Mind blown: a blog about paper crafting and cardmaking techniques

  • A Special Lumberjack Valentine

    A Special Lumberjack Valentine

    Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to show your love in a creative and heartfelt way. If you’re looking for a card design that’s both rustic and romantic, a lumberjack-inspired Valentine’s card is the way to go! Featuring plaid patterns, woodsy motifs, and charming illustrations, this theme brings a warm and cozy vibe to your…

  • It’s My 29th Birthday Again Today!

    It’s My 29th Birthday Again Today!

    Some tell me I be hitting prehistoric ages, but I will be Forever 29! If you know me at all, you know that a sweet birthday cake is the most important thing to me. But I thought, why not pair it with a Dinomite Birthday band? I, also added some Prehistoric Birthday Friends. I don’t…

  • Unstoppable

    Unstoppable

    At the end of each year I reflect on how things went whether I acheieved my goals, fell short, or need to keep working. In reality I think all of us are works in progress and we should never stop working on being better. The year of 2024 taught me a lot about myself. I…

  • Four More Days Until Christmas!

    Four More Days Until Christmas!

    It’s so hard to believe we only have a few more days before the big day, the celebration of Jesus’s birth. Since breaking my arm, card making has come to a hault as well as blogging. Thankfully I had these two cards started before the break and today I could finally finish them. I chose…

  • Gamer Birthday Giftcard Holder

    Gamer Birthday Giftcard Holder

    Hello friends! I haven’t been on the blog for a little bit and thought maybe I should drop in for a minute. Yesterday we celebrated our son’s birthday and with that comes a new card. He’s of the age where its hard to know what to buy. My solution was a card that doubles as…

  • Winter’s Grace Garden Collection by Spellbinders

    Winter’s Grace Garden Collection by Spellbinders

    The Winter’s Grace Garden collection is absolutely beautiful, newly released by Susan Tierney Cockburn and Spellbinders. For today’s project I am working with a 3D embossing folder called Norwegian Rosemaling and the Black Elder Dies. In my opinion you can’t beat the feel of the 3D folder when using 120 lb cardstock. It’s just yummy.…


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