CraftyJC Cards

Today I am most inspired – but failed to translate that. One of those days :) Inspired by the Medallion and the butterfly at Simplicity on this post here   Aww.. no redeeming words for this one today and I am not one to complain about what I make too much .. lol… :) Sketch based on Clean & Simple Stamping FTL #131 Thanks for stopping by. And today marks end of AWIC Edition 2. Thanks to all you girls for so much yumness and inspiration and FUN! Cheers, JC PS: Apologies for the poor lighting :p

Yesterday’s search yielded this card as well over at Simplicity . But I resisted making them both :)) Now, I am SO glad I didn’t make them both :) I loved the colour combination and a touch of glitter – so cased both. Since the cake itself had a sentiment I had to add that bow. Maybe I’ll try one without a bow. Hero arts prisma glitter. Yumm. Thanks for dropping by. Really appreciate you coming over :) Cheers, JC

AWIC 2 – Day5 :) Fun. Today’s card is super simple. I wanted to make a birthday card and Google-d Simplicity and this is what I decided to CASE. Mine is super simplified :)) This Felt embellishment is from ItsyBitsy – I am glad I could finally use it. Sentiment is from Hero Arts Ink-n-Sweets Stamp set .This set has a lot of fun elements :) Thanks for stopping by. So appreciate you dropping in. Cheers, JC

Ok, stalking continues :) I don’t have many stamps. Just a handful. And looking around at challenge blogs and other blogs on my Google Reader makes me feel wanting. My cards are simple – almost plain. Busy cards don’t make happy – but that doesn’t stop me from feeling “oh I can never make something like that” That’s when Simplicity helps. Susan’s cards and her insights are always ALWAYS a big source of inspiration. I look around her blog and find that simple is good. I don’t have to have a lot many things happening for my card to be nice : )  Ok, let me say that again. Ahem. Today’s inspiration is Simplicity and Tejal . Tejal is so taken with butterflies – I find that very sweet. She is very giving, warm and encouraging. So, today I searched Simplicity on Google Feed for butterflies. I had shortlisted some 7 cards and in the end these are based on this for the layout (butterflies and the sentiment) and this for the embellishments This Stampabilities dots backgrou...

This weeks OLW #44 is to be inspired by Marta's boards . My choice is this pinterest here I wonder if Susan herself remember this one on Simplicity :) Today’s card is a combination of these two. The colours of flowers are the same and in the same order as that of Marta’s pinterest here . And the flowers and the sentiment placement is based on Simplicity ’s card here I now hope Susan doesn’t start to think I am stalking her! <grin/> This goes to the challenges One Layer Wednesday #44 Simon Says – Anything Goes The ABC Challenge – P is for Pearls Day 3 of AWIC Edition 2. I am a survivor :) Thanks for dropping by. Glad to have you over here :) Cheers, JC

I am addicted to AWIC!! I think as of today I am officially playing along ! :)) Who would have thought I’d be frantically making cards everyday! Thanks girls for the infectious enthusiasm! I owe it to you all.. .. and to Susan at Simplicity . I don’t have to say who I’ve CASEd – again. The eyes are inspired by Snail’s Pace . I thought Susan was talking about butter/dragon flies. Now I hope they too have eyes at the end of the tentacles :D Die cuts from itsybitsy , Sentiment from Hero Arts Everyday Sayings and card stock is Fabriano. Thanks for stopping by and all your lovely comments last week. Entering for these challenges stampinbsdesignteam - Use Bling anythingchallenge - Die Cuts Cheers, JC PS: AWIC – A Week In Cards

I hereby state that I made these cards before 11PM last night and would like to emphatically blame Power Supply for the delay in posting them :) Well, the final post for AWIC Edition 1. I have two super simple cards to show you. Super simple to make after the not so super simple thought process :o) Cuttlebug Swiss dots and Birthday die cuts. I don't to use any other folder than my Swiss dots.!!  Maybe I should sell them.   Thanks for visiting. Looking forward to Edition 2 which starts tomorrow. Email me at mail.craftyjc(at)gmail.com if you like to play along for a week of madness! :)) My AWIC playmates thanks for all the fun!  YOU girls rock and HOW!! Cheers, JC

