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Tropical Storm Irma – A Little Coloring

by CraftyPaws | Sep 15, 2017 | Altered Items, Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Cutsie, Doggy Projects

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 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Doggy Projects

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...

Where to Buy Copic Markers for Less!

by CraftyPaws | Sep 6, 2017 | Clean and Simple, Uncategorized

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...

Little Fairies ATC

by CraftyPaws | Sep 1, 2017 | Cards and ATCs, Cutsie

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 | Cards and ATCs, Cutsie

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...

Super Girl Artist Trading Card

by CraftyPaws | Aug 24, 2017 | Cards and ATCs, Cutsie

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″...

So Ugly They’re Cute!

by CraftyPaws | Aug 19, 2017 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Cutsie

I am so in love with the super versatile “Ugly Sweater Weather” stamp set from Maymay Made It! Playing with it reminded me of my childhood playing with paper dolls and their clothes. It was so fun mixing and matching patterns and images to create anything...