Christine's Creative Nook

Hello my crafty friends! Lately I have been trying to get caught up on my cards - not doing any the last 6 months I have a lot to get caught up on. Today my card is a Z Fold card 6" X 6" closed.  I have adorned it with Susan's Garden Landscape Rose from the Botanical Garden Collection along with Arrow Wood Viburnum from Winter's Grace Collection. Card base is 6" X 12" 110# white cardstock scored at 3" and 6" fold on score lines so it is a mountain fold and a valley fold.  designer paper ( from my stash) was cut 2-3/4" X 5-3/4" (2 pc) 5-3/4" square (1).  Adhere designer paper to card base using clear double sided adhesive. Next I cut 3 (only need 2) of the largest large Diamonds from green cardstock ( Spellbinders Essential Diamonds S5-525) and 3 white in next size down.  Sentiments stamped on 2 of the white diamonds.  White pieces were attached to green diamonds using clear double sided adhesive.  Using a clear drying liquid glue on ...

  Hello My Crafty Friends! Still very busy working outside on my gardens but today was too wet to work outside so I worked inside in my paper garden. My card  I have for you today uses another die set from Spellbinders / Susan's Garden newest release Snow Garden .  I have used the Glory of the Snow such a sweet little flower. Card base is 5" X 7"  matted with copper foil cardstock cut 4-3/4" X 6-3/4" adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . Second mat was white cardstock cut 4-1/2" X 6-1/2" then embossed using Spellbinders 3D embossing folder E3D-039 Dimensional Diamonds and adhered to card front. Using Spellbinders S5-525 Essential Diamonds die set I used the largest die to cut a diamond from the copper foil cardstock and adhered to center of card. Using the 3rd largest die from Essential Diamonds I cut a white diamond then embossed with a dot embossing folder and adhered to center of copper diamond using dimensional tape. S1-...

Hello My Crafty Friends!  Today I have a "Creative Fold" Card for you today.  Susan Tierney-Cockburn did it October 26th on her Garden Club Live .  My card in a card I did as a diamond shape.  I haven't decided on type of card it will be so I have left off sentiment. For the card base here is a link to Susan's Live for creating.   https://www.facebook.com/SusansGardenClub/videos/1054692738535662 The white cardstock layer was embossed using Spellbinders Essential Diamonds S5-525 . Using Spellbinders Susan's Garden S4-1074 Button & Daisy Mum die set cut 3 Button Mums from Susan's Specialty Paper.  Mine have been colored for a while so I can't remember which Copic Markers I used.  They were shaped using Spellbinders Susan's Garden Ultimate Tool Kit .  You can find Susan's YouTube Video for creating Button Mums here . I used 2 different green cardstock to cut the Berry Branch and the Eucalyptus from Spellbinders Susan's Garden die...

  Hello My Crafty Friends, Today I have for you a Diamond Stair Stepper Card which Susan Tierney-Cockburn did on her Susan's Garden Live recently she got the idea from Sam Calcott of the UK.    My card is another survivor card although it is not for breast cancer it is for a sweet lady that I just recently met - she was my sleep study tech.  Through the evening we talked and I learned that she was a cancer survivor it was Soft Tissue Sarcoma  (yellow is color for this cancer hence the yellow rose and purple is for all cancers) which is same cancer our youngest son died of.   Sam Calcott's YouTube video for this card can be found  here To decorate the front of my card I chose Spellbinders Susan's Garden dies starting with S5-507 Floribunda Rose from Garden Gate Collection .  Rose was cut from Susan's Garden Specialty Paper , colored with Copic Y15 Cad Yellow and shaped using Susan's Garden Ultimate Tool Kit.  Susan's YouTube Video fo...

  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! Wow October already where has summer gone!  As we all know October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - GO GET THOSE MAMMOGRAMS!!!  Each October I do a few survivor cards to send to breast cancer survivor people.  What better day to start this year but on World Card Day!   I started this a few years ago with a dear friend and classmate (graduated in 1968).  Over the years I went through my classmates that had survived it and added friends and acquaintances.  This makes me happy and I believe that it makes the receiver happy letting them know that just because they survived their journey isn't forgotten. My first card this year is a Diamond Window Card (I did a Christmas one a few weeks ago but it was larger 8"X 8").  I chose to do 6" X 6" so it would fit into my acrylic boxes which works just have less area for flowers. Here is a link for video I used to create my card just remember hers is 8" X 8" Find link here My card is d...

