August 2023 Karen Burniston Designer Challenge

 

 Hi Crafty Friends, 

Welcome to our August Karen Burniston Designer Challenge.

Check out Karen Burniston's blog on Wednesday (US Time) when you will be able to see what all the designers created for the challenge this month, plus Karen will have an amazing video tutorial to share with us all.

Our challenge theme this month is ... "ACCORDIONS" - use the Landscape Rectangle, Charm Accordion on Fancy Label Accordion for a card.

For my card today, I pulled out the Landscape Rectangle Accordion Card and the Cupcake Add-Ons die set to create a Cupcake themed Christmas card.

 I used the largest rectangle die from the Short Rectangles - Crosshatch die set to create all the layered frames of my card from Christmas themed patterned paper.

I used the "Sweet" from the You're Sweet die set for the sentiment in the centre panel. I also added the stamped "Christmas Wishes" underneath the word sweet.To finish off the centre panel I added a snowflake.

The cupcakes were created using the Cupcake Add-Ons die set. I used polka dot patterned paper in red and green for the cupcake wrappers, alternating the colours. For the icing I die cut from white glitter cardstock and then after embossing using my die cutting machine, and leaving the die in place, I coloured the glitter using pink and green ink. 

I added the holly and berries from the Fireplace Add-Ons 1 die set to embellish each of the cupcakes.

Here is a look at the front of my card, when it is folded ready to be placed in an envelope. I adhered a white rectangle, also from the Short Rectangles - Crosshatch die set which serves two purposes. One it highlights the cupcakes and it also gives a place to write a personal greeting.

Fence Accordion

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am excited to share my first sneak peek of the new dies being released by Karen Burniston on Friday 23rd June. This time round there will be 9 dies being released.

Two of the dies being released are add-on sets for the Landscape Rectangle Accordion card. There is a Fence Add-On and Cupcake Add-on. For my card today I am using the Fence Add-On die set.

As you can see by my first photo, I have created three pages for my card, two included the fence add-on and the centre panel is using the normal page from the Landscape Rectangle Accordion die set.

For the patterned layers I die cut each page using the main die from the Landscape Rectangle Accordion die set and then I used the largest die from the Small Rectangles - Crosshatch die set.

I used one of the flowers and grass from the Add-on die set to decorate my card.

I used the dog from the Dog and Cat die set to add the dog to the front fence panel.

For the centre panel of my card, I used another of the rectangle dies from the Small Rectangles - Crosshatch die set to create the white panel. I also added another flower to the right edge of this panel. The sentiment is from a Crafter's Companion stamp set.

On the third page, I added three more flowers to the fence, you can only see two on the photo however there is another next to the one on the left side.

Here is a look at the front of my card, when it is closed ready to put in an envelope. I added a pink heart to the centre of the fence so I could add another sentiment.

Life's A Picnic Accordion

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. Lois Bak our challenge hostess for the month, finishes off the month with one last challenge.

In the Northern Hemisphere it’s the middle of summer, and July is National Picnic Month. Include something on your card that would be part of a picnic (picnic basket, checkered tablecloth, picnic food, or even ants).

For my card today I decided to make a two page Accordion card using Karen Burniston's Landscape Rectangle Accordion die set. For the layers on the accordion I used the rectangle dies from the Short Rectangles - Crosshatch die sets.

I added the grass using the grass border die included in the Nature Edges die set.

To decorate each panel I used the Picnic Elements and the Sweet Treats Charms (watermelon) die sets.

The "Hi" sentiment is from Waffle Flower Crafts Popping Sentiments and the "Life's A Picnic" sentiment is from Lawn Fawn.

Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope. I added a few more ants on the corner of the front frame.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

Anne Harmon

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Maryann Einam

Kelly McKown-Santi

Teacher Accordion

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Teacher thank you card I created recently, I figured it was time to make a start on the thank you cards I make each year for my grandchildren's teachers. School isn't out until December, so I have heaps of time.

For my card today I created an accordion card using Karen Burniston's new Landscape Rectangle Accordion die set. I also used the new Short Rectangles - Crosshatch die set to die cut the striped paper and also the centre rectangles.

I like to purchase one or two new teacher themed stamps or dies each year. Clearly Besotted recently released a number of super cute school themed stamp sets, which were perfect and will get lots of use in the future. For my card today I used their Stationery Plushies stamp set, I added the larger image to the left page of my card which contains the pencil holder, book, plant and lamp.

I added a number of the smaller images to my last page.

For the sentiment in the centre page I added the "teacher" die cut and stamped "Thank You" using Honey Bee Stamps Special Teacher stamp and coordinating die set.

My card was going to be just a two page accordion, however as I wanted to add both sets of images and a sentiment I decided on a three page card. I don't normally decorate the back pages of an accordion card, but again I wanted to add one more sentiment (which ended up being two) and a blank page for a personal greeting to the teacher. Fortunately I had plenty of the striped paper so I decided to go for it.

The sentiments on the back use sentiments from a Sunny Studio Stamps stamp set, I added some more of the cute plushies to two of the panels.

Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope.

Berry Sweet

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. Being a brand new month, it's time to introduce our new challenge hostess that is Lynn McAuley.

Country Cooking Month – In the United States, June has been declared country cooking month. I am therefore asking the CCEE Stampers to create cards which feature fabulous bounty from the garden in the form of fruits or vegetables that you love to prepare and serve your family during the hot months of summer.

