by CraftyPaws | Sep 21, 2014 | Altered Items, Cards and ATCs, Shabby Chic
A lovely crafty lady (YT: Justine Stone) is hosting a challenge in honor of her mother and to support the ICU ward where her mother had received care. It is always a wonderful feeling to be able to share crafty projects for a good cause so when I heard about this, I...
by CraftyPaws | Sep 2, 2014 | Cards and ATCs, Shabby Chic, Vintage
I have been in a bit of a crafty funk the last few days. I think the issues with dealing with the hacker attacks on this blog took me off my crafty game. (sigh) What to do? My plan to rev up my mojo is to…. Make artist trading cards (ATCs)! They measure...
by CraftyPaws | Aug 27, 2014 | Cards and ATCs, Shabby Chic, Vintage
I made this card using the Diemond Dies dress form die (as well as the Labels 1 Nesting Die set). When I originally received this dress form die as part of my design team package, I wondered if I would get much use out of it. After all, I’m not a real girly...
by CraftyPaws | Aug 25, 2014 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Cutsie, Doggy Projects, Shabby Chic
I made a couple of ATC when I was in a quirky mood last night. ATCs are great for a little creative boost (see my Creative Bloggers Hop post to see what I mean about a hit of endorphin). They are relatively quick (because of their small size 2.5″ by...
by CraftyPaws | Jun 25, 2014 | Altered Items, Shabby Chic
I’ve been doing a lot of CAS type projects recently (esp. when I was strained for time while my dog Biscuit was super ill), but this week, I’ve been trying to revive my crafting to include more altered item projects. I don’t think I’ve altered...
by CraftyPaws | Jun 25, 2014 | Altered Items, Shabby Chic
Another quick and easy embellishment to craft are altered clothes pins. You know, the wooden kind that no one seems to use anymore with dryer machines so readily available, but that they sell in hardware stores and dollar stores everywhere. I’d never tried this...
by CraftyPaws | Jun 22, 2014 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Doggy Projects, Shabby Chic, Vintage
What I’ve realized about myself is that I generally do better with direction, whether self-imposed or guided by others. I think my projects are better when I have a clear idea that I want to try or when I am working on a challenge with lots of specifics. I...