Christine's Creative Nook

  Hello my crafty friends, Today I have another Christmas card that I created using Susan's new Holiday Flora Release .  I have used the Poinsettia, Pinecones & Evergreen Boughs, Winter Boughs & Evergreen Shrubs and candles from Garden Lantern. Card is 6" X 6"off white cardstock tent fold. Patterned paper was cut 5-3/4" square.  Using Oval die cut opening in patterned paper evenly lining up die so top and 2 sides have equal distance which leaves about 2 inches on bottom.  Laid on card front and lightly traces around oval removed pattern piece and used distress inks to create a back ground.  (Old Paper and Scattered Straw were used here)  Erased oval pencil mark then using Clear Double Sided Adhesive attached patterned paper to card front lining up oval opening over inked area. 4 candles were cut from red cardstock and stacked together attaching with Barely Art Glue creating 2 candles.  1 candle was cut shorter and a small slit was made in top...

Welcome my crafty friends, Today my card features another new release of Susan's Garden Note - the Calla Lily .  I am really loving this new release of Susan's but I love all her releases. Here is how I created my card. Step 1   From green cardstock cut couple of branches using Garden Notes Hawthorne .  Add berries using Nuvo Crystal Drops set aside to dry then do back side. Step 2   Form card base 5" X 7" from white Soft Finish Cardstock (I like to use the 110# for card base). Step 3   The oval is a piece I had saved when I used the next to largest  Garden Notes Frame It - Oval ( never through those pieces away).  I used some Distress Oxide Inks to make a background on the oval.  Attach to card front using Clear Double Sided Adhesive . Step 4   Create 3 lilies cutting from white Soft Finish Cardstock (90#) using Garden Notes Calla Lily .  Cut leaves from green cardstock.  Shape using Susan's 4 pc. All Metal Tool Kit, Moldin...