by CraftyPaws | Jul 27, 2016 | Vintage
I had such a fun time glittering up the background of the ATC I shared yesterday (HERE), that I had to try a couple more! I covered the chipboard (salvaged and upcycled from the backing of a watercolor paper pad) with double sided adhesive, and used snippets of wide...
by CraftyPaws | Jul 26, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Vintage
I learned a really cool technique at the Scrapbook Expo on how to use a scrap of lace as a stencil to use with glitter to make gorgeous backgrounds that I wanted to try at home and share with you all. First I cut down some chip board to ATC size so that I could try...
by CraftyPaws | Jul 1, 2016 | Altered Items, Steampunk, Vintage
It has been nagging at me that I never completed the chunky charms collection of The Greeting Farms Hatters girls that I started a while back (video tutorial HERE). So when I was able to buy a perfect display hanger at Joann’s for 50% off, I took it as a sign...
by CraftyPaws | Mar 27, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Shabby Chic, Vintage
I had a beautiful old piece of 12″ x 12″ designer paper (sorry, I have no idea where it is from) that had sparkly embossed vintage images of birds in a bird cage and butterflies. The paper was so special that I thought that if I just fussy cut, matted and...
by CraftyPaws | Jan 11, 2016 | Tags, Vintage
This type of loose paper crafting is a bit out of my comfort zone. Even when I create distressed or vintage projects, everything is usually colored precisely (or as precisely as I can — lol), and I don’t generally leave images uncolored (unless it’s...
by CraftyPaws | Nov 6, 2015 | Altered Items, Shabby Chic, Vintage
I’ve had this beautiful Sizzix Angel Wings Die Set by Rachael Bright in my stash for over a year, and this is the first time I’ve had a chance to use it (shame on me for the past, but YAY for finally getting it out and playing with it! LOL). It is great...
by CraftyPaws | Oct 13, 2015 | Altered Items, Clean and Simple, Vintage
A super sweet and talented crafty friend, Shonda (YT: SLIMcards), is hosting her very first challenge, and I knew I wanted to support her, as she supports so many of us on YT, participating in so many of our challenges. She asked that we make two different...