there (my to my check books demise!) and I deem these my absolute favourite. I find them the easiest to use. I started with a yellow wash and added in some orange to deepen the colour in certain areas.

I originally trimmed out 3 cassette tapes from Paper Wings fun set "Vintage Technology" (I love this set!) but I only ended up using one since three just covered up my background more than I wanted. I glued on some yellow neon glitter (Martha Stewart) and waited for it to dry. I then added a second layer of Teal Neon glitter, scrapping some off to reveal the yellow beneath it. I just wanted a pop of colour to help bring some balance.

I finished off my card by popping up my cassette with dimensional tape and adding a sentiment with some alpha stickers. I like my subliminal sentiment of "U Rock" to counterbalance the cassette tape and overt sentiment. (Remember when that was a big thing?  Kids were always talking about subliminal messages in songs. Maybe they still are, I would have to listen to pop music to know! I thought this turned out to be a funny take on that (but really, I just thought of it now. How's that for subliminal!). But I like the connection...

And here's the full card again for your viewing pleasure! Be sure to hop on to the next lovely designer to check out all the inspiration. And be sure to join us over at Paper Wings Productions Blog for a chance to win some crafting goods! Be sure to read all the details, they are making it purdy easy to increase your chances of winning.

 Thanks so much for stopping in. Have a good blog-hoppin' 'ol time!
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Vintage Technology Clear Stamp Set

Solid Whimsical Alphabet Clear Stamp Set

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