Winners!!Winners!!Winners!!

Hiya,

                How have u been dng? Sorry for MIA longtime.. Was down with cold and fever and got busy with my exhibition preparations.Will talk about it later in the post. Now without testing your patience, here I am abt to announce the winners. For choosing the winners, I considered ppl, who participated in atleast 2 events. And later I asked my Son to pick up a chit... So the winner of my candy is!!


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                                            DRUM ROLL PLEASE...


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                                            POORNIMA JAIN!!!

Congrats Poornima!! Now coming to the challenge event.... You ppl casted the votes and decided the winner and the participant with max no of votes is

                                            Khushboo Banka!

The winner of my second event is

                                          Varshitha Nagarajan!

and the Winners of  my third event is,

                                          Hussena!
                                          Tejal!
                                          Kavitha!

Congrats to all the winners! Most of you should have received your gifts now.. For those of you who did not, will receive in 1 or 2 days!! Happy crafting!enjoy!.                     

       Coming to my exhibition, I had a good crafting time!.This is my first exhibition and it was in a corporate office. It was a hit!! and I am happy!.. Have been making so many cards recently.. I will share them one by one in cmg days!! For now I will leave u with the collage I made for the event.Most details soon..

Voting begins in the Challenge and Event 3!

hi peeps,

         Days are busy and I am still not finding time to visit your blogs.Hope to visit your blog soon.. !

        Our first event Use your Pattern paper scraps challenge had come to an end yesterday!And what a response it was!! Thanks gals for all the enthu u showed in my challenge!I was amazed!

        I got some queries asking if they could use the normal paper scraps and I loosened my challenge to include normal paper too.. :) It sure was so much fun to see how ppl came up with ideas like mats, jewellery and some gorgeous cards!!No doubt they were super fabulous! and also inspiring!Some did not follow the rules and I am so sorry to have deleted the entries to be fair to all!

          So now that the challenge had come to end, voting begins!.What are u supposed to do?Cast your vote to the entry which has used the paper scraps effectively!Be fair.You could cast only one vote.You can vote for yourself, if u think u had done justice to the scraps.

                                          Cast your votes here.

I will ask other crafty people to join this voting.All the best to all participants!

Event #3
     This event is going to be a simple questionnaire to be filled up by you .You can either comment your answers below or mail it to priyacrafty@gmail.com. So what do you get for this?!Small stamp worth 3$ to not 1 but 2 or 3 participants.Now this is just a comment away :)

     For those of you who did not join event 1 or event 2.. this is the last chance to grab ur gift.. Hurry up!

1.Describe your style of card making/scrapbooking in 1 line.
2.Which item/product do you use with most of ur projects ?
3.Which ink pads you prefer to work with?
4.Which lines of Pattern paper you like the most?
5.Which company stamps are your favorite?
6.Do you like to buy embellishments/make them on your own?
7.Do you like to buy tags/stickers/ ribbons/ rhinestones/pearls locally or from US?
8.Do you own a cuttlebug?
9.If yes, which dies /embossing folders you prefer?
10.Items that are in your wishlist are..

Your entries here are valuable and will be considered for the main giveaway too . :)So participate with the same zeal!!

Thanks for visiting!
-Priya

Event 2!!

hey there,

          I know, you have been waiting for the second event, for a while now and its time to announce it without testing ur patience anymore! And this event is open only to my customers, old and new.

         I have got a few items on super sale now. And this includes some of the best stamps and some ink pads!! Some items took some price slashing and others are at reasonable prices! and best of all, there is a surprise gift in all the shipments!

        An Ippity Stamp worth 6$ is awaiting to the winner of the event! and to win this exciting prize, u need to purchase/should have purchased something from me, no matter how small or large the order is!!.

