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8.4.16

Winners Winners Winners !

Hi friends first of all....a HUGE Thank you for the enthusiastic participation at my 5 million pageview celebration events.I was so touched at all the congratulatory comments and it was amazing seeing all the projects linked in inspired by my tutorials and posts.

I had 14 generous sponsors and even had to refuse a few as I was running out of time.9 of the 14 giveaways were eligible to crafters anywhere in the world and that was especially heartening as so many of my followers and friends are from different parts of the world.

A huge heartfelt Thank you to all the amazing shop owners and companies and designers for the amazing support in sponsoring awesome prizes.
And now here are the winners - I have a total of 16 Winners
All 14 of the sponsored prizes were chosen randomly from the linkedin entries and comments on the giveaway blog-posts and I have 2 winners I hand-picked to win a little something from my side!

Winner of Heartfelt creations Gift Certificate - Teresa Arsenault
Winner of Itsy Bitsy Sponsored Giveaway- Monika Reeck
Winner of Papericious Sponsored Giveaway- Tinka's Paper Wonderland
Winner of Peek-a -Boo designs Sponsored Giveaway - Remya Sreekanth
Winner of Priya's The Craft Shop Sponsored Giveaway- Sindhu
Winner of Poppy Stamps Sponsored Prize- Margreet
Winner of Meetu's Krafter's Cart Sponsored Prize- Lisa
Winner of Mudra Stamps Giveaway - Berina Febin
Winner of the Big Shot Sponsored by Crafters Corner -Priyanka Mathur
Winner of the Prize from Roshni's Niro Crafts - Suman Pandit
Winner of the Giveaway from Rajni Chawla - Patricia St Martin
Winner of Giveaway from Rainbowcraftykari-K M Meena Herale
Winner of Giveaway from ZaraBeads - Anuradha Prem
Winner of Giveaway from Crafers Corner- Bob n Betty - Shylaa Shree
Winner No 15 Muhil Neel aka Mrs Tamizh Muhil .....This is a special prize I put together for Mrs Tamizh who crafts with very basic supplies and yet so enthusiastically participated in my celebrations ...I was sad when she wasnt lucky to win any of the 14 prizes and I have put together a few of my favorite crafting goodies for her including embossed Thank you s, acrylic butterflies, rhinestone stickers, border stickers, owl stencil, doilies and some of my favorite die cuts including butterflies, flowers, keys, birdhouse,sentiments, lattice frames and pine leaves

For Mrs Tamizh Muhil

Hope you like it Mrs Tamizh Muhil.
Winner No 16 -Dr Neha Sanwalka - again a handpicked winner as lady luck was not on her side to win any of the sponsored prizes. Thank you so much Dr Neha for all the eloquent facebook posts and writeups about myself and the sponsors.....you really made me smile ....and I hope you like the little something I put together for you.

For Dr Neha

Congratulations everyone and winners please mail me with your postal address at soniasv@rediffmail.com before April 12th.

29.3.16

Giveaway from Bob n Betty and Crafters Corner

Giveaway from Crafter's Corner and Bob n Betty

Hi friends posting the final giveaway [Giveaway No 14]of my 5 million page view celebrations. Knowing that the majority of my readers are papercrafters I bet you will love this giveaway sponsored by a new Designer Paper brand called Bob n Betty owned by a brother - sister duo Rishabh and Deepika Sharma.

I have already told you about the amazing Shalini Mittal, who owns one of the leading craft supply stores in India, Crafters Corner. Well Shalini is a huge brand by herself and she has literally taken the young Bob N Betty Company under her wings and formed a partnership with them to sell their gorgeous designer papers! Shalini stocks some big big brands of the papercrafting industry in her shop and a big "thumbs up" to Shalini for supporting local talent in such a huge way! Love how the crafting industry is evolving in India!

