5 years down the lane..this blog and my blogger friends have come to mean so much to me.It gives me such solace from life's everyday stresses! Crafting has helped me to make friends outside the healthcare community and my family circle and for someone who is quite private and rather shy it sure means a lot!!
The utter generosity of the crafting community never ceases to amaze me!And in this post I am sharing some of my winnings and gifts from the crafting community [my last post in the same theme was in
November 2015]
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| Isha |
I won this huge haul of crafty goodies from the generous and immensely talented
Isha during her blog giveaway!There are so many goodies that I have not got around to using even a fraction! I have inked up the gorgeous Joy Crafts stamp in this
Floral Card!
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| Ike |
I won the beautiful book with CD during
Ike's giveaway. She is an immensely talented crafter and draws so beautifully !! She sent me the cute card and gift all the way from
Greece!
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| Ike |
I loved the cute cat face she drew inside the card...such talent!! And she is such a generous soul she hosts her own Challenge called I
ke's world Challenge ..be sure to check it out...you too can win awesome prizes!
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| Ike |
The crafty world is full of generous loving souls and I won this lovely stamp set and festive washi tapes from the Indian Craft Shop
Lulupu [run by the talented and generous Karuna] when I was tagged by my crafty blogger friend
Jaya in facebook!
I am not very active on facebook and I take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful crafters who keep tagging me to win giveaways along with them!
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| Lulupu |
I dont purchase a lot of craft supplies online but I am in no way a frugal crafter...I spend like crazy in physical stores and during sales! Recently crafter and store owner Maninder had a tempting sale at her craft shop
Rainbowkraftykari and look at the goodies she sent me as a gift for a small purchase I made from her! Thank you so much Maninder!
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| Maninder Kaur |
If you are an Indian crafter you must have come across the utterly talented
Mansi Gupta. She creates the most amazing 3 D flowers and has a way with dies and stamps which can literally take your breath away!
And here is the "droolworthy" card I got from Mansi!!
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| Mansi Gupta |
A couple of us crafty bloggers from my city of Bangalore try to meet up every couple of months..sometimes we have fun swaps too. I got this beautiful mini-album from
Remya!
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| Remya |
This was the first time I had got my hands on a mini album though I have seen many online. It was fascinating to see the little book unfold as you can see in the picture below.....awesome isnt it!
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| Remya |
Some time back I had written a review about the amazing A
rtistry Inkpads ...that post was wonderfully received by the crafting community and I was so pleasantly surprised when the owner of the company Shilpa Kenia sent me more gorgeous inkpads to play with...Thank you so much Shilpa....I love your products !
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| Shilpa Kenia |
There are crafters for whom many of us have a deep respect for and whose creations we marvel over. Papercrafting and the love of recycling and making interactive cards forged a mutual love between myself and the immensely talented
Pooja who surprised me with this gorgeous New Year Card...Thank you so much Pooja...my kiddo was so thrilled to see her name too inside the card!!
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| Pooja |
Many of you may be familiar with the popular
Unstampabelles Challenge hosted by the generous
Susan. I love her Challenge and I was lucky enough to win this gorgeous embossing folder for participating in the Sun theme Challenge ! Susan also sent me a beautiful handmade card all the way from
Australia...Thank you so much Susan...I so loved the design and the wonderful coloring on your card!I will treasure this for life!
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| Susan Unstampabelles |
The paper crafting community in India is very small and there are hardly a handful of stamps being manufactured in India. Most craft supplies are imported from the USA and other countries making papercrafting an expensive hobby. I like to encourage local entrepreneurs in the field in whatever small way I can ! I was lucky enough to win this beautiful stamp which is made in India under the banner
Peek a boo designs and designed by Vidushi Saraf.
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| Vidushi Peek a boo Designs |
Wish you all success Vidushi.
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| Sudha Kalra |
Some crafty friends go back a long way....my friend
Sudha Kalra whom I have known in blogland for close to 5 yrs sent me this cute penguin tag/ ornament and some lovely embossing tools ! I have an obsession with crafty tools and Sudha correctly guessed I would love this set which is one of the popular items in her
craft shop. I will soon post a formal review of these beauties!
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| Winnie and Walter |
In October during the World Card Making Day week I went on a wild card making spree and was lucky enough to win a 50 dollar voucher from
Winnie and Walter.I wish to Thank my blogger buddies
Hussena and
Paru who helped me as otherwise I would have wasted on shipping charges without knowing Winnie and Walter generously give
free international shipping on winnings! Along with the goodies I ordered I got some gorgeous sequins and this sweet handwritten note ! Dont you just love a company who takes the trouble to write a handwritten note!
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| Winnie and Walter |
December 2015 was particularly memorable for me as I got to meet a dear crafter friend
Priya Sivaraj and spend hours chatting to her and shopping at her shop in Chennai.I was so touched by her hospitality ...she went to all the trouble to cook a grand lunch for me and drove me around in peak traffic hours [ which is a big deal considering the kind of traffic we have in our big Indian cities!]
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| Priya Sivaraj |
As a parting gift Priya gifted me a big set of Akashiya Sai watercolor brush pens , gorgeous huge tubes of puffy paint [ for my daughter!] and the longest scale I have ever seen!I was speechless !
The seasoned crafter will agree that our crafting community abounds in similar stories about the crafting world...the thrill of winning a challenge or giveaway, receiving a RAK, meeting a crafty friend or craft celebrity!
And if you are a newbie crafter, I hope my post gladdens your heart to know you have entered the beautiful world of crafting where friendships are formed across the oceans and where a little wisp of paper or a tiny golden sequin can bring a smile to a weary heart!
