by CraftyPaws | Oct 20, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Prim or Primative
I learned a heat embossing and watercoloring with Ken Oliver Color Bursts technique from the fabulous Sandy Allnock when she was traveling around the country giving classes (still feel so lucky I got into a couple!). It was so easy breezy and the results were so...
by CraftyPaws | Oct 19, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Doggy Projects
My grandmother-in-law, Jacqueline, is turning 100 on December 9th, and I am hosting a challenge, asking folks to make her a birthday card. She loves correspondence (but gets very little now that all of her friends have passed on), and she would love to be showered...
by CraftyPaws | Oct 15, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple
My dear friend, Bev (YT: NewCrafterBev) has asked crafty friends to create handmade holiday cards for veterans (she lives in an area with lots of military and vets). Ever since I saw this card (photo at right) at Francine Vuilleme’s 1001 Cartes blog HERE, I have...
by CraftyPaws | Oct 13, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Doggy Projects
“Everyone thinks they have the best dog. And none of them are wrong.” — W. R. Purche That quote was the inspiration for this index card that celebrates the love of dogs that I created for my crafty friend, Tina (YT: Crafty Bean) who is a dog lover...
by CraftyPaws | Oct 11, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Cutsie
To mix it up a bit, I decided to make a shaped Halloween card for my friend Nae Nae (YT: Renea Villanueva) who LOVES Halloween. I used the Diemond Dies Candy Corn Mini Album Die and some scraps of yellow, orange polka dot, and white papers from my scrap box to make...
by CraftyPaws | Oct 5, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple
I fell in love with the Hibiscus Die and Paisleys Die Set from Paper Smooches the minute I saw them. I knew they would be great for unisex cards (and could be great for scrapbooking my recent vacation to Hawaii–that’s still on my to-do list), and I got to...
by CraftyPaws | Oct 4, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I created this CAS card using one of the newest dies from Diemond Dies. This action packed karate kicking character die seemed to fit perfectly with the Tim Holtz Shatter stencil that I used yesterday. This time I blended on...