WINNERS OF MAKE A TAG !!:)

Hello all!!
thanks again for participating in our Make a tag challenge.There were many beautiful entries but unfortunately  many of them dint follow the twist#make your own background.So we have to reject those entries,please read the rules carefully before you participate so that your efforts don't go waste:).

Top 3 in no particular order..

Pooja  for her beautiful textured tag.

Meetu aggarwal For her stunning tag

Charu Joshi  For her colorful tag.


And the winner is Meetu aggarwal ..Congrats meetu,pls mail me to kavi_kalalayaa@yahoo.co.in to claim your prize.

Ok guys,do play along with us for this months challenge # Expressions to win a beautiful fiskars stamp set.

Happy crafting,
kavi

Challenge 18 # Expressions

Hello crafty friends!!
 How have you all been.I am sure most of you all enjoying the great weather,its cool and rainy even in Chennai,so i am sure its must be great in the other parts of the country too :)
 With the great weather you all must in super crafty mood..so we bring you yet another beautiful challenge for all of  you.

 The theme for this month's challenge is

 "Expressions"

Make a card(yes only card this time) to express your feeling to some one..That is make a  card with sentiments such as Sorry,Thanks you,Miss you,Love you etc..easy peasy isn't it?Now let your imagination go wild..:)

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 )

Again the prize pack is sponsored by our very own store Bits an' pieces-Paper boutique.The prize for this month is  Fiskars stamp set.Isn't it fab?we have  a great selection of stamps from various brands in store,do check it out.

Out little store specializes in paper related products.You can get all varieties of imported paper craft supplies related to scrap-booking,card making and stamping.We also offer handmade paper craft products like Greeting cards,scrapbooks,gift articles,home decor,Gifting stationery and much more.

Just like a boutique our store is chic,trendy and have unique and mixed varieties of products all related to PAPER CRAFTS.

Our aim is to make this a one stop shop for all your paper crafting and gifting needs.Feel free to contact us if you need any product which is not available in store,we will get it exclusively for you.

We also take  customized orders for handmade greeting cards,scrapbooks,photo book,return gift,invitation,party favors etc.
 

We have more products in the pipeline,so check back often to keep yourself updated about the new products.
For any queries,placing orders,or discussing about personalized gifts,write me 

 to  info.bitsanpieces@ymail.com

So now on to some awesome inspiration from our DT team..


Nupur priya
Made this beautiful Thank you card with lovely flowers and butterfly.

Priya sondhi
Made this colorful thank you card with beautiful embellies.

Deepti stephnes
Made this monochromatic sorry card..simple yet elegant

Sindhu jay
Made this elegant Thank you card in here CAS style

  Finally its me,Kavitha
Made a Thank you card again with handmade flowers and lots of die cut element,

Hope we've inspired you much.. Please read and follow the rules carefully. Please visit the DT blogs and leave some love. We would love to hear from you!
Hope you guys would join this lovely challenge and have fun. I wish you all a very good luck.. :)

Thank you!
Happy crafting,
kavi

Challenge#17-Make a tag

Hello lovely crafters!!
Welcome to the brand new challenge for the month of july.But before that i want to thank everyone who participated in our last challenge,guess it was a tough one?we got some record breaking low entries,lol.But still thanks for all who made it and thanks for the continuous support you give us...yeah we are very close to getting 200 flowers,yay!!!

The theme for this month's challenge is

"Make a tag"

And the twist is to make your own background(not to use pattern papers) and add at-least one handmade embellishment(more than one is also welcome).

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 )

Again the prize pack is sponsored by our very own store Bits an' pieces-Paper boutique.The prize for this month is  A SET OF 3 WASHI TAPES.Isn't it fab?we have  a great selection of washi tapes in store,do check it out.

Out little store specializes in paper related products.You can get all varieties of imported paper craft supplies related to scrap-booking,card making and stamping.We also offer handmade paper craft products like Greeting cards,scrapbooks,gift articles,home decor,Gifting stationery and much more.

Just like a boutique our store is chic,trendy and have unique and mixed varieties of products all related to PAPER CRAFTS.

