Christine's Creative Nook

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog. Today is Elizabeth Craft Designs first Designers Challenge for 2018.  The Theme this month is "You Fill My Heart" and we were to create a card suitable for Valentine's Day. My card today is a Valentine I created using Joset's Heart Cut Outs die set along with Susan's Garden Rose 2 and Oval Grapevine Wreath. To see all the creations by the design team, go to the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog at this LINK. For today's challenge Elizabeth Craft Designs are giving away a $20 Gift Card to use on our website to 3 winners .  To enter simply leave a comment on the  Elizabeth Craft Designs Challenge post  and tell us " What Elizabeth Craft Designs dies or stamp sets would you use to create a Valentine’s Card? ?” We will select 3 lucky winners in a random drawing The winners will be announced on Friday, February 1st on the  Elizabeth Craft Designs blog.                                                                        * -

Hello My Crafty Friends Welcome To My Blog. Today my post is a card I designed using one of Krista Schneider's brand new releases available today at Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I have chosen to use the Puppies Stamp Set along with it's coordinating die set.  Be sure to visit Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog to see the design teams creations focusing on Krista's new releases. Other Supplies Copic Markers E23, E29, RV11, RV17, 100 Cardstock - 2 shades pink and tiny piece green Nuvo Crystal Drops - Sugared Almond, English Mustard Thanks for visiting my blog today I do hope that you will check out the new releases of Krista Schneider's at Elizabeth Craft Designs. Until next time - Happy Crafting! Christine

Outside of card Welcome my crafty friends! Today  new releases for Joset Designs are now available at Elizabeth Craft Designs be sure to visit Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog to see what the design team has created with the new releases. My creation today is a 6 X 6 pop up card using new stamp set Color My Flowers which has an optional coordinating die set. Other Supplies Black Cardstock Copic Markers R59, RV52, Y19, Y13, YG 95, YG 99 Distress Inks - Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke Metallic Rub Ons - Gold Nuvo Crystal Drops - Rhubarb Crumble

Hello welcome to my blog! Today's post is a card I designed focusing on Susan's new Lilac 2 and Leafy Berry Branch dies along with ModaScrap's  new Happy Frame.  They are all available now from Elizabeth Craft Designs.   The following supplies are linked directly to website just click on any of them.  Be sure to check out Elizabeth Craft Designs blog and all the great designs our Design Team has come up with using the new releases. Other Supplies Cardstock - Brown, green ( 2 shades) Nuvo Crystal Drops - Violet Galaxy Distress Oxide Inks - Wilted Violet & Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide Re-Inkers - Twisted Citron & Seedless Preserves Thanks for stopping by I do hope you enjoyed. Until next time - Happy Crafting! Christine    

Welcome to my blog today! Today is Focus Day for Susan's Garden new releases.  Susan has 8 new dies that have just been released and I have chosen the Gathering Basket which is dear to my heart as I was a basketmaker years ago.  Be sure to visit Elizabeth Craft Designs to see all the great new things and Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog has creations from the design team showcasing the release. Other Supplies: Cardstock - White, Brown Metallic Rub Ons Nuvo Drops - Bottle Green, Buttermilk Distress Inks - Fossilized Amber, Brushed Cordroy   Until next time my Crafty friends - Happy Crafting! Christine  

Hello my crafty friends welcome to my blog. Today I have created a card to showcase the new release of designer Becky Seddon at Elizabeth Craft Designs .  I have used Free As A Bird and Heartfelt Love and there are 10 more dies that are in the release so be sure to go to visit Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog to see all the great creations from ECD 2018 Design Team.  These dies are available now. [gallery ids="5445,5444,5446" type="rectangular"] Although I have not done a tutorial for this card I wanted to include pictures of how I used the large heart from Becky's Heartfelt Love die set to make my heart card.  The first photo look closely at top of paper it shows how you place die just slightly above card fold so that it doesn't completely cut off fold giving you a hinge. Other Supplies Brushed Silver Cardstock Red Glitter Cardstock Green Cardstock Gray Cardstock Yellow Marker White cardstock

Hello my crafty friends! Today I am posting a Christmas card that I made for a Christmas card challenge. Cardmaking Tips has a challenge again this year to do a Christmas Card a week no obligation to do every week but of course the more you do then the more cards you have to send.  Each Sunday the challenge is posted and you need to make a Christmas card with the challenge  - week 1 was Christmas door so I have used Susan's CountryScapes Carolina Farmhouse Door.  See list of items I used to create card and if you wish to buy any of the items from Elizabeth Craft Designs just click on the picture of the item and it will take you right to that item on their site or click on the Elizabeth Craft Designs shop button located on the right of my home page that will take you to their site. Other Supplies Close to My Heart cardstock - red, green (2 shades) Nuvo Crystal Drops - Black, Red Berry Small Gold Ribbon Stampin Up Small Oval Punch Stamp Set Tim Holtz Alterations - Brick Embossing Fol

Welcome my crafty friends! Wow as the old saying goes if you don't like the weather wait a minute it will change that is true here in Maine.  Last few weeks were -20 on many days and that is without the wind chill factor then blizzard then 20 above which was like a heat wave now it is 46 and pouring rain. Today I am posting a picture of a couple cards that I designed for our Close To My Heart Stamp of the Month Club which meets once a month.  There are 6 of us and we go to our consultant's studio where we each have a month that we are hostess for a party and we get the rewards that month. The month that you are hostess you design a project using the Stamp of the Month, which is only available for that month, and a new paper pack and as I was hostess for January I created these 2 cards.  Same pieces of background and texture paper only paper flipped to show a different look and using different stamp from the stamp set. Close to My Heart Products:       January 2018 Stamp of the

Hello everyone thanks for stopping by my blog.  My card today was designed for Elizabeth Craft Designs using Susan's garden Notes Dahlia 2, Black-Eyed Susan plus several other dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs .  You can find a complete tutorial for this card plus list of supplies that was used to complete card.  

Hello Everyone thank you for stopping by my blog today I really appreciate it.   I am happy to say that I am on Elizabeth Craft Designs 2018 Design Team and today's post features one of ModaScrap's new releases available today from Elizabeth Craft Designs. Today I have created a card using  ModaScrap's new release Flower Lace Frame along with Susan's Garden Rose 3 and A Way With Words Hope.  This frame die is so versatile it works with so many of the other dies available.  Be sure to visit  Elizabeth Craft Designs to see other new release for ModaScrap and to see what other Design Team members have created using these new releases.   Other Supplies Used: White, black cardstock Brushed Silver Cardstock Blush Glitter Paper      

Elizabeth Craft Designs – 2018 Design Team I am so excited to be on this Design Team with these awesome designers!  Lots of new releases coming out this month so stay tuned. You can read bios on all the designers here