International Women's Day Hop Sponsors Reveal 2022

Hello friends,

Welcome back!  We are getting ready for tomorrow's hop but first we would like to introduce our generous sponsors to you all, without their kind support we couldn't have come this far!

We are thrilled for having some of the amazing sponsor, joining us for the 4th year and some kind sponsors joining us for the first time. The response from our generous sponsors amazed us, despite the tough times presented to one and all because of the pandemic. 

Lots of amazing companies are not only sponsoring our hop this year, but some are also taking part in the Instagram hop by sharing their inspirational projects. Some familiar ones and others might be new to you. So don't forget to check out each one of them as they specialize in their own innovative line of stamps, dies and other paper crafting supplies.

Here's our sponsors' graphic!

A loud round of applause for our wonderful sponsors, here they are:

Alex Syberia Designs -  $15 GC

Altenew $15

Angie Blom $30 GC

Art Impressions - A stamp set

Brutus Monroe $75 virtual card

Casual Fridays Stamps $75 goody bag

Crafter’s corner  - Goodie bag

Crafty Meraki $25 x 2 GC

Crazy crafter- Craft Supplies Shop surprise goody bag

Dadarkar arts - Silicon moulds worth 1500inr

Dress my craft - Goodie bag

Ellen Hutson - $25

Gina K. Designs $25 GC

Heffy Doodles GC £15GBP

Joy Clair Designs  $25 GC for Digis 

Kinda Cute by Patricia 10 digis (can be divided) 

Lawn Fawn  -  $25 GC

Little Birdie  $25

My Favourite Things $25

Mudra craft stamps Rs1000 x 2GC

Newton's nook Designs $25 store credit

Pear Blossom Press  $25 GC

Penguin palace 2 GC of $25 each

Pink and main  $50 surprise package

The Rabbit Hole Designs $15 savings voucher

Rainbow craftykari  - Rs 499 x 2 GC

STAMPlorations -1 goodie bag worth $35 (US shipping)

STAMPlorations $20 code

Taylored Expressions $25

Uniko - winners choice stamp set

Unity stamp company 4 GC $25 each

Varada Sharma - 2 prizes of $15 each

Your Next Stamp $25

We are beyond grateful to all our generous sponsors who came forward to support us, without whom our hop would not be a grand success. As we are getting ready for the big Day tomorrow, stay tuned for amazing inspirations from crafters across the world. 

Just a reminder that you can join us on Instagram and Facebook Group , lots of exciting are coming !

Stay tuned for tomorrow's Blog Hop , we are excited for sure,  hope you all are too!

Love and peace from all of us!

International Women's Day Hop Sponsors Reveal - 2021

Hello friends,

Welcome back! In today's post you will see our hop sponsors in entirety. The response from our generous sponsors amazed us, despite the tough times presented to one and all because of the pandemic. 

Lots of amazing companies are not only sponsoring our hop this year, but some are also taking part in the hop by sharing their inspirational projects. Some familiar ones and others might be new to you. So don't forget to check out each one of them as they specialize in their own innovative line of stamps, dies and other paper crafting stuffs.

Without further ado, here is the full revelation of sponsors and the prizes they are offering in correspondence. 

1. Alex Syberia Designs - $15

2. Altenew - $25

3. Art Impressions - Watercolor Starter Kit Bundle valued $75

4. Avery Elle - $25

5. CASual Fridays - Goody Bag worth over $50

6. Clearly Besotted -  £20

7. Colorado Craft Company - $50

8. Concord & 9th - Two GCs worth $25 each

9. Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps - $25 GC

10. CrafTangles - GC worth 1000 INR

11. CraftyMeraki -$25

12. Crazy crafter- Craft Supplies Shop - Goody Bag 

13. Dadarkararts - Goody Bag

14. Ellen Hutson - $25

15. Evelyn T designs - $10

16. Gina k. Designs - 8 stamp sets

17. Gracellie design - $15

18. Heffy Doodles - £15

19. Inkon3 - $25

20. Jane's doodles - $30

21. Joy Clair Designs - 4 digital sets

22. Kinda Cute by Patricia - 10 digis

23. Kitchen sink stamps - $25

24. Lawn Fawn - $25

25. Little Birdie - $25

26. Mudra craft stamps - ₹1500

27. Pear Blossom Press - $25

28. Pink and main - $25

29. Power Poppy - $25

30. Penguin Palace - $25

31. Pretty Pink Posh - two $30 

32. Rainbow Craftykari - Goody Bag

33. Simon says stamp - $25

34. STAMPlorations - $25

35. Sunny Studio stamps - $25

36. Taylored Expressions - $25

37. Uniko - £25

38. Unity stamp company - Four GCs worth $25 each

39. Varada Sharma - March Entire Release

40. Waffle Flower - $25

We are beyond grateful to all our generous sponsors who came forward to support us, without whom our hop would not be a grand success. 

