CraftyJC Cards

Yesterday was our Anniv :) and so the title. And here is a paper pieced card I’d given Anand. Love how the paper echoes the sentiment “Rain or Shine”. Love you A :)) Thanks for stopping by Cheers, JC

I saw this sentiment in a few Stamps. “Christ is the Reason for the Season” Indeed!!! Amen. Merry Christmas to you all :) Here is what I made for my husband. With the gorgeous Stickles.   And this beautiful wreath – made by Indira Tanwar . When I saw this on her blog, I had to buy 6 from her for this year’s Christmas tree. They are soo beautiful . Thanks girl for these and helping out on CraftyJC Challenge :) And a few cards I made this season This one uses Imaginisce stamp. Now, guess what is wrong with this!! Have you ever seen brown Polar Bears! :D lol..thankfully I caught this mistake before posting the card and switched the bear to a white bear!! :) :) Ok. You figured right. I wanted to post these before tonight :) Thanks for all your wishes when my lil one was born. Merry Christmas again and may the peace of the Lord be with you and your family. Cheers, JC

.. that size matters? Well, once the truth hit me that most card makers use a 5.5''x4.25'' card base almost all the time, I was enlightened :) Oh really! you may think I am a crazy nut! But most cards I make are double the size. I just fold an A4 and use it as a card base.. And then I try to figure out how to carefully stamp when the stamp was meant for half the size! Doh!! Well, you are going to see so many cards in this newly figured-out card size - that you are going to tell me to take a break! lol.. I've made soo many cards and so quickly too.. lol.. I am glad I am enlightened. This card is based on CraftyJC Challenge #11 - Pick Your Palette #3 An easy one layered card for, umm.. well Christmas :) :) :) What went in Imaginisce Tree Trim Stamp PTI's Signature Christmas Colour pencils - just the regular Nataraj pencils A bit of Sakura's Star Dust pen (too bad you can't seen it here) And yes, a 4.25"x5.5" Fabriano card st...

We are awaiting this Christmas eagerly. Will be a Magical Christmas certainly. What with a new born at home and my little angel Here is a card you can mass produce. Can even be made as a one layer card. The tip I learnt from KWerner Design ’s 25 days of Christmas is “to make your supplies stretch, use stamps”. This way you will never run out of anything :) Me {hearts} the idea. I planned to have 3 of those Holly leaves on the right. But my heart yearned for some white space. So stopped with one. Now I can make 2 more cards with those leaves I’ve already cut and coloured :) A little bit of Sakura’s Star Dust to add a little bling. Now, I’ve seen such stamps on the entire face of the card. How do you manage to stamp it correctly all over? Stamping it twice? Or is the card smaller? This card is an A4 folded in two. Well,  I really think people out there are using smaller cards – half the size!!  .. Any tips – much appreciated :) Thanks. What went in Hero Art...

When I saw this post on Simplicity on Collage, I was certainly inspired. This made look at this DCWV paper stack I’ve had for ages with a new light. And here is where I ended. The panel in the centre is cut out from a 12x12 paper and the added the bit of red paper on the left – punched with Fiskars Threading Water border punch. Just a random layout Added a little bit of Sakura Gelly Roll Star Dust to the hearts and flowers – yes you can see if you see a little carefully. lol :) And of course the sentiment is from Hero Arts Everyday Sentiments Thanks for stopping by :) Cheers, JC

If you are wondering about why the you in the title is with a small “y” rather than a capital “Y” – please see the sentiment below :) Another PTI card with a Hero Arts sentiment. What went in: The tree and the bird singing those notes from PTI – Wonderfully Whimsical set The text ground by PTI – Background Basics: Text Style II Sentiment from Hero Arts Everyday Sentiments Coloured the tree with Natraj colour pencils that my little girl and I share :) Well, I initially used the “just a note” sentiment from this sentiment set, thinking it would go well with the musical notes by the bird. But the font was too upright for the curvy rest of the card. So this new sentiment got popped up on a hand cut banner :) PS: I can’t imagine why someone will want to die cut this style of banners. Isn’t it easier to hand cut it, rather than bothering with all those sandwiches etc??? Or is it just lazy me for the lack of the banner die! ;) Thanks for stopping by :) Cheer...

Here is me with my new PTI – Wonderfully Whimsical stamp Nothing to speak about here :) The red panel was hand cut on top A lit bit of the lovely Sakura Gelly Roll in Star Dust And a little itty bitty bow completes the card. Thanks for stopping by. I am already dreaming of Christmas :) Cheers, Jaya