Crafty Gals Corner- Challenge #273- Anything Goes with a Snowman twist

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

Welcome to 2026 and a new challenge at Crafty Gals Corner.  I hope you are crafting the new year in and loving every minute.  I have big goals this year, crafting wise.  Stay tuned.

Today we start the year at Crafty Gals Corner with a new challenge "Anything Goes with a Snowman Twist".  Snowmen are my favorite, so I had a hard time coming up with just one project to share.  I could fill a whole month of Snowmen projects.

I chose this stunning card I created.

 

I used the Lawn Fawn set "Snowball Fight" and went out of my comfort zone and used pink as the theme for this card.

The background was created using Distress inks and splattered some sparkle silk.  I then colored the image using my Copics, cut them out and layered them to create this fun scene.  I love the sentiment that goes with this set, "We have snow much fun together".  These mice really do know how to have fun in the snow.

Now it is your turn.  Leave me a comment  and then create a project and try adding a snowman to it and share it with us over at Crafty Gals Corner.  We would love to see your creations. 

 

Crafty Gals Corner- Challenge 263- Fill in the Blank: Snow______.

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

Happy New Year!  I love all the possibilities the new year brings.  New goals, new things to try, new things to discover and new challenges to participate in.  A fresh start and a chance to become better than you were last year.

Over at Crafty Gals Corner we have a new challenge because it is a new month.  The challenge is new for me, but one that I find was easy to meet.

When I saw the challenge I knew exactly what I would fill the blank with.  Snow MAN!  I love snowmen and so I was excited to use this adorable image from RAM stamps, our sponsor this month.

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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.

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Here is the card I created using the adorable "Woodland Snowman" image from RAM stamps.

 I first colored the image using my Copic Markers.

Snowman: BG01, BG000, BG10

Carrot: YR65, YR61

Snowman scarf and hat: G28, G24

Little girl's skin: E11, E21, E51

Hair: E44, E43

Outfit: RV34, RV32, RV11

Candle: E51, E50, Y15, C7, C5

Rabbit: C2, C0, RV32

Squirrel and Nut: E37, E25, E21

Birds and Ornament: R59, R29, R27

I finished the card by adding some paper from my stash from Echo Park and adding a few blue pearls I had on hand.  Very simple, but I love it.

Now it is your turn to Fill in the Blank: Snow____. and then share your creation with us at Crafty Gals Corner. 

Thank you for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment.

 

Crafty Gals Corner- Challenge # 262- Make it Merry

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

The challenge for the Crafty Gals Corner is a special one. The challenge this month is Anything Goes with a Make it Merry twist.  Let's see your Christmas projects we know you are working on.  Keep reading to find out the special part of this challenge.

Our sponsor this month is Beccy's Place.  I got to play with this cute snowman digital stamp Sandy Christmas  for this month's challenge.  I think it was perfect for a Southern California Christmas.

 Here is the card I created with the snowman digital stamp.

 I colored the image with my Copics:

Snowman: E33, E31, E23, E21

Sticks: E79, E57

Surfboard: G99, G94, G24

Glasses: C9, C6

Nose: YR18, YR15, YR12

Fluffy part of the hat: RV0000

Hat and Starfish: R29, R24, R05

The card base, I created with pattern paper from Creative Imaginations.  I fussy cut a shell and a starfish from the same set of paper. 

To finish the card, I added a jingle bell to the card using some twine.  

In addition to our regular challenge, we are also hosting a Blogiversary Blog Hop! This marks 10 years that Samantha got challenges, sponsors and some WONDERFUL ladies together, to inspire you with beautiful crafty creations.

