Saturday, December 10, 2011

ICRC12 UPSHOT!!!

Hello EVERYONE!!!

We are extremely SORRY for the delay in posting the much awaited part of our CHALLENGES!!!

Few MANY THINGS caused this DELAY!

Firstly, the amazing response to ICRC12, which made us ALL go bonkers in the process of voting!

Secondly, our absence from the community due to personal emergencies!

I wanna THANK every single participant who got their passionate creations to be a part of ICRC12 & would also thank Itsy Bitsyfor sponsoring ICRC12.... MUCH APPRECIATED!!!

Without further ado, here goes the results.....

The randomly chosen participant for the Sponsor Prize is....


KALINDI SHARMA who gave us such a beautiful creation..... Thank You Sweets & Wishes!!!


Check Out ALL THE PARTICIPATION'S HERE!!!

Find more photos like this on Indian Craft Room


And here are our MIND BOGGLING CREATIONS who made it to the TOP!


Our Toppers are (In No Particular Order) :


Priya Sondhi with her UNUSUAL TAG!!!

Indira Tanwar with her Hot & Cool BOTTLE of Celebrations!!!

And for our new Guest Designer!!!!

Archana Bhurke with her appealing CRISP card with a TAG topper so apt for the festivities around.....

ICR is proud of you crafters...... Continue to keep up the good work..... Kudos!!!! :D


CELEBRATING CHILDHOOD!

I wanna THANK all the CRAFTERS who got their little ones participate in this earnest & maiden attempt to kick start the passion in kids.... They would be our future counterparts who would continue this tradition & achieve results we failed at! ICR is grateful to these kids & their passionate childhood!!!!

SO as promised, here is our random pick for the surprise candy......



Thank You Preeti for getting your kids to work for this event & ICR hopes, you KIDS, to be its future passionate members..... Looking forward to that day.... Wishes & Hugs)))

Check Out ALL the KIDS with their beautiful works here.....

And not to forget our next challenge which is CHRISTMAS + Non Traditional Colors!!!

For details look into ICRC13!!!


NOTE : KINDLY ADHERE to the CHALLENGE GUIDELINES, to see your efforts being considered for the CHALLENGE!!!! Believe me, it hurts to reject somebody's PASSION :(

Thursday, December 1, 2011

ICR CHALLENGE 13!!!

***** Kindly Read the entire post on ICRC13 carefully to be fully aware of the rules to play… Simple yet important *****


HELLO Crafters!!!

Firstly I wanna thank every single participant of ICRC12, for the enthusiasm with which you have all inspired us.... Such innovative creations by Indian Crafters.... I'm speechless! Thanks Again.. :D

With that we head towards the end of the YEAR for our final challenge of 2011.... And for this challenge, We have Pooja Parate who CHALLENGED us to play for the occasion which is

CHRISTMAS!

Thank You Pooja for this fun & festive challenge.... :D

But yes, with a twist again.....

And the COMBO TWIST is NON TRADITIONAL COLORS {No RED & GREEN & WHITE can be used ONLY to assist you on the card & not as MAIN}

We are sponsored by one of our favorite Indian Brands

We have our Guest Designer..... S. Kavitha..... with her beautiful ICRC13 inspiration..... :D




OUR DT :









DO DROP BY ICRC13 for complete DETAILS ON THE CHALLENGE!!!!

Friday, November 4, 2011

ICRC11 UPSHOT!!!

We are finally past ICRC11, with this post housing the Toppers for the challenge.....

ICRC11 saw a TREMENDOUS participation with participants participating with a great enthu.... Oh! That was quite a PARTCIPANCE :O

Firstly I would like to thank our generous sponsor Scraps N More..... who's been so kind to extend her patronage to ICR & this CRAFT, time & again..... :D

And now for the lucky participant who made it to the sponsor candy!!!! It is.....



PRIYANKA DATTA is our random winner, of the sweet sponsor candy!!!


Thank You to ALL the participants!!!

Check Them ALL OUT HERE!!!



And here are our Esteemed Creations who made it to the TOP 3 slots!!!



Our Toppers are (In No Particular Order) :

Priya Sondhi with her lovely Circular Easel Card....

Khushboo Rathi with her neat Double & Twisted EASEL....

And for our new Guest Designer!!!!

S. Kavitha with her lovely & appealing Easel creation, with so many things happening on it...

ICR is proud of you crafters...... Continue to keep up the good work..... Kudos!!!! :D


And not to forget our next challenge which is DOTS and/or STRIPES + Tag It!!!

For details look into ICRC12!!!


NOTE : KINDLY ADHERE to the CHALLENGE GUIDELINES, to see your efforts being considered for the CHALLENGE!!!! Believe me, it hurts to reject somebody's PASSION :(

ICR CHALLENGE 12!!!

