Crafty Gals Corner #265 ~ Fill in the Blank ~ Fairy Tale_____

    Hello crafting friends and welcome to this month's challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

The theme for our challenge this month is

~ Fill in the blank - Fairy Tale _____ ~

(fairy, princess, mermaid, leprechaun, etc.)

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

     

Colour of Love

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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Sheepski Designs

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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Using the Luck o' the Irish Enchantress digi from Colour of Love, and a card base from Silhouette, I created this Shamrock Easel card.

All papers and card stocks are from my scraps drawer. I used copic markers to colour the image.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I would love to you see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST, on 8 April 2025, to link your project to our challenge.

Crafty hugs,

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ Away in a Manger

 Hello and welcome to this month's Christmas challenge at

 Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Our inspiration song for March's challenge is 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯 Away in a Manger 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯.  That 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 to inspire you ...

~ Away in a Manger ~

Away in a manger

No crib for a bed

The little Lord Jesus

Lay down His sweet head

The stars in the sky

Look down where He lay

The little Lord Jesus

Asleep on the hay

The cattle are lowing

The poor baby wakes

But little Lord Jesus

No crying He makes

I love Thee, Lord Jesus

Look down from the sky

And stay by my side

'Til morning is nigh

Be near me, Lord Jesus

I ask Thee to stay

Close by me forever

And love me I pray

Bless all the dear children

In Thy tender care

And take us to heaven

To live with Thee there

Take us to heaven

To live with Thee there.

 Santa gave me these dies for Christmas and I hadn't had a chance to use them, so when I saw this challenge, I knew exactly what I was going to do 😀

List of goodies used to make this card:

Spellbinders (Simon Hurley) - Simon's Snow Globe die set

Spellbinders (Simon Hurley) - Nativity Scene die set

Cardz TV - Glad Tidings stamp set

Hot Off the Press Papers - Christmas Aglow 6" x 6" pad

Other card stocks - from scraps drawers

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,

Crafty Gals Corner #264 ~ Fill in the Blank ~ Pink ______

     Hello crafting friends and welcome this month's challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

Our challenge for this month is

~ Fill in the blank - Pink_____ ~

(hearts, candy, bows, flowers, etc.)

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

LeAnn's World 101

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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Pattie's Creations

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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I went with Pink Hearts theme and using the sweet  Hearts & Flowers digi from Pattie's Creations, I created this card.

The card base is a Silhouette file. Cardstocks are from The Paper Studio.

The greeting on the inside of the card is from the Love Ya stamp set from Cardz TV.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I would love to you see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST, on 11 March 2025, to link your project to our challenge.

Crafty hugs,

Valentine Treat Boxes

 Hello everyone.  Today I'm sharing the Valentine treat boxes I made for hubby to take to work.  They were pretty simple to make but did take a bit of time.  I made 30 of them 😀

I used a file from Silhouette to make these boxes.

The cardstocks are all from The Paper Studio.  The fake strawberries are from Amazon.  The Silhouette file does come with a lil strawberry, but I was running out of time, so bought these instead. 😀  

I placed a little bit of red and white crinkle paper at the bottom of each box.  I sized them to be large enough to hold 10 pieces of Valentine candy.

That's all for today folks.  I have a few more Valentine projects that I will be sharing with you in the next few days, so I hope you will come back and visit.

Hugs,

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ Jingle Bells

Hello and welcome to this month's Christmas challenge at

 Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Our inspiration song for February's challenge is 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯 Jingle Bells 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯.  That 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 to inspire you ...

~ Jingle Bells ~

 Dashing through the snow

In a one-horse open sleigh

O'er the fields we go

Laughing all the way

Bells on bobtails ring

Making spirits bright

What fun it is to ride and sing

A sleighing song tonight

[Chorus]

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh, hey

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh

A day or two ago

I thought I'd take a ride

And soon, Miss Fanny Bright

Was seated by my side

The horse was lean and lank

Misfortune seemed his lot

He got into a drifted bank

And then we got upsot.

I went with the Jingle Bells for my card.

Materials used to make this card:

Hunkydory Foiled Pattern Stepper Cards - Card base

Cottage Cutz - Christmas Bells

Cardz TV Stamps - Naughty or Nice - Greeting

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,

Crafty Gals Corner #263 - Fill in the Blank - Snow_____

     Hello crafting friends and welcome to our January challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

Our challenge for this month is ~ Fill in the Blank - Snow_____ ~

(man, flake, globe, buddy, etc.)