Now this would not be a celebration without some prizes, right? Well, we do have some wonderful prizes offered by Crafty Gals Corner and also from some of our wonderful sponsors, for this blog hop.  All you have to do for a chance to be win a prize is to leave some love on our teammies' blogs.  So come hop along with us, have fun, and good luck!
Please follow the blog hop schedule below,  and if you get lost you can just hop on back here :)

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Love to Craft Challenge Blog- Anything Goes

 

 Hello Crafty Friends,

It is a new month which means a new challenge at Love to Craft Challenge Blog, where the challenge is always Anything Goes.  I love to look through everyone's creations each month, so keep crafting,

I love this time of the year and making cute cards makes it even more fun.

I created this cute card of a snowman from Polkadoodles- Hello Frosty Snowman Too Cute.

I used Copics to color the  image:

Snow: C2, C0, 0

Scarf: BG47, BG13, BG11

Hearts: R37, R34, R43, R33, RV93, RV91, R24, R14

Nose and Beak: YR68, YR65, YR61

Sticks: E23, E21

Bird: BG07, BG02, BG01

I created the card base with pattern paper from Echo Park's Hello Winter line and cut out some snowflakes with my Cricut,

I finished the card by stamping the sentiment from the Winter Chalet line from Photoplay. 

Please leave me a comment and then join the challenge at Love to Craft Challenge Blog.

Crafty Gals Corner- Christmas in July

 

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

Can you believe we are about half way to Christmas?  This year is flying by. So, let's celebrate with a challenge at Crafty Gals Corner titled "Christmas in July".  I am always up for Christmas cards and projects.  Snowmen are my favorite at Christmas time so I was excited that I was able to play with the "Snowman and Birdie Friends" from Conie Fong.

Conie Fong is a self-taught artist residing in California, USA with her husband, daughter, pet hamster and fishes.  In her early childhood years, she was inspired by every kind of art and crafts.  She loved watching demonstrations by artists on the streets and at festivals and spent most of her free time perusing arts and crafts books in the library, drawing, crafting and experimenting with her art supplies at home.  Conie first started sharing her art with the world by selling ACEO reprints of her ACEO paintings of fairies, mermaids, and kitty art on Ebay in 2010.  She was a full time account manager for a University before becoming a full time mom and part time artist.  She currently enjoys spending time with her family traveling, exploring the outdoors, and designing beautiful, cute, and magical art for craft and coloring lovers.

 

Conie is an amazing artist and I had fun working with this image.  I colored the image with my Copics.

Copics used:

Hat: G24, G21, R35, R32, W9, W7, W5

Snow: B00, B000, B0000

Nose: YR18, YR02

Sticks: E25, E23

Bird feet and beaks: YR18, YR15

Bird hats: G29, G28, G24

Holly leaves: G29, G24

Birds: R56, R37, R35

Berries: R37, R35

Scarf: R37, R35, R32

Coal: W9, W7

Ornament: YR23, Y15, Y11, Y00

Here is a closer look at the image alone:

The sentiment was stamped from a retired set from Kindred Stamps- Magical Season. I used paper from Echo Park and a piece of vellum in a scallop shape for the background.  To finish the card I added some silver glitter enamal does. 

Now it is your turn.  Create a Christmas card and join us for the challenge at Crafty Gals Corner Blog.

Please leave me a comment and then enjoy 25% off at Conie Fong's Etsy store using the code:  JULYSPONSOR25.

Love to Craft Challenge Blog- Anything Goes

 

Today we have a new challenge at Love to Craft Challenge Blog.  The theme is always anything goes and today I have a fun shaker card to share.

I created the background with a background stamp from Taylored Expressions.  I then colored the snowman hats and noses with my markers.

To make the shaker part, I added a cellophane bag to the card, only attaching it on three sides.  I then added my sparkle elements and then sealed up the fourth side.  I fun shaker without all the bulk of foam tape.

I finished the card by adding one of the snowmen from the background and a sentiment I stamped with black ink from Taylored Expressions.

Thank you for visiting.  Please leave me a comment and then join the challenge at Love to Craft Challenge Blog.

