31 July 2025

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ O Holy Night

   Hello and welcome to this month's Christmas challenge at
 Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.


Our inspiration song for August's challenge is π… π…‘ O Holy Night 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅑.  This means that you can use any verse, phrase or word in the song to create your Christmas project.  Here are the lyrics of this song for your inspiration

~ O Holy Night ~ 
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour’s birth;
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
'Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn;
Chorus
Fall on your knees, Oh hear the angel voices!
O night divine! O night when Christ was born.
O night, O holy night, O night divine.
Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming;
With glowing hearts by his cradle we stand:
So, led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here come the wise men from Orient land,
The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger,
In all our trials born to be our friend;
Chorus
He knows our need, To our weakness no stranger!
Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King! your King! before him bend!
Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is Love and His gospel is Peace;
Chains shall he break, for the slave is our brother,
And in his name all oppression shall cease,
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful Chorus raise we;
Let all within us praise his Holy name!
Chorus
Christ is the Lord, then ever! ever praise we!
His pow'r and glory, evermore proclaim!
His pow'r and glory, evermore proclaim!

While browsing thru all of my Silhouette files, I found this one that I thought was just perfect for this challenge.


The other great thing about this card, is that I was able to use my larger pieces of scraps.


Here is a view from the top of the card.


And here you can see if from the side.  I love box cards. They always not only stand out, but create a beautiful 3D look.


I created a greeting panel and adhered it to the back of the card. The greeting was cut using the Merry Christmas with Shadow die from Karen Burniston. I love that this card folds flat for mailing and fits into a regular business envelope.  Once flat, there is not a lot of bulk to it, so it's an easy card to put in the mail.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Crafty hugs,



09 July 2025

Crafty Gals Corner #269 ~ Fill in the Blank - ..... July

 Hello crafting friends and welcome to this month's challenge

   Before I continue with my post, I'd like to let you know that Crafty Gals Corner is going to take the month of August as our Summer break.  Although prizes will still be awarded on our September post, in order to give our team time to spend their Summer with their family, there will be no commenting on your entries during our break, but be assured that we will still stop by to take a peek at your fabulous creations.


And now for our post.  The theme for our challenge this month is

~ Fill in the blank -  _____ July ~
(4th, Christmas, vacation, gardening, picnic, etc.)

  Our sponsors for this challenge are: 
(listed in alphabetical order)

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate

A note from Rachelle Anne Miller:
I am an artist & designer living in the beautiful Adelaide Hills in South Australia with my husband and three amazing children! I love to create and am especially drawn to all things cute. I've worked on children's books, greeting cards, craft supplies, children's room dΓ©cor, tech accessories, and more. I love to bring out joy and imagination in my art and create something a little different to inspire and make you smile.

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If you're one of my followers then you guessed it right!  This is definitely going to be a Christmas in July kinda card πŸ˜€  So using  Letter to Santa from RAM Stamps, and a file from Silhouette, I created this Bendi Christmas card.


I worked a little magic on the Silhouette and was able to weld the digi to the card.  Then I printed it again and used copic markers to colour it in, and adhered it to the card.


Here is a close up of this sweet digi.  I personally think it's adorable. 


On the back I created a panel to write my personal message.  I cut out a couple of extra trees and adhered them to this panel to add a little interest.  The Christmas greeting was cut out using a die and shadow from Cottage Cutz.


 When folded flat for mailing, this card measures 7" x 5" and fits perfectly into an A9 envelope.

And that is all for today folks.  Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit.  I would love to you see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST, on 9 September 2025, to link your project to our challenge.

Crafty hugs and best wishes for a fun and safe Summer!
(or Winter depending where in the world you're visiting from πŸ˜€)



04 July 2025

Happy 4th of July Treat Box


to all my American family and friends.

I made 24 of these treat boxes for hubby's work, but forgot to take pics.  Fortunately, hubby took one and this is it friends πŸ˜€


I used a file from Silhouette to make this "fry box" with Uncle Sam on it.

Wishing you all day filled with fun.  Stay safe everyone!

Hugs,



 

02 July 2025

Wedding Anniversary Card

 Hi all! I made this Wedding Anniversary card for my daughter and her hubby to celebrate their 15th Anniversary.


The decoupage image consists of 3 different layers, adhered to each other with 1mm foam squares to add a little bit of dimension but very little bulk.



The greeting was cut out using Cottage Cutz words dies.
The card was made using a Stitch & Do kit that I've had for years.  Unfortunately, I lost the lil piece of paper where I had written the kit number, so can't share it with you.

And that is all for today. I hope you will come back for a visit next time.

Hugs,



30 June 2025

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ Blue Christmas

  Hello and welcome to this month's Christmas challenge at
 Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.


Our inspiration song for July's challenge is π… π…‘ Blue Christmas 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅑.  This means that you can use any verse, phrase or word in the song to create your Christmas project.  Here are the lyrics of this song for your inspiration

~ Blue Christmas ~
 I'll have a blue Christmas without you
I'll be so blue just thinking about you
Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me
And when those blue snowflakes start falling
That's when those blue memories start calling
You'll be doing all right
With your Christmas of white
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas
You'll be doing alright
With your Christmas of white
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas
You'll be doing all right
With your Christmas of white
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas

I've been playing with some of my Dot & Do card kits.  This one is from the Snowmen kit.  I thought all the blues would be perfect for our challenge.


