Christilyn's Creations

Creative papercrafting with occasional side trips

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  • More Fall Fun

    Another side trip-this time into soap making! These handmade soaps with their fall inspired shapes are perfect for the upcoming season. The warm orange, creamy white, and rich red give them a cozy autumn feel. They would be a lovely addition to any bathroom. They are sure to bring a little seasonal cheer to your daily routine.

  • Signs of Fall

    Handmade card with fall icons

    Although the summer heat is hanging on here in Texas, Starbucks has released the Pumpkin Spice Lattes, so it must be fall! I enjoy the colors and symbols of fall-leaves and pumpkins just make me happy. This card using Newton’s Nook products showcases those symbols of fall.

  • First attempt

    This is one of my occasional side trips. These candles smell deliciously of caramel pumpkin, but I really intended them to be a soft orange, not cantaloupe. I’m trying my hand at soap and candle making with an eye toward Christmas presents, and I wanted to experiment before making the actual gifts. It’s a good thing I did! Next batch, I’ll try to figure out how the candle coloring wax flakes work a little better and get something more fall like.

  • Summer’s End

    This handmade card captures the quiet beauty of summer’s end, with delicate wildflower silhouettes against a dimensional textured background. The fading flowers suggest the last blooms of the season before autumn begins to arrive. The purple card base adds a soft, dusky feeling, reminiscent of warm summer evenings growing shorter. Overall, the card feels like a gentle farewell to summer, celebrating its final moments of beauty before the landscape transforms.

  • A Purrmaid


    This cheerful purrmaid is all ready to cause a splash at my granddaughter’s birthday. Papers and stamps from Newton’s Nook, interactive die from Lawn Fawn, and sentiment from The Stamps of Life.

  • BBQ Time!

    Who doesn’t love barbecue? Though every region has its specialties, the basics of hamburgers and hotdogs seem to be universally American. This interactive card spins the barbecue elements around and around. The images were colored with Prismacolor pencils.

  • Get Well Soon!

    This cheerful card sends wishes for comfort, care, and a speedy recovery. Made with Pink & Main’s Envelope Pop Up die and Lawn Fawn’s Pint-Sized Patterns Summertime petite paper pack, it folds flat to fit in a standard A2 envelope with no extra postage, but pops open to reveal a 3D get well message.

  • Foxy Family

    This mother and daughter fox are dressed up to celebrate Mother’s Day. From mom’s flower crown to daughter’s adorable bow, they are prepared for everything spring has to offer. Using the Foxy Family dies from Lawn Fawn, as well as their double sided adhesive sheets and assorted colors of their cardstock, I created this sweet scene. The sentiment is from Celebration Scripty Sentiments. The flower crown is from Springtime Bunny and the bow came from the Build a Bunny Accessories die set.

  • Terrazzo thanks

    The process of making this card is shown on my YouTube channel, Christilyn’s Creations. I used the Terrific Terrazzo stencil set from Trinity Stamps and Tangerine Twist, Wild Dandelion, and Turquoise Sea inks from Gina K. I stacked up 3 Thanks Message die cuts from Hero Arts for the central image and topped them with a final die cut from Simon Says Stamp Matte Silver cardstock. I finished it off with silver sequins from Spellbinders. A beginner friendly, yet elegant card.

  • Announcement

    This blog has served me well, and I am not abandoning it. I am, however, branching out into other forms of social media, and to do that, I need to change my posting schedule here. From now on, I will be posting here primarily on Mondays, as a companion piece to my YouTube videos. I will be posting more frequently on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. Those platforms will have a Monday, Wednesday, Friday posting schedule. They will have the most up to date projects, as well as including reels, so you can see more of what I’m doing, rather than just what I’ve done. I hope you continue to find me on my other platforms. I’m called Christilyn’s Creations (the apostrophe may be missing if the platform doesn’t allow it) on all of them, so please tune in there and let me know what you think!