Christine's Creative Nook

Hello everyone welcome to my blog! It is challenge time on Elizabeth Craft Design Blog .  This month our challenge is to make something with an Easter theme. 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 create an Easter Card ? ” We will select 3 lucky winners in a random drawing  The winners will be announced on Friday, March 2nd on the  Elizabeth Craft Designs blog. Be sure to "hop" on over to enter to win here is the link     http://wp.me/p4kQzc-800 My card today is a pop up card using several of Joset's new releases Entwined Egg , Bunny , Spring Basket and Words 3 Happy Holidays along with a few other die sets. Here is how it was created. Step 1   Cut 1 Garden Notes Leafy Berry Branch ...

Hello Everyone!  Today I am posting a birthday card I made for my niece using  one Susan's Garden Notes newest dies Rose 3 and Els van de Burgt Studio Entwined Hearts . Here is the tutorial so you can craft your own card.  Card is a 6" X 6" top fold but could also be done as a side fold - whichever you prefer.   Cut White Soft Finish Cardstock   6" X 12" score at 6" fold on score line to form card base.   Cut patterned paper 5-3/4" X 5-3/4" adhere to front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive .   Cut 4 chains using Chains 1 die set and white Soft Finish Cardstock with Clear Double Sided Adhesive on back.  Adhere to card front 1/4" in from outer edge lining up ends at edges of patterned paper and watching corners to make sure they cross between links.  Do sides first then top and bottom.   Cut 4 of smallest hearts from Entwined Hearts die set using white Soft Finish Cardstock again with adhesive on the back.  Adher...