The papers designed by Deepika are of fabulous quality and have such gorgeous pretty designs. I have already showcased some of her papers in this post : Mixed Media Book tutorial

One lucky winner anywhere in the world will win

3 huge 12 x 12 inch stacks of their latest release:

Ornate Annie
Floral Logs
and Voyager

How can you win the giveaway from Bob n Betty [ will ship worldwide]

Be a follower of this blog
Anyone can follow ...you just need to have a gmail account in order to "Follow My Blog" [that is you need to log in to your gmail account and while logged in to your Google+ profile click the blue "Join this Site" rectangle bar on the widget with all the lovely faces on my sidebar]
2. Post the giveaway picture shown above or my celebration banner picture on your blog sidebar or if you don't have a blog, share to facebook with a link back to my blog. For newbies : Here is How to Add an Image to the Blog Sidebar
3.Comment on this post before April 2nd

For Extra Entries

Go to the main Celebration Page and Link up projects inspired by my posts/ tutorials [deadline is April 2nd ].Please mention and link to the post / tutorial which inspired you in your post.

You have time till April 2nd to comment on the sponsor posts.
Winners will be chosen completely randomly from the linked-in entries and comments on the blog
I will announce all the winners here on the blog on April 8th - and there will be 14 lucky winners !
Here is the main link 5 Million Page Views Celebration [Main Post- everyone can comment to increase chance of winning]

28.3.16

Giveaway from Zarabeads and an Update

Giveaway from Zarabeads

Hi friends announcing the next giveaway which is from a store specialising in Jewelry Making Supplies Zara Beads owned by Mr Raja.And ooh just look at all those gorgeous beads, findings and quilling supplies one lucky crafter is going to win!!

Zara Beads was recommended to me by my long time blogger friend and super talented quilling specialist Shylaashree ! Thank you so much Shylaashree for introducing me!

How can you win the giveaway from Zara Beads [ Indian Address only]

For Extra Entries

Go to the main Celebration Page and Link up projects inspired by my posts/ tutorials [deadline is April 2nd ].Please mention and link to the post / tutorial which inspired you in your post.

UPDATE for my International Followers

Seeing the amazing response to the celebration events and the enthusiastic participation and comments from crafters worldwide Ms Rashmi the owner of Itsy Bitsy contacted me today and said they will ship the prize worldwide so my dear friends from outside India do comment on the Itsy Bitsy Giveaway post link in case you have not done so : Itsy Bitsy Sponsored Prize[Worldwide eligibility] as you don't want to miss a chance at winning that one!

And if you have landed here for the first time ...Dont forget to comment on the main celebration post and giveaway posts already announced to increase your chances of winning prizes. Here are the links:-

5 Million Page Views Celebration [Main Post- everyone can comment to increase chance of winning]

27.3.16

Giveaway from Rainbow Craftykari

Giveaway from Maninder

Hi friends here is giveaway No 12 sponsored by the super generous Maninder the owner of the online craft supply store Rainbow Craftykari. Maninder is not only a talented crafter but holds regular workshops to teach various paper crafting techniques and has a wonderful online store with a

beautiful variety of economically priced craft supplies!

Giveaway from Maninder

Now this is one giveaway which had me thinking "oooh lucky whoever wins this one"...and that is because in addition to all the yummy craft supplies shown above Maninder is also giving away a Papercrafting book by Usborne! I am a big book lover and have quite a few Usborne books at home and they are awesome and useful no matter what level of crafting skills you have!

Giveaway from Maninder

Here is the huge list of all the goodies one lucky crafter will win

Different Sizes of Clock Diecuts

Fabscrap Chipboard, Dalere Rowney Decoupage Medium

Krafty Glue

Crafter Workshops Mask

C.C. Design Rubber Stamp

Sculpey Oven Bake Clay – 2 oz - Transculent and Sculpey Oven Bake Clay – 8 oz – White

Water Brush – Small Bristles

Resin Charms – Pillars

Metal Charm – Scissors and Metal Charm – Bulb

White Cotton Lace , Brown Lace , Pink Ribbon

6 wooden round coasters

Small and Big Circular MDF

Peach Rose Mulberry Flowers

Pearls,Doilies , Rhinestones

2 Binder Rings

X-mas theme pattern papers and Die Cuts

Big Book of Papercraft

How can you win the Giveaway from Maninder's RainbowCraftykari [Indian Address only]

