Christine's Creative Nook

Welcome My Crafty Friends, Today Susan has a brand new release lots of new dies to play with.  Today I have created a card using the new Garden Notes Vintage Tin Milk Can I am a rustic kind of girl!  You need to visit Elizabeth Craft Designs to see all the new fabulous releases. Here is how the card was created. Step 1   Forming Cattails -  Cut floral wire cut (3) 3" pieces using Yes Glue shape cattail around each piece of wire making cattail about 1-1/2" long.  Roll in hands to shape then roll in brown pollen or flower soft (flower soft used here).  Set aside to dry at least 24 hrs. Step 2  From green cardstock cut 2 Garden Notes Leafy Berry Branch 1 add berries using Nuvo Crystal Drops - Ripened Pumpkin set aside to dry.  Once dry add berries to back side again set aside to dry.  Using red Copic marker add dots to center of each berry. Step 3   From white Soft Finish Cardstock cut 5 maple leaves using Susan's Garden Woodland Leav...

Hello Everyone, Welcome to my blog.  Today is challenge day for the Elizabeth Craft Designs Design Team.  This month our challenge is Hexagon Inspiration this is the card I designed for the challenge.  Be sure to go to Elizabeth Craft Designs blog   at this LINK to see what the other Design Team members have created using Joset's newly released Stitched Hexagons and Fitted Hexagon dies.  While there, be sure to answer the question for a chance to win a $20.00 Gift Certificate to Elizabeth Craft Designs. The question for $20.00 giveaway this month is what is your favorite way to use Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Hexagons or Fitted Hexagons dies.  Winners will be announced Friday June 22, 2018. Here is how my card was created. Step 1   From green cardstock using Garden Notes Leafy Berry Branch cut 1 set.  Lay right side down on molding mat using medium ball tool rub backs of leaves to give a bit of dimension, turn over and run ball tool down...

  Welcome My Crafty Friends, Today I am posting another "Forever Friends" card.  Last month I posted a card I had made for my dear friend of over 50 years it had bachelor buttons on it well she showed it to a friend where she lives and the friend wanted a couple of cards one of which was just like hers and another one so here it is.  I chose to use Susan's Garden Notes Lilac 2 die set. Here is how it was created. Step 1   From green cardstock cut Garden Notes Leafy Branch .  Using Nuvo Crystal Drops - Simply White add berries to branch set aside to dry then repeat on back. Step 2   Form 6" X 6" card base from white cardstock. Step 3   Cut patterned paper 5-3/4" X 5-3/4" patterned paper ( ModaScrap Fly & Scrap used here).  Adhere to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . Step 4  From black cardstock with Clear Double Sided Adhesive on back cut Forever Friends using A Way With Words dies Forever and Friends .  Adhere to car...

Hello My crafty friends, My post today on Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog.  This is  a card I designed for Elizabeth Craft Designs Design Team using  dies from Susan's Garden Notes, ModaScrap and A Way With Words.   You can find tutorial for this card on Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog   Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies

Hello My Crafty Friends, Today the ECD Design Team is focusing on Joset's new releases now available at Elizabeth Craft Designs .  I have chosen to use her new Stitched Hexagons . Here is how I made the card. Step 1   Cut 1 set of Garden Notes - Leafy Berry Branch from green cardstock.  Lay right side down on Molding Mat using medium ball tool from Susan's Garden 4 pc. All Metal Tool Kit rub back of each leaf.  Using Nuvo Crystal Drops add berries set aside to dry. Step 2   Form 6 X 6 tent fold card from white cardstock.  Using Joset's largest Stitched Hexagon die lay onto card base with top cutting edge just above fold then die cut. (see photos) Step 3   Using largest Hexagon die and patterned paper cut 1 hexagon.  Adhere to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive. [gallery ids="5647,5648" type="rectangular"] Step 4     Using 2 largest hexagon dies cut frame from white Soft Finish Cardstock with Clear Double Sided Adhesiv...

Hello my crafty friends! Once again it is time for another Elizabeth Craft Designs Design Team Challenge and this month our challenge is "Frame It".  For this challenge I have chosen one of the new frames by ModaScrap - Happy Frame along with a couple of Susan's Garden new releases Primrose 1 and Leafy Berry Branch . ************************** 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 Challenge post   and tell us  What Elizabeth Craft Designs dies or stamp sets would you use to frame something on a card, scrapbook layout of home decor item? We will select 3 lucky winners in a random drawing  The winners will be announced on Friday, March 23rd on the  Elizabeth Craft Designs blog. ********************************** Here is how the card was created. Step 1  Cut 2 Leafy Berry Branches from green cardst...

Today's post is a card I created for Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog for complete tutorial be sure to visit their blog found here .

Welcome all my crafty friends! Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and today I am posting a couple that I have created.  They are same card but I changed out the color of pansies a bit and used ferns.  These cards were created using Susan's new releases Garden Notes Pansy 2 and Leafy Berry Branch 1 along with a couple of her ferns from last release. The hearts are from Becky Seddon's new releases Heartfelt Love and Love Struck . Here is how the card was created. Step 1 Cut 1 Garden Notes Berry Branch 1 from green cardstock.  Using Nuvo Crystal Drops add berries let dry.  Repeat on back side and let dry. Step 2   Cut white cardstock 6" X 12" score at 6" fold on score line - 6" X 6" card base formed.  Dry emboss front of card. Step 3  Cut large solid heart from red cardstock using Becky Seddon's Heartfelt Love die set.  Attach to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . Step 4  From white Soft Finish Cardstock cut lacy heart u...

Hello welcome to my blog! Today's post is a card I designed focusing on Susan's new Lilac 2 and Leafy Berry Branch dies along with ModaScrap's  new Happy Frame.  They are all available now from Elizabeth Craft Designs.   The following supplies are linked directly to website just click on any of them.  Be sure to check out Elizabeth Craft Designs blog and all the great designs our Design Team has come up with using the new releases. Other Supplies Cardstock - Brown, green ( 2 shades) Nuvo Crystal Drops - Violet Galaxy Distress Oxide Inks - Wilted Violet & Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide Re-Inkers - Twisted Citron & Seedless Preserves Thanks for stopping by I do hope you enjoyed. Until next time - Happy Crafting! Christine