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		<title>3 Tips on Managing Deadlines as a Writer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many of you may be taking part in the annual NaNoWriMo writing challenge this month. But whether you’re participating this year or just looking for ways to improve your writing routine, we hope these tips will help you over the finish line a little easier. Develop a Schedule Sometimes it can be hard to implement [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Three Tips for a Creative Summer</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paperblanks Team]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With its longer days and abundant sunlight, summer can be the perfect season to boost your creativity. But if you are feeling you have hit a creative block, know that it is normal and you are not alone. Every creative mind can fall into a rut occasionally. There is no magic formula to move through [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>An Original Use for our Washi Tape</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paperblanks Team]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We always love hearing about your creative projects using our washi tape, whether it’s embellishing a Bujo or simply incorporating it into your regular repertoire of craft supplies. We recently received an email from Leo and Wendy Van Asten from Wisconsin, and we couldn’t wait to share it with you. Both Wendy and Leo have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>3 Tips for Nurturing Your Creativity</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paperblanks Team]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Living a creative life requires constant care and nourishment, the right amount of digging deep and letting things flow, holding on to ideas and releasing them. It might feel exhausting. Yet, in the words of Maya Angelou, “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” When you feel like your [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Art of Taking It Slow</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paperblanks Team]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you are starting to feel the post-holiday blues, know that you are not alone. Every year around the third week of January, many of us experience low motivational levels due to a combination of cold winter weather, debts incurred during the holidays and the realization that we might already be breaking our New Year’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>5 Ways to Welcome a More Creative Year</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paperblanks Team]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It’s a new year and you are probably full of ambitious plans and inspiring goals. Setting intentions at the beginning of the year – or at any time, for that matter – can help us recharge and bring optimism for the days to come. Just remember to be kind to yourself if those plans are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Drawing Prompts for 2 Online Creative Challenges Happening Right Now</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paperblanks Team]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are deep into October and with it the yearly online creative challenge, Inktober. If you feel you arrived late to the party, know you are probably not the only one. Don’t let the fact that the challenge has already started discourage you from participating in it. Even if you join for only one day, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The National Comfort Blanket – 1200 artists connected creatively on the theme of comfort</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paperblanks Team]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pluid (pronounced&#160;plidge, Irish for blanket) is a collective artwork made up of nearly 1200 small square original artworks exploring the theme of comfort. The square pieces are connected like a crocheted blanket and exhibited together as the National Comfort Blanket at the Cowshed Gallery, Farmleigh Estate in Dublin, Ireland from August 27 until September 5, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>10 Questions with Canadian Illustrator Sam Pernoski</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paperblanks Team]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Playful woodland creatures, colourful blooms and fruits, lush plants and friendly characters with rosy cheeks are some of the whimsical subjects found in Sam Pernoski&#8216;s work. It is, as she describes it, happy art. Her folksy-style illustrations have been featured on&#160;Print &#38; Pattern&#160;and&#160;Swatch &#38; Repeat, and have also been&#160;published in UPPERCASE and Teen Breathe magazines. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Creative Conversations with Melanie Brauner</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paperblanks Team]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Metalsmith, papermaker and artist Melanie Brauner doesn’t believe in talent. The success of her one-of-a-kind jewellery business, Verso Studio, comes from a place of kindness to herself, generosity and a genuine connection with her customers – and hard work aplenty. Earlier this year in a blogpost about overcoming creative block, we quoted Melanie on her [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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