Crafty Gals Corner #266 ~ Fill in the Blank - Adorable .....

    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 - Adorable_____ ~

(Bunny, Chick, Easter Egg, Digi, Layout, etc.)

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order) 

Polkadoodles

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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The Paper Shelter

Prize: 3 Digital Stamps

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Since I'm short on Easter cards and Easter is just a couple of weeks away, I made a card using a digi from each of our sponsors.

For my first card, I used Party Balloon Bunny Rabbit from Polkadoodles.

For my second card, I used  Easter on Wheels from The Paper Shelter.

I used a file from Silhouette for each of the card bases.  The first card's base is design number 404111 and for the second card, I used design number 348017.  Both are box card formats and both fold flat for mailing. Both digis were printed on to photo paper.  Coloured cardstocks used were from scraps drawers.  Cardstock bases are both from The Paper Studio.  And before you think that my colouring skills have improved drastically, I want to let you know that both digis were pre-coloured 😀

And that crosses off "grandchildren Easter cards" off of my list.  

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 13 May 2025, to link your project to our challenge.

Crafty hugs,

Crafty Gals Corner #258 ~ Anything Goes w/Twist - Use an Embossing Folder

  Hello crafting friends and welcome to our August's challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

Challenge #258 ~ Anything Goes with optional twist - Use an Embossing Folder!

Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order) 

Pattie's Creations

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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The Paper Shelter

Prize: 3 Digital Stamps

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My son's girlfriend loves gnomes, so when I saw this Gnome with a Daisy from The Paper Shelter, I thought it the perfect digi to make a birthday card for her.

I made this diamond easel card using Bazzill cardstock for the base.  The patterned paper is from a 6" x 6" Memory Box paper pad called Magnolia Grove.

I decided to include our optional twist of using an embossing folder, and used the Dotty Flourish 3D embossing folder from Creative Expressions, to create the backgroud for the happy gnome.

On the inside, I used three daisies to create the stopper for the card.

I made this card to be 5.5" by 5.5".  It fits perfectly into a 5.75" square envelope.

Since I am going to hand deliver it, it won't be a problem for me, but I'm pretty sure that the bow will flatten when put in the mail.  In order to avoid from it becoming completely flat, you can insert a couple of foam squares into each loop.  I've tried this before and it fared well in the mail.

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 10 September 2024, to link your project to our challenge.

Crafty hugs,

The Paper Shelter #545 ~ Add a Tag!

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

Team A - our challenge this week is Add a Tag.

I don't often include tags in my cards, so this was a bit of a challenge for me, but after looking through my Silhouette Library, Pinterest, and a few bookmarked ideas, I came up with this card and added the tag as the focal point.

I used the Granny Christmas digi from The Paper Shelter to create my tag.

I used the Silhouette to cut out the image a couple of times. I took the second image and cut out a few details.  Next I used foam squares to adhere it to the first image. In this pic above, you can see the different layers. This adds a bit of dimension to the card.

Since Granny Christmas has a plate of milk and cookies, I grabbed some of my Cottage Cutz dies and made a latte and cookies embellishment for each side of the card.

The only place for your greeting and to write your message is at the back, so that is where I adhered my message panel.

Although this is a slightly larger card, it folds flat and fits beautifully in an A7 envelope for mailing, and it doesn't require any extra postage.

Supplies used to make this card:

The Paper Shelter - Granny Christmas

Cottage Cutz - Peppermint Latte

Cottage Cutz - Warm & Cozy Cocoa

Great Impression Stamps - Christmas Greetings set

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.

It's the 15th of March today, which means that the St. Patrick's Day festivities are still in full swing. So, in honour of St. Patrick, let me leave you today with another Irish Blessing ...

May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, 
and nothing but happiness, come thru your door! 

Crafty Gals Corner #241 ~ Make it Green!

  Hello crafting friends and welcome back to another fun challenge

 starting today at Crafty Gals Corner! 

Challenge #241 ~ Make it Green!

In honour of St. Patrick's Day, this month, use lots of green on your project!

Our sponsors for this challange are:

(listed in alphabetical order)

Mirtillamente Digi Stamps & Papers

Prize:  2 digis, 1 pad of digital papers "mini"

and the possibility of being Special Guest DT

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The Paper Shelter
Prize: 3 Digital Stamps

I don't make many St. Patrick's Day cards, but I really loved this Leprechaun digi from The Paper Shelter.

I had seen this St. Patrick's Day envelope card in the Silhouette store and decided to give it a try by adding my own image. I think it came out cute. It was easy to substitute the original element with this pre-coloured Leprechaun digi.  I love this style of card, it's easy to assemble, fun to make and receive, and it folds flat for mailing without adding too much bulk, which is important when mailing cards overseas.

