Crystal Michelle Fallin: Birthday

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

It’s a Beautiful Life Mermaid for Kaylynn of Kingman, Arizona

Kaylynn of Kingman, Arizona is turning 5 years old, and she likes pink, purple, princesses, unicorns and Frozen. She is receiving a set of Disney Princess stickers and a Beautiful Life Mermaid wishing her a Happy Birthday.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Showers

Sea Dream Mermaids for Angela of Richmond, Kentucky

Angela of Richmond, Kentucky is turning 52 years old and likes the beach, sunshine and summer so she is receiving a Sea Dream Birthday Card with twin mermaids.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Showers

Chateau de Chambord for Doris of Macon, Georgia

Anika of Macon, Georgia is turning 84 years old and likes yard work and Halloween, so she is receiving a glittering star filled sky of the Chateau de Chambord, wishing her a Happy Birthday and that the "Stars Shine for Her." She is also receiving a galaxy bookmark of sparkling stars.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Showers

Twin Sisters Mermaids for Alexa of Madison, Wisconsin

Alexa of Madison, Wisconsin is turning 6 years old and likes glitter and princesses. She is receiving two sets of Disney princesses' stickers and Sisters of the Sea mermaids with Happy Birthday wishes.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Showers

Ocean Princess for Hazel of Bonduel, Wisconsin

Hazel of Bonduel, Wisconsin is turning 4 years old, and she likes unicorns and mermaids. She is receiving two sets of Disney princesses' stickers and a Ocean Princess card with Birthday wishes.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Showers

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Chateau de Chambord - Happy Birthday for Christine of Pownal, Vermont

A Chateau de Chambord Birthday card for Christine of Pownal, Vermont. She is also receiving a Bible Verse Bookmark. The art print is from an original drawing by Artist Crystal Michelle Fallin.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Chateau de Chambord for Gwendie of Rosemead, California

Happy Birthday to Glendale of Rosemead, California who is turning 86 years old, She is receiving a Chateau de Chambord Birthday card and a Vincent Van Gogh Bookmark.

Bring Smiles to Seniors - Lola’s Smile Bunch

Blue Roses for Cindy of Pompano, Florida

Happy Birthday to Cindy of Pompano Beach, Florida. She is a Christian and loves gardening and nature. She is receiving a Bible verse bookmark and a Sea Dream Card with blue roses.

Bring Smiles to Seniors - Lola’s Smile Bunch

Sunday, August 21, 2022

A Mermaid for Evie of Clarksville, Tennessee

Evie of Clarksville, Tennessee is turning 7 years old and she likes unicorns, Disney Princesses and mermaids. She is receiving Ariel the Little Mermaid stickers and princess stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - August Card Showers

You are Mer-mazing Makenzie of Rosedale, Maryland

Mackenzie of Rosedale, Maryland is turning 11 years old and likes mermaids, Barbi, unicorns among many other things. She is receiving unicorn stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - August Card Shower

Sister Mermaids for Kaylee of Arvada, Ohio

Happy Birthday to Kaylee of Arvada, Ohio who is turning 7 years old. She likes unicorns and animals. She is receiving unicorn stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - August Card Showers

Thursday, July 14, 2022

A Ocean Princess Mermaid for Bailey of Fostoria, Ohio

Happy Birthday to Bailey of Fostoria, Ohio who is turning 12 and loves princesses and all things girly. She is receiving a sticker sheet of Disney princesses and a bookmark.

Random Acts of Cardness- July Card Showers

Seas the Day! Ocean Princess for Camille of Truman, Arizona

A Ocean Princess Birthday Card for Camille of Truman, Arizona who is turning 7 years old. She likes unicorns, Barbie and Minnie Mouse. She is receiving a sticker sheet of Unicorns.

Random Acts of Cardness- July Card Showers

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

“Dance is Movement and Movement is Life” for Isabelle of Mt. Morris, Michigan

An Inspirational Dance Card for Isabelle of Mt. Morris, Michigan who is turning 13 years old. She likes the colors green, black, pink, daises, Roses, giraffes and Woody from the Toy Story. She is receiving a harmony bookmark “Beauty is all around you and always within you.”

Random Acts of Cardness - July Card Shower

Sunflowers and a Chateau de Chambord Card for Charlotte of Rocky Mount, North Carolina

A card filled with sunflowers for Charlotte of Rocky Mount, North Carolina who is turning 27 years old. She likes the color yellow, sunflowers and dogs. She is receiving a Van Gogh Bookmark with his painting of a dozen sunflowers.

Random Acts of Cardness - July Card Shower

Friday, May 6, 2022

Mermaid Sisters for Kailee of Davenport, Florida

Happy Birthday to Kailee of Davenport, Florida who is turning 14 years old. She likes girly things and she is also receiving a “Keep your Heart Light Shining” Bookmark.

Angel Card Project

Grandma’s Spring Flowers for Angela of Somerset, Kentucky

Happy Birthday to Angela of Somerset, Kentucky who is turning 47 years old. She is Crystal Michell Fallin’s sister and granddaughter of Mary Hillhouse. The Birthday card is one of four custom designed cards by Crystal Expressions featuring Mary Hillhouse flowers.

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Unicorns, Rainbows and Llamas for Aislynn of Tremonton, Utah

Happy Birthday to Aislynn of Tremonton, Utah who is turning 6 years old. Aislynn likes unicorns, rainbows, painting and reading. She is receiving a Llama handcrafted card decorated inside with rainbows and unicorns.

Random Acts of Cardness - May Card Shower

A Llama Birthday Card for Callie of Ardmore, Alabama

Happy Birthday to Callie of Ardmore, Alabama who is turning 6 years old. Callie likes unicorns and paw patrol. She is receiving a handcrafted Llama card decorated inside with Unicorns and rainbows along with paw patrol stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - May Card Shower

An Ocean Princess Card for Ana of Kiester, Minnesota

Happy Birthday to Ana of Kiester, Minnesota who is turning 7 years old. Ana likes anything girly so she is receiving a Ocean Princess card with Disney Princess “Ariel” stickers.

Random Acts of Cardness - May 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