Crystal Michelle Fallin: Stella

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Monday, October 11, 2021

“Wild and Free” Notebook for Elie of Colorado Springs, Colorado

Happy Birthday to Crystal’s niece Elie of Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is receiving a Wild and Free creative notebook and a card with Tulips in Blue Vases art print. She is turning 13 years old and loves art, drawing, reading, the outdoors, and plays basketball and soccer.

Sunday, October 10, 2021

Disney Princess for Amber of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland Canada

A “Thinking of You” Card with Birthday Wishes was mailed to Amber of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland Canada. She is turning 19 and likes Disney so she is receiving a Stella Art Print with stickers of Disney Princesses inside wishing that all her birthday wishes and dreams come true. The Stella artwork is a drawing of Belle from Disney’s film “Beauty and the Beast.”

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Shower

Thursday, October 7, 2021

Encouragement Card for Shelby of Greenville, Tennessee

An Encouragement Card for Shelby of Greenville, Tennessee who is struggling with alcohol addiction. She has been sober since December 2020. She is receiving a “Thinking of You” card with a Stella Art print and a “You’re more Precious than Jewels” bookmark. Shelby likes crafts, art, coloring and the color pink.

Random Acts of Cardness - Extra Encouragement

Monday, October 4, 2021

Encouragement Card for Courtney of Oregon, Wisconsin

Sending a Encouragement card with birthday wishes to cheer Courtney of Oregon, Wisconsin. She is a single parent and lonely. Enclosed is a blue bird bookmark “Beauty is all around you and always within you.”

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Shower

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Happy Birthday to Anna of the Czech Republic

A ‘Thinking of you’ card with a Stella Art print and a Happy Birthday note for Anna of the Czech Republic. The card also includes a bookmark to believe in your dreams. Anna is turning 21 and likes art, painting, fashion and traveling.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Shower

Monday, September 13, 2021

Heart and Rose Vines for Ayesha of Glasgow, Scotland

Happy Birthday to Ayesha of Glasgow, Scotland. She is receiving a Thinking of You card with a Stella Art print surrounded with roses and heart vines.

Random Acts of Cardness- September Card Showers

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Heart and Rose Vines for Nancy of North Carolina

Sending a Thinking of You card with. a Stella Art print with Roses and heart vines to Nancy of Knightdale, North Carolina. She is 73 years old and missing her family who has passed on. She is also receiving a rose bookmark.

Bring Smiles to Seniors - Lola’s Smile Bunch

Monday, September 6, 2021

RAOC - Happy Birthday to Frances of Pasig City, Philippines

Sending a Thinking of You card with a Stella art print to Frances of Pasig City, Philippines. She is turning 34 years old and likes drawing and the color blue. Inside the card is a Happy Birthday bouquet of blue flowers and enclosed a Vincent Van Gogh bookmark with blue Iris flowers and a magnetic cross.

Random Acts of Cardness - September Card Shower

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Kind Card for Cool Kids - Encouragement Card for Mya of Illinois

A Encouragement Card for 13 year old Mya of Machesney, Illinois. Her father died when she was 6 years old and her mom and boyfriend broke up due to drug abuse. The boyfriend had been a father figure for Mya so she is depressed. Grandmother requested encouragement cards. Sending her a pink bookmark "Hold on to your dreams" and flower stickers. She likes art so she is receiving a pencil drawing of Stella.

Kind Cards for Cool Kids

Saturday, August 28, 2021

“You are Brave, You are Strong, You are Beautiful” for Margo of Maine

Handcrafted Encouragement card with a Stella Art print for Margo of Hamden, Maine. Margo is battling breast cancer. She is a Christian and loves the color blue. A ocean blue bookmark with a scripture message of Hope is enclosed in the card.

Lola’s Smile Bunch - A Bring Smiles to Seniors Group

Thursday, August 26, 2021

From the Heart - UK: A Encouragement Card for Doreen of Norfolk, England

Sending Doreen of Snettisham, Norfolk England an encouragement card with a Stella art print. Inside the card are butterflies and flower stickers sending her caring thoughts and wishing her peace for her heart today and always. Enclosed a pink bookmark and a magnetic cross.

Saturday, July 31, 2021

RAOC - August Card Shower for Cansu of Didim, Aydin Turkey

Thinking of You card with Stella Art Print was mailed to Cansu of Didim /Aydin Turkey. She is celebrating her 32 Birthday. She also received vintage flower stickers and a bookmark.

Random Acts of Cardness - August Card Shower

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

RAOC - August Card Shower for Calista of Michigan

Thinking of You Card with the Stella Art Print. Sending Birthday Wishes for Calista of Lexington, Michigan. who turns 19 on August 2.

Random Acts of Cardness - August Card Shower

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

RAOC - July Card Shower Happy Birthday card to Brianna of Illinois

Thinking of you with Happy Birthday Wishes for 15 year old Brianna of Loves Park, Illinois.

Stella Art Print.

July Card Shower - Random Acts of Cardness

Artist Crystal Michell Fallin - Stella Art Print

“Stella” - the original Art Print in color pencil drawing by Artist Crystal Michelle Fallin. It depicts Belle’s emotions in Beauty and the Beast when she was not allowed to leave the castle. Crystal liked the name Stella and used it as an alias on social media. The drawing is her gothic version of Belle.

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