Our aim is to make this a one stop shop for all your paper crafting and gifting needs.Feel free to contact us if you need any product which is not available in store,we will get it exclusively for you.

We also take  customized orders for handmade greeting cards,scrapbooks,photo book,return gift,invitation,party favors etc.
 

We have more products in the pipeline,so check back often to keep yourself updated about the new products.
For any queries,placing orders,or discussing about personalized gifts,write me 

 to  info.bitsanpieces@ymail.com

We have a guest designer for this month from last months challenge winner,its Anchal sapra.

Hello everyone! I am Anchal Sapra from Chandigarh

I'm 22 years old and a full time Crafter and loving every bit of it!

I've have always had a creative streak and i love to try out new things. My latest love is mixed media i cannot get over it! 

I started blogging a few months back and i love sharing my work. Do have a look -http://acolourfulaffair.blogspot.in/

I made a bright colourful tag for this months Challenge. I've done lots of layering, used distress inks and some flowers and lace. The butterfly is handmade. i stamped and colored the image then used glossy accents over it.

Hope you all like it!

Nupur priya

Loved the beautiful handmade flower.:)

Deepti stephnes
What a lovely background,love the colors:)

Daksha popat
She has made not 1 but 3 tags,all of them are lovely but i am bit partial to the birdy one:)
  

Sindhu jay
A beautiful tag with lovely background

Priya sondhi
Beautiful tag with stencil BG and heat embossed flowers

Finally it me,Kavitha
I have made a tag with tons of texture and embossing.

Hope we've inspired you much.. Please read and follow the rules carefully. Please visit the DT blogs and leave some love. We would love to hear from you!
Hope you guys would join this lovely challenge and have fun. I wish you all a very good luck.. :)

Thank you!
Happy crafting,
kavi

Challenge#15 - Monochromatic

 Hello Everyone!!

Welcome to brand new challenge at 'For the Love of Crafting'. But before I proceed further with this month's challenge  I want to thank everyone who participated in our last challenge. There were some great entries  but there were also some entries who did not follow the rules & we had to disqualify them.. It feels very bad to disqualify entries so please read the rules carefully & follow them.

Now moving on to this month's challenge :

'Monochromatic'

You have to make a card, layout or any other crafty project with shades of a single colour.. Neutrals, skin & hair colours can be used.

The winner of this challenge will be given a 'Guest Dt Post' ... isn't it great..  :)

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 )

& now lets move on to the inspiration from the very talented DT members..

Sindhu created this beautiful card in shades of red with the cute Peggy.

Kavitha made this gorgeous card in shades of blue... love the way she has coloured Tilda. 

Deepti created this beautiful purple card with lovely roses.

Priya 

Coming Soon

& now I ( Nupur ) have created a card with shades of brown.

You have exactly 1 month to enter in this challenge...& I hope to see all of you joining us in this fun challenge..  :)

All the very best ..  :)

WINNERS OF CHALLENGE#12

Hello everyone!!
its time to announce the wiiners of our Challenge#12-Deep in the  woods.Thanks for all who particpated,though the entries was less than usual there were some really brilliant takes on the challenge.

Here are the top 3 entries in no particular order..

Tanvi -For her lovely card with trees n bird-loved the sentiment especially.

Rajni chawla-For her stunning wood background card

Sindhu Manokaran-For her beautiful forest theme pop up card.


Congratulations everyone!!
 Winners, feel free to grab your badges from the side bar
The winner  of prize pack sponsored from my CRAFT STORE,a 6 by 6 DCWV paper crafting kit., we have randomly selected from our top 3 entries.. n that entry is.........

Tanvi 

Congrats Tanvi,please send the mailing address to kavi_kalalayaa@yahoo.co.in

Do join us for this months challenge-Season's stories to win a super cool crafting kit yourself

See ya all soon.

Happy crafting,

kavi

Challenge#12-Deep in the woods...

Hello everyone!!
Thank you for all your over whelming response for our last month challenge.We are very happy to see the love and support we get even coming after a break.Thanks for all who applied for the DT call,we will contact you soon through mail(please be sure to have your mail id in the side bar).