I recently purchased the Spellbinders Perfect Pie Collection designed by Tina Smith, so as soon as I saw this challenge I knew I had to use some of the dies to create my card for this challenge.

As you can see I created an accordion card using Karen Burniston's new Landscape Rectangle Accordion die set. This die set makes an accordion card which is Mini Slimline sized being 3 1/2 inches x 6 inches.

I used the rectangle dies from the Short Rectangles - Crosshatch die set to create all the layers and white panels at the centre of each page.

For the first panel of my card I used the Serve a Slice and Dish It Up die sets to create the slice of strawberry pie.

All the sentiments on this card are. from the Perfect Pie Sentiments & Fillings stamp set which is also a part of this collection. The tiny strawberries are from the Delicious Decorations die set.

 I created a large strawberry pie for my last page of my accordion card using the dies from the Perfect Pies die sets.

Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

Anne Harmon

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Maryann Einam

Kelly McKown-Santi

Mother's Day Accordion Card

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Mother's Day Accordion card I created recently. I know Mother's Day was a few weeks ago now, however this could easily be adapted for a birthday or other occasion for someone special.

For my card today I used Karen Burniston's new Landscape Rectangle Accordion die set that was released last week. I die cut the main "pages" of the card three times from pink cardstock and three times from patterned paper. I cut the centres out of the patterned paper pieces and then adhered the frames to the front and back of the first page and the front of the last page.

I used the stencil feature on the die to sponge in the stripes to the page in the centre.

I used one of the rectangle dies from the Short Rectangles - Crosshatch die set to die cut white rectangles which I adhered to the centre of each panel.

I used dies from the Dolled Up Charms die set to add the nail polish, lipstick and perfume. The purse uses the purse die from the Purse Pop-up die set.

I added the Happy Mother's Day to the centre panel, die cutting it from pink and black cardstock and layering together.

For the last panel I added the nail polish (hidden behind the fold on the photo above) and lipstick to the last panel. I also added the "Love You" sentiment which is from the Pop 'N Swap die set.

Here is a look at the front of my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope. 

I added a border using a die included in the Border Blends - Trims die set to the top and bottom edges of all the patterned paper panels.

Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC May 2022 Release Blog Hop

 

Hi Crafty Friends, 

Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products - KB Riley LLC May Release Blog Hop. The Design Team have come together with Karen today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of 8 new dies. Sneak peeks of the new release started last week, and the dies are available to order NOW!

 

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This release includes:

• 1 new "Ball" Die Set - Mini Ball Pop-up

• 2 new Add-Ons Die Sets - Mini Ball Add-ons 1 Gnomes; Mini Ball Add-ons 2 - Monkey and Lion
• 1 new Accordion Die Set - Landscape Rectangle Accordion
• 1 new Crosshatch Die Set - Short Rectangles - Crosshatch 
• 1 new Charms die Set - Flutter Charms
• 1 new Slimline Sized Die Set - Long Flap and Closure
• 1 new Alphabet Set - Mini Alphabet and Numbers 

 

Dies are available to order now on the website. 

GIVEAWAY:

 

To celebrate the release Karen Burniston and each of the Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC Design Team members will be giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to some lucky person who comments on our blog posts, so make sure you join the hop and comment on everyone's blog post. Winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received on our blog posts by Monday, 23rd May 2022. Lots of chances to win some goodies, so just leave a comment on this post or any other blog hop posts to enter! Don't forget to leave some way for us to contact you, in case you are a lucky winner!

My card today uses three of the new die sets being release ... Landscape Rectangle Accordion; Mini Alphabet and Numbers and Short Rectangles - Crosshatch.

One of the very first dies I purchased when I first discovered Karen Burniston's products many years ago was an accordion die. So I was excited to see that Karen has added a new one to her collection ... the Landscape Rectangle Accordion die set, which is Mini Slimline sized. I die cut the main accordion page die from green cardstock and also from patterned paper and decorated the pages.

I used the monkey from the Monkey and Lion die set which I used to decorate the first page of my accordion card. For the to end pages I used the smaller square dies included in the Landscape Rectangle Accordion Die set to add my monkeys and stamped sentiment.

The "Go Bananas!" sentiment uses the new Mini Alphabet and Numbers die set. This set included the main alphabet and a shadow for each of the letters/numbers. I also added a couple more bananas from the Monkey and Lion die set. 

For the centre page I also used one of the rectangles from the Short Rectangles - Crosshatch die set to die cut the patterned paper and layered to the panel. I love how you can change the look of this card by either using the smaller squares or adding a rectangle instead.

I added a birthday sentiment to one of the small squares using an older stamp set.

Here is a look at the front of my card when it is closed, ready to be placed in an envelope.

I added banana bunches to each of the corners for some added interest.

Well that is about it from me today, thank you for dropping by. To continue on the blog hop, click on the next person on the list which is the wonderful Kelly Booth

Here is the complete blog hop list if you need it.

Blog Hop List:

Karen Burniston 

Lois Bak

Karen Aicken

Frances Byrne    <<<< You are here >>>>

Kelly Booth

Fran Sabad

Sandy Diller

Other Supplies:

Celebrate Your Day Stamp Set - Reverse Confetti/Simon Says Stamp (discontinued)