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, ...

Today we are visiting the Mermaid Lagoon where love is definitely in the air.  Mariner Sevenseas is trying to catch Oceana's attention, and by the looks of it he's got it! For the scene I also used Mermaid lagoon: Background builder set Scene builder: Castle Copics used  E15, E13, E11, E21, E00, E000 + R83 Y00, Y02, YG11, BG11, BG34, BG15, BG49 E51, E55, E23  B60, B63, B66, B69 RV25, RV13, RV11, Y21 E44, E43, E42, C5, C3, YG41, G43, G94  BG11, BG34, BG13  W3, W2, W0, W00 E44, W3, E42, W1 BG000, BG01 E30, E31, E55, E57 YG06, G05, G17, G29 YG01, YG05, YG09  YG69, YG17, YG13, G43, G94, G28, E57 YG03, YG06, YG09 Thanks for stopping by, and happy crafting! Tina

  Today I'm sharing a cute scene of a beautiful mermaid enjoying a swim with a cute dolphin. Don't you just love dolphins? The mermaid and dolphin are from The Greeting Farm Mermaids Galore kit, and the background stamp is from Sweet November Stamps Horizon lines: Under the sea. I went with a more blue ocean this time, as opposed to my usual teal waters.  Copics used  E13, E11, E21, E00, E000 + R83 B60, BV01, BV02, BV13, BV04, BV08 RV21, RV13, RV17 W7, W5, W3, W1, W0 B05, B02, B00, B0000 E51, E53, E55, E23  B21, W7, W5, W1 E44, E43, E42, E41, W3 G94, G43, G40 YG67, YG17, YG03  BG75, BG72 YR27, YR24, Y26, Y21 V09, V17, V15, V12  Thanks so much for stopping by, happy crafting. Tina 

  (Ad) We are still showcasing the new mermaid release at Sweet November Stamps.  For today's card we are getting a peek at what merwees do for fun! BUBBLES! I imagine if they're throwing a birthday party this is what it looks like. I used 2 sets from the new release  Merwee party Background builder: The deep Copics used E55, E23, E25 E57, E59, E49 E13, E11 E21, E00 RV17, RV13, RV21, RV10, RV69 Y38, Y35, Y21, YR27 YG01, YG05, YG09, G29 E42, E43, E44, E47 W1, W2, W3, W5 G46, G43 B0000 BG000, BG01 + Y02, RV11, B21 E53, E55, E25 Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting.  Tina x 

  (Ad) We are continuing to share mermazing creations using the brand new mermaid release @sweetnovemberstamps - If you missed the IG hop yesterday there's still time. And FYI, there's a YouTube hop today with a second chance of winning the entire release! Don't miss it! Find both links HERE !  Today's card had to be special, because I needed it for my crafty bestie Tina's birthday, which is today. And guess what, she also loves pink 🩷 Happy birthday, my sweet friend 🥳 So, this mermaid is SO ready to soak it all in! She just woke up and left the mermaid cave to celebrate with her ocean friends, while the other mermaids are preparing her birthday party at the castle deep inside the cave. I used these sets, all from the new release  Mermee Emotions Something's fishy Merwee party Background builder: The deep Copics used E13, E11, E21, E00, E000 +RV11 RV09, RV06, FRV, RV02, RV69 RV69, RV66, RV55, RV63  E42, YG61, G99, G46, G43  C7, C5, C2, C1, C00 W7, W5, W...

  (Ad) Today I'm sharing a simple but cute card using "Mermaid". She's so thankful for her turtley friends 🐢 Paper was bought at a local store, circle dies are from My favorite things, sentiment from Poppystamps. I added a bit of Nuvo mirror cardstock for a bit of shine.  Copics used E13, E11, E21, E00, E000 + R32 RV52, RV93, RV95 BG13, BG23, BG11 V17, V15, V12 B21 YG67, YG17, YG03, G99, G94, G46, G43, YG61 Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting  Tina 

(Ad) I can't tell you how much fun I had creating this scene using digital stamps from Sweet November Stamps! The story is - Triton caught the 3 fishies in the act of doing something they absolutely knew not to. The look on his face is more than enough to make them speechless and tremble with fear 😬 And rightfully so. Just look at those biceps and abs 😳 I used Fluke Swiftfin Stabby, bitey: scaredy fish Deep sea friends: Ocean background builder Copics used  E13, E11, E21, E00, E000, E04 C9, C7, C5, C3 G29, G19, YG17, BG15, BG49, B99, YG41, G02 E99, E97, YG15, YG21 + B23, B0000 G29, G19, G14 YG09, YG05, YG03, YG01 W9, B69, B29 B26, B24, BG15, BG11 Thanks for stopping by Happy crafting! 

  (Ad) Mermay has commenced! 🧜🏼‍♂️🧜🏻‍♀️🧜🏽 Every day during the month of May I'll be sharing a mermaid card on my Instagram account .  Today I have a trio for you. Since I was playing with my new Kuretaki Gansai Tambi watercolors, I decided to make a couple of backgrounds for these 3 @sweetnovemberstamps gals. The digital stamps are Tide Mayfin with her fish friends, Jewel Eboncave and her curious friend Cuddles (from Octavia Softdand and Cuddles) and last but not least Delta Deepcove and Seamoor (from Pearl Tidepool and Seamoor).  Copic combos: Tide Mayfin E13, E11, E21, E00, E000  BG49, BG15, BG34, G00 R85, R83, RV11 E99, YR15, Y21 E79, E74, E71 Jewel Eboncave + Cuddles E13, E11, E21, E00, E000 FV2, V15, R32, R24, YR27, Y26 B69, FV2, BV000 + BV08, W9 R29, R35, R14 E59, E57, E55 Delta Deepcove + Seamoor E04, E11, E21, E00, E000  BV17, BV13, BV11, BV000, RV99, V09 RV17, RV34, RV11 G46, G43, G40 E59, E57, E55, E51 E79, E74

  Hi friends, here's a how-to on my pop-up cards. Last summer I decided on finding a card design that was sort of interactive, yet not too dimensional, to make for the Danish Operation write home.  For those who don't know, the Operation write home delivers cards for military personnel to send home to their loved ones while deployed.  ~ My favorite things Mermazing, Elegant rectangle stax, Neat & Tangled Mermazing, Taylored Expressions Sweet scallop stencil The pop-up card design is not my original idea. It's been around for years, and I recall making one a looong time ago, but it was tedious and I didn't like the working process. But I recently saw Jennifer Mcquire make it this way, and I knew I had to give it a try. And once I'd made one they just flowed on out of my crafty quarters. They are really easy to make and add quite the dimension to the card. AND - they fold flat, which is absolutely perfect. ~ Whimsy stamps Whale of a time, Sunny Studios stamps Sea ...

My niece is turning 5 and she is slowly transitioning from wanting everything Unicorn to everything Mermaid.  So I came up with this cute scene with a Krista Leigh Smith Mermaid (Swim break) and a couple of My favorite things unicorns (Friendly unicorns) and some Sweet November stamps greens for added depth (Mermaid lagoon background builder). All copic colored.  I popped up the panel for a little dimension and added a double cut circle (MFT Pierced circle stax). Largest circle and 5 (Mama elephant) cut from some Tonic mirror card, Petal pink. Birthday girl from Concord and 9th Hooray.