Crafty Gals Corner , November Challenge. The theme this Month Is Anything Goes/ with Optional "Tis the Season to be Jolly"

Season Greeting everyone. 

Attention all of our loyal crafting friends. This is our last challenge in 2026. 

We are taking a winter Break during the month of December.

 The winners for this challenge will be announced in January, when we return. 

The theme for this challenge is: 

~ Anything Goes w/optional twist " 'Tis the Season to be Jolly" ~

 

This is my card for this last challenge of 2026.  I decided to make this Puffin elf card for this Jolly seasonal challenge. I spent a month this summer in Newfoundland and fell in love with the 300 plus Puffins on a tour and decided to create my card using a puffin rubber stamp from my stash. Unfortunately I do not have a the name of the creator of this unmounted rubber stamp, I am pretty sure I have had it in my collection for at least 15 years and this was the first time I have used it. 

To create this card  I used some designer paper from my stash for the background, drew a tree, snowballs, Christmas lights, stamped Christmas sentiment, Chritmas greeting and a hat for my Puffin. 

The hat and tree were my own drawings that I added artificial snow to. The ground of the card was created out of National Geographic paper treated with a Citra Sol technique.

Have a wonderful Christmas and I look forward to crafting with you in 2027.

Hugs Judy  

To and 

Creative Artiste November 2026 Mixed Media Challenge

Time for another great mixed media challenge at Creative Artiste.

Our theme is always

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your projects. Please respect that we do not currently accept Instagram or Facebook entries. Only correctly linked blog entries please. 

 This is my project for November. 

I found these  wooden handmade shapes at a thrift market. I do not have any ideas what they were originally made for. 

The shapes were covered in thin sheet of copper  and so areas in thin black  leather or the wood was varnished. 

 

Different views of my November. Project

 

Back of let it snow 

                                            Side view

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog,Creative Artiste to view the beautiful work of our talented design team.

October 2026 Challenge - Crafty Gals Corner, Challenge Anything Goes w/twist "Trick or Treat"

Time for our October Challenge at Crafty Gals corner. The theme of the challenge is as always Anything Goes  with an optional twist/ Trick or Treat.

Hope you will join us this month. Halloween projects can be a lot of fun. 

I have chosen to do a collage of Halloween die cuts for this project. I coloured them with Copic markers, added glitter and gold pen and a rubber stamp for the background. I also used Halloween designer paper from my stash and a couple of rubber stamps for the background.  

I have made this card for my grandson. I am looking forward to seeing his costume with year. Exciting time for a 8 year old..

Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team at Crafty Gals Corner. Have a creative week. 

Hugs Judy

Creative Artiste - October Challenge - Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes

 

Welcome to our October 2026 Challenge

 Our theme is always

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your projects. Please respect that we do not currently accept Instagram or Facebook entries. Only correctly linked.

This is my project for October, a mixed media portrait of my mother. I believe my mom was in her late teens or early 20ies in this picture.  She was station at a air force base in northern Alberta. She had lied about her age to get into the air force. 

This is the background I created for my project. 

To create the background I used

• A 12 X 12 wooden frame
• A crochet that I had made for a different project
• An assortment of Acrylic paints in different colours
• Sparkle Paint
• Heavy paper strips  to create a textured back ground
• From my stash, left over circle frames
• Metal pieces from an old belt painted
• Hand crafted butterflies
• An assortment of decorative flowers from my stash
• Wooden flower head from the dollar store
• Wedding dress beading

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop by our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team.  Please join us here again soon. 

Hugs

Judy  DT

Crafty Gals Corner September - Challenge #280 ~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Fall Foliage

 Crafty Gals Corner September Challenge. The theme of this challenge is Anything Goes with an optimal twist of Fall Foliage. 

This is the little scene I created using a selection of papers and stamps in my stash.

The autumn tree is a stamp from my stash by PSX, The date on the stamp is 1999. I had forgotten about PXS stamps. It must have been purchased about the time I first started crafting cards. The autumn sentiment stamp is  by Hero Arts., dated 2004. 

I remember when PSX and Hero Arts where my favourite stamping companies.  I also used a few of small leaves I cut with a punch. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Hope you will join us in the latest challenge. Check out our blog to be inspired by our talented design team over at Crafty Gals Corner. 

Time for Another Great Challenge at Crafty Gals Corner -The theme for this challenge is: ~ Anything Goes w/optional twist "Summer Vibes" ~

Time for another great challenge over at Crafty  Gals Corner. The theme this month is as always anything Goes with a twist "Summer Vibes".

I chose to use a set of rubber stamps by Whimsy Stamps.

The stamp set is called Beach Scene. Item no. DA1052.

The art paper I used for the card was designed by Jessica Hogarth Designs.

The paper pack is called Sail Away.

I used the following products for the card:

Sail Away designer papers

Alcohol Inc, Copic Markers

Gold Card Stock

Glitter

Several Whimsy Stamps

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. 

Hope to see you back here again soon.

Hugs Judy

Creative Artiste August 2026 - Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes

Welcome to our August 2026 Challenge

 Our theme is always

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your projects. Please respect that we do not currently accept Instagram or Facebook entries. Only correctly linked.

This is my project for August, a small altered book made of coffee and acrylic stained acrylic paper. 

A few of the pages  from the book.

I used parts of an old note book  for the inside pages. I also dyed many pages.. I liked the designs it made.

I also added stars, sentiments, 

I used some steampunk papers from my stash and metal gears.  Along with coffee, acrylic paint and ink dyed papers I used several note book papers, scraps from my stash and metal pieces from my stash. It was a fun book to make.

 

Hope you will join us this month. Create your mixed media project and add it here Creative Artiste.