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

* * * * * * * * * *

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.

* * * * * * * * * *

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 😀)

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

* * * * * * * * * *

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.

* * * * * * * * * *

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,

Crafty Gals Corner #259 ~ Anything Goes w/twist - Add a Ribbon!

   Hello crafting friends and welcome to our September challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

Challenge #259 ~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Add a Ribbon!

Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order) 

Last Minute Manda

Prize ~ 3 Sets of Digis

* * * * * * * * * *

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.

* * * * * * * * * *

Using this adorable digi called Peek-a-Boo Raccoons from Ram Stamps, I created this card.

The card base is a file from Silhouette.  I thought it would make a cute card for my grandson.  Open the creepy gate and find the cuties inside :-)

I did use our optional twist of adding a ribbon.  I used the ribbon to keep the gates "locked".

Here is a close up of these adorable raccoons.  I used the sentiment a little different than intended.  I uploaded the whole digi in Silhouette Design Studio, then print and cut the little critters, but separated the sentiment and cut it out of black cardstock.  Then put a piece of white cardstock behind it.  This saved me the trouble of trying to cut out the letters individually and lining them up while adhering them to the background :-)

I used the Happy Halloween greeting that comes in this digi set, but added a couple of bats just to add a little something extra.  I print and cut this mat and adhered it to the back.  This is where I will be writing my personal message.  This turned out to be a 5" x 7" card so it fits perfectly into an A7 envelope.

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 October 2024, to link your project to our challenge.

Crafty hugs,