Sep 5, 2014

Paper Wings Productions Sept. Blog Hop

Well, Happy Friday to you all! Today is the first Friday of the month which means, it's Paper Wings Productions Blog Hop time!  If you are stopping in from Katie's blog, then you are in the right place!
If you are just stopping in today to say 'Hey!' and would like to start at the beginning, scroll down to the complete list and click away! (and Thanks for your visit!)


This month's blog hop theme is: Purple

It's funny because when I was young, purple was my favourite colour and then I didn't like it for many many, many years. But I have noticed I have been using it a lot lately! So I guess its like I am a kid again.



Don't forget you are hopping along to check out the inspiration AND to win a $25.00 gift certificate to the Paper Wings Productions online store! Woot!

For a chance to win, all you need to do is:
  • be a follower of the Paper Wings Productions blog, The Aviary
  • visit each of the participating designer's blogs and leave a comment
  • go back to the Paper Wings blog to leave us a comment telling us you completed the hop.
To increase your chances of winning you can like our Facebook page and or invite your friends to the hop! Be sure you leave a separate comment for each of your additional entries. The winners will be announce Tuesday Sept. 9th, 2014 on The Aviary.

Ok.. now that the details have been covered, here is my card for the hop:



First I took a purple piece of card stock and ran my purple/blue shades of Gelatos over it. I think there are three or four colours in there.


Then I used the background stamp from Paris Clear stamp set and some white ink to finish my background. I stamped it on the diagonal to add a little more interest since the Gelatos are running on the horizontal line. Kind of gives it some more dimension or something like that. It's one of those things that I don't know why its better, it just seems that way to me, so I did it ;)


Then I took my circle die cuts and took some parts out of my panel:



After that I folded my lighter purple card base and ran it through with an embossing folder, using a diffusion for the last circle so the lines wouldn't show up over my sentiment. The sentiment is from Vintage Technology:



And that's it! Thanks so much for visiting. Be sure to hop on to your next stop! Which should be The Aviary.

Thanks for hopping with us today!
k

(And if perchance you are lost, here is a list of the complete line up:)

Kristie (That's ME!)

28 comments:

katie said...

This is GORGEOUS!! Awesome job, Kristie!
I'm curious, what white ink did you use?

Dana Tatar said...

Stunning card! I love the deep purple hues and the brilliant white stamping. The cut-outs are super cool!

New Creations said...

Love the way you used your embossing folders and white stamping is adorable!!! Unique card!!!

Unknown said...

Kristie, such a wonderful tutorial on how you created this fun card!

Unknown said...

Kristie, such a wonderful tutorial on how you created this fun card!

Giorgia Rossini said...

lovely card

Unknown said...

Yes, I love the horizontal and diagonal juxtaposition. Great card!

Unknown said...

I love this Kristie! The white stamp looks like lace, it's a beautiful card!

Zoey | Scrapsaurus said...

wow I!!! well done!!!

Alexia Misso said...

Gorgeous stamping! Love the background, beautiful and unique. :)

Unknown said...

Thats gorgeous. Lots of learning. Thanks

Ellen R said...

Kristie, love your card--the mix of the purple and white, and the cut-out circles!

WOCC- said...

Very different take on the background. I like it.

Nikki said...

What a great idea on how you did this

Amanda Baldwin said...

Stunning effect! Love it! !! :)

Ashley H said...

You are so creative. I love this use of the gelatos + white ink. Gotta try this for sure. I want to just look through your blog this weekend... I just love your projects!

Jean Bullock said...

I love this. I am going to have to try making a background like that. Thanks for sharing your technique.

Unknown said...

Very pretty, love the bright white against the background!

Unknown said...

Beautiful card and I love the circles.

Cocofolies said...

This is a really gorgeous card, very clever and beautiful!! Thanks for sharing the way you did it, the circles are a great idea!

Warratahstree said...

This is gorgeous!

Salnclts said...

Wow! I love your card and thanks for sharing your technique!

Sam R said...

Oh my, I am loving your card! All of the colors blending together looks fabulous! In love with it!

Miriam Prantner said...

I love the mixture of shine and texture and the circles in the design. Really modern and hip.

Anonymous said...

Amazing Kristie! Love the mixture colours and circle design. AWESOME!!!

carrie said...

Great card! Thank you for the step out photos of your process!

Heather said...

The pictorial is awesome. Love the background. Beautiful.

Colleen Dietrich said...

My fave color is purple, so I'm really digging this. Love the beautiful background you made, and with the die cuts, you now have pieces for another wonderful card!


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