Diwali Blog Hop - 2019

Namaste and welcome to our little hop.

Few of us cardmakers along with some lovely companies have got together to make this festival season, brighter and happier. Not just for us crafters but also for the people who are responsible for making this day possible. Our dear soldiers. From the snow capped glaciers to the deep forest in the east, to the sand dunes of west to the deep waters of the Indian Ocean, our soldiers are on duty 24 x 7.

A little about Diwali

On the day of Diwali, it is a custom to worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha (the Elephant head God) . The Goddess Lakshmi, is the Goddess of wealth, fortune, luxury and prosperity (both material and spiritual) while Lord Ganesha is revered as the remover of obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences and the ‘Deva’ of intellect and wisdom. People worship these two deities together to welcome wealth along with intelligence. Since no celebration is deemed complete without invoking Lord Ganesha, Diwali is no exception either. Ganesha is considered as the remover of all obstacles. Hence, He is worshipped first to get rid of all the obstacles that hinder our growth. Along with that, worshipping the forms of Goddess Mahalakshmi is the most crucial part of Diwali. It is said that on the night of Diwali, Goddess Lakshmi visits each house and blesses everyone with great wealth. I have a video tutorial focusing on Goddess Lakshmi cards here, if you'd like to see.

So I planned to make a card with Lord Ganesh for this hop, with our sponsor CrafTangles products. I have a video tutorial for this card and I have linked all the supplies in the description box below.

I hope you would enjoy watching it and consider subscribing, if you haven't yet.

Card Drive

As we are neck-deep in our celebrations, surrounded by our families, it would really be ungrateful if we miss to remember all those Real-life heroes who make it possible for us to enjoy all this securely and fearlessly, in our homes. As a token of our gratitude and to acknowledge their   sacrifice for us, we sent out handmade cards to a few Army units all over our country, as a part of this hop. A small effort from our side to convey that they are in our thoughts and prayers. 

As some of you know that I was a soldier, hence it was easy for me to make the thought a reality. The most secular organization of India is the Armed Forces and has deep respect to each other's religion. Diwali is one of the festival, which brings all religions together, it is not just a Hindu festival, it is Festival of Indians. Every Sikh, Muslim, Christian, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist and Hindu lights lamps on Diwali, for peace, prosperity and happiness. 

This festive season, let us thank them.t because they are guarding our borders, we are sleeping peacefully. We feel secure because our brothers and sisters are working tirelessly, so that no untoward incident happens in our country. God bless them all.

Bloghop order  

Anila Dk 

Deepti Aggarwal 

Ishani --- (you are here)

Mugdha Gujarathi 

SD Pooja 

Radhika 

Rahmat 

Raga Senthil 

Rules 

To be eligible for prizes you have to comment on all the blogs in this hop. Following our blogs and sharing about it is optional.

Winners will be drawn randomly from the comments left on all the blogs and will be announced on 5 Nov 2019, om all the blogs.We have prizes for international commenters too :)

We have have 13 Awesome sponsors take a look at them
Uniko Stamps – 1 Stamp set of choice from available stock
STAMPlorations - $15 Gift Code to store
Crafty Scrappers –  Digital Images
Dress My Craft–  Goodie bag worth Rs.1000
Crafter’s Emporio – Goodie bag worth  Rs.500
Craftangles - Goodie bag worth Rs.1000
Crazy Craft Store – Goodie bag
Creative minds – Felt flowers worth Rs.500
Dadarkar Arts – Goodie bag worth Rs.1000
Papericious -Rs.1000 Goodie bag
Rainbow Craftykari – Gift Voucher  worth Rs.500
Tubby Crafts – Goodie bag worth Rs .1000
Handcrafted Expressions(Kriti Mishra )– Goodie bag worth Rs.500

I hope you liked my card and are enjoying the hop. 

Your next stop on the hop is  Mugdha at Craftomania.

Thank you for stopping by and wish you and your family a very Happy Diwali.