🎉 New Podcast Episode!

Paper Stashes & Commissions vs. Creative Freedom

I had so much fun chatting with my crafty friends Jodi and Marilyn for this one! We talked about paper stashes, favorite album styles, creative freedom, & custom orders. If you've ever bought paper you couldn't resist or wrestled with balancing creativity and commissions, I think you'll enjoy this conversation. Come listen and let us know your thoughts on these topics!

Hi everyone!

I'm excited to announce a new community challenge for this month!

I know many of us are getting busy with summer plans and vacations, so I wanted to keep this month's project simple, quick, and satisfying. The challenge is to create the Kindful Flipbook (inspired by the tie-fold from the Kindful Mini Album)

You can use any paper and embellies you'd like. It can be a greeting card, birthday card, mini album insert, or anything else you can think up!

For the challenge, you only need to make one Kindful Flipbook, but of course, if you enjoy it and have the time to make several, that's wonderful too! (just make sure you post all of them for us to see 😍)

Excited to see your flippy's ❤️

Let's do it! ✂️

✈️ Utah Trip Update: Save the Date! 📅

Hey everyone! I am so incredibly excited to share that I’m about to solidify my tickets to come to Utah! 🎉I'm looking to host a casual, one-day meet-up and hang out in Sandy on Thursday, June 25th! I would absolutely love for you to come if you're in the area. There will be food, drinks, and a few tables set up for us. You are totally welcome to bring your tools and a current project you're working on, or even something you've already made to show us! It will be a nice craft-and-chat day. I’m also planning to film some podcast conversations with you while I'm there ( heehe! ) I'm thinking a general timeline for the whole event will be from 11 AM to 3 PM, though we can definitely shoot over if we're on a roll. I'm tagging a few of you below to see if this day and time frame work well for your schedules, or if a different time is better. Let me know in the comments below! 👇

Madison Levy Akiko Miller Kendra Truscott Marilyn Michelle collum

Hi friends! I turned the Kindful Mini Album feature into a standalone project tutorial so you can reference it whenever you want. It’s perfect to slip in a pocket, or attach to a page as a fun extra feature! I also taught the same techniques I used in my Shabby Chic Kindful Mini, Enjoy! Big hugs 🌸

▶️ Watch New Kindful Flipbook Tutorial 🎉

✅ I completed the May Challenge book! Have you seen it yet? 😍I think this is the most fun I’ve ever had crafting. I used so many different elements. It was a very mixed media experience and I loved it! You might see a bit more of this from me later on 👀

Here’s the link to the full project flip-thru!

🏔️Thinking about a Utah trip in June!

Hey friends! I’m brainstorming a potential trip to tour the Salt Lake/Sandy this June. My sweet friend is showing me around, but I’d love to see you, too! Nothing is official yet, but if enough of you are nearby, I want to host a special community gathering so we can hang out. I'm also thinking it would be amazing to connect on camera and record a podcast episode featuring you and your beautiful books! Before I book anything, I need to know: Are you in the Utah area? Drop a comment below if you're local and would be up for a get-together! Your replies will help me decide if we should make this happen!

Big smiles,

Frances 🤍

🎙 New Podcast Episode is Live!

I’m so excited to have my very first podcast guest, Maria! Come join us for an inspiring conversation about crafting, creativity, and learning to let go.

Maria traveled all the way from Puerto Rico to attend our California in-person class, and this conversation turned into so much more than just papercrafting.

We talk about creativity as healing, watercolor as a lesson in letting go of control, burnout, perfectionism, life after retirement, and how crafting can truly help people through difficult seasons of life.

This was honestly one of the most heartfelt and empowering conversations I’ve had, and I know so many of you are going to love Maria’s story. ❤️

🎙️ New Podcast Episodes Coming Soon!

Hey friends! I have some exciting news! Back in March during our in-person class, I sat down with six incredibly creative friends, and we had the most beautiful conversations. I absolutely cannot wait to share their stories with you.

Everyone’s journey into crafting is so unique, and I can’t wait for you watch these episodes!

First Up: A huge shoutout to Maria Rivera, your episode is posting first!

I’m just finishing up the May Challenge Album and getting it posted across the socials, and then the first episode will be live.

Stay tuned, it’s going to be so special! ✨

My current craftdesk explosion 😍— Post yours!