Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - August 2021

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 ...  "ROCK, SPIN, POP, SWAP!" - make a card that features one of four motion pop-ups - Spinner Square, Rockin' Rectangle, Parcel Pop-up or Pop 'n Swap.You may incorporate new dies into this challenge if you like.

As per the requirement of the challenge, I decided to use the Parcel Pop-up  die set to create my card. The gnome at the top of the inside of the card and picnic basket pop up when the card is opened.

Here is a quick video to see my card in action.

As well as being Designer Challenge time, this week is the beginning of sneak peeks for the new release which is coming next Monday. So of course I wanted to incorporate a few of the new dies on my card.

I ended up using five of the new die sets for my card. The Iron Fence Pop-up is a re-release of a previous die  that Karen released some years ago and people have been asking for, for this card I used it flat.

I used the grass die from the Nature Edges die set to create the grass edges along the bottom edge of my card and also in the panel behind the fence.

The flower border at the bottom edge of the card was created using one of the borders from the new Nature Edges 2 die set. 

The Hello sentiment is also a new die, I have a feeling I will be using this one a lot. The stamped sentiment underneath the "Hello" is from a Heffy Doodle stamp set.

The gnomes are from the Tiny Gnomes die set, these are lots of fun to create and as you can see you can create a boy or girl gnome depending on what you are after. This die set included two dies that die cut and stamp at the same time ... the beard and the plaits. To ink these up I pulled out my old Marvy Brush markers which are perfect for this job.

I also added two street lanterns to the back of my card which are from new Street Lantern Pop-up die set. Again this set has many possibilities, I just used them flat for this card.

Finally I used the picnic basket and bread stick from the Picnic Elements die set, which is one of the die sets released earlier in the year.

For the front of the card, I added the Iron Fence and one gnome. 

The sign at the bottom of the card was created using dies included in the Parcel Pop-up die set. I added the birthday sentiment to it, which is from an older Hunkydory Gnome stamp set.

The sentiment at the top right hand corner of my card is from a Your Next Stamp stamp set.

May 2020 Karen Burniston Designer Challenge

Welcome to our May 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 ....  "TREASURE" - make a card that uses the Treasure Chest and/or Treasure Charms.

Karen Burniston (KB Riley LLC)  released 8 new dies last month. One of the dies that was released is the Treasure Chest die set which can be used as a stand alone die or used in conjunction with the Parcel Pop-up die set to create a fun pop-up card.  For my card today I have used it both ways. You can see a quick video of my card in action above.



Who wouldn't love to find a treasure chest with all those goodies inside! I used Kraft cardstock for the base of my card and added a patterned paper from Echo Park's Pirate Tales 6 x 6 paper pad for the back panel to create my sky.

To create the treasure chest pop-up, I used the Treasure Chest and Parcel Pop-up die sets and adhered it to the centre of my card.

I used the Palm Tree Pop-up die set to create the palm trees on either side of the treasure chest. the trunk of the palm tree was traced using a die cut of the stand alone palm tree trunk and extended so I had the correct height I needed. 

Along the front portion of the card I added waves using the waves dies from the Tropical Scene die set.

The sentiment "You Are Treasured"  is from the new Word Set 11 - Treasure die set. This was layered onto an oval using the Crosshatch - Ovals die set.



Here is a close up of the treasure chest and all it's treasures. The Treasure Chest die set also comes with a sand bank to use in the front of the treasure chest. I also used it on the bottom of the back panel to add sand to this panel.

 I used the coins, pearls and jewels dies from the Treasure Chest die set to add most of the contents of the chest. The coins were die cut using gold mirror foil cardstock. 

The silver cup (buried partially in the sand at the front) and the large coin in the treasure chest are both from the Treasure Charms die set.

I also added the anchor and chain too the front of the treasure chest which is from the Cruise Charms die set.



To give my card a bit of a pirate feel, I added the skull and crossbones from MFT Stamps Party Like a Pirate stamp set and the map in the bottle from Craftin Desert Diva's Pirate Pals stamp set. Unfortunately the later company went out of business last year.



For the front of the card I used the sand border from the Nature Edges die set to use along the bottom of the patterned paper panel.