As we are getting ready for the big Day tomorrow, stay tuned for amazing inspirations from crafters across the world. 

Thank you for stopping by. 

Love and peace from all of us!

Team Member - Sathya

Hello friends, today I am here to introduce our lovely team member Sathya.

She is an embodiment of elegance and calm, not just by her looks but also by her temperament. 
She is a very pragmatic and composed girl, always knows what and when to say to make a person feel better and make things easier.
You all might already know that she is also an uber talented colorist, mixed media artist, fabulous cardmaker and her exquisite penmanship is visible in her calligraphy work.
Apart from being crafty, she is a toxicologist with a desire to pursue PhD in that field. She is married to her best friend, who also is a toxicologist professor and researcher, and she is mother to a preteen son.
I also connect with her as a fellow expatriate, we both empathize with each other in terms of living far away from our loved ones, facing challenges about living in a new country every few years and missing those small little things which comes easy to people who live close by their home and families. 
Another common interest we both have is our love for flowers, and we often talk about various coloring mediums and the best papers to color and all sort of things. We have a mutual admiration for each other's floral obsession, now isn't that a fun thing to talk about?
Our team is very blessed to have such an encouraging sista among us, who is like an anchor to our team!

Do check out her social media links below:

Blog - Paperie Expressions

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sathyakala.23

If you aren't following us already, do follow us below to be updated and interact with a wider range of audience, specially on our FB group, links are below.

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Love and Peace to all.

Rahmat

                                                                                                                                                                                              

Team Member - Rahmat

 ​Hello Friends, 

Welcome back and Raga Senthil here.

Today I have a blissful person to introduce you all. 

​A happy mom and wife who hails from Hyderabad, India but calls Macau her home and had been living across many countries. A qualified degree holder in Science & Education and a master's in English.

The moment I pen down my thoughts about her, I realised how multi-faceted she is.

​She is not only a face of Women’s Day Hop but also the ​HEART of our hop and a ​MOTHER​-like ​Friend​ for our team members. She is an epitome of kindness and will charm you at first sight with her cool smile. An easy-going and a soft-spoken person who has a crave for papers, pencils, pens, paints and anything that you find in a stationery shop. Flowers are her first love for card-making, coloring, and/or illustrations. She surprises us with more off-the page project ideas on her feed. She is a mistress in Kitchen and a happy photographer to feed her adventurous mind. Being a mother of two University kids,​ ​​she ​has a tendency to work pre ahead of time that sets her an excellent example for younger generations. Organization has always come easy to her,​​ ​which turns her into a strict teacher who prods us to get​ Hop​ things done right on time. Yes, she doesn't like to put off things until later. Now you know why our ​Hop is a grand success for the past two years​, though it’s a team effort. We have got an outstanding leader.

Having sent her kids abroad for studies, she keeps herself engaged in crafting, photography, cooking and physical activities. She is a more sympathetic character that she never can forget to check on each one of us. Whatever the role is, she knocked it out of the Park. She does everything with a great gusto and proves that ‘Age is just a number’.​

Though she comprises many unique qualities that everyone wishes to possess, she is unassuming and gives her best without making a noise. Wherever she goes, she leaves trails of her happy tints. Yes,​ ​you guessed her right. It’s none other than Rahmat Gouse from Cards and Cooking Co​​rner. 

You can check her works at below links.

Instagram 

Facebook

YouTube

​I’m so honoured and pleased to introduce this phenomenal person. We love you so much, Rahmat. You have been a great motivator and a moral supporter for all of us, and we are so blessed to have you in our team. 

I conclude this post with my perceptions about all our teammates in one or two words.

Anila - Social Butterfly

Deepti - Easy going and skillful artist

Ishani - Innovative, Bubbly, and Gregarious

Jasleen - Classy and Inspiring

Mugdha - Charismatic, Calm, and composed

Pooja - A ray of sunshine

Radhika - Natural- born artist and Down to Earth

Rahmat - Intellectual

Sathya - Ingenious, Unassuming and Easy going

Thank you for stopping by. See you again with a Big Reveal! Until then, signing off, Raga.

Crafty Hugs.

Team member - Raga

 Hello everyone, 

Radhika here after yesterday's lovely introduction of me by Pooja,  today it's my turn to introduce our next talented team member Raga known as Perky Raga .

 She is a versatile crafter, youtuber, graphic designer, in addition to being a sweet and positive minded person . She is a computer application graduate and a happy homemaker who has always being inclined towards crafts since childhood. She loves to make things with minimal supplies and rocks it so well.

 She is originally from Chennai but currently living in Gurgaon, India with her sweet family.She is mom to two adorable young kids. 

