Christine's Creative Nook

  Hello My Crafty Friends! Today my card is one I created for a dear special rug hooking friend who turned 98.  Once again I created the simple card using Spellbinders Susan's Garden S3-511 Landscape Rose from the Botanical Garden Release and this time I have used S3-445 Bee Blossom from the Garden Gate Release .  I also used die set S4-1079  Foliage & Lady Bug from Autumn Flora Release for the Berry Branches . Card base is 6" X 6"  created from 110# white cardstock.  I made it a tent fold but obviously side fold would work as well.  My patterned paper is P-13 Let Your Creativity Bloom 03 which I cut 5-3/4" X 5-3/4" square adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . The Landscape Rose and Bee Blossom were cut from Susan's Specialty Paper and shaped with her Deluxe Tool Kit .  Susan's YouTube Video for the rose can be found here  and the Bee Blossom here . Berry Branches were cut from watercolor paper colored w...

  Hello my crafty friends! Wow Spring has finally come to Central Maine so I have been very busy with outside work like splitting hostas then planting them, mulching, getting out planters & my 50+ galvanized watering cans etc.  Hope your Spring is going well! Today I have done some paper gardening I have done another 3D Envelope Easel Card as a friend requested I make one to give to her Mother-In-Law.  For this card I have used Spellbinders / Susan's Garden Camilla S4-1233 and Lemon Verbena S4-1278 Victorian Foliage from the Victorian Garden Collection, Forget Me Not S2-340 and Bee Blossom S3-445 from Garden Gate Collection, Berry Branch from S4-1079 Foliage & Ladybug Autumn Flora Collection, Winter Bough from S4-1114 Winter Bough & Evergreen Shrubs Holiday Collection anf Ladder Fern from Ferns & Ivy Spring flora Collection.   Paper is Carta Bella Gather at Home and the stamp set is CTMH C1605 Happy to be Friends. The envelope card base was one Susan...

Hello my crafty friends! Sorry I haven't posted in a while but needed a break to take care of other things.  Hopefully I can get back to my paper gardening on a regular basis.  I will paper garden when I can't garden outside! My card today is a 3D Envelope Easel Card which Susan Tierney-Cockburn did on her Susan's Garden Club Facebook "Live" this past Wednesday (April 29, 2023) .  I had a friend ask if I could do a card for 98 year old mother that is in long term care and wanted something bright and cheery.  Since it is spring I settled on flowers that are blooming or getting ready to bloom here in central Maine.  I have used the following Spellbinders/Susan's Garden dies S4-1085 Lily of the Valley from Spring flora, S2-340 Forget Me Not from Garden Gate, S5-470 Daffodil from Summer Flora, S3-445 Bee Blossom (Gaura) from Garden Gate and Victorian Foliage Ginkgo and Lemon Verbena from Victorian Garden.  The heart for the sentiment is from Spellbinders...

  Hello my crafty friends! Today I have another survivor card that I have created for you.  It is a simple 6" X 6" tent fold card with pink Sunflower and white Bee Blossom .  I love to do these cards each year just to let let someone know that there battle wasn't forgotten just because they survived.    NOW GO GET THOSE MAMMOGRAMS!!! White 100# cardstock 6" X 12" scored at 6" fold on score line to create card base. Pink cardstock was cut 5-3/4" X 5-3/4" adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . White cardstock cut 5-1/2" X 5-1/2" cut then spritzed with water placed in 3D embossing folder ( E3D-033  Beveled 3D Embossing Folder by Spellbinders used here) and run through machine.  Clear Double Sided Adhesive was used to attach to card front. Spellbinders S5-525 Essential Diamond Dies from the Glimmer Greetings Collection was used for the sentiment and it's mat using the appropriate sizes for your sentiment.  Sentim...

Hello My Crafty Friends, Today I have a few Thank You Cards that I created a couple months ago actually to thank some very special people for their kindness to me after I crashed and totaled my vehicle in May.  I was very lucky that I just had a lot of bruising.  They brought meals, flowers, gave rides and other kind deeds. Hope you enjoy looking at the cards as you can see I very much love Susan's Garden Lily of the Valley die set which many of my cards here have on them. Thanks for stopping by and until next time - Happy Crafting! Christine You only live once but if you live right once is enough! Unknown  

Hello My Crafty Friends, Today I have a Double Z Fold Card and I have used Susan's Garden Autumn Hydrangea from Autumn Flora Release and Bee Blossom from Garden Gate Release .  I love this Double Z Fold Card. Double Z Fold Card Base - white 110# cardstock 6" X 12" scored at 3" and 6" mountain fold at 3" and valley fold at 6".  I double matted using black cardstock for first layer 2 pcs 2-3/4" X 5-3/4" and 1 at 5-3/4" square. Second layer (patterned paper Bloom With Grace Collection from Crafters Companion ) is 2 pcs 2-1/2 X 5-1/2 and 1 pc 5-1/2" square. Layers were added to card base using Clear Double Sided Adhesive.  1 pc white 110# cardstock 4-1/2" X 9" scored at 3" and 6" fold mountain and valley.  Black cardstock cut 2-3/4" X 4-1/4 " 2 pcs add to middle and right panels using Clear Double Sided Adhesive.  Patterned paper cut at 2-1/2" X 4" 2 pcs adhered to black panels.  Place left pan...

Welcome my crafty friends! Today I have a card for you that I have used 2 flowers from Susan's Garden Club from Spellbinders newest release Through the Garden Gate .  I have used the Gardenia and the Bee Blossom (Gaura).  I also die the Heat Embossed background. My card for you today is a 6" X 6" tent fold card. Patterned paper was cut 5-3/4" square attached to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive. Spellbinders Candlewick Circles   largest 2 dies were used to cut  1white circle then a pink one was cut using just the largest die which is then attached to back of white circle using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . For the Heat Embossed piece that I used on circle I followed Marion Emberson 's YouTube Tutorial found here.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNKc4jzXo3Y   Piece was attached to circle using Bearly Art Glue. Using Spellbinders Susan Garden Specialty Paper along with 2 die sets from her brand new release Bee Blossom and Gardenia flowers we...

 Hello my crafty friends, My card today is a framed card with Bee Blossom (Gaura) and Oriental Lilies .  The Bee Blossom is from Susan's Garden new release Through the Garden Gate from Spellbinders which is another great release. Card is a 6" X 6" frame on a 6" X 6" tent fold card.  Susan has a video for creating the frame which you can find here.   https://www.facebook.com/SusansGardenClub/videos/433190574264552   Design paper (Forever & Always by P13 was used here) is approximately 4" square which was attached to inside of frame using clear double sided adhesive.  1/8" strips were cut from black cardstock and adhered with Bearly Art Glue around inner edge of frame (this idea came from my dear friend Selma when I couldn't figure out why I didn't like my card).  Decorative corners were cut from same cardstock that frame was cut from they were then run through my little Xyron sticker maker and adhered to corners.  Black adhesive backed...