Butterflies is a very popular theme for little girl birthday parties. It’s sweet, it’s pretty and so girly. I was recently asked to do a few toppers for a butterfly party and I figured what better way to do it than with the Sizzix Bigz Butterfly Die.This die is awesome because it comes with the butterfly shape as well as all the elements inside it like the wing decoration, the body and the antennae. You can add them in different ways to decorate your butterfly. The other thing I love about this die Read more…

I love making explosion boxes!!! They are so unique and fun – a great way to make a card into a gift and vice versa. I recently did a wedding themed explosion box which provides space to record details about a couple’s relationship – almost like a scrapbook in a box!Here is a view of the box when it’s closed – in addition to the lovely bow for lid, I also created this massive rose using some pink punch paper from ItsyBitsy. Nothing says love and weddings like roses and I wanted this one to be really Read more…

Hello my dear friends !Welcome back to another LD stamping post by me ,  Pooja.Today I have gift wrapping solution for you!Ok what you see is a regular brown paper bag that we use here for packing perishables. I was taking some baked cookies for a friend who was having a baby shower.(I did take other gifts along , 😛 )So I decided to give this boring brown bag a makeover! Here is what I did ·         I basically took a card stock in white, cut it into a rectangular piece to fit on top of Read more…

The summer is winding down with just a few more weeks left to entertain the kids. I spent my summer afternoons crafting with my little ones and with the ItsyBitsy DIY Kits, craft time was a breeze! To see another project I made using an ItsyBitsy Kit, click here.This craft session we decided to make finger puppets. The kit was so awesome, it had everything we needed to make 4 little puppets, all in different colours and themes. The ribbon sewing element was also great because it allowed my son the Read more…

Hello my dear friends !!!Its Friday again ! Welcome back to another post with me Pooja !I’m so pleased to bring you this gorgeous and exclusive card made from the lovely little darling stamps available at the Itsy Bitsy store.This time I created an inverted accordion fold card! It’s inverted because I folded it the other way around. So let’s take a closer look at the card. This is how the card looks upfront when its tied with a bow on the side Here is a closer look at the image. I have used Read more…

It’s the 15th of the month and time for a brand new challenge here at ItsyBitsy. This time the theme is ‘Anything But a Card. We want to see what you can come up as long as it is not a card. You can really go to town on this one and we are eager to see your creativity!To inspire you along the way I created this paper birdhouse. It is intended for a baby shower where the theme is ‘Feathering the Nest’. This will be part of the decoration. The template for the birdhouse is really straightforward, you Read more…

ItsyBitsy is so full of varied craft supplies that it’s almost irresistible to not include diverse elements in a paper crafting project. Last time I was browsing the store, I cam across these terracotta beads which have been at the store for quite a while. I thought why not use them in a card project and here is what I created. I have designed the card to look like a wedding invitation card. The colours are all rich and festive in the traditional ‘shaadi’ colours. I layered some ochre card stock Read more…

It’s Friday, everyone’s favourite day of the week and what better way to enjoy the day than with craft!! We’ve got Pooja from Lightbox Creative ideas who will be brightening up our Fridays here at the ItsyBitsy blog with her fabulous creations!! Thanks so much to Pooja for hopping on board, and now over to her! Hi everyone! Its Pooja, back with another card for you !I am really happy to post here 🙂 for the special friday segment – TGIF with Pooja.  So lets take a look at what i made.This card has Read more…

Folks it’s time to announce the winners for the ItsyBitsy Precious Baby Challenge. We’re so sorry for the delay but better late than never right! We had some truly adorable projects submitted this time and had quite a tough time narrowing them down to the toppers. So here goes it!!The top 3 entries all of which will receive a voucher of Rs. 500 from ItsyBitsy, in no particular order are Smita for her fabulous baby album, Kripa for her delicate baby album and Neeti for this fantastic pair of baby Read more…

The summer holidays are here and its every mom’s worry how to keep the kids occupied and entertained. In fact my biggest worry is also that with no homework for 2 months, Lil P will forget all her school concepts. The last year, I realized that Lil p had got really interested in reading the time. So we decided to make a cute Clock for her to practice her time telling skills.As usual, I searched my craft stack and we picked up a few things that interested us. Pipe cleaners in red & yellow for Read more…