Good Friday morning. It seems impossible to realize that it was seven years ago today that I published my first blog post. Time certainly flies by. I thought I would celebrate this anniversary by giving away some of Ellen’s thank you ribbon and the Poppystamps Grand Madison Fireplace blog candy. To qualify leave me a comment on this post telling me what your favorite new holiday die is. You will have until 5:00 pm on Sunday, Nov 9th. The winner will be announced on my Monday blog post.
Instead of posting a new project today I thought it would be fun to post a review of my favorite November posts from each year. It was really fun for me to go back and see the changes in my paper crating style. You can click on the link above each project if you would like to go and check out each article.
This my very first blog post on November 7, 2007.
Give Thanks for the Simple Things November 28, 2008
Christmas Holiday Home November 29, 2009
Dimensional Snowman Scene November 15, 2010
Snowman Stair Step November 9, 2011
Christmas House Card November 2, 2012
Christmas Window Scene November 17, 2013
I hope you have enjoyed seeing my review. I’ll look forward to reading about all your favorite holiday dies. I’m sure by reading about them I will have to go and check them out. My credit card may be crying before I’m through. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.
My favorite new die is by Cottage Cutz-it is an ornament with a nativity scene on the inside.
My favorite new de is the dazzling snowflake by Memory Box….
Coucou,
Peu de temps que je suis ton blog avec beaucoup d’attention et d’admiration pour tous les fabuleux détails de tes cartes qui sont splendides.
Habitant en France, je ne sais pas si je peux “jouer” également, mais je tente.
Ma matrice préféré actuellement est une ancienne matrice (que j’ai d’ailleurs acheté après avoir vu de très belles réalisations sur ton blog), il s’agit de la matrice memorybox vaudeville frame.
Bisous
Wow – 7 years! Big congratulations! I only discovered you a couple months ago – and I’ve been hooked ever since! I love your creativity and beautiful style! Your earlier work here is gorgeous too! As for my favourite new holiday die, I would have to pick Memory Box’s pine needles! It’s on my wish list!
Love your work
It’s something I look forward to.
My favorite die right now is the tall pine trees.
I use the on lots of cards this year.
I can’t say I have a favorite cause I love most all dies. Congrats on your anniversary. It was you that got me started in buying dies in the first place. Time sure flies when you’re having fun!
I love your work, your style and your sharing! I visit here often for ideas and always find them. As for a favorite new die…I couldn’t ever pick! I’m definitely doing a search for the one mentioned above (Nativity Scene) I have one, but one in an ornament…that must be lovely. I love all the trees…sigh…I could never pick ONE. lol
Yes time does fly… and I loved seeing how your style changed thru the years… Beautiful from the begining!!!
My fav dies right now are the word dies…. the new Papertrey Ink – Holiday Double Cuts Die is on my list along with a few others…..
My newest favorite Christmas dies are from two places. I love the Wonderful Wreath stamp set and matching die cut from Stampin’ Up! and the new Holiday Words from Tim Holtz. These words are just the right size for use on cards and smaller scrap book pages.
I love your cards and I have a file on my computer top save your cards for inspiration for my own cards.
Wow! A Big Congratulations and you have certainly left me with a lot of inspiration. I have a file just for you. I’ve cased many a card (of course always giving you credit and leaving a link). Holiday die…hum…Snowy Tree is on my wish list, but I must admit the deer trio I used last year and will use this year as well is my go to die for Fall, Christmas and winter. Again, thank you for years of inspiration.
Congrats on your anniversary, Kittie. Favorite die? Well, as you know, thanks to YOU, I have plenty. However, right now, my fav is the 3 candles with holly by Memory Box….or is it the “Merry Christmas” by Memory Box….wait, it must be the Memory Box “Precious Snowflakes…aw, heck, I love all of them and have learned so much from you Ms. Kittie! Thanks so much…although my checkbook isn’t as happy as I!!!
Wow! Congrats on your 7th anniversary! I’ve been following you for about the past 2 years and I am always amazed by your talent! My favorite new die is the Impression Obsession fireplace, that comes with the log and the stockings!
I love to see what you have done, Kittie! My fave new holiday dies are the IO dies that are new to me. I just purchased the fir trees and pine sprigs. I am looking forward to creating some wonderful holiday cards inspired by you! kReN
Did I spy some flamingo stamps in that wonderful blog candy, my Florida friend? Too cool!
Thanks for the great give away and Happy anniversary. My favorite die this season is the wreath by Stamping Up.
CONGRATULATIONS KITTIE! Love seeing your work from the beginning….still super. I love the Sizzix Carolers…since I am a Vintage fan and also the MB tall tapered candle that you did in gold….love that one and had to get it immediately of course after seeing your card.
Happy Anniversary, and I did, indeed, enjoy looking back at your work. Thanks for all the inspiration you’ve provided! It’s hard for me to pick a favorite Christmas die. There are so many I use a lot and like, but if I had to pick one, it might be Impression Obsession’s pine branch. It can be used so many ways.
I love that fireplace die … it is so versatile. It can be used for so many different occasions like Thanksgiving, Christmas as well as Congrats for a new home. Congrats on your 7 year anniversary … I’m an avid follower.
Happy 7 years! It would be hard to pick a favorite die since there are so many from different companies that are still on my wish list. Each month they all come out with new releases… I’ll never get my wish list caught up!
