Inspirations by our New DT

Hey all!!

Now our New Inspiration Parade begins....

Ready... Set... Go....  :D

Megha Jain made this lovely card using the keyword HOLIDAYS

Tanvi Shah made two stunning cards using the keywords HOT and HELLO respectively..

Smita made two beautiful cards using the keywords HELLO and HOLIDAYS respectively...

Hope we have inspired you enough.. What are you waiting for, go and Choose Your Keyword and make a CAS card and get lovely chance to win gift vouchers from Itsy Bitsy..

For more details kindly visit our DT blogs..

Happy Crafting!!

Itsy Bitsy Inspiration for Catchy Challenges

Hi everyone, Sunehra here from Itsy Bitsy and I am thrilled to present an inspiration from Itsy Bitsy for current challenge here at Catchy Challenges. As you know the theme is to ' Make a CAS card choosing any one of the keywords given below.
1. Hot
2. Hello
3. Holidays.

I don't know about you but CAS or Clean and Simple Cards don't come that easy to me so I had to work really hard on this project. A couple of cards were rejected and now finally I have 3 to present, one for each of the keywords.

Here's my Hello Card. I used some adorable Portacraft cellphone stickers from Itsy Bitsy and their signature alphabet tags to make this card which I'm hoping looks like the keypad of a cellphone. I went quite literal with the keyword. Fun isn't it!

For my 'Hot' Card I wanted it to be a bright and sunny creation because that's pretty much what the weather is like here in Bangalore. Nothing says sunny  better than sunflowers so using my Itsy Bitsy Flower punch with some yellow punch paper I created the layered sunflowers and for the center of each flower, I added a brown foam dot from Itsy Bitsy.

The base layer is a lovely deep green and on top of that I embossed some white card stock with an Itsy Bitsy floral embossing folder. I've added a closeup of the embossing below. For the sentiment I took the words from the chorus of the song "I can see clearly now" which is quite apt for this card. It reads: "It's gonna be a bright bright BRIGHT sunshiny day".

Finally for my 'Holiday' card I decided to make it all masculine. I had recently got these amazing 'World Traveller' stickers from Itsy Bitsy and they were just perfect for this card. I used some paper from the DCVW Natural Stack as an underlay for each of the sticker embellishments you see. There is a plane, a suitcase, sunglasses, passport and a tour book. It's quite fabulous actually, the suitcase actually feels like leather. 

And here's the inside of the card - a simple message for anyone going on a trip: Happy Holidays! Now I really want to go somewhere!

I gotta say this challenge really got me thinking and I hope you like what my thoughts produced and that you're inspired to create something. So far the entries are looking really good! So all the best crafters and thanks so much for dropping by!

Supplies Used:

New DT girls!

Hello everyone!

I'm so excited to announce my new Design Team.. :D yay!!

First of all let me clarify few things about Catchy Challenges.

1. Due to some reasons (because of my busy schedule) I made these challenges bi-monthly to monthly.
2. Every month we'll have 'An Itsy Bitsy Inspiration' by Sunehra. Thank you so much.. I really mean it.. :)
3. Itsy Bitsy is the premium sponsor for these challenges.
4. Poornima is our all time DT.. :D

Well.. Here's our new dynamic and rocking DT.. I'm so very happy to have them.. :)
Let's invite our girls.. Clap clap clap your hands.. :D

Megha Jain

Hi, I am Megha Jain. I am a curious homemaker (SAHM in joint family). I call myself curious, as I soon get curious about things. I try to learn new things out of curiosity. I try to find and clear my concept each and every time. My family calls me crazy. However, I call myself a learner, as I feel that every second of our life we learn something new.

Crafting has been my passion since childhood. I don't remember from which age, but my mom recalls, that I have been drawing before I joined my preschool. In my school, I was almost always a first place winner in drawing. I used to make cards from childhood and gift on birthdays etc.

I keep changing my hobbies, I can't say what will keep me up to one hobby and till when. My kids have grown, and now I have a lot of free time.. which took me again to my favourite work. From two years, I am interested in paper crafting. I am loving every bit of it. I love making cards, envelopes, quilled projects, scrapbooks... any anything related to paper craft.

I am really thankful to my hubby and family who has always given me their full support. Happy I am here on catchy challenges.

Tanvi Shah

Hi I’m Tanvi!

I began as a microbiology researcher, turned to education, then to the lab and it seems that I have finally found the love of my life.

Always had an artistic bend which was often reflected in my science journals & research projects as well! But I got wings for my passion to fly only now, which isn’t late by the way!!

