In this warm and grounding episode of Gems Paper Scissors, Tina the Creative Guru invites you to tend the quiet glow of joy through sacred routines and small creative rituals. Whether you're navigating recovery, chronic illness, or the simple weight of day-to-day life, discover how light and joy can grow through the practices we return to each day.

Tina shares a heartfelt story of a difficult caregiving season and how a five-minute creative habit became her anchor. She offers tangible, accessible ways to infuse joy into your routine — from morning journaling to creative breathing breaks — using Stampin’ Up!’s Floral Impressions Suite to inspire simple, elegant projects.

✨ Mindful Moment: Practice a grounding breath ritual to center into presence.
🎨 Creative Prompt: Make something that celebrates your own glow — use light-catching accents like gold foil or shimmer.

Let this be your reminder that tending your inner light doesn’t require grand gestures — just daily love.

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Whispers of Wonder – Listening for the Light

In Episode 30 of Gems Paper Scissors, Tina the Creative Guru explores the soft, quiet magic of inspiration. In a world that often celebrates hustle, this episode invites you to slow down and listen—to the stillness, to the whispers of your inner wisdom, and to the subtle joy found in the creative process.

🌀 Discover how tuning into silence can unlock your creative voice
🎨 Create with the Boho Vibes Suite in ways that honor softness and subtlety
🖋️ Try a guided prompt that focuses on tone, texture, and quiet transformation
💛 Includes a gentle mindful moment to help you breathe and reconnect

Whether you're healing from trauma, grief, or simply seeking a more soul-nourishing approach to creativity, this episode will remind you that you are whole—even when you're still.

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.

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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