Crafty Gals Corner- Merry and Bright

 

 Hello Crafty Friends, 

Christmas season is in full swing and I am loving every minute of it.  The new challenge at Crafty Gals Corner is Merry and Bright.  

I received this cute image titled "Emma the Hugger- Snowman Edition" from Fred She Said, to play with and I couldn't be happier because it is a snowman.

Here is the card I created:

I colored the image with my Copics:

Snowman:

Body: B0000, B000

Scarf: YG03, YG11

Stick: E44, E43

Carrot: E93, YR02

Hat: C3, C1

Girl:

Skin: E53, E50

Outfit: BV34, BV31

Hair: YR24, Y21

Scarf: RV34, R81

I added the sentiment that came with the image.  To finish the card I added a white twine bow and snowflake charm.  It is hard to see in the picture, but added Wink of Stella to the girls "furry" areas.

Now it is your turn.  Create something "Merry and Bright" and share it with us at Crafty Gals Corner.

Thank you for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment. 

 

 

Bitten by the Bug 2: Snowflakes

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

We have a new challenge at Bitten By the Bug 2 today and we are using snowflakes.  It has been pretty hot the last few days here in Southern California, so it is pretty easy to be thinking about snowflakes and snow and snowmen at this time.

If you know me, I had to use Olaf on my project, so I broke out my Frozen Cricut cartridge and created this door hanging.

 The large snowflake background is a wood cut out from the Dollar Tree, which I traced and cut out a blue glitter cardstock layer to put on top.

I then got to work cutting out different colors and sizes of snowflakes.   

I then die cut Olaf, put him together and placed him inside the circle of snowflakes.

I think he looks pretty happen between those snowflakes.  

To finish him, I added some sequins and an organza bow to the top.  He is ready to greet our visitors with a smile.

Now it is your turn.  Please create a project with snowflakes and join the challenge here.

Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment. 

 

Crafty Gals Corner-Challenge #215 Snow Much Fun

 

 Hello Crafty Friends,

Today is a our first challenge of 2021 over on the Crafty Gals Corner.   The theme is perfect for me because I love everything snow, so of course I had to create a card using snowmen from Twinkle Lane Designs.

       

Here is the card I created using the Snow Family Digital Stamp.

 The base of the card is created with cardstock from Fun Stampers Journey and pattern paper from Bo Bunny.  

I colored the snow family with my Copics:

Bodies: B000, B0000

Holly on Mom and Dad's hat: G21, G20

Band on Mom and Dad's hat: R24, R21

Dad's Hat: C7, C5  

Dad's scarf: G05, G02

Mom's hat and scarf: R83, R81

Girl's hat and scarf: V95, V93

Boy's hat and scarf; B15, B13, B10

To finish the card, I added an organza bow with some white and sparkle twine.  I then added a few snowflake sequins I found in my stash.

Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment.  Then create your own snow project and share it with us at Crafty Gals Corner.

Happy New Year 2021!

 

 Hello Crafty Friends,

It is a New Year!  Some say it is great to be past 2020, but we have to think about all the things we learned and things we became aware of that we are thankful for because of the year we had.  2020 was a different year, but we all have something we have learned and can be thankful for.

One thing I am thankful for is crafting.  I have tried new things and been able to be creative in the midst of everything going on. Crafting has been a saving grace and a way to connect with others.  Zooming with friends and crafting was something to look forward to.

I am starting this New Year with a new project to share using my favorite color combo.

I created the card base with Whip Cream Cardstock from Fun Stampers Journey and pattern paper from Bo Bunny.  I then die cut the snowman with the die from Spellbinders and put him together.

To finish the card, I added the sentiment from the Fun Stampers Journey Holiday Lights stamp set, stamped with Black Licorice ink on Whip Cream Cardstock, all from Fun Stampers Journey.

I designed this card for two different design teams; Love to Craft Challenge Blog and Simply Create Too.

