Handmade Paper Hugs

  Hey everyone, I'm up on the Alex Syberia Designs blog today with a set of cute cards that can be used for either birthday or Christmas and I absolutely love that these stamps can be used for both! I'm using the Smile and Wave  stamps and dies along with the Smile die .  **Add, since I'm on the design team, but the opinions are my own** The cards were made in the same way. I lightly spritzed a bit of water on both sides of my cardstock, to prevent too much warping. I then carefully added my color burst powders, for the pink card I used Lindy's magical shaker Magnolia magenta gold. I really love the wimsical look and thought these backgrounds were perfect for these cute penguins riding their snowboards. Sigh! Just look at those "golden" spots, much more shimmery in real life. And I really love the pink and blue speks in there. These penguins are having snow much fun, pun intended.   I Copic colored the darling penguins and die cut them with the coordinating ...

  Hey everyone! Sharing a set of cards today. They were made in the same way.  Now, I colored these cuties from My favorite things first, and then created the backgrounds after so I would have coordinating colors. Remember to lightly spritz your watercolor paper on both sides, it won't stop warping completely but it will help so the paper doesn't just curls back on itself. And, although you can dry them with your heat tool I honestly prefer to let them air dry. In my opinion it makes a difference although techniccaly it shouldn't.   For the purple card I used Nuvo Lilac waterfall and Lindy's magical shaker Black forest. For the blue card I used Nuvo Atlantic burst and Lindy's magical shaker Bavarian blue. I have collected quite a few of these powderd and I love them all on their own, but they just create MAGIC! when used together. And the photos really don't do the shimmer any justice. The stamps are from My favorite things Warmest wishes and Winter buddies. I d...

  Hey everyone, I'm sharing a cute winter-scene today. I had colored up a bunch of Christmas stamps and then made a bunch of color burst bakgrounds to go with them. Remember to lightly spritz your watercolor paper on both sides, it won't stop warping completely but it will help so the paper doesn't just curls back on itself. And, although you can dry them with your heat tool I honestly prefer to let them air dry. In my opinion it makes a difference although techniccaly it shouldn't. This is one of my favorite stamps for winter/Christmas and I went with soft red tones. Copics used: E04, E11, E21, E00 + R32 R24, R22, R20 E55, E53, E51 E44, E43, E42 C3, C00 YR09, YR04 Products used: My favorite things - Winter buddies My favorite things - Friends in the forest My favorite things - Let it snowflake too Nellie Snellen - Snow flakes Silver glitter cardstock Oxide ink - Abandoned coral / Candied apple Lindy's magical shaker Cuckoo Clock Cardinal Thanks so much for stopping...