Welcome to my Papercraft Addiction

I am starting this blog to showcase my passion for papercrafts. I love being creative and enjoy most arts and crafts including stitching, mosaics, colouring and of course stamping. I find creating something (whether it comes out as planned or not) is very relaxing and empowering. There is lots of research on the subject to show that doing arts and crafts can be very effective in relieving stress. I have been making things with paper all my life and have tried almost every papercraft there is including decoupage, embossing, flower making, kirigami, origami, paper mache, tea bag folding, weaving and quilling . . . to name just a few.

I am always willing to learn new things and when I find something that ignites my passion, whether it be easy or hard to do, I fully immerse myself in it and I really enjoy teaching others. That is how I became an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator two years ago. I went to a class and fell in love with the products, techniques and all the wonderful people.

In this day of rising costs, creating home-made cards is a way to save money since a store bought one can cost over $4 here in New Zealand and they are not as special as one made by your own hands. Making your own cards allows you the freedom to create something special for the recipient which can be personalised to reflect them, for example adding a favourite animal or colour.

I also really enjoy making non-traditional papercrafts such as boxes, bags, home decor, 3-D cards and gifts. There are so many things which can be made with paper and you are only limited by your imagination -- or for me my limit is based on my internet access as my imagination doesn't always work! lol

I just love how all the Stampin' Up! products coordinate so well from the matching coloured cardstock, ink and embellishments to punches and dies that work with designer series paper and stamp sets. It is so easy to create professional looking projects quickly.

With this blog I want to show all the amazing things which I can make with just some paper, cutting tools, ink and adhesives. I also hope to encourage others to discover the joys of being creative as I share my Papercraft Addiction!

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