Christine's Creative Nook

Hello my crafty friends! Sorry it has been a while since I have posted but this time of year is really busy for me trying to get my yard cleaned up, mulched, my garden people in place and annuals planted! Today I have for you a triple stack box adorned with Spellbinders Susan's Garden Floribunda Rose along with foliage.  This was a fun and easy box to create and has 2 places to place jewelry and or candy. Susan made this box on her "Facebook Live" a couple weeks ago the video can be found here .  Finished size is  5" square X  3-1/2" high. One compartment is 2" deep when closed the second one is 1" deep closed.  Spellbinder Susan's Garden dies etc  along with links to how to videos used for this project were: S5-507    Floribunda Rose from Garden Gate Collection video S4-1086  Ferns & Ivy from Spring Flora ( I used the Ostrich Fern) video S4-1079  Foliage & Lady Bug from Autumn Flora ( I used Berry Branch & Nandina) video E...

Welcome my crafty friends, Hope that you are all doing well.  Summer seems to be zipping right along I do wish it would slow down a little as here in Maine Winter sure is long. Last week on Facebook I re-posted a picture of several bathtubs with different plantings so I decided to create a card with a bathtub of flowers.  I had some flowers left from the last card along with one of the backgrounds I recently created so that is what I have used. Card base is 6" X 6" edged with Distress Oxide Antique Linen ink. Background piece was created using 6" square black cardstock then used a few Distress Oxide Sprays.  Edges were torn then inked with Distress Oxide Antique Linen.  Adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive. 5" square white Soft Finish Cardstock  was cut using 2 largest dies from Spellbinders Candlewick Squares taped together.  Square was attached to card front using dimensional tape. Bathtub  (an old Karen Burniston die set from when...

  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...

Welcome  My Crafty Friends, My post today is a card I designed for Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog using some of Susan's Garden Notes new releases.  I have chosen to use Garden Notes Fitted Frames - Ovals , Galvanized Bucket and Shasta Daisy along with older releases Ivy and Ostrich Fern .  You can find tutorial on their blog at this LINK . You can click on any of the icons below to review / purchase. Thanks for stopping by today - until next time - Happy Crafting! Christine Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies

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! 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...

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    

Hello Everyone thank you for stopping by my blog today.  My post today is a new challenge for Susan's Garden Design Team.   This Month we have been challenged to use 2-3 of Susan's new releases - I have chosen 3 the Black-Eyed Susan and 2 of the new ferns Maiden Hair and Ostrich. Be sure to go to Elizabeth Craft Designs to see more of Susan's new releases and enter the challenge drawing for a chance to win a prize. 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 "What products from Susan's new release are at the top of your wish list ? ” We will select 3 lucky winners in a random drawing The winners will be announced on Friday, November 17th, on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog.  ***************   Here is how it was done. Using Els van de Burgt Studio ...