Christine's Creative Nook

Hello Everyone, Welcome to my blog.  Today is challenge day for the Elizabeth Craft Designs Design Team.  This month our challenge is Hexagon Inspiration this is the card I designed for the challenge.  Be sure to go to Elizabeth Craft Designs blog   at this LINK to see what the other Design Team members have created using Joset's newly released Stitched Hexagons and Fitted Hexagon dies.  While there, be sure to answer the question for a chance to win a $20.00 Gift Certificate to Elizabeth Craft Designs. The question for $20.00 giveaway this month is what is your favorite way to use Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Hexagons or Fitted Hexagons dies.  Winners will be announced Friday June 22, 2018. Here is how my card was created. Step 1   From green cardstock using Garden Notes Leafy Berry Branch cut 1 set.  Lay right side down on molding mat using medium ball tool rub backs of leaves to give a bit of dimension, turn over and run ball tool down...

  Welcome My Crafty Friends, Today I am posting another "Forever Friends" card.  Last month I posted a card I had made for my dear friend of over 50 years it had bachelor buttons on it well she showed it to a friend where she lives and the friend wanted a couple of cards one of which was just like hers and another one so here it is.  I chose to use Susan's Garden Notes Lilac 2 die set. Here is how it was created. Step 1   From green cardstock cut Garden Notes Leafy Branch .  Using Nuvo Crystal Drops - Simply White add berries to branch set aside to dry then repeat on back. Step 2   Form 6" X 6" card base from white cardstock. Step 3   Cut patterned paper 5-3/4" X 5-3/4" patterned paper ( ModaScrap Fly & Scrap used here).  Adhere to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . Step 4  From black cardstock with Clear Double Sided Adhesive on back cut Forever Friends using A Way With Words dies Forever and Friends .  Adhere to car...

Welcome  My Crafty Friends, My post today is a card I designed for Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog using some of Susan's Garden Notes new releases.  I have chosen to use Garden Notes Fitted Frames - Ovals , Galvanized Bucket and Shasta Daisy along with older releases Ivy and Ostrich Fern .  You can find tutorial on their blog at this LINK . You can click on any of the icons below to review / purchase. Thanks for stopping by today - until next time - Happy Crafting! Christine Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies

  Welcome to my blog glad you stopped by. Today I have just a quick post to honor our granddaughter (our 1st grandchild) as she closes one chapter and enters the next chapter of her life.  Such an emotional time as I can not believe the little girl that won our hearts from day one has graduated high school and will be going off to college in the fall.  Meme' and Pepe' are so proud of her and glad that we could be part of it and to get her to pose for a few pictures with us. Her card was made using Karen Burniston's Tag Book Pop-up die along with a few Cricut cutouts.   Until Next Time - Happy Crafting and remember - "you only live once... If you live right, once is enough" Unknown Christine ( aka Meme')    

Welcome My Crafty Friends! My post today is a card using a couple of  Susan's new releases Garden Notes - Forget- Me- Not and Garden Notes Frame It - Ovals .  By now you can see I love the new Frame It Ovals there is also Circles, Squares and Rectangles in this new release as well. Here is how it was created. Step 1   Create 6" X 6" card base from white cardstock. Step 2   Cut patterned paper 6" X 6" adhere to  card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . Step 3   Cut white Soft Finish Cardstock 6" X 6" using next to largest Susan's Garden Notes - Frame It - Ovals . Place die 3/4" in from left side and equally between top and bottom - you want to leave room on right to stamp sentiment die cut oval.  Stamp sentiment  (you want to stamp before adhere just to make sure you get good image)using black ink.  (Stamp I used here was one of Susan's original Seeds of Thought Red Rubber Stamps at Elizabeth Craft Designs but I could not find it...

Welcome My Crafty Friends! Today is another Focus Day on Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog.  The Design Team has been busy creating cards that are showcasing A Way With Words brand new release of dies.  I have chosen Miss You and Long Stem Rose to showcase.  Be sure to visit Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog at this LINK to see what other design team members have created using the new dies. Here is how card was created. Step 1  Form 6" X 6" card base. Step 2  Cut patterned paper 6" X 6" using largest oval from newly released Garden Notes Frame It - Stitched Ovals die cut oval in center.  Attach to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . Step 3   From green cardstock cut set of Garden Notes Ladder Fern shade with ink shape by pinching up fronds around tweezers from Garden Notes Tool Kit .  Using Kids Choice Glue on just on lower portion of stem adhere to card front inside oval. Step 4   From 2 shades of patterned paper using new releas...