Good Saturday morning. My project today was made for the Splitcoaststampers “Inspiration Within” Inspiration Challenge. Usually the challenge involves us finding inspiration from a designated online site like Pinterest, a store site of some, etc. But today our challenge was to look back at our own blog or gallery posts and pick out one of our projects. I was inspired by a card I made a couple of weeks ago with a beautiful designer paper with a black background and a riot of colorful flowers. I used the same paper today but changed up my scene to include a smaller fence than my original card and with the addition of a double window with flower boxes filled with flowers that match the colors in the paper. The windows, window boxes and flowers are from the Poppystamps Small Madison Window set, and I paired them with the Impression Obsession Picket Fence, Cat Set , Leaves and Stems and Grass Border.
I love the whimsical feel to this card with all the different elements and colors. I thought it would be fun to create a double window and flower boxes. I cut the inner edge of both windows off and adhered them together with double stick tape. I applied mounting tape to the back of the windows and fence and attached them to the card base.
I cut the inner side of each flower box off so they would fit together on the windows. I applied double stick tape to the back of the boxes and used it to attached the foliage. I formed all the tiny flowers and attached to the stems with glossy accents. I applied mounting tape to the back of the boxes and attached them to the window. I attached the grass and tiny flowers directly to the fence with glossy accents. I originally intended to add lots of butterflies but decided to add the cats. I liked the white cats in the window for contrast against the black background and the black cat against the white fence.
Here’s the card that inspired my project.
I wanted to celebrate the Easter holiday weekend by offering the retired Poppystamps Madison House Set as a blog candy gift. All you need to do to qualify is leave a comment on my blog telling me what your favorite new die set is. You will have until 5:00 pm on Friday, April 10th to comment to be included in the random drawing. Good luck!!!
Poppystamps Madison House Set
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day.
Card size: 5.25” Square
Your card is so refreshing and I always love cats added for a nice finishing touch.
I’ve bought a few new dies recently and, of those, the Claudette Frame die has gotten the most uses, so I would say it’s my fav for now…..I really love so many dies it’s difficult to pick one. I do like the word dies a lot, too….have a number of those. This time of year, especially, my flower and foliage dies get a lot of use.
Hi Kittie. I love all your beautiful cards. I always look forward to seeing what you have created. I like a lot of dies. I am looking for a good coffee cup one, a fence and a park bench right now. My favorite right now would be Impression Obsession umbrella. Thanks. Jody V.
I always enjoy your cards, Kittie! Especially the scenic ones like this! The way you put everything together with the beautiful flowers leaves me in awe! And I’m a cat lover so the kitties make this purrfect! The inspiration card is gorgeous too! Love the black floral paper used on both! My favourite new die set is Memory Box’s Cross-stitched Rectangles. Thank you for a chance to win your candy – I would be thrilled to win a prize from someone I admire so much!
Love your card!
My favorite new dies are Taylor Expression Frame in Frame die set. I’m looking forward to seeing what you create with them!
What a lovely scene. The paper and flowers are so pretty and the kitties darling. My favorite most recent die purchase is the butterfly set from SU. Thanks for the generous prize chance. Happy Easter!
Oh my! This is as pretty as the one yesterday! I love the patterned paper for the background. These sweet little floral prints are so dainty and work so nicely. I would never have thought of using the dark one for a card but it really looks so stunning with the white fence and windows. Clever way to match them up for a double window frame.
Thank you so much for sharing your creative works Kitty and Happy Easter and spring to you and all your family! 🙂
Hi, Kittie. I always love to see what you have created with all those wonderful dies! You are truly inspiring. Although the weather is warming up now in Florida and I am thinking beach scenes, my favorite die right now would be one I don’t own yet–Impression Obsessions Floral Panel die. I love these new cover plate dies because they are so beautiful on a card. I like the IO one because it doesn’t have to cover the whole front, leaving room for creativity. I get to visit your blog….and s chance to win that perfect die set too? I am blessed twice today!
Beautiful Spring and Summer looking card. The white picket fence sets it off beautifully.
I really don’t have a favorite die but do like the floral and nature dies.
Wishing you and your family a Very Happy Easter weekend
love the new vernay heart and all dies!!
