Crafty Gals Corner #276 ~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Spring

    Hello crafting friends and welcome to our monthly challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! I hope you all had a very Blessed and Happy Easter!

  The theme for our challenge this month is

~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Spring ~

This Center Panel Pop up card was cut using a file from Silhouette.

Both the card base cardstock and the pattern paper are from The Paper Studio.

The sweet little watercolor chick is from a Easter Eggs Topper cutting sheet by Marianne Designs.  The Easter greeting is from a file from Silhouette, resized to fit my card.

I needed a little something extra for the sides as they looked too plain, so I cut out these little flowers using the Elegant Arrangements die set from Sue Wilson Designs.

I added a white panel to the inside so I can write my personal message.

The butterflies were cut using a Martha Stewart punch.

As you can see, this type of card folds flat for mailing and has very little bulk.  I resized this card to be 6.5" x 5" so that it fits perfectly in an A9 envelope.

We would love to see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST,

on 12 May 2026, to link your project to our challenge.

Hugs,

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ G, H is for ...

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

Our challenge this month is G, H is for ...

G is for ... Gifts, Gingerbread, Grinch

H is for ... Holly, Hot Chocolate, HoHoHo

I made two cards for this challenge.

My first card ... G is for Gnomes with Gifts 

I made these cards from a card kit that I got from Holland.  My SIL has a hobby shop very close to where she lives in Holland.  Whenever I see a set of these card kits that I like, I ask her to get it for me and then she brings them with her when she comes visit for Christmas.

I managed to find a piece of cardstock in my stash that matched the blue/grey colour (Bazzill - Rain) and using my Silhouette made the mats for the insides.  Then I used the Holiday Greetings Tree die from Cottage Cutz to add the sentiment.  I used a Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper and rounded the top corners of each card.

And for my second card ... H is for Holly.

These cards are also from a card kit that I got from the hobby shop in Holland. When I saw the beautiful birds with all the Holly branches and the Holly die cuts, I knew they would be perfect for this challenge.

I created my own personal little mat for the inside of each card.  I cut a piece of white cardstock and stamped my sentiment using one of the stamps that comes in the Christmas Greetings stamp set from Great Impressions stamps.  I added a dollar bin holly stamp and coloured it in using Copic markers.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and to 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.

Hugs,

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #275 ~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Make it Green!

   Hello crafting friends and welcome to our monthly challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

  The theme for our challenge this month is

~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Make it Green ~

Using a couple of files from the Silhouette store and an image from Creative Fabrica, I created this shamrock shaped card.  

The pattern paper is from The Paper Studio called Texture - Green.

The cute lil gnome (love his smile - makes me smile 😀) is from the 'Gnomes with Beer' digi set that I got from Creative Fabrica.  I was a little hesitant at first to subscribe to Creative Fabrica, but I love, love the Dreaming Tree SVG files and since they joined with Creative Fabrica, it is the only way to get them.  However, after browsing through all the contents from so many different wonderful designers, I'm glad that I caved in.  It really is one of those "so many pretty projects, so little time" kinda things 😀

I created a white shadow for the lil guy to make him pop from the green background.  He's printed on photo paper - makes the image sharp and the colours more vivid.

As you can see, I kept the inside pretty simple.  Just a mat for me to write my personal message, and a little greeting banner!

That's all for today.  We would love to see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST, on 7 April 2026, to link your project to our challenge.

Before I leave, I would like to share an Irish Blessing with you.

May your troubles be less,

And your blessings be more,

And nothing but happiness

Come through your door!

Wishing you all a very Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Dragon Birthday Card

Hello everyone.  My youngest turns 30 tomorrow!  I'm not going to get all mushy, I'm just shocked at how fast time flies!

He loves playing Dungeons & Dragons with his buddies and is normally in the position of Dungeon Master.  To be honest he talked me into learning how to play and I did for a while but I quickly found out that I'm not a very good strategist nor do I have a lot of luck rolling the dice :-) 

So for his birthday, I made this card - a dragon with a D30 in honour of his 30th birthday 😀 

This dragon box card was cut using a file from Silhouette.  I used cardstocks from Bazzill and from The Paper Studio.  Cutting it out was not the problem, gluing all the layers together, that took some finagling as some of the pieces are pretty dainty.  Since I didn't have a darker shade of blue for the back wing, I cut it out using the same blue and then went over it with a copic marker to make it darker.

I cut out the greeting in the same colours as the flames.  I used the Happy Birthday w/Shadow die set from Kat Scrappiness. When adhering it to the back panel, I realized that I do not have a lot of space to write my personal message, but then again, I'm not going to get mushy, remember????!!!!

I resized this card to be almost 7" wide when folded flat and 5" tall.  I fits into an A9 envelope perfectly.

Our month of March is always a busy one with multiple family birthdays and a  wedding anniversary, so I'll be back soon to share a few more cards with you.

