Christine's Creative Nook

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...

 Today I want to acknowledge everyone that has visited and continues to visit my page thank you so very much.  I have not posted in 5 months due to our moving to a new home after 56 years.  I am very close to begin creating and posting once again so stay tuned.  I have missed creating terribly but have been unpacking and sorting through everything deciding what to keep and what to get rid of (56 years in 1 place and 3-1/2 weeks to pack it all up there was no time for decisions). Thank you for continuing to check out my page - Stay Tune!!! Christine You only live once if you live right once is enough! Unknown

Hello my crafty friends! My card today is call a Triple Diamond Point which I found on Sam Calcutt YouTube channel.  I have created the card pretty much as Sam did but I used flowers from Spellbinders Susan's Garden Through the Meadow Collection .  I used S2-414 Lavender Mountain Daisy , an older Berry Branch and some Grape Hyacinth I created myself.  Also from Spellbinders I used E3D-033 Beveled Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder and Spellbinders Better Press BP-025 Always & Forever Sentiment Strips.   The card is a 6" X 6" here is Sam's video for creating this card.  Triple Diamond Point Using Susan's Garden Specialty Paper I cut 3 of the Lavender Mountain Daisies and colored with Olo Alcohol Markers V2.3 and 2.4.   I used watercolor paper for the foliage colored them with  YG-8.5 & 8.7 I then shaped them using Susan's Garden Deluxe Tool Kit .  Susan's video for creating these flowers can be found here . Grape Hyacinth  w...