Kittie, this is such a cute card idea….. I love that picket fence and the 2 kitty’s. It so hard to make a choice of the new stamp sets….. I loved the IO Open Scroll Vine and I love the Taylored Expressions Garden Arbor & Accessories dies… It’s a coin flip for which is my favorite….lol. Thank you for offering the blog candy but more, thank you for sharing your wonderful creativity…
Happy Easter to you & yours…
I always feel I’m looking at an art piece when I see your cards, Kittie. There is nothing left incomplete-right down to the finest detail. I like the Medium Butterflies Die because of how versatile it is.
Love the layout and colors on your fabulous window scene card, Kittie!! I especially love the adorable cats…I have a weakness for anything with cats…which is why my favorite die is Impression Obsession Cat Set. I have all of the PoppyStamps cats, but what I love about the Impression Obsession set is that they come in a set and they are the perfect size for scene cards. I get so much inspiration from following your blog and how talented your are. Your scene cards are always perfect!! Thank you for offering such an awesome blog candy. Wishing you and your family a very Happy Easter.
Love your colorful card. As always, each one of your creations are totally beautiful.
As for my favorite die, I’d say the “Stitched Sky” die set by Mama Elephant. I love to create scene cards and this set is just perfect for a daytime, nighttime, and even a rainy day scene. Thank you for your continuous inspiration.
I always wonder how much time you spend on a card since they are always so wonderfully detailed. I don’t have a particular die that is a favorite right now, (I love pretty much all of them,) but I have been drawn to “word” dies a lot lately. Thanks for the giveaway & Happy Easter.
As always, beautiful work from initial concept to meticulous completion. This version, using that gorgeous black background paper is truly perfect.
Thank you for always sharing your How To instructions to point us in the right direction. They are most helpful and much appreciated.
I also am enamored of sentiment dies, usually stacked for depth. Thank heaven for the new double sided sticky sheets that make that so much easier.
Best wishes for a Happy Easter!
Lovely scene Kittie! I love that you are using more pattern paper as a background in your designs. TFS. I have so many favorite dies at this time, but at the top of my list is MFT Blueprint 24. Thanks for the chance!
Dear kittie
I love the poppy stamp and dye set. Very cute… I love your work btw, I get a lots inspirations from your blog feeds.
Another beautiful fence with flowers and windows, love them. I have so many favorite dies, I have used IO Ornate Rectangle Frame a lot lately and the little girl with the basket with eggs is adorable. I don’t seem to have the
right background papers when I need one so have to make due.
Thanks for a chance to win the blog candy and Happy Easter!!!
Beautifully done, and a delight to see! I just ordered a Tattered Lace butterfly and Oriental alphabet…can’t wait to use them!! Coming from the UK so it will be a few weeks before I get them, sigh.
Thanks for the chance to win the Madison set!!!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
This is such a gorgeous card, Kitty! I always love the scenes you create. Right now I am obsessed with all the stitched dies, especially the Stitched Rectangles from Simon Says Stamp.
Love the two cards you’ve made! I have used the Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Dies Card Templates a lot.
Gorgeous card! I’ve never thought to look back on the cards that I’ve made and be inspired by one of them. I’ll have to challenge myself to do that. Great idea! I love all dies but my go to dies are usually the basic shapes. I need to get more creative with them. Your blog is always an inspiration! Happy Easter!
I am always excited when I see one of your cards for which I already own most of the dies! This card is amazing, and I can’t wait to give it a try. I just have to find gorgeous patterned paper like you used.
My favorite new die set? That’s easy! It is always the one you’ve used! Almost all of the dies I own were purchased after seeing one of your cards! LOL. My favorite die set changes regularly … Most often after visiting your blog!
Thank you for the ongoing inspiration!
Good Afternoon, Kittie.. A wonderful candy. I already have this one, But one favorite die is all that you use. I don’t have any children.dies. an love those chickens, especially with that chicken wire scenes. I get inspired everyday when I visit. You are so creative and inspiring for me to use what I have more than a few times. Best wishes to who ever is blessed with the win. …..have a wonderful week-end. Happy Easter
Another sweet window scene! Being a cat lover, I love all the cats you included in this one! As far as favorite die set, I like so many dies that are out there, it’s hard to pick one favorite. I guess the ones at the top of my wish list right now are the southwestern dies that Spellbinders put out recently because I have not seen any other company put out any southwestern themed dies. They have quite a few southwestern Die D-Lites that I hope I will be able to add to my collection before they are gone. I like a lot of the new spring release from Impression Obsession, too. I’ve had to just stop looking at Memory Box and Poppystamps dies for the time being since they always have great ones, too. I wish I could afford to buy more than I can. Too many wonderful dies… not enough money! LOL!
