by CraftyPaws | Sep 25, 2015 | Cards and ATCs, Cutsie, Shabby Chic
I started this mixed media postcard with a super vibrant watercolor card base that my friend Rosa Aquino had sent me recently. The rich blues and the bleached out butterfly image seemed to evoke a magical feeling that I wanted to build on to make this fairy postcard....
by CraftyPaws | Sep 19, 2015 | Cards and ATCs, Cutsie
Next week my parents are going to visit with my youngest cousin, who is expecting her first baby. My aunt passed away suddenly due to an aneurysm when my cousin was a teenager, so my mom has become a big emotional support for her. My mom asked me to make a special...
by CraftyPaws | Sep 13, 2015 | Cards and ATCs, Cutsie
I am absolutely beside myself thrilled that I have been asked to be a guest designer for MarkerPOP.com! For my first guest design team project, I chose the super cute WPlus9 “Going Places” stamp set and the La La Land Stitched Cloud Border die set to make...
by CraftyPaws | Aug 31, 2015 | Altered Items, Cutsie, Doggy Projects
I had sworn off of pocket letters (they just take so much out of me and usually take me days to complete just one), but when I found out my friend Beth (YT: Bethsscrapbookroom) wanted to collect pocket letters, I had to change course. Beth is just that kind of...
by CraftyPaws | Aug 20, 2015 | Cards and ATCs, Cutsie
After yesterdays more complicated flip it card, I thought I would go to the other extreme and try a single layer card. I purchased this adorable Paper Smooches “Chubby Chums” stamp set about a year ago (I HAD to have it! It is so stinkin’ cute!),...
by CraftyPaws | Aug 19, 2015 | Cards and ATCs, Cutsie
I am in love with these adorable fairy tale princess images from The Greeting Farm. They are so fun to Copic color and with a few little lines, they can be altered easily too! I used “Beauty” to create the farewell to summer part of this flip-it card,...
by CraftyPaws | Aug 17, 2015 | Art Journaling, Cutsie
I have always struggled with my weight, and as I looked down the barrel of turning 45, it dawned on me that I had gained 40+ pounds in the last 10 years! So the week of my birthday (back in late March) I started a diet with Nutrisystem. I also started adding regular...