Christine's Creative Nook

Hello Everyone, A little snow today thank goodness it is not anything that is accumulating we need SPRING!!!   I am working on some things but have not completed the projects yet so I thought that today I would post some of my older creations.  I know some of you have seen these before but thought maybe some new people might like to see them.  I do hope you enjoy them. Happy Crafting Christine

Happy Spring Everyone! Today I am posting an easel card featuring Susan's Garden Notes Hydrangea. 1.  Cut cardstock to 4-1/4 x 12 then score at 3, 6 and 9 fold.  The cardstock I used for the card is  "Outdoor Denim" but my sample here is white so that you can read the dimensions.  Note:  I inked edges of all pcs with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. 2.   Cut 1 pc of cardstock 4-1/4 X 6-1/4 3.    Using dies of your choice ( I used Spellbinder "Radiant Rectangle dies for this card) cut 3 different sizes to fit the above pc of cardstock.  I used "White Daisy" for the largest and smallest rectangles and  "Olive" for the middle rectangle. 4.  Layer the rectangles onto the 4-1/4 x 6-1/4 cardstock.  I popped the middle and smallest ones with foam tape. 5.  Next cut, shape and build the Hydrangea onto the center following Susan's great video   found here 6.  Using Elizabeth Craft Designs clear double sided adhesive on the 1st 3" section of the card at

Hello Everyone, Weather here is clear but still quite cold.   Will this snow ever go away! Today I am posting a Thank You card I have just completed.  I do not usually do a lot of bling as I am more the antique look but sometimes you just need a little bling . This Thank You card is another recessed window card, tutorial found here The peony is made from Susan's Garden Notes die.  Susan has a wonderful video here Note:  I ink all edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink 1.  Build your card base 2. For the white center cut white cardstock 3-1/2" square and emboss using the Tim Holtz brick embossing folder.  Attach to center. 3.  Cut and build your peony on center of card. 4.  Add bling around the frame 5.  Cut a scalloped oval from black cardstock and a plain oval from white cardstock then atttach white to black. (Stampin Up punches used here) 6.  Place black ECD Peel Off Sticker "Thank You" on white oval and attach with pop dots or dimensional tape to the lower right co

Today has been a very snowy day in Maine.  This picture was taken about lunch time today and  it is still snowing this evening.  I do hope that we are pretty much done with this snow but on the other hand it was a good day to stay inside and create cards. I had some thank you cards and a birthday card to make so that has been my project today. I do need to make a few more thank you cards but that will be another day  They are all the recessed window card tutorial for this card can be found here  .  I seem to be hung up on these recessed window cards but they are fun to make and they look so different depending on the paper and embellishments.  The papers I used were Graphic 45 French Country.  I used Susan's Garden Notes dies Rose 2, Sunflower and Hydrangea.  I just love making these flowers and Susan has great tutorial videos at Elizabeth Craft Design You Tube here  . Supplies Elizabeth Craft Design Susan's Garden Notes  #994 Hydrangea Susan's Garden Notes #998 Rose 2 Susa

Today my post is a recessed window thank you card using Susan's Garden Notes - Sunflower die ( I am loving all of Susan's new dies they are awesome).  Sunflowers are just such a happy flower that always brings a smile to my face. The recessed window card was made using a great tutorial by Lynn Mercurio sunflower on www.splitcoaststampers.com here 1.  Finished card is 5-1/4 X 5-1/4. Once card is completed you can build your sunflower onto the card center.  Susan has a great video for making the sunflower on the Elizabeth Craft Designs You Tube channel  here   .  When I did the center of the sunflower I decided I would try a little something different making it a little more rounded.  I did a couple rows of petals and then I added a small mound of Yes paste (it holds it's shape) and then added the little seed pods.     3.  After the sunflower is completed I added black 3/4" Sparkle Flourish in upper left hand corner. (Note I added a large black crystal at the ends of th

Today's post is a mini album I made for my great great niece's first birthday.  For this album I used Karen Burniston's  Katie Label Accordion dies and Susan's Garden Notes - Rose 2 die.  I am just loving all of Susan's new dies and stamps.   It took a little time to do but was a lot of fun.  Karen Burniston has a great You Tube  video  here showing how to add clear pages to the Pop It Ups Accordion Album and is very easy to follow.  Susan also has a great video for making the rose here .    I actually made it with seven panels giving me a place for 12 pictures plus a front and back.  I used a pink double sided cardstock and a white cardstock which gave me a variety of color.     The largest individual Katie Label die for a matt for the pictures along with the oval from the Oval Accordion Die.  My embellishments were small flowers from my stash and various corners cut from Tags and More 1 and Tags and More 3. The front panel was printed on white cardstock and then

Today I am doing my very first post on my new blog so please be patient with me. I have created a card using Susan Tierney Cockburn's new Garden Notes - Rose 2 (998) die from Elizabeth Craft Designs and the Karen Burniston's Katie Label Accordion (903) die also from Elizabeth Craft Designs I do hope you enjoy it. 1.  The card is a white A2 inked all edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. 2.  Using the main die from Katie Label Accordion die cut one from red cardstock and trim off all tabs leaving just the frame and ink edges.  Taking the label that was cut from the frame  trim off excess and ink edges. . 3. Take the largest individual label die and cut from white cardstock and ink edges. 4. Attach the white label on top of the red label using ECD's clear double sided adhesive  then attach the labels to the front of the card using same adhesive. 5.  Next using the Susan's Garden Notes - Rose 2 die cut and shape your rose .  Next build your rose in  the center of the whit