I’ve enjoyed getting your e-mails each day with your newest creation. You’ve inspired me so much over the past year. I’ve even taught my mom and her best friend how to make some shaped flowers. They loved it! Thanks for sharing your gift with others. Here’s to another 7 years!
I really like the Stampin’ Up Holiday House set. Congrats on 7 yrs of beautiful work!
There are quite a few that I would love to have. The sweater die you the other day is one of my favorites. Thanks for all of your great ideas.
I love your blog, you have been inspiring me for about 3 years. Thank you!!!! I like Seasonal Trees by Taylored Expression.
I look forward to your blogs.
Your cards are always beautiful.
Congrats on 7 years of beautiful projects, Kittie! Your style may have changed over the years, but the underlying elegance has remained constant. My favorite new holiday die is the home and hearth die from the Essentials by Ellen collection. The little houses are adorable!
Hi Marian, I read your post and remembered seeing such an ornament here: http://www.123stitch.com/item/CottageCutz-Nativity-Ornament-Christmas-Die/SC-CCE-185 It’s quite pretty! I may have to get one myself now! LOL
Congrats! Your paper crafting style is so awe-inspiring….I look forward to your daily posts. My favorite die right now would have to be SU’s Home Made Holiday Framelits die. Keep up the awesome work!
Hi, Kittie~ I just started following your blog a couple of weeks ago and not only do I love the things you create, but I also appreciate immensely the way in which you list all the products you used in each creation. It is so very helpful. My favorite Christmas die this year is the Memory Box Chambray Ornament I think. I love all Christmas ornaments but most especially those with beautiful filigree. 🙂
Congratulations on your 7th-year anniversary and may you have many, many more!
I can’t pick out just one favorite die… there are just too many darn cute ones! However, if I were stranded on a desert island and could only have my big shot and one die or one die set… I’d have to go with the Project Life (set of 8 dies) by Becky Higgins. There’s all sort of possibilities with the shapes in that set… 🙂 Oooh, I wonder if anyone has ever thought to die cut shapes out of big tropical leaves! LOL
Love the review of your cards…I am a fan for sure! And my favorite die set from the new section? OMW!! SO many…the ornaments, the trees, the scenes, I mean it was hard! I could not narrow it down to one so I have three (besides that fantastic mantle die) and they are the Home and Hearth (thinking they might be the right size to put a small village on top of that mantle!), the candle trio (delightful) and the candy dispenser…I mean how cool is that!!
Thanks for the the chance to win the mantle die and ribbon and for sharing some of your prior cards!
Hello Kittie
I found your blog just over a year ago – and it’s costing me a small fortune because you are so inspiring!!!!
My favourite Christmas die this year – either the Impression Obsession evergreen trees (in the smaller size – perfect!) or the Frantic Stamper Christmas Nativity Bauble. Oh, or is it the Taylored Expressions Sweater Weather????
Keep up the amazing work – here’s to the next 7 years!
Congratulations on your blogging anniversary. What an amazing selection of projects.
Hope your next 7 are as creative.
I fell in love with Sweater Weather, as soon as I saw your card with the sled. (I have the sled, and the tree dies already!)
My new favourite die is Santa racing across the sky.
My favorite die this year is Santa and his sleigh. It gives me a chance to create some of the scenes you have inspired me to do. Santa flying over the big city; Santa flying over “hill town” (another new favorite die) and Santa flying over a woodland scene. Thank you for making me feel I can try to do all these things.
Hi Kittie
Just cannot believe you have had this blog for seven years. How time flies and i have so enjoyed coming on your blog and seeing all your creations. I have loved them all and also appreciate that you tell us which dies,folders you use to make your cards. My favourite Christmas die is Mariannes new Christmas bauble. It really cuts beautifully. Thank you for sharing your cards with us and hope we see some more of your lovely creations……
Happy Blogerversary! Thanks for the walk down memory blog lane. My favorite new holiday day is the SB 3D tree that I just received yesterday. I haven’t had a chance to ‘play’ with it yet, though I am picturing metal ornaments. Thanks for the blog candy chance and I look forward to the next seven years of your incredible creations.
Congrats on your seven year anniversary! I have only been following you for a short time, but you have opened up a whole new world of paper crafting for me. I guess my favorite Christmas die this year is the Papertreyink snow globe die.
The years sure do fly by.. I remember starting out and you were one of the first blogs I found and I have been coming by here ever since to see what amazing card or project you have created. When I feel uninspired I come by here to get inspired :)..
My favorite die is from Our Daily Bread “Blessed Christmas”. It is a beautiful poinsettia with match die.
Thanks for sharing your amazing talent Kittie. sending you hugs & smiles 🙂
Happy blogaversary! I so enjoy your work and pin your creations quite frequently. I love dies, and have so many on my wishlist, both old and new, but I can’t pick one favorite. Looking so forward to your Christmas projects this year.
Obviously, you had the talent for card-making right from the get-go! My favorite “new” die is actually an older die–the boy on the sled, which I bought when I saw one of your cards. Thanks for the inspiration!
I have admired your work through the years, and you always amaze me!! Thank you so VERY MUCH for sharing all your hard work, tips, and tricks with us!! I gained the idea for this year’s Christmas card from your blog and blog hop using Impression Obsession Nativity dies. They are my favorite this year!! Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!!
Hi KIttie
Congratulations on seven wonderful years in blog land. I have been a follower for many years and look forward to your creations every day! You sure do inspire me with your talent and projects.
