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!

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,

 

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 #265 ~ Fill in the Blank ~ Fairy Tale_____

    Hello crafting friends and welcome to this month's challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

The theme for our challenge this month is

~ Fill in the blank - Fairy Tale _____ ~

(fairy, princess, mermaid, leprechaun, etc.)

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

     

Colour of Love

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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Sheepski Designs

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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Using the Luck o' the Irish Enchantress digi from Colour of Love, and a card base from Silhouette, I created this Shamrock Easel card.

All papers and card stocks are from my scraps drawer. I used copic markers to colour the image.

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 April 2025, to link your project to our challenge.

Crafty hugs,

The Paper Shelter #601 ~ Hunky Dunky Birthday :-)

   Hello crafting friends and welcome to this week's challenge

at the The Paper Shelter. 

Team A - our challenge this week is 

~ Summer Activities ~

I made this card, using the Lifeguard on Duty digi, with somone special in mind.  Someone who will appreciate a Hunky Dunky for her birthday 😀

Card base is a file from Silhouette, which I sized to be a 5.5" square card. To make my beach scene, I used several dies, most from Marianne Design.  These are Lifeguard House, Sandy Path, and Beach Houses.  I also used the Tropical Trees Background die set from Sunny Studio.  The stamped greeting is from the Mini Labels stamp set, also by Marianne Design.

Here is a close up of this cutie, which I cut out twice and used foam squares to adhere the two layers together. This adds a little dimension but not too much bulk as this is being mailed overseas.

I added a small palm tree to the inside which left me plenty of space of write my message. All cardstocks were bits and pieces from my scraps drawers.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Before I leave, I would like to invite you to come play along with us.  Remember that The Paper Shelter has fabulous prizes up for grabs. Check out the details below ...

I do hope you will come join the fun and share your projects with us.

You'll find our challenge blog HERE.

Crafty hugs,

The Paper Shelter #595 ~ A Bit of a Giggle

  Hello crafting friends and welcome to our newest challenge

at the The Paper Shelter. 

Team A - our challenge this week is 

~ A Bit of a Giggle ~

(Make it humorous & fun)

While looking through the beautiful and varied The Paper Shelter image sets, many caught my fancy but this one always cracks me up.  I mean, be honest ... who hasn't felt like poor Rudolph a time or two at Christmas when it comes time to put up the lights? 😀

This card actually became a great example of how you can mix and match elements from different image sets from The Paper Shelter.  I used the following sets to create this card ...

Snowflake Garland - Christmas scenic background

What a Mess -  Rudolph tangled in lights 

Christmas Buddies - the giggling penguins encouraging (or maybe teasing) Rudolph

Here is a close up of poor Rudolph and the cute penguins, who seem to be having way too much fun at Rudolph's expense 😀

I cut out Rudolph twice and an extra "lights box".  I adhered all the layers to each other using pop dots.

The card base was created on Silhouette and sized to be a 5.5 inch square card, when folded.

On the inside, I cut out the greeting using the Merry Christmas w/Shadow die set from Cottage Cutz.  I cut another set of the little penguins and adhered them to the bottom for a little extra fun.

So this is it for my card for this week.  I'd like to invite you to come play along with us.  Remember that The Paper Shelter offers a $30 gift certifcate to one lucky winner!  In order to get this prize, you must use a product from The Paper Shelter.  However, if you don't use a product from The Paper Shelter, you still stand a chance of winning 3 digis of your choice. 

I do hope you will come join the fun and share your projects with us.

You will find our challenge blog HERE.

Crafty hugs,

Crafty Gals Corner #254 ~ Anything Goes

     Hello crafting friends and welcome to our April challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

Challenge #254 ~ Anything Goes!

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

Colour of Love
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 decor, 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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Using the very cute  Frolicking Eggberts from Colour of Love, I created this Easter card.

The card base is a file from Silhouette that I resized to fit my image.  I coloured the image with Copic markers and then added glassy accents on the Easter eggs, the centers of the flowers and the dew drops on the daisy petals.  I created the little daisies at the top of the card by using punches from Recollections, and for the final touch I added a couple of tiny white pom-poms for their little tails.

On the inside, I created a panel using one of the Eggberts and the sentiment. I used the same yellow cardstock, to create a layer, as I used on the front of the card.

That was it, very simple to put together but I think it came out pretty cute.

 It's also my first Easter card for 2025 😀

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 7 May 2024, to link your project to our challenge.

I'm playing along at

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Crafty hugs,

The Paper Shelter #581 ~ Something Beginning with "F"

 Hello friends! Welcome to our challenge at the The Paper Shelter. 

Team A - our challenge this week is Something beginning with F.

(February, friend, fairy, frog, fantasy, etc)

My something beginning with the letter F  is Frosting 😀 Take a look ...

I used the Romantic Cupcakes pre-coloured image as my focal point on this heart shaped card, which was cut using the Silhouette.

I printed the image a couple of times onto photo paper. Then I fussy cut the center cupcake and pop dotted it on top of the original image, in order to add a little dimension.

The sentiment was generated using the Silhouette.  I added a few little pink hearts for good measure 😀  And that was it, I sealed it with a kiss and a hug and sent it to my mom!

I'd love to invite you to come play along with us at The Paper Shelter.  There is a $30 gift certifcate for one lucky winner!  In order to get this prize, you must use a product from The Paper Shelter.  However, if you don't use a product from The Paper Shelter, you still stand a chance of winning 3 digis of your choice. 

I hope you will come join the fun and share your projects with us.   You will find our challenge blog HERE.

Crafty hugs,

The Paper Shelter #551 ~ This Beautiful Earth

  Hello friends! Welcome back to our newest challenge at the The Paper Shelter. 

Team A - our challenge this week is This Beautiful Earth!

This means you can make a project using anything that relates to Nature.

Using the gorgeous A Cheerful Hummingbird digi, I created this card for a very special lady's birthday :-)

The card base is from a card kit made by the Hobby Shop in Holland, that Santa was very kind to bring for me. I used my own colours to stitch the pattern as I wanted it to match the Cheerful Hummingbird image.

I used the Silhouette to cut out the image a couple of times.  Then fussy cut the hummingbird and used the second one to layer it using foam squares. This adds beautiful dimension without adding too much bulk.

Here is a close up of this gorgeous digi, and if you close one eye and squint with the other really hard, you can see the layered effect. 😀

Thought I would also share a close up of the stitched pattern.  Altogether, it did not take me very long to put this card together.  The stitching is minimal and the card base and all the mats were already pre-cut.  I like the unusual shape and how it shows most of the digi even when closed.  It fits perfectly in a 5.75" x 5.75" square envelope for mailing.

The Paper Shelter offers a $30 gift certifcate for one lucky winner.  In order to get this prize, you must use a product from The Paper Shelter.  However, if you have not used a product from The Paper Shelter, you still stand a chance of winning 3 digis of your choice. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope my card inspired you to get crafty and come play along with us.  You can find our challenge blog HERE.

Crafty hugs,