by CraftyPaws | Nov 13, 2014 | Altered Items, Shabby Chic
I appreciate all crafting styles, and try them all from time to time. However, I find that I am a little hesitant when it comes to Shabby Chic. Once I get started, I love it and things just seem to come together, but getting started takes a little extra motivation for...
by CraftyPaws | Nov 11, 2014 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Doggy Projects
I had so much fun making those doggy Christmas cards yesterday that I decided to keep the fun going and make a couple more! For the first card, I used the Diemond Dies Pine Tree Die Set (these trees are a little more irregular and thinner than the Christmas tree dies...
by CraftyPaws | Nov 10, 2014 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Doggy Projects
Oh I love doggy Christmas cards, and I was so excited when I thought up ways to convert my Thanksgiving digi from last week, “Thanksgiving Boost,” into an image for Christmas cards! I made these two cards using the large Christmas tree die and the mini...
by CraftyPaws | Nov 9, 2014 | Cutsie, Tags
I have been wanting to create a project using my latest favorite color combination: red, kraft, teal and white. So when I received the latest release from Diemond Dies and saw their fantastic Nesting Tag Die Set, I knew I wanted to use some card stock in those colors...
by CraftyPaws | Nov 5, 2014 | Altered Items, Layouts, Steampunk
I have been wanting to make a name sign for my YT channel for a while now and I finally got around to it last night and today. I did it in my favorite style, Steampunk, and used some of my digis (Steampunk Barbie, Steampunk Willy, Steampunk Scarlett and McSteamy), an...
by CraftyPaws | Nov 3, 2014 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Cutsie, Drawings
After coloring up foxes a couple days ago, I was in the mood to continue coloring so I decided to practice coloring human hair. LOL A crafty friend, Marla (YT: Marla H), who loves coffee, has a challenge going on to celebrate 1000 subbies so I knew I wanted to color...
by CraftyPaws | Nov 1, 2014 | Clean and Simple, Drawings
I just wanted to just share my technique for coloring fur using Copic markers. Contrary to most Copic coloring where there is a lot of blending, I find that for coloring fur, one wants to leave contrasting light brush strokes. This creates the look of a furry texture....