Karen Burniston Designer Challenge

It's time again for the Karen Burniston Designer Challenge.  This month we had a choice of two themes -- "AUTUMN or CHRISTMAS CHEER."  I decided to choose "AUTUMN."

One of the new dies just released was the Postage Pop-up.  I haven't used it much, so I decided to give it a little love today.  On the front I just let some pretty fall leaves have center stage.  I cut out the centers of the four "postage stamps" and let them show through.  The sentiment is from a Simple Sentiments stamp set from Taylored Expressions.

But on the inside, I added some Thanksgiving symbols to the stamps.  The simple pop-up box under that panel raises it up.  

I think I used all the dies in the Autumn Elements set on that collage.  The turkey on the smaller pop-up is from Feathered Animals.  The "Happy Thanksgiving" is from Word Set 3 - Holiday.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you come back agin.

Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC October 2024 Release Blog Hop

 Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products - KB Riley LLC October Release Blog Hop. The Design Team members have come together with Karen today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of 10 new dies and 5 new stamp sets. Sneak peeks of the new release started last week, and the dies are available to order NOW!

 

This release includes:

2 new Pop-up Die Sets
3 new Pop-up Add-ons Die Sets
2 new Stand Alone Die Sets
1 new Sentiment Die Set
2 new Charm Set Die Set
5 new Clear Sentiment Stamp Sets

Dies are available to order now on the website.

For my card, I chose the new Poinsettia die and the Merry Christmas Lorna Add-ons. 

The Poinsettia set has two sizes of flowers.  I used both on the front of my card, mounting them onto the largest of the Ovals - Crosshatch.  I glued small pearls onto the center circle piece.  I love that the set includes the little pine sprig and the berries.  They add to the texture of the card.

I added another smaller poinsettia on the inside, above the Merry Christmas Lorna Add-ons.  Included in this release are five new coordinating stamp sets.  The "and" and the "HAPPY NEW YEAR" are part of one set, which is called Season of Cheer.

GIVEAWAY:

To celebrate the release Karen Burniston and each of the 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, November 4, 2024. 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 (e-mail address, etc.), in case you are a lucky winner!

Karen Burniston

Lois Bak (that's me)

Sue Small-Kreider (next)

Frances Byrne

Jennifer Webster

Suzanne Smit

Nicky Foden

Sandy Diller

Ken Chien

Karen Burniston New Release - Day 5

Included in the Karen Burniston new release are three add-on sets, one of which is the Christmas Tree Add-on.  It has new pieces for the tree itself plus ornaments and a tree skirt.

One of the samples I had made for the previous release was an explosion box for the Pirate Ship.  I enjoyed making it so much that I decided to make one for this release as well.

When you remove the lid, it reveals the Christmas tree inside.  One of the panels includes a Mini Gift Bag, in which can be placed a gift card.  On the opposite panel is one of the sentiments from the new stamp set, Season of Cheer.

Here's a short video.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Don't forget about the new release blog hop on Monday.  You could win a $25 gift certificate to Karen Burniston's website.

Karen Burniston New Release - Day 4

Two of the dies in this new Karen Burniston Release are Snow Charms and Charm Rings.  These two sets are highlighed on today's card.

I made a card which was a total experiment using these two sets.  I say "experiment" because I was sort of playing it by ear as I was making the card.  You'll note the sentiment on the front.  It comes from one of the new stamp sets that are also part of this release.

I thought the mittens and the ice skates were just a bit small to hang by themselves, so I mounted them on circles before attaching them to the frames.  The steering bar (if that's what it's called) seemed too thin to try to feed the twine through it, so I knotted the twine at both ends and attached it to the bar with glue dots.  The charms are attached to the frames with the paper rings from the Charm Rings set.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, and remember to check out the New Release Blog Hop on Monday for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Karen's website.

Karen Burniston New Release - Day 3

Today's Karen Burniston sneak peek features a quiet, unassuming little set -- Charm Rings. 

There are three different-sized charm ring dies in this set.  What is so cool about this set is that you are able to make a charm out of any of the small dies in your inventory.  One of my favorite KB dies is the Fancy Label Accordion.  It may have been the first one of her dies that I bought.  I've made a winter card using it and the Charm Rings.

As you can see from the inside, I made charms out of the Winter Animals set -- the Polar Bear and the Penguin.  In addition, I used the two snowflakes from the new Snow Charms set, connecting them with a strip of acetate.  I attached all the charms to the frames using the middle-sized ring die.  

I'll have more about the Snow Charms with tomorrow's sneak peek.  And be sure to check out the blog hop on Monday for lots of chances to win a $25 gift certificate to the Karen Burniston website.

Karen Burniston New Release - Day 2

I'm glad you stopped by my blog today; I've got another sneak peek at several of the new dies from Karen Burniston.  This card has the Photo Fan, Happy New Year, and Fireworks dies.

I had mentioned to Karen Burniston some time ago that I'd love to have a fireworks die set.  I'm so happy she was able to put one in this release. The front of my card is relatively simple -- just the sentiment and a few fireworks.

The inside, on the other hand, has two rows of the Photo Fans and lots of fireworks, all of which were cut from glitter paper.

Hope you can come back tomorrow for another sneak peek.  And don't forget the blog hop next Monday.  You could win a $25 gift certificate to the Karen Burniston website just for commenting.

Karen Burniston New Release - Day 1

A new release from Karen Burniston -- very exciting!  There are 10 new dies and 5 new sentiment stamps.  Don't ask me which one I like best -- that's like asking which is your favorite child.  I will say that I really like the Poinsettia.

There are two sizes of poinsettias and several smaller foliage pieces.  The card I have for you today used every one of those dies.  The sentiment is part of the previously released Small Sentiments - Christmas.  After I cut out the flowers, I sponged around the edges with a darker shade of red and/or pink to give some more depth to them.  I used a white gel pen for the highlights on the berries.

I'll have a sneak peek for you each day this week, leading up to the Karen Burniston New Release Blog Hop next Monday.  I hope you'll stop by.