A CHARMing Challenge

A very Good Morning to you all. 

This is Tanvi here to announce the challenge for this month. Thank you so much ladies for adding color to our   rainbow challenge......................we had 33 entries each with a unique VIBGYOR background!!

This month we have a very easy peasy challenge - make a CARD using the sketch by our talented DT Deepti..............but as always being a catchy challenge we have a slight twist here...............you must include a charm in the sketch so we DTs call this a "CHARM"ING SKETCH. :-).

Here go the inspirations from our catchy girls.

First we have Deepti's card with the charm dangling under the gorgeous tulle bow.

The beautiful bloom co-ordinates so well with the pattern paper Poornima has used.

This is Smita's awesome inspiration with a handmade charm. Lovely isn't it?

Awww!! I love the use of that zip slider in Megha's card.................what an idea madamjee. ;-)

And finally...................this is my card.

Here are some guidelines to help you -

1. Create a new CARD using the sketch given.

2. Please, please follow the challenge theme to QUALIFY your entry.

If in doubt please do not hesitate to write to us for clarifications.

Two random winners will be selected & they will receive Rs.500/- gift vouchers from our sponsor ITSY BITSY. Top 3 will be earn a badge to flaunt on their blogs.

"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.                                                                        

              

Top 6 badge!

Hi friends!!
Hope you are doing good. Well.. I'm here with a Top 6 badge..  :)

Hussena, Jaya, Pooja, Durga, Shilpa and Varshita please grab this badge..

Also do participate in our current challenge 'Rainbow colors without a Rainbow'.

Enjoy!!

Buttons, Buttons and More Buttons!

Hi everyone, this is Sunehra again with another Itsy Bitsy inspiration for this month's theme here at Catchy Challenges. The guideline is to create a card using the colours of the rainbow while at the same time ensuring that there is no rainbow anywhere in the card. Now I'm not a big fan of multiple colours on a card so I really did have to rack my brains to come up with something. And then I noticed right in front of me, my button pouches from Itsy Bitsy. I have 3 of them and between them, I had all 7 colours of a rainbow so Presto! My card was ready!!

I started with a base of red card stock and then glued on some white card stock with dimensional tape. After that I used my multi coloured buttons to create the graduated design you see on the card. I finished it off with some bakers twine which is also new at Itsy Bitsy. 

I also made a matching envelope for my card. I took a regular envelope and cut off its flap. Then I created my own flap using some red punch paper to match the card base. At the bottom I added a border of VIBGYOR coloured buttons. Cute isn't it.

I gave this card to my father-in-law for Fathers Day and he was quite floored. It was fun to do and at the end I think this challenge is going to be a blast. All the best folks!

Supplies Used

Winners!! Winners!!

Good Morning Everyone!!

We are so overwhelmed with the your response this time.................30 stunning entries, making our job extremely difficult! Each entry was a treat to the eyes though you had the difficult task of working on a budget of just Rs.25.

As a reward to being a frugal crafter, the DT has generously decided to honour TOP 6 this time.........yes TOP 6. So here they are in no particular order - 

Hussena

Jaya

Pooja

Durga

Shilpa

Varshitha

Congratulations ladies...................please give Catchy Girl Deepti a day or two to design your Top 6 badges.

Now it's time to announce our two random winners!!!

Shylashree

 and

Catherine 

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

Hope you would play along our challenge -  Rainbow colors without a rainbow this month too! Thank you so much.. :)

Rainbow colors without a "Rainbow"

Hi Crafters,

A big Hi from Smita . Its 1st day of the month and it's time to announce our fresh challenge .Before that we from CC team want to thank you all for the active participation in last month's challenge.

We have a fun challenge for you all this time..."Rainbow colors without a rainbow"

Photo courtesy-Google images

Create your own background with rainbow colors but the twist is there shouldn't be a rainbow on your project.

Here are some guidelines to help you -

1. Create anything-card/ LO/ box/ bag .

2.Create your own background with rainbow colors(inks/pattern papers/acrylic color/anything that brings color) without a rainbow in it.
3.You can use any technique to make you background

Please do not hesitate to write to us if need any clarifications.

To kick start your imagination..here are our Catchy girls with their amazing inspirations.

Here is Deepti's cards..She has used color spraying method and used foam in another card to create these cool backgrounds.

Here is Poornima's project..I am just speechless...perfect stitching and colors are so bright.

Here is Tanvi's unique project with wow look.Love the hexagons and colors.

Finally my card ..I have tile stamped with rainbow colors to create this background

Megha could not join us because of some personal commitment.

Two random winners will be selected & they will receive Rs.500/- gift vouchers from our sponsor ITSY BITSY. Top 3 will be earn a badge to flaunt on their blogs.

"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.

Are You A Thrifty Crafter

Hello Friends,

This is Poornima. I am here with my inspiration for the May Challenge  " The Thrifty Crafter". With so many costly supplies in our stash, isn't it challenging to make a card in just Rs. 25.  For inspiration, you can check out fabulous cards from our DT team. And if you have missed Itsy Bitsy inspiration , you can check it out here. I am sure these inspirations will help you to bring out the thrifty crafter hidden inside you all.

Now over to my card. I have made a scallop circle card using nestabilities. The card is very simple with no stamps, inks. I have used calla lilies and pearls as embellishments.

Here Goes my Cost Calculation -

Cardstock (3/4th sheet) - 5 Rs.

White cardstock (1/4th sheet) - 2 Rs. 
Calla lilies- 6 Rs.
PP - 1  Rs. (small pieced is used from 6*6 paper)
Sentiment - 1 Rs.
Pearls - negligible
Cardstock for butterflies -negligible
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Total- 15 Rs.
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Hope you like this card. The challenge is running. You still have time to link up your cards and win gift vouchers from our sponsor Itsy Bitsy. We hope to see your fabulous enteries.