There can not be just one favorite die as I love so many the Cheery Lynn Santa suit Laundry line is right up there.
I can’t wait to see what you will share with us in the next seven years
Just recently found your blog and I have to say that you are one amazingly talented lady! Because of you my new favorite die is the sled die you showed on your card this week. I ordered it that day and can not wait to get it. It reminds me of our wonderful son. He loves the snow, the more snow the better! (Wish I loved it as much as he does!) Happy Anniversary! Keep the crafty goodness coming!
It was fun reviewing your favorite Nov cards and I remember so many of them! Been following you for a long time and you are one crafty talented lady. Each of your cards is a true work of art. Thanks for all the inspiration you share.
Wow..has it been 7 years already!!
I have learned so much from you over the years and I thank you for all your inspiration and all the effort you make to share your craft with us all. You are truly gifted and we are all so richer in our crafting with your blog as a reference for our passion.
Loving the new Luxe Ornament Die by Poppy. I can envision many designs, but even more than that…would love to see what beautiful projects you design with that die.
Thank you so much and looking forward to learning alongside you for the next 7 years and more!!
Marianne
That’s ok, Kittie. You have had my credit cards crying for quite a while now. I will be back. I have to figure out which dies I like the best but I really love this Fire place die. It will probably be my favorite after all is said and done.
I have to say, every time I see the Squirrel Set die, or a card made using them, it just makes me smile!!!!
WOW!! 7 years of being inspired by you? That is AWESOME!! I do not believe that I can pick a favorite new die … but I can tell you that each and every purchase I make lately is because of a project I’ve seen on your blog!! In fact, yesterdays “Oh, Let It Snow,” project led me to immediately buy Taylored Expression’s Sweater Weather Cutting Plate. Of course, I already had all the other dies you used, because I bought them along the way after viewing your projects. 🙂
Congratulations on your 7 year anniversary!! Thanks for the AWESOME INSPIRATION you provide every day!!
P.S. Pretty clever way to celebrate by sharing your favorite projects from November of each year you blog has been in existence!!
Hello Kittie, your cards are alway wonderful. Have to say the 3 candles and
the 2 candles are my faverite. But my very faverite is one you did with
water color, 11-15-11 called Noel Joy,hope you have an very good year. Mo
First of all Congratulations Kittie for 7 years of blogging. I found your blog 3 years ago and once I did I bought, bought and bought dies for Christmas and other holidays also. I love all the dies but I really love Santa and his sleigh. Thank you for always sharing you beautiful work with all of us.
Congratulations, Kittie, for 7 years of creativity! You have a natural talent. Once I found you, I immediately started to follow your blog. I love the Sizzix snowman die. He’s so cute! I do like all the Obsession Impression dies, too. Obviously, I just like any die you use at the time It’s hard to pick when you use them so well in your cards. Thanks for your inspiration!
Where has the time gone!! I love your cards, Kittie. My favorite dies are the Poppystamps pine boughs.
From the very beginning I can see how talented you are. Through the years you’ve just gotten better and more creative! Congratulations on 7 wonderful years and I hope to find many more years of inspiration from you! I don;t know if this is a new die out or not but I have my eye on Mam Elephant’s Starburst Cover. I think it would make awesome scenes. Congrats again. Have a wonderful weekend!
Happy Anniversary, how fun to look back over the years, you’ve always done beautiful work, my favorite die has got to be the oak leaves and rake from IO, I used it on almost all my fall cards this year 🙂
My favorite new die is the Plush Poinsettia die from Memory Box. I’ve been working on my Christmas cards using this die and a few others. 🙂 I love seeing your creations and congratulate you on 7 inspiring years!
Kittie, it is hard to pick a favorite but I think Nov. 2, 2012 does it. I love the way you did the windows and the roof. It is always exciting to get your blog and see the wonderful art you share with all of us. I think my favorite new dies are the Christmas word dies. I am a big fan of IO and Poppy, Stephanie Barnard’s new standup and step dies as well. I almost never met a die I didn’t want to own.
Two years ago I found my kindred spirit when I happened upon your blog. My first job; to email my artsy friends with a link to your blog. Second job; go all the way back to your first entry and look at every post – no small feat, but so worth the time. Your first post, with the three tree cards, was a revelation, because even though I tied my presents with the ribbons on the corners of the box, it never even occurred to me that it would look just as cool on a card!
A die machine and collection of dies, are my favorite crafting tools, and in large part, it is due to your influence. Your tutorials are some of the best out there, and I have many of those techniques in my bag of tricks. Thank you.
Last year I wrapped all my friends Christmas presents in kraft colored paper, and just used white and red paper die cuts to dress them up. They liked the way their gifts looked, and they made a stunning presentation when grouped together.
The layered poinsettia die from Spellbinders is my all time favorite Christmas die. My new favorite of this year is Papertrey’s fabulous “Holiday Double Cuts” found at https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-holiday-double-cuts-die/.
Thanks for all your inspiration, and I look forward of yet another fabulous card each day, sitting in my email, like a wonderful gift to be open and enjoyed.
Congratulations! My favorite dies right now are my Anna Griffin Bow dies.
Happy Anniversary!! I always enjoy your blog. I always look forward to see what your next progject is going to be for the following day! I have learned a lot from you and I really apprecite everything that you do. Thank you for being such a big inspiration!! My favorite Holiday dies right now are the Hanging Ornaments and Merry Christmas To All from Memory Box but I can’t wait to get my new die from Ellen the Home & Hearth and goees with the stamp set that I already have!
