Christine's Creative Nook

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...