Mind blown: a blog about paper crafting and cardmaking techniques
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Easing into Christmas with Spellbinder’s Santa Lane
Are you like me and need to ease in to the Christmas crafting season because you’re no quite ready to give up on summer? Yep I know the feeling! Spellbinder’s has made it very easy with their new Santa Lane card kit. Of course if you need extras of something, or maybe you don’t want…
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Eek! It’s Gargoyle and Friends
Hello my friends! Eek! I’m back with more Halloween inspiration with Whimsy Stamps! Today I am using the Gargoyle and Friends stamp to create not so scary Halloween greetings on an ink blended and embossed slimline card. I hope you love it as much as I do! Creating this card made me so happy because…
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Faux Water Coloring Technique with Embossing Folders
Hello my friends! I am back with another Embossing Folder Friday hop project. Our theme this month was pretty wide open as long we used some sort of animal. I couldn’t believe it, but I had zero animal folders in my stash. Anyhow I am adding a bee, does that count? But the show stopper…
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Believe Me It Was a Headless Horseman
Believe me, the Headless Horseman is riding tonight amongst the fog with his ax in hand. Sounds scary right? Such a classic Halloween scene! I am loving this Halloween team, and can’t thank Whimsy enough for this opportunity as their team is uber talented! Creating this card was so much fun because I was able…
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Layered Masculine Background Building
Creating masculine cards seems to be something that so many of us struggle with, but I find tackling them with multiple layers makes them more manageable. I usually decide on a color scheme first when creating layered masculine backgrounds and then decided on the products to create the layers. For this Maker Forte card, I…
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Feed Me! Halloween Inspired Birthday Card
This stamp set I’m sure was inspired by one of my favorite movies when I was a kid… well maybe it was my Mom’s. I remember her laughing, singing, and dancing to the theme song in our kitchen. Such a good memory! Since it would have been her birthday, I decided to honor her by…