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,

Thinking of You

Hello crafting friends.  Today I'm sharing a Thinking of You card on the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog.  I'm going to send it to a very dear friend who is going through the necessary medical tests to undergo a stem cell transplant.

It was easy and fun to create this very serene scene. I used various dies from a few different companies. I have listed them all below, with links to the Dies R Us store, for your convenience.

I love the Water Lily pop up on the inside on this peaceful pond.
Other than plain die cutting, the only thing that took a little bit of time was making the frame so it could be a different colour. However, if you have an electronic cutting machine it's really easy to do.  If you don't have an electronic cutting machine, you can always trace it and cut it by hand.

So to use the Silhouette I first traced my die onto a piece of white card stock.  Next I scanned it and saved it as a jpeg pic.  Then I uploaded it to the silhouette and cut.  Easy peasy and now I have a saved file that I can use in future.

It's important to make a small mark on your die and card stock cut piece so you know which side is up.  There is always a small difference in the width and length of the die.  By knowing which side is up, you'll be able to set in place correctly.

I cut out all my bits and pieces and coloured them using copic markers and a variety of Memento inks to create the scene I wanted.

Lastly, it was time to finish off the inside.  I began by cutting and adhering the Water Lily and went from there.  This card took a little longer to put together than my usual, but it was fun and relaxing putting the image in my head onto the card. 😀

As promised, here is the list of the materials I used:

Oriental Frame - Amy Design

Bridge and Lotus - Elizabeth Crafts

Pop up Water Lily - Joy Crafts

Tiny's Small Water Lily - Marianne Designs

Tiny's Large Water Lily - Marianne Designs

Tiny's Frogs and Dragonfly - Marianne Designs

Memento Inks - Black Tuxedo

Memento Inks - Summer Sky

Memento Inks - Teal Zeal

Memento Inks - Rose Bud

Memento Inks - Bamboo Leaves

Memento Inks - Toffee Crunch

Foam Squares

FineLine Bottle Applicator

As you can see from the above list, I used a few dies from Marianne Designs and one from Joy Crafts.  Dies R Us often have special order sales and it's during these sales that you'll be able to purchase overseas dies at a very reasonable price.  The best way to know about these special order sales is to subscribe to the store's newsletter.  You'll find the sign up form on the home page of the store.  All you have to do is enter your email address and you're all set to receiving all the specials that the store runs frequently on overseas dies and local ones too.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope that I inspired you to use your dies, create a project, and come play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog for your chance to win a gift voucher to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of every month.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest too.

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Christmas hugs,

Frozen Card

Good morning all.  Yes, I know that we are in the mid 90's here in Pearland, Texas, but the card I'm sharing with you today is all about Disney's Frozen :-)  My little granddaughter turned two a couple of weeks ago and her favourite Disney character at the moment is Elsa ... or maybe it's Anna ... but she also loves Olaf! So I took all those characters, added Kristoff and Sven, and made this bendi card for her birthday.

This is what it looks like standing up.

I think it came out very cute and Emma loved it!

When you open out the first fold, you see Olaf doing his happy dance :-)

I flipped and cut another Kristoff and Sven to put on the inside. You can imagine what fun it was to line up those flimsy antlers together :-)

And here is a close up of the background of the card which is also a printed image from Cricut Design Space. I just adjusted a few measurements and it fit my card perfectly.  This is a 7" x 5.25" and fits in a regular A7 envelope for mailing.

Here are the materials I used to make this card:

Bendi Card Fold ~ Silhouette Store

Elsa & Anna, Kristoff & Sven, Olaf and Background ~ Cricut Design Space

Snowflakes ~ Joy Crafts dies and Martha Stewart punches

Trees ~ Marianne Designs dies - Tiny's Pine Trees

I love anything Disney so you can imagine that although it took me a while to put this card together, I had a lot of fun doing it.

I will be back tomorrow with another couple of goodies I made for her birthday party.

Till then,

Crafty Hugs

Use Hearts Challenge at Crafty Gals Corner

Hello all.  With Valentine's Day just around the corner, you will love our challenge this week.

Challenge #58 ~ Sweet Hearts.

Use hearts in your project to play along with us.

Our wonderful sponsor this week is MoonFlower Digistamps

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate

So much for Valentine's Day being around the corner hehehe, I decided to work with this gorgeous Snowflake Fairy from  Moonflower Digistamps and made a Christmas card with it :-)  But that is the beauty of these challenges, as long as you follow the simple rules, your creativity has no limits!  Do you see that one of the snowflakes in the snowflake border is made up of hearts? I used that part of the border and cut an additional snowflake to put on the inside of the card.

Recipe:

Snowflake Fairy Image - Moonflower Digis

DP - Reminisce

Dies - Joy Crafts, Cottage Cutz, Spellbinders

Copic markers were used to colour image on Copic X-press It paper

Thank you for your visit today. You have till noon, CST, on Tuesday, 16 February 2016, to link your project to our challenge # 58, "Sweethearts!" at Crafty Gals Corner.  

Please take a few moments and visit our blog for some awesome inspiration from my DT sisters.  While you there, please read through the rules for this challenge. Also, don't forget to visit our wonderful sponsor this week. to see the great variety of  digital images available to help you with your projects.

Till next time,

Happy Crafting!

Anything Goes at Crafty Gals Corner ~ Challenge #49

Good morning, crafting friends. How are your preparations for Christmas coming along?  I have mailed out all my postcards and packages.  Now its onto decorating the house.  I can't believe it's almost the middle of December and I'm only now putting up my trees.  Normally, they're up the last week of November.  These last few weeks just ran away from me.

So without further ado, it's on to this week's challenge at Crafty Gals Corner which is Anything Goes.

Our wonderful sponsor this week is

Faery Ink Digital Stamps

Prize is 3 Digital Images

And here is the card I made using "Snowman and his Polar Bear Buddy" from Faery Ink.  

Supplies used:

Card stock ~ Paper Temptress

DP ~ Photoplay Papers - #DS2008

Snowflakes ~ Joy Crafts Dies & MS Punches

Stamps ~ Snow Day - Cardz TV and Christmas Peace - Paper Inspirations

Ribbon & Brad from Stash

Copic Markers to colour image

Thank you for stopping in today. You have till noon, CST, on Tuesday, 15 December 2015, to link your project to our challenge # 49, "Anything Goes" at Crafty Gals Corner.  I can't wait to see all your wonderful projects.

Please take a few moments and visit our blog to see all the wonderful creations that my DT sisters have made for your inspiration.  While you there, please read through the rules for this challenge. Also, don't forget to visit our wonderful sponsor this week, Faery Ink, to see the wonderful variety of  digital images available to help you with your creations.

Till next time,

Season's Blessings