Winner's for Challenge #10 -Color Bingo!!

Hi Friends ,
This is Hussena here with the winner's for this time's Color Bingo Challenge#10....I have to say   all of you really rocked this challenge and we got some really beautiful entries this time which  made our work so difficult to do... But  we had to choose :)....Without further ado here are the Winner's and Top 3 for this challenge  :-

The random winner for the 20$ worth of goodies from the Kalalaya store sponsored by 3Mik.Com is...Drumroll please :) is

                              No 18 Sindhu ..

The random winner for the prize Sponspored by  Crafter's croner is...Drumroll again...and its the very lucky....
                         
                              No 10 Meghna Naik Sakhalkar.


 Congrats Sindhu and Meghna .....Please E-mail kavi_kalalayaa@yahoo.co.in within the next 48 hours to claim your prizes :) you lucky duckies :):)


And the Top # 3 in no particular order are :-

                                                                            Ujjwal
               

                                                               
                                                         
                                                                    Dr Jaya.
                                           

                                                                           
                                               
                                                               Pooja Parate
           

                                                                     

         Congrats to all the winner's and Thank you so much for participating in our challenges :)                                                              
            The Top 3 Winner's please take your Badges from the sidebar         

                     Have a Good Day Everyone :)                           

WE ARE TAKING A BREAK

Hi crafters,
 so sorry for this late announcement.I guess you all will be waiting for our new challenge,but we are taking a break till November.Our DT's 6 months term has been over and few of them-Anita,juhi and priya decided to step down.So i have to look out for new DT's,but as i have my plates full now i seriously couldn't dedicate the time it needs to run a challenge blog.But on the other hand i don't want to close it down also,i am in a confusion really.As some of my DT terms will get over in November i will decide what to do next after that.Mean while i need your suggestions also,do you still love our challenges?do you really want us to resume back?,please do share your suggestions,looking forward to your feed back.

We will annonce the winner of the last challenge very soon.

Love you all for the support and encouragement.

Happy crafting ,




,

Challenge #9 winners

Hi this is Juhi here with the winners of Challenge #9 - CAS projects. I am so sorry for the delay, it was really really difficult to chose top 3 as all the entries were amazing. Thank you so much for taking the time to participate in the challenge.
The randomly chosen winner for the Crafter's Corner sponsored prize is entry no 12 Lavina Agarwal. Congrats girl,please mail your address to kavi_kalalayaa@yahoo.co.in.You have 48 hours to claim your prize.

Now for the Top 3 (in no particular order)

Archana 

Indira

Poornima

Congratulation Ladies!

Challenge # 10 -Color Bingo !!

Hi Everyone
This is Hussena Here,Firstly let me take this opportunity to Thank you all for your enthusiastic response for our last time's CAS challenge hosted by Juhi :)..We really had an amazing time seeing all your creations !!...And now onto this time's challenge I have a color bingo for you all and the Grid goes something like this ..Have a look :-

So to play along you can choose any line vertically, diagonally or straight...And make your project based on that ..Please try to stick to the Challenge colors..And just see that any other color that you use is very minimum... ..So isn't this an Easy and fun challenge ??..So put on your Thinking caps and Dazzle us with your wonderful creations :)

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.

But G But guess what we have Two wonderful sponsors this time...So you double your chances of winning :)..And our First sponsor is 3 mik.com its run by two IIT batchmates Saurabh and Rajeev and its almost like an Indian Version of Pinterest where you can share and discover all things Indian and they have sponsered 20$worth of prize package From our very own Kalalayaa Store run by Kavitha...She has a lot of beautiful stuff in her store which includes paperkits,to different brands of pattern paper,stamps ,diecuts and other huge variety of lovely craft stuff that fulfills every crafters need.

And the Prize package they are offering is :-
2 Fiskars Stamp Sets and a Pack of 6 by 6 DCWV Blossom Song Stack..Wohoo..Isn't that Great !!

And our second Sponsor is of course the very generous Shalini Mittal from Crafter's Corner :)And here's a look at the  Wonderful prize she is offering to one lucky winner :-

                                                   

Most of you are already familiar with Crafters Corner and for those of you who aren’t, They 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 they have it!So what are waiting for you can order any thing from your wish list by shopping from Crafter's corner :)

And now some gorgeous inspiration parade from the DT's :-

Anita (Yellow, Neutral & Turquoise)

Juhi ( Purple, Green & Silver )

Kavitha ( Red, Turquoise & Silver )

Mallika {Coming Soon}

Priya ( Purple, Yellow & Pink )

Hussena ( Green , Neutral & Blue )

EASY PAPER BAG/TREAT BAG TUTORIAL

Hi all,
its me kavitha here.Today i am sharing a easy tutorial to make your own paper bag/treat bag.After i posted my first treat bag set,i got lot of request for the tutorials,so finally i am able to post it today:)))This is my own version of bag making,i don't know whether it is a proper method but i am happy with the result,hence sharing it with you all:).You can see my treat bag set HERE.This is a mini version of the same bag,actually you can make any size you want with this tutorials.

