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, ...

  Hey everyone! I've wanted to make a post on Copic maintenance - aka Copic Spa day - for a long time, and I'm finally doing it. This is a long one, so grab a cuppa.  Please keep in mind that this is the way I do things and my own personal preferences and opinions. There are many ways of getting around it. If what you do works for you, that's fine too! First things first - WHY should you spend time cleaning your markers? So you've bought your markers. They were expensive in my humble opinion, and now you just want to color. Right? Cleaning takes a bit of time when your collection is as big as mine. Don't get me wrong I totally understand that it seems tedious and a waste of time. But what if I tell you that keeping your markers clean will prolong and improve the use of your markers? Cleaning is essential for all users of Copic markers, no matter how much or how often you use them. The main issue is pigment.  You know how with some markers it's like they leave a ...