1. Be a follower of this blog
Anyone can follow ...you just need to have a gmail account in order to "Follow My Blog" [that is you need to log in to your gmail account and while logged in to your Google+ profile click the blue "Join this Site" rectangle bar on the widget with all the lovely faces on my sidebar]
2. Post the giveaway picture shown above or my celebration banner picture on your blog sidebar or if you don't have a blog, share to facebook with a link back to my blog. For newbies : Here is How to Add an Image to the Blog Sidebar
3.Comment on this post before April 2nd

For Extra Entries

If you are on Facebook ,Please thank Maninder for her generosity by supporting her Facebook page Rainbow Craftykari
Go to the main Celebration Page and Link up projects inspired by my posts/ tutorials [deadline is April 2nd ].Please mention and link to the post / tutorial which inspired you in your post.

Dont forget to comment on the main celebration post and giveaway posts already announced to increase your chances of winning prizes. Here are the links:-

5 Million Page Views Celebration [Main Post- everyone can comment to increase chance of winning]

26.3.16

Giveaway from Rajni Chawla

Giveaway from Rajni Chawla

Hi friends this is Giveaway No 11 as part of my month long 5 million pageview celebration and is very very special because it is being sponsored by someone who is not a craft shop owner and doesn't sell craft supplies!!Rajni Chawla is well known to Indian crafters as our Crafting Goddess as she is so immensely talented !Whatever words I use to describe her work would be insufficient ! She travels extensively all over India to teach and during one such workshop in Bangalore, I managed to kidnap her to my home and the photo you see below was taken then!Yeah it was like kinda my moment with a celebrity!!Hehe!!

Rajni Chawla with my daughter and myself

Rajni has her own style and makes her own rules!When she came to know about my blog celebrations she messaged me saying "I want to sponsor too"!! I really didnt know what to say...I have never seen this sort of thing happen in blogland...another blogger crafter sponsoring a giveaway of a fellow crafter!! Well we have blog hops but this was entirely different! What can I say Rajni ji ...I am so touched and I think all my fellow crafters will agree this is such a heartwarming gesture.... friendships formed in craftland are so amazing!

Here are links to Rajni Chawla's blog and facebook where you can see all her wonderful and enchanting creations: Blog : RajniChawla Handmade and Facebook : Rajni Chawla
And what all goodies can a lucky crafter from anywhere in
the world win.... crafting goodies worth more than 3000 rupees

Jillibean Stamps- Tiny Stories
IO Clear Stamp- Solid Floral
2 Prima Doll Stamps
3 packs of mixed mulberry flowers
Frances Meyer Silver Birder Sticker Sheets

How can you win the Giveaway from Rajni Chawla [will ship worldwide]

For Extra Entries

Follow Rajni Chawla on her blog or facebook and leave her a comment thanking her for her generosity!

Dont forget to comment on the main celebration post and giveaway posts already announced to increase your chances of winning prizes. Here are the links:-

5 Million Page Views Celebration [Main Post- everyone can comment to increase chance of winning]

25.3.16

Giveaway No 10 from Roshni's Niro Crafts

Giveaway from Roshni

Dear crafty friends, through my series of giveaways so far I have introduced you to some really big and happening names in our craft industry in India. This giveaway is not from a very famous brand but special nevertheless as it's from young talented Roshni Gupta who is infact a law student but a passionate crafter with a budding craft supply business called Niro Crafts specializing in charms, MDF cut outs beads and laces amongst other crafty embellishments we all need.

I was so touched when she tentatively asked me if I would consider her sponsoring a few crafting goodies for my celebration but was apprehensive nobody would like her giveaway!

Well I told her not to worry as we crafters like even the tiniest of paper flowers and will cherish the smallest of gifts! So what say girls.....aren't the goodies Roshni is giving away awesome!!

