Welcome to another episode of Collide Kids Podcast! Today's episode, hosted by Christen Clark, features an extraordinary couple, Will and Courtney Kassner from Crew & Co who will discuss their evolution from crafting captivating Instagram posts to developing their full-color devotional products, including the "Abundant Grace" devotion cards and their enriching 40-day devotional book of the same name. The conversation will cover their teamwork in creating these products, the role of divine grace in daily life, and how their artistic inclinations have led to children's literature and the delicate art of Bible restoration. Listeners will learn about Courtney's vibrant artistic vision and her childhood inspirations that now amplify their business, while Will shares how their kids are weaving into the fabric of their family's creative outreach. The couple will also share amusing anecdotes of when creativity met with unexpected challenges. This episode is filled with chuckles and insights, and it highlights the passion the Kassners have for their work and faith. Plus Kids Only Segment featuring Braden Herring!
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Faith-Based Entrepreneurship: "We have three kids, ages six, eight, and ten, so we like hanging out with them a lot. But we also have a small business where we sell scripture cards and lots of faith based family devotional products. We do bible rebinding and custom bibles. And we're authors now, too."
— Courtney Kassner [00:03:41 → 00:04:01]
Reviving the Art of Book Rebinding: "And I learned how to do, like, book rebinding and stuff through classes online, figured it out because everything is figureoutable, and showed him how to do it."
— Courtney Kassner [00:07:28 → 00:07:39]
Turning Digital Inspiration into Tangible Treasures: "So we already have devotional cards that are titled abundant grace devotion cards. And that, again, it all goes back to what we're posting on Instagram. Those cards were created from the stuff that we post on Instagram turned into a physical product."
— Courtney Kassner [00:13:31 → 00:13:50]
Embracing Color in Design: "I just can't do the neutrals... it felt wrong for me to design that many neutral things, but I tried it."
— Courtney Kassner [00:17:58 → 00:18:03]
Behind the Scenes of Publishing: "I don't think people realize the work and the people that are a part of a publishing team."
— Courtney Kassner [00:18:29 → 00:18:54]
Creative Beginnings in Family Projects: "So that first set of scripture cards, like, one or two of the backgrounds was made by him. So that was fun. It's kind of like abstract looking. A little one year old painting."
— Courtney Kassner [00:21:32 → 00:21:42]
Child Prodigy Designs for Small Business: "And so some of the posts that we've done on Instagram with the colorful backgrounds, the abstract backgrounds, have been designed by her."
— Courtney Kassner [00:21:57 → 00:22:04]
Camping Escapades: "And so somehow I got the crazy horse, and he was behind me. But we were
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