by CraftyPaws | May 13, 2018 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Shabby Chic
I was thrilled to find this Altenew Oriental Orchid stamp set with Korean sentiments because I knew my mom would love any card I made with it (HERE’s the English version, which is also beautiful). I’m not a great stamper, and in the past, that would have...
by CraftyPaws | May 11, 2018 | Clean and Simple, Painting, Prim or Primative
This is part 2 of my Acrylic Flow Art series (as I was commissioned to do 3 large canvases (each 24″ x 48″) I knew I’d get at least a few videos and blog posts out of this project – LOL). If you’re interested in the formulas I used for my...
by CraftyPaws | May 10, 2018 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Cutsie
I am absolutely in love with yet another Katzelkraft stamp set. This one, called Monsters is filled with six quirky monsters that all seem to have a personality. I wanted to really let the actual stamp images shine so I decided to create some CAS (clean and simple)...
by CraftyPaws | May 10, 2018 | Clean and Simple, Painting
I had a commission to create art for a huge wall in an office lobby. I have been wanting to try acrylic flow art painting for a while and I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to give this a try. Little did I know when I committed to this, that flow art is...
by CraftyPaws | May 2, 2018 | Cards and ATCs, Prim or Primative, Vintage
Today I’m sharing a couple of funny punny birthday cards I made with the Joy! Crafts “At the Farm Animals – Horse Rabbit” and “At the Farm Animals – Pig Sheep” stamp sets as a design team project for Topflight Stamps. These...
by CraftyPaws | Apr 26, 2018 | Cards and ATCs, Steampunk
Today I’ve made a card for a dear friend who is contemplating shuttering his start-up. It has been his baby, and a lot of dreams and hopes are being dashed as he makes this decision, but I think he is right to close this chapter and move on to the next. I made...
by CraftyPaws | Apr 22, 2018 | Altered Items, Clean and Simple, Cutsie, Doggy Projects
I’ve had a Silhouette Cameo (this is the latest model and it is as of 4/22/2018 $90 off retail HERE) for about 4 years, and I think I can count on one hand the number of times I used it. I actually even thought about de-stashing it, but recently I was asked if I...