Christine's Creative Nook

Hello My Crafty Friends! My card today I created for a dear friend and former co-worker that just lost her husband. It is a 5 X 7 card with basket weave background.  Susan did this background technique on her Susan's Garden Club 2 Facebook Live February 5th which is found here .  I chose to cut 9 strips  to cover the card front 8 to weave and 1 I cut pieces to fill the gaps.  I used the Love-in-a-Mist S3-559 from Spellbinders Susan's Garden latest release Poet's Garden .  I also used Gingko S4-1278   from the Victorian Garden Release and the berry branch for the  Arrowwood Viburnum S3-516 from the Winter's Grace Release.  the vessel for my flowers is a die cut from my stash.  I used Spellbinders Essential Modern Ovals S4-1266 (2nd and 3rd smallest sizes) for the sentiment. I shaped the vessel with my fingers to give it a curve added a couple dimensional tabs lower center on the back then added glue on very edge of both sides and attac...

  Hello My Crafty Friends!  Here are a couple of cards I created end of last year but never got posted.  The Echinacea and Anemone are from Spellbinders Susan's Garden Summer Solstice Release. Sorry no mini tutorials just wanted to maybe bring a little sunshine to you all on this very cold day in Maine! Stay safe, stay warm and and spread a little kindness! Thanks for stopping by and until next time Happy Creating! Christine You only live once if you live right once is enough! Unknown

Welcome My Crafty Friends! Now that the holidays are over I sure hope I can get back to doing what I love paper gardening on my cards.  2025 was a crazy year with moving after 56 years in same place and getting settled in a new community then the holidays. Today I have used Spellbinders Susan's Garden new die Wild Violet S3-569 from new release Poet's Garden along with the Lily of the Valley S4-1086 from Spring Flora (not sure this is still available ). I created an Arrow Fold Card to display my little bouquet.  I found this card on Lisa Curcio Stamp Studio YouTube page which can be found here The paper was an old CTMH paper that I used (after moving I have decided I really need to use up some of my paper stash - I have so much paper).  I used 110# black cardstock for the base. The Wild Violet was cut from Spellbinders Susan's Garden Specialty Paper, colored with Olo Markers V2.7 and V2.6 the stem and leaves YG8.5 and YG 2.5 and then shaped with Spellbinders Su...

Hello My Crafty Friends! Today I have a card for you that I created using Spellbinders Susan's Garden S4-1435 Begonia from Summer Solstice Collection along with S3-516 Arrowood Viburnum from the Winter's Grace Collection.  The pleats were inspired by a card I saw on Sue's Paper Creations on Facebook.  I saw it thought I could remember how to do so but when I went to make it I made a couple errors but it turned out ok with a few extra score lines.  Here is a link to her video  (she eyeballed it I scored it) I created a 6" X 6" card so I started with paper  5-1/2" by 12" For the card base I used a pale pink cardstock cut 6" X 12" scored at 6".  My card is a tent fold. A piece of navy cardstock was cut 5-3/4" square and adhered to card front.  Designer Paper was cut 5-1/2" X 12".   Score at 1/2", 1", 2", 2-1/2", 3-1/2", 4", 5", 5-1/2", 6, 6-1/2" fold on each line and burnish very wel...

Hello My Crafty Friends! My card today is the only Breast Cancer card I did this year.  Moving has put a damper on my card making this year but hope I will get back to it very soon. The card is called a Double Easel Card which Susan Tierney Cockburn did on her Facebook page Susan's Garden Club 2.  The video can be found here   aired on October 15, 2025. This card is a 6 X 6 when closed. From color cardstock of your choice cut the following: 1 pc 6" X 12" scored on long side at 3" and 6" both mountain folds. 1 pc 6" X 4-1/2" scored at 4" and 2" on the 4-1/2" side with mountain then valley folds on the 1/2" section (mountain fold) add adhesive then attach this to the bottom inside of the 6" section. 1 pc 2-1/2" X 5-1/2"   1 pc  6" X 6" From Pattern Paper cut the following: 2 pcs 1-3/4" X 5-3/4" attach these 2pcs to the (2) 2" X 6" sections of card 1 pc 2-3/4" X 5-3/4" 2 pc 5-3/4...

Hello My crafty Friends! Well finally after 5-1/2 months of no crafting {due to moving} I have made my first card which feels wonderful I really have missed it.   Before I packed up I had created the Spellbinders Susan's Garden Wash Bucket S5-615 knowing that as soon as I could I would create Spellbinders Susan's Garden S4-1434 Petunia .  I love the Bubblegum Superpetunia  and grow many every summer many in my galvanized buckets. My card is just a simple 6" X 6" tent fold card created from 110# white cardstock cut 6" X 12" scored at 6" fold on score line.  The pink cardstock was cut 5-3/4" square attached to card front then pattern paper (from my stash) was cut 5-1/2" square attached over the pink cardstock. I used a couple dimensional squares on the back center of the Wash Bucket and Bearly Art Glue around the edges leaving the edge of the center opening free of glue attached to card front.  YouTube video for creating Wash Bucket can be f...