Crafty Gals Corner #281 ~ Anything Goes w/twist - Trick or Treat

      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 - Trick or Treat ~

With only a couple of weeks left to Halloween, I'm catching up on some cards. This is the card I made for hubby.

I used a file from Silhouette to cut all the elements on this card.  Then I followed Gina's instructional video to put it together. It is a 5" x 7" card and about 1/4" thick when folded for mailing.  All the cardstock I used is from The Paper Studio. The greeting was Silhouette generated, printed onto the grey cardstock and cut using the print and cut feature.  It was a little time consuming, but think it was very worth it!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  We would love to see you play along with us.   You have until noon, CST, on 10 November 2026, to link your project to

our challenge.

Happy Halloween!

Crafty Gals Corner #280 ~ Anything Goes w/twist - Fall Foliage

     Hello crafting friends and welcome to our monthly challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

 

  In just a couple of weeks or so, Fall officially begins, so with that in mind, here is the theme for our challenge this month.

~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Fall Foliage ~

Sometimes, I gather bits and pieces that are laying around on my desk and put them together to make a card.  This is such a card.  The problem with this is that I have no clue where the stitching pattern came from.  I also don't remember from which cutting sheet, this fox layered image came from.  So I apologise in advance, but I don't have too many details to give you on this card.

On the inside, I stamped the greeting using the Thankful for You stamp set from Cardz TV.  I added a couple of little Fall leaves to both sides of the sentiment for a little interest.  I punched these out using a punch from Recollections.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  We would love to see you play along with us.   You have until noon, CST, on 13 October 2026, to link your project to

our challenge.

Hugs,

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,

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #278 ~ Anything Goes w/twist - Sweets for Dad

     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 - Sweets for Dad ~

I used a file from Silhouette to create this "Box of Chocolate Covered Strawberries".

Hubby loves them, so I thought it would make the perfect Father's Day card.

I added a panel at the back to add my greeting which was print and cut using the Silhouette.  

This is a 7" x 5" card when folded flat for mailing and fits perfectly into an A9 envelope.

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

on 11 August 2026, to link your project to our challenge. Crafty Gals Corner will be taking our Summer Break during the month of July, so our Top 3 winners will be announced when we come back.

I wish you all a very happy, healthy and safe Summer.

Hugs,

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #277 ~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Flowers for Mom

    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 - Flowers for Mom ~

Using a file from Silhouette, I made this box card, filled with loads of flowers, to send to my mom on her 91 st birthday

Most of the cardstock is from my scraps drawers. These little flowers are a great way to use them up :-)

I made an extra panel on the back to write my message.

I resized this card to fit perfectly into an A9 envelope.

That's all for today.  We would love to see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST, on 9 June 2026, to link your project to our challenge.

Hugs,

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,

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!

Crafting Gals Corner Challenge #274 ~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Hearts

    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 - Hearts ~

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

The Silhouette did all the work for me, so it was very simple to put together 😀

I printed the cute lil cat onto photo paper, merged onto the heart doily and used the print and cut feature.  The image looks very sharp and the whole doily has a slight shine from the photo paper.

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

on 10 March 2026, to link your project to our challenge.

Wishing you all a very Happy Valentine's Day!

Crafty hugs,

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge 273 ~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Snowman

   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 - Snowman ~

I made 38 of these Snowman treat boxes for hubby's work and for our family.

They were cut using a file from the Silhouette store, called 3D Decorative Snowman Box.

I was able to insert 9 pieces of different Christmas candy into each one.

The opening on the top was a little too large, but I made sure to put one of the truffle chocolates on the top, so the other candy didn't fall out.

Although simple enough to put together, gluing all the layers and making each snowman was a little time consuming, but I thought the result was worth while.

We would love to see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST, on 10 of February 2026, to link your project to our challenge.

Wishing you all a very happy and crafty year ahead.

Crafty hugs,