Papercrafts by Cindyellen

HELLO CRAFTY PEOPLES!!! (and family members:hi mom!) So. It's been a rough August, physically. For those of you who don't know, I have an autoimmune disease and sometimes, well sometimes it kicks ma butt. That means I get the privilege of spending a LOT of time in bed, watching Youtube videos, learning how to do things I didn't formerly know how to do. And getting to know other people in the crafting community. I do "sick things" too, but frankly, those are boring and all y'all don't want to hear about them. At some point, I may do a blog post on what it's like to have an invisible disability, but today is not the day. I am finally feeling PERKY. I spent the morning swatching out ALL THE LOVELY COLORS of Spectrum Noir markers I got at the Consumer Crafts sale this month (I have wholesetitis), and MADE MYSELF get up and come in here and write a blog while I have energy.  I have learned an amazing number of things, crafting over the last 8 months. I ...

hello, everyone: turns out, when it's migraine season in FL, every other day is waaaaaay too ambitious a schedule. oh well.  it is time for a BRAND NEW, soon to be regular feature: the INSPIRATION SPOTLIGHT!!! *drumroll, excited band music, trumpet blasts from afar* as some of you may know and the rest of you are about to figure out, i spend a lot of time in bed. i have a spine made of tissue paper (oh the wonders of misspent youth), so i sit, then lie down, then sit, then lie down, then sit. . .etc. i love both my heating pad - and Youtube. Through the wonders of electronic vlogs, i've become a MUCH better cardmaker. Over on my FB page, i mentioned (briefly) some of the artists/vloggers who have influenced/do still influence my work. my style is all my own, but these people show me new ways of doing things, have answered questions, design new card layouts (as in, ways to fold paper to make a card design), are experts in techniques such as watercolor or pencil. they ins...

So, here's the deal: i am a 55-year-old female, who did NOT grow up with computers. i am getting EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED with my inability to upload pictures to this thing. . . yes i am. i have been trying and trying, reading things and it's just not working.  at this point, i'm waiting for my husband to figure it out. i am a "learn by doing" kind o gal. if you can't SHOW ME it's probably not happening. this is why Youtube was created for people like me. Yes, it was. i can actually SEE what all y'all are doing. thus, i can ink blend. i can stencil. i can diecut. i can emboss. i can inlay. i can watercolor now. i can make an amazing number of seriously cool cards folded an amazing number of ways. my dies are stored in the CUTEST LIL BOXES EVAH.  i can't upload a picture on here to save my life.  i decided yesterday that shouldn't matter. if there's one thing i've learned in all my years it's that being EXACTLY WHO WE ARE is enco...

Hello peoples!!!! So this happened. Yes this!! I am actually starting a small cards business in Clermont FL. i was going to start one online, but frankly, that was a little overwhelming. i'm kind of a hands-on kind o gal, so i thought i would start with something i can actually touch, see how it goes.  it's my age showing.  i also think there's some fear there. i've been doing research on all these online business things and i know they all mean well, but. . . have you ever LOOKED at that stuff???? i mean, if i were to take all their advice, the only thing i would be doing would be typing on my computer! they suggest: - WRITE A POST EVERY DAY SO YOU GET TRAFFIC!!! - BOOST ALL YOUR POSTS SO YOU GET TRAFFIC!!! - MAKE SURE YOU TAG EVERY FRIEND YOU KNOW SO YOU GET TRAFFIC!!! - POST SEVERAL TIMES A DAY SO YOU GET TRAFFIC!!! - DO EMAIL BLASTS SO YOU GET TRAFFIC!!! - RESPOND RIGHT AWAY SO YOU GET TRAFFIC!!!! - NEVER LOOK BAD SO YOU GET TRAFFIC!!! - DON'T SL...

well, I am just starting to build this blog/website and my BRAND NEW papercraft business. As the inaugural post, here's a "wait right here, there's more coming!!!" there will be pictures of PHENOMENAL CARDS using stamps and dies from my favorite companies, MFTStamps and Lawn Fawn. there will be pictures of the COOL EXPLODING BOXES you can use for gifts!! there will be pictures of all the cool things i upcycle into CRAFTY GOODNESS!!! there's gonna be a YOUTUBE CHANNEL with vlogs of me making fun stuff and just being my crazy whacko self.  so WELCOME.  and yes, my name is Cindyellen. All one word, small e. Like Cinderella only different.Kinda catchy, huh? Yup, it's real. It's not Maryellen - that was a Walton. It's not CindyLou - that was a Who. Cindyellen. It means Moonlight, actually - which kinda makes Cinderella make a lot of sense, too, eh? Won't THIS be fun????