by CraftyPaws | Dec 19, 2021 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Craft Types, Vintage
It’s been a LONG time since my last craft project (almost 6 months!). Please forgive the absence. No excuses — just life going sideways. 🙂 As I looked down the barrel of less than 1 week to Christmas, I started to panic, noting that I only had 1 pre-made...
by CraftyPaws | Apr 27, 2019 | Clean and Simple, Cutsie, Uncategorized, Vintage
I am so honored to be guest designing for Scrapping for Less this month for April 2019. This month’s kit is themed “Spring Critters” and is absolutely adorable! If you’re not familiar with Scrapping for Less Flavor of the Month Card Kits, they...
by CraftyPaws | Mar 28, 2019 | Altered Items, Clean and Simple, Vintage
I have been admiring Chanel jewelry for a while now, but the prices of Chanel costume jewelry (yes, they are NOT real pearls, diamonds, etc.) is astronomical (IMHO). So when I happened upon some authentic Chanel buttons on eBay for around $25 per pair, I knew that I...
by CraftyPaws | Jan 8, 2019 | Layouts, Prim or Primative, Shabby Chic, Vintage
I started these beachy layouts last summer when I attended a mixed media layout class by Art Anthology at the Scrapbook Expo (last July). I knew at the time we were planning a family Christmas vacation in St. Augustine, Florida, and I have been keeping these partially...
by CraftyPaws | Aug 2, 2018 | Clean and Simple, Cutsie, Uncategorized, Vintage
I never thought I would be in a position to destash stamps when I first started paper crafting 5 years ago. But I was starting to feel a bit overwhelmed by all the product I had in my stash that I wasn’t using. It was making me feel sad and anxious. So I went...
by CraftyPaws | May 25, 2018 | Altered Items, Clean and Simple, Vintage
Mr. CraftyPaws’ grandmother had a gorgeous collection of vintage feathers that were from her days working in the French-American fashion house of Lilly Daché that specialized in millinery designs. After celebrating her 101st birthday last December, she passed...
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...