A Popcorn Card in Just Rs. 9 For The Thrifty Crafter Challenge

Hi everyone, it's Sunehra presenting the Itsy Bitsy inspiration for this month's challenge here at Catchy Challenges. It's quite an interesting challenge as we are required to create something fabulous but restrict the cost to a maximum of Rs. 25. Now I don't know about you but I'm a 'no holds barred' kind of crafter. I just go nuts on embellishments and the like. So this time I found myself really putting on my thinking cap to present something great within the budget. And here is my creation - A Popcorn Card and the cost was just Rs. 9.

My husband and I are big movie fans. With 2 toddlers in the house, we really relish our 'Date Nights' which are usually Saturday evenings when my folks take on the kids and we head out to the movies. My favourite snack is Caramel Popcorn and with that we both settle down to enjoy the flick. So this card is kind of a tribute to my husband and this weekly ritual.

I've used the same principle as a flower pot card except instead of the flowers, it's 'popcorn' which is actually rolled up and crushed up scraps of paper. I added some brown using a marker. And instead of the pot, it's a popcorn tub. I created that striped design myself, using red punch paper as the base and adding strips of white paper on top. I used a rotary cutter to get the scallop edge at the top. I actually referred to a project in the Fast and Fabulous Cardmaking Book at Itsy Bitsy where they explain how to create a flower pot card. It was a massive help and enabled me to quickly create the template and modify it to my requirements. Here's the cover of the book and the page that I referred to. 

When I actually calculated the cost of the card, I was shocked to find it below10 bucks. How cool is that. Here's the break up:

• Red Punch Paper A4 Sheet - Rs. 3
• Cream Punch paper Half A4 Sheet - Rs 1.50
• White Printer Paper (a few strips) - Rs 0.50
• Cream Card Stock (Quarter 12" by 12" Sheet) - Rs. 3
• Ribbon - Rs. 1

TOTAL: Rs. 9 only!

How do you like my popcorn card? Would love to hear your views! Leave a comment and let me know and looking forward to seeing your creations for the The Thrifty Crafter Challenge!

Supplies Used:

Yay!! Winners!!

Hello everyone!

Yea.. yea.. I know it's very late in announcing the winners. I'm so sorry for letting you to wait for a long time. Because of my busy schedule I'm not finding time to craft and make posts. Anyway... I don't want to bother you by talking too much.. blah blah blah.. :D

And now here is our much awaited part.... Hold your breaths, stay straight and keep your eyes firm on the screen..

Ok... The two random winners for the Itsy Bitsy gift vouchers of Rs. 500/- are

1. Shivani

2. Shalu

Congratulations ladies!! Please mail info@itsybitsy.in to claim your prize and grab your badges from the sidebar..

And now our Top 3 in no particular order are

Paru Mahtani

Darshana Menon

Divya

Congratulations!! Please find your badges on the sidebar..

Thank you so much for playing along the fun challenge 'Choose your Keyword' and now we have another super duper fun and lovely challenge 'The Thrifty Crafter', kindly play along and I wish you all a very good luck.. Enjoy!!  

The Thrifty Crafter

This is Tanvi wishing you all a very happy morning!!

It’s time to announce a fresh challenge but before that we thank you all for sharing your fantastic creations with us. The CC team has come up with a unique theme this month - “THE THRIFTY CRAFTER - create something gorgeous for less than Rs 25”. So get set and put on your thinking (or should I say creative) caps to bring out the best of your imagination on a budget of Rs.25.

Challenging isn’t it?  Well but after all it is a “CATCHY” challenge  :D !!!!!!!

Let me now show you what the catchy girls have created.

Here’s Deepti’s Card with pretty gorgeous flowers & a lace in the BG.

Deepti’s card has cost her Rs.20.

CS (half) – Rs.10

CS (1/4)  for the center panel – Rs.5

Punch craft paper (Itsy Bitsy) ½ - Rs.1.50

Lace (1/4m) – Rs.3.50

Total – Rs.20

Megha has made a cute purse in as little as Rs.15!!

CS (half) – Rs.3

PP – Rs.5

Sticker – Rs.5

Ribbon – Re.1

Pearls - Re.1

Smita has this stunning stamped card estimated at Rs.22

Green CS - Rs.6

Brown CS - Rs.2

Cream CS – Rs.4

Embellishments - Rs.10

Total – Rs.22

 Stamps - not included.

I made this card using some diecuts.

CS - Rs.4,

All other papers (flowers - handmade, tree, bird, foam butterfly & leaves) app. - Rs.6,

pearls - Rs.4,

Quilling strip - Re. 1

Total Rs.15

Not considered the cost for inks & dies.

Poornima will join us soon with her inspiration.

Being thrifty is often equated to being miserly but our DT has proved this incorrect, they have been rather ‘thrifty’ with their supplies but ‘generous’ in ideas to motivate all to take on this challenge.

Here are some guidelines to help you -

1. Create a card/ LO/ box/ bag which costs <Rs.25.

2. Mention the approximate cost of all tangible items used e.g. CS, PP, embellishment, lace, ribbon, etc.

3. Reusable items can be used but the cost will not be included e.g. dies, stamps, inks, colors, punches, etc.

4. You can alter / recycle items and this will carry no cost.

Please do not hesitate to write to us if need any clarifications.

Two random winners will be selected & they will receive Rs.500/- gift vouchers from our sponsor ITSY BITSY. Top 3 will be earn a badge to flaunt on their blogs.

"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.

  

                                                                             

              

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..