by CraftyPaws | Oct 14, 2017 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple
To wrap up World Card Making Day 2017 (which I have celebrated for a whole week – LOL), I decided to ink up the odd little meditating monkey from the Katzelkraft Jungle Animals stamp set. To capture him in his full meditative glory, I decided to give him a...
by CraftyPaws | Oct 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
This card, which features the versatility of the Docrafts Brickwork Background Stamp, is a guest design team project for Maymay Made It. These three Katzelkraft Grumpy Penguins with their disgruntled faces totally crack me up so I thought it would be fun to play with...
by CraftyPaws | Oct 10, 2017 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Doggy Projects
Don’t we all have those days when we feel like the hydrant? I think that’s just the nature of life. I made this card for my nephew who has been having some ruff days (pun intended) recently. Once I had the design in my mind, putting together the card was a...
by CraftyPaws | Oct 9, 2017 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple
Mr. CraftyPaws’ cousin’s daughter just got married, and I needed to get out a wedding card out ASAP. The wedding was originally planned for this winter, but after her fiance got orders to serve for next week, an accelerated wedding was pulled together....
by CraftyPaws | Oct 9, 2017 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Cutsie, Doggy Projects
Yes, it’s already the second week of October! Eek! I have yet to make any Halloween cards, so I thought I better get going. To make this quick Boo to You card, I finally broke into my Tim Holtz Alterations Gothic Boo Die that I had picked up on clearance at...
by CraftyPaws | Oct 9, 2017 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple
There are some friends who are always uplifting to your spirit, even if they are going through terrible times. I don’t mean they are Pollyanna’s; they are realistic and genuine, but they have a natural light that they spread by just being. That is my...
by CraftyPaws | Oct 7, 2017 | Altered Items, Steampunk
My friend Shonda (YT: SLIMCards) put together a fun Halloween YouTube Hop in which each participant created a 3D or altered item piece. I haven’t done one of these in a long time, and I thought this would be the perfect motivation to get my upcycling on! I...