Handmade Paper Hugs

  Hello everyone! Today I have something completely different to share with you. I don't know how much this is done in other countries but here in Denmark we hang name boards in honour of new babies. My sister asked me to make one for my niece who's 5 weeks already. I pretty much had no restrictions and I thought it would be fun to add the measurements in bubbles surrounded by mermaids. All elements are from Sweet November stamps since I really adore their images and have a bit of an obsession with mermaids, lol. I really encourage you to check out their selection. The project is letter sized (danish A4) and everything is Copic colored, please find combinations after the photos. I have not entered before and it's probably optimistic, but I'm entering this project into the 2021 Copic award. Copics used: Skin: E71, E11, E00, E000 + R32 Yellow mermaid: Y38, Y35, Y13, Y00 + E97, E99, E37 + YR09, YR04, YR02 Cuttlefish: YR27, YR24, YR23, YR21, E51 Red mermaid:  R89, R29, R24 ...

  Hey everyone! Once again I searched through my stash of already colored images for cards for the Danish Operation write home. I found 3 different images - all colored in 3 copies and cut with circle dies. So I found a sketch (an older MFT sketch from their  archive ) to fit them all. I cut all the pieces and stamped all the sentiments at once which helped ease the process. As you can tell from the title this is the 2nd card I'm sharing, so feel free to take a look at the first one as well. These feature a Jade Dragonne digital image. Jade Dragonne images are (currently) free for download to color on DeviantArt. Other products used: Gitte's eget design Mix & Match - Du (sentiment means "You are speciel") My favorite things Pierced circle stax Memory Box Cottage Meadow paper  Unbranded patterned paper Ranger Dylusions spray  Copics used: Skin: E13, E11, E00, E000 + R32 Lips: RV17, RV13 Hair: E21, E23, E25, E59 Eyes: G14, YG06, YG01 Peony: RV69, RV66, RV55 + YG17,...

  Hey everyone! Once again I searched through my stash of already colored images for cards for the Danish Operation write home. I found 3 different images - all colored in 3 copies and cut with circle dies. So I found a sketch (an older MFT sketch from their  archive ) to fit them all. I cut all the pieces and stamped all the sentiments at once which helped ease the process. These feature a Kenny K digital image. Kenny K stamps sadly closed some years ago now. Other products used: Gitte's eget design Mix & Match - Du (sentiment means "You are so sweet") Nellie Snellen nesting circle dies Unbranded patterned paper Ranger Dylusions spray  Thanks for stopping by! Stay safe, and happy crafting! Tina The cards are entered into: http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/ https://www.welovechocolatebaroque.uk/ - handcolored image https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ https://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ https://colourcrazychallenge....

  Hello everyone! Today we are celebrating our friendship with Rachel Vass. Rachel is a very talented artist and a wonderful human being. A bunch of crafters joined forces to share lots of amazing inspiration using Rachel's gorgeous digital stamps. Check them out in her Etsy store here ! Hop on over to my instagram to join the IG hop with some amazing prizes to be won and of course to check out all the inspiration 😉 Initially I was going to make an anniversary card with those cute bunnies from the Hugs set but then decided I needed a card for a friend. I created the 2 flower borders by layering 4 different elements from the Special to me set . And yes, you guessed it. I Copic colored them using these markers: RV25, RV13, RV10 G05, G02, YG11 E30, E31, E33, E34, E35 W3, W1, W0 I used an oval frame from Nellie Snellen to cut an opening in my cardbase and adhered the fuzzy cut flower borders at the edge. On the inside of the card I ink blended a bit of Tumbled glass and Mermaid lago...

  Hello everyone! I've been thinking about how I could make some kind of interactive cards for the Danish Operation write home. I figured that Shadow box cards would be the perfect solution because they fold to a standard card size yet pop up for a little fun. I absolutely love how these came out but they do use more cardstock. Maybe I'll try and change the size to accomodate more of these. For each card I used 2 pieces of cardstock sized 10,5 x 19 cm (finished card size is A6 - similar to US A2) and scored 1 and 2 cm from both ends. Fold them in different directions and when put together you have a very easy shadow box card. Follow instructions  here . I cut an oval from one panel and a smaller size from colored cardstock. I adhered the colored panel inside the white for sturdiness. After all they will go around the world, possibly twice. I didn't think to add the sentiment before adding the colored panel, but I did stamp it before putting the front and back panels togethe...

  Hello everyone! I'm sharing a custom made card for a young man celebrating his 18th birthday. Key words: hot babe. In Denmark we are generally more tolerant with this kind of thing. It's often joked with and not looked down upon. I figured he'd probably be into card as well, so I stamped and black heat embossed the cars from Honey Bee stamps Car show onto watercolor paper. Then I used a clear embossing paste through a new Gummiapan stencil No.3. I really like that one. Next I applied Tumbled glass and Faded jeans Distress ink re-inker directly to the top of the paper and sprayed liberally with my Distress water spray. I dried it in between layers and repeated the process with the bottom of the card. I also sprayed with Speckled egg and Spiced marmelade Oxide sprays. The hot babe is a Kenny K digital stamp. Sorry to get your hopes up, because they sadly closed years ago. As always I colored with Copics: Skin: E15, E13, E21, E11, E00 + R32 Eyes: B24 Lips: R22, R29 Hair: E51...

  Hello everyone! Today we're kicking off our challenge for June over at AAA Birthday challenge blog and the theme is Flowers! I used the Tropical bouquet from Alex Syberia Design and colored it with my Copics. Colors used: Y08, Y02 RV25, RV14, RV13, RV11 YR68, YR04, Y38, Y17 G05, YG01 BG49, G05, G02 I adhered it over a panel heat embossed with Altenew Golden peach embossing powder - it's SO gorgeous! - and My favorite things All lined up background stamp. I cut the panel using one of the edges from Whimsy stamps Envelope edgers. I added a sentiment from Gitte's eget design and a couple of dots of Liquid pearls. The sentiment means something along the lines of On your big day. Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to hop on over to the blog and join our challenge. I can't wait to see what you create! Stay safe, and happy crafting. Tina The card is entered into: The card is entered into: http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/ https://www.welovechocolatebaroqu...

  Hello everyone! I'm back to share a couple of cards that I made for the current color challenge at MFT. This is the palette: So I actually shared another card for this challenge on Instagram the other day - check it out here . When I posted it to MFT facebook I was inspired by this card by Ruchi's Crafeteria. And since lately I'm always coloring multiple images I thought I'd use her idea for my background as well. Thanks for the inspiration, Ruchi! Products used: My favorite things Beary special birthday My favorite things Celebrate with cake Tim Holtz Peacock feathers Oxide ink Simple and Basic Pierced tag Copic markers: E77, E74, E71 + RV11 BV04, BV17, BV11, BV02, BV01 BG49, BG15, BG23, G00 By the way, can you tell I used the balloon tutorial from the supernaturally talented Alberto Gava? Hope you're feeling inspired! Thanks for stopping by! Stay safe and happy crafting! Cards are entered into: https://www.mftstamps.com/blogs/news/cc166 https://www.simonsayssta...