It takes a bit of time to get all the beautiful hobby dots in place, but I find it very relaxing.  The image consists of 4 layers which were fussy cut and adhered to each other using foam squares.


Here is a close up of the hobby dots and the very cute image.


I used the Merry Christmas w/Shadow dies, from Karen Burniston, to create the greeting on the inside of this card.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Crafty hugs,


20 June 2025

A Money Tree Birthday

 Welcome back crafting friends.  Here is a Money Tree card I made for my son's girlfriend's birthday.  She loves gnomes and let's face it, who wouldn't want a little money tree in the backyard? πŸ’°πŸ€‘


This card was made using the Stitch & Do kit number 220.  The gold accents are from a Birthday Sticker Sheet.


I love this little gnome tending his money tree.  I really wish I had one of them too!


I googled, print and cut, using the Silhouette, a few $100 bills.  I cut 15 bills and made 3 piles to have the necessary dimension to hold the easel part of the card.  When closed, this card measures 5.25" x 5.25".

That's all for today folks.  I hope I'll see you again next time.

Hugs,


17 June 2025

It's a WOW Birthday!

 Hello friends.  Every time I make one of these cards, I always think that it will be last one because, as you can imagine, it's a lot of work and very time consuming.  But when the right birthday comes along, I forget about all that and have a lot of fun picturing the recipient's face when she/he opens their birthday card.  Such was it with this card ...







I used a file from Silhouette to make all required amount of sections to include the 75 candles.  I used another Silhouette file to make the daisies to decorate it.  The Happy Birthday greeting and the numbers are included in the card base file.  The ladybugs are little self adhesive 3D stickers from Hobby Lobby.

I think my friend liked it very much so it was worth the work and time I put into it :-)

So glad you came for a visit today.  I hope to see you again soon.

Hugs,



16 June 2025

A Halloween Cocktail

Hello crafting friends.  I have a Halloween card to share with you today.


I used the Olive Martini and the Boos! Cocktails die sets from Spellbinders to create this card.


The spiderweb patterned paper is from Authentique.


On the inside I used the Spooky Happy Halloween w/Shadow die set from Kat Scrappiness.  This square card measures 5.5" x 5.5".  All bits and pieces of cardstock used for the die cuts are from my scraps drawers.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed your visit.

I'm playing along at:

Crafty hugs,


 

13 June 2025

Mother's Day Card

 Hello everyone.  Today I'd like to share the Mother's Day I made for my mom.
As I mentioned before, I haven't been feeling that great, and the mojo is slightly lacking.  So in times like this, I turn to the enormous pile of card kits that I have accumulated through the years.  I'd have to say that my favourite company for card kits is Hunkydory. I just love their gold or silver accents, their gorgeous images, the beautiful print quality of their images, and luxurious cardstock.  This card was made using the Hunkydory Concept 118 Card kit.  This card is called Garden Rose. 






The other awesome thing is that this kit comes with envelopes.  It's a bit difficult to measure the card with all it's elements sticking out in different directions, but when folded for mailing this card fits into a 7.25" by 5.25" envelope.  

My mom is currently staying with us, on holiday, so it was hand delivered.  She loves watching the blue jays in our garden.  They have breakfast and dinner at our bird feeders, bathe in our bird bath and believe it or not, spend the days chasing away the squirrels from the bird feeders. So you see, when I saw this card with two blue jays, I knew she was going to like it πŸ˜€

That's all for today.  I'll be back tomorrow to share another card with you.
Until then, enjoy the rest of your Friday and stay safe.

Hugs,



11 June 2025

Crafty Gals Corner #268 ~ Fill in the Blank - Dad's .....

  Hello crafting friends and welcome to this month's challenge


The theme for our challenge this month is

~ Fill in the blank - Dad's _____ ~
(day, cars, clothes, hobbies, sports, tools, birthday,  etc.)

  Our sponsors for this challenge are: 
(listed in alphabetical order)


Prize ~ 2 Digital Images

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Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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With hubby's birthday coming up in June, I used the pre-coloured Hole in One Hal Hole in One Hal Backing Paper from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and made this fancy fold card for him.


I cut and used the background in three separate sections.  I used the golf course background for the center piece of this center fold card.  Then I used the golf balls to make the two side pieces.  


I print and cut Hal 5 times and adhered each layer to each other to create a little dimension. 


I adhered a golf cart to the right side of the card and ...


and golf ball on a tee to the left.  I also cut a piece of grass to go right across the front of the card.


Remember I mentioned above that I had cut the background into 3 pieces?  Well here is the 3rd piece.  I love these digis! All elements go well with each other and makes it very easy to put it all together.  
When folded for mailing this card measures 7" x 5" and fits perfectly into an A7 envelope.

And that is all for today folks.  Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit.  I would love to you see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST, on 8 July 2025, to link your project to our challenge.

I'm playing along at:

613 Avenue Create (for the guys)

Crafty hugs,