I don’t have any holiday dies….yet. But I am going to a new paper store today, so maybe?
Congratulations, Kittie! I just found your blog earlier this year but now eagerly look forward to your latest creations. As for selecting a favorite new die – wow. That’s a tough one. Fall and winter holiday dies are my favorites overall and it’s hard to find an IO or Memory Box die that I don’t like but if I really have to choose I think it would be the small fir trees from IO and all the new pine, holly, and Poinsettia dies for everyone because of their beauty and versatility. Not only are they great for cards but they work well for designing ornaments and package toppers. And then there’s Paper Trey’s new Market It Make It Tinsel and Tags kit with the add on kit that included the most adorable tiny 3D house. Sorry. It really is impossible to narrow the field down to one. Thanks for all your inspiration and wonderful tutorials! I’m looking forward to your next 7 years! Hmmm . . . Wonder how some pumpkins would look with that fireplace die to make a Thanksgiving card for next year?
Thanks Kittie. My favorite at the moment is the Tim Holtz poinsettia. I just got this one and have been making some beautifully flowers with it.
Happy birthday to your blog Kittie! I know it for 2 years only but I love all your projects. I have a lot of dies and it is difficult to choose one, perhaps poinsettias and all that relates to the garden for the summer. Congratulations !
Wow, seven years! Congratulations! My blog is only two 🙁
I love your blog, your cards, projects, ideas. It’s a great inspiration.
My favorite new holiday dies are Cottage Cutz Ornaments (Tree and Nativity) and Snowglobe Christmas Tree (Tattered Lace). It’s my Top3.
I really enjoy checking out your blog every day to see what new and beautiful thing you have created! I think my favorite die, is the lamp post and cat – Paris Night Magnolia Doohickies. But I’m waiting for the stitched ovals by Die-Namics dies to come in the mail. My, how fickle we are! 🙂
WOW Kittie…what a wonderful collection of cards over the years! AND your style just gets better and better. My favorite die at the moment is the Tim Holtz leaf with accompanying embossing folder…..oh so pretty and done right the leaves look real!!!! Yesterday, got Tim Holtz snowflake with the accompanying embossing folder since I am so impressed with the leaf..,.hope I like it as much. Ideas are dancing in my head….LOL!
Hugs,
Jan
I can’t choose one single die, I love so many. But definitely anything with an architectural element such as doors, windows, fireplaces. Oh, and the birch trees, just gorgeous what you do with them!!
Congratulations Kitty on your seven years of blogging. How I shall look forward to the next seven and more. I ‘discovered’ you about a year ago, following you every day since. You have inspired me so much, and my style of crafting has changed completely. I really don’t have a favourite die as there are so many on my wish list. Hopefully santa will have a peak at my list!!! Thank you for sharing your work and the brilliant tutorials.
Congrats on your 7th anniversary, Kittie! I have been following your blog almost daily for the past 5 years and you have changed the craft forever for me. I now sell my cards in 2 stores and the favourite designs are always ones inspired by your designs. The dimension and beauty of your cards has been so inspiring and the fact that you share your ideas has helped so many of us become better at our craft. I took a workshop last year in Myrtle Beach and met Mitra from Impression Obsession & she was telling us that whatever dies Kittie is using are always “Sold out” as you have such a huge following. I think I have almost every die that you have used for the past 4 years. (And that’s no easy feat nor cheap as I live in Canada and shipping costs are ridiculous.) As for my favourite dies…in general, any type of tree and the IO Bunny set. As for new Christmas dies, the IO Holiday bottom word edgers which I am using to edge the top flaps of my gift boxes and for cards, the series of Memory Box dies that go with the classic brick fireplace. Congrats again, Paula
Wow, Kittie – congratulations on your blog anniversary! You have been such a huge inspiration since I started following you a couple of years ago. My wish list gets longer each time you post a tutorial. 🙂 My favorite holiday die is the Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Festive Gent die – I just love that dashing fella!
Hi Kittie,
That’s fabulous and I’ve been a subbie for man;y of those years. I was recently at a Rubber Stamp Convention in Mesa, Arizona and two fellow stamper I had just met while oohing and aching over thousands of dies, mentioned your blog and your work. You are indeed well-known. My fave Christmas die is the Joy to the World Wreath by Cheery Lynn Designs and I’ve had the pleasure of meeting the gentleman owner of the team. I’ve forgotten his name. He’s a sweetheart. I have a card made using the die on my blog. I can’t do a direct link, but it’s recent so you can find it by scrolling if you’ve a moment.
I hope we have many more years of seeing your inspiring craftiness.
My favorite die is The Creative Expression Christmas Angel. It arrived last night with my package of Thank You ribbon. Nice Surprise! Every year my Christmas Cards focus on The Christmas Tree but as soon as I saw the angel I knew I as was going to break my tradition. It is absolutely breath taking. Thank You for show casing it. This weekend is a 4 day weekend for me, can you guess what I will be doing?
Congratulations on your Anniversary! Your creativity is truly a blessing.
Congratulations!!!!!!!
Can’t believe that I have been following your post for almost six of those years!! I especially love your teeny swags and wreaths made from the small sprig punch. My newest die that I just purchased is the Wondrous Wreath stamp and die set from Stampin Up. Have some great ideas for them. Thank you so much for giving all of us such wonderful inspirational ideas.
