Christine's Creative Nook

  Hello my crafty friends! Today I have a slimline card for you and will say right up front I wish I had put basket at the bottom of the card as I normally would but was trying to mix things up a bit.   I created  card using Spellbinders Susan's Garden  S4-1364 Paperwhites from Winters Grace Collection along with S4-1115 Gathering Basket from Holiday Collection.     Spellbinders S6-186 Fluted Classic Slimline dies were used to cut frame.  Spellbinders / Simon Hurley E3D-080 Woven 3D Embossing Folder was used on the basket to emphasize the basket weave.  Spellbinders S4-201 (small) and S4-202 (large) Deckled Rectangle dies were used for sentiment. Card base is 4" X 9" and designer paper was cut 3-1/4" X 7-3/4" adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive .  Using the 3 largest dies from the  Fluted Classic Slimline Die Set a frame was cut from green cardstock.  Bearly Art Glue was used to adhere the frame over t...

  Hello my crafty friends! Today I have a card I created for a friend who was turning 75 .  As you can see I have used spring flowers as I am really wishing for spring to hurry up and get here. The flowers are all created from Spellbinders Susan's Garden dies which are as follows S4-1085 Lily of the Valley (Spring Flora Collection), S1-125 Glory of the Snow (Snow Garden Collection), S4-1178 Trillium (Garden favorites Collection) and Berry Branch from S4-1079 Foliage & Ladybug (Autumn Flora Collection). My card base is a 5" X 7" from 110# white cardstock.  Mat layer is 4-3/4" X 6-3/4" pink cardstock embossed using Lisa Horton's 3D Embossing Folder LHCEF Lily of the Valley Blooms which was then adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Tape. Oval was cut from black cardstock using Spellbinders S5-401 Candlewick Ovals then adhered using Clear Double Sided Adhesive. Trilliums, Lily of the Valley and Glory of the Snow  were die cut from Susan's Gar...

Hello my crafty friends! Today I have a card I created for a dear friend's birthday using a piece from my stash.  Not sure what I had made it for but decided that it would make a great mat for this card.  I have used Spellbinders Susan's Garden Oriental Lilies from the Wellies & Oriental Lily Die Set S5-478 Summer Flora Collection , Ladder Fern from Ferns & Ivy Die Set S4-1086 also from Spring Flora Collection and Arrowood Viburnum S3-516 from Winter's Grace Collection .  The patterned paper in heart is actually from a picture of old wallpaper I took at the Olson House where Andrew Wyeth painted the famous painting "Christina's World" .  I have used this on several occasions printing onto cardstock. My card base is 5-1/2" X 7" from 110# cardstock.  Pattern paper was cut a little larger than the heart opening then attached to back side using Clear Double Sided Adhesive .  The mat was then attached to card front using dimensional tape...

  Hello My Crafty Friends! Today my card is one I created for a dear special rug hooking friend who turned 98.  Once again I created the simple card using Spellbinders Susan's Garden S3-511 Landscape Rose from the Botanical Garden Release and this time I have used S3-445 Bee Blossom from the Garden Gate Release .  I also used die set S4-1079  Foliage & Lady Bug from Autumn Flora Release for the Berry Branches . Card base is 6" X 6"  created from 110# white cardstock.  I made it a tent fold but obviously side fold would work as well.  My patterned paper is P-13 Let Your Creativity Bloom 03 which I cut 5-3/4" X 5-3/4" square adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . The Landscape Rose and Bee Blossom were cut from Susan's Specialty Paper and shaped with her Deluxe Tool Kit .  Susan's YouTube Video for the rose can be found here  and the Bee Blossom here . Berry Branches were cut from watercolor paper colored w...

  Hello  My Crafty Friends! Today I have a card of encouragement  I created for a friend that is going through some serious stuff at the moment.  Once again I have used Spellbinders Susan's Garden Landscape Rose from Botanical Garden Release along with Black Alder from Winter's Grace Release and Gingko from Victorian Garden .  Hugs is from a die set by Suzanne Cannon called Sending Hugs Kisses . My card is a 6" X 6" tent fold card created from white 110# cardstock.  I cut a piece of black shimmery (hard to see in picture) 6" X 6" then cut a large oval in center.  Next I cut a piece of green shimmery cardstock wide enough to cover the oval opening attaching to back of black piece using Bearly Art Glue .  I used Clear Double Sided Adhesive on back and adhered to card front. For the inside I made a small card from a file I bought off Etsy.  I reduced it down printed on white cardstock and backed with a piece of black cardstock....

Hello my crafty friends! Today is another card that was a special order and it combines my 2 favorite die designers Susan Teirney-Cockburn for her realistic flowers and Karen Burniston for her fun and clever pop ups. My card is a slim line card 4" X 9" cut from 110# white cardstock.  Patterned paper was cut 3-3/4" X 8-3/4" adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive. For inside of card I chose patterned paper to use as wall paper and flooring.  These were cut 3-3/4" X 8-3/4" and adhered t card using Clear Double Sided Adhesive.   The following Karen Burniston dies were used for Fireplace and accessories 1210 Fireplace Pop Up 1211 Fireplace Extras 1 1212 Fireplace Extras 2 To create the Fireplace I used Karen Burniston's YouTube video which you can find here . The Tree, Tree Skirt and berry garland were all from my stash then small adhesive backed gems were used to decorate tree. To light up candles and fire in fireplace I added Pear Blossom...