PS: This card is super with the cats, and flowers in the windows. that black cat was surprise….hugs.
I love Poppystamps Dies, Small Madison Window Set… sooo cute! And I have the kitties to go with it!!
Hi Kittie! MORE WONDERFUL SCENES!!! 😉 I still have to work on getting the rest of the little dies to do my window scenes! I need to get the itty-bitty flowers & the kitties! I will HAVE TO break out what I do have, & play with them SOON! I LOOOOVE seeing all of your scenes & knowing exactly what to get to use for these scenes! Keep up the creativity!!! LOOOOVE IT!!! 😉
Love all the cats that you include in your scenes. I can’t pick a favorite die (I love them all!) but my newest obsession is the Time Holtz mixed media die.
Kittie, your cards are always an inspiration, and I’ve bought several dies because I’ve loved how you use them! My current favourite is Memory Box’s Botanic Frame Set – it’s gorgeous!
Love your cards. You have the patience of a saint to do all that small work. Love the cat die set.
Stunning card Kittie, as always.. 🙂
PS.. My favorite die at the moment are the blue prints from MFT
Oh, fun; blog candy! I hope I can win it…..my fav die is, I believe, the Impression Obsession frames that you use all the time; it was your use of it that made me HAVE to buy it. It is well worth the money, though, as it is so versatile. Have a blessed Easter!
Here kitty, kitty, kitty! I would have to say my most favorite die is a poppy from Memory box. I have found so many ways to use it. Blessings, Lisa
Hi Kittie, as usual when I see that you’ve posted a new card, I click on it before any of my other messages. This card is totally beautiful and the paper is p-e-r-f-e-c-t for the scene. I love all dies but some of my favourite ones are Taylored Expressions and Impression Obsession. I recently managed to order the Lifecraft Nesting Rectangle Dies from Ellen Hutson and I’m dying to try my version of some of your cards!!!
Thanks so much for all the hard work you do, Kittie!!!
Have a blessed Easter Kittie and I wish all of your followers the same!!
You do fences and windows better than anyone!! Gorgeous card. I am loving the PTI text block dies right now. Just made a bunch of mother’s day cards today with their “mom” one.
Thanks for the chance.
Another beautiful card with the patterned paper. Wishing many blessings to you and yours this Easter.
Wonderful card kittie, I love that paper,, and my favorite new die is IO square house die, I don’t know there are so many!!!
Thanks and hope you have a great holiday.
hugs
Donna
I just love the contrast between the dark background and the white windows and cats. Such a fun card!
I love your creations, Kittie, and the explanations you provide. I am not sure about a favorite die that I presently have but there are a number of new dies that I would like to acquire, including the stitched dies. I liked the Arbor set that you showcased earlier. I am fond of many that Taylored Expressions has to offer. I would just love to own as many dies as possible!
You sure know flowers and how to make/place them on cards. This is filled with vivid colors. I do love the IO floral panel cutout die. It seems unique, beautiful, and can be used in different ways. Many thanks for your generous giveaways. Big hugs to you ♥
Kittie, Your cards just blow me away.. I’m not sure how new this die is but it’s Impression Obsession Roosters & Chicken. It puts a huge smile on my face every time that I see it.. It brings back great memories that I had as a child when I would go to my Grandma’s farm. The first place I would go to was the chicken coup and then head off to see the cows.. What great MEMORIES!
Love all your cats scattered around and the picket fence with all the pretty flowers. Oh man I don’t like to pick favorites when it comes to my dies, LOL but I will say I have been using the Taylored Expressions mini tags for my sentiments lately
Love the window scene. It seems to me that we had to buy those all separate before? Or are they all a different size in this Madison Set?
My favorite new die is Karen Burniston Pop it Ups Adirondack Chair Pop Up.