Yes the goody bag includes some lovely MDF/chipboard cut outs, cute metal charms and embellishments and lovely fabric and resin flowers and pearls !

How can you win the Giveaway from Roshni's Niro Crafts [Indian Address only]

1. Be a follower of this blog

Anyone can follow ...you just need to have a gmail account in order to "Follow My Blog" [that is you need to log in to your gmail account and while logged in to your Google+ profile click the blue "Join this Site" rectangle bar on the widget with all the lovely faces on my sidebar]

2. Post any of the giveaway pictures shown above or my celebration banner picture on your blog sidebar or if you don't have a blog, share to facebook with a link back to my blog. For newbies : Here is How to Add an Image to the Blog Sidebar
3.Comment on this post before April 2nd

For Extra Entries

Go to the main Celebration Page and Link up projects inspired by my posts/ tutorials [deadline is April 2nd ].Please mention and link to the post / tutorial which inspired you in your post.

Dont forget to comment on the main celebration post and giveaway posts already announced to increase your chances of winning prizes. Here are the links:-

5 Million Page Views Celebration [Main Post- everyone can comment to increase chance of winning]

22.3.16

Big Shot Giveaway from Crafters Corner

Giveaway- a Big Shot !!

Hi friends yes you read the heading right...giveaway No 9 is indeed a Sizzix Big Shot, every crafters most beloved machine!! And the sponsor is none other than Shalini Mittal the owner of Crafters Corner !
Shalini Mittal's Crafters Corner is the "go to place" for imported craft supplies in India! If you are an Indian crafter and not heard of Crafters Corner do drop by their website and you will be amazed by the HUGE and I mean huge range of craft supplies ! There are dies, cutting machines ,stamps, cutting tools, pergamano supplies, polymer clay, exquisite mixed media supplies and not to mention the basic charms, flowers, papers and more....If I were to list just the broad categories of items available at crafters corner I could fill in a blog post!

Shalini is one of the pioneers of the craft supply business here in India and is responsible in a huge way for growth of the paper craft industry in India. She manages to get supplies from the USA [ she regularly attends CHA to bring the best deals to India] and other countries at extremely competitive rates, is very supportive of crafters who teach or resell supplies by giving them wholesale rates on products and from March this year she has even introduced a unique coupon system wherein even hobby crafters like myself can avail of huge discount based on the amount purchased!
Crafters love to see pictures of crafting supplies dont we so sharing a few pictures from Shalini's warehouse

Heartfelt creations Stamps

And more pictures of rows and rows of stamps for all my stamp lover friends!

Stamps

Something truly commendable about Shalini is she stocks only the best and most reputed brands! And that is the advantage of her visiting CHA and actually attending classes and demos to bring to India the best!

Stamps

If you are a newbie crafter or want to know about a product or crafty technique ,chances are Shalini's Crafters Corner blog would have a product demo/ review or a tutorial on it! And am proud to say I have been on her DT team for quite some time now!

Stamps

She has the largest stock of cutting dies in India both in terms of variety as well as sheer volume of the stocks!The picture below is just a fraction of the dies available at Crafters Corner!

Cutting Dies

Shalini being a crafter herself and armed with degrees in interior desiging and marketing is instrumental in setting trends in the crafty circles in India by bringing in new and unique crafting materials athe unbeatable prices.An example of this is the art of Sospeso Trasparente she brought to India by directly associating with the inventor of the art Monical Allegro!

Sospeso Trasparente

Shalini's Crafters Corner is currently the number one craft supply store in India for imported supplies having direct ties with big brands such as Ranger, Sizzix , Hearfelt creations to name a few
If you are wondering how one woman can achieve such phenomenal success in the craft industry where the market is niche and small, the competition cut throat, and every sale is dependent on other women's support ..... the recipe is sheer hard work [and yes I think she is one of the most hardworking women you may come across in a lifetime!], determination [ if there was one word I can use to describe Shalini it is determination...if she wants something she can go all out to achieve her goal!] ,enviable business acumen and marketing skills !
And putting aside her business, on the personal front she is mum to 2 really young children and can you believe despite being the amazingly busy lady she is, she actually cooks everyday for her family!! Yeah she is one awe-inspiring woman!!