The theme for this month's challenge is

 "Deep in the woods"

Make a card/layout or another project with wood grains,wood colors,wood land animals or birds...or anything that comes to your mind when thinking of woodland...(you can incorporate any one or more of these in your project)
Cant wait to see what you all come up with:)))

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 )
This month prize  is sponsored from my CRAFT STORE,a 6 by 6 DCWV paper crafting kit.

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.


Now on to  some inspiration for this months challenge:

Priya sondhi 
Wood grain background and owls.

Kavitha
Wood grain background

Happy crafting,


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Challenge#11-Fancy folds with love theme and DT CALL

Hello!!Hello!!Hello!!
 We are so so happy to be back.Thanks for all the love and support so far,hope it continues:)Actually i was in a great dilemma whether to start it again or not,will i be able to devote the time it needs and all.But many people really wants our challenges to be back,and i was really amazed to know many people loves our challenges.So here we go.

 Its kavitha here with a brand new challenge here.I specially want to thank priya  who immediately said ok when i asked whether we can restart the blog.It just happened a couple of days back,so we decided to have a challenge and DT call together,as having a separate DT call will delay the start further.

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 my 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.


Now on to  some inspiration for this months challenge:


Kavitha
Center step card

Priya sondhi 
Double zig zag card

Happy crafting, kavitha

Challenge #9 - CAS project

 Hello everyone this is Juhi hosting this month's challenge.

First up we would like to thank all of you for sending in your gorgeous entries for Mallika's Challenge.

This month's challenge is to create a CAS card or any paper craft CAS project. Now isn't that easy! 

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 a random winner and top 3 will be selected by the team members.The random winner will get a price package from the sponsor.

This month's sponsor is the very generous Shalini Mittal from "Crafter's Corner". Have you checked out her website, if not then you are surely missing something, it is one of the most comprehensive online (or otherwise) craft supply shops in India today. Shalini is giving away 2 bags of imported flower embellishment for this month's challenge winner.....now don't they look gorgeous!

 

Now few words about the website from shalini mittal:

The wait is finally over… we at Crafters Corner are now online!!!

All your crafting needs delivered right to your doorstep… now you can sit back and order to your heart’s content from the comfort of your home…

Most of you are already familiar with Crafters Corner and for those of you who aren’t, we are a one-stop-shop for all your crafting needs. Right from the basic card stocks to a huge variety of pattern papers to Copics to Spellbinders to stamps, ink pads, crafting tools, punches, die cutters… you name it and we have it!

Currently we are the sole distributors of some of the leading brands in the industry in India and many more are in the pipeline.

We extensively stock products of multiple brands like Martha Stewart, Sizzix, Spellbinders, Tim Holtz, Fiskars, Punch Bunch, Crafter’s Companion, Memento… just to name a few…. all under one roof.

The products are not only super quality in their perfect original packing but also great value for money. Our aim is to make sure ‘the best products reach you at the best possible price’.

Since the range of products at Crafters Corner is quite huge and varied, we will be slowly updating our website to get the complete collection to you on a continued basis. So, don’t forget to login and check back on what’s new J

Your patience, support and cooperation is greatly appreciated. If there is anything specific that you are looking for, please feel free to email us the link and description. We will be happy to get it for you!

We thank you for signing up at our store and look forward to your continued patronage.

Plz check us out on www.crafterscorner.in

 Now for some eye candy from the DT:

 Mallika

Hussena

Anita

Juhi

Priya

 Kavitha

WINNERS OF CHALLENGE#7

Hello!!!
thanks for all the lovely people out there who joined us for challenge#7.Thanks for the huge response for our anything goes challenge,we had 94 awesome entries:). We had a tough time choosing the winners,hence the delay,sorry for that.

Ok now on to the winners of challenge#7,first for the winner of the prize pack sponsored by crafter's corner chosen random goes to..............
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No.5#Neha
Congrats girl,please mail me your address to kavi_kalalayaa@yahoo.co.in.You have 48 hours to claim your prize.

The top 3 winners are chosen by voting system by our design team members.


Now on to the top#4 in no particular order is...........

