Mind blown: a blog about paper crafting and cardmaking techniques

  • If I Had a Flower For Every Time I Thought of You…

    If I Had a Flower For Every Time I Thought of You…

    I am back with another ColorDex Classic project with Sweet Sentiment Stamps. Not only do I like to keep record of my favorite color combination, but also of my favorite flowers, in this case, the Delightful Daisy stamp set. I started my project by stamping all three of three of the Delightful Daisy petals three…

  • You Can Bug Me Anytime ColorDex Card

    You Can Bug Me Anytime ColorDex Card

    Hello my sweet friends! I just wanted you to know that you can bug me anytime. That’s what friends are for. I used the new stamp called Creepin‘ from Sweet Sentiment Stamps and paired with the ColorDex Classic die. I am loving adding projects to my dex collection and thought my collection wouldn’t be complete…

  • How To Embellish Sympathy Cards

    How To Embellish Sympathy Cards

    I don’t especially love making sympathy cards, because I know what it means. However it is always easier to have one ready to go instead of making one in the middle of your grief. I always struggle with how ornate or how much to embellish sympathy cards, so today I am going to talk about…

  • How To Add Depth Perception To Your Cards

    How To Add Depth Perception To Your Cards

    Hello friends! I am back with another project using the Hot Air Balloons stamp set from Prickly Pear Stamps and we are going to talk about adding depth perception to our scenes. We are going to do this by using smaller images, adding shading to images, placement, and dimension. Let’s get into it! I mentioned…

  • How To Create a Howling Night Sky

    How To Create a Howling Night Sky

    Today I am participating in Video Hop with Whimsy Stamps where the video team will be sharing their top 3 Halloween favorites. Each of us have our own so be sure to jump over to Youtube and hop along, and have a chance to win a gift card! All the details will be over there!…

  • Mind Your Own Beeswax!

    I used to say that phrase over and over again as a kiddo and couldn’t resist making a card with this sentiment from the Bee Nice stamp set from Sweet Sentiment. I’ve really been liking clean and simple cards lately and thought this large sentiment was perfect for that type of design. Now I love…


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