I just love all the new and improved things that are always coming up. They are all so unique!
What a great CASE of yourself, Kittie. My fave die this past month has been the IO 6 in 1 frame. I would love to have your house pieces die!
Another inspiring card. I would never have thought to use the dark patterned paper for the background, it looks fabulous. I really enjoy visiting your blog. I learn so much from you. Thanks! My favorite die right now is Elizabeth Crafts Karen Burniston Rocky the Crab. He just cracks me up. Happy Easter!
Gosh, I love your cards!!! They’re so inspiring and I visit your page very often. I don’t like to choose a favorite one.. I do have a lot of favorites, especially the Impression Obsession and Memorybox floral dies!
Happy Easter!!
I always look forward to seeing your cards…they are always so awesome and inspiring! WOW, what a difficult question! I’d need to say any IO or Memory Box die although right now I’ve been using Tim Holtz’s Butterfly Frenzy in a frenzy of spring cards.
Always love looking at your artwork! What an eye for detail you have! As for a favorite new die, I’m leaning towards the new Poppystamps Garden Bouquet one. It’s been used so incredibly on their samples. Happy Easter!
Love your beautiful double window scene! Such pretty details with the fence, flowers, and kitties! The Cat Set is one of my favorite die sets! So many poses that can fit in so many places! Funny, but I used the kitty dies on an ATC swap I made, and one of the gals in my group commented that she would have thought about the cats as a Halloween die before seeing what I did with them. I made them in all pastels.
The newest die set I have is a set of holiday words by Tim Holtz.
I’m just totally loving your cards with the patterned paper in the background! But then I love all of your cards! Thank you for sharing your talent with us all!
I love all your cards! Flowers & kitties are also favorites. Such pretty cards!
Wow! I am always inspired by your cards. I love how the flowers coordinate with the paper. Absolutely gorgeous!
Another Masterpiece….you sure know how to make these cards pop! Thank you for all the inspiration, everyday I anxiously await your card creations and I thank you very much for sharing your artistry with us. Beautiful card! My newest die is the wedding cake dies, LOVE them!
that gorgeous Penny Black paper is the perfect bg for your picket fence scene! 🙂
as for dies, My Favorite Things is releasing a new die set that contains a cute picnic table/bench. I have been wanting one of these for the longest time! plus I love all of their stitched dies.
have a great week! 🙂
Such a very colorful and gorgeous card!!! I always love seeing what you make every day!! I love dies!! I think I use more dies than stamps when I make a card! LOL! I don’t have any new dies at this time but I am looking forward to getting the Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Layers set! I guess If I had to pick a die that was my favorite right now I would have to pick the Grassland Border die by Poppystamps and the Grass die 060-I by Impression Obsession because of all the Easter cards I made! Thank you so much for the chance to win!
Kittie, you are such an inspiration. I often check your blog before I start working on a card to see what great techniques, color combinations, dies, and ideas you’ve used lately. Thanks for sharing your talent and once again, this card is beautiful!
This is yet another beautiful card Kitty. Mine never turn out quite as perfect as yours do! Thanks for the chance to win that lovely useful die.
Hi Kittie, I am truly amazed at your talent. Each and every creation is breathtakingly awesome. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us. My favorite die at the moment is a new Memory Box die of 3 butterflies in a corner. I just got them and can hardly wait to play. I love you give away… It’s been on my want list!!!
Hi Kittie, I am always in awe of your beautiful card creations. They do however inspire me to try harder with my own!!
My favourite new dies are the IO ornate rectangle frame and Cupid with hearts. ❤️
Wow, Kittie! This project definitely brings spring to anyone who views it. So stunning! Right now, my new favorite die is the confetti star from Taylored Expressions.
I Love this card, Kittie!!
Wonderful, the black background with the different pretty color flowers. It’s very artistic that you used the same color flowers in the flower box, really GORGEOUS!!
By the way Kittie, the card you have used for the inspiration, that card is gorgeous too…
Kittie, I love all my dies, I don’t have an real favorite. But I use often the Rectangle 6-in-1 Frames and I’ve had lots of fun using the Plane and Banners. Maybe I can say the Plane…
Kittie, you are very generous with the CANDY! The House is really Great!!
Greetings and a big Hug, Eva.