I added the treasure chest to the left side of the card, keeping it closed. The pirate on the right side of the chest is a stamp I have had in my stash for a few years now from Magnolia Rubber Stamps.

I added the cute pirate parrot to the top of the chest, this is also from the Craftin Desert Diva's Pirate Pals stamp set.

The sentiment is from MFT Stamps Party Like a Pirate stamp set.

Don't forget to visit Karen Burniston's blog on Wednesday when you will be able to see what all the designers created for the challenge this month.

Supplies:

For your shopping convenience, all products are linked below. Compensated affiliate links are used where possible with no extra cost to you. This helps me to continue to share all the projects I include on my blog. For the benefit of my Australia readers, I have started to include some links to Australian stores when available. Please note I only use and share products I love.

Pirate Pals Stamp Set (Parrot) - Craftin Desert Divas (retired)

Captain Edwin Stamp - Magnolia

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Hi Crafty Friends,

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

This is our last challenge for 2019, so everyone can enjoy spending time with family and friends over the Christmas Season. But we will be back in January for more challenges.

Our challenge this week is .... Santa Through the Window - For our last challenge Lynn is asking us to create a card that has a window. It will then be your choice on whether you want to be peeking IN on Santa or peeking OUT at Santa.  

For my card today I pulled out an older CC Designs stamp, which no longer is available as a stamp, but when I went searching for a link to add to my supply list below, it is available as a digital stamp if you want it.

I have always loved the Roberto's Rascals line of stamps from CC Designs, they look so like my grandchildren and this one is a favorite too and you could say made for this challenge!!!

I stamped the image and then added a gold glittered frame over the image which uses Hero Arts Infinity Wood Frame die sets. 

I then added Crafter's Companion's Santa Edge'ables die set with it's coordinating stamp underneath.

For the inside of my card I created a pop up card using Karen Burniston's - KB Riley LLC Parcel Pop-up and Rocket Pop-up die sets. I figured this could be something that Santa left after visiting the little boy that is featured on the front of the card. Which is why I added the rocket and space themed images to my parcel.

I used the flap die from the Flap & Closure die set, to die cut the two curved edges on the green dotted patterned paper.

I also added the Merry Christmas die cut to the base of my card.

Here is a  quick video to see my card in action. 

Here is a side view of the inside of my card, so you can see the pop-up portion of the card a little better.

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

Vicky Gould

Kelly McKown-Santi

Supplies:

For your shopping convenience, all products are linked below. Compensated affiliate links are used where possible with no extra cost to you. This helps me to continue to share all the projects I include on my blog. For the benefit of my Australia readers, I have started to include some links to Australian stores when available. Please note I only use and share products I love.

Christmas Bear Parcel Pop-up Card

Hi Crafty Friends,

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

For our challenge this week Lynn has given us the theme .... Bold Christmas Sentiment - create a holiday card where a BIG and BOLD sentiment is the star on the front of your design.

For my Bold Christmas sentiment I used Karen Burniston's Merry Christmas sentiment. I die cut the sentiment from red and green cardstock, layering the two together slightly offset. 

 I added two circles using the circles from the Crosshatch - Circles die set and added a bow to the top of the circle which makes it look like an ornament. I then added my sentiment over the top of the circles.

For my card today I have used the new Parcel Pop-up die set, this die set will suit so many different occasions. Of course with Christmas so close, I decided to make a Christmas card.

Here is a quick video to see my card in action.

While hunting through my paper stash for papers to use on this card, I found this cute parcel themed paper which I used as inspiration for the parcel pop-up.

I envisioned Christmas day, someone opening their present and discovering a bear inside. For the bear I used an older stamp from Lili of The Valley, unfortunately this is no longer available as a stamp but I did find it as a digital stamp. So I have linked that below instead.

Behind the bear I added a couple of presents which I die cut using the larger rectangle included in the Parcel Pop-up die set and added bows that are included in the new Gift Pivot Panels die set.

I added the bow and gift tag to the present, these two dies are also included in the Parcel Pop-up die set. The sentiments on the tag are from a Mama Elephant stamp set.

For the sentiment on the base of the card, I used an older Kaisercraft stamp set which I stamped onto a circle from the Crosshatch - Circles die set.

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

Vicky Gould

Kelly McKown-Santi

Supplies:

For your shopping convenience, all products are linked below. Compensated affiliate links are used where possible with no extra cost to you. This helps me to continue to share all the projects I include on my blog. For the benefit of my Australia readers, I have started to include some links to Australian stores when available. Please note I only use and share products I love.

Jolly Sentiments - Kaisercraft

 

Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC November Release Blog Hop

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to our Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC November Release Blog Hop. The Design Team have come together  with Karen today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of 7 new dies.

This release includes: 

• 3 interactive die sets -
• A new addition to our popular line of pivot panels - the Gift Pivot Panels!
• A generic pop-up with an extra mechanism to lift up an item from inside the box - the Parcel Pop-up!
• A re-engineered and upgraded version of an old favorite brought out of retirement - the Surprise Ball Pop-up!
• A versatile Flap and Closure die set to use with the Surprise Ball and more!
• 2 new charm sets and 1 new sentiment die!

Our November 2019 Release is shipping out next week and we are now

taking website pre-orders! Shipping of pre-orders starts the week of

November 11th in the order received.

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 Saturday, November 15th 2019. Lots of chances to win some goodies, so just leave a comment on this post or any other blog hop posts to enter!

For my card today I am sharing a Christmas card I created two of the new die sets from the November release ... the Parcel Pop-up die set and the presents from the Gift Pivot Panels die set. You can find Karen Burniston's assembly video for the Parcel Pop-up die set here.

I just love the new Parcel Pop-up die set and there are so many ways that this can be used. After playing with it for the first time, I had the idea of turning the parcel into a chimney with Santa coming down/up it. Of course I couldn't do anything else until this idea was out of my head.

Here is a quick video to see my card in action

I started by creating a top folding card from red cardstock which measured 5 inches x 4 3/4 inches.

 I then created a night sky for the top panel by blending Faded Jeans & Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink over a panel of white cardstock. Once I had added the ink, I used some white paint to add splatters all over the background to represent snow.

For the base panel I turned this into the top of the roof. I used the scallop border from the Tropical Scenes die set to die cut some grey cardstock 4 times and some white cardstock that had double sided adhesive tape on the front. I added Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter to the adhesive. I then positioned the grey scallop panels evenly to another piece of grey cardstock and finally the glittered scallops.

I die cut the parcel mechanism from the Parcel Pop-up die set from red cardstock and added it to the inside of the card.

For the chimney, I die cut the largest square from the Parcel Pop-up die set, and used a brick stencil and red ink to add the brick pattern. I die cut the top of the box from white cardstock which had Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape on the front and cover the adhesive with glitter. I then adhered this to the top of the chimney..

I pulled out some really old stamps for Santa, the reindeer and Santa's sack ... these are probably 20/25 years old! I wanted a Santa that would pretty much fill the chimney and this is what I found in my stash, but there are many newer ones that would work available.

I added a speech bubble to Santa's and added the "Ho Ho Ho". The speech bubble is from the Square Spinner die set and the sentiment is from an Altenew stamp set.

I added some presents using the dies from the Gift Pivot Panels die set and added them to the left side of the card.

Finally I added the Merry Christmas to the card which is from the Word Set 3 - Holiday die set and two more presents above and below the word "Christmas".

I kept the front of the card simple, seeing the focus is on the inside of the card. I replicated the chimney, this time without Santa inside it. Instead I added a silhouette of Santa and his reindeers in the night sky above the chimney ... he is either flying away or flying to the chimney :).

I added the sentiment the bottom of the card which is from a Mama Elephant stamp set.

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 fabulous Karen Aicken!

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

Karen Burniston

Lois Bak

Frances Byrne <You Are Here>

Karen Aicken

Fran Sabad

Sandy Diller

Kelly Booth

Helen Cryer

Supplies:

For your shopping convenience, all products are linked below. Compensated affiliate links are used where possible with no extra cost to you. This helps me to continue to share all the projects I include on my blog. For the benefit of my Australia readers, I have started to include some links to Australian stores when available. Please note I only use and share products I love.

Santa - Azardi Earles (discontinued)

Reindeer - Azardi Earles (discontinued)

Jumping Santa (sack) - Visual Image Printery (discontinued)