Sequin Shaker birthday card + Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop!

Hi All!

Today I am participating in "Cutting Edge Blog Hop" hosted by Pretty Pink Posh, for those who love die cutting... and I am one of them..

Here is my card I made for the hop. I made a birthday Shaker card using my favorite dies (Spellbinders Label 8) to make shaped card. Those who follow me would know I love the shape so much!:

A view from the side :

I locked the sequins using acetate and double sided foam tape. So when you shake the card, the sequins move around. I am sure kids will love it. Like I did! I had a difficult time yesterday deciding on the pattern papers to choose.. finally I picked my choice.. all papers are from different paper pads of different brands.. I matched the MS cupcake chipboard with the dotted PP from MME..

Here is the list of supplies I used :

1. Cutting Dies : Spellbinders Label 8 nesting dies for card base and sequin frame. PTI Birthday Die
2. Cupcake Chipboard : MS Modern Festive Collection
3. Papttern Papers : Mix of My Mind's Eye
4. Sequin : From Stash

Thanks for stopping by!

- Priya

"Getting to know me" Blog Hop!!

Hello Friends!

This is my third and last post for today and it's gonna be a lengthy one.. :D

So my dear crafty friend Sharada Dilip Acharya tagged me in a very unique blog hop which is here on the bloggy land for quite a while. I bumped into her one fine day at a craft expo and was very impressed by the versatility of the crafts she can do.. scrapbooks, cards, photoframes, gift bags & boxes, handmade gifts and decor items.. wohhh.. the list is endless.. and since then we are a true patron of each other's work.. Thanks for tagging me Sharada..

As the name suggest, in this blog hop post I will tell something about my work and the process it involves.. and also answer few questions so that you get to know me.. I think this is the perfect time to have this post as I am back to blogging after a long break and would love to meet new crafters on blog land and say Hi! to my oldies :D.. as many crafters in this hop did, I will also keep posting my work's snapshots to make it more interested..

"Hello! Meet me.. while crafting... :)"

1. What am I working on?

"Two tone Roses"

Right now I am working on a bulk of cards using PTI stamps and dies.. Here are my stamped and die cut flowers that I will use on my cards... Two tone roses.. Pretty! Isn't it? I must have made atleast 50 of these!

2. How does my work differ from others of its genre?

"did you get my style?"

That's a little difficult question as I never tried to compare my work with others. I am more of a freestyle crafter who loves to try out new products, styles, techniques.. I each one has it's own sense of coloring, styling, design and the main driving force behind the creation.. Everyone is unique.. everyone should learn from each other to enrich their knowledge..

3. Why do I write/create what I do?

"Sharing is caring.. :)"

I think blogging is a fantastic way to journal your crafting adventures and to share those with fellow crafters.. and to have an audience to witness your journey is like a cherry on the cake..

4. How does your writing/creating process work?

"Well a CAS card ended up in this 3D box card.. :P" 

My creating process is not defined actually. Anything can trigger me to craft. It can be a new product in the market or it can be for the sake of killing time. I first try to sketch the final results either in my mind or in my craft notebook. Then I move on to choose my color palette and then dive into my stash to see if I have enough material like embellies, CS, pattern papers from color palette selected. and sometimes while going thru my stash, I might select completely different colors and end up making a completely different project than what I planned initially!! Hahah! This is bliss! as my job doesn't allow me to alter my thought process.. :(

Alright! That's about me! If you have any questions to ask.. please feel free and leave a comment!

To keep the hop going, I would like to tag 3 very talented crafters who needs no introduction!

1. Kavitha : Yes! very famous, Simply Mangolia DT member and owner of Bits an' pieces-Paper boutique. I know here from the very beginning of my crafting journey. Infact, I placed my first online order of paper craft material with her before I started blogging. I think that was a pack of die cuts and embossed papers.. :D 

2. Bhavana : It was such a good crafty time I had with Bhavana in Bangalore among craft expos, workshop and crafty hangout! She has such a unique style of Clear and Simple cards and seriously, she knows her job too well. Check out her new YouTube Channel to learn card making in a super easy way. I simply love her videos as it's quick and to the point without jibber jabber..

3. Pallavi Iyer - I meet her one fine day online and simply fell in love with her unique style. She has excelled in Mixed Media Art and Sketching already and I am sure she will come out of her phobia of card making and will be our kristina werner one fine day. Yes! You can do it Pallavi!!!

Do check out their blogs coming Tuesday to know more about them..!

 Have a happy and crafty day friends!

Love,

Priya

ICR “Re-Creational” Blog Hop Results!

