Karen Burniston New Release Day 4

One of the new dies in this release is an add-on to the Tiny House Pop-Up die set.  It is the Beach Bar Tiny House.  Living in Florida, this set is right in my wheelhouse.  I've had a lot of fun using it.  On the front I did a little "word surgery," adding a "y" to the word "Beach" (from the new Word Set 16 - Beach Happy Hour set) to the previously released Happy Birthday sentiment.

When you open the card, there sits the new little Beach Hut.  I love the thatched roof on it.  Note the cocktails sitting on the bar.  There's more from Word Set 16 - Beach Happy Hour on the inside as well.

Also used on this card are the new Sea Charms and the previously released Hexagon Crosshatch dies.

All of these new dies will be available for purchase on Monday, February 20th.

 

 

 

 

 

Karen Burniston New Release Day 3

I know it's early, but card makers (and other crafters as well) must work ahead.  My card for today is a St. Patrick's Day card, using the new Little Twist Panel.  Nothing brand new on the front -- just last year's sentiment die and  the Gnome & Santa transformed into a leprechaun.

There are two Little Twist Panels on the inside, decorated with the Good Luck Charms.  

On my earlier sneak peek of this set, I glued the Little Twist Panel on top of the patterned paper on the inside of the card.  On this card, the "anchoring panels" are placed under the patterned paper.  This was accomplished by gluing a strip of paper on both sides of the fold of the card base, then gluing down the twist panel mechanism.  Another strip of patterned paper was then adhered over the "anchoring panels.".

This is definitely a fun die set, and it works so well inside a slimline card.  As I love making slimlines, I can definitely see me using this one a lot.

All the new dies will be available for purchase starting next Monday.

Karen Burniston New Release Sneak Peek Day 2

Happy Valentine's Day!  It seemed appropriate that I have another Valentine's Day card for you today.  The second new die set I'm featuring is called the Little Twist Panel Pop-Up   This die set is similar to Karen's original Twist Panel Pop-Up -- only smaller.

The front of my card is very simple -- just the Happy Valentine's Day sentiment.

But the inside shows off the new Little Twist Panel Pop-Up Pop-Up.   This set also includes that cute little banner which weaves its way through the middle panels. 

As you can see from this photo, the mechanism for the Little Twist Panel Pop-Up is all in one die.  You can either show the backing panel (as in my card) or cover it with patterned paper (as in the card on the packaging).

All of the new dies in this release will be available on the Karen Burniston website next Monday, February 20th.  I hope you can check them out.

Karen Burniston New Release Sneak Peek Day 1

Karen Burniston has a small release of six new dies, and I will be showing some sneak peeks of cards made using them all this week.

As tomorrow is Valentine's Day, I've got a Valentine card for you today, one you could give to your best friend.  One of the new die sets is called Rectangle and Labels Crosshatch.  It has a variety of frames you can use with various other sets.  One of them frames the Label Charm Pop-Up on the front.  It gives a finished look to the cut-out.

There is also a frame for the third panel in the accordion.  There are actually four dies you can use with the Label Charm Pop-Up.

 In addition to Label Charm frames, there are six rectangular frames in the set -- from a 5" x 7" down to a 3/4' x 2 1/4".

I'll have another Valentine card for you tomorrow using a different new die set.

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - Wedding, Anniversary or Valentine

Love is in the air this month.  The Karen Burniston Designer Challenge gave us a choice -- make a wedding, anniversary or valentine card.  I chose to make a Valentine's Day card using the fun new Bam Box set.  I found this cool patterned paper in my stash (I don't even remember when I bought it) and used it all throughout my card.

There are four nested otagonal dies in this set, so they make a great layered look.  The heart and arrow are from the Love Charms set.  And, because of the Bam Box inside, I placed some magnets under the patterned paper to keep the card closed.

Upon opening the card, up pops that Bam Box.

The "Happy Valentine's Day doesn't have a coordinating shadow die, so I fussy cut one.  It makes the words stand out more.

Now I'll go check out the love cards made by the rest of the team.  I hope you do as well.

Scor-Pal "More Than One Score"

My "More Than One Score" project for February is a sweet little treat box that I saw demonstrated last year.    I thought it would make a nice Valentine gift, so I paired it with a simple card made with the same patterned paper.  It's hard to see, but the card would also qualify for "more than one score."  I scored a quilt pattern on the white card stock.

Wendy VanArsdale did a video on how to create that little box.  You can find it on her Wednesday with Wendy Facebook page.

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge -- Rubber Band Pop-Ups

This month's Designer Challenge theme for the Karen Burniston Design Team is "Rubber Band Pop-Ups."   And with a couple of new dies this was an easy one.  The little Bam Box is rather addictive -- and so much fun.  I used it and the new Wedding Charms.

I used some holographic paper for some extra pop on the front of my card.  The sentiment is from Word Set 12 - Anniversary.  Even though the title is Anniversary, it includes the word "Wedding" as well.  The Flap and Closure keeps the card closed.  I found some large white brads in my stash, and they worked perfectly.  The little hearts are from the Mail Box Pop-Up.

The "worker bee" of my card is that sweet little Bam Box.  When you open the card, it pops up the bride and groom (part of the Wedding Charms set).  I added some little rhinestones as the bubbly above the champagne glasses.

As I said earlier, the Bam Box Pop-Up is slightly addictive.  I've had so much fun using it in various ways.  Now you should visit the rest of the Design Team's blogs to see what they did with this "rubber band" challenge.