Oh I agree time goes fast, wow 7 years, congratulations, I love your blog posts and have gleaned lots of inspiration from them. I love the new script Christmas word dies from Tim Holtz
Good Morning, Kittie. BIG CONGRATULATIONS ON 7YRS. Hooray! I look forward everyday to see what you have created. Your talent has inspired me over an over. it is hard for me to pick just one Christmas die. I like to pick a Christmas theme and do that choice for all of them, changing different accents. I love the poinsettia, fern, windows, deer, trees, candles, words of Christmas blessings, Nativity scenes,and snowflakes. I think I would say I look for dies that express faith, and home and family. to me that is what Christmas is all about. the JOY.(Jesus Others and YOU)…..LOL…..have a good day. Pattie
Congrats on lucky 7th year! I look forward every morning to your creative cards & “tweak” them when making cards for my friends & family. My favorite die is the older fireplace with brick & wood/plaster vs. the newer one. I also love all the Madison windows!
I follow you on Pinterest as well as email! Keep up the awesome work!
i love all your cards and i cant thank you enough for sharing, my pick is the wreath stamp and die from stampin up, hope i can put it to good use cause i just got it as a gift.
Good morning Miss Kittie…. Well, congratulations on 7 years of blogging and I am hoping for another say 27 years….. lol. Well, I have so many dies but I think the one I’ve used the most is the Impression Obsession evergreen trees, the smaller trees. Altho, I have made several cards using the Christmas Angel. I guess there are just too many that I love….lol. Thank you for the walk down memory lane…..and for always sharing your wonderful creativity…
Now that I’ve discovered a new micro thin adhesive sheets product called Stick It, I love the holiday words dies…. makes it so easy to cut and apply the adhesive in the same step… and it’s repositionable. My second fav is a snowflake background die by Memory Box… the micro thin sheets work well with this intricate die, as well. Hard to pick favs when there are so many pretty new dies.
CONGRATULATIONS Kittie!!!! I loved seeing your cards from the beginning. I can see that dimension is there whether it be with ink or paint, or a stamped cut out to the choice of a stair step card, love it. I have so enjoyed all your cards and since I have always been fascinated by minatures of everything I have truly loved your scene cards, your window cards, your flower cards and actually all your cards. I am a dieaholic so picking one is something I couldnt do but I love IO, Memory Box and Poppy. I love the truck and leaves with the rake and apples and pumpkins from IO etc. etc. Always look forward each day to see what you have created next.
I really like the Frantic Stamper winter church scene. It is simple and beautiful as is or it can be embellished in many different ways. I continue to follow you every day and am inspired and challenged by your creativity. Thanks for sharing your creations. Happy Holidays!
Congratulations on your achievement of seven years of blogging. I guess I have been following you for 2 or 3 years, and never cease to be amazed by the wonderful creations you make. I especially love your scenes, and my die collection has been greatly influenced by you and your style. I really appreciate your consistency in posting a card each day. It is no small feat to take the time to do that, let alone photograph the process and post it all for us. Thank you so much. This year I have had a lot of fun playing with the Impression Obsession Evergreen Trees & 3 Deer dies – thanks to inspiration started by you. Thank you
Seven years, where does time go ? !!!! Kitty, your fabulous creations have been such an inspiration to me, and NOPE, I will never get my credit card paid off….I LOVE EVERY DIE THAT YOU HAVE EVER SHOWN. So I cannot name a favorite!
CONGRATULATIONS and may we see another “7” years. Blessings!
bonjour KITTY je suis tombée sur votre site depuis le debut et quand une carte me plait je la met dans uns dossier et de temps en temps je vais faire un tour pour m’inspirer et je passe commande chez Ellen et cette semaine je vais essayer de faire la montée d’escalier (je dis bien essayer ) car je ne peux vous égaler mais la die qui me plait en ce moment et la cheminée avec les flammes. Tous les matins c’est mon petit bonheur de vous lire dans mon chagrin. je vous embrasse et vous souhaite de continuer encore longtemps a nous donner l’inspiration MARITHE
Kittie,
Congratulations on seven years! I must have subscribed your very first year! I was so sure you were an old pro even then! You have had a huge influence on me and my card making and crafting! I can’t believe you had just started your blog then! I’ve bought so many dies because of you — truly I am amazed! And the kitten in the window you chose as one of your favorites is also one of mine — I bought all of those dies because of that card! As well as the staircase — remember that card with the stockings and multiple kittens around? Oh gosh, I could sit around and reminesce with you!
You drive a hard bargain though, trying to choose a favorite new die! I’m choosing Marianne Design Large Bow Diamonds die LR0325. If you don’t know Ann from Ann’s Paper Creations yet, you should definitely check her out at http://www.annspapercreations.com and on youtube at xannero1. She is fantastic! She makes 3D things, mostly with Graphic 45, very delicate like your work, lots of fussy cutting; she used the large bow die to make some beautiful ornaments that I just love! I have no idea if the die is new or not, it’s new to me! Ann is from Norway.
Hi Kittie, I tried it again and it worked this time, maybe it is me that doesn’t know what they are doing.
Love your work as always girl! I just hope I can produce something as wonderful with my new dies.
Lori
I so love your blog for inspiration since I love my dies too. My new favorite is the happy holidays penguin by lawn fawn. So sweet.
