PWP Design Team July Blog Hop!

Happy Friday everyone and WELCOME to the July Paper Wings Production Design team Blog Hop and Giveaway! This month we're celebrating one of my favorite things, the ocean and all of it's goodness!  We are giving away a $25 store credit to one lucky follower AND there will be prizes along the way too!

For a chance to win all you need to do is be a follower of the Paper Wings Productions blog, The Aviary, and visit each of the participating designers blogs and leave us some love. Then leave a comment at The Aviary letting us know you completed the hop.  To increase your chances of winning: like our Facebook page and invite your friends to the hop.  Make sure you leave us a separate comment for each additional entry.  The winner will be announced at The Aviary on Tuesday, July 9, 2013.

So let the good times roll! Grab your flip flops, beach chair and sunglasses and get comfortable.  Your first stop will be with our guest designer Cathi O'Neill of celticknotted.blogspot.com and you should be coming to my blog from the talented Carrie Avery.

***Here is the complete blog hop line-up***

Cathi - http://celticknotted.blogspot.com/2013/07/pwpjulyhop.html

Carrie - http://www.carrieavery.com/2013/07/pwpjulyhop.html

Tara (me) - http://secretbeesstudio.blogspot.com/2013/07/pwp-design-team-july-blog-hop.html

Amber - http://sew-ink.blogspot.com/2013/07/PWPJulyBlogHopGiveaway.html

Norma- http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/2013/07/PWPJulyBlogHop.html

Dana - http://datatar.blogspot.com/2013/07/paper-wings-productions-july-blog-hop.html

Shay - http://www.verdigrishall.com/2013/07/paper-wings-productions-july-design.html

Then head back to The Aviary and leave a comment!  

Thanks so much for joining us. Enjoy the hop!

I love the ocean and have made a promise to myself to live by one someday.  It is by far my favorite travel destination and so I decided to create a send-off card perfect for someone headed to a tropical destination!

I wanted to create a fun and interactive card so I started with an easel card base and then decided to also make it a shaker card!  I started with a bright yellow chevron background and added a double stamped and glittery sun from 'Earth and Sky' in bright orange and yellow.  I also created "waves" using flourishes from 'Flourish Fun 1' and sparkly embossing powder and gave this card a beachy feel by adding in some gold paillettes for the sand.  

Details of the sun.....

and the beach.....

Gorgeous hibiscus flowers cut from the flower border of 'Kind Words' trellis up the side of the card and hold a happy day flag because that is how I feel when I am at the beach!

Of course I had to add in flip flops because they are required ocean attire!  The sentiment was printed on the card stock and more of the bright hibiscus were added. Now I am off to dream about my next ocean vacation......

Please be sure to visit the other designers on the hop since I know they will have fantastic creations to show you!  

Thanks for checking out my blog!  Bee Happy!!

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