Some of you might already know that in the craft world, she is quite known for her cool interactive and lovely CAS cards with great uplifting messages. At times, she also loves to make cards with her own illustrations and sentiments. Her illustrations and ideas are unique, her Instagram feed is filled with beautiful work as it is very evident on her grid.

 All our hop graphics are solely created by Raga, and you can see how professional these look. Her works speaks for itself, don't you think? She also teaches art and crafts to young kids. 

Apart from crafting Raga excels in cooking,  from time to time she shares a peek of her culinary side on her Instagram and YouTube. 

Do check out her Insta feed to see more from her.

Perky Raga 

https://instagram.com/perkyraga

Do follow to know about our team members .

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Have a great day  ...stay safe and happy crafting.

Women's day hop Sponsors

Hello friends as we are getting ready for tomorrow's hop, first we would like to introduce our generous sponsors to you all, without their kind support we couldn't have come this far!

The sponsors' graphic looks wonderful, don't you think?

A loud round of applause for our wonderful sponsors, here they are:

Alex Syberia Designs - 3 digis of winners choice
Casual Fridays Stamps - $25 Gift Certificate
Clearly Besotted Stamps -  £25 Certificate
Crafters Emporio -  Goodie bag worth 750 INR
Craftyscrappers - 2 Digital Stamp Sets
Crazy Crafter - Goodie bag
Creative Minds - Goodie bag worth 500 INR
Dadarkar Arts - Goodie bag worth 1200 INR
Funky Fossils Designs - £15 Gift Certificate
Gracielle Designs - $25 Gift Certificate
Heffy Doodle - £10 Gift Certificate
Indian Craft Addicts - 1 Stamp set
Jane's Doodles - $25 Gift Voucher
Kitchen Sink Stamps - $25 Gift Certificate
Lawn Fawn -  $25 Gift Certificate
Little Birdie Crafts - $25 Gift Certificate
Mudra Craft Stamps -  2 prizes 1000 INR/- each
Pearblossom Press- $25 Gift Certificate
Pink and Main - $20 Gift Certificate
Power Poppy - 1 Stamp set of winners choice
Prika All about Crafts (a crafting community) - Gift Coupon worth 500 INR
Simon Says Stamp - $25 Gift Certificate
STAMPlorations - $25 Gift Certificate
Time for Tea Designs - £20 Gift Voucher
Uniko Stamps- £10 stamp in stock
Your Next Stamp - $25 Gift Certificate

We also have surprise sponsors
Crafter's tree - Goodie bag worth 1000 INR /-

Rainbow Craftykari - a Goodie bag 

Just a reminder that you can join us on Instagram and Facebook Group , lots of exciting are coming !

Stay tuned for tomorrow's Blog Hop , we are excited for sure,  hope you all are too!

Love and peace from all of us!

Sneak peeks !

Hello friends !We are so glad you are joining us today,  we are all gearing up for the International Women's Day hop and working hard behind the scenes.Would you like to see what are we creating for the hop ? Just a sneak peek !

Anila 

Mugdha

Sathya 

Rahmat

Radhika 

Jasleen 

Deepti 

Pooja

Raga

Ishani 

Aren't they amazing , each one of us has interpreted the theme differently.I hope you are excited to see the full reveal.Just a reminder that you can join us on Instagram and Facebook Group , lots of exciting are coming ! Just two days more ,stay tuned !

Women - be you own kind of beautiful

Hello and welcome to our Blog  “Women – Be your own kind of Beautiful ” ! We believe that every Women is beautiful in her own way.

The idea behind this blog is to encourage women through our crafts. We look forward to building a positive environment with your support on this blog. Just a small word of encouragement from fellow women goes a long way and can do wonders. So lets us come together and empower our sisters all around the world.

Last year a group of 10 Cardmakers (Anila, Deepti, Ishani,Jasleen, Mugdha, Pooja, Radhika, Raga, Rahmat and Sathya) came together to organize an Instagram hop on 8th March for International Women’s day, we received tremendous support from all of you .This year we are taking a step ahead - with  a dedicated blog , a Facebook group and an Instagram account.  Women’s day hop will be a major event on all these platforms, but we plan to have posts throughout the year on women empowerment. The Facebook group has already gone live and we are overwhelmed by the response we are getting it already has 240+ members and going strong and Instagram account goes live today. Be sure to check it out.

Coming to our blog, we will be hosting our annual event which is International Women’s day Blog hop (along with an Instagram Hop) and we look forward to your participation through a Linky party! Yes this year it is not just us but YOU will also be encouraging our fellow sisters through your crafts.
We have a line up of amazing sponsors and Guest designers for the hops, so keep an eye on this place. 

We would be very delighted if you could follow our blog and spread a word about it - Thank you 🙏

Love and peace from all of us!