Good Tuesday morning. Welcome to Day 1 of the Design Team Spring Die Hop! I have been sharing the new dies with you over the past couple of weeks but this week our team is going to wow you each day of the hop with their “die” creativity.
My project today was made using the Vase Set, Square Cutout Border, Tiny Flowers, Hollyhocks and Leafy Branch.
Designing this vase of flowers took me back in time to working in my mother’s flower shop. The design concept for this tiny floral bouquet is exactly the same as if I were creating a full size vase of flowers. The only difference is that if I were making a large vase of fresh flowers I would start by placing the tallest flower and foliage in the back center of the vase and work my way forward adding flowers as I go. With this tiny version I started gluing the shortest stems of foliage and flowers to the back of the vase and worked my way backward filling in and gluing with taller and wider pieces until I was finished with my design.
I used my magnetic platform to line up and cut out both sides of my cardstock using the square cutout border. I attached it to the card base with mounting tape.
I attached a piece of mounting tape to the back of the vase and lots of glossy accents to the back of the flowers and mounted it on the cutout layer. I added the tiny yellow bow for the final finishing touch.
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you will hop on over to the wonderful design team posts and leave comments for a chance to win a prize. You can see all the details on the Impression Obsession blog.
Kittie Caracciolo (you are here)
Card size: 5.5” x 4.25”
You are the queen of these kinds of cards Kittie! No one else can do them like you!!! Just gorgeous!
I agree with the previous message! You excels in this style and I love it!
I love it, it’s very beautiful
hugs Linda
Hallo Kittie, die Karte sieht wieder wunderschön aus. Ich bin total begeistert.
LG Tinchen
I didn’t realize you had work experience in a flower shop… no wonder you make beautiful arrangements on your cards with your flowers! Stunning card today. Love the new vase set.
Your card is so gorgeous!! I am always in aww of your cards!!!
As always Kittie, it’s absolutely gorgeous! I also curtsy to queen Kittie! lol TFS
absolutely lovely.
So beautiful as always. A visit at your blog use to may my wishlist a little longer and today is no exception
This card is so beautiful. It really looks like a real bouquet. Lovely as always.
This card is so pretty and would make a wonderful Mothers day or many other occasions card.
PH
This is over the top breathtakingly beautiful. You seem to be able to bring life to your creations no matter what the scene. Mesmerizing.
Lovely!!
Just stunning!!! You are just the best at making the little designs come to life! Love it!
Lovely, lovely, lovely. So springy looking and I needed that today. Thank you
What a beautiful card! I always look forward to your creations, you are so talented! TFS!
Gorgeous girl! That vase looks like it’s directly from Tiffany’s! Love it!
I subscribed to your blog. I love the designs you make with these dies. Thank you for introducing me to them. Can’t wait to give some a try.
I wish I had your card sitting on my desk in front of me right now…could use a little breath of spring around here. Very pretty!
Love how you used the square border die. Such a pretty spring bouquet. Thanks.
This is gorgeous Kittie! Love the vase and flowers.
Great card! Nice border and I adore the pretty flower bouquet. 🙂
Wow! This is amazing…I’ve never seen anything like it! Great job!
OMGoodness, this is absolutely gorgeous! I love everything about it! What a fabulous bouquet you’ve created!
Oh my goodness, this card is beautifully amazing! Love , love, love the flowers and the texture you created too.
Stunning! I love how you used the dies on the side and the detail is amazing. Your work is inspiring. It’s always so crisp and beautiful. TFS another fabulous creation! Love them ALL!
I LOVE the detail in your cards! So pretty and colorful!
Oh, darts! Now I have to put hollyhocks on my dies wish list! Off for a cruise. Catch you when I get back. kReN
Beautiful card. The stark white of the background really sets off the vase of flowers. Love all the dies used in this card!
What can I say but WOW…STUNNING…AMAZING…I could go on and on…breathtaking beautiful!!!
Your card is really, really pretty….love the colors and the die cut effect.
Kittie, you keep out-doing yourself1 Amazing. I love this card and everyone of your others!!!
Beautiful!
Gorgeous card! Love all the dimension and color in your beautiful bouquet!
Kittie, this is just beautiful. I couldn’t do this with real flowers let along paper ones….lol. Again, you’ve outdone yourself. I think this is your best yet, and then bingo bango, you do another that’s so very pretty… Thank you for sharing your wonderful creativity…
I am so amazed and inspired by your beautiful creations.
A bouquet to die for! Now if only spring would come and shine like your arrangement. (It’s supposed to snow here tomorrow; a blizzard!!!
