CraftyJC Cards

The Bookmark Card I recently got a set of gorgeous droolworthy products from Sizzix And I made these yesterday.  I cut cut an A4 card stock length-wise, scored it in half and folded it. I now had a typical sized card which I diecut using the biggest of the Sizzix Banners die set. I then stamped the backround Woodgrain pattern and that cute Bicycle. TIP: Slide the banner die from the top of the folded side till the cutting edge of the die butts against the folded card. This ensures that you don't cut through the card and have two pieces left rather than a folded card. Now tape the die to the card with some masking tape (Washi tapes are way too expensive to use here!!) Does that make sense? Or should I post some pictures? And The Design Interpretation Now, I had a gorgeous "floating" bicycle. Susan at Simplicity keeps talking about how important it is to ground objects. I racked my brains for ideas how to ground my bicycle. Here is where I wish I had som...

And we have a winner: Kunda from kunda's art- n-craft- blog Kunda, I've left a commnet on your blog. Please email me and we can chat regarding what you want. I'm glad you chose the Sizzix Mr. Owl - he is gorgeous! Do drop in tomorrow for this month's giveaway. What about Frames? Squares or Ovals.. Cheers, JC

Hello everyone. Just another couple of days for CraftyJC's Pick your Giveaway . Here is something I made with one of the giveaway options – one of my all-time favourites – Mr.Owl. I covered the chipboard with paper and then Die cut the owl. I always find this is the easiest way to get paper neatly on chipboard or magnet. Then cut all other pieces in different colours and assemble the Owl. Use scraps to just about cover the smaller pieces rather than use large pieces of those precious papers.   Now, this tip is something you are gonna thank me for :D The easiest way to hang such things is using these paper clips. I got these for Rs.3.50/- in Landmark. Just attach the paper clip, thread it with a piece if twine or ribbon – Voila!! You have a frame to hang. You can easily hang the loop of the paper clip itself onto a nail on the wall I took of the backing of a post-it notes stack and attached it to Mr. Owl and clipped the pen on. You may add a piece dou...

Click here to view six gorgeous layouts and ideas to create your own Mother's Day cards - which can be easily used for any other ocassion too. These layouts and card ideas use the new range, Fresh Moments, by the uber creative Paula Pascual. Click here to view her new range Fresh Moments Happy Crafting. And don't forget to enter the Pick you giveaway  - some gorgeous Sizzix Bigz diecuts. Cheers, Jaya

We all love giveaways. We all love choices. Put these both together and we have this killer combination - don't you agree? This is what you get to choose from these Giveaways - one from a set of about three choices (Sizzix diecuts or Sizzix embossed papers) - your choice of colour of the diecut pieces - and sometimes material also if a Bigz die is featured.one from a set of about three choices (Sizzix diecuts or embossed papers) This first giveaway features a choice from these cute creatures 657692 - Hedgehog 657694 - Owl 657686 - Butterfly    What you will be getting  - two chipboard diecut pieces  - two patterned paper diecut pieces  - two white paper diecut pieces Ideas on what do with these:  - You can cover the chipboard the patterned paper, add small pages and you have a mini-book  - Use Chipboards as an embellishment to a notebook or scrapbook  - Fridge magnet   What I want you to do:  - Help...

Hello and happy Valentine's Day. We sure do need more love all around. Don't you agree? What with so much hatred and war and crime against children. Here is a card and a quick and easy Pocket Card how-to. This is how the pocket looks like inside A little bit of how-to on how to make this 5 mins pocket gift card. As easy as 1-2-3 :) If you make anything like this, please leave a link here. I'd LOVE to visit. Cheers and LOTS of love, Jaya PS: Apologies for the not-so-nice pictures

I love the fact that the Sizzix Bigz dies cut more than just paper. Like this for instance. I die cut magnetic sheets! And made these super cool magnets – which are mini scenes by themselves The finished magnet is the same same size as what you see here. See how those fine die cuts sit so nicely with each other without crowding each other! Aren’t those birds super cute?   And the word collage is a die cut too. I’ve kept a theme of love and swirls on the flower trio. But this is something you can easily adapt to any theme. Since the entire base is a magnet – you can easily use it for displaying on your fridge or the CPU in office. A love note on the fridge, maybe? :) Or let the magnets be your love note What went in – not much for the amount of stuff you see there! 655268 - Sizzix Big Shot 657051 - Sizzix Bigz Die - Flower Layers #6   - The base flower magnet. The same as I used in the hair clips here 657523 - Card Phrases Set #2   - The butterflies, bi...