Thanks for visiting!
-Priya

To Someone who makes others so happy! and 3*3 mini Tutorial

hiya,

       It is busy over here.. but managed to make a card. Our blogger pal Gopi is going to start her own line of digi stamps and so she is giving an image for free in CMP#4.I liked the image and decided to try a card with it..To my surprise, the PPRS sketch was perfect for the stamp! Was also itching to try the palette#1 in craftyjc. So I combined all the challenges and created this card.

I like the warm colors of the card and my first inked sentiment from Stampin up Petite Pairs..The die shape is hand cut!Colored using water colors, popped up the strawberries and ribbon with dimensionals.Colored ribbon with Sakura glitter gel pen and added a layer of Fevicryl glue n gloss , to give a bottle look!A close up to show the glaze and glitter!

Hope you like it!!

Today's Tutorial

Today we will see how to make 3*3 mini from 12*12 paper.Score at every 3 inch on both sides, till the ned of paper.. Now u should have 16 squares as shown in fig

Cut as shown in fig - red line

Now fold the paper back and forth, till u reach last and fold sideways

Again fold back and forth till the last square

Repeat it again

 

Finally u will have a mini as shown above!

Place a thick sheet 250gsm ,covering the above mini

Decorate it as u wish, with tags inside.. there are many  possibilities to insert tags.. Your mini is ready!!

P.S Today is my Blogoversary and I touched 100 followers!!!
Come Join the fun at my Use your scraps challenge!!It ends 30th Nov.
Please participate in the poll on top right corner, to see more of the tutorials u like!!
Thanks for stopping by
-Priya

Popsicle stick crafts and DIY chair

Hello,

         My kid(5 yrs) wanted a project for his school, his topic being animals and their shelters.. I went to a fancy store , with no idea in mind as to what to do ! then I saw popsicle sticks and decided- that is it.Just a quick view of  the project

The Kennel, Stable and Shed were made with popsicle stick ,Den with POP and Coop with Pear fruit cover.

      After we finished it, my kid got hooked on to the sticks and wanted more with it.So I helped him making these wall hanging and photo frame.. the flowers on them are recycled from old flower vase and card.
Sending it to Lessology-Hanging mobile

To my surprise, he came out with great idea of key holder!!The above one is completely his own attempt!!
Sending all three to For the love of crafting- Hang it out

This week end we tried this triangular pen stand      

 a photo of how butterfly was done..

Today's Tutorial

          We will see how to make a chair with popsicle sticks.This is not my own idea, saw a photo on the net and tried on my own.

Cut  a stick in half and paste as shown.Glue another stick on top of that..we need 2 sets like this

 Now place 6-7 sticks on the 2 legs.This would nt stand ,so support it with a box.

 After it is dried, glue 2 sticks facing top, starting from the leg

 Now, place them down and glue 4-5 sticks

After it is dry, make it stand.. Your popsicle stick stand is ready!!

 

These days, my posts are picture heavy and taking more time to post!! Finally, I have a new poll in my side bar.. Please vote to see more of the tutorials you like... :))

I am linking it to

http://coloursdekor.blogspot.com/


http://www.homemakeronadime.com/


Thanks for visiting
-Priya

Few more cards!

Hello there,

          MIA for a while.. in a new home now.. now everything is alright..
         As soon as I saw the Celebrating Childhood in ICR, I wanted my kid to participate in it.. He is a sweet ,adorable 5 year old boy!!I am not saying this because he is my Son.. I ve heard so many ppl say this to me.. yes.. and I feel lucky to have him in my life!

       He seems to be happy just with my physical presence.Not to mention when we are having our good times together every other day!!He keeps himself busy with all the nuts,bolts and spanners in the car making kit, which are meant for 8 yr olds!! and he does a decent job at it! So I was misled to believe, he is like his father..

     He shows much less interest in drawing and coloring and I had to coax him to make this card , with a candy.. :)) The picture is from his coloring book. He chose the sentiment and wanted to send this to his Grandpa!.. I have to say I am amazed at his stamping skills! I never let him stamp in my card, when we made card together.. But never declined his trials on rough papers.. but this stamping is a complete surprise for me!!ohh..  I have written so much about him.. could nt stop..! hope u r not bored!

