Crystal Michelle Fallin: Children

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Monday, November 15, 2021

An Ocean Princess for Brynly of Winchester, Ohio

Sending Brynly of Winchester, Ohio Happy Birthday Wishes, she is turning 4 years old. She likes Barbie and girlie things so she is receiving a Princess of the ocean card and Daisy Duck stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - Nove

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Butterflies and Tulips for Yuna of Toronto, Ontario Canada

Yuna of Toronto, Ontario Canada is turning 7 years old. She likes art and crafts. She is receiving a Tulips in Blue Vases with Butterflies and a Daisy Duck Sticker sheet.

Random Acts of Cardness - November Card Shower

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Sea Princesses for Elie and Jenevieve of Shelby, Ohio

Twins Elie and Jenevieve of Shelby, Ohio are turning 5 years old. They like Disney, Mermaids and Daisy Duck. They are both receiving Seas the Day cards with Birthday wishes and Disney stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness- November Card Shower

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Twin Mermaids for Anika of Cookeville, Tennessee

Happy Birthday to Anika of Cookeville, Tennessee. She is turning 11 years old and she likes mermaids and princesses. She is receiving a Dream Big Make Waves card with a “Sisters of the Sea” art print. She is also receiving Princess stickers inside the card and a sheet of Ariel stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Shower

Saturday, October 16, 2021

A Metallic Mermaid for Hope of Chaddesden Derby, England

Hope is receiving a new design from Crystal Expressions of a metallic mermaid with a blue waves background with a starfish and a metallic crab stickers. Hope is turning 8 years old and lives in Chaddesden Derby, England.

Kind Cards for Cool Kids

Happy Birthday to Crystal of Stroke-on-Trent, England

Sending It’s a Beautiful Life mermaid to Crystal of Strok-on-Trent, England for her birthday. She is turning 4 years old and loves to dress like a Princess. She is receiving Ariel stickers.

Kind Cards for Cool Kids

Friday, October 15, 2021

Starfish Wishes for Alexa of Madison, Wisconsin

Happy Birthday to Alexa of Madison, Wisconsin who is turning 5 years old. She likes glitter, purple and princesses. She is receiving a card filled with Disney Princesses and a Ariel sticker sheet.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Shower

Ocean Princess for Kaylynn of Kingman, Arizona

Kaylynn of Kingman, Arizona is turning 4 years old on her birthday. She likes princesses, unicorns and the colors pink and purple. She is receiving a Ocean Princess card with Ariel Stickers and Unicorn and rainbow stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Shower

Saturday, October 9, 2021

A Girlie Mermaid for Vivienne of York, Pennsylvania

Happy Birthday to Vivienne of York, Pennsylvania. She is turning 11 years old and likes makeup, girlie stuff and gymnastics. Vivienne suffers from epilepsy and anxiety disorders. Sending her a pink bookmark to let her dreams bloom.

Kind Cards for Cool Kids

Mermaid Kisses for River of Lynden, Washington

Sending Happy Birthday Wishes to River of Lynden, Washington. She is a twin and turning seven years old. She likes mermaids and unicorns so she is receiving a unicorn sticker sheet.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Shower

Let’s Be Mermaids! To Rain of Lynden, Washington

Sending Rain Happy Birthday Wishes of Lynden, Washington. She is a twin turning seven years old. She likes mermaids and unicorns. She is getting a unicorn sticker sheet.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Shower

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

The Stars Shine for Lily of Sainte-Marthe-Sur-le- Lac, Quebec Canada

The Stars Shine for Lily on her birthday. She is turning 6 years old and lives in Sainte-Marthe-Sur-le-Lac, Quebec Canada. She likes drawing and coloring. She is receiving a card with the Chateau de Chambord art print.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Shower

Monday, October 4, 2021

A Girly Princess Card for Shania of Fosteria, Ohio

Sending a Girly Princess card to Shania of Fosteria, Ohio who is turning 7 years old. She loves all things girly and Daisy Duck. She is receiving Daisy Duck stickers and Ariel stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Shower

Saturday, October 2, 2021

Braid Mission ‘Cards of Hope’ Fundraiser

Crystal Expressions is donating 20 Handcrafted cards to Braid Missions to sell on their Etsy Store to raise funds to support their program assisting foster children in the San Francisco & Bay Area. They are requesting card makers around the country to donate handcrafted cards. They plan to sell 1,000 cards to raise funds.

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Seas the Day! An Ocean Princess for Mckinlee of Florida

McKinlee is turning 7 years old and she likes Disney Princesses. She is receiving a Ocean Princess card which is a new design from the Crystal Expressions collection. The card has ‘It’s a beautiful life’ mermaid art print with graphics of the ocean, seashells and starfish with a seaside border.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Shower

Friday, September 24, 2021

An Ocean Princess for Margarita of Arizona

Margarita loves mermaids, princesses and Disney so she is receiving a Happy Birthday card with “It’s a beautiful life” mermaid art print with Ariel and Princess stickers inside the card.

Random Acts of Cardness - September Card Shower

“Star Light, Star Bright” for Gala of Hidalgo, Mexico

Star Light, Star Bright

First Star I see tonight,

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have this wish I wish tonight.

Happy Birthday to Gala of Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico who is turning 6. She loves Disney so she is receiving Daisy Duck and Ariel stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - September Card Shower

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Mermaid Kisses for Dale of Indiana

A Happy Birthday card with ‘It’s a Beautiful Life’ mermaid art print for Kynleigh of Dale, Indiana. She is turning 8 years old and likes dolls, mermaids and princesses. Enclosed with the card are Ariel stickers. She cannot have a party due to health complications and surgery in December.

