Good Wednesday morning. Welcome to Day 2 of the Design Team Spring Die Hop! Did you enjoy all the wonderful design team creations yesterday? I hope so. I have been sharing the new dies with you over the past couple of weeks but this week our team is wowing you with their “die” creativity.
My project today was made using the Kite Set, Sun and Moon Set, Cloud Set and Leafy Branch.
My kite project was so much fun to make. I wanted the scene to be all about the kites flying over the tree tops. I cut my frame using the Spellbinders Matting Basics B set and attached it to the card base with mounting tape. I created my tree top branches by cutting several pieces of the leafy branch in white, coloring them with Copic markers, cutting the branches apart and tucking them in behind the frame attaching with glossy accents.
I cut the clouds and sun and attached them in the scene with mounting tape.I cut the kites, assembled them and attached the pieces with glossy accents. I attached them over the clouds with mounting tape to give another layer of dimension so they would appear to be floating.
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Easter Bunny Egg Hunt in the CLASSroom
If you would like to see more of the new Impression Obsession dies you can check out my post today over in the CLASSroom showing a step by step tutorial for how I created the card below.
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you will hop on over to the wonderful design team posts and leave a comment 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”
Great spring cards! Thanks for all the ideas and inspiration. 😉
Your spring card is so cute. With the long winter ending it is so good to see new ideas to start making cards again. I look forward to your posts.
Kittie,
Love this as all of you’re cards.
I am having an issue using the dies. I am using a CUttlebug and I amnot getting a clean cut at all . I used the thinest paper I have and still not cutting through . Especially on the little flowers, any suggestions? I just bought 11 dies and tried them last night and gor so frustrated I quit .
Very pretty spring card. Love the kites and how you did the top of the tree with the cut pieces of branch.
Fantastic, reminds me of Mary Poppins… “Lets go fly a kite….”
Great spring card. A good card makes me smile, or get a feeling that touches my heart. Yours always do. TFS Jess
Great spring card – your projects are always so inspiring !!!
Hi! Just want to let you know that I also had that problem before with the cuttlebug and the wafer dies! I add a cardstock sheet (cut out of a cereal box) to my “sandwich” (just on top of my die) and it works great!! Cut throught all the time! Hope it works for you.
LOVE the kites and the beautiful colors you used! Such a pretty card!
What a beautiful scene Kittie, love those kites.
Both cards are so adorable! I’m so ready for Spring and the kite flying days ahead! And here we go, a cold snap hits us . . . LOL! Oh well, it’ll be warm in a few hours. Have a great day, Kittie!
Both cards are do fun! These dies are just so neat!
PH
Your cards are amazing as always! Love the new dies!
Ich bin wieder total von Deiner Karte begeistert,die ist wunderschön.
LG Tinchen
Love the dimension, and your branches look so real! Thanks for the inspiration.
WOW Kittie, these both are amazing, so much detail and effort put into them. Just amazing, so fun and springy. thank you for sharing.
Joannie, I hope I can help relieve your frustration. When I owned a Cuttlebug I found that my dies wouldn’t cut as well when the cutting plates got old and worn down. Purchasing new ones will help. With that said I owned a Cuttlebug for a few years before I purchased my Big Shot. The Cuttlebug does not create the same level of pressure as the Big Shot or my Grand Calibur. I certainly don’t want to imply that the Cuttlebug isn’t a good machine but it is sort of like a compact car competing with a Ford 150 pick up.
I really work my machine hard as I mainly create die projects. I would suggest if you like to create with dies on a regular basis and work your machine hard you may want to put a different machine on your wish list.
I also use a Memory Boc metal adapter plate on occasion when I am cutting an intricate die. Here’s a link to the one I have. http://www.ellenhutson.com/servlet/the-13620/Memory-Box-Memory-Box/Detail
I hope this helps. Please feel free to write me at kittie747@cfl.rr.com if I can help in any other way.
What playful, cute, adorable, darling, beautiful and gorgeous etc…I could go on for a very long time.. You always put a smile on my face with the cards and projects that you make!! You are truly a very big inspiration to me. I hope one day I can be at least half as good as you are!!
Such a great card for spring, love the bunnies in the grass!! Playful and super cute!!
Love the scenes you created with these wonderful dies.
I just read your comment and I use a metal plate to cut all my dies…there are a few different ones out there, but I use one from Cheery Lynn Designs…I use it every time…works like a dream…it is sharp around the edges, so I added tape all around…have been using it a few years now…hope that helps, and didn’t mean to “but in”!!! If your plate is worn (like mine) it also helps to reposition the dies on a not so worn spot.
Wow…. Kitty, this is gorgeous!!! I have the kite dies sitting in my desk right now…I can’t wait to use them…so fun seeing your creativity with them!!
Your cards are always works of art!!
This is no exception – absolutely beautiful!!
Faith in Florida
You always made your creations so awe-inspiring and tempting!! Thanks for sharing!
Oh I have grown to love spring and your card are so fun and springy and bright, love them!
Such adorable cards for spring. Just wish it would hurry up and get here!
Both are terrific scenes, love the different colored bows on the kites and all the dimension with flowers and greenery in the second!
It’s always a great day to fly a kite and hunt for easter eggs. TFS
So wonderful! Your creatings are very inspiring!
Hugs, Claudia
You’re posts are so well done, pics are great making it so easy to see detail and I love the way you list what dies you used. I love your kite card.
Kate
LOL Diane! I laughed when I read the “but in”! I love getting suggestions from others as I’m sure the other readers do as well. Thank you for taking the time to comment with your suggestion.
Both cards are just beautiful.
Pam
scrap-n-sewgranny.blogspot.com
Super cute cards! Thanks for the detailed info on how to make the tree look so great.
Thanks Karine. I will try that .
