Handmade Paper Hugs

Hey everyone! I fell in love with this cutie the moment I saw him, so I made a card and a tag to go along with it. For the card background I masked off the bottom to make a snowy hill and blended the background with Salvaged Patina Distress ink and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide.  Unfortunately I made myself believe I had a Salvaged Patina Oxide and I colored the mice to match. So the inks looked a bit different and to hide that I added some texture paste through a snow stencil. Should I have added glitter? 🤔 Anyway, the sentiments come with the mouse and I just love Nathalie's snarky sentiments as much as her cute critters.  Tag die from Nellie's.  Copics used W5, W3, W1, W0, W00 + RV11 + RV34 BG15, BG13, BG23, BG11 RV04, RV02, RV00 C2, C1, C00 *Ad / reklame* Since I'm on the design team. Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting.  Tina X 

  Hi friends, today I'm sharing a freebie stamp from Wandering Wabbit that you can get on Instagram through Stamplover24 It's basically lots of freebies during February, so go check it out! The stamp is one bird at the fire and one sentiment. So I first copy-pasted the stamp so the birds would be the same size. Then I covered the fire and fit the other bird with the fire next to it. I really love that the bird is so "open" that you can pretty much color any bird you want. I think it can be a penguin as easily as a Bull Finch. I've been fortunate to see a few Bull Finches in my garden this winter, so I colored Mr. and Mrs. Bull Finch.  Copics used 100, C9, C7, C5, C3, C2 R22, R20, R01, R000 E74, E71, E70 Y11, Y00 E44, E43, E42 W2, W0 E55, E57, E59 R14, YR15, Y11 BV13, BV01, BV00, BV000 *ad/reklame*   Since I'm on the design team.  Thanks for stopping by, and happy crafting.  Tina X 

  Hey friends, here's a cutesy couple set in a winter city scene. She looks very infatuated, doesn't she? But is it the young man, or his cute dog that has her attention? We'll never know. They are from The Greeting Farm Miss Anya Hello Winter and Warm Wishes. The city scene is Stamping Bella Sketchy Corner Backdrop. I don't typically purchase this kind of stamp but I figured it would work for all seasons, and I loves pairing it with these 2. I wasn't going for a night scene and honestly, it wasn't until I made the street lamp glow. Oh well. I guess the lamps are turned on early during winter, right? So maybe late afternoon. Anyway, here's the Copics I used E04, E11, E000, E000 W7, R59, R85 R85, R83, R81 E51, E55, E23 (hair)  E44, E43, E42, E41 W9, W7, W5, W3 E50, E51, E53 (dog)  E55, E57, E59 (hair/shoes)  E49, E47, E44 + E42 + W2 (coffee)  W3, W2, W1 + B00, B0000 (houses)  BV13, BV02, BV00, BV000 (snow)  B66, B63, B60 (sky)  YR27, YR24, YR21, Y2...

  Hey everyone, Christmas is now right around the corner and in a week's time it will all be over.  This isn't necessarily a Christmas card, but a winter card nonetheless.  The stamps are from The Greeting Farm Miss Anya Hello Winter and everything is Copic colored. The trees free hand. Sentiment from Sunny Studio Feeling Frosty.  I suppose I should indulge myself in a coloring class. I'd love to do some of the Enchanted scenes at Sansy Allnock. But I somehow always choose stamps over classes 🤷‍♀️ So, this is pretty much from watching others color. Sandy Allnock, Amy Young, Elaine Hughes (Markergeek) are among my favorites. And then of course, practice. Lots of practice.  Copics used E04, E11, E21, E000, E000 E55, E57, E59 W7, R59, R85 R85, R83, R81 E43, E42 (jacket fur)  W7, W5, W3 YR18 RV95, RV93, RV91, BV02, BV01, BV00, BV000 (sky)  BV04, BV02 (trees)  Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Christmas crafting.  Tina

I printed this adorable scene with the deer and snowman kissing noses. I'd be on the fence about the deer tough. We all saw how Sven tried to steal Olafs nose 😄 Anyway, here's my first Copic aurora sky. I think it's my first anyway. I struggled a bit, to be honest. I had colored the reds on the snowman and the reference photo (below) had a lot of purple in it. I didn't think that would work, so I instead used hot pinks. But that definitely didn't work. To try and salvage it I started going over with purples which I liked much better. I then darkened it further with purple. Also, I had just watched a coloring video from Elaine (Markergeek) and she used B90ies for her snow. I know right, that's dark. But since it's a night scene I figured I'd give it a go.  So, how did I do? Copics used: B95, B93, B91, B0000 E79, E77, E74 + YR23, Y11 G29, G17 (trees) G28, YG67 (bushes) W9, W7, W5 W9, R59, R85 E09, E08, YR18 (carrot) E37, E35, E34, E33, E31 + E27, E23 YG05...