Day 6! :) Phew! Am I thrilled or what! :D My first monochromatic card.   Just a hint of glitter on the flowers. Both the flowers and sentiment are digital – from my stash. The flower digi stamp is from papergardenprojects – called Spring Blooms . Sentiment computer generated – you can download it here . I was VERY tempted to pop in a button or some colour somewhere – but I resisted, only just adding a tiny amount of bling. Entering this to these challenges: craftyourdaysaway – Black n White stampchallenges – Digi Day Thanks for stopping by :) PS: What a concidence! LOL! :) Ujjwal also has posted a monochrome card! :) Cheers, JC

I’ve seen these beautiful hand made flowers on blogosphere – especially likes these one: Juhi’s and Creation-Faeries . Have always wanted to make one but never have before today. The card stock is more Kraft than Gray :) But Gray is what my camera thinks it is. Scallop Nestabilities layered and scrunched to make the flowers A few pearls and my silver gel pen finishes up the card I am thrilled with the results :) Entering this for these challenges allsortschallenge – hand made flowers ABC Challenge – P is for Pink stampwithfun.- Challenge 100 – Sketch crazy4challenges – Spring cutecardthursday – Signs of Spring Thanks for stopping by. Cheers, Jaya PS: AWIC – A Week In Cards. If you want to play along with Edition 2 starting March 8th email me at mail.craftyjc(at)gmail.com

Thanks for the lovely wishes for my little K. Here she is – our little flower :) Ah! we’ve survived! :)) Day 4! I feel so good! Ok I was tempted to put away one card for tommo :D But .. lol.. here they are. This is one is just a random one – a couple of CB die cuts, CB Swiss dots emboss and Fiskars punch and a random layout And this one – I LOVE!! Can you see the Glitter Strip on which the flowers are resting?  I read about it on Paperlicious about Nichole Heady ’s Make it Monday - Glitter Strips with Scor Tape . When embossing, I left a bit of empty strip on which I laid down a double sided tape I got in Venus Traders (Pune) and sprinkled Hero Arts’ Prisma Glitter on it and wow.. it is beautiful. I am soo pleased with the result. Do try this and let me know! Challenges I am entering this card to: incywincydesigns - SPRING tellensplace - Buttons ceschallenges - Flowers & Flutterbys flutterbywednesdays - Anything with a flutterby Thanks for stopping by. ...

Well, today is my little girl's second birthday and this is what we gave her. The right stickers and the card came together easily. All stickers from Venus Traders, Pune. My lil girl loves animals, Elle the elephant and butterfly butterfly and ducks :) K – I love you much. God bless you with many more birthdays. This is my entry for the 3rd day of AWIC – A Week In Cards Thanks for stopping by. Cheers, JC

Looks like all my posts are going to be close to midnight :) But I am so glad I am in this with the other girl :) A Week In Cards ( AWIC ) is a brilliant way of kick starting your mojo and sustaining it! :) I am soo loving it. Here is a birthday card I soo enjoyed making . Again – I will repost pics tomorrow if I can :)   Circle die-cuts using Nestabilities, stamps are from Hero Arts Ink-n-Stamp Sweets and Cuttlebug embossing folder. I am entering this to these challenges Sketch based on: Card  Patterns Sketch 104 Colours from: Charisma Cardz Challenges Week 8 - BLACK and WHITE with ONE other colour thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge – Sweet Treats Speedy Cat - #44 - Food   :) I am grinning here. Love being a part of this AWIC! :) Thanks for stopping by! Cheers, JC

Here is therapy for everyone who wants to kick start their mojo – kick being is the operative word here and therapy mean over-dosing any one particular remedy! :) So here we have AWIC – A Week In Cards – the idea is to make and post a card the same day for one whole week. Phew! That is my addiction program, girls! With 6 more minutes go, here I post my first card :) If my midnight photography is miserable, I’ll re-post the pics alone tomorrow. When I saw this post on Paperlicious, I’ve always wanted to case it. That’s the main reason I bought this five petal punch.   This card’s layout is inspired by this week’s Card  Patterns Sketch 104 . If you are wondering about the similarities, please look closely :o) The layout is REALLY inspired by this sketch. A 2x3 layout, ribbon and two accents. :))         5 Petal Punch from itsybitsy , butterfly punch from Venus traders, Pune. Paper from a DCWV stack I got years back from J...