CraftyJC Cards

Now say that title again. One more time..One last time.. Tongue twister isnt it? But there is nothing twisted with these gorgeous Sizzix album dies . They cut through those multiple layers of papers so beautifull and they cut chipboard too. Yout must see the finish to believe. See all those die cut pages nestled between the album cover?? I cut a bunch of DCWV papers (Flower stack) amd fabriano papers with the Sizzix Scallop Rectangle #2 . The center polka dots were stamped (Papertrey) on a frame die cut with Sizzox Decorative Frames. I chose the colours from the papers. Then added the layers of frames topped with this pretty bunch of felt flowers. The nice thing about the Frames is that, you can add layers without adding bulk. The die actually cuts those skinny frames which can be layered within each other - alllowing you to build layers sans bulk. Awesome idea!! What went in Sizzix Bigz XL Die - Scallop Rectangle Albums #2 Sizzix Framelits  Deco...

Well, I spent the weekend trying to quilt that Blooms and Butterflies quilt I've been working on for months now. I tried to do the "stitch in the ditch" - how boring to line up all those ditches with the stitches - especially given that my quilt is quite large - 68x88 inches - or something like that. So, I tried a little bit of free motion quilting. What fun I say!! I think I will free motion quilt this one even though all the practice I've had is about 30 mins. After all, this needs to be fun for me too! I thinking of the easy swirls - I wouldn't need to worry about all the overlapping :) I hope I will have something to show you soon. But in the mean while, I wanted to post a finish. :) The finishes frame-able art K made last week. Now to get this framed and send it to her grand-mum!! What went in Tree  Sizzix Bigz Die -  657697 - Tree & Heart Flowers:  Sizzix Sizzlits Die Set 3PK - Card Phrases Set #3 Tiny butterflies:  Sizzix S...

Last weekend was crafty at our place. My 4yo girl K wanted to craft. With the grandmom around, they both had fun making this frameable using those cute Sizzix dies and hand cut shapes. We die cut two sets of this really adorable tree die and I trimmed one of them down slightly smaller.. The grass, house was free-hand cut and then K started assembling them. My MIL was super happy to help K with all that. We cut a few other super cute shapes too (do you see that pretty pink flower in that bunch of die cuts?). Will post a picture of the complete framed art soon. How cute this will look as a quilt!? Ideas ideas :) What went in That adorable Sizzix tree Sizzix Bigz Die - 657697 - Tree & Heart Papers from DCWV K's cute efforts One happy mum here :) Cheers, JC

I started with this Blooms and Butterflies quilt for little K – hoping she’d use it for a long time. Take it with her to play dates, her grandparents’ and then college. Oh, she is four now. Grin :) Here is where I am. Finished with the piecing of the fabric, put them together. Added one set of borders. Now I for the next set, I am stumped Do I use the “Yellow/Orange on white” which is on the right.. or the “White on yellow/orange”? The Binding is going to be that dark blue on the right in the below photo. To pick out the blues in the squares.   I am more inclined on the white dominant border (the one on the right) – I think this lets the centre squares pop. But I would love to hear your suggestion. What do you think? What went in Sizzix Bigz Die - Flower #2 Sizzix Bigz Die - Butterfly #3 Sizzix Bigz Die - Flower Layers & Leaves Fabric from Commercial Cottons on Ebrahim Street, parallel Commercial Street Sewing machine - B...

I've found a new love. When I started working with Sizzix products, I was primarily a paper crafter. A card maker to be specific. I picked Scrapbooking - combining my love for stamping with the gorgeous Sizzix dies to create fun scrapbooks - to make and to use. Now, I've found a new love. Quilting. Sizzix has some awesome dies which will make cutting those strips child's play. Click here to see Quilting with Sizzix Check out these HST dies - Half Square Triangles. There are about 10 products available - of varied sizes of those cut finished squares - sizes starting from 2 1/2'' to 5'' squares. What about basic squares , circles , drunkard's path shapes  - in so many sizes. Now you can spend more time quilting than aligning and cutting the fabric. You have a variety of Appliques you can choose from - a gorgeous variety of flowers, critters like owl , puppies, butterflies , birds  or this cute hedgehog . This is the flowers die I use...

The husband looks over my shoulders and is quietly shaking with laughter. I turn and ask him what has happened. He says, he is surprised to see me at my sewing machine. Something he never thought he would see me doing. He says I am a spanner and wrenches kinda girl and watching me sew is a sight indeed. Me being domesticated!! :) Well, I understand what he says.. but he doesn't understand the age old adage "Once a crafter, always a crafter". I picked up a sewing machine - a Bernette 20 - very recently and have been trying my hand on quilting. The quilt I am making now is for K and I hope she will use it for years. Yes, it is a BIG one for a 4 year old girl. But, you know what mums are like - bigger, better. :o) This quilt is going to be a Blooms and Butterflies quilt - with appliques all over. Which means, I need to learn to applique. And what you see above is the result of that learning. And this one are the mistakes. I'd die cut the flowers a...

Hello .. Glad to have you here :) Here is a fun Fridge Magnet to give someone Awesome. Someone like you :) This is something you can quickly mass produce to give to your co-workers or children's teachers too. I die cut the biggest frame from the Sizzix Decorative Frame. If you were smart you would stamp with the Papertrey Text stamp now. But well, I die cut the flowers with stems twice and glued them.. and then stamped the Papertrey Text by lifting the die cuts :) I then stamped the sentiment and stuck those cute pearls. I've added a longish strip of magnet to the back - so that it can be used as a Fridge magnet or a Computer magnet too :) What went in: Sizzix Decorative Frames Sizzix Flowers: Sweet Treats for You Papertrey Ink Background Basic: Text Style Entering this to Crafters Corner - Bingo: Center down and across :) Thanks for stopping by :) Cheers, JC