Christine's Creative Nook

Hello My Crafty Friends, Today I have a card that was inspired by a picture I saw on Facebook. This is the inspiration pictur Inspiration Picture My card is 5" X 6-1/4" created from white cardstock cut 10" X 6-1/4" scored at 5". The bittersweet is something I like to make ahead so the Nuvo Drops have time to dry well. Susan has how to video on the berries here The brown bottle was created using Shrink Film. First I cut bottle on Cricut at 8" then traced onto Shrink Film then colored using a brown Copic Marker. Using Heat Tool I shrunk it down it measures 3-1/2". Pattern paper was cut 4-1/2" X 5-7/8" then adhered to card front with clear Double Sided Adhesive. The largest die in the Petite Picot Rectangle set was used along with the next to the largest A2 Matting Basic A die set to create a frame. I set the matting die inside the Picot Rectangle taped together and cut from white cardstock. Frame was adhered over pattern paper using Art ...

Welcome my crafty friends, Today I have another card for you featuring Spellbinders Susan's Autumn Flora Coreopsis along with foliage ( foliage with a twist it is similar to a weed that grows here in Maine). My card mats are from Spellbinders APG series Petite Picot Squares . Here is how I created my 6" x 6" card. Step 1 I created the beaded part using Styrofoam beads separated into 4 containers. Added a few drops of Distress Oxide Reinker in each (Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Aged Mahogany and Peeled Paint) mix each one to distribute color. Next I mixed beads together in another cup. I will tell you maybe alcohol reinker may way work better as the Distress Oxide do not dry well and tend to muddy the colors. Step 2 Using 4" piece of flower wire wrapped with floral tape I rolled top 1" - 1-1/4" of wire in Kids Choice Glue then dipped into colored beads and manipulate with your fingers to get shape. Heat gun was used very carefully to dry a little ...

Hello My Crafty Friends, Today I have a card I created using some of Susan's Autumn Flora Collection . I am using Coreopsis and Foliage along with Spellbinders APG Picot Petite Circles . Card Base 6" X 6" tent fold Colored cardstock cut 5-3/4" X 5-3/4" adhered to card front with Clear Double Sided Adhesive . Using Nestabilites Standard Circles I cut 2 frames by taping 2 circle dies togetherand adhered together using Art Glitter Glue Dries Clear . From white cardstock I created another frame using Picot Petite die and Standard Circles which I adhered to the basic frames using glue. Added narrow dimensional strips to back then adhered to card front. From green cardstock I cut 2 berry branches using the die from the Foliage die set (I like to cut twice to give stability) adhere one on top of other. Use green ink to shade. Added white berries using white Nuvo Drops. I like to do my berry branches in the very beginning so they have time to dry while I a...

Welcome my crafty friends hope you are all staying safe. Today I have a card I designed using Susan's brand new release Autumn Flora Button Mums and Autumn Hydrangea through Spellbinders. Another fantastic release from Susan I just love working with her dies. My card today is a 6" X 6" tent fold created from white cardstock. Patterned paper from my stash was used for background cut 5-3/4" X 5-3/4" adhered to card front using clear double sided adhesive. Amazing Paper Grace Picot Petite Circle was cut from white cardstock using largest die in set. Circled was adhered to card front using clear double sided adhesive. Two Button Mums were cut from white cardstock then colored with Copic Markers then shaped and assembled. I used Susan's old tools to shape my flowers but she has great new set coming out it should be available by January 2021. Off white cardstock and Distress Oxide Inks were used to color florets. I picked 3 or 4 colors that I wanted in my hyd...

Welcome my crafty friends glad you stopped by. today on my blog I have for you another shadowbox card I have created with Gaillardia from Susan's new release Autumn Flora. The shadowbox card is so much fun - addictive. Susan did the Shadowbox card a few weeks ago on her Wednesday Live which you can find here . Once you have formed your Shadowbox card Cut 3 Gaillardias using the new Autumn Flora die set. Chose colors that coordinate with you card color and shape your flowers. Susan has YouTube videos for her newly released flowers. Flowers are arranged and adhered in shadow box using Beacons Kids Choice. leaves were shaded, shaped and adhered, On off white cardstock using black ink stamp sentiment ( I have used Susan's Autumn Quotes Clear Stamp Set) . Die cut using rectangle that fits around sentiment. Ink edges and adhere to lower right corner using double sided adhesive. Add a leaf and ladybug using Kids Choice Glue. Hope this has inspired you to create - until next t...

