Mind blown: a blog about paper crafting and cardmaking techniques
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Celebrating World Fussy Cutting Day ✂️💗
Today we’re celebrating World Fussy Cutting Day — and if you’ve been following me for a while, you already know fussy cutting isn’t exactly my favorite thing to do! But sometimes the heart wants what the heart wants, and today my heart definitely wanted to create something meaningful. This card is extra special — it’s…
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Hard Fought Hallelujahs
Some hallelujahs aren’t whispered softly.They’re fought for. They’re clawed out through pain, grief, and surrender.They come with tears, not triumphal songs. When I Lost My Mom The first hard fought hallelujah came when I lost my mom.Her absence left me shattered and questioning everything I thought I believed about God. How could He take such…
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Celebrating World Card Making Day with a Camping Scene
Today I’m celebrating World Card Making Day with a scene that makes me smile every time I look at it—a cozy little camping adventure taken over by bears! For some reason, whenever I imagine a campsite, I can’t help but picture the bears moving right in. They’re roasting marshmallows, making s’mores, chowing down on my…
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Sunshine Wishes & Butterfly Kisses
There’s just something magical about crafting a summer day on cardstock—warm tones, fluttering wings, and soft textures that evoke memories of sunshine on your skin and butterflies dancing through the garden. That’s exactly what we captured with the Sunshine Wishes and Butterfly Kisses stamp set Using Copic markers, we brought our sweet scene to life…
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Happy Birthday America
We’re crafting in full patriotic spirit to honor Independence Day with a handmade card that celebrates freedom, creativity, and all things red, white, and blue. For this festive card, we’ll be using the July 2025 Card Sketch Challenge as our design inspiration and the beautifully vintage patterns from the Vintage Americana Paper Pack. To top…
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Some Beach, Somewhere — Craft Roulette Challenge
This week’s YouTube Live was a total escape to paradise with our “Some Beach, Somewhere” card! Using some of our favorite stamps from Pajama Crafter Stamps, we dove headfirst into summer with ink, stamps, and a whole lot of imagination. 🐚☀️🌊 We crafted along with the latest Craft Roulette challenge, and here were the fun…