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.

I'm playing along at

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenges

Happy Halloween!

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ P, Q is for ...

 Hello and welcome to this month's challenge at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Our challenge this month is G, H is for ...

P is for ... Pinecone, Presents, Peppermint

Q is for ... Quilt (sorry, I could not find anymore for Q but look below at my second card😀)

Card no. 1 - P is for Penguins

I love the idea of these cuties having a snowball fight. What a fun way to spend time at Christmas!

I used the following to create this scene:

Festive Friends Delightful Die Cuts Pad - Hunkydory - penguins, igloo, snowballs

Winter Wonderland Paper Pad - The Paper Studio - snowflake background

Silhouette - snowy tree, snow banks

I created the Merry Christmas greeting die cut using the Silhouette.

Snowflakes are from the same die cuts pad as the rest of the images.

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Card no. 2 - Q is a for Quaint Village

It's hard to find a Christmas word beginning with the letter "Q", so this might be a bit of a stretch, but what do you all think?  It works, right?  It reminds me of all those quaint little villages you see on Christmas movies. The various layers of this card base were pulled from various designs from different Silhouette files.

The village is from Hearty Crafts 3D Toppers - Winter Villages collection.

The trees were cut using a die from Cottage Cutz called Fir Trees.

On this card, I used the 2mm foam squares, from Hunkydory, to adhered each layer to each other.  It looks beautiful, but it does add quite a bit of bulk to the card. I will either hand deliver it or mail it locally.

The Merry Christmas greeting was cut using the Silhouette. The tree was cut with the same die I used to cut the trees for the front of the card.  I used a white Gelly Roll pen to add the "snow".

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and to come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

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,

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ C, D is for ...

 Hello and welcome to this month's challenge at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Our challenge this month is C, D is for ...

(C is for ... Candy Cane, Carols, Candles / D is for ... Dancer, Dove, Drum)

I made two cards for this challenge. One with C and one with D.

So for my first card ... C is for Christmas Cracker.

Crafty Ingredients:

Spellbinders - Christmas Cracker die set

Photo*Play - Dear Santa Paper Pad

Martha Stewart - Stars Border Punch

The Paper Studio - Cards & Envelope pack - 5.5" x 5.5"

Cardstocks - Stash Drawers

And for my second card ... D is for Dove.

Crafty Ingredients:

Hunkydory - Peaceful Dove die set

Hunkydory - Arched Window Nesting die set

The Paper Boutique - A Sprinkle of Winter Paper Kit

The Paper Boutique - A Sprinkle of Winter Coloured Card Collection

Creative Expressions - Christmas Sayings stamp set

The Paper Studio - Cards & Envelope pack - 6.5" x 5"

Cardstocks - Stash Drawers

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and to come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

I'm playing along at

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

Hugs,

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ A, B is for ...

    Welcome to this month's Christmas challenge at

 Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.  

This year, our challenges are going to follow the alphabet.  The possibilities are endless, so it's going to be easy peasy to join us every month. To make it even easier, I will list 3 ideas for each letter, but remember you can come up with your own ideas to join our challenges.

To kick off January's challenge we begin with

(A is for ... Angel, Advent, Apple Cider / B is for ... Bells, Bear, Baubles)

Since I always seem to be short of Christmas cards, I'm challenging myself to make one for each letter.  So here is my first card ... A is for Angel.

Crafty Ingredients:

Silhouette - Rocker Card

Pinterest - Angel Image

Marianne Design - Gems

Hunkydory - Gold cardstock

Other cardstocks were from my scraps drawer

And for my second card ... B is for Bear. 

Crafty Ingredients:

 Spellbinders - Streamline 3D Embossing Folder by Simon Hurley

Poppy Stamps - Nordic Skating Bear

Pinkfresh Studios - Holiday Express Trees

Cardz TV Stamps - Christmas Critter Captions

Hunkydory - Silver Cardstock

Martha Stewart Punches - Snowflakes

Envelope & Card Base - The Paper Studio Packs

Cardstocks bits and pieces from my scraps drawers.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and to come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year!

May it be filled with love, joy and good health!