I started crafting seriously quite a while ago but blogging was a slow starter for me.

However once it got started, I have not looked back. I have managed a decent collection of tools and paraphernalia relating to crafting. Having won a couple of challenges and DT invites has given me immense satisfaction & encouragement to pursue my passion.

Thank you Deepti, for this opportunity to be a part of the Catchy Challenges team J.

Smita Satish

My idea of giving some time for myself is to spend time with paper,glue,my tools and now jewellery supplies.I love experimenting and learning new crafts and to be frank I design my stuff when I go to sleep or when I am cooking.As a child I was always keen in making cards for friends and family.I used to find new techniques to make others feel special on their day.Always wanted to be a good Artist and crafter.With the support of family I have been making time for my passion with 2 kids around..
I enjoy Rangoli making,sketching,painting(on my to do list),jewellery making,polymer clay,glass painting,paper quilling and last but not the least cardmaking/scrapbooking/

Stamping.I hope in future as well I continue to learn and experiment with new crafting techniques everyday.

-Smita Satish

Sunehra Koshy ( An Itsy Bitsy Inspiration)

Poornima (Our all time DT)

Deepti Stephens (Creator)

Haaaa.. :) Kindly visit their blogs and leave some love..

We would love to see your beautiful entries.. so kindly play along 'Choose your Keyword Challenge'

See you soon with more new DT inspirations.. :)

Have fun ;)

Using the keyword 'Hello'

Hello!!

Yes! As promised I'm back with a 'hello' card. Here is the card!

I've stamped the 'hello' with Scrappy cat alphabetical stamps in different Momento inks. I also stamped the fuax stitch line from Prima rose and the butterflies (paper pieced) are from Inkadinkado stampsets.

Supplies

Scrappy cat, Prima rose, Inkadinkado - Priya

White CS - Itsy Bitsy

Momento Inks - SSS

Hope you all like this card and kindly play along the new challenge Choose your Keyword.

Thank you..

Blue and Brown Challenge Winners!!

Hello Hello people!

How's the weather out there?? It's too hot here.. Ufff.. Anyway! Take care of yourselves.. :)

Well.. we had many beautiful and rocking entries. Thank you so much for taking your time..

New DT has been selected and I'll announce the 'girls' shortly. I'm so happy to have them in my team and trust me we are just like a family working hard for these challenges.. :D

Yeah!! No more talking!!! 

Here's the Top 3 in no particular order

Indira

Hima Bindhu

Nandini

Yeah! now it's time to announce our two random winners!!!

Komala Devi and Preeti

Congratulations ladies! Kindly grab your respective badges from the side bar. Komala and Preeti kindly send a mail to info@itsybitsy.in to claim your prize..

New challenge, Choose your keyword, has been launched, Hope you would play along! Thank you so much.. :)

Hot and Holidays!!

Hello everyone!

I thought of posting my cards tomorrow (still one card is pending). But I'll be busy tomorrow attending a meeting. I have chosen HOT and HOLIDAYS as my keywords.. :)

I've colored the girl with my water color pencils and added diamond stickles.. :D

Supplies

CS, PP (doodlebug), Koi water brush, Scrappy cat alphabets - Priya

Digi is a freebie

Vellum - Itsy Bitsy

I've distressed the BG with chalk colors, just a beach scene, and fuzzy cut the stamped images..

CS, umbrella stamp - Priya

Girl stamp -  SSS

EK success chalk colors - crafters corner

Sentiment - hand written

Will post a card with HELLO tomorrow or day after tomorrow...

See you soon!

Thank you!

Choose your Keyword!!

Hello everyone!

Welcome back to another challenge. Thank you so much ladies for your wonderful entries. Many rocking creations ofcourse the color scheme itself rocked.. :D :p

Well... Let's move on to our next challenge.. very easy one!

Make a CAS (clean and simple) card choosing any one of the keywords given below..

1. Hot

2. Hello

3. Holidays

What is Clean and Simple?

A design of card with clean lines, minimal elements, areas of white space and few or no embellishments.

Hope this is clear!!

Well.. We have two Special Guest Designers this time. They are most talented and very sweet and smart ladies I met in this blog world.

Let me take the pleasure to invite Bhawana Singh from Unveiling Crafts

Currently I am a stay-at-home mother for a 3.5 years old toddler. I am an MCA from JNU in New Delhi, and worked in IBM and Oracle for 1.5 years. When I conceived, I decided to take a break from my job, and since have been a full time stay-at-home mom to my little one. Meanwhile I started a food blog and the last few months has seen the interest in crafts taking over.