***** Kindly Read the entire post on ICRC12 carefully to be fully aware of the rules to play… Simple yet important *****

HELLO Crafters!!! Had been long since I have really interacted with any of you...... :(

There rolled another month forcing us ALL towards the END of another YEAR.... And with that it rings the bell for another FRESH ICR CHALLENGE!!! And for this challenge, We have Shalini Maskara who CHALLENGED us to DOTS and/or STRIPES on our creations.....

Thank You Shalini for this fun challenge.... :D


So here goes the combo for you.... DOTS and/or STRIPES... But yes, with a twist again.....

And the COMBO TWIST is TAG IT {by itself OR on to your card}


We are sponsored by one of our favorite Indian Brands!


We have our Guest Designer..... Jaya Christina..... with her justified ICRC12 inspiration..... :D






OUR DT :












DO DROP BY ICRC12 for REAL DETAILS ON THE CHALLENGE!!!!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

ICRC10 UPSHOT!!!

It is time again for the conclusion of another challenge.... ICRC10!!! Thank You ALL for participating in the challenge... :D

Firstly, thanks to ALL those who took that extra step to abide by the SPONSOR'S CRITERIA!!! And for those handful who completed all the formalities, Our SPONSOR whipped out a surprise from her store......

Let's hear Sudha...

"Three participants have also sent me their lovely suggestions about my store. Among the three I have chosen "Dr. Sonia" for a gift which is "a pack of 20 doilies(5.5 inch)" from my store."


CONGRATS DOCTOR!!!!
Let's see what you cook up to fit the doilies IN!!!!

And now for the lucky participant who made it to the sponsor candy!!!! It is.....


Meghna Sakhalkar is our random winner, of the sweet sponsor candy!!!

Thank You so much Sudha, for being so generous & wishes for your Store... :D


And here are our Esteemed Creations who made it to the TOP 3 slots!!!



Our Toppers are (In No Particular Order) :

Juhi Khanna with those fabric cut flutters....

Varshita (Smartie) with her neat & crisp card....

And for our new Guest Designer!!!!

Jaya Christina with her lovely & appealing CAS creation...

ICR is proud of you crafters...... Continue to keep up the good work..... Kudos!!!! :D

Do take a peek at the ICRC10 Gallery!!! Check them all out here in the slide show.......





And not to forget our next challenge which is EASEL CARD + Play Basic Shapes!!!

For details look into ICRC11!!!


NOTE : KINDLY ADHERE to the CHALLENGE GUIDELINES, to see your efforts being considered for the CHALLENGE!!!! Believe me, it hurts to reject somebody's PASSION :(

Saturday, October 1, 2011

ICR CHALLENGE 11!!!

***** Kindly Read the entire post on ICRC11 carefully to be fully aware of the rules to play… Simple yet important *****


HELLO!!! Glad to be here with FRESHNESS in ALL SENSES!!! You ask why! That's because everything is fresh... ;)

Okay! We have a FRESH NEW DT on board with us..... We start off with our MONTHLY CHALLENGES from today, afresh.... And for this challenge, We have come up with a FRESH FIRST TIME ON ICR "FUN FOLDS".... All thanks to Sudha Kalra who CHALLENGED us with it..... :D

But, hey! Do not sit back to relax, that you really MISS it... :O

*Basic Shapes - Square, Triangle, Rectangle & Circle*

So here goes the combo for you.... Make an EASEL CARD... But yes, with a twist again.....

And the COMBO TWIST is Incorporate one/many/all of the basic shapes mentioned above, on the card in any form


We are sponsored by Scraps N More.....

We have our Guest Designer..... PRIYA SIVARAJ..... with her justified ICRC11 inspiration..... :D




WELCOME OUR NEW DT!!!!








DO DROP BY ICRC11 for REAL DETAILS ON THE CHALLENGE!!!!

Friday, September 23, 2011

ICRC9 UPSHOTS!!!

Thanks to all of you for such a mind boggling response to our celebrations with ICRC9! Kindly excuse the delay in announcing the END of the celebrations..... actually wanting to know who was the lucky one to win the banquet from Pie Lane.... ;) So here she is....

Pooja Parate..... ENJOY the sumptuous banquet sweetheart!!!

Thanks a ton 'Srinanda and Ton' for sponsoring such a mind blowing CANDY!

And here are our Top 3.... Aah! what a pugnacious time we had literally battling it out with one another..... Phew!


in no particular order

Priyadarshini Deshpande- for the super execution and fantastic layering of elements

Hussena - for the skillfully created cupcakes and super use of border punches.

And the next Guest Designer for the next challenge -

PRIYA SIVRAJ - for the most uniquely shaped card and for attention to detail.

