Christine's Creative Nook

  Hello My Crafty Friends!  Here are a couple of cards I created end of last year but never got posted.  The Echinacea and Anemone are from Spellbinders Susan's Garden Summer Solstice Release. Sorry no mini tutorials just wanted to maybe bring a little sunshine to you all on this very cold day in Maine! Stay safe, stay warm and and spread a little kindness! Thanks for stopping by and until next time Happy Creating! Christine You only live once if you live right once is enough! Unknown

Welcome My Crafty Friends! Now that the holidays are over I sure hope I can get back to doing what I love paper gardening on my cards.  2025 was a crazy year with moving after 56 years in same place and getting settled in a new community then the holidays. Today I have used Spellbinders Susan's Garden new die Wild Violet S3-569 from new release Poet's Garden along with the Lily of the Valley S4-1086 from Spring Flora (not sure this is still available ). I created an Arrow Fold Card to display my little bouquet.  I found this card on Lisa Curcio Stamp Studio YouTube page which can be found here The paper was an old CTMH paper that I used (after moving I have decided I really need to use up some of my paper stash - I have so much paper).  I used 110# black cardstock for the base. The Wild Violet was cut from Spellbinders Susan's Garden Specialty Paper, colored with Olo Markers V2.7 and V2.6 the stem and leaves YG8.5 and YG 2.5 and then shaped with Spellbinders Su...