by CraftyPaws | Jun 1, 2015 | Altered Items, Cards and ATCs, Collage, Doggy Projects
I think I am finally getting the hang of these pocket letters. I am still not able to whip these out like some folks in a couple hours, but this one only took me one full day (that’s a huge improvement from 4 days!). This one was made for my sweet friend, Bev...
by CraftyPaws | May 28, 2015 | Altered Items, Banners, Shabby Chic
This project hits so many wonderful points for me. First, it is an upcycling project; I use a cardboard box for the base and old book pages to decoupage over it. Second, I got to use my Silhouette (a pricey crafty tool that I have not used nearly enough to justify...
by CraftyPaws | May 20, 2015 | Altered Items, Cards and ATCs
I have a dear crafty friend (YT: Marie Howsie) who loves the Gorjuss Girls. So I created a pocket letter pal (a crafty pen pal letter using the plastic sleeves usually used for storing baseball trading cards; each pocket fits a 2.5″ x 3.5″ card (same size...
by CraftyPaws | May 15, 2015 | Altered Items, Prim or Primative, Shabby Chic
We all have those puzzles with missing pieces or we can easily get a puzzle from a dollar store, right? Well with those little pieces, you can make really sweet embellishments for cards, layouts or other crafty projects. I made these three sweet puzzle piece...
by CraftyPaws | Apr 23, 2015 | Altered Items, Cards and ATCs, Cutsie
Have I mentioned lately that I have totally fallen in love with C.C. Design’s little girl image stamps? Oh yes, in just about every other post. LOL I used C.C. Design’s Rose, Elfie, and the latest, Sweetheart, in three of the pockets in the shabby...
by CraftyPaws | Apr 21, 2015 | Altered Items, Shabby Chic, Steampunk, Vintage
Wanna great way to make custom embellishments? And, oh yeah, bonus, you get to use up tons of scraps! My crafty friend, Irene (YT: Craftyirina) is a master at making up little embellishments from scraps of papers, doilies, little flowers, paper clips, etcetera. I, on...
by CraftyPaws | Apr 19, 2015 | Altered Items, Cards and ATCs, Cutsie, Doggy Projects
Yes, I motivated and tried making my second pocket letter! After my first one took me 4 days I thought, “this is not a craft for me,” (LOL) but to really give it a fair shake, I thought I should try at least one more. Boy, am I glad I did! I LOVE this...