Handmade Paper Hugs

  Hello and welcome to my first (and perhaps only) diy Halloween potion blog post. Today is release day for the Potion Labels digital release over at Sweet November Stamps and I cannot tell you how much fun I had creating these labels, potions and vials. Grab a cuppa, 'cause this is a long post. The release offers 7 sets (6 label sets and 1 set of bottles), and each of the label sets contains a ready to use label + all the used elements as separate files, including a blank label, main image and texts. Hope that makes sense. It realy gives you huge amounts of posibilites. I've used the ready to use labels. I'll explain them separately with details on which Copics I used and the potions/content. And believe you me, they were all easy to make and I already had everything at home. The "vials" are jars and bottles from condiments, food oil, etc. that I was saving for diy projects. Pixie Dust Texts: Pixie dust, Sprinkle with care, Since 1692 Copics used: E13, E11, E21, ...

Have you checked out the Sweet November Stamps Witchwee Night Riders digital release yet? I recently showed you 2 close-up cards, and today I'm showing you the slimline card I made using the other 2 stamps: Unice and Skid  Edith and Tumble  I just can't get over how hilarious these 2 witches are! Unice and Edith are chasing each other around one special moonlit night 🎃  Skid the scaredy cat 🐈 is holding on to the broom for dear life, while Tumble the bat literally tumbles through thin air. Good thing he has wings 🤭🦇 Copics used  BG11, BG23, BG15, BG49 / E50, W5, E43, E42 E13, E11, E21, E00, E000 + R24, R32 E18, E07, E97 100, C9, C7, C5 RV69, RV66, RV55  RV09, RV06, FRV YG67, YG17, YG13  V09, V17, V15, V12  E29, E27, E25 + E59, E57, E55 E47, E44, E43 + W5, W3, W1 C5, C3, C1 Y35, Y21 RV11 E79 Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting!  Tina   

Today we have a new digital release at Sweet November Stamps - it's called Witchwee Night Riders and it has 4 absolutely adorable and fun images you are not going to want to miss. Today I'm sharing with you 2 of them. Tallulah and Bang  Philomena and Crash For both cards I enlarged the image quite a bit for a fun and different approach. Aren't they just the cutest? Copics used BV08, BV17, BV13, BV02 E13, E11, E21, E00, E000 + R32  E18, E07, E97 100, C9, C7, C5 G19, YG09, YG05 C5, C3, C1 E59, E57, E55 + E29, E27, E25 E44, E43, E42 + R24, R32 Sentiment from: Lovin' from the Coven Copics used RV09, RV06, RV04, FRV E04, E11, E21, E00, E000  V09, BV08, BV17, BV13 YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12 100, C9, C7, C5 YG67, YG17, YG13 YR27, YR24, YR21 Sentiment from: Halloween sentiments 4 pack Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting! Tina 

Sing a song of Halloween, Pumpkins everywhere  Cats and bats and witches flying through the air.  This is Sorsha from Sorsha's spell room. Her eyes look a bit crazy wild and I just felt like she was chanting.  This sentiment seemed fitting so I added a cat, pumpkins, witches anf bats - all from Background builder: Spooky tree.  Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting!  Tina 

The new SNS Gal Desdemona is perfectly creepy.  The cute little make-believe witch has nothing on her, for sure. Still, she is brave enough to trick or treat. For this card I used  Gal Desdemona  Halloween is back (door + girl) Halloween room add-on (pumpkin candle) Lovin' from the coven (sentiment) Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting! Tina 

  EEEEK! It's almost that time of year, peeps!  Today is release day at Sweet November Stamps and you don't want to miss out on everything spooky and creepy but also cute and fun.  Don't forget that we have an Insta-hop this weekend where you could win the entire new release, so hop on over!  I have to say it took me a long time to open up to Halloween. It's not something that I was used to celebrate as a kid. But at some point I couldn't resist anymore, and now with my daughter loving Halloween and all things creepy and gory, I absolutely love this season. Almost as much as Mermay 🤪 For my first card I used "Lucinda's Lair" and this set is absolutely incredible! Lucinda is so adorable and I used a bunch of the tiny and smaller stamps in the set to create this fun scene. Lucinda is using her witchy magic to make those vials and bottles float to her cauldron. She is stirring up something spooky for sure. I also used Sorsha's Spell room (new release...

This weekend we're revisiting past Halloween clear stamps at Sweet November Stamps!  I know, it's a bit early, but I love Halloween! All the spooky and creepy displays and outfits. Here in Denmark not everyone has embraced the tradition, but more join in every year. It's the kids that get us grown ups, who never had this seasonal treat as kids, involved.  And so, I had to create this scene. 5 friends all dressed up as super heroes, fairies and in more tradional Halloween outfits. They set out to trick or treat, but behold, no super hero outfit will make them brave enough to visit the haunted mansion on the hill 😱 I cannot tell you how much fun I had creating this scene! I hope you like it!  I used  Halloween is back (5 friends + sentiment)  Horizon lines: Spookville (gate + treeline)  Horizon lines: Spookville Expansion pack (mansion + moon)  Background builder: Spooky tree (bats)  Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting!  Tina...