How can you win a Big Shot from Crafters Corner [Indian Address only]

1. Be a follower of this blog

2. Post the giveaway picture shown above or my celebration banner picture on your blog sidebar or if you don't have a blog, share to facebook with a link back to my blog. For newbies : Here is How to Add an Image to the Blog Sidebar
3.Comment on this post before April 2nd

For Extra Entries

Go to the main Celebration Page and Link up projects inspired by my posts/ tutorials [deadline is April 2nd ].Please mention and link to the post / tutorial which inspired you in your post.

Dont forget to comment on the main celebration post and giveaway posts already announced to increase your chances of winning prizes. Here are the links:-

5 Million Page Views Celebration [Main Post- everyone can comment to increase chance of winning]

20.3.16

Giveaway from Mudra Stamps

Mudra Stamps

Hi friends here is giveaway number 8 in my series of giveaways as part of my 5 million page views celebration and it is sponsored by Indian stamp company Mudra!

Mudra is a venture of Varshitha Cholaprakash and though Varshitha who is a graphics designer has been manufacturing stamps for quite some time now she formally launched her company under the brand name Mudra this March only.

Her March launch was pretty exciting for the crafting community here in India because some of the stamps were designed by actual blogging crafters many of us know like Ponmalar and Riswana who have been catapulted into crafty halls of fame! Hats off to Varshitha for supporting local talent!It is so heartening to see the crafting community supporting and encouraging each other!

This generous giveaway worth Rs 1700, contains 4 Clear Stamp sets from the latest release called

Lotus Blooms
Vintagy Flourish
Grateful
Metamorphosis

How can you win the Giveaway from Mudra Stamps [will ship worldwide]

For Extra Entries

Go to the main Celebration Page and Link up projects inspired by my posts/ tutorials [deadline is April 2nd ].Please mention and link to the post / tutorial which inspired you in your post.

Dont forget to comment on the main celebration post and giveaway posts already announced to increase your chances of winning prizes. Here are the links:-

5 Million Page Views Celebration [Main Post- everyone can comment to increase chance of winning]

19.3.16

Giveaway from Meetu Agarwal's Krafter's Cart

Hi friends ,I hope you are enjoying all the giveaway posts of my 5 million pageview celebrations.I am quite touched by all the sponsors who are approaching me to sponsor the celebration.This crafting community is amazing!

This is giveaway no 7 and is sponsored by Meetu Agarwal who is ...can you believe it a Maths teacher but an extremely talented crafter and an astute business woman . She is currently based in NewZealand and manages to run 2 craft supply businesses successfully...well the admirable thing about it is one shop is in New Zealand and the other is in Gurgaon, India!

I cant help but admire an efficient woman like that who must be juggling so many apples to make it all happen!!

Meetu stocks a huge range of papercrafting materials such as stamps, dies , mixed media supplies and she manages to run a successful business despite the huge competition in the field .

Meetu's Crafty Supply Store in India :krafterscart.in

Meetu's Crafty Supply Store in NewZealand:http://krafterscart.co.nz

And one more thing I want to mention...when I told her I was going to post her giveaway during the weekend when blog and other social media traffic is at the lowest and that probably it wont give her any exposure she told me the sweetest thing ; " Dr Sonia I am not sponsoring the giveaway for any publicity for me but participating because you are celebrating a huge milestone for a crafter!" My... I could hug her! I am so touched we have such amazing people in our crafting community!

Here is the generous prize Meetu is sponsoring for a lucky crafter anywhere in the world [Yes she will ship worldwide]

Spellbinders – Swirl Bliss Pocket Dies

Sizzix Prima Thinlits Die Pandora

How can you win the Giveaway from Meetu's Krafter's Cart [will ship worldwide]

For Extra Entries

Go to the main Celebration Page and Link up projects inspired by my posts/ tutorials [deadline is April 2nd ].Please mention and link to the post / tutorial which inspired you in your post.

