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″...
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...
by CraftyPaws | Aug 12, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Cutsie
I’ve been wanting to color up this cute little C.C. Designs “Monster Eli” since before last Halloween so I finally decided to “just do it!” Also, I wanted to try the emboss resist technique that I recently saw demonstrated as part of the...
by CraftyPaws | Aug 11, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Cutsie
Because I have moved around the country and lived abroad several times, I don’t really a lot of old friends. The one exception to this is my best high school friend who has also moved around a ton, and somehow we’ve managed to stay in touch. We don’t...
by CraftyPaws | Aug 8, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Cutsie, Prim or Primative
One of the folks I follow on YT, Amy Love (YT: Amy Love), who claims she is not much of a card maker, asked folks to share how they would make a card without using fancy crafting tools or dies. So I decided to try to create a Primitive style monochromatic card that...
by CraftyPaws | Aug 3, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Cutsie, Doggy Projects
One of my crafty YT friends, Cathy (YT: Huckleberry Herbs and Art) asked crafty friends to make something that involved “a favorite thing.” For me, that meant something celebrating puppies! YAY! I am not normally a scene card maker, but I have had this...
by CraftyPaws | Aug 1, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Doggy Projects
I’ve never Copic colored an entire background before, but have been wanting to try it for a while now. As I sat on my deck reading over work papers, I noticed sweet puffy clouds floating by overhead, and I knew just what I wanted to make when I got inside. I...