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Tropical Storm Irma – A Little Coloring

by CraftyPaws | Sep 15, 2017 | 4 Comments

Due to tropical storm Irma (yes, it was downgraded by the time it passed my area), we were without any power, hot water, etcetera for about 4 days. All the best laid plans for crafty projects flew out the door (along with lots of spoiled food). We were very lucky to...

3 Techniques to Use on Black Cardstock – Maymay Made It GDTP

by CraftyPaws | Sep 9, 2017 | 12 Comments

I am absolutely in love with Neenah Premium Extra-Heavy Black Cardstock! It's 100 lb (that's the weight of 500 sheets of this paper) weight and rich black color make anything created with it feel so luxe! These 3 techniques: heat embossing, brushing on Perfect Pearls,...

Where to Buy Copic Markers for Less!

by CraftyPaws | Sep 6, 2017 | 2 Comments

My niece just returned from a 2 month-long post-college graduation trip around Asia. All of the things she saw and did sounded amazing, but truth be told, I was most excited about her crafty gift to me - Copic Sketch Markers and Copic refills! YAY!!! She got them at a...

Little Fairies ATC

by CraftyPaws | Sep 1, 2017 | 15 Comments

After working on The Greeting Farm Little Mermaids (HERE), I knew I wanted to make another ATC with one of my all time favorite stamp sets: The Greeting Farm Little Fairies. So much cuteness! This time, I started with a Strathmore watercolor paper base that I die cut...

Mermaids Under the Sea ATCs

by CraftyPaws | Aug 28, 2017 | 15 Comments

I am usually a purist (or some would call simple - LOL). I usually use 1 type of marker or coloring medium on each project (2 if I'm being bold). But for these two Mermaids Under the Sea ATCs I used 6 types of markers! For the watery wavy background I used various...

Super Girl Artist Trading Card

by CraftyPaws | Aug 24, 2017 | 25 Comments

I haven't created an ATC (artist trading card) in a long while, so I thought I would do one since I have been very short on crafty time recently. These are great to do when you have a creative itch but not much time since they are only 2.5" x 3.5" (of course sometimes...