Christine's Creative Nook

    Hello everyone welcome to my blog and thank you for stopping by.  Today is Susan's Garden September Challenge and the challenge this month is Home Decor using Susan's dies.  I chose to decorate  a lantern that I have had around for a while and have not been using.  Sorry about photo quality as it is very hard to photograph things with glass. For our Challenge today Elizabeth Craft Designs are giving away a $20 Gift Card to use on the Elizabeth Craft Designs website  to 3 winners.  To enter, simply leave a  comment on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog post  and answer this question: What Home Decor items do you like to create to use in your home? We will select 3 lucky winners in a random drawing. The winners will be announced on  Friday, September 15th,  on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog. *******************  http://wp.me/p4kQzc-74H   Here is how I did it. 1.  Cut 7 or 8 Garden Notes Grapevine Wreath ...

For today's challenge Elizabeth Craft Designs  are giving away a  $20 Gift Card to use on the Elizabeth Craft Designs website   to 3 winners.  To enter simply leave a comment on the  Elizabeth Craft Designs Challenge post and tell us “Which dies from Susan’s collection make you think of your home?” We will select 3 lucky winners in a random drawing The winners will be announced on Friday, August 11  on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog. http://wp.me/p4kQzc-6Sg http://wp.me/p4kQzc-6Sg   Hello everyone welcome to my blog.  Today is Susan's Garden Design Team second challenge.   This month we have been challenged to use new Cottage Dies, Window & Flower Box, Doors etc.  I have chosen Susan's new release  Square Window & Flower Box Die Set.  On my card I used patterned paper that I had purchased (I am trying to use up some of my large paper stash) but how cool would it be to take a picture out your own window and print ...

Hello My Friends!  Thank you for stopping by my blog today. We are finally getting some warm weather here in Maine so I have been busy planting my vegetable garden and tending some of my flower gardens. Today's post features one of Susan's newly released dies -  Garden Notes Sunflower 2 which I am exited to use - I do love sunflowers.  The background was made using the new Distress Oxide Inks. This card could be used for any occasion mine was done for a dear friend just to let her know I was thinking of here. Here is how the card was made.  Cut White Soft Finish Cardstock 4-1/4" X 11" score at 5-1/2" fold forming an A2 card. Cut 1 piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock 4" X 5-1/4".  Taking several colors of Distress Oxide Inks rub them on none stick mat spritz with water take cardstock lay right side down onto ink using a heat tool dry repeat process until you are happy with your background.  Using a distress tool distress all edges.  Adhere to c...