Kind Cards for Cool Kids

Monday, September 13, 2021

Wish Upon a Star for Hayley of New York

Sending Hayley of Dundee, New York a Happy Birthday card with a Chateau de Chambord art print. She is turning 6 years old and loves Disney princesses. Inside the card are stickers of Cinderella, Belle, Ariel and. jasmine.

Random Acts of Cardness- September Card Showers

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

RAOC - Ocean of Love to Heaven of Massachusetts

Sending a Happy Birthday card with It’s a Beautiful Life mermaid art print to Heaven of Fall River, Massachusetts. She is turning seven years old and likes Disney princesses. She is receiving beautiful Ariel stickers and a ocean of love.

Random Acts of Cardness - September Card Shower

About the Artist

This Blog is dedicated to honor Crystal Michelle Fallin's artistic and creative spirit; her love of writing and drawing, and her passion for performing arts and dance. Crystal loved art and was a self-taught artist and color pencil was her favorite art medium. Her techniques of multi-color layering and blending gives her drawings the effects of a painting with intricate details. This is a collection of Crystal's colored pencil artistry consisting of creative drawings of her own unique interpretations of classic Disney characters. The collection includes Chateau de Chambord and Belle from Beauty and the Beast, and Ariel inspired mermaids from The Little Mermaid. Her art graces the covers of Greeting and Handcrafted Cards, Notebooks and Journals. Crystal Expressions© Cards were developed to continue Crystal's legacy as an artist, to give hope and encouragement to the needy, and for the lonely-in-heart. Her coloring techniques, concepts and artwork is the inspiration and vision for the cards. The cards are distributed throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and Europe to Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Home Bound Seniors, Foster Children, and many others.

Biography

Crystal Michelle Fallin was born in Newnan, Georgia on June 19, 1984 to Douglas and Peggy Fallin. Crystal grew up in St. Augustine, Florida where she attended St. Joseph Academy and First Coast Technical College where she received her high school diploma in May 2002. She attended St. John's River State College, majoring in business. She worked in the hospitality and retail industries in St. Augustine and Auburndale, Florida. Crystal was a lover of Performing Arts, dancing and listening to music. As a child and youth, she was a member of the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company and Academy of Performing Arts. She danced in the Nutcracker Ballet for seven seasons and won multiple dance awards at international championship competitions held in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Daytona Beach, Florida, and Columbia, South Carolina. She was a member of the award winning APA Group “Theater Street Express” and the musical theater ensemble, “The Stage Door Players.” She performed in musical theater productions such as Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Robin Hood, and The Chorus Line. Theater Street Express won multiple awards for Song & Dance and Production numbers: “Patriotic Tribute, Café De La Trebein, Gangster Drag, and A Salute to America.” She was creative, artistic and loved art. In school, she was awarded a Certificate of Academic Achievement in Art. She became interested in color pencil drawings in her twenties. She was a self-taught artist in color pencil drawings and techniques and it became her favorite art medium. She shared her love of colored pencil art and writing with her beloved grandmother Mary. She often exchanged her drawings with her friends and grandmother. She collaborated with her mother to design greeting cards; particularly ones with nautical and mermaid themes. Designing greeting cards, drawing, and writing notes to family and friends were her favorite pastimes. She developed a love of Disney characters as a child and practice drawing and coloring them throughout her life. She used her art to show love and support to her family and friends. Crystal was caring, kind-hearted and always reaching out to people in need.

Dance Biography

Crystal Fallin was outgoing, independent and had an indomitable free spirit and loved dancing. She received her dance training at the St. Augustine Academy of Performing Arts; Master Workshops at Santa Fe College (Gainesville), European School of Ballet (Ormond Beach), FloArts (Palatka), and Master Classes at International Championship venues (Orlando, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale), and at the APA summer dance intensives. Her choice of dance genres were ballet, tap and Lyrical dance. She was a member of the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company and the La Mirage Jazz Club. She performed multi-roles in the classical ballet 'The Nutcracker' for seven seasons: Spanish Chocolate Soloist, The Solider Doll, Harlequin Doll, Arabian Coffee Soloist, The Arch Angel, Snowflake Demi-Soloist, Marzipan, Waltz of the Flowers, and many others. Each season, the Premier Ballet Company performed two full length performances for the community as well as six condensed performances of “The Nutcracker” for St. Johns and Putnam Counties school children. Twenty-Five schools from both the public and private sectors attended the performances. Crystal and her dance troupe performed on stage at Flagler College Auditorium, Kirk Auditorium at FSDB, and numerous community venues throughout Northeast Florida. She was a senior member of the Academy of Performing Arts competition team. The dance team completed annually in "I Love Dance" International Championship Competitions in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa, Florida, and in Columbia, South Carolina. They also competed in Champions of Excellence by "Dance Troupe, Inc." in Daytona Beach. Crystal and her team won awards in ballet, jazz, tap and modern/lyrical dance in all major categories as well as top honors in “Song and Dance” and group ensemble theater “Productions.” As a Soloist, she won multiple awards at International Championships in Ballet, Lyrical and Student Choreography, and Gold Awards at “Champion of Excellence” National and Preliminaries Competitions. The Inspirational Dance Collection emulates her free spirit and love of dance. Inspirational dance symbolizes the freedom of spirit and captures the joy of worship: “Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.” Psalm 149:3