Christine's Creative Nook

  Hello my crafty friends, Today I have another Acetate Diamond Window card for you.  I have changed up size on this one so it fits in 6" X 6"  clear acetate box to keep postage down.    I was selected to be the Featured Artist on Splitcoaststampers Featured Stamper Challenge so I have made this card which was inspired by a couple other cards I have created changing size and flowers. Finished card base is 5-1/2" X 6"  Card base was inspired by Sam Calcott her video can be found here   My card pieces started as 6" X 6"( I think she used 8"X8") so my diamond dies ( Spellbinders Essential Diamonds)   that I used for this smaller card were the 4th, 5th and 6th largest. Using Spellbinders Susan's Garden Spider Mum S5-576 from the Victorian  Garden Release I cut 1 mum from Foamarin craft foam colored with OLO marker R1.7 and shaped with fingers then built flower using Kids Choice Glue.  This is my very first foam flower. Lily of the Valley ...

Hello my crafty friends! Today I have an Acetate Window Card which ( Sam Calcott does Hexagon but I love the Diamond) adorned with the  S4-1235 Magnolia   and S4-1278 Lemon Verbena from Spellbinders / Susan's Garden new release Victorian Garden along with S4-1234 Carolina Allspice from Painters Garden release and S4-1114 Winter Bough from Holiday release release. Sam CalCott YouTube video for Hexagon Acetate Window card found here .  She uses Hexagons I used Diamonds and my cardstock I cut 7" X 7" but followed her directions, I created 1 Magnolia , 2 Carolina Allspice , Lemon Verbena and Winter Bough cutting from Susan's Specialty Paper coloring with alcohol markers and shaping with Susan's Ultimate Tool kit and her new Flower Mold Tray .  YouTube Videos Magnolia and Lemon Verbena found here Carolina Allspice found here Winter Bough found here Using Kids Choice Glue I attach my flowers and foliage to left side of window starting with  Winter Boug...