Hi All!

Thank you so much for participating in  ICR's “Re-Creational” Blog Hop to celebrate ICR's 1st Anniversary... It was a memorable experience... Without further delay, here are the results!

FINAL SUCCESSFUL HOPPERS :-

1)Kunda
2)Dolly
3)Khushboo Rathi
4)Indira Tanwar
5)Sree Swathi
6)Bhawana Singh
7)Renuka Bindu
8)Taranjot kaur
9)Mansi Gupta

And the random winners are!!!

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Indira Tanwar and Renuka Bindu...Congrats Both of you :)

Thank You so much for all the support & excitement displayed..... Your surprises would soon be dispatched ..... Kindly CHECK in PEEK-A-BOO {ICR}, for your current & correct COMPLETE ADDRESSES....

In case of any discrepancies, kindly get them updated ASAP!

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!

ICR “RE-CREATIONAL” BLOG HOP DETAILS!

Hello to ALL!

Marking the First ANNIVERSARY celebrations on ICR, we have put together a very interesting blog hop for you…..

Below are the details to it….

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: All MEMBERS OF ICR!

WHEN & WHERE: The Blog Hop starts on February 25 @ 9 am, IST at ICR…
However you have until February 29, 11:59 pm, IST, to leave your love through comments on all the participating blogs!

WHY: To be introduced to all participating blogs & to be inspired by their OUT OF THIS WORLD creations….. Along with a chance to WIN a sur-prize, your way!

PRIZE: ICR is giving away a prize catered to them by their sponsor, of this EVENT!

A REMINDER:

Our LIVE CHAT EVENTS go live on February 26th; Though Open throughout THE SUNDAY, the MAIN EVENT would commence at 7 pm, IST…

ONLY RULE: We would LOVE FOR YOU ALL to show your excitement about the upcoming EVENTS by adding both the blinkies to your BLOG SIDEBAR!

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And we hope you are all excited as we are, about this hop!

Aditya's Birthday Blog Hop!!!! It's time to party!!!

Hi All!

Welcome to the Aditya's Birthday blog hop!

You should have arrived from Meghna Sakhalkar, if not start from the beginning i.e. Anita Kejriwal. 

We are all gearing up to celebrate the birthday of a wonderful person, he happens to be someone who is perceptive and cooperative to the point of being idyllic. Most of us in the blog hop know him through our common interest in crafting no one can deny knowing his honesty and candidness. He is one of the most accomplished paper crafter known to us and it is our wish for him, that he gets all that he aspires for in this new year. We wish him the best of everything, Happy Birthday Aditya and may you have the best of times with friends and family and an extremely crafty time ahead. We also hope that his store reaches to one and all in the crafting world and he hoards more of our favorite supplies with lesser rates :D :D

Why don't you join us in wishing him a brilliant birthday ...?

Here is the card I made for Aditya.

Supplies Used:

CS : Jovita's Store

Pattern Papers: Echo park's Dots n strips

Sentiment: Itsy Bitsy

I hope he likes it.

The list below shows you the names of all those who are a part of this hop..just hop ...hop....hop and you can get a chance to celebrate your birthday in advance with our candy :P :D

Anita Kejriwal
Bhawana singh
Hussena Calcuttawala
Kalindi sharma
Mallika Kejriwal
Megha jain
Meghna Sakhalkar
Priya Sondhi -----------> you are here!
Sree Swathi
Ujjawal Gupta
Neha
Aditya Gupta

Visit  Neha to read full instructions for the hop. Enjoy the hop and comment all the way to win some delicious goodies! Now hop over to Sree Swathi. Don't forget to wish Aditya at the end!

Priya...

Happy Birthday Tejal!!! Let the celebrations begin!

Hey all!!! It's celebrations time once again... 'coz Its Tejal's Birthday!!! Tejal needs no introduction... She is a super talented stamper and must have helped every Indian stamper in one or the other way.... This is for you Tejal... Happy Birthday!!!

This day obvious calls for celebrations so we have organized a Birthday blog hop... 

Here is the order...

Asha

Erum

Karuna

Khushboo

Manasa

Priya Sondhi ---> you are here!

Priyadarshini

Shalini

Shruti

Spardha

Ujjwal

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Last stop is at our birthday gal Tejal's blog!

Here is a sneek peek of what I made for her...

Your next stop is at Priyadarshini's blog

So please join in, hop along and don't forget to leave birthday wishes for this lovely lady..... Blog hop ends on 26th Oct at 23:59 hours( midnight Diwali)... Have fun!!!

Love,

Priya...