So Kudos to all who made it to this post...

Not to forget all the other amazing contributions who made it tough for us to settle down at first sight! Check them ALL here....


Don't forget to take part in our current challenge - ICRC10.

NOTE: ARE YOUR CALENDARS MARKED FOR THE COMING SUNDAY! The 25th of September..... It is our DT DAY PARTY @ ICR..... Find DETAILS HERE.....

Saturday, September 17, 2011

ICR DESIGNER AUDITIONS!!!


Hello! ICR has announced its first ICR Designer Auditions..... YAY!!!!

We are all excited to check out what comes up in mail for the same..... :D

We would love to have 2 talented designers join us on the team..... For DETAILS on the AUDITIONS, head to ICR DESIGNER AUDITIONS in the ICR CHALLENGES GROUP!!!

ICR CAHLLENGE 10!!!

It is a FULL HOUSE at the ICRC9 GALLERY!!!! Kudos to ONE & ALL!!!!

Since it is a massive response with such varieties to decide on, for the TOP 3, we have all the rights to really celebrate & take our time to zero in on the BESTEST!!!!! ;)

Meanwhile you ALL have our LAST FORTNIGHT CHALLENGE with the TEAM, at the service to your skilled hands.....As we would start afresh with our monthly challenge with a fully fledged DT for ICR from October....

Do keep your ICR Designer applications coming IN!!! Who would be on the PIONEER DT is all very exciting & something every "ICRian" {term coined by our new ICR mate - ROWEENA} is looking forward to..... Do take time to welcome her [ROWEENA] to our crazy group!!!!



As always ICR CHALLENGES are never gonna be simpler to let you relax with both your hands & minds.... :P

CHALLENGE :

SKETCH + USE FABRIC/FELT on your creations....

We are sponsored by our dear ICR mate Sudha Kalra with a glimpse to her new store.....

And here are the Team inspirations for you, supported by our Guest Designer for this fortnight.. The very TALENTED Ujjwal Gupta, who is so well known to us ALL, through her amazing creations.... I adore her recent endeavors with her altered projects!!! Kudos for making INDIA proud.... :D



PIALI:


SUDHA KALRA:

ME :

TEJAL :

Head to ICRC10 for all the DETAILS of the challenge!!!!

Let us see all the FABRIC weaving itself into your creations.... :D

Well as mentioned above, do not delay in sending your entries to both ICRC10 as well as ICRD AUDITIONS!!!!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

ICRC8 UPSHOTS!!!

ICR gallery flaunted some amazing takes on the ICRC8!!! Loved to checkout all the unique interpretations & its executions...... Thank You ALL for participating in the challenge... :D

But it is again that time when we have to wind up the previous challenge that added a charm to the gallery.....

Without any further delay, let's see who is the lucky winner, is!


Juhi Khanna is our random winner, of the amazing Bold Blossoms SU! set..... sponsored by Create Me Pink of Gopi Patel.....


And here are our Esteemed Creations who made it to the TOP 3 slots!!!



Our Toppers are (In No Particular Order) :

Paru Mahtani with an unique take & the hand woven fabric!

Karuna Sud with Beautiful elements on the creation including a perfect faux Sewing.....

And for our new Guest Designer!!!!

Ujjwal Gupta with her execution of perfect sewing on the bright card!!!

ICR is proud of you crafters...... Continue to keep up the good work..... Kudos!!!! :D


Do not forget to take a peek at the ICRC8 Gallery!!! Check them all out here in the slide show.......




And not to forget our next challenge which is CELEBRATIONS + NO Digi/Rubber Stamping Except for SENTIMENTS!!!

For details look into ICRC9!!!


NOTE : KINDLY ADHERE to the CHALLENGE GUIDELINES, to see your efforts being considered for the CHALLENGE!!!! Believe me, it hurts to reject somebody's PASSION :(

ICR CHALLENGE 9!!!

Thank You so much for all the 'SEW-IN' Fun in the gallery..... Helped us feast our eyes with all the different takes on the Sketch + Stitch challenge.....


Time for a change again.... And this time it is all CELEBRATIONS at ICR..... We are celebrating our small milestone in terms of members at ICR & photographs in the gallery.....




As always we have COMBO, NO Digi/Rubber Stamping except for Sentiments!!!


CHALLENGE :

CELEBRATIONS + NO Digi/Rubber Stamping other than Sentiments....

We are sponsored by PIE LANE with a BANQUET marking our celebrations.. :D



And here are the Team Inspirations joined by our new Guest Designer, the very talented Shruti Menon, whose creations do shine in the gallery.....




Just unlock the doors to your creative interpretations......

Learn everything about the challenge at ICRC9!!!!