In Episode 29 of Gems Paper Scissors, Tina the Creative Guru invites you to embrace the light of the Summer Solstice—not just as a seasonal event, but as a powerful metaphor for healing, rest, and radiant creativity. Through personal stories, a meaningful creative prompt, and gentle reflection, this episode celebrates the courage it takes to pause.

🌞 Explore what it means to create from a place of stillness
🌸 Learn how to use the Kintsugi Inspirations Suite to express quiet resilience
🖼️ Try a mindful scrapbooking or cardmaking exercise with soft textures and space
💛 Includes a grounding mindful moment + a soul-affirming journaling question

Whether you're healing from trauma or simply craving light in your creative life, this episode is a gentle reminder: you are whole, even in stillness.

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In this heartfelt kickoff to our June theme “Radiant Joy – Creating Through the Light,” Tina the Creative Guru explores what it means to reconnect with your inner spark after trauma, illness, or burnout. Through personal storytelling, mindful reflection, and creative prompts, this episode invites listeners to begin in light—even if that light is only a flicker. Discover how tiny moments of creativity can lead to profound healing, and get inspired to create a layout or card that honors your journey.

✨ Includes a gentle mindfulness practice, a product spotlight on the Turtley Cute Suite from Stampin’ Up!, and a beautiful reminder: your light still lives within you.

🎧 Listen now and let creativity guide your healing.
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In our final May episode, we take a heartfelt pause to look back—at what we created, how we grew, and the healing that took root when we chose to show up. This is your space to reflect, celebrate, and carry your creative momentum forward with love.

In this heart-centered episode, we explore the beauty of crafting in community. From virtual crops to shared rituals, creating with others can offer deep emotional connection, creative motivation, and gentle healing. You don’t have to do this alone.

Your creative ritual isn’t extra—it’s essential. In this episode, we explore how small, repeated actions help ground your creativity, support emotional regulation, and become sacred tools of healing. Whether your ritual is tea and music or candlelight and quiet, this one’s for you.

eeling stuck, overwhelmed, or too exhausted to create? This week’s episode is a gentle reminder that small steps still count. In this kickoff to our May series, I’m sharing stories, mindset shifts, and compassionate tips to help you start small and reconnect with your creative self—even when energy is low and emotions are high.

You’ll hear about my own journey of starting over with 3x4 journaling cards, simple rituals shared by our community, and how five minutes of creative practice can anchor you during hard seasons.

This is your permission to show up imperfectly—and still bloom right where you are.

In this episode, we’ll talk about:

• Why the blank page feels so intimidating

• Rituals that help you create with ease and compassion

• Real listener stories of starting small with intention

• What blocks your creative energy—and how to release it

• A powerful invitation to make just one small thing this week

In this insightful episode of Gems Paper Scissors, host Tina explores how to infuse deeper meaning and intentionality into your creative practice. Discover powerful techniques to align your layouts and projects with your values and emotions, creating lasting impact through storytelling.

✨ What You’ll Learn:
✅ How to layer journaling, symbolism, and intention into your layouts
✅ Ideas for using ephemera, meaningful quotes, and symbolic elements
✅ How to create “celebration spreads” and honor milestones creatively

📚 Plus: Hear a touching Storytelling Spotlight featuring a listener who used purposeful crafting to create a heartfelt tribute album that celebrated her grandmother’s life.

🧘‍♀️ Mindful Moment: Reflect on “What story in your life feels the most meaningful right now?” and discover how to honor that story creatively.

🌷 Join us and embrace the power of crafting with purpose!

n this uplifting episode of Gems Paper Scissors, host Tina explores how to celebrate everyday happiness by documenting life’s small joys through creative expression. Learn how to:
✅ Use vibrant color palettes and playful icons to evoke joy
✅ Add interactive elements and hidden journaling for surprise and delight
✅ Incorporate Stampin’ Up!’s Bright & Beautiful Suite and Starburst Sequins to bring joy to your layouts

📚 Plus: Listen to an inspiring Storytelling Spotlight about a listener who transformed her perspective with a “Joy Journal” and reflect on your own moments of happiness in our Mindful Moment.

Tune in now and let your creativity bloom with joy!