Hugs,

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

  Hello and welcome to this month's Christmas challenge at

 Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Our inspiration song for April's challenge is 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯 Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯.  This means that you can use any verse, phrase or word in the song to create your Christmas project.  Here are the lyrics of this song for your inspiration.

~ Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree ~

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

At the Christmas party hop

Mistletoe hung where you can see

Every couple tries to stop

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

Let the Christmas spirit ring

Later we'll have some pumpkin pie

And we'll do some caroling

You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear

Voices singing, let's be jolly

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

Have a happy holiday

Everyone dancin' merrily

In the new old-fashioned way

Oh, you will get a sentimental feeling when you hear

Voices singing, let's be jolly

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

Have a happy holiday

Everyone dancin' merrily

In the new old-fashioned way

So here is my take on the "Voices singing, let's be jolly" 😀

List of crafty ingredients used to make this card:

Hunkydory - Little Square Book - Festive Deco Shimmer

The Paper Studio - Old World Winter 6"x6" paper pad

The Paper Studio - white, red and green cardstocks

Silhouette - card base

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Crafty hugs,

Dies R Us #190 ~ Tropical Birthday

  Hello everyone and welcome.  A new challenge begins at Dies R Us, today.

Challenge #190 ~ Flowers/Spring

Our only requirement for you to play along with us, is that you use a die on your project that is sold at the Dies R Us store.  And, of course, that your project complies with our monthly theme 😀

I love flowers, especially tropical flowers, so I decided to make this a tropical birthday card for a very special lady in my life 💓

I  made a Double Step Block card using papers from the Paper Boutique called Tropical Dreams.  If you would like to recreate this card, here is the tutorial by Sam Calcott.  

I cut out a few hibiscus flowers as well as a few of the tropical leaves that come in the die set by Marianne Designs.  When all flowers and leaves were glued down, I thought it needed a little extra something.  I thought the cute little snail  and a few butterflies were just perfect.

This card is pretty easy to make and so much fun to decorate.

Here is a top view of the card.  Since it is going overseas, I did not want to add a lot of bulk to it, so it is within the 1/4" thickness when laid flat.

On the back I made a plain panel so that I could stamp my greeting and write my personal message, but then saw this Happy Birthday die still laying on my desk from a previous project, and decided to use it instead.  Not a lot of space left for my message, but I can write real small when I have to 😉

Another great thing about this card is that it falls flat, making it easy to mail.  Now, I didn't have a large enough envelope on hand, so I decided to make my own, using an envelope punch board that Santa gave me for Christmas.  The finished size of the card is 7.5" x 4".  However, when laid it down flat, it measures 7.5" x 6", so yes, you either have to adjust your measurements to make it a tad smaller or you can use a larger envelope.  To be honest, it was quicker for me to make an envelope then to go thru all the math involved to reduce it in size!  😀

Now for the list of supplies I used. I have linked the dies to the Dies R Us store for your convenience.  

Marianne Designs - Hibiscus & Tropical Leaves (Special Order Event)

Karen Burniston - Happy Birthday

Karen Burniston - Backyard Charms

Lawn Fawn - Mini Butterflies

The Paper Boutique - Tropical Dreams

WRMK - Envelope Punch Board

The Paper Studio - The Basics Paper Pad (for envelope)

Green and mirror silver cardstocks - scraps drawer

I purchased the Marianne Design die during one of the International Dies sales events that Dies R Us have every so often.  The best way to know about these sales is to subscribe to their newsletter HERE. Scroll down the page and you'll find the sign up box on the left hand bar.

Thanks so much for stopping by and spending a little of your day with me.  I hope I was able to inspire you to create a project, and  play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenges for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of each month.  There is a prize to be won with every challenge, you could be the lucky winner! If you have a minute, please visit our challenge blog, where my team mates showcase their creations to provide you with some wonderful inspiration.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest too.  

And don't forget to visit our sister store, Didi Crafts.  It has warehouses in the US and Canada. This means that our Canadian friends no longer have to worry about huge taxes or expensive shipping fees.  It has some products that are the same as Dies R Us, but in addition, it carries international dies,  and other crafty supplies for a variety of crafts.  Go take a peek and be pleasantly surprised!

Crafty hugs,