        I received a card from Lucy this Diwali!! that was a complete surprise and I really appreciate and admire her gesture..as we had not known each other , other than few comments in blogs.. Thanks Lucy!This means a lot!! and I see, how much the blogland has given to me!!

and I received a card from ICR for my anniversary!! Pooja sent me this.. :))Thanks ICR;))  these sweet little things make us feel , we are a part of the ICR family.. :))

Thanks for visiting

-Priya

RAKs,Cards, this and that

hi there,

          Phew.. that had been 1 week in continuous blogging with tutorials..So I am planning to take a break.. Not that I am tired... But that we are moving to another house and this means, I have tons of household work to do! and No internet for 3-4 days... :( So bear with me if I do not mail you back immediately or respond to your calls.. Will try to be in touch as much as possible.

         I have a poll added to my side bar.. Please cast your votes. I feel it is a kind of feed back.. for me to see where I am lagging and what improvements I need. This will help me develop as a better crafter/blogger and you to visit the kind of blog you like.. :))

     Coming to other stories,this year's anniversary had been memorable.. for quite a few reason.. Some of the craft reasons being,

• I hosted my giveaway from that day
• I received some craft goodies and some stunning cards!!

      Priya Venkat and I got introduced through the blog world and she has been a great friend!She sent a RAK for me, before our anniversary! Here is a photo of Priya Venkat's RAK.. She is soooo generous that she sent me a bunch of A4 DP- all from US, some scraps(she knows I am a scrap recycler!) and morrrre die cuts..They are amazing!I am all excited!I keep looking at the PTI die cuts.. and this makes me want a Cuttlebug.... hmmmm

        I got introduced to Shobana thro Priya and as Priya says, she is an awesome friend!! yes.. I mean it! She sent this card to me Nov 1 st, even before I made a card for my hubby!

              She also sent me these 2 cards, coz I commented in her blog, how I liked them!!man!! They look even more gorgeous in reality!! She won PDCC cream of the cup for these cards and now I could say I am the proud owner of them.. Will I ever have heart to use them?!!no ways...
                                    

 I have done the below wall hanging 25 pcs for an order.. simple and easy!

sending it to For the Love of Crafting - Hanging Out.

I also made a card for my Nephew for his birthday.. It is in the end of the month.. made it early for our moving reason.It is a secret panel card.- just play hide and seek.. See how to make this card here.

I am thankful for you ppl, for the enthu you show in my events.. Request you to keep up the pace till the end - have fun and make me happy too .. :)) and keep watching the space for the second event!Will be back soon!

Thanks for visiting
-Priya

Special Boss Masculine card and Foam texture stamping tutorial!

hiya,

            My Hubby(Jagan) wanted a special card to his special manager, who quits his job to start his own company.. He presented a tie to Jagan and so Jagan wanted a tie in his card, like the one in this card.He also wanted the word Boss. So I sat down making this card.. with the Crafty JC color pallete#3 and ICRC12-Dots,stripes and tag and Card Patterns#140- flipped the sketch 180 degrees.

Again Stampin up Best dad Ever stamp set, Echo Park paper, my foam stamped paper,Inkadinkado sentiment, Pie lane button and Baker's twine

Today's Tutorial

        We have already seen how to use Foam as stamp. After experimenting, I am adding a  twist to it..I call it Foam texture stamping!! .. :)
        Take foam in required shape and draw stripes, chks, dots over it with scale and empty ball point pen.

Glue it to the acrylic block using double sided tape.

Stamp it with the required color on paper.But Only one color for 1 foam.

See the stamped backgroud!!Just give it a try.. its amazing!!

Thanks for stopping by!

I have a giveaway running, details on the side bar.I host a challenge- use your PP scraps.would love for you to join in!

-Priya