Althought not shown in any of the above pics, I cut another white background mat and adhered it to the back so that I have a place to write my personal message.

That's all for today folks.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  I would love to you see you play along with us.  You have until 12:00 pm, CST, on 11 April 2023, to link your project to our challenge.

I'm playing along at:

Double D Challenges - Everything is Coming Up Green!

Crafty hugs,

The Paper Shelter #543 ~ Dots &/or Circles

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

Team A - our challenge this week is Dots &/or Circles.

This means you can make a project using dots, circles or both. 

I wanted to stitch a card for my daughter's wedding anniversary, and I wanted to use this sweet Dutch image, so I went looking thru my Stitch & Do kits to find a pattern that would work with the image and our challenge and I found this one.  It has 3 small circles on either side of the heart, and the heart pattern is perfect for the sweet image and for it being an anniversary card.

I printed the image on photo paper and used the Silhouette to cut it out three times.  I then fussy cut the one into several pieces and used those pieces to add a little dimension to the image by layering them and using foam squares in between each layer. Once I finished all the stitching, I matted it with silver mirror cardstock and blue cardstock.  Since I wanted a little something different, I made it into an easel card.

Here is a close up of the stitching which was done in Silver and Christmas Red embroidery floss on linen cardstock. Love this sweet couple. If you read my previous post from The Paper Shelter, (HERE) then you know how much I love these sweet Dutch images.  I figured that since my daughter is half Dutch, she would like this card. And in fact, I know she will because the one night she came over I was busy with this card and she said she loved it.  Of course I told her that it was the Valentine card I was making for dad.  Becoming a mom made an awesome "on the spot" liar! 😀  Other than that, I can't lie worth diddly because I get the giggles 😃

So this is what the card looks like when closed and ready to put into an envelope.

And this shows the card when it's opened completely.  I wanted the "stopper" to match the front of the card, so I stitched a little heart on either side of the sentiment.  This sentiment was stamped using VersaFine Onyx Black ink, and it is from a stamp from a set called Happy Days by Cardz TV.  And that completed my card.

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.

It's the 1st of March today, which means it's time to join the St. Patrick's Day festivities. In honour of St. Patrick, let me leave you today with an Irish Blessing ...

May you always have love to share,
health to spare, and friends that care! 

The Paper Shelter #541 ~ Lace &/or Flowers

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

Team A - our challenge this week is Lace &/or Flowers.

This means you can make a project using lace, flowers or both!

Using the Adorable Dutch Girl digi set, I created this card.  It has one of my favourite flowers, tulips, and a lace doily 😀 In case you're wondering my favourite flowers are orchids, followed closely by tulips, daisies, lilies, roses and pansies.  Yes, I love most flowers 😀 

I began by importing the image to the Silhouette and cutting it out two times.  Next I cut one of them into the different elements so that I could layer the image by using foam squares, and thereby giving it a little dimension.

Once this was done, I adhered it to the original background, which also comes in the digi set.

I die cut a white picket fence and some tulips and added them to each side of the cutie, in the hopes of creating the illusion that she had just been picking flowers.

On the inside, I reduced the little girl in size and placed it on the background to add a little more interest.  I also added another fence from the cut offs I had from the front of the card. I think it ties it all in nicely.

Here is a close up of the Adorable Dutch Girl.

And here is a photo showing the different layers pop dotted for dimension.

This little girl is close to my heart as it brings back fond memories.  When I was a child, we lived in Portugal and to celebrate Carnival, children dress up in various costumes.  When I was 7 years old, I dressed up as one of these cuties.  I still remember the pains my mom and grandmother went thru to starch and iron the little lacy hat so it would stand up and out on the sides.  It paid off as I won the local costume competition that year 😀  But this is not the end of it -- as most of you know by now, hubby is Dutch.  On one of our trips to Holland we did the very touristy thing to do and took pictures dressed up in these costumes.  Well, I didn't look as cute as I did when I was 7 but it's still a very fond memory.  

Needless to say, I had to bribe my son with the sun, moon and stars to get him to take this pic with us 😁 (Sorry about the glare in the photo. I took a pic of the original photo which is in a scrapbook. No digital prints given out in those days 😀)

Okay, now that I have turned this post into a novel, let me list the additional supplies I used to make this card:

Elizabeth Crafts Designs - Tulip Garden Edge

Memory Box - Picket Fence

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. So come on, come play along with us.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you to see you again next time.

Crafty hugs,