Christine's Creative Nook

Welcome my crafty friends! Here in Maine we have 2 big snowstorms in a week enough is enough!  I can't wait until spring when I can play in the dirt again. My post today is a sympathy card for my dear friend's husband and family my friend died Christmas Day.  These cards are so hard to create especially when it is for the loss of your dear friend since grade school. My card is a 6 X 6 tent fold created from 6 X 12 piece of 110# white cardstock. 2 pieces of patterned paper were cut 5-3/4 X 5-3/4 one was adhered to front and the other to inside of card using clear double sided adhesive. Quote was printed on white cardstock then cut out using largest oval die from Spellbinders Fluted Classic Ovals .  3 Oval frames were cut using same Fluted Classic Ovals then adhered one on top of other giving dimension.  Oval sentiment was attached to card front using clear double sided adhesive then the oval frame was attached. Spellbinders Susan's Garden Lily of the Valley, Parrot...

Hello all you lovely paper gardeners , Today I have a double frame card I created using Lily of the Valley and Parrot Tulips from Susan's Garden Club / Spellbinders new Spring Flora Release. Card base is 6 X 6 with 6 X 6 frame which is 3/4" wide and 1/4" deep.  Second Frame is 4-1/2" square 1/4" wide and deep.  Susan's Facebook Live she did making frames can be found here .   Lily of the Valley and Parrot Tulips  were cut from Susan's Specialty Cardstock and shaped using Susan's Garden Club Deluxe Tool Kit .  This too kit is fantastic love the size of handle as it fits these old arthritic hands.  Leaves and stems were cut from green cardstock shaded and shaped.  Videos for making all the flowers can be found on YouTube. 3-1/2" square printed paper was cut for center of frame adhered with clear double sided adhesive.      Quote was stamped in black ink using Susan's Garden Club  Spring Quotes Clear Stamp Set and cut usi...

 Hello My Crafty Friends, Today it is my turn again to post a card using Susan's new Spring Floral Collection from Spellbinders  - I have chosen to us Parrot Tulips and again the Lily of the Valley.    Card base is 6 X 6  pattern paper 5-3/4 X 5-3/4 adhered to card front using clear double sided adhesive. (My paper is one that I bought download from Etsy and printed myself).  All edges aged using Distress Ink - Vintage Photo. Two ovals were cut using Spellbinders Picot Petite Ovals 2nd and 3rd size in set age edges.  Add largest in center of card front using clear double sided adhesive then add smaller oval. The bottle was created by 1st cutting a large bottle on a die cutting machine (Cricut used here) then use as a pattern to trace onto Shrink Film and fussy cut.  Copic marker was used to color back side to give green bottle look.  Bake in oven as directed on film packaging.  Kids Choice Glue was applied to very edge of sides and bo...