I’m JJ Bolton. I am a wife, mother of twins, and a scientist by trade. I’m originally from Hawai’i but ended up in northern Virginia (by way of Germany) when my military dad was stationed here. If you’ve seen my cards, you know that I love die cutting, trying unusual techniques, and rainbow everything.

In 2011, I bought my first Silhouette machine on a whim. At that time, my crafts of choice were sewing and designing ribbon (that where the “ribbongirls” in my email address and IG handle comes from).

It wasn’t until an internet search for Silhouette ideas sent me down the papercrafting rabbit hole. First I found stamps. Which then led to cardmaking. And then to die cutting. Since that time, I’ve been ALL IN with papercrafting. Now it is a part of my every day life.

Disclosure

For me, blogging and sharing videos is something I do for enjoyment! I’m lucky that my day job allows me to do this for fun. 

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Please feel free to use my creations as inspiration. You are encouraged to CASE, lift, or borrow ideas for personal use, but please do not copy for business purposes or for publication submissions.