1.My bag size is 5 by 7 inches.So this is how i calculate the total measurement on all all side:

Width of the bag=Width of the bag+width of the side wall+1"for flap
Here my measurement is 5"+3"for the side wall+1" for the flap=9"


Length of the bag=Length+breadth of the bottom part
Here my measurement is 7"+21/2" for the bottom breadth=91/2"

Hop you understood,its a very easy one,i gave it in this way as you can make any size bag as you wish.So i took a card stock measuring 9" by 91/2|"

2.On the 9 inches side of the card stock,score at 3" and 8"

3.On the 91/2 inches side of the card stock score at 7"


4.Make a slit in the 3 inches side and cut the bottom part on the 1 inch flap.
This is how it looks:

5.You have to make 2 similar pieces likes this. Then stick the one inch flap of a card stock to the 3 inches side of the other card stock.

6.Then stick the pattern papers on all sides(finish all the sticking part) and add a handle to both the sides.After finishing this stage you can stick the other one inch flap to the other 3inch wall side,so you will get the bag shape.Once its dreid you can add the embellishments n finish it off.

Want to see the finished bag?you have to wait till evening.I will be posting it here n my BLOG as well.so keep watching:)
Hope you like the tutorial,if you have any doubt please feel free to leave a comment.

P.S:We are happy to share our tutorials here,if you try out anything with our tutorials posted here in this blog,please link it back to our blog so we will be happy and other will also be benefited(As this is our motto).

If you have any tutorials to share with us here in this blog,we are more than happy to post it.Please mail me the blog link of your tutorial to kavi_kalalayaa@yahoo.co.in

Happy crafting,

Kalalyaa art studio

Winners of Challenge # 8

Hello Friends , 

Hello!!!

thanks for all the lovely people out there who joined us for challenge#8 .Thanks for the huge response for our anything goes with a twist challenge ,we had 25 awesome entries:). We had a tough time choosing the winners,hence the delay,sorry for that.
Ok now on to the winners of challenge#8,first for the winner of the prize sponsored by crafter's corner chosen random goes to

3.	SHARADA DILIP

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

The top 3 winners are
1. Shalini Pahwa -http://artforte15.blogspot.in/2012/08/slider-box-hi.html
Shalini's vintage work is stunning .. i loved this one specially . 

2.Dr.Jaya- http://mycraftworld23.blogspot.in/2012/07/altered-candle-jar.html
The jar stunned all of us .. the flowers were beautiful ..

3.  Ruchita - http://ruchitad.blogspot.in/2012/07/a-vintage-card.html
The blog lived up to the name " Mind Matters " .. lovely way of using playing card .. I will try it out myself very soon .

The prize always goes to the Random Winner .. so I have decided to send a small vintage goody bag to the No.1 creation .
Shalini ! Congratulations ! email me your address at mallikakejriwal@gmail.com .. your vintage findings are waiting for you .. :)
I feel so glad looking at the above entries .. truly vintage !!
Thank you all once again.
<3
Happy crafting,
Mallika 
http://aolahandmadecardsindia.blogspot.in/


                                                                       

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..............
....................................................................................
....................................................................................

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

Treat Bag Tutorial By Mallika

Treat Bag

By Mallika Kejriwal

You will need –

Cardstock ( 8 by 11 inches )

RibbonStrand / Jute

Patternedpaper - ( 3 ¾ by 4 ¼ inches )

Decorativeembellishments

Step 1 –

Take a pieceof cardstock 8 by 11 inches and score itat 4 ½ and 6 ½ inches as shown in the picture below with the longer side at the top of your score board.

Step 2 -

Turn thecardstock so that the small edge is atthe top of the score board and score it at 2 and 6 inches as shown below in thepicture .

Step 3 –

Now scoreare 2 inches and 8 ½ inches to the first score line . Turn the cardstock by 90degree and repeat the step .

Step 4 –

Cut away themarked sections .

Step 5 –

You will get something like this .

Step 6 –

Now maketabs as shown below in the picture .

Step 7 –

Stick thetabs to make a box like structure .

Step 8 –

Applypatterned paper (3 ¾ by 4 ¼ inches ).

Step 9 –

Snap aneyelet and attach a ribbon strand or jute

Step 10 –

Now decorateit the way you want !
if you any queries mail me at mallikakejriwal@gmail.com