Hi, y'all! Today I'm sharing a peek at a project I shared recently over the Tombow Instagram! It's a lettered embroidery with a really pretty pastel rainbow background. Head over to @tombowusa for tips and tricks on how to create this little stitched piece of art!

Hello magical friends! Today I'm sharing a behind the scenes peek at the making of the newest addition to the Magical Collection - Scary Harry Halloween! Sorry in advance for the watermarking. Gotta make sure no one gets too swipey! ;) 

The painting that started it all! Who would've thought a little pumpkin could spark a whole new set of planner things, but that's just how it works sometimes. A while back, while bored one evening, I thought to myself, "Dani, you haven't painted in a while. Why don't you do that?". So, of course, with fall (and Halloween!!!) being right around the corner, I thought I'd try my hand at a pumpkin. You can see the test pumpkin and the final one above it. I liked how it turned out, and at this point the inspiration of something spooky was starting to hit, so I decided to try painting a cauldron. It turned out well, too! 

Naturally, the next spooky thing to pop into my head was a witch's hat. And, you guys, this is where Scary Harry Halloween started to take off. My favorite witch is Professor McGonagall because she's so tough on the outside, but deep down, she just really loves everyone and wants to protect everyone. She's also very sassy and has the best comeback lines. She's the best. So what better witch's hat to paint than hers? Once I realized that I could actually probably paint a bunch more things for another Harry kit, I went for it. And you all love the Harry things, so why not indulge everyone? 

As I thought more about the films, the first Halloween the kids spend at Hogwarts really stood out to me as extra Halloween-y. Especially the TROLL! In the dungeon! But there was no way I could paint a troll, my skills just aren't good enough. But I loved the idea of all the candy and goodies on the tables in the great hall during that first Halloween feast, so I went with that instead. Besides, Halloween isn't Halloween without candy. And spider lollipops, apparently.

Of course, there are lots more paintings that went into this kit, but I think the dementor is among my favorites. I've never painted something like it, but I love how it turned out! Especially those creepy fingers! *shiver* I personally find the dementors the among the scariest things in the whole HP universe so I felt they should definitely be included in a Scary Harry Halloween set. 

You may have noticed that all my paintings seem rather large. That's because they are! I find that the bigger the image I'm working on, the more detail I can put into it, so that's what I like to do. Once the final images get moved over to the computer, it's easy to size them down while keeping the details intact. 

As for the actual painting process, I typically sketch out my design using Inktense Watercolor Pencils, then fill in and add details with the Sakura Koi Sketchbox watercolors. I like the saturation I can achieve using these two together. I use this waterbrush set I got off Amazon because they have a nice variety of brush heads, work well, and aren't messy. Also the water seems to last forever in them, so less filling up equals a happier and more productive me. :D 

I hope you enjoyed this behind the scenes look at the Scary Harry Halloween set! Make sure to pick up the collection here to celebrate your holiday. And tag me @popfizzpaper on Instagram when you use them, I would LOVE to see!

I am so excited to announce the Magical Collection here at PopFizzPaper! Of course, we all know and love the Merry Harry Christmas items, but this year we have added a new holiday to the lineup - Halloween! It is called Scary Harry Halloween. Let me introduce it to you! 

First up, the planner stickers! This weekly set features all sorts of new watercolored designs. From pumpkins and cauldrons to dementors and spooky spiders, this set has it all to plan for Halloween in spooky style. Everything was handpainted in our studio and we couldn't be more proud of it! 

A holiday collection isn't complete without NEW digital papers! I love digital downloads because you can use them for so many things. Planner dividers, of course, but also happy mail, cardmaking, Project Life, mini albums, and more. You can also save the digital papers to your phone and use them as festive wallpapers (which I may have already done!). The papers above are named from L-R: Scary Harry, Wingardium Leviosa, The Boy Who Lived, Lumos, Hallows Eve, and Pumpkin Pasties. We've never named our papers before, but I think we'll be doing it from now on. It's too fun not to!

And last in the lineup of brand new stuff is a watercolored quote sheet. Each quote or phrase is layered over a handpainted image that goes well with the quote. I'm pretty sure my favorites are the LUMOS candles (so pretty!) and the Turn To Page 394 (who doesn't love Snape, amirite?). There are also several little deco stickers on this sheet to make your planner spread extra Pottery.

Thank you so much for allowing me to introduce you to the newest designs in the Magical Collection! You can check out all the items here, including the Christmas designs as well (and washi!). 

Personal Planners are pretty neat because they are so flexible and you can create your own with the exact things you want in it. Another plus to them is that they are small and portable and you can take it with you on the go. My personal planner is more for goals, inspiration, motivation and journaling but I also like to keep just a small calendar in it for quick reference. The great thing is that in a vertical layout insert the Pop Fizz Paper stickers fit amazing!

In a personal planner you do not need everything that you would put in an Erin Condren so I use it for the highlights and the big things. There are certain stickers from Pop Fizz that fit this so well! Let’s walk through my favorites.

• 3 heart checklist half boxes: These are great because they give you color in your spread and a place for those key event items happening for the day. I love that they give you white space feel which is very much how I do my personal planner.

• Appointment flags with border: These I use to mark work schedules and again they give you a small pop of color without being overwhelming. They allow for an open white space feel which is very important to me in spaces that are small.

• Dots in multiple colors: I really like the multicolored dots. I would not use them that much in my Erin Condren but in the personal I use them for little to do lists and to highlight important events.

• Half box checklist flags: I use these to denote anything I absolutely need to get done.

• Decorative Full boxes: I use them to mark the weekend in the personal planner because I don’t like to take up space with the weekend banners.

• Quotes and Habit Stickers: I use these in the notes (sidebar) section of a personal layout to continue with my theme of motivation since that is what my entire personal planner is about.

• Other items: I do not always use these but sometimes I do (icons, page flags, and regular half boxes)

If you have been considering Pop Fizz Paper but were not sure because you have a personal planner well now you know that the stickers fit! They are gorgeous with so many options and one full kit of Pop Fizz Paper stickers will last you several weeks in your personal planner (depending on how you planner decorate of course).

Which Pop Fizz Paper stickers are your favorite?