Thanks for the info
OMG Kittie … I can always depend on seeing great ‘movement’ in your creations. LOVE how the kites are just ‘floating in the air’ … you constantly reiterate what a truly talented person you are and inspire us to do new things to better ourselves! Thanks for awesome inspiration once again with these fabulous & fun creations!
Both your cards made me smile…so colorful and full of Spring!
Loved both of your cards, I am so into Spring as we had such a longggggg winter. Thanks for sharing with us. Got lots of good ideas.
Your cards are scenes in their own right. Beautiful
Love the playing bunnies, the kites in the sky. Great job.
Great cards as always!
What a fun card! I am always amazed at the detail on your cards. Thanks for sharing.
Good Morning, Kittie. both spring scenes are gorgeous. I love those bunnies. and kites. Easter is on its way. Beautifully done. Thanks for your tutorial in the classroom. Super.
A suggestion for the Cuttle bug, try moving the plates to change direction for the pressure, also use extra card stock on top to make more pressure. Sometimes use two extra sheets. An then run through sometimes 3-4 times.each time turning where it cuts from where it doesn’t cut, for those very delicate dies.
It’s a good machine, but I have now added the Big Shot, which does have more possibilities but even then you may need to run it several times, depends on the die.
with both machines, when the plates become warped, change them with new ones. Like tires on our car, they wear out with use.
Your cards are amazing! I enjoy your blog daily with my morning cup of coffee:)
These are so fun and Springy! I really LOVE those kites!
So cute! Great card, especially love the colors.
Such fabulous spring cards!!! It actually feels like spring here today. Yay!!!
We are having a blizzard here, so this card is really uplifting (pun intended)!
One of the things I love about the IO dies is that they cut so easily. I have a seven year old Cuttlebug, and I don’t need a metal plate, but I am obsessive about flipping my plates to keep them from warping. A warped plate just doesn’t cut well. I find that some of my Spellbinders are a pain to cut in both my machines(also have an eBosser), I just shim the areas that are having trouble. Another trick is to place your dies near the sides, rather than the middle, there is more pressure on the sides, and I believe that is true with all makes of machine.
Love the fun kites…. great card! And the buny scene is adorable…. such great details on both of your cards!
since we got snow here yest. this really makes me think spring is on the way. great job.
Great use of the dies….the kites, clouds, sun…well everything – sooooo clever! TFS
Jan
Love these beautiful cards.
Two great cards for Spring! I love the jumping white bunny!
The kite card is wonderful, it makes me think of the song “Let’s go fly a kite”. It is bright and cheerful and fun. I can just imagine the kites bobbing and playing in the breeze. Thank you for sparking my imagination with this fun card.
Jacquelene L
Canada
Simply beautiful cards both so creative and bright
Wow I want the kite card!!! Both cards are wonderful. Very impressive!!!
Super cute cards!! Love all the dimention!
Fab both progects!
Super terrific cards!
Your first card is so summery and fun! And I also love the bunnies in your second card. Great job! Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Your cards are always amazing. These for today are no exception!
Your cards are so sweet, love them both. The kite card is amazing, love all the details and then that gorgeous Easter egg hunt is too cute and also full of detail.
Wow…these cards are awesome! I love all the dimension!
Wow, both cards are gorgeous! I am particularly drawn to the bunnies in the grass – love how you did this!
Love the 3-D look and happy colors on both your cards.
isoscia at aol dot com
What a delightful spring scene with all the kites flying high. It would make a great spring birthday card. Thanks for the inspiration.
Vibrant, fresh and delightful creations
Your cards are always so joyful!
Oh. how I love bunnies, and your kite card is so much fun.
It’s like you have this power to bring all of this to life!! I’ve been CASEing you for so long! If you only got a commission on all the dies I’ve purchased!! 😉 Kittie, you’re flat out amazing. I know it helps to have a great product…I own more IO dies than any other…but your talent with the IO product just blows me away every time!!
This is a fun and bright card!
Two super die cut cards. I especially like the second one with the bunnies.
Kittie, what beautiful cards! You ladies are so talented and have certainly brought your A-game on this hop!
Love the die cut details on both cards.
I always look forward to seeing what you have in store for us. You are so talented and patient. I learned something new too, from your comment. I have a Big Shot and a CB and will use my Big Shot more often now.
Wow!! Your cards are always amazing!! LOVE the bright cheery colors and that adorable garden scene!
Wow, Spring has sprung with these darling cards. You keep amazing me with all you little pieces of this and that. Keep them coming because I check everyday.
Beautiful cards, you create such gorgeous scenes with dies. I especially love the first one with the kits and the tree top.
What a cute card! I am in awe of your talent as your cards are always mini masterpieces!
Awesome cards!! Love all these amazing dies!
Oh, I love what you did with the die cuts. They have such a sculptural quality. Well done.
What a fun card love your colors makes me want spring. And you egg hunt card is so nice makes my Easter card look sad.
Kittie- you and your works of art are priceless!
I love the kites. The bunny card is to die for!!
Kittie, your cards are beautiful as always. That first one is a breathe of spring air. And the bunny egg hunt is adorable.
Great cards. Yet again another scene where I want to say, “take me there”.
Your bunny card is to die for…..love all the dies you have used…..
Oh what cute cards! So springy! 🙂
All I could think of was Charlie Brown and that kite eating tree. LOL Thanks for the chuckle.
I also have had these dies for a while {last year}. I LOVE kites and I have a dream to fly one some day soon. It has been too windy here to do that. As a child I remember seeing many kites flying in the park down the street from us, especially on a Sunday. So, thank you so much for the wonderful memory and your beautiful creation.
What happy cards you create for us to enjoy. So many elements to love in these cards. You have had me thinking bunnies and I am not a bunny person, LOL! kReN