Wow, 7 years, that’s amazing! Congratulations. I love all the dies, wouldn’t try to pick a favorite.
I love the bare tree with the ornaments and I am anxiously awaiting my die of a stag and a doe!!
Hi Kittie,
Congratulations on 7 years! My favorite die is Stampin Up’s Wondrous Wreath. I bought both the stamp set and Framelits dies.
Wow, happy 7 year blogaversary! I have been following your blog for awhile now and am always just floored by your gorgeous designs. Although they aren’t new holiday dies, I recently bought the deer trio by Impression Obsession for my Christmas cards after having seen you use them many times!
Wow 7 years congratulations, my favorite die this year is Santa and his sleigh and all the greeting dies that are available.
My favorite die is the Clear Cut Stackers: Pinking Squares. The pinking is just adorable and surprisingly very versatile.
7 years-big milestone and you are better than ever with your cards and the fabulous scenes you create-my fave new dies that I just purchased are the IO pine branch and angel set. I loved all the cards you created last year with the pine branch and it was sold out for awhile and is again- but I have it now
I just love seeing all of your projects over the years and all of them are amazing! I can only dream of making cards as fancy as yours but I have a lot of them pinned for future reference. One of my favorite dies that I’ve seen recently is one of Birch trees by Taylored Impressions. It would be great for winter or holiday cards.
Congratulations on your 7 year anniversary of your blog! Love all your creations, Kitty! So very grateful that you share your talents! I’ve learned so much from your posts and tutorials, and I come to your site often for inspiration. My favorite Christmas dies are the Poppystamp small blooming poinsettias and the Memory Box Winterland tree.
You have posted so many nice cards using the deer trio. That set is one of my favorites.
Please tell me where you found this die? I’ve searched and I can not seem to find it. thanks
Congratulations! I’ve been following your blog for several years. I love your style. I appreciate all of the work and inspiration you so generously share with us.
My holiday die this year would have to be one of Sue Wilson’s bauble ornament dies.
Lucky Seven Kittie! Happy Bloginversary! For seven years you have given your readers so much! I know that when I found you many years ago, I was captivated by your talent and willingness to share your techniques through well done tutorials. I thank you for answering my emails and offering me advice when I asked. I remember making so many flowers and so many other things when I inspired by you. I look forward to your emails with displays of utter delights. You introduced many products to me. My pocket book thanks you lol. For all of this and more you are a guru and idol to me. I love you my dear Kittie and wish you continued success and many more years of the best life has to offer.
Kitti you have inspired me so very much. I always fall back on the Martha Steward punch Wreaths you made long ago!
I’ve made so many of them using all different papers/glitter papers all look outstanding. Thanks for sharing that design with me
Now I love the Seasonal Trees by Taylored Expression. I’m having plenty of fun
Congrats on 7 creative years, look forward to the next year and your new creations.
Diane DeMartini
Congratulations! Seven years of amazing work. My favorite new Christmas die is probably the pine boughs from PoppyStamps.
My favorite new die is the nativity set from Obsession Impression
Congratulations on your blogaversary. Wow! Seven Years. Love your work. I really love the fireplace die. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration you provide.
Hello dear Kittie,
7 Years is a long time, Congratulations !!!! Have much reason have changed your job but well because tenderness and elegance of your designs continued. I am a mom of three girls and a year ago we look at what you do everyday. My English is not good but one day I wrote for you and you were nice with me, thank you so much. My girls and I appreciate your work a lot, that serve as inspiration and confidence to decorate our work we have begun. All Ellen dies are my favorites, but especially love the windows.
We send you all our affection and admiration and very many Congratulations1!!!. Happy Anniversary !!!
We will be each day for you!!! Thank you so much Kittie!!!
Ann
I love your blog and check your site every morning for inspiration. My favorite holiday die is the impression obsession, holly flourish. I love the whimsical swirls it adds to the cards / tags.
Congrats on 7 years of inspiration and beautiful work!! I love reading your blog.
Congrats on 7 years!! I’m so glad I found your blog!! You are very inspiring and I have bought several dies because of your creations. I’m really liking Creative Expressions Dies By Sue Wilson Festive Collection 2014 Christmas Angel. It’s so pretty!
Congratulations. I enjoy getting your posts everyday. My favorite Christmas die is the eyelet stocking by Memory Box, with the tiny sleigh die a close second.
Congratulations! I hope you have many many more anniversaries, because I love seeing your creations. What is my favorite holiday die? Whatever is the latest one you’ve used. LOL Thanks!
Congratulations on 7 years, Kittie! I like the new Memory Box ornament dies.
Happy Blogaversary Kitty. Wonderful giveaway.I want all the dies so can’t say I have just one favorite. Thanks for your generosity.
Huge Congrats, Kittie!!! Amazing accomplishment!! I even remember quite a few of the projects from the past. I have been wanting a fireplace die mostly because of the cards I have seen you make. 🙂 It’s so hard to choose just one (I’m a die-aholic!! LOL!!) You recently showcased for Taylored Expressions. I fell in love with the Birch Tree Cutting Plate and the Accessories. I think that’s my favorite this year.
I absolutely love your designs and have followed you for quite awhile. Congratulations on your 7 year blogaversary!
Congratulations on seven awesome years Kittie. Love your inspirational work…thank you so much! My favorite is still the pine branch by Impression Obsession. I know it’s not new but such a wonderful die to use in any holiday card.