Hey everyone! It's almost Halloween and I feel like I didn't do enough Halloween cards. But time got away from me, I guess. Anyway, do you like carving pumpkins? Halloween is kind of a newer thing here in Denmark and I never felt the need to be a part of it. But when my daughter was 2 we started carving pumpkins and it's been a tradition since. And I absolutely love it! For this card a used a new Krista Leigh Smith digital stamp and I think it's so cute! I used Dried marigold, Spiced marmalade and Crackling campfire Oxide inks, smooshed them on the card panel and then added a sentiment and small pumpkins from Poppystamps using Altenew inks. Copics used  Pumpkin: E99, YR09, YR04, YR21 Leaves: G94, G43 Stool: W7, W5, W3 Knife: C9, C7, C5, C3 Red: R89, R39, R37, R35 Mustard: YR27, YR24, Y26 Skirt: E79, E77, E74, 71 Skin: E13, E11, E21, E00 + R32 Hair: E37, E34, E31 Grounding: E33, E31, E30 I really love that deep red-mustard combo, Hope you like it, too?! Thanks so much fo...

Hey everyone! Are you ready for Halloween? Here's a cute witch from Krista Leigh Smith and I felt she should be the star so I just backed with some patterned paper and a My favorite things sentiment. I have a video of my coloring process on my YouTube channel - click to watch .  Thanks so much for stopping by! Tina

  Hello everyone! Halloween is just around the corner and I have just a few more cards I want to share.  I'll be honest, I did NOT! like this background when I made it. I was playing with spray inks and this one just came out too dark and brown when I'd wanted red/green. In an attempt to make it just slightly more interesting I added blue splatters. That only made things worse. But once I had die cut the Poppystamps Spellcaster witch and magical cauldron it all just seemed to fit. This witch is brewing up something nasty and poisonous in that cauldron! With my finger I softly added a bit of Finnabair Art Alchemy Metallique Cire Cera Wax (that must be the longest name in crafting history). I used the color Firebird. It's a coppery color with a beautiful shine!  I added the wax all along the front of the witch and along the folds of her dress. To protect the next "fold" I inserted a piece of cardstock into the fold, covering the previous fold. Hope that makes sense....

  Hello everyone! Just dropping in to share this halloween card. I don't typically make a lot of halloween cards, but I bought this set last year and never got to play with it, so here we are. I started by copic coloring the stamped images from My favorite things Witch way is the candy: Witch: BV08, BV04, BV13, BV02 / RV95, RV93, RV91 / 100, C7, C5, C3 / YG17, YG03, YG01 / E77, E74, E71 / E15, E13, E11, E00 Broom: E99, E97 / E51, E53, E35 Cat: W7, W5, W3, W1 Pumpkins: YR09, YR68, YR04, YR21 / G94, G43, G40 Bats: E49, E47, E44, E43, E42  For the background I cut a mask with a circle die and placed on the panel. I also used a Simon says stamp stencil for the hill. I used Milled lavender, Wilted violet and Blueprint Sketch for the night sky, and Lucky clover and Cracked pistacio for the grass hill. To make the moon look realistic I used a few markers for shading - C3, C1, E51, E53. I white heat embossed a sentiment and popped up the witch and kitty for dimension. Thanks for stopp...

Hello everyone! I'm up on the  Poppystamps blog  today with a fun halloween card! I hope you'll hop on over and check out the details. I would also love a comment here! Thanks for stopping by, and happy crafting!

Hello Everyone! Today I'm up on the Poppystamps blog with this superfun surprise slider Halloween card! That Spellcaster witch is cooking up something magical and the glow lights up everything. Lots of wonderful dies, Oxide inks and Copic coloring on this one! Copics used: Spellcaster witch hat / shoes: 100, C7, C5, C3, YG01,  Spellcaster witch skin: V15, E04, E11, YG01 Spellcaster witch outfit: B39, V09, V17, V15, V12 Magical cauldron: YG01, YG03, YG17, C3, C7, 100  Jack O Lantern: Y02, Y08, YR04, YR09, R29 Pumpkins: Y08, YR04, YR09, R29, YG01, YG03, YG17, E44, E42 Scary ghost: C3, C0 Cat: 100, C7, C5, C3, YG01 Find all the details and how-to on the  Poppystamps blog . Oh, and how would you like to win the awesome Spellcaster witch die??  Check out the details on the Poppystamps blog AND the Poppystamps Instagram profile! Thanks for stopping by, and happy crafting!

Hello everyone! Today I played with the Altenew Cube builder stencil, and since we are now well into autumn weather and getting closer to Halloween I thought I'd use those warm fun colors. They work for masculine cards, right?! So I used Spiced marmelade, Seedless preserves and Twisted citron Oxide inks. I then added Ranger Opaque white texture paste through some of the Whimsy Formal lattice stencil. I left it to dry, but then realized that even though I had heat set the oxides trying to prevent "bleeding" into the texture paste, the color still seeped. And because I wanted a white opaque look I added WOW! opaque white embossing powder. The texture paste wasn't completely dry, so I managed to get sort of a white look. I stamped and Copic colored a couple of images from the danish Three Scoops Øl skal der til stamp set and then fuzzy cut the images. I added white gelly roll pen details, Wink of stella and some liquid applique, which puffs up when hea...