• Dr Sonia

In fact all here entries are so beautiful,the book shaped card,the party decoration flowers and her recycled pink set etc and each of our DT has voted for one,congrats sonia we loved looking at your projects:)

• Jaya raghuvanshi

Again two of her cards are very beautiful,you can see the second one here

• Riti poddar

Loved all her stamping cards,we feel this one is best

• Shilipi gupta

For her beautiful exploding box

Thank you all once again.Now don't forget to join in our new challenge this month with some amazing prize up for grabs from crafters corner:))

Happy crafting,
kavi

Challenge #8 - Anything goes with twist

Hello Friends ,
Hope all of you are in good spirits . First of all we have to thank you for the huge response you have given for our "Anything goes" challenge,we had 94 entries!!:)and we have also reached our 100 followers mark,we are so touched,thank you for all the support and hope you continue to support in all our ventures in future:).We are here again with a brand new challenge .
This month the challenge is

"Anything Goes with Twist "
1) It can be anything a card / an altered item / scrapbook page etc
2) It should be dominated by the color brown or shades of brown
3) It should have jute in it somewhere ( If you don't have jute go for any one recycled item )
4)Add flowers(optional)
EASY Right ??
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 a random winner and top 3 will be selected by the team members.The random winner will get a price package from the sponsor.

Now on to interesting part,the prize pack for this month,again sponsored by our regular sponsor"Crafters corner".I have a very exciting news to share with you all....yes,crafters corner is launching their brand new website today,and what a co-incidence ,it was during our challenge date:). So to celebrate the occasion shalini mittal of crafters corner had very generously sponsored a very yummy prize pack..A set of 72 sheets of DCWV mat stack!!isn't it looks fab?DCWVpapers are of very good quality n designs with half of glitter n foil prints..its for sure a must have for all the crafters n paper lovers.

Now few words about the website from shalini mittal:

The wait is finally over… we at Crafters Corner are now online!!!

All your crafting needs delivered right to your doorstep… now you can sit back and order to your heart’s content from the comfort of your home…

Most of you are already familiar with Crafters Corner and for those of you who aren’t, we are a one-stop-shop for all your crafting needs. Right from the basic card stocks to a huge variety of pattern papers to Copics to Spellbinders to stamps, ink pads, crafting tools, punches, die cutters… you name it and we have it!

Currently we are the sole distributors of some of the leading brands in the industry in India and many more are in the pipeline.

We extensively stock products of multiple brands like Martha Stewart, Sizzix, Spellbinders, Tim Holtz, Fiskars, Punch Bunch, Crafter’s Companion, Memento… just to name a few…. all under one roof.

The products are not only super quality in their perfect original packing but also great value for money. Our aim is to make sure ‘the best products reach you at the best possible price’.

Since the range of products at Crafters Corner is quite huge and varied, we will be slowly updating our website to get the complete collection to you on a continued basis. So, don’t forget to login and check back on what’s new J

Your patience, support and cooperation is greatly appreciated. If there is anything specific that you are looking for, please feel free to email us the link and description. We will be happy to get it for you!

We thank you for signing up at our store and look forward to your continued patronage.

Plz check us out on www.crafterscorner.in

Now feast your eyes with some fabulous inspirations from DT

Mallika

Hussena

Juhi

Anita

Kavitha

WINNERS OF CHALLENGE#6

Hello!!!
thanks for all the lovely people out there who joined us for challenge#6.I can see that people are quiet scared of stamping still..??very less entries for our stamping challenge:)))Anyways but still we got some beautiful entries,and here are our winners for this month...


First for the winner of the prize pack sponsored by crafter's corner chosen random goes to..............
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No#3,megha jain

Congrats girl,please mail me your address to kavi_kalalayaa@yahoo.co.in.You have 48 hours to claim your prize.

Now on to the top#3 in no particular order is...........

Artforte ,for her beautiful triple easel card

Apeksha ,for the cute mini book


Indira,for her elegant set of cards

Congratulations ladies, please feel free to grab the badge n wear it with pride:)

Dont forget to enter our anything goes challenge:)

Happy crafting,
kavi