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Vacation Hiatus

by CraftyPaws | Aug 26, 2016 | Uncategorized

Hi folks! As many of you may know if you follow me on Instagram, I’ve been on vacation for almost a week. We left last Saturday and spent a few days in San Francisco. We walked across the Golden Gate Bridge, walked along by the Presidio and Crissy Field, walked...

Elfin Stocking by a So So Sewer

by CraftyPaws | Aug 25, 2016 | Altered Items, Shabby Chic, Vintage

I am not much of a seamstress. I am basically self taught and after a horrible sewing machine accident that had a needle completely piercing and stuck in my right index finger I was a little gun shy (to say the least). However, when a dear crafty friend asked folks to...

Whimsical Holiday Cards for Seniors

by CraftyPaws | Aug 22, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Cutsie, Vintage

A crafty friend, Myra (YT: craftyrats), is collecting holiday cards that she is going to be distributing to seniors during the holidays. I love supporting wonderful crafty causes like this, but I also thought (hoped) it would jump start me a bit on my holiday card...

Cheeky Engagement Card

by CraftyPaws | Aug 18, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Cutsie

I have a friend who recently got engaged–dream come true! Woot woot! Sooo excited for her! She has a great cute-edgy aesthetic so I wanted to make her a happy engagement card that would befit her style and also hopefully make her smile. I was thinking of that...

Quick and Easy Shadow Stamped Note Cards

by CraftyPaws | Aug 18, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple

I’m normally a very exacting, type-A kind of person so the easy breezy technique of shadow stamping (stamping offset) really was out of my comfort zone. So I decided to dip a toe in by cutting up some green card stock to create some small 4″ x 4″...

Glamorous Birthday Card + Embossing with Dies!

by CraftyPaws | Aug 17, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple

This Audrey Hepburn inspired glam style birthday card is for a young lady turning 18. Remember that age? Wanting to be so glamorous and feeling all grown up (now in my mid forties I feel like a kid and have so much to learn–LOL)? I used the “Uptown Girl...

Color Burst Watercoloring!

by CraftyPaws | Aug 15, 2016 | Art Journaling, Shabby Chic, Vintage

Hands down, taking a couple of Sandy Allnock’s classes this weekend is the most SUMMER FUN I’ve had yet (I told Sandy that too!). Today I spent 4+ hours learning various techniques to use with Ken Oliver Color Bursts. We practiced a whole bunch on small...

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