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order) 

Last Minute Manda

Prize ~ 3 Sets of Digis

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Ram Stamps

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 décor, 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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I made two cards for this challenge, one from each of our wonderful sponsors.  So let's start with Last Minute Manda. 

I used the very sweet pre-coloured digi set called Snow Bears Christmas, and created four cards.  Each card uses one of the 4 digis that come in this set. Here is a close up of the 4 images ...

   

     

  I used "Snow Buddies" for my challenge theme.  Using the Silhouette, I print and cut the images twice, then used foam square to adhere the two layers together to add a little dimension to the card.

On the inside I used a leftover strip of  the patterned paper to add a little interest, and stamped my greeting.

  I also used the following materials to create these cards:

Recollections - 5.5" Square card base

Silhouette to print and cut.

Marianne Design - Snowflake Square

Spellbinders - Make it Merry Sentiments

DP - The Paper Studio - Foiled Snowflakes

For my second card, I used the adorable Woodland Snowman scene from RAM Stamps, and as you can see I also went with "Snow Buddies" as the theme for this card.

A close up of this sweet and adorable Winter scene.  

In addition to this lovely digi, I used the following products to create my card:

Silhouette - card base

Studio Light - Trees

Marianne Design - Slimline Icicles

Cottage Cutz - Merry Christmas w/Shadow

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I would love to you see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST, on 11 February 2025, to link your project to our challenge.

Crafty hugs,

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ The Christmas Song

   Hello and welcome to this month's Christmas challenge at

 Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.   Deanne, our team leader, has come up with awesome challenges for 2025.  It's all going to be about Christmas Songs and Christmas Carols.  

To kick off the year, our inspiration song for January's challenge is The Christmas Song.  That 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 to inspire you ...

~ The Christmas Song ~

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Yule-tide carols being sung by a choir

Folks dressed up like Eskimos

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe

Helps to make the season bright

Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow

Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa's on his way

He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh

And every mother's child is gonna spy

To see if reindeer really know how to fly

And so I'm offering this simple phrase

To kids from one to ninety-two

Although it's been said many times, many ways

Merry Christmas to you

And so I'm offering this simple phrase

To kids from one to ninety-two

Although it's been said many times, many ways

Merry Christmas, have a Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you

For my card, I chose 🎵 Chestnuts roasting on an open fire ... 🎵 

These are the dies I used to create my card:

Marianne Design - Acorns & Chestnuts

Marianne Design - Stargate

Spellbinders - Christmas Cocktails

Image is from Google

Greeting is from the Noel Christmas Ornaments stamp set from JustRite Stamps.

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.

Happy New Year! May 2025 bring you all that makes smile!

The Paper Shelter ~ Christmas Break 2024

    Hello friends! Welcome to our 2024 Christmas Break Challenge at

The Paper Shelter. 

Although this is our last challenge for the year, we do have lots of inspiration for you as both Team A and Team B are participating in this challenge.

   Our theme for this challenge is

~ Anything Goes ~

For this card, I used the Dear Santa digi set from The Paper Shelter. 

I have a few layers of this digi on this card.  First I print and cut two layers of the entire image and adhered them together with foam squares.  Then I printed just the Santa and adhered that to the other layers, also using foam squares. 

I used the Santa's Coat Rack die set and the Santa's Chair & Boots die set, both from Cottage Cutz, to create the coat rack with Santa's neatly pressed jacket and his shinny boots.

Here is a close up of Santa reading all his letters.  Love the little kitten keeping him company 😀

I used the background paper that comes in this digi set for my backgrounds, both on the front of the card and on the inside.  The greeting was cut in red and white cardstock using the Merry Christmas w/Shadow die set, also from Cottage Cutz.  The Santa hat was cut from the same Santa's Coat Rack die set that was used above.  Forgot to mention that I created the card base on the Silhouette, by welding two nested shapes together. I made this card to measure 5.5" square so it doesn't require extra postage.  

Our Christmas Break Challenge runs for 4 weeks, and although we are taking a break, there is still a chance to win a prize. Check out the details below ...

 

Team A will be kicking off the New Year on the 15th of January 2025, with a "Winter Blues" challenge.  Unfortunately, I will no longer be a part of the DT.  I have family coming and going till the 16 August, so I thought I would take a break from DT commitments to focus my time on my family.  I'm really going to miss this fabulous DT but I'm also very excited about having family over.

So dear friends, take care, stay safe and have a very Merry Christmas! 🎄

Crafty hugs,