“By The Sea” Paper Wing Production's Design Team Blog Hop

WELCOME to the “By The Sea” Paper Wing Production's Design Team Blog Hop & Giveaway! If you've arrived here from Paper Wings Production Blog, then you're in the right place. If you’re just stopping by for a visit, I’d love for you to check out our hop. Please CLICK HERE to start from the beginning.

This month we’re sharing beautiful projects from down “by the sea”. So grab your sunscreen and let’s go “by the sea”!! There be blog candy along the way too so make sure you stop by each blog!! This month’s main prize is a gift certificate to the New Paper Wings Production’s online store.

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 them some love. Then go back to The Aviary and leave a comment letting them 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. 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, July 9th, 2013 on the Paper Wings Productions blog.

Here is my take on the down by the sea project, a mermaid themed tag!! Not exactly BY the sea, more like IN the sea, but sea-themed none the less!!

I started the tag with Pine Needle Distress ink and inked the whole tag with it! I then took out my circles mask from the April kit I bought and used the Gel Medium from the kit to make some resistant circle patterns. I then added Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink randomly in different places and over the masked gel circles to bring out the pattern. I also misted the whole tag with water, I just love the effect you get with distress ink when it reacts to the water. I hope this gives the effect of really being underwater, there is a lot of texture there!

I used black Archival Ink to stamp the gorgeous mermaid, starfish and seashells and the great Van Morrison quote!! I filled the glass vial from the same April kit with some gorgeous pearls and used that to accent my tag. To finish the tag off I chose some fun fibers to match.

I hope you like my project and thanks for visiting!! Make sure to head on over to Carrie's Blog Next!!

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

Cathi O’Neill - www.celticknotted.blogspot.com

Carrie Avery - www.carrieavery.com

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

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

Norma Gomez - http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com

Dana Tatar - http://www.datatar.blogspot.com

Shay - www.verdigrishall.blogspot.com

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY!

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