Mind blown: a blog about paper crafting and cardmaking techniques
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My Favorite Color Hive Ink Blends with It’s Snowing
Hello my friends! As you know I love Color Hive Inks and have been working on my favorite blends. I thought I knew which I loved best, but then I created this trio of It’s Snowing cards, I found that I love dark dramatic inks that fade into a more pastel. I think you’re going…
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Who Doesn’t Love a Little Hocus Pocus When Kittens are Involved?
My Kitten is always up to a little Hocus Pocus, especially because he’s a black kitty. He has the perfect Halloween scaredy cat pose . But most of all he’s always looking to get into trouble. When I saw the Hocus Pocus Kitten stamp set from Whimsy Stamps I just had to have it! I…
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Pixi Dust Designs Halloween Mason Jars
Hello my friends! I have another sweet Halloween card to share for Pixi Dust Designs. I think this Trio of Halloween Mason Jars is adorable, and I hope they will bring out add-ons for the upcoming holidays. I’m curious what other ways would you use the mason jars? Honestly I couldn’t choose which of these…
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Paisley and Flourishes Embossing Folder Friday
It’s that time again… yep Embossing Folder Friday where the theme is Paisley and Flourishes. I think the folder I used passes for both. You will have to let me know. I paired my embossing folder theme with the Leaf Layers stamp set from Whimsy Stamps. I just love how versatile this stamp can be,…
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Three Cards With One Stencil Using Christmas Naturally
Hello friends! Are you looking for quick cards this holiday season? If so, I have you covered! Today I have three cards to share using the Christmas Naturally stencil from Maker Forte. While making these cards, I explored how the same dye inks get different results when using light verses dark cardstocks. Let’s take a…
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Three Dimensional Haunted Halloween Barn
We go to haunted houses all of the time during the Halloween season, so why not a haunted barn? Sounds fun to me! But creating a three dimensional Haunted barn sounds like more fun. I used the A7 Barn Pop Up Die from Scrappy Tails Crafts to make this spooktacular card, as well as few…