Christine's Creative Nook

Welcome my crafty friends, Today I have another Spinner Square Pop Up card for you.  This card is so much fun I just can't help myself.  Funny thing is I bought this Karen Burniston Die Set to make an altogether different card which I have not made yet as I have been having so much fun making these cards.  I believe that this is going to be one of those dies I will get my money's worth out of it.  I did not do a tutorial as it would basically be same as the chicken card I previously posted.  Buster the dog is another old die of Karen Burniston's which has been discontinued but I am sure you can find another dog die.  Hope you enjoy this card. Thanks for stopping by today and until next time - Happy Crafting! Christine

Hello My Crafty Friends, Just a quick post of latest card I created.  I have been having a blast using Karen Burniston's Spinner Square Pop Up die set.  There are so many possibilities for this set.  Tonight I have created barn with Brownie the Cow inside for our grandson who milks cows nights after school and weekends.  Besides the Spinner die set I have used a couple of old Karen Burniston dies that have been discontinued. Hope you enjoy this card I have been anxious to do it since I did the chicken card for his sister. Thanks for stopping by and until next time - Happy Crafting! Christine  

Welcome My Crafty Friends, Today I have a card that I did for our granddaughter's birthday.  They have been raising chickens for a long time so I thought it would be fun to do a chicken card for her. My card uses Karen Burniston's Square Spinner Pop Up die set along with a couple of her discontinued dies Cheeper the Chicken and the Chicken Wire die.  Here is how I created the card. Step 1   Form card base from white Soft Finish Cardstock 4-1/4" X 5-1/2" Step 2   Cut 3 pcs. of patterned paper 4" X 5-1/4" ( ModaScrap - Wood Effects used here) .  Adhere 1 to card front ( NOTE : When and if you add patterned paper to the front you will need to run through machine several times with another piece of cardstock laid over it due to thickness) 1 to the right side inside card using Clear Double Sided Adhesive.  The third piece is to be adhered to left side just on left edge of card base so chicken wire can be added after cutting opening. Step 3   Die cut Chicken Wi

    Welcome my crafty friends! Here is a little breath of spring as you know "Spring Always Comes" just not soon enough for some of us that are in the depths of very cold snowy winter. Today I have for you a card I have created for my niece's birthday.  I have used Susan's Garden Notes Pottery Pitcher, Tulips 2 along with ModaScrap's Wood Effect paper. Here is how it was created. Step 1   Using Garden Notes Pottery Pitcher cut 2 from white Soft Finish Cardstock which has Clear Double Sided Adhesive on the back.  Cut small star from same cardstock.  Place star on top of 1 pitcher then adhere second pitcher over first pitcher.  Using small ball tool rub around edges to outline star.  Using alcohol markers color pitcher (Copics E55 and E84 plus black to color star) color pitcher.  Lay face down into clear Versamark ink press in to cover coat with clear embossing powder then heat to set. Step 2    Create 9 tulips using Garden Notes Tulip 2 die set cut from colo

Welcome my crafty friends I am here today with a card I created for a fellow employee celebrating his 80th birthday.  Through the years he has on several occasions helped round up a bat or two. Card was created using Karen Burnison's Spinner Square Pop Up die along with an old die of Karen's from another company Midnight the Bat.  Karen has wonderful Youtube videos that really are great guidance to build your cards - this was a fun card to create.

Welcome my crafty friends so glad you stopped by.   Today I have a card that I created for a very special friend's birthday using  Susan's Garden Notes Nasturtium, Wooden Crate, Berry Branch along with ModaScrap Happy Frame . Here is how I created card. Step 1   Cut 4 Garden Notes Berry Branch from brown cardstock with Clear Double Sided Adhesive on back adhere together so you have 2 stems.  Add shading using Distress Ink.  Add berries using Nuvo Crystal Drops - Violet Galaxy.  Set aside to dry - when dry repeat on back side and let dry. Step 2   Form 6" X 6" card base. Step 3   Create 6" X 6" Happy Frame from cardstock of your choice - ModaScrap - Wood Effects used here.  Els has tutorial for creating frame which can be found here . Step 4   Chose a background the one here was done on 5-3/4" square white Soft Finish Cardstock using Distress Oxide Inks.  Adhere to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive next adhere frame to card front

Welcome My Crafty Friends so glad you have stopped by. Today my post is a card I created using Susan's Garden Notes Lilies 2 die set.  I had seen a picture of pink lilies and they were so pretty I had to try to create in paper.  Here is my inspiration      hope I did it justice.. Here is how I created my card. Step 1   From brown cardstock cut 4 Garden Notes Berry Branch   2 with Clear Double Sided Adhesive on back adhere to 2 without adhesive.  Using Distress Ink shade branches.  Use Nuvo Crystal Drops - Autumn Red to add berries then set aside to dry once dry add berries to back side again set aside to dry. Step 2   Form card base 5" X 7" Step 3   Pick background for card it should be 4-3/4" X 6-3/4" what was used here was piece that was done with Distress Inks. Step 4   Cut 85# white Soft Finish Cardstock 5" X 7".  Using Garden Notes Frame It - Rectangles -next to the largest die cut frame in cardstock placing it so there is an even frame o

Welcome my crafty friends!  Happy New Year to all it has been a while since I posted anything so to start I wanted to share my thank you cards that I created .  No tutorial just wanted to share they are so easy. Thanks for stopping by I have a couple of posts that I am working on now just need to finish tutorials. Thank you for taking the time to stop by today! Until next time - Happy Crafting! Christine