Cute gift set using Papericious Pretty Basics Paper Pack

Hi All,

I am sharing a cute gift set over at Papericious blog today using lovely pattern papers from Papericious Pretty Basics pack. I made a shaker card, 3 bookmarks and a mini envelope/gift card holder. Do hop over and have a look!

Thanks for stopping by!

- Priya

Mudra CT cards - Weddings, Gold, Glitter and Hearts

Hi All!

I am up at Mudra blog today to share my inspirations for 2 lovely Mudra stamp sets that you don't want to miss!
Please head over to the Mudra blog post to get a full reveal of cards I made.

See you guys soon here! Till then happy crafting!
- Priya

Mudra Stamp Second Set of Inspirations - March Release

Hi All,

As a part of Mudra stamps Creative team member, I made few fun and elegant cards using Mudra Stamps. Here is a sneak peek of cards I made. Head over to Mudra Blog for full reveal!

Happy Crafting!
- Priya

And... We are Back!!!

Hey All,

As you all must be aware of For the love of crafting Challenges took a break because of unavoidable circumstances...  It was among the first few Indian craft challenges with interesting themes and prizes...

When Kavitha approached me for starting it again, I couldn't say no.. so here we are in this new year with rejuvenated energy to explore new crafters and showoff their talent...

The theme for this month's challenge is

"Fancy folds with love theme"

Interesting isn't it?hope to see more of joining us this month:)You can enter any type of project,but it should be new n made after the challenge date.

Who can play:Anybody who are into any type of arts n crafts.It can be a painting, crochet, embroidery, clay work, paper crafts etc.

How to play:Make a new project(no back linking to old projects) based on this months theme,post it on your blog with a link back to this blog(its must),come back and leave a link to your project(not your blog).You can enter up to 3 times.You can combine upto 10 challenges including ours.

Prizes:At the end of the challenge Top 3 will be selected.Among the top 3 a lucky winner will be selected and they will get a price package from the sponsor.

(Please read all the rules carefully before you enter.Any entries which has followed the rules will not be considered for top 3 )

If you are entering the DT call,please read the below points carefully

To enter the DT call:

• Make a project related to this month theme and while entering add (DT) after your name,so that we can consider your entry for DT call. 
• We are going to judge your crafting skills only through this entry,so show your skill and make a perfect and appealing project.Just a simple entry will not be calculated. 
• We will be looking for these things in your project:Neatness,Design skills,execution and creativity. 
• You should have a blog of at least 6 months old. 
• Specify about our DT call on your post 
• You have time until feb 9th,2013 to enter for the DT call 
• If you are selected you will be notified via mail,so please be sure that your e-mail id is there in the side bar of your blog. 
• Once we receive your reply for our mail,we will send you the terms n conditions via mail(don't be scared,it will be very easy n friendly:)) 
• Your DT term will start from march to September,2013. 

This month prize is sponsored from CRAFT STORE,a 12 by 12 This & That charming collection kit from echo park.

In kalalayaa craft store we offer wide varieties of paper crafting n scrap booking kits,pattern papers,stamps,mulberry flowers,embellishments and much more.Do have a look for more details.

Here is my inspiration for this challenge...

I made a double zig zag card...

and it open likes this :)

and the love quote... :)

I hope you will play along with us...

Have a crafty day ahead!
- Priya...

A guest challenge at Arty Sorts's Mega Celebrations..

Hi All!

My dear friend Indu is celebrating her bloggy journey in a grand way... ! There will be loads of challenges, candies, events, etc for a month to come..
I jumped out of joy when she asked me to set up a guest challenge... I had to do it..
I have set a color challenge for you all...

 Its Pink, white with a splash of black.. 

Here is my inspiration for you...

And with the matching envelope..

I made this card with echo park papers, die cuts and puffy flowers bought  from Kavitha's Store..

I hope you all will play along... Winner will get a bag of goodies from Pie-Lane... Click here to know more about the challenge..

To know more about other events at Indu'a Mega celebrations, click the picture below...

Have a good day!
Priya...

Cute Tags!

Hi All!

Note: A picture heavy post!

Sorry for being such a bad blogger.. Lots of things are happening at the same time.. uff! I will update one by one :D...

Now onto the main topic of this post, My DT project for the new challenge at "For the love of crafting"... Anita has set a recipe challenge for us... Here are the ingredients..

