Crystal Michelle Fallin: Thinking of You

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

Heart and Roses for Patsy of Camden, South Carolina

A Thinking of You Card with a Rose art print and rose vines for Patsy of Camden, South Carolina. She also received a bookmark.

Lola’s Smile Bunch

Saturday, March 12, 2022

Thinking of You Rose Card

Thinking of you Card with a Rose art print for Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents in Harrison, Arizona.

Three Wishes for Ruby’s residents - Beautiful Dreamer

Beautiful Dreamer card with Belle art print. Card is being mailed to Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents in Harrison, Arizona.

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Shepherd Dog, Butterflies and Tulips

A Thinking of You card with Tulips in Blue Vases art print. Encouragement Card for foster children in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Braid Mission Cards of Hope

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Tyb the Puppy “Thinking of You” - Crystal Expressions

A new Crystal Expressions Greeting Card with Tyb the puppy. It’s design with photographic art and border graphics. The card is being donated to Braid Mission for a foster child in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Braid Mission Cards of Hope

A pair of kittens, Butterflies & Tulips - Braid Mission Cards of Hope

Thinking of you card for foster children in the Francisco Bay Area. The card is being donated to the Braid Mission Cards of Hooe Program in San Francisco, California.

Braid Mission Cards of Hope

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

“Thinking of You” Demi of Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent Wales

Demi of Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales is turning 18 years old and she likes everything girlie. She is receiving a Card with a Stella Art Print and birthday wishes. She is also receiving a blue bird bookmark that “beauty is all around her and within her.”

Random Acts of Cardness - November Card Shower

Thursday, November 4, 2021

A Gothic Design for Shannon of Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, United Kingdom

Shannon of Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, United Kingdom is celebrating her 27th Birthday. She likes drawing, reading, constellations, Gothic, vampires, horses and her children. She is receiving a Black & White art print of Stella and Happy Birthday wishes with a scripture bookmark “Don’t be concerned about the beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfailing beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.”

Random Acts of Cardness - November Card Shower

“Stella” Birthday Wishes for Tatiana of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

A Thinking of You Card with a Stella Art Print for Tatiana of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. She is turning 19 years old and likes drawing, coloring, painting and vampire diaries. She is receiving a heart light bookmark.

Random Acts of Cardness - November Card Shower

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

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

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.

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

RAOC - Card of Encouragement to Sharron of Gateshead, Australia

Sending a Thinking of You card with a Belle art print to Sharron of Gateshead, Australia. She likes the color blue and is a struggling mother of four children. She needed encouragement. Enclosed a flower bookmark with a Song of Solomon verse, "You are altogether beautiful, my darling, beautiful in every way."

Cards for Kindness - A Rose Art Print "Thinking of You"

A Rose art print used on a Thinking of You card for Cards for Kindness Program of Scrapbook.com in Gilbert, Arizona. A total of 25 Handcrafted Encouragement and Motivational cards were mailed. The cards will be distributed to several of the non profit organizations they sponsor.

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Lola's Smile Bunch - A Belle Card for Linda of Newfoundland, Canada

Thinking of You card with Belle art print, mailed to Linda of Newfoundland, Canada. Linda is a widow, paraplegic and needs encouragement. Enclosed with the card is a Bible Verse bookmark and "Hope" magnetic cross.

Lola's Smile Bunch - Bring Smiles to Seniors Group

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

Saturday, July 24, 2021

Three Wishes for Ruby's Residents - Postcards for Kindness

Three Wishes for Ruby's Residents is a youth led organization that fulfills small wishes to lonely nursing home seniors in Arkansas and across the country. The program serves 1.4 million nursing home seniors and have fulfilled over 10,000 wishes. Handcrafted cards from Crystal's artwork are mailed to Ruby's residents in Arkansas on a quarterly basis.

Thursday, July 22, 2021

The Angel Card Project

The Angel Card Project member's sends Christmas Cards to nursing home residents, veterans, shut-ins, elderly, lonely, handicapped and the economically disadvantaged throughout the united States. Crystal's artwork and Spiritual Dance cards were mailed to over 650 recipients during the Christmas Holidays.

During the year, people request cards for friends and family who are elderly, sick, lonely or in nursing homes. This is a Rose Art Print, Thinking of you Card with Birthday Wishes for Colleen, Laurel Springs, New Jersey.

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