Christine's Creative Nook

Hello My Crafty Friends! Well it is spring and I have been really busy doing outside gardening so not much time for paper gardening but we have had 4 days of rainy cold weather (and it is suppose to be this way into next week ugh!) so I jumped at chance to do paper gardening.  I have for you a 4 Drawer Box that Susan Tierney-Cockburn did on her Facebook Live recently.  Spellbinders / Susan's Garden Oriental Poppy S4-1078 Autumn Flora Collection, Gerber Daisy S5-531 Painter's Garden Collection  and Lavender S6-207 Victorian Garden Collection were used along with Lisa Horton Botanical Fern 3D Embossing Folder were used to decorate the top of the box.  The Designer Paper is Crafters Companion Nit Wit Bloom w/ Grace. For the box and drawers this is the link for instructions.  Finished size is 6-3/4" X 1-1/2" High.  Drawers (4) are 3" square and 1" high. YouTube Links for flowers Oriental Poppy link Gerber Daisy link Lavender link Box and drawers were cr...

Hello my crafty friends! Today I have another card for you that has been created using Spellbinders/Susan's Garden newest release Victorian Garden Collection .  My card is a Floating Double Panel Card (Sam Calcott) and adorned with Camellia and Lavender. My card is a 6" X 6" (Sam Calcott die in 5" X 7") so here are the dimensions I used. Card base 6" X 6" gold mirror card cut 5-3/4" X 5-3/4" adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive .  Pattern paper (P13 Time to Relax -06) cut 5-1/2" X 5-1/2" adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . Panels 1 cut from white cardstock 3-1/2" X 5-1/2" mirror card cut 3-1/4" X 5-1/4" then embossed using Spellbinders E3D-030 Leafy embossing folder then attached to white panel using Clear Double Sided Adhesive .  Second panel should be 1-3/4" X 5-1/4" (I cut on 5" it works but should have been just 1/4" longer).  Pattern paper s...

Hello My Crafty Friends, Today I am posting a card I created using Spellbinders/Susan's Garden brand new Release Victorian Garden .  I have  chosen to use S6-207 Mason Jar & Lavender die set .  Card base is 5" X 7" created from 110# cardstock.  Pattern paper cut 4-3/4" x 6-3/4" (P13 "Till we meet again -05" used here) adhered using Double Sided Adhesive. Window was cut from a wood print cardstock using Say It With Stamps and Dies by Becky Moore.  I did a little water color scene and cut to fit behind window along with a piece of clear cardstock. I did 4 stems of Lavender.  Susan's YouTube video for creating the Lavender found     here. Using clear cardstock I cut 2 Mason Jars colored back of 1 and front of the other with blue alcohol marker.  I added the stems between the jars and adhered the 2 jars together leaving top open using Bearly Art Glue and clipping together to dry.  I bent the jar a little with my fingers to get it to...

Hello My Crafty Friends, My card today was inspired by a picture that I had seen on Facebook.  This is my version using many of Susan's Garden Notes dies - Forsythia, Cherry Blossom, Lavender, Ivy Vine, Hosta Leaves etc. Card is 6" X 6" with 5-3/4" square patterned paper adhered to front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive. Bottles were first cut on the Cricut.  I couldn't get it to cut the sticker paperas I so I had to cut them from cardstock then trace onto clear sticker paper and hand cut.  Several different size bottles  were cut cutting several of each size.  A green alcohol marker was used to color one bottle then second bottle was adhered over top of colored one.  Used black alcohol marker to edge each bottle. Created Forsythia in white and yellow, Lavender, Cherry Blossoms, Brunnera, Hosta Leaves and Ivy Vine which was added to back of various bottles. Adhered bottles to card front adding Kids Choice Glue to adhere to flower branches and  leaves....

Hello my crafty friends.  Today I am posting a card I made for a dear friend who lost her sister recently.  My card is 6" X 6" top fold and uses Susan's Garden Notes - Southern Magnolia, CountryScapes Lavender and Mini Botanicals - Clematis & Ivy along with Els Dotted Scallop Squares. Here is how I created this card:  Cut white Soft Finish Cardstock 6" X 12" score at 6" fold on score line.  Cut purple cardstock 5-3/4" square. Using white cardstock and largest die from Els' Dotted Scallop Squares die set cut 1 scalloped square.  Ink all edges on all these pieces using ink color of your choice. (Vintage Photo Distress Ink used here). Assemble using Clear Double Sided Adhesive. For heart wreath either draw out heart shape on cardstock or if you have heart dies you can cut heart using the die.  (You want it to be approximately 5".) Using largest leaf die from Susan's Garden Notes - Southern Magnolia and green cardstock cut ap...

  Hello Everyone, Today my post is using one of Susan's Garden Notes newest dies it is the Lavender.  Along with this die Els' Through the Lens -Stone Series paper was used.  This card is a 6" X 6" tent fold.  Susan has 7 new dies being released. Here is how the card was created.  Using 85# Soft Finish  white Cardstock  and Susan's Garden Flower Coloring Kit 1 - Violet Tint and with a sponge color both sides of cardstock.  You could also use a lavender colored cardstock.   Cut Florets 6 times or more from violet / lavender cardstock.  Cut stems from green cardstock. Place florets right side up on hard rubber mat (Speedball Speedy Carve used here) Using smallest ball tool from Susan's Tool Kit cup each floret. Using Kid's Choice Glue attach florets to stems.     Using clear jar die cut lay on top of vellum and lightly trace around the bottom half of jar and cut out.  Using light blue ink color both sides of v...