Hello my crafty friends! Today I have a fun card for you.  Not sure what to call it but the video I watched  was Hexagon Acetate Card and yes they used hexagon nesting dies but I decided to use Spellbinders new Essential Diamonds S5-525 .  This card is larger than I normally do and I will change size the next time I create the card as this one is 8" wide. You can use pretty much any shape nesting dies to create this card.  Here is a link to YouTube video , After creating card base per the YouTube video I created  Spellbinders Susan's Garden - Poinsettia  S4-1109 , Winterberry S4-1113 , Winter Bough & Evergreen Shrubs S4-1114 all from last years Holiday Collection and Winter Evergreen Foliage S5-515 .    Susan has YouTube videos to show how to create all of these.  For the red berries instead of using Nuvo Drops  I used little styrofoam balls colored with acrylic paint.  I put them in a reclosable baggie and squirt paint into ...

Hello My Crafty Friends, First and foremost I want to take the time to say THANK YOU to everyone on the front lines doctors, nurses, janitors, food service, grocery store employees as well as the truck drivers etc.  I hope that those that can stay home do stay home so we can get this horrible virus under control. Today I have a card that I created for a dear friend that has just been diagnosed with breast cancer which is very scary in itself but during this pandemic it is scary ten fold. A couple of weeks ago Susan's "Live" on Susan's Garden Club Facebook page had the Bells of Ireland which was intriguing as it was combining different pieces from several die sets.  Here is how I created it. Step 1 form 6" X 6" card base ( tent fold or side fold whichever your preference). Step 2  Cut white Soft Finish Cardstock 5-3/4" square.  Using shape of your choice cut shape upper left side of cardstock. ( Tonic Mixed Edge Diamond Layering Basics Die Set used here)...

Hello My Crafty Friends, Back today with an encouragement card for a sweet woman fighting cancer right now. Step 1 Form 6" X 6" card base. Tonic Diamond Corner Dot & Drop die was used for the 4 corners. Diamond Layering dies were used to cut center and frame. 6" X 6" green cardstock attached to back of card front. Step 2 Using Nuvo Vintage Drops - Dusty Rose add drops on corner swirls following pattern. For corners on frame add dots using more of the dusty rose and Nuvo Crystal Drops - Bottle Green . Set aside to dry. Step 3 die cut 1 Susan's Garden Club Pom Pom Dahlia from pink cardstock. Shade center shape and assemble using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive. Step 4 Susan's Garden Notes Jasmine flowers were cut, shaded, shaped and assembled. Step 5 Tonic Verso Essentials Fallen Leaves die set was used to cut the long leafy branches then shaded and shaped. Step 6 Arrange your flowers and leaves at bottom of card front using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive...

Hello my crafty friends, Having such fun with Susan's new dies and Tonic products.  Today I have used Susan's Garden Club dies Echinacea, Japanese Painted Fern and Ladybug & Stems .  I played with the two colors that I have of Nuvo Mica Mist for a background. Card base is 6" X 6" using black cardstock cut 6" X 12" scored at 6" fold to form card. Added 5-3/4" square Pearlescent Cardstock - Ivory Sheen using Nuvo Tape Runner Using 5-1/2" square of black cardstock put into a cardboard box (to protect area from over spray) spray Pecan Peach Mica Mist let dry (it dries quickly) then spray Nuvo Wild Olive .  Once dry adhere to card front using Nuvo Tape Runner . Using Susan's Garden Club Echinacea die cut 5 sets from white cardstock. Using Copic markers color flowers I did 3 in orange and 2 in yellow. Shape and put together using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive .  Cut florets from brown card stock using a toothpick cup each then adhere to c...

Hello my crafty friends, It has been a couple months since I last posted time has flown by. As a lot of you know Susan Tierney Cockburn has joined Tonic Studios and yesterday they had a launch of her 1st release of her beautiful flower dies  under the Tonic Studios Logo on Create & Craft .   I am so excited to once again be a member of Susan's Design Team I feel honored to represent her. My post today features a few of those dies. As you know October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and so my card was designed for a friend that is a breast cancer survivor. My card is 6" X 6" I used Tonic's card base. Embellishment Mousse (Spring Green) was used along with their Stencil Twisting Circles to create background in center. Pink cardstock was cut 5-3/4" square and Diamond was cut in center.  Next white cardstock was cut 5-1/2 square and Diamond was cut in center of it using next larger size.  These were layered over the background on card front. Japanese ...