I do believe in ‘live as if tomorrow never comes’ and I abide by this. I try hard not to waste a single second. 

She made two beautiful cards choosing the keyword HELLO

So beautiful!!! Thank you so much Bhawana.. :)

Let me take the pleasure again to invite Pooja from Lightbox Creative Ideas

Hi everybody its Pooja , many of you know me as PJ and those who dont well hello !!

Like all of you here I love to craft and making cards as well as floral embellishments has been my passion since the past 3 years !
My recent addiction is journaling and CAS Cards !

Well i truly am honored to be a GD at Catchy Challenges. I love new challenges and was happy to play along this one.

She too chose the keyword HELLO

Very sweet card! Thank you so much Pooja. Kindly visit her blog she made a video too yay! 

Poornima made two cards choosing HELLO..:D

I don't know why they all choose 'hello'.. May be just saying hello to all of us.. :D :D

Wow!! Lovely as always. Thank you so much.. :)

Oh yeah!! we'll select two random winners and the winners will receive Rs.500/- gift vouchers from our very sweet and lovely sponsor ITSY BITSY

"Itsy Bitsy is India's leading hobby and craft supplies retailer offering over 10,000 craft related products all under one roof. You can shop with them at any of their physical stores in Bangalore and New Delhi or online at www.itsybitsy.in.

Please do visit tomorrow for more inspiration from me. I'll be posting three cards using the three keywords!

Hope you would play along.. Thank you!!

DT Call!!

THIS  IS  A  STICKY  POST

Hey hey hey!!

I'm looking for some enthusiastic crafters. Life has become too hectic for me and I badly need support from you guys. I really need a sweet DT. If you are really interested to be a part of Catchy Challenges please read the 'terms and conditions' below. They are not that hard to follow but they are as simple and as sweet as honey! So!! Please go on.. :)

1. You must have a very really active blog.
2. You must show the enthusiasm while making your projects.
3. You must have the ability to post the tutorials.
4. You must work with me for 6 months and after that a new DT will be selected.
5. Past DT, GD (guest designer) is not necessary.
6. Please add your E-mail id on the side bar, if you are selected we'll send you a mail.

If you are alright with these terms and conditions kindly link up your name and blog below. And kindly spread the word..

I wish you all a very good luck.. :)

Happy Crafting!!

Flower with Heart Punch!

Hello all!!

How are you guys?? I was so so busy last week and got a little time to make this flower! I had so much fun while making these and I just want to share this fun with you all..

P.S. Picture heavy post.. :)

STEP 1

You'll need...

1. Color paper

2. Heart punch

3. Glue dots

4. Scissors

5. Quilling tool

6. Blings

STEP 2

Punch out 8 hearts

STEP 3

Fold it into half..

STEP 4

Just draw like that..

STEP 5

And cut it, you'll get petals.. :D

STEP 6

Curl it using the quilling tool and place them on the glue dot in this fashion..

STEP 7

Arrange the petals..

STEP 8

Place a glue dot on the top and arrange the blings..

And that's it.. :)

Hope you find this helpful and useful.

There is still time to play for the present challenge..

See you soon..

Take care!!

Baby Boy..

Hiii!!

Well.. Let me take this oppurtunity to invite our second Special Guest Designer. She's one of my good blog buddies. I love her work and card making style a lot. She's really cool with digis and diecuts.. All I can say is her cards has got this Hi Five look, very classy, very elegant.. Ok without further ado... Please welcome

PIA @ Pias Papir og Perler

My name is Pia and I live in Oslo, the capital of Norway. 
I've always been crafting, and there aren't many things I haven't tried. Before I started card making my preferred activities were knitting, cross stitching and making jewelry with beads. 
I came across stamping and cardmaking after reading a Magnolia magazine during the summer of 2011.  I was so impressed with all those fabulous cards, but it took me about 6 months to build up the courage to get started, as I had to overcome my biggest fear - coloring! A month or two later, in February last year, I started  my blog. And I've been addicted to card making ever since  and haven't spent much time on my other hobbies! I love spending time visiting blogs as I find so much inspiration out there in blogland!

and here is her beautiful inspiration!!

Oh! Love this card! Thanks so much Pia for making this wonderful card and taking part in 

Catchy Challenges..:)

Ok guys! Leave Pia some love by visiting her blog and see you again on 20th...

Take care..

So Happy For You!

Hii everyone!!

