Karen Burniston New Release Sneak Peeks - Day 1

It's finally time to show off some projects made with the new Karen Burniston release, which will be available next week.

My first sneak peek is at a fun pop-up -- Little Labels Pop-Up.  Sci-fi fan that I am, I used the Rocket Pop-Up and Space Charms in conjunction with the Little Labels Pop-Up for this mini slimline card.   

The inside is where the pop-up shows off.  By the way, the labels are exactly the same shape as the frames in the Paper Frames Pop-Up, so you have lots of choices for sizes.  My card includes one of the Paper Frames' labels as well.

Be sure to check back every day this week for more sneak peeks.  This is a small release (8 dies) but a fun one.  And next Monday we will be having a blog hop, where you could win a $25 gift certificate to the Karen Burniston shop!

C4C610 - Die Cuts Only

This week's Crazy4Challenges challenge is one after my own heart -- create a card that is created using dies only, no stamps.  If you must, you can use a stamp for the sentiment; but bonus points if you use dies.  Bonus points for me!

My card for this challenge is a  Christmas slimline, using various dies from Pink & Main, Honey Bee Stamps, and CottageCutz.

Check out the Crazy4Challenges blog for lots of die-cut fun!

CCEE2145 - Tag! You're It!

Kelli continues as hostess for the CCEE Stampers this week and asked us to create some tags to get ready for the holidays.

Last year I bought a set of dies called Winter Bouquet from Honey Bee Stamps.  I used that die set to make these two tags.

Check out the CCEE Stampers blog for some more holiday tag ideas.

C4C609 - Home, Sweet Home

Frances gave the Crazy4Challenges team a "home, sweet home" challenge this week -- create a card that features a house or any element you might find on a house -- door, window, roof, etc.

My card fits the bill -- a house as well as elements of a house -- using various Karen Burniston dies (Holiday House, Merry Christmas & Shadow, House Pivot Panels, Evergreen Pivot Panels and Border Blends).

Check out the Crazy4Challenge blog to see how the rest of the team handled this homey challenge.

CCEE2144 - Manatee Awareness Month

Kelli McKown-Santi is the hostess for the CCEE Stampers this month, and she told us that November is Manatee Awareness Month.   She and I both live in Florida, so we know all about manatees.   My daughter is a big fan; in fact, she adopted a manatee many years ago.  I bought these stamps specifically so that I could make a card for her.  Her birthday was back in September, so she already has it.

Be sure to check out the CCEE Stampers blog for some more manatee cards.

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - Window Cards

It's time for the Karen Burniston Designer Challenge again.  This month's theme is "Window Cards."

One of my go-to dies from Karen Burniston is the Katherine Label Pop-Up because it's so versatile, and I used it on my card today.  I cut the "window" using the Crosshatch Circles, making a frame with a couple of the circles as well.  As Thanksgiving is this month, that was my theme -- you can see that cute turkey (from Feathered Animals) through the window.

I had added a leaf from Autumn Elements in the upper left-hand corner and carried it over to the inside as well.

Do you know that old saying "There are no mistakes in card-making, only opportunities for creativity"?  Well this is a perfect example of that.  I somehow got an ink smear on the inside of my card below the circle window.  So I just cut a piece of the patterned paper that matched the front of the card and added it below the window.  I think it works!  There are more diecuts from Autumn Elements on the inside as well.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you like my card.

Scor-Pal "More Than One Score" Challenge

Christmas is right around the corner, so now is the time we need to start our Christmas crafts.  A nice little gift for anyone is a treat box filled with goodies -- Kit Kat bars are some of my favorites.  I found a thread on Splitcoaststampers in which the author went to a lot of trouble creating .pdf files with instructions for various-sized nugget boxes.  I chose the 8-short size, which I thought would hold three snack-size Kit Kat bars.  And I was right!

I think these will make nice stocking stuffers at Christmas.