I was having a pretty bad day uptill now.........I have 2 reasons to be happy.....
1. I made it to the top 5 at Get Sketchy with this card
 2. My gathered ribbon flower tutorial got published at the Totally Tutorials Blog......yippeeeeeeee!

Have a great week.

I received this lovely blog award from Smita.

Smita is one of my first blogaland friend. Her work is immense source of inspiration to me, thanks a lot girl!!

I would like to pass on this award to the following talented ladies:
Karuna
Ujjwal
Anita
Kishley
Asha
Deepti
Avni

Now for some crochet updates. I got hold of some knitting cotton which I found to be ideal for crocheting flowers, this is what I made....

My mother-in-law crocheted this gorgeous cap for me and I added one of my 3-layered crochet flower to it, I love it :)

Thanks for visiting!

I got this award from Laura, she is an amazingly talented crafter with a unique style of her own. Thanks a ton Laura!
The rules of this award is to tell you 10 things that make me happy and then I am to pass it on to more people.

So here goes:

1. Crafting. It is a great stress buster......
2. Traveling
3. Spending time with my parents (which unfortunately I am not able to do much :( )
4. Shopping. Now its mostly for craft supplies
5. Reading craft blogs
6. Reading a good book
7. Rom Coms, mushy movies (sometimes)
8. Watching Seinfeld
9. Good Food
10. Reading comments on my blog.

I'd like to pass on this award to all the lovely ladies who not only read my blog but also take time out to comment. Your comments make my day girls!

Before I close I'd like to share a card I made on Sunday. I just fell in love with this tiger the moment I saw it........I guess this is my way of supporting the "Save the tiger" campaign :)Thanks for Looking!!

I have 2 reasons to be happy on a Monday!! Mondays is usually the worst day of the week for me. Infact I become grumpier and grumpier as Sunday evening progresses....but this Monday turned out to be different.......I made to the super six at card patterns this week.........yippee!!!!!! Here's the proof :P
And I also got this cool blog award from Yvonne.......Thank you Yvonne.I have to answer the following questions with one word answers (I'll try)
1. Where is your cell phone? pocket
2. Your hair? Straight.
3. Your mother? Multi-talented
4. Your father? Workaholic
5. Your favorite food? Home-cooked by Mum
6. Your dream last night? That my wedding ring melted (yeah I actually dreamt that!)
7. Your favorite drink? Water
8. Your dream/goal? to travel around the world
9. What room are you in? Office
10. Your hobby? Crafting
11. Your fear? Not spending enough time with my parents
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? With my family
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. Something you aren't? Aggressive
15. Muffins? Chocolate-chip
16. Wish list item? The new Samsung Corby Phone
17. Where did you grow up? India
18. Last thing you did? chatted with a friend on gtalk
19. What are you wearing? Jeans n tee
20. Your TV? Is almost always switched off
21. Your pets? pigeons on my window (unwanted, they always disturb my sleep with their cooing)
22. Friends? All over the world
23. Your life? Interesting at times
24. Your mood? Content
25. Missing someone? Mum
26. Vehicle? my cycle
27. Something you're not wearing? make-up
28. Favourite store? Itsy-bitsy
29. Favourite colour? Pink
30. When was the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Too personal to tell
32. Your best friend? Makes me smile
33. One place I go to over and over? Water cooler at office
34. Facebook? Too old for it
35. Favourite place to eat? Anywhere with my Mum

I would like to pass this award onto Rachana, Anuradha, Divya, Shalini and Spardha

Have a great Week!!

I received this blog award from Meghana. Thank you so much Meghana....
Meghana is one talented gal, do check out her blog for some very interesting and informative posts about Indian culture and much more.I made a card without flowers in it yippee!!!!!!! Some how almost all my cards have floral patterns, so this is a welcome change!! And I used brads at the fours corners of the background for the first time too. The faux stitching at the edges has been done using 3-D makers.Thanks for visiting!!

I can’t believe this, I am feeling on top of this world, I got not one but 2 blog awards this week!!This beautiful blogger award is from Michelle. Michelle is a member of the Card Patterns Design team, I have been following her blog since I started blogging and am a huge fan of her work.......Thanks so much Michelle!!
I would like to pass this award to:
Meghana
Tami
Jessica
Divya
This Kreativ Blogger award is from Jessica. Jessica is an uber talented gal, and her little girls are just adorable..........Thanks a ton Jessica!!
Here are the instructions in order to accept this award:
1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
3. Link the person who nominated you for this award.
4. Name seven things about yourself that people might find interesting.
5. Nominate seven Kreativ Bloggers.
6. Post links to the seven blogs you nominate.
7. Leave comments on all seven blogs letting them know you nominated them.

Well the 7 things about me are......
1. I am an electronics engineer by profession.
2. I am obsessed about crafting, and love to spend every spare second on it.
3. If I am at home and not crafting (which is very rare), I love to read, my current favorite author is Roald Dahl.
4. I love to shop, clothes and craft supplies being my favorite
5. I dream about opening my own craft store some day
6. I want to visit at least one new place each year
7. I am obsessed about my weight!

I would like to pass this award to
1. Yvonne
2. Spardha
3. Madhavi
4. Inna
5. Monika
6. Archana
7. Smita

Do check out these awesome blogs.....Thanks again Michelle and Jessica.....