Hubby's Birthday Card

Hello everyone.  To kick off the month of March and St. Patrick's Day celebrations, I though this would be the perfect card to share with you today. This was the birthday card I made for hubby last year.

This pop up card is a file from Lori Whitlock.  I used the Silhouette to cut all the bits and pieces to put this card together.  I used Puffy Dimensional Fabric Paint to add the "foam" effect to the mug.  Hubby is a beer drinker and that's about all he drinks. His favourite beer is Heineken, and considering he's Dutch, that's not so surprising! 😀 I tried to make the bottles look somewhat like the real deal.

The Pints and Beer Backing Papers are digi files from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps, and were printed on photo paper.

As you can see this 5" x 7" pop up card folds flat for mailing and fits perfectly in an A9 envelope.

That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come visit again soon!

In the meantime, here is one of my favourite Irish blessings for you ...

May good luck be with you

where ever you go, 

and your blessings out number

the shamrocks that grow.

🍀

May your days be many

and your troubles be few,

May all God's blessings

descend upon you.

🍀

May peace be within you

may your heart be strong,

May you find what you're seeking

where ever you roam.

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ E, F is for ...

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

Our challenge this month is E, F is for ...

E is for ... Elf, Evergreen, Eggnog

F is for ... Frosty, Fruitcake, Fleece

Continuing with my personal challenge, I made two cards. One with E and one with F.

So for my first card ... E is for Elf.

I used the Hero Arts Peeking Elf die to make this very cute Elf.  Although the outcome is super cute, this is one of those dies that you have to run thru your machine several times, using different colour cardstock each time in order to get the look and colours you want.  And then each time you have to cut apart the section you want in that particular colour only to piece it back together again with the other sections.  I must admit that I find it quite annoying, thus the reason I don't have a lot of these dies 😀 I like the dies with lots of pieces, so I can put a suitable size piece of cardstock over each piece and then cut them all at the same time with one or two passes thru my Gemini.  But that's just me! How do you all feel about it?  Maybe leave me your opinion in a comment?

The background pattern paper is from Hunkydory called Christmas Cuties & Colourful Stripes Duo Design Paper Pad.  Love this paper pad, it has the cutest papers with beautiful imagery and colours.

For the inside sentiment, I used a stamp from Great Impression Stamps called Christmas Greetings.  This card measures 5.5"x 5.5".

And for my second card ... F is for a Fireside Christmas.

Doesn't it look so warm and cozy? I'm pretty sure all I would need would be some hot chocolate and a nice Christmas movie on the TV 😀

To create this Easel Card, I used the Layout Square die from Marianne Design, and one of the images from the Fireside Christmas set that I got from Creative Fabrica. 

Card measures 5.5" x 5.5" when closed.  It  fits in a regular 5.75" square envelope so mailing is not a problem.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and to 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.

Hugs,

Gnome Valentine

 Hello friends.  I have the last of the Valentine 2026 cards to share with you today. 

I'm sure you've noticed that most of them have been very simple to put together.  I've used mostly Silhouette files and a few printed images.  This is because I'm still not feeling like my normal self and my crafty oomf is still a bit lagging.  

With this card, however, I followed the instructions from a tutorial by Sam Calcott.  You can follow her tutorial for this Bridge Fold card HERE.

I love the way it came out.  Since my image is pretty sturdy, I did not use any acetate.  The hearts patterned paper is from The Paper Studio.

The sweet little gnome is from a clipart set called Valentine Gnomes with Flowers.  I got it from Creative Fabrica.  I printed it on photo paper and then used the Silhouette to cut it.  The scalloped mat is also from a Silhouette file.

As you can see, this card folds flat for mailing.  Since I was going to hand deliver this card, I made it a 6" x 6" square card.

Well, friends, thanks so much for stopping by.  I'm now going to start working on my Easter cards.  Yes, I know it's still 5 weeks away, but I also have some birthday cards that I have to make in between 😀  I'll be back soon to share some other cards that I made last year but never got a chance to share them with you.

Till then stay healthy and safe!

Valentine Card for Mom

Hello and welcome back. I made this card to send to my mom.  

I used a Silhouette file to cut the base of the card and then added a cute image from the Whimsical Valentine Animals Digi set that I purchased at Creative Fabrica.  I printed the image onto photo paper and used the Silhouette to cut it.  Isn't this bunny adorable? And what a delicious bunch of strawberries! 

The inside is a sentiment from a Silhouette file.  I used the print feature to print it on the inside of my card.  It fit perfectly with the cut out front of the card.

This is a 5" x 7" card with several layers but very little bulk, just perfect to mail overseas 😀  With the various postal strikes overseas, my mom didn't get it in time for Valentine's day, but she has received it now and loves it very much.

That's it for today folks.  One more Valentine project to share with you, so I'll see you tomorrow.

Hugs,