Crafty Gals Corner #279 ~ Anything Goes w/twist - Summer Vibes

    Hello crafting friends and welcome to our monthly challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! I hope you're all enjoying the end of your Summer!

  The theme for our challenge this month is

~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Summer Vibes ~

It was my daughter's birthday last week and since she loves everything to do with the sea, I created this easel card for her.

When closed for mailing, this card measures 5.5" x 5.5".  There is a little bulk to it with the sea shells but since I hand delivered it, it was not a problem.  If I had planned on mailing it, I would have used sea shell dies instead of using the real small shells.

These are the crafty supplies I used to make this card:

Marianne Design - Sea Shells Stitching Border

DMC Embroidery Floss - various colours used (3 strands)

Cottage Cutz - Sand Dollar

Memory Box - Seahorses

Sue Wilson - Aquatic Plants

Joy! Crafts - Bille's Coral

Cardz TV - Mini Messages

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  We would love to see you play along with us.   You have until noon, CST, on 8 September 2026, to link your project to

our challenge.

Hugs,

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ P, Q 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 ...

P is for ... Pinecone, Presents, Peppermint

Q is for ... Quilt (sorry, I could not find anymore for Q but look below at my second card😀)

Card no. 1 - P is for Penguins

I love the idea of these cuties having a snowball fight. What a fun way to spend time at Christmas!

I used the following to create this scene:

Festive Friends Delightful Die Cuts Pad - Hunkydory - penguins, igloo, snowballs

Winter Wonderland Paper Pad - The Paper Studio - snowflake background

Silhouette - snowy tree, snow banks

I created the Merry Christmas greeting die cut using the Silhouette.

Snowflakes are from the same die cuts pad as the rest of the images.

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Card no. 2 - Q is a for Quaint Village

It's hard to find a Christmas word beginning with the letter "Q", so this might be a bit of a stretch, but what do you all think?  It works, right?  It reminds me of all those quaint little villages you see on Christmas movies. The various layers of this card base were pulled from various designs from different Silhouette files.

The village is from Hearty Crafts 3D Toppers - Winter Villages collection.

The trees were cut using a die from Cottage Cutz called Fir Trees.

On this card, I used the 2mm foam squares, from Hunkydory, to adhered each layer to each other.  It looks beautiful, but it does add quite a bit of bulk to the card. I will either hand deliver it or mail it locally.

The Merry Christmas greeting was cut using the Silhouette. The tree was cut with the same die I used to cut the trees for the front of the card.  I used a white Gelly Roll pen to add the "snow".

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,

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 #272 ~ 'Tis the Season

  Hello crafting friends and welcome to this month's challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

  The theme for our challenge this month is

~ 'Tis the Season ~

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Prize ~ 2 Digital Images

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Fred, She Said Digital Designs

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate

Fred She Said Designs offers a wide variety of digital products with a floral flair and cute characters too - Digi's, Pre-colored images, Papers, Sets, Fred's Flower Kits, and even digital cutting files.  Have some fun with Fred!

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Since Christmas is just around the corner, I made a couple of projects for this challenge.  Starting with my first one, I used Snoozing Santa from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and created this card.

I used a Google image for the background and a Silhouette image for the Christmas Tree.  The coat rack was created using the Santa's Coat & Rack die from Cottage Cutz.

On the inside, I created the sentiment using the Merry Christmas w/Shadow die, also from Cottage Cutz.

And for my second project, using the pre-coloured Christmas Poinsettia Lantern digi from Fred She Said, I created these tags.

I used the Silhouette to print and cut the images and to create the extra layer of poinsettias that I pop dotted for a little dimension.

I created the back of the tags on the Silhouette and used it to print and cut them.

That is it for today.  I'd like to remind you that Crafty Gals Corner will be taking our Winter Break during December, so we get to spend more time with our families to celebrate the Holidays.  We will be back in January with fresh inspiration for you.

We would love to see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST, on 11 January 2026, to link your project to our challenge. Remember that although we're on a break, prize winners will still be picked and will be announced in January.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and may the New Year bring you all that makes you smile!!!

Crafty hugs,

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

 Hello crafting friends and welcome to this month's challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner!

   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)

Pattie's Creations

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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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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If you're one of my followers then you guessed it right!  This is definitely going to be a Christmas in July kinda card 😀  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 😀)

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,

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,