Christine's Creative Nook

Hello my crafty friends, My card today was originally created for a dear sweet friend that turned 70 but it now has taken on a second meaning.  With all that is happening in Europe the sunflowers are in support of Ukraine.   You know I never ever post politics or religion but today I ask everyone to pray for Ukraine that there is a speedy end to this heinous act on those poor people they don't deserve this. As I said it started as a 70th Birthday card for a dear friend and she works at a greenhouse so I created a pop up greenhouse scene for the inside.  I had seen cards done by Sue Stutzman on Karen Burniston Pop Up Facebook page that is where I got my inspiration.  Of course being on Susan's Garden Club DT at Spellbinders I had to include some of  Susan's flowers and her new release Garden Favorites has the new Sunflower die set (this set includes a die for her ladybugs as well). My card is 5" X 7" white 110# cardstock. (wanted to make sure to have room fo

  Hello my crafty friends!  Today I have Birthday card that I have created using 2 dies from Spellbinders Susan's Garden new release - Garden Favorites .  For my card today I have used the Bearded Iris and the Trillium both are really fun to create.  Also used on this card is Spellbinders Fluted Squares. My card is a 5" X 5" created from white 100# cardstock.   Pink cardstock was cut 4-3/8" square, embossed and attached to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive .  Frame was cut same size using Spellbinders Fluted Squares from white cardstock and adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive. Flowers were cut from Susan's Garden Specialty Paper colored, shaped and assembled.  Susan has YouTube videos on these -  Bearded Iris can be found here .  Trillium can be found here .  From Susan's Holiday Collection I used the Winter Bough and Evergreen Shrubs die set. Flowers were arranged starting with the Winter Bough and Evergreen Shr

 Hello My Crafty Friends, Today I have a card for you that I created using Spellbinders Susan's Garden Dogwood from her new collection Garden Favorites along with Spellbinders Layered Stich Background. Card base is 5 X 7 colored cardstock cut 4-3/4" X 6-3/4" embossed using swiss dot then lightly sanded (if you have white core cardstock).  Panel was attached to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive .  This is another card that could go either direction. Using Spellbinders Layered Stitched Background cut 2 of the open die 1 from colored 1 from white then 1 white from solid die.  Attach the colored layer onto white solid then add white open on top of colored.  Attach as many of the colored cutouts as you wish in corresponding openings.  Bearly Art Glue was used for all this.  Using Clear Double Sided Adhesive attach to center of card front. Diamond strips were cut from cardstock with Clear Double Sided Adhesive on back 2 from white 2 from colored cardstock.  W

Welcome my crafty friends! Trying to get caught up on posting some of the cards I have made so I am not doing actual tutorials but giving supplies and if you would like info on what I have done you can message me. Today is a Z Fold Card one of my favorite cards to make and it is easy to create.  This card I have used Susan's Garden Wooden Bucket with Geraniums , Spirea and Spellbinders Elegant Twist Ovals. Hope this inspires you to create! Thanks for stopping by today - and until next time - Happy Crafting! Christine You only live once but if you live right once is enough! Unknown  

Welcome my crafty friends, Today I am posting another sympathy card that I created a while ago - seems I need to make way too many of these types of cards.  This card was created using Spellbinders Fluted Rectangles , Susan's Garden Oriental Lilies and Lily of the Valley .  The sentiment is from a Close to my Heart stamp set. These 2 lilies are really favorites of mine.  Susan has great YouTube videos showing how to create them. Thanks for stopping by today and until next time - Happy Crafting! Christine You only live once but if you live right once is enough! Unknown By clicking on any of the links below it will take you to sight where you can purchase supplies.  

