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 Sneak Peek - Day 6

Another new set which coordinates with an existing set is the Fancy Solid Frame, which is an add-on to the Fancy Label Accordion.  I think that particular die is the first Karen Burniston die I ever bought, when Karen was designing for Elizabeth Craft Designs.  There are several other frames for that die set as well.  As you can see from the photo, there is no design on these pieces.

I cut out the last three panels on this accordion and added the Music Charms.

On this second card on which I used the Fancy Solid Frame die, I used one of the dies from the Sailboat Add-ons (the life preserver) and then made my own larger life preserver using the Circles - Crosshatch dies for the center panel.  On the first panel of this card is the new Shadow die for the previously released Thank You die.

Only two more days until Release Day.  Be sure to check out the blog