by CraftyPaws | Jun 5, 2014 | Steampunk, Vintage
Configuration boxes or printers trays are a bit intimidating, at least for me. There are so many facets to them, and oftentimes, the sections are so small that one wonders what one can do to make each compartment interesting. I had been holding onto this 7 Gypsies...
by CraftyPaws | May 23, 2014 | Altered Items, Doggy Projects, Steampunk, Vintage
Ok, I may be the last crafty person to try these Tim Holtz magnetic dies, but I really didn’t understand their point–until now. I recently received a large format “Movers & Shapers” die called “In the Bag” from a dear friend,...
by CraftyPaws | May 21, 2014 | Cards and ATCs, Steampunk, Uncategorized
I had so much fun drawing this new digi, “Steampunk iKitty”. There are lots of intricate details, but if you are a neater colorer and paper piecer than I am then you won’t have to do all the intricate fussy cutting that I had to do in order to create...
by CraftyPaws | May 19, 2014 | Cards and ATCs, Steampunk
Oh my gosh I LOVE this style of card! The card-in-a-box is not as difficult as it appears (tutorial video is at the bottom of this post), and it has so much room for decorating and really creating a whole environment. The following are the measurements of the papers I...
by CraftyPaws | Apr 30, 2014 | Steampunk, Tags
I had so much fun drawing this digi! I was channeling a bit of Johnny Depp from Willy Wonka so I decided to call him Steampunk Willy (he’s available HERE)! I colored him up and designed the tag (shown above), thinking of him as a member of the same faction as...
by CraftyPaws | Apr 16, 2014 | Drawings, Steampunk, Tags
I love Steampunk so I have been wanting to design a digi that I thought would be pretty, a little sexy, and hopefully versatile. There is a mysterious, other-wordly aspect to Steampunk that I wanted to reflect–less cutsie, more fantasy. I have designed two...
by CraftyPaws | Mar 7, 2014 | Doggy Projects, Steampunk, Tags
I just love Steampunk. There is something mysterious about it. It is supposed to be modern and techie, but also retro somehow. Whatever the convoluted magic is, I am a fan. But let’s be honest. It is a very intimidating style to craft. There are lots of layers,...