1. Use a Bow-it can be any sort of bow with ribbon, twine or any material of your choice.
2. Use some stamping on your project. It can be any stamping type-either on your back ground or in corners etc. the choice is yours.
3. Use either a sentiment or a flower or both. The sentiment can be stamped or hand written but this is a separate ingredient and does not coincide with the above ingredient.

And here is my take on the challenge... 

Yes... I have designed a set of tags!

There were simple and pretty easy to make.. Here are their individual pics.. 

Supplies Used:

CS: Fabriano brustro (White), colored (Local buy)

Stamps: inkadinkado Humorous Birthday

Ribbons: a Mix of American Crafts and local buy

So start mixing all the ingredients of the recipe.. would love to see what all you can create with it...

Have a good day!

Priya...

Hi All,

I am so excited to post my 1st project as "Love for crafting" DT member. The current challenge is up and running. The theme for the challenge # 5 is:

SPRING COLORS + More than one butterflies 

Here is my interpretation of the challenge theme. 

I made a tri-shutter album for you. It might seems complicated at first but its not. If you have ever made a tri-shutter card then its a piece of cake.. Only main task is to embellish it.

A zoomed view of the full album. I have not pasted any pictures as of now. Also, the theme is not decided yet so I have kept it as an all occasion album without sentiments.

Did you noticed the flowers, leaves and butterflies? I punched these out from Echo park papers and distressed the edges with distress inks.

Supply List:

Card Stock: local buy

PPs: DCWV from Itsy bitsy and Echo park's Dots and stripes from Kavitha's store

Diecuts: Kavitha's Store

Ribbon: American carfts from Itsy Bitsy

Daisy flowers: Kavitha's Store

Tools: Doily edge Punch, Fiskar's SureCut, JEF Flower and leave punches

Entering into following challenges:
1. alwayscrafting - Anything but card
2.Simonsaysstamps - Favourite tool (As usual my Fiskar's trimmer, I cannot imagine making even a single piece of craft without it... )
3. Divasbydesignchallenge - Anything goes
4. Creationsbygillm - Photo Inspiration
5. Challengeupyourlife - Photo Inspiration
6. Gingerloftchallenge. - Anything but card

I hope I was able to inspire you.... The challenge will run for a month... I am eagerly waiting what you people come up with...

Have a good day!
Priya...

DT post + some new responsibilities

Hey all!

I am here today with my 1st project as a DT for ICR.. Yes I will be designing for ICR card challenges for the coming 6 months... I am so excited! The challenge is up and running from 1st April.. I am so sorry for not posting it as I was not feeling well last week...
Also, I have been selected as a DT member of the For the love of crafting blog.
I hope you guys will join me there... I am sure we will have a gala time!

For the ICR17, the challenge pad is:

And here is my card. I have made a flower pot shaped card...

this is how it will look if you pull out the insert..

I have made a small easel from a strip of CS at the back of the pot to make it stand.. I forgot to take the pic of the stand to show you guys...

Supply List:

CS: local buy

Flowers and leave die cuts: Itsy Bitsy

Pattern papers: DCWV bought at Itsy Bitsy Store

Center rhinestones: Pie-Lane

Tools: Fiskar's Surecut Paper Trimmer, MS Doily Punch

I hope you guys liked it.. Please leave me a comment...
Entering this into following challenges:
1. Paperplaychallenges  Shaped cards
2. lilypad Challenges - Flowers
3. 4craftychicks - Say it with flowers
4. divasbydesignchallenge - Anything goes
5. blingitonchallenges - Monochrome
6. Simonsaysstamps - Use favorite tool (Its my paper trimmer, I made the flowerpot with my trimmer only)
7. Paperpretties - Monochromatic Card

Happy weekend,
Priya..

Holi Hai!!! (It's Holi!!!)

Hi all,

How was the weekend? It feels sad as now the weekend is over :( same boring daily job routine will start tomorrow... I am waiting for the day when I don't have to go to office and I will be sitting and crafting to my heart content... :D but then I have to do the job so that I can buy whatever craft supplies I want... ;)

Anyhow... lets come back to the reality so that I can share a card I made as a GD for ICRC16... and the theme is....

Yes.. it's Holi!!! The festival of colors and spring!!! For my international readers, here is the link for you to know this Indian festival better...

The theme for the ICRC16 is HOLI + Use only 3 colors - Fuschia pink, bright green and bright yellow (Use of black and Neutrals like white and off- white will be allowed ) with a dare  to use a misting technique.
And here is my card...

I gave the misting effect by adding fine water droplets to the background of distress inked paper. Almost everything is from Itsy Bitsy... Blank CS... Alphabets... and small hand punch..