Dont forget to comment on the main celebration post and giveaway posts already announced to increase your chances of winning prizes. Here are the links:-

5 Million Page Views Celebration [Main Post- everyone can comment to increase chance of winning]

17.3.16

Projects with Poppy Stamps and Giveaway

Poppy Stamps

Dear friends thrilled to announce the 6th giveaway in my 5 Million Page Views Celebration . I love die cutting and have a serious obsession with dies. My first Poppy Stamps die was won at the Poppy Stamps blog 2 yrs back and ever since then I have become a huge fan of Poppy Stamps dies.
Not only do they have such amazing droolworthy designs but the best thing about Poppy Stamps dies is the ease with which they cut !!
I had won 3 Poppy Stamps dies on separate occasions and loved them so much that I created innumerable projects using them and I started to get frequent emails from crafters asking me where to buy Poppy Stamps dies from!! At that point nobody stocked Poppy Stamps dies in India and since every week I was getting such emails , I posted on the "Crafters Shoppers Paradise" group on facebook [ where many sellers are members] requesting craft supply sellers to stock this brand! And I am so glad that heeding my shout out quite a few online Craft Supply shops in India stock Poppy Stamps now!

Sharing a few of my favorite projects made using Poppy Stamps dies

Poppy Stamps Tag - using Poppy Stamps Pinpoint Main Street Tags and Poppy Stamps Pine Boughs

Poppy Stamps Tag

Easy Basket tutorial using PoppyStamps swirly curl border

PoppyStamps swirly curl border

Poppy Stamps Tag-using Poppy Stamps Pinpoint Main Street Tags and Poppy Stamps Pine Boughs

Poppy Stamps tag

Paper basket tutorial using PoppyStamps swirly curl border

PoppyStamps swirly curl border

Side Step Card with rose tutorial using PoppyStamps Meso background and PoppyStamps swirly curl border

PoppyStamps Meso background

Fancy Fold Explosion Card using PoppyStamps Meso background

PoppyStamps Meso background

Lacy Heart Shaker Card using PoppyStamps swirly curl border

PoppyStamps swirly curl border

Strawberry Garden Drawer Box using PoppyStamps Meso background

PoppyStamps Meso background

As you can see I do love Poppy Stamps dies so much and no I am not writing this because Poppy Stamps are sponsoring the giveaway ...in fact it is the other way round....because I love them so much I approached them and I literally did a happy dance when they said Yes. Thank you so much Dave [Dave is the owner of Poppy Stamps ]! and Thank you so much Jeanne for enabling this to happen!

Yes one lucky follower of my blog is going to win this gorgeous gorgeous Happy Birthday Die from Poppy Stamps and they so very kindly will be shipping this gorgeous die to a crafter anywhere in the world!

Giveaway Poppy Stamps Die

How can you win the Giveaway from Poppy Stamps [will ship worldwide]

1. Be a follower of this blog
Anyone can follow ...you just need to have a gmail account in order to "Follow My Blog" [that is you need to log in to your gmail account and while logged in to your Google+ profile click the blue "Join this Site" rectangle bar on the widget with all the lovely faces on my sidebar]
2.Post the giveaway picture shown above or my celebration banner picture on your blog sidebar or if you don't have a blog, share to facebook with a link back to my blog. For newbies : Here is How to Add an Image to the Blog Sidebar
3.Comment on this post before April 2nd

For Extra Entries

Go to the main Celebration Page and Link up projects inspired by my posts/ tutorials [deadline is April 2nd ].Please mention and link to the post / tutorial which inspired you in your post.

Dont forget to comment on the main celebration post and giveaway posts already announced to increase your chances of winning prizes. Here are the links:-

5 Million Page Views Celebration [Main Post- everyone can comment to increase chance of winning]