Christine's Creative Nook

Welcome my crafty friends! Once again it is time for Elizabeth Craft Designs Team Designer Challenge .  Be sure to check out the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog to see what all the designers have created for this challenge. Our challenge for October is A Merry Krista Christmas .  We are using stamps and coordinating dies from Krista Schneider 's new release for this challenge. The question of this month: Which of the new Krista Schneider stamp sets would you use to create a Christmas card. Here is how I created my card. Step 1   Form card base 4-1/4" X 5-1/2" card base using white Soft Finish Cardstock . Step 2   Cut white Soft Finish Cardstock 4" X 5-1/4" add Clear Double Sided Adhesive to top.  Remove protective covering a little at a time pouring Periwinkle Silk Microfine Glitter over exposed adhesive once covered with glitter tap off excess glitter polish with fingers. Step 3   Using curved die From Joset Designs Sliders and Spinners place cutting ...

Welcome to my blog today!  Krista Schnieder has a new Christmas release at Elizabeth Craft Designs some very cute  clear stamps and coordinating dies.  My card today features the new set Christmas Kids . Here is how it was created. Step 1   Form 6" X 6" card base. Step 2   Cut white Soft Finish Cardstock 5-3/4" square.  Using 2nd smallest die from Susan's Garden Notes Stitched Frame It - Ovals cut oval approximately 1" down from the top.  Dry emboss. Step 3   Cut piece of patterned paper a little larger than opening (I just die cut a piece using next larger die). Step 4   Using small piece of white Soft Finish Cardstock with Clear Double Sided Adhesive on top fit it to sit inside of oval then tear top edge to give it snow bank effect.  Remove protective paper at Cool Diamond Microfine Glitter burnish in with finger. Step 5  Using Kids Choice Glue adhere snow to bottom of patterned paper then add glue all around the very ...

  Welcome my crafty friends! It is once again time for another Elizabeth Craft Designs Design Team Challenge and a chance to win.   Click here Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog to check out all of the other Design Teams Designs. ******************* For today's challenge Elizabeth Craft Designs are giving away a $20 Gift Card to use on our website to 3 winners .  To enter simply leave a comment on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Facebook Giveaway Blog Post or the   Elizabeth Craft Designs Challenge post   and tell us  What Elizabeth Craft Designs dies or stamp sets would you use with the Scissor Spring Mechanism die set to create a card, scrapbook layout or home decor item? We will select 3 lucky winners in a random drawing The winners will be announced on Friday, April 20th on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog and our Facebook page. *****************   Our challenge this month is to use the Scissor Spring Mechanisms by Becky .  My card that I cho...

Hello My Crafty Friends Welcome To My Blog. Today my post is a card I designed using one of Krista Schneider's brand new releases available today at Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I have chosen to use the Puppies Stamp Set along with it's coordinating die set.  Be sure to visit Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog to see the design teams creations focusing on Krista's new releases. Other Supplies Copic Markers E23, E29, RV11, RV17, 100 Cardstock - 2 shades pink and tiny piece green Nuvo Crystal Drops - Sugared Almond, English Mustard Thanks for visiting my blog today I do hope that you will check out the new releases of Krista Schneider's at Elizabeth Craft Designs. Until next time - Happy Crafting! Christine