What a wonderful 7 years it’s been with our blog! Your cards are always so beautiful and so impressive. I have to say that seeing your projects made me finally buy a die cut machine. One of the dies I have wanted after seeing you use it often is the pine branch by IO and I got it last month. I’m planning to use it to make wreath designs for my own Christmas cards this year.
hey Kittie ,I am such a fan of yours.Your cards just blow me away, I have attempted many of your ideas with great results and i really look forward to what you are going to come up next with. I really love the poppy” Blooming Poinsettia” die at present,I suppose with Christmas coming up ,it is getting well used. Working with textured papers ,metallic , plain and pattern, all shades of red and doing layers to make the flowers really pop. You have shown many new techniques to make my cards/ flowers come alive. Thank you so much for all your detailed lessons to teach us here how to make a masterpiece. A very sincere thankyou and looking forward to seeing many more ideas on your blog over the years to come, Take care…….your aussie admirer….net
Congratulations on reaching the 7 year milestone! Not a day passes without me checking your blog. I absolutely love it!
My favourite die this winter is the Die sire snowflake bauble. Have made all my Christmas cards this year with it. Xx
Congrats to you, seven years, wow, time sure does fly by as they say! I visit your blog daily as to never miss a thing! You do amazing work…pop “on over” and visit me sometime! My favorite “new”die for Holidays is the new Impression Obsession snowflake
background die…so pretty and delicate!
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Wow Kittie what an achievement! Well done. I just love the cute pine cones that have been brought out by a few designers this year. I think they are so cute. Keep going for another 7! Jane
Congratulations on seven years blogging. I like the trip down memory lane. Great to see your evolving style. I’m not sure I can pick a favourite new Christmas die, but I am in love with all the new script sentiments. Impression Obsession has some absolutely stunning ones.
Congratulation on your hard work, I follow your projects all the time
I live in the country love all your dies,
but prefer the obsession die evergreen tree and the Madison fireplace.7 cottage,
Congrats on your anniversary? I think I have been enjoying your work the whole time – the little red bird/pone boughs w/gingham trim caught my eye and I’ve been hooked ever since. You have even been so kind to answer some of my questions and I appreciate it. You are such an inspiration. I seem to be leaning towards trees this year so the IO Cut Out Christmas Tree and the IO Evergreen Trees would be a welcome addition to my (KC) “stash”? Please keep up the good work for many more years
Congratulation Kittie!! I’ve been following you for about 2 years. Your newest creations are the highlight of my day. I love all of IO’s dies! My favorite right now is the beautiful snowflake bkg. Oh, I live about 45 min. from Mitra and go to the warehouse often to shop. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us. Your the best! Best Wishes for the next seven years!
Happy 7th Blog-iversary, Kittie, and wishes for 7 x 7 more (and add a few to that as well!) Adding my voice to the others who have applauded and appreciated your creativity immensely. Finding your blog, gazing and admiring in awe at your stunning cards and delighting in your “user friendly” tutorials has had a major influence on my own style. Thank you for all the inspiration and *enabling* One of my favourite dies, which is directly a ‘you-inspiration’ to purchase are the IO Christmas icons; the wee images are tag-perfect, especially for the Advent countdown project I’m making for my niece and nephew. Second favourite are my Lil’ Inker stitched mat dies; I can’t cut straight if you paid me, so these are ‘essential’. Thank you for all you do!
~c
Happy Anniversary Kittie! I finally jumped into the blog world this year, better late than never. There are so many wonderful dies but my holiday favorite this year is the Layered Snowflake from Tim Holtz/Sizzix.
My favorite new die is the window die,I’ve used it in so many ways,It gives me the option to use lots of my dies,The deers,holly.snowman,candle,etc….I could go on and on,Love your cards,They give me lots of inspiration.
CONGRATULATIONS on your 7th Blogaversary, Kittie! Wishing you a successful, happy 7 more! Words cannot express how your exquisite creations with all their teeny, tiny details continue to amaze me. Your creations bring joy to my heart. With each of your posts, I am in awe and inspired. Thank you for sharing your great talent. I have collected quite a variety of dies through the yrs. From my most recent purchases, I would have to include two as my favorites … MFT’s embossed falling leaves and Lawn Fawn’s stitched snowflakes. Oh, maybe three … I can’t forget my Elizabeth Crafts berry branch die. 🙂
I can’t tell you what my favorite die is, but I love the Christmas word dies from PTI and Penny Black and the new ones from Tim Holtz. I can’t wait to start using them all.
I look forward to every blog you post. I love your creative style and your designs have been a great inspiration to me. Keep bloggig!
Happy 7 years, Kittie! You are amazing, I love your work! As for my favorite die, I really couldn’t pick one, although this year I am into snowflakes. Love them, as I live in Phoenix, AZ and don’t see many of them, so have to creat my own. I need to win the lottery, as every time I see a new post from you, I want more dies. Keep up your lovely work and thank you for sharing the cards and instructions with the rest of us. You are appreciated!
Congratulations on your seven year blog anniversary. Have enjoyed your postings for quite some time now. Your tutorials are great ! Thanks for sharing your talent with all of us ! My favorite new die is the Poppystamps Pine Bough.
Many congratulations on your 7 year anniversary!! I love each and every one of your cards–they are all so pretty and creative!! My favorite new die would be the Spellbinders Decorative Card Front die called Flurries. Sadly, I don’t have it, but hope to! I love snowflakes!