**Ad / reklame The adorable December release from RAM stamps is now available, and since I love everything deer it should come as no surprise that I colored up the Holly Jolly Elf . I even flipped it and colored it twice.  As you can see, Santa's elves are readying Rudolph and the rest of the reindeer for a busy night of delivering presents. Santa is from Woodland Santa and I doubled and flipped this image too, to balance the scene with one more tree. I did have to cover up the fox on the flipped image, no biggie. Here are a couple of close-ups. I went to town and colored the whole scene with my Copic markers: E47, E44, E43, E42 + E79, E77, E74, E71 (deer)  E04, E11, E00, E000 + R32 R89, R85, R83, R81 G46, G43, YG61 E23, E55, E53 (shoes)  E51, E55 (hair)  100, C7, C5 Y26, Y28 (buckle + reins)  W3, W1 (white)  E42, E41 (beard)   E41, E42, E43, E44 (burlap sack)  C3, C1, RV02 (critters)  BG78, BG57, G46 (trees)  BG10, BG70, BG72, BG...

Hey everyone! Here's a cute Christmas card using a new Krista Leigh Smith stamp. This blue/red combo is really growing on me and I wanted to use mainly those colors. What do you think of this combo? I added some texture using a sweater embossing folder from By Lene and backed the image with a tree cut with a Marianne Design die from patterned paper (My favorite things). I really love how this turned out. Thanks so much for stopping by!  Happy crafting!  Tina Copics used R29, R27, R35, R14 BG09, BG07, BG05, BG01 W7, W5, W3, W2 100, C7, C5 E13, E11, E21, E00 + R32 + R22, R20

Hi everyone! I'm super excited to share that I've joined the Rachelle Ann Miller stamps design team. I feel so honored to join this team of very talented ladies! For my first card I've used " Penguin & Snowman: sledding " from the recently released November release. I'm a Copics girl, and I colored both image and background with markers. I did however pop up the image for a bit of dimension.  I wanted there to be snow everywhere from the sled flying by. I first splattered with white acrylic paint diluted with water, but it just didn't do it for me. So I added an ultra high white embossing powder, and I love how that turned out.  Copics used: B00, B0000 + E33 100, C9, C7, C5 + W1 YR68, YR16, YR15 E08, E99, E97 E27, E57, E55 RV66, RV34, R81 BG15, BG34, BG11 BG72, BG53, BG000 Thanks for stopping by! Happy crafting! Tina Please note: I'm using affiliate links at no extra cost to you, that will give me a small commission. Feel free to use my personal d...

Hey everyone! Have you started on your Christmas cards? Or maybe even finished?  I've only just started mine 🙈😂 Anyway, here's an old Make it Crafty digital stamp that I printed in a softer grey tone. Not 100% noline, but noline-ish. I actually really struggled with this when I started. I don't do much noline coloring, so I really need to think hard about it. After coloring in blues and pinks I thought about starting over, but decided to trust the process. And I'm glad I did. Once I colored skin and hair I suddenly was very happy with my coloring. So, trust the process, guys! I kept it simpel with just adding a sentiment (Stamping Bella Uptown Girl Katrina's Christmas kiss) and let's not talk about it being crooked 🙈 that's the downside of rubber stamps, right?! I considered stamping again and cutting it out to cover this, but I wanted the card to be one layer, so... 🤷‍♀️ Anyway, thanks for stopping by. And stay tuned for some exiting news!  Happy Christ...

  Hey guys, I really love this one. It's a Make it Crafty digital stamp "Felicity". At the same time it's bittersweet, because every time I color one of Zoe's stamps I regret not buying all of them 😔 I'm thinking of keeping this one. Do you keep some of your own cards because you just can't part with them? Sentiment from Concord 9th Winter wear. Copics used: Skin: E13, E11, E00, E000 + R22, R20 Lips: R85, R81 Hair: E79, E27, E57 Eyes: E59, E57, E55 Jacket: E70, E71, E74, E77 (E79) Scarf / hat: RV99, RV95, RV93, RV91 Blouse: RV17, RV09, RV04, RV02 IPOD / pants: 100, C7, C5, C3 Thanks for stopping by! May your December be joyful. Tina

  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 ...

Hi everyone! Sharing a couple of Christmas cards I made last year for the Danish Operation write home using Mama Elephant Snow Angels, My favorite things Joyous Christmas Sentiments, a couple of inks and Copics for coloring. On this last card I accidentally used a different color ink and it's more yellowish green than light blue. I didn't like it a lot, but opted to use it anyway. What do you think? Should I have thrown it out? Let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe, and happy crafting! Tina  

  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...