It is a pretty simple card.. but I loved it... I am sending this one to my parents... :)

I am entering this card to following challenges...
1. the paper players - Spring
2. Crafter's Companion - Spring
3. simon says stamps challenge - Anything goes

Love,
Priya...

ICR “RE-CREATIONAL” BLOG HOP!

ICR turns a YEAR OLDER tomorrow…..

A room full of creative Indian crafters... A platform where we all meet, greet and share our love for crafting... I owe alot to ICR as I started my journey of crafting from here... with a lot of support and motivation from the  lovely members, I started this blog and since then there is no looking back... Thank you so much ICR!!! and Happy Birthday!!!!

Isn't it calls for a big celebration?

We are having considerably a BIG BLOG HOP termed as “Re-Creational” Blog Hop! And this is to celebrate all our GUEST DESIGNERS at Indian Craft Room for the year 2011…. YAY!

We are RE-CREATING the MAGIC that paved our way to being the Guest Designers for the respective challenges on ICR for the year 2011….

You should have arrived here from our very talented and my dear friend Priyadarshini Deshpande's blog.
If not make sure you begin the re-creational hop from the INDIAN CRAFT ROOM!

I was on cloud 9 when I was selected as GD for my card I made for ICRC5 where the theme was to interpret the word RAIN + deck up the inside or an envelope.

And I made this card with my very basic craft supplies.

You can find more details about the card here. 

Based on the same theme, I made a Bitsy bluebell card...  The clouds are hand drawn and colored with Faber Castel water color pencils. The tiny hearts are leftovers that Jovita sent me along with decorative circles die-cuts which I used in my telescopic cards.. And the big hearts are stickers.

RULES TO THE HOP:

•  Make sure you hop around to each designer from the START {ICR} & leave your thoughts in the comments section, on every SPACE.
• Like the Indian Craft Room PAGE on Face Book!

There are prizes awarded to blog hoppers who fulfill the above criterion. There will be 2 winners each for the 2 prizes sponsored….

We are generously sponsored by Khyati’s Store & Sudha’s Store, respectively!

 Lovely craft goodies from Khyati!

Eyelet setter from Sudha!

The blog hop will be OPEN through Wednesday, February 29, 2012 @ 11:59 pm IST. Winners will be announced on ICR on Thursday as well as all the “RE-CREATIONAL” MAGIC blogs.

So be sure you leave, love & like!

We are having a GRAND CELEBRATIONS PARTY at the INDIAN CRAFT ROOM, all day tomorrow…… with lots of games & prizes sponsored by few well known sponsors like Scraps N More [PIALI] & Itsy Bitsy!

Come over to the party for a Once in a While chance to win, to get to know your fellow crafters & your TEAM & for all the surprises your way!

All the games & events will be listed at the INDIAN CRAFT ROOM!

Catch up with you on ICR tomorrow…. : D. Now hop on to the blog of next GD blog and my dearest craft buddy Hussena Calcuttawala!

An inspiration for the 1st challenge at "For the love of crafting" blog

Hello friends,

Sorry for MIA for a while... but I am back ... Today I will share the wall hangings that I made as a GD for Kavitha’s new blog “for the love of crafting”. For the first monthly challenge, the theme is “Hanging out”. You are supposed to make something that can be hung. It can be a tree ornament , door hanger, wreath or a wall hanging or any other project of your choice. Also, you can use any technique and material. It can be a painting, crochet, embroidery, clay work, paper crafts etc.

There is  a fab prize too for the winner, a paper craft kit!!! So hurry up!

I made a set of three mini wall hangings which can be hang together or separately. Now the detailed photo of each wall hanging.

I cut a brown textured card stock into stripes and weaved them to make the base of wall hanging.

The green swirls are drawn and cut by hands. Used some fused pearl strings as butterflies trails.

Made few paper flowers from Itsy Bitsy paper petals. All 3 wall hangings are 4 x 4 inches in size. you can arrange these in any way you want.

Supplies used:

Brown cardstock: Local buy

Flowers: Handmade by me

Butterflies: Itsy Bitsy

Fused pearl strings: A1 craft supplies

Bling and beads: Local buy

Now take out all your craft material and make something to hang. For further details, rules and other inspirations check out the blog.

Linking this to following challenges too:

Create me pink - Flower power
Crafty anns challenge blog - Floral frenzy
Frosted designs - Embossing (Used dry embossing to make flowers)
Crafty ribbons challenge - Anything but a card

Happy crafting,

Priya...