Wow, it is so wonderful to see how your style has evovled. Yet, I still LOVE your style whether today or yesterday! Congratulations on your 7th. anniversary, that is quite a feat. Thank you for the years of joy and inspiration and the opportunity to win something great! HUGS
Congratulations and Happy Anniversary Kittie!
I always think my favorite die is the one you present today and then tomorrow comes and my favorite die is the one you showcase today.
I look forward to your email everyday because I know I will find something new and exciting! Your talent is absolutely refreshing and your skills are extraordinary!
I appreciate all the time you have spent on making your blog what it is today and for sharing your knowledge with all of us. You are a very kind and generous person and we, your readers are the lucky ones!
Congratulations on seven years! Your work is fabulous. I started buying dies after seeing your beautiful projects. My first die I purchased were the bunny dies after seeing the great cards you made using those dies. My favourite dies for Christmas are the bigger word dies, like Merry as an example.
Congratulations! Spellbinders Picture Perfect is my favorite holiday die for this year! The best thing, is that I won it!
CONGRATULATIONS to your 7 years Anniversary, Kittie!!
I enjoyed seeing your work from the beginning….and I love ALL your work!!
Thank you sooooo much Kittie for being such a big Inspiration to me.
My new favorite die is the Impression Obsession Classic Truck and the Evergreen trees.
Greetings and hugs from Eva.
Kittie congrats on your 7 year anniversary. I absolutely love your creations!!! In fact my Easter card for 2014 was inspired by one of your designs. I look forward with amazement for each and every design you make. I applaud your generosity in sharing what items you used, your techniques along with any additional ideas. I too have purchased dies just from seeing your utterly unbelievable creations. Some of my new favorite dies are the Holiday word dies from Tim Holtz, the new Snowman die and stamp set from The Stamps of Life by Stephanie Barnard, the new Hero Arts holiday dies and matching stamps – there are 2 Holiday trees…. The list is endless. I have yet to get to the new Memory Box dies!!! Kittie all my best to you on 7 more years followed by 7 more years followed by another 7 more years and on and on to you of continued success. You are the best. May God Bless you! Hugs, Dianne
Congratulations on such a huge anniversary, I’ve only found you recently but will hopefully see many more of your post over the next 7 and more years. Your projects are always gorgeous and techniques and tutorials are awesome 🙂 Crafty hugs xnx
Congratulations dear Kittie!!! Your creations always amaze my husband and me. Many thanks. I love snowflakes, any snowflakes. Big hugs!
Happy Anniversary!!!! I only found your site recently and have enjoyed all the projects you share…..you are incredibly gifted with talent!!!!!
Thanks for a chance to win some craft goodies…..we always “need” more!!!!!
Forgot to say my favorite die…….the pickup truck!!!! I’m a country girl!!!!!
Congratulations on 7 years! I can’t say a favorite because I love them all!
Thank you for the chance to win!
Pam
scrap-n-sewgranny.blogspot.com
Wishing you many more years of blogging and I LOVE all the word dies!!
Thanks for chance to win!
Kittie..Congrats on 7 years..you do such great work..I check your blog every day to see what’s new..my favorite die is the 3 candles with holly by Memory Box..I am making my Christmas cards with it this year..here’s to many many more years of success with your beautiful cards and great ideas.
Congrats on 7 years of gorgeous creations! One f my favorite dies is Creative Expressions Christmas Angel 2014.
i feel the same way Marcie
I have been following you for many years and each post out does the other. You are quite amazing.. This may sound strange for a Christmas die but I would like the IO classic truck with the fir tree border in the background.
Although if you have to pick something Christmas the ornament die is quite nice.
Hi Kittie,
Congratulations on 7 years. I hope there are many more to follow.
I am torn between Impression Obsessions’ Snowflakes cutouts and Lawn Fawn’s Winter Penguin stamp and die cut.
P.S.: I LOVE when you post about your cats… I sometimes go back to the post you introduced all your furry kids to read it and have a laugh about all their personalities!
Carol Sullivan
Congratulation to you, Kitty! I am a die fanatic, and although I love all types of dies, I am very partial to the Memory Box and Marianne Creatables ones. I particularly love the border and corner dies. Thank you for all your inspiration; your creations are truly stunning. And, I love the dies that you use, so much so, that I find that I “need” them as well! Enjoy your week, Lori
Congratulations! but more importantly – THANK YOU – for the seven years of sharing your imagination and the beautiful items you create! I found your blog a couple of years ago and check it daily for a dose of inspiration and creativity! Of course, that means my die collection has had to expand to include so many dies I hadn’t given more than a glance to until you used them, and suddenly they were must haves! Your style is amazing and ever-changing! Just when I think one of your designs is the most interesting I’ve ever seen, you go and make it again in all white and it’s even more gorgeous! So, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! (and favorite die? Impossible to narrow it down with all the new releases – intricate ornaments, snowflakes, ugly sweaters, and holiday lights – ooh, ugly sweaters WITH holiday lights! – for just a few!)
I’m tickled that your first blog post had a card using the “Lovely as a Tree” SU! stamp set. I think it is one of the most timeless and beautiful stamp sets I’ve ever seen. When I was first getting into paper crafting, a former SU! demonstrator gave me some old catalogs for inspiration and that was the first stamp set I ever purchased. I’m always inspired by your posts, and I think my most beautiful cards are made after seeing your gorgeous designs and craftsmanship.