Christine's Creative Nook

  Hello my crafty friends! Wow Spring has finally come to Central Maine so I have been very busy with outside work like splitting hostas then planting them, mulching, getting out planters & my 50+ galvanized watering cans etc.  Hope your Spring is going well! Today I have done some paper gardening I have done another 3D Envelope Easel Card as a friend requested I make one to give to her Mother-In-Law.  For this card I have used Spellbinders / Susan's Garden Camilla S4-1233 and Lemon Verbena S4-1278 Victorian Foliage from the Victorian Garden Collection, Forget Me Not S2-340 and Bee Blossom S3-445 from Garden Gate Collection, Berry Branch from S4-1079 Foliage & Ladybug Autumn Flora Collection, Winter Bough from S4-1114 Winter Bough & Evergreen Shrubs Holiday Collection anf Ladder Fern from Ferns & Ivy Spring flora Collection.   Paper is Carta Bella Gather at Home and the stamp set is CTMH C1605 Happy to be Friends. The envelope card base was one Susan Tierney-Cockbu

 

Hello my crafty friends! Sorry I haven't posted in a while but needed a break to take care of other things.  Hopefully I can get back to my paper gardening on a regular basis.  I will paper garden when I can't garden outside! My card today is a 3D Envelope Easel Card which Susan Tierney-Cockburn did on her Susan's Garden Club Facebook "Live" this past Wednesday (April 29, 2023) .  I had a friend ask if I could do a card for 98 year old mother that is in long term care and wanted something bright and cheery.  Since it is spring I settled on flowers that are blooming or getting ready to bloom here in central Maine.  I have used the following Spellbinders/Susan's Garden dies S4-1085 Lily of the Valley from Spring flora, S2-340 Forget Me Not from Garden Gate, S5-470 Daffodil from Summer Flora, S3-445 Bee Blossom (Gaura) from Garden Gate and Victorian Foliage Ginkgo and Lemon Verbena from Victorian Garden.  The heart for the sentiment is from Spellbinders  S4-13

  Hello my crafty friends, Today I have another Acetate Diamond Window card for you.  I have changed up size on this one so it fits in 6" X 6"  clear acetate box to keep postage down.    I was selected to be the Featured Artist on Splitcoaststampers Featured Stamper Challenge so I have made this card which was inspired by a couple other cards I have created changing size and flowers. Finished card base is 5-1/2" X 6"  Card base was inspired by Sam Calcott her video can be found here   My card pieces started as 6" X 6"( I think she used 8"X8") so my diamond dies ( Spellbinders Essential Diamonds)   that I used for this smaller card were the 4th, 5th and 6th largest. Using Spellbinders Susan's Garden Spider Mum S5-576 from the Victorian  Garden Release I cut 1 mum from Foamarin craft foam colored with OLO marker R1.7 and shaped with fingers then built flower using Kids Choice Glue.  This is my very first foam flower. Lily of the Valley were

Hello my crafty friends! Today I have an Acetate Window Card which ( Sam Calcott does Hexagon but I love the Diamond) adorned with the  S4-1235 Magnolia   and S4-1278 Lemon Verbena from Spellbinders / Susan's Garden new release Victorian Garden along with S4-1234 Carolina Allspice from Painters Garden release and S4-1114 Winter Bough from Holiday release release. Sam CalCott YouTube video for Hexagon Acetate Window card found here .  She uses Hexagons I used Diamonds and my cardstock I cut 7" X 7" but followed her directions, I created 1 Magnolia , 2 Carolina Allspice , Lemon Verbena and Winter Bough cutting from Susan's Specialty Paper coloring with alcohol markers and shaping with Susan's Ultimate Tool kit and her new Flower Mold Tray .  YouTube Videos Magnolia and Lemon Verbena found here Carolina Allspice found here Winter Bough found here Using Kids Choice Glue I attach my flowers and foliage to left side of window starting with  Winter Bough

Hello my crafty friends! Today I have another card for you that has been created using Spellbinders/Susan's Garden newest release Victorian Garden Collection .  My card is a Floating Double Panel Card (Sam Calcott) and adorned with Camellia and Lavender. My card is a 6" X 6" (Sam Calcott die in 5" X 7") so here are the dimensions I used. Card base 6" X 6" gold mirror card cut 5-3/4" X 5-3/4" adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive .  Pattern paper (P13 Time to Relax -06) cut 5-1/2" X 5-1/2" adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . Panels 1 cut from white cardstock 3-1/2" X 5-1/2" mirror card cut 3-1/4" X 5-1/4" then embossed using Spellbinders E3D-030 Leafy embossing folder then attached to white panel using Clear Double Sided Adhesive .  Second panel should be 1-3/4" X 5-1/4" (I cut on 5" it works but should have been just 1/4" longer).  Pattern paper s