Good Morning, Kittie, and beautiful bouquet of flowers ready for my table. I love the colors of spring, and that square border, could be the tablecloth? that’s what I thought. …love it.
As usual your card is beautiful. I so like seeing all of them that you show. If mine would turn out half as beautiful as yours I would be happy. You have given me a new goal. Can’r wait to see more.
Wonderful card. My first time seeing your work and I am amazed at the incredible floral arrangement. It is truly amazing.
fabulous as always!
Love it, love it love it.
Fab card! very beautifully. hugs, Helena
GASP, the dimension you’ve achieved with those flowers is amazing! This is one FABULOUS card!
Stunning and gorgeous all in on little bouquet. It’s wonderful Kittie, great design layout.
Wow! What fantastic dimension from the flowers, lovely!
Wow, I am just breathless, the amount of work that went into that creation. just amazing.
Absolutely stunning
This is gorgeous, Kittie! Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely fabulous, creative, beautifully designed and put together card. Love those dies!
I so love the bouquet of flowers. It gives me hope that spring will come SOON!
Ditto the first comment too! Your card is stunning!
Amitiés
Danièle
Love the square cut out border die!! Have to have that!!!
Beautiful work! Love this new vase and all of the tiny flowers look wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
This card is gorgeous, always love your cards with all the detail to them.
Oh, Kittie, you outdid yourself once again. You are the queen of making flowers.
Wow…..stunning. I am in awe.
I just got the tiny flowers die and love it. Beautiful card!!!
Your 3-D card is nothing short of amazing! You must have the patience of Job! LOL. But seriously…it’s just beautiful!
Beautiful!
Wow. Once again, your card amaze me…SO beautiful!!!
Beautiful card. It looks so real. You want to stop and smell the flowers.
Beautiful card. Love the die.
Absolutely gorgeous card!!!!
I was scared to look, I always want the dies you use! Everything you do is so beautiful!
Such a pretty card! Loving these new dies!!!
Your card is beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Love your bouquet, one can sense the deicate spring fragerance. wow
This is just spectacular! I love that lattice border and the beautiful vase of flowers!
Your cards are always amazing.
Incredibly Gorgeous Card!! I have to have the tiny flowers die! Amazing. Thanks for sharing!!
Kittie=most talented lady. She always wows!
That is incredible!!! How gorgeous!
Amazing and beautiful card – love the bouquet.
isoscia at aol dot com
What a gorgeous bouquet!
Delightful. Very, very lovely.
I can see all the work you put into this card and it really paid off it is exceptional!!!
Here’s another card that makes my day!! Beautiful, well-made, and very attractive.
Kitty, your latest creation is absolutely exquisite–just like ALL of your beautiful cards.
Kitty.. I don’t know how you do it but each card you make tops the other..
You make the dies come to life.
Your card is outstanding – always love your creations and this is a super one !!!!
Beautiful background for your wonderful flower arrangement!
Hi Kitty, beautiful work as always, I look forward to your emails everyday.
Kittie, this vase of flowers card is amazingly beautiful. Thank you for sharing the steps for layering the flowers. I think I have been doing mine the way I would a real vase of flowers and now I know the better way. Love the colours you have used and the way you use the border die. Thank you for share this amazingly inspiring work of art.
Jacquelene L
Canada
Absolutely STUNNING Kittie….as always, you never disappoint! Love to visit each day and see what you have dreamed up, as I know you must even dream about what creation you will come up with next!!!! Great use of the dies and color….love it!
Jan
Simply beautiful as usual! I love the cards you create!
Wow…very pretty!
I really love this card!! Absolutely stunning!!
What a striking card, Kittie. Like the detail of the white background, but that vase of flowers is amazing.
A lovely classy card.
BEAUTIFUL!!! I missed Day 1 of the hop so I’m doing some back tracking and so glad I am! This is SIMPLY WONDERFUL! So clean and pretty! You continually amaze me and I’m so thrilled you are so willing to share your creativity with all of us! Thanks again for wonderful inspiration!
VOW, VOW, VOW…..an absolutely gorgeous card, Kittie. I love, love these gorgeous flowers. Such beautiful colours too…..
When I saw the square border die, I thought what would I do with that? Leave it to you to show me I “need” it. Thanks for the inspiration.
Spectacular design, TFS.
Your vase of flowers is magnificent. Now adding leafy branch to my wish list. My wish list for IO dies is long. You are sending me way too much inspiration! TFS! kReN