by CraftyPaws | Jul 18, 2015 | Altered Items, Cards and ATCs, Layouts, Shabby Chic, Steampunk, Vintage
I had a great time at the Scrapbook Expo in Duluth, GA yesterday. I got some great deals and a few less-than-great buys, but overall I learned loads and loved it! I wish I had had more time to peruse the booths (I barely made it through the floor), but I think I got...
by CraftyPaws | Jun 30, 2015 | Altered Items, Clean and Simple, Steampunk, Vintage
I know I saw this idea somewhere, but for the life of me I could not re-find it, so to whoever originally thought of this–thank you! I was able to score all the original 48 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads in a destash on YouTube. Woot woot! Previously, I had only...
by CraftyPaws | Jun 24, 2015 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Steampunk
I was so in love with the smooshing/water coloring technique that I learned from Justine Hovey, that I decided to do a rainbow colored ATC (Artist Trading Card) series with this Chandelier Inkadinkado stamp set (which I have had for ages but never gotten around to...
by CraftyPaws | Jun 24, 2015 | Cards and ATCs, Steampunk
Oh I love Sweet Pea Stamps. There is something artistic and deliciously Steampunk about so many of them. This “Steam Punk Doll” by Meredith Dillman is one of my favorites because I have a whole story about her imagined in my head. She is a fairy princess...
by CraftyPaws | May 25, 2015 | Cards and ATCs, Steampunk, Uncategorized
I recently have been doing a lot of crafty shopping, mostly clearance or super sales, but shopping nonetheless. So after watching a really inspiring video by Justine Hovey about creating some fun and easy ATCs I got out lots of my recent purchases and just had fun...
by CraftyPaws | Apr 21, 2015 | Altered Items, Shabby Chic, Steampunk, Vintage
Wanna great way to make custom embellishments? And, oh yeah, bonus, you get to use up tons of scraps! My crafty friend, Irene (YT: Craftyirina) is a master at making up little embellishments from scraps of papers, doilies, little flowers, paper clips, etcetera. I, on...
by CraftyPaws | Apr 7, 2015 | Cards and ATCs, Steampunk
There is something about the style and attitude of the Creeper Crew characters by The Greeting Farm that I just love. I have been lucky enough to pick up a few when they were on sale a few months ago, but I have not had a chance to color them up until today. I decided...