Hello my crafty friends, Today is the day that Susan's new release Garden Favorites becomes available from Spellbinders.  This is another great release from Susan!   I have them linked below so just click on any one of them and it will take you directly to site where you can purchase them at no added cost to you and I will receive a small percentage which helps cover cost of my supplies.  Thank you in advance for any purchases made no matter how small or large. Thanks for stopping by - Happy Crafting! Christine  

Welcome my crafty friends! Today my card I have for you is a double Z fold and has a couple of flowers from Susan's Garden new release - Garden Favorites from Spellbinders .  I have used the Bearded Iris and the Freesia .  I have also used Branch from Winter Bough set and the Berry Branch from Foliage - made as bittersweet plus Ladder Fern.  The oval is from Spellbinders Elegant Twist Ovals set. The card base can be found here on Susan's Live dated March 24, 2021.   Susan's Garden Bearded Iris was cut 3 times from Susan's Garde Specialty Paper can colored with Copic markers then shaped using Susan's Garden Deluxe Tool Kit.    1 Freesia stem was cut and shaped.  Susan has YouTube videos for creating all her die sets.   Bittersweet should be created ahead of time so they can dry thoroughly. Ferns and leaves were cut from green cardstock shaded and shaped.  ( I created Ladder Ferns). The oval was cut from 110# cardstock using Spellbinders Elegant Twist Ovals set

Hello my crafty friends!   Today I have a slimline card for you that I created using The wonderful new Clematis die set from the brand new release Garden Favorites by Susan Tierney-Cockburn through Spellbinders .  I have given 2 different photos of  card to show that you can use in different directions. Finished card size is 4 X 8-1/2  - 100# paper was cut 8 X 8-1/2 scored at 4" Mat layer cut from Kraft cardstock cut 3-3/4 X 8-1/4 adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive. Wood patterned paper was cut 3-1/2 X 8 then embossed with woodgrain embossing folder.  Adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . 3 Clematis  and 6 centers (3 of the centers will be fused as seed heads) were cut from Susan's Garden Specialty Paper . Flowers were colored using Copic Markers R46 & R27 and Y11 was used on centers.  Shaping was done using Susan's Garden Deluxe Tool Kit and assembled using Kids Choice Glue .  Susan has a YouTube on creating this flower wh

Welcome my crafty friends today I have another Baby Yoda card. Here is a card I created for our granddaughter's 22nd birthday she loves Baby Yoda.  This one came out better after watching Karen Burniston 's Tips & Tricks which was using 2 rubber bands and some reinforcement - what a difference.  Also I used 110#  white cardstock and painted with acrylic paint to get the right colors. These ball pop ups are so much fun to make and Karen has fantastic videos on assembly.  Thanks for stopping by today. Christine   Other Supplies 100# paper #12 Rubber Bands - Pale Crepe Gold Acrylic Paint - Sage & Tan Clear Double Sided Tape

Welcome my crafty friends! Here in Maine we have 2 big snowstorms in a week enough is enough!  I can't wait until spring when I can play in the dirt again. My post today is a sympathy card for my dear friend's husband and family my friend died Christmas Day.  These cards are so hard to create especially when it is for the loss of your dear friend since grade school. My card is a 6 X 6 tent fold created from 6 X 12 piece of 110# white cardstock. 2 pieces of patterned paper were cut 5-3/4 X 5-3/4 one was adhered to front and the other to inside of card using clear double sided adhesive. Quote was printed on white cardstock then cut out using largest oval die from Spellbinders Fluted Classic Ovals .  3 Oval frames were cut using same Fluted Classic Ovals then adhered one on top of other giving dimension.  Oval sentiment was attached to card front using clear double sided adhesive then the oval frame was attached. Spellbinders Susan's Garden Lily of the Valley, Parrot Tulip

Welcome my crafty friends! Wow it has been a while since I have posted anything on my blog but things have calmed down and I am very excited to say Susan Tierney-Cockburn with Spellbinders   has a brand new release  called Garden Favorites . Today is my first creation with the new release and I have chosen the Trillium.  I have linked all of the new dies below. The card is a basic 6" X 6" created from 110#  white cardstock layered with 5-3/4" square of green cardstock adhered using clear double sided adhesive.  5-1/2" cardstock was embossed with an old embossing folder from my stash - it was attached to card front using clear double sided adhesive. 3 Susan's Garden Trilliums were created 2 white and 1 dark red (here in Maine these are called Stinking Benjamins because of their smell).  Susan has a YouTube video for creating these which can be found here . Couple ferns were created from green cardstock shaded and shaped Susan has a video found here for creatin