Welcome my crafty friends, So glad you stopped by. Today I have a card I created using Susan Garden Club - Autumn Flora - Woodland Garden Leaves. Card base 6" X 6" from white cardstock Colored mat is 5-3/4" X 5-3/4" adhered to card front using clear double sided adhesive Die cut is Spellbinders Nestabilities Candlewick Square Etched Dies cut from white cardstock. Susan's Autumn Quotes Stamp Set was used for sentiment stamped in black ink before attaching to card. Dimensional tape was used to adhere die cut to card front. Using brown cardstock cut 2 berry branches adhere 1 on top of other using liquid glue. Shade using brown ink. Die cut little flowers from yellow cardstock shaped using medium ball tool. Kids Choice Glue was used to adhere little flowers to berry branch. Using Ripened Pumpkin Nuvo Drops make bittersweet berries on branches set aside to dry. Happy Fall Die D Lite set was used for the basket. Basket was cut twice once from dark brown c...

Hello my crafty friends, Autumn is getting closer here in Maine some leaves have started to turn and due to dry weather some are already falling. Susan Tierney-Cockburn's new release with Spellbinders Autumn Flora is available to purchase today. Autumn Flora has 8 die sets and 1 stamp set. Today's card features the Coreopsis and Woodland Garden Leaves Etched. Card base is 4-1/4 X 5-1/2 white cardstock Patterned paper 4 X 5-1/4 adhered to card front with clear double sided adhesive. Using Hexi Strip I die cut 1 from white cardstock. Art Glitter Glue Dries Clear with fine tip was used to adhere to left side of card front. Sentiment is from new stamp set Autumn Quotes stamped on white cardstock using black ink then die cut using Deckled Edges Rectangle. Use dimensional tape to adhere to card front. 4 Maples leaves were cut from white cardstock using die from Woodland Garden Leaves Etched then colored with alcohol markers in autumn colors. Using Coreopsis die set I cut 3 from w...

Welcome my crafty friends, Today I have another card featuring one of the dies from Susan's Autumn Flora release with Spellbinders. For today's card I have chosen to use the Autumn Hydrangea in a shadowbox card. Card is 6 X 6 tent fold created from white cardstock Shadowbox was created from an 11" square of double sided printed paper. I used Susan's video from her live post a couple weeks ago on Susan's Garden Club you can find that here Adhere shadowbox to card front using clear double sided adhesive Create 2 Autumn Hydrangeas along with leaves. Susan has done YouTube videos on all the new release and they will be on line very soon and when available will be linked. Hydrangeas were attached in shadowbox using Kids Choice Glue. Be sure to check out the other two design team members blogs to see their wonderful creations. Selma Stevenson - selmasstampingcorner.blogspot.com and Karen Liddle cakescardsandcraftybits.blogspot.com I am posting links below to the new...

Hello My Crafty Friends, I know it has been a while since I have posted but I have been busy creating cards for Susan Tierney-Cockburn's new release with Spellbinders. Spellbinders Garden Club - Autumn Flora. Her fall release has 7 new die sets plus a new "Autumn Quotes" stamp set. The release will be in the hands of retailers on the 10th. Today Susan's Design Team are beginning to post our creations using the new release. Stay tuned to see our creations. The other designers are Selma Stevenson and you can see her tutorials on her blog selmasstampingcorner.blogspot.com and Karen Liddle's tutorials on her blog cakescardsandcraftybits.blogspot.com My card today is a birthday card that I created using the Oriental Poppy. Here are the details Step 1 Card base is 7- 1/2 X 5 tent fold created from black cardstock. Step 2 Patterned paper was cut 7-1/4 X 5 attached to card front using clear double sided adhesive. Step 3 Using Spellbinders Die of the Month - Marc...