Good Tuesday morning and welcome to the CardMaker and Impression Obsession Blog Hop! Today the CardMaker Designers and the Impression Obsession Designers will be showing you some wonderful holiday projects featuring stamps and dies from Impression Obsession!
Make sure and comment on each of the blogs in the hop! TWO winners will be randomly chosen to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate! You have until Thursday December 4th at Midnight CT to enter.The winner will be chosen and announced on the Impression Obsession Blog on December 5th.
Kittie Caracciolo (that’s me)
I love making traditional Christmas cards that bring back memories of my mother’s flower shop and all the pine wreaths and swags she decorated with and sold during the holidays. My project today was made using the newly released Pine Pair sprigs paired with the pinecones from the Pine Sprig Cluster.
I started by applying brown shading to the center of each pine branch with a mini applicator and formed them lightly with my stylus and molding pad. I applied brown ink to the pinecones and applied versa and clear embossing powder to add shine.
I created the double matted frame and attached it to the card base with mounting tape. I applied glossy accents to the pine and attached them to the card base to create the arrangement. I attached the three pinecones with glossy accents and then attached the multi loop gingham bow for the finishing touch.
Here’s a closer view. I adore this pine die set. They are such a wonderful size for card fronts.
Thanks for coming by and I hope you enjoy seeing all the wonderful creations made by both teams.
Card size: 5.25” Square
Another beautiful 3D Card.Love the use of pine pair die to create the 3d spray on the card front.
Beautiful and festive Christmas card … perfect for the holiday season.
VERY LOVELY!! Love the texture on the pine cones and how everything pops! TFS!
Beautiful, as always!
Lovely as always. Would love to know how you make those bows. Thanks for sharing this idea.
Stunning! I’ve been admiring your work for years and it never disappoints! This is such a lovely, intricate card. TFS…
You must be the queen of bows!! That is awesome looking.
Love your cards! This is great!
Very pretty! Thanks for being a part of the hop!
Your pine spray is so lovely. You sure have the knack for arranging all the pieces in just the right place.
Hi Diana, check out my ribbon tying tuturial here. I think it will help. I grew up in my mother’s flower shop and she taught me as a kid how to use ribbon in floral arrangements and the lessons stuck.
http://www.kittiekraft.com/ribbon-tying-tutorials.html
Beautiful pine spray kittie. I too am fascinated by that gorgeous bow.
Just as amazing as all your cards!
Hi Kittie
I love your pine bough card and all the cards you make
I case all your cards and have made a lot of them
some day mine might look as good as yours
Too funny, I want to come play at your house! Gorgeous as always, Kittie =)
I truly love all your cards & look forward to seeing each new creation in my morning mail. Thanks for sharing your talent!
Kittie – when I retire, I’ll have enough hours in the day to be just like you! Love your creations! This one is no exception.
Good Morning, Kittie. OH! MY! this is gorgeous. I love the pine and how it pops in your frame, and what a awesome bow. You do that so well. this is a keeper and one to display all season long. gorgeous….have a good day.
Gorgeous as always. Your creations are always so inspiring. Thank you!
Another beautiful card!
This is beautiful Kittie! Love the pinecones!
Oooh Kittie, you let me smile with such a wonderful Christmas card!!
The bow is really fabulous, Kittie!!
Only you can make such a gorgeous bow…
I love this card!!
Hugs, Eva.
I love your work, Kittie. Everything is so realistic. I keep trying to learn from you!
You always have the best ideas!! Love it!
Love the detail
Kittie, this is gorgeous….I always love your Christmas cards and this is no exception. I just bought some clear embossing powder… I know what I’m gonna be trying today….lol. Thank you for sharing your amazing creativity….. And I really enjoyed the blog hop…. so many talented people out there
Love the card. I really like the wood grain layer. Really pulls your card together.
Oh, my, you are an amazing artist!!
I love the layering of your cards and this is no exception. Adore this beautiful card, love the colors and the pine branches. I read your reply to Diana and now the secret is out, on how you make such pretty bows. Did I mention, this card is Beautiful!
Kitty, your cards are part of my daily inspiration. Thanks for this realistic card. I love it.
Stunning as always!
Wow, this is gorgeous! Love the plaid ribbon, it adds such a festive touch to your fabulous card 🙂
This is an awesome card! I LOVE the colors and the Glossy Accents on the pinecones, they look so real. The other great thing about your card is that it can be used as a masculine card, even with the bow, because that is the way some bouquets/drying plants are held together. TFS and HUGS.
Your cards are always beautiful!!
Beautiful die-cut card.
Another stunner. Love the colors and the pine cones.
Love the multi bows!
Wow – this card is impressive. You are an artist.
As always, just gorgeous.
Just beautiful. I may have to use your idea.
Love your beautiful card. Looks so real!
I would be in heaven is I was the lucky recipient of this awesome card. Great Job!!!
My godness Kitti, your card is so beautiful, full of details!!!
Beautiful, realistic pine spray. Love the layering and the texture. tfs
Gorgeous card – love the pine die cuts and the bow.
isoscia at aol dot com
Absolutely stunning!!! I love your work and have learned so much from your tutorials.
Beautiful work. I always love your cards!
As always, Kittie, a gorgeous card!
Wow Kittie, these cards are BEAUTIFUL! I love the dimension and depth of your cards. When I first looked at the evergreen and pine cones I thought the pine cones were dimensional, Holy Cow are they beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing!
Lovely as always Kittie
Absolutely gorgeous! Love the traditional colours and design.
Love your creativity with die cuts!!
Always beautiful cards.
Faith in Florida
So pretty.
You are such a natural at making elegant and beautiful cards, and this pine branch card is one. Keep it up, I’m getting a lot of ideas!
Hi Kittie! Gorgeous card – the pine looks so life like, and the gingham bow gives it a fresh country feel.
This is the perfect Christmas card!
I love square cards … and ribbon! So pretty!
Hi Kittie
You always put so much detail into your cards. Just like art.
Thank you for sharing the how to!
Big Hug and Merry Christmas.
Superbe, magnifique…j’adore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Je suis fan de vos réalisations, toutes plus belles les unes que les autres.
I do love all the intricate details on this beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.
All I can say is WOW! Just beautiful. It looks so real I swear when I saw it I could smell pine. I kid you not.
It looks as if u went outside and cut small pine braanches for this card! Thanks for sharing the coloring technique u used with the mini applicator on the center branches. Your instructions and photos make everything so clear and truly inspire.
Another masterpiece with this beautiful card…wow…I loved how full it is of the branches…this is a “must have: die!!
I am speechless! This is one of the most beautiful cards I have seen. I love your creations with these dies! It is so amazing. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
Beautiful and classic! I love the touch of shine on the pinecones. This die is on my wishlist because of you girls and this hop. Your tags are gorgeous too. Thanks for the inspiration again and again!
A great job on the pine swag. I love those dies.
Always love seeing the pine sprays made with all the beautiful pine branch dies. This is so lovely!!
I can almost smell the pine. 🙂 Lovely 3-D card!
This is the second time I have visited your web site! Such incredible work. I plan to make a note to come back often. Really liked your combo of dies and colors.
Sigh. Drool. Sigh….
Beautiful! Love your wonderful bow and the pine. Great job! Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
This is beautiful and the gingham ribbon is perfect.