Come join the challenges with us.  Love to Craft Challenge Blog is Anything Goes and Simply Create Too is your favorite color combo. 

Crafty Gals Corner- Tis the Season

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

We have a new challenge at Crafty Gals Corner and it is most appropriate for the time of year. 

The theme for this challenge is: 'Tis the Season 

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

The Paper Shelter

We Are 3

 I was privileged to work with digital paper and stamps this month from We are 3.

I have to be honest that I have never worked with digital papers, but I can say it will not be the last. 

The digital papers I used were Victorian Christmas and the image came from the Christmas Fun, Printables, Wreath, Deer, Snowman Digital Printables.

I started the card by making the card base from Whip Cream Cardstock from Fun Stampers Journey.  I then layered pieces of the digital papers to the card.  I die cut the cute little snowman image with my Journey Circles and added it to the card using foam squares.

To finish the card, I stamped the sentiment with a stamp from my stash and Cranberry Bliss ink on Whip Cream Cardstock , both from Fun Stampers Journey and cut the ends of the paper into a banner.  

I hope you will create a Christmas card and share it with us at Crafty Gals Corner.

Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment. 

Snow Globe Ornament

Hello Crafty Friends,

Today I want to share an ornament I created for an ornament swap we had at my monthly crop.

The little jar ornament I found at Dollar tree, as well as the snow.
The little trees I found in the Dollar Spot bins at Target.
I then stamped the reindeer and snowman from the Winter Scene stamp set from Fun Stampers Journey.

To finish the ornament off, I added some snowflake ribbon to the bottom and a bow at the top and stamped the sentiment, Merry Christmas on the banner piece from the same stamp set, which I dies cut with the matching die.

I had fun creating this little ornament.  Stamping does not just have to be on a flat surface.  Think outside the box or in this case, the jar.

Thanks for stopping by.  Leave me a comment please.

Happy New Year- Love to Craft Challenge

Hello Crafty Friends,

Happy New Year!  I hope today finds you doing well and looking forward to the new year.  A new year, a new decade and a new month is always a great restart.

Today, I want to share with you a snowman banner I created for a banner swap we did in our crafty crop group last month.

Here is what the whole banner looks like.  I used the Say Freeze paper pack and my Cricut to create this project.

Here is the first two banner pieces.  I found the words and the snowman within the paper pack.  The words were actually from a border piece of paper.   I then added some snowflakes from my stash.

I used my Cricut to cut out the peppermints in green and white to be used as the background.  I then cut the letters for JOY out with my Cricut and some glitter cardstock.  The bows were from my stash, left over from another project.

This is the last piece of the banner.  Again, I used the border of a piece of the paper pack to cut out this snowman.  I added some more snowflakes from my stash.

I tied the banner together using red tulle.  The recipient loved it and I loved creating it.

Come and join us at the Love to Craft Challenge Blog.  You can join here.

Happy New Year!

Let it Snow Snowman

Hello Crafty Friends,

I hope your new month is going well.   I am so glad it is December.  December is my favorite month with all the celebrating, colors, lights and smells.

I already have our tree up and the theme is always snowmen.

Today's card is one of my favorites this year.

I started by creating the snowflake background on the top half.  I then stamped the words three times towards the bottom.
The snowman is from Spellbinders and was fun to die cut and piece together. 
I added a chevron border from cardstock and then a strip of silver scalloped washi tape.

All supplies are from Spellbinders and Fun Stampers Journey.

Winter Advent Calendar

Hello Crafty Friends,

It is time to get ready for Christmas in just a few weeks.  Part of getting ready is having advent calendars ready to go.

I had so much fun creating this advent calendar box with a kit from Pinecone Press.  I bought this kit a long time ago, but only recently put it together.

Here is what the box looks like:

 

This is the other side of box, with one of the drawers pulled out.  I liked this box because the drawers are rather big so you can put a lot of stuff in there.

This is the top of the box.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a great day!