This is Deepti here to share a card with you made as an inspiration. Well... Hope you guys are enjoying and loving the present challenge colors Blue and Brown.. We had many awesome inspirations from Hussena, Poornima and  from Itsy Bitsy. I'm so happy that Itsy Bitsy is the main sponsor for these challenges.. :) I would like to thank Sunehra and Itsy Bitsy team for their kindness..  Thank you good people.. :)

Yeah! I made a card using a cute digi from Minkie's Paper Paradise, it's a freebie.. :)
I've colored the couple, this time not with the markers but with Faber Castell Water Color Pencils. I had a little trouble coloring these images but later I got used to it.. :D

Have you noticed the doiley, this is my first card with a doiley.. And the BG is a PP and I've paper pieced the tiny flowers using a blue paper.. 

That's all for now and see you on 15th with more inspiration.. :)

Take care!

An inspiration from Itsy Bitsy

Hi everyone, it's Sunehra from Itsy Bitsy and I am thrilled to present an inspiration from Itsy Bitsy for the current challenge here at Catchy Crafts. As you know Itsy Bitsy is India's number ONE hobby and craft supplier and using some of the amazing products at Itsy Bitsy, I created this CAS card inspired by the absolutely gorgeous and DELICIOUS image that Deepti has offered.

 

I started with a gorgeous brown glitter sheet from ItsyBitsy and layered it with white card stock embossed with the ItsyBitsy cupcake embossing folder. Since the image was cupcakes, I couldn't resist bringing the cupcakes to the card. Most of you know that I am addicted to bows but I didn't have a turquoise ribbon to match the color scheme. So I  decided to make bow out of paper (to see how I did it, watch the video tutorial later in this post). Finally I cut out 2 embossed cupcakes, colored them and added them to the sentiment at the bottom. 

For a detailed look at how I made this card from start to finish, including how the bow was put together and the little cupcakes were colored, be sure to watch this video tutorial.

Well that's about it from me. I hope you enjoyed this card and the video tutorial. I am eagerly looking forward to seeing your take on this delightful inspiration. Don't forget to pop by the ItsyBitsy Blog later tonight for the template of the paper bow and the supplies used in this project.

Catchy Challenges, March Season IV

Helloooo all!!!

This is the time for a new challenge!

Thank you so much dear ladies for participating in the previous challenge and  filling this blog with your gorgeous blooms of love.. :D

Lalala.. we are blooming already! :D

Yeah!! we have a 'bright' challenge for you!

The challenge is to make a Congratulations Card........ wait a minute! You got a doubt on congratulations thing rt?? Well.. That could be a new born baby, newly wedded couple and etc.. 

Anyway! here we go again..

Make a Congratulations card using the colors BLUE and BROWN + neutral colors (black or white).

Here is the inspiration picture for you took from Pinterest.

Use the colors BROWN and BLUE as your main colors

And we have a very lovely sponsor

ITSY BITSY

"Itsy Bitsy is India's leading hobby and craft supplies retailer offering over 10,000 craft related products all under one roof. You can shop with them at any of their physical stores in Bangalore and New Delhi or online at www.itsybitsy.in.

This time also there will be two random winners. Each winner will receive a gift voucher of Rs. 500/-  :D

Okay!!!

Now let me invite our very Special Guest Designer,

She is a genius and such a brilliant crafter.. She is none other than..........

HUSSENA

Hi Friends,

This is  Hussena  here and I run a blog  by the name of Quill and Punch works .I am a stay at home mom to two children and I am from Kolkata (West Bengal ) and I have been blogging for nearly two years now ...Though I started my creative journey as a Quiller over a period of time I have started to experiment with various types craft forms and have been  enjoying each and every form very much :).I feel so lucky to be a part of such a generous and loving community like the blogger as  I have made so many good friends here who support me and cheer me every step of my creative journey ...Today I would love to take this opportunity to Thank Deepti for inviting me to be a Guest Designer at the Catchy challenge's Its such a honour and my pleasure to be here :)

How gorgeous!! Loved it Hussena! Thank you so much.. :)

Now here is our inspiration for you!

POORNIMA

Wow!! So elegant!!. Thank you so much Poornima.. :)

DEEPTI

Well.. I made two cards for you! :)

Hope you all enjoyed watching our creations.

For more details please visit our blogs. We would love to see you!

 DT call is going on and if you are interested to be a part of Catchy Challenges kindly apply.. :)

Ok guys! 

Kindly visit again on 5th of March for more inspiration.. We have a surprise for you.. :D

See you!! :)