Saturday, October 19, 2019

Karen Burniston and Pear Blossom Press Collaboration Blog Hop


Thank you so much for hopping along with us on the Karen Burniston and Pear Blossom Press Collaboration Hop! Be sure to comment along the way to be entered to win one of two great prizes: Snowman Twist Circle Die Set with a 5-pack of EZ-Lights, or 
Cake Pop-Up Die Set with a 5-pack of EZ-Lights!  

I was so excited when I heard that the Karen Burniston design team would be collaborating with the Pear Blossom Press design team on this blog hop.  I have become somewhat addicted to those EZ Lights that Pear Blossom Press has just released.  And they work so well with the Karen Burniston Pop-Up dies.  You can just feed the wires up through the pop-up mechanisms on your card to create some pretty cool effects.

I have made a bunch of cards using them, two of which I am showing in today's hop.  The first one uses the House Pivot Panels die, along with the Twist Panel die.  The front of the card is pretty simple -- just the snowdrift and deer from the Outdoor Scene die set, along with Crosshatch Ovals and a sentiment from Word Set 3 - Holiday.


When you open the card, that's where all the action takes place.


In addition to the houses, I added some trees from the Evergreen Pivot Panels and another greeting.  Do you see that sign down at the bottom that says, "Push Here"?  When you push it, magic happens.


I made a short video showing my card in action.


My second card is also a Christmas card.  I started by using the Karen Burniston Christmas Pop Stand, but I couldn't get it to cooperate.  So I salvaged the light-wired trees and used the pop-out mechanism from the Tree Pop-Up.  This worked much better.


This video shows the trees lighting up.


Now don’t worry if you aren’t drawn as one of the winners; we’ve got a special gift for everyone! Just enter the code POPANDLIGHT for 15% off your purchase at karenburniston.com or pearblossompress.com. One code works for both shops! (Coupon code valid until November 2, 2019.)

Lois Bak  (that's me)


Prizes & Official Contest Rules
Two prizes will be awarded to two separate winners, chosen at random, from comments left on participating blogs and videos. No purchase necessary. Comments must be posted by 11:59 pm PDT on October 26, 2019. Only one comment per blog or video will be counted, but you can comment on multiple blogs and videos in the hop for additional entries. (This is to prevent spam.) Contest open internationally to participants over 18 years of age. Void where prohibited by law. Any personal information collected will only be used for the purposes of contacting winners, your information will never be shared or sold. Comments left on YouTube videos must not violate community guidelines. This contest is not sponsored by YouTube. Winners will be announced on November 28, 2019 here and prizes must be claimed within thirty days of announcement, or new winners will be drawn. 

42 comments:

Heidi G. S. said...

So nice cards. I especially love the one with the chritsmas tree that lights up. Thanks for sharing. Greeting from Danmark

Kelly Booth said...

LOVE this Lois...your cards are just perfect!!

StampOwl said...

Amazing cards Lois,

Scrapthat said...

So lovely Lois! TFS

Amanda Stevens said...

Wow Lois! Both of your cards are adorable!!! I really want to try one of the trees. Lol, and now I need some more dies...

Krafty Kimmy said...

Very cool! I love interactive cards and lighting it up just takes the game to a whole new level! Love lighting up the tree...

Karen Aicken said...

Super cute cards Lois! I love both of them. You are the one that got this whole ball rolling for a collaboration and I'm so glad you did!

Darlene DeSario said...

Nice job! The cards are great!

S@ndy Diller said...

Love your cards Lois, so much fun. I love that you made two and both wonderful.

Amelia said...

WOW! I love those cards!

Sue Smith said...

Fantastic cards. I especially love the village pop up as it has the shadow effect. Great job and thanks for sharing :)

Gail said...

Lois - such an amazing light up creations - love Karen's Dies and I know you do with all of the great work you have been doing lately - TFS and for the hop!

Cindy said...

Great use of the lights on both cards

Barbara said...

Great cards, thanks for the inspiration.

Linda Hott said...

Both of your cards are so pretty! TFS

raquelmason.blogspot.com said...

Fantastic cards!

Jaci said...

Adorable!

Stacy said...

Super cute card. Tfs, hugs

JourneyCoachJenn said...

Love your two cards! So cool!

Vivian C. said...

Both cards are very festive. I like how the lights on the pivot panel card reflect on the snow.

Andrea Hastilow said...

Two amazing fun & festive cards. You have put so much into your designs, love the light up houses , so cute x

kReN said...

Love your card! Those lights! Super project!  kReN@afourthlife

Humbelle said...

The lights in the houses make them look so cozy!

Jen said...

Love your cards. The lights with the houses... amazing affect! Thanks so much for shar8ng.

Tanya C said...

the cards are great!

NancyR said...

Love the house card. Great ideas.

slbt17 said...

Love how you used the house pivot card and alternated trees with houses - well done and great idea!

Arlene W. said...

Thank you Lois for more inspiration, I really like how your houses light up and the festive scenes you have created!

Lisa R. said...

Super job demonstrating these awesome products! TFS

Denise Bryant said...

Fabulous cards! Love the light up tree and that sweet village scene!

Irene Mendes said...

Hi lois, what a festive card, and the lights give that extra stunning detail. love it as usual. Hugs. Irene

Nicky said...

What a fun card

Sue D said...

Love both of these card designs and so cool that they light up.

Susan Y said...

I have discovered my new passion! I love these interactive pop up light up cards! Awesome cards! Thanks for sharing!

Kelsey Thomas said...

Lovely cards! :)

Debbie L Roberts said...

Love them both

Connie said...

Hi Lois :) Your cards are delightful!!! Thanks for the inspiration :)

Daneal Fletcher said...

This blog hop is very inspirational, including your cards. Awesome cards thanks for sharing xox

Annette Reed said...

Great cards with gorgeous details inside of each. I love the lights!

BeverlyBL said...

I like that your fronts are not too busy. Both cards are very cool.

Carol b said...

Lights just make it better and the cards really pop!
Carol b

D.Ann C said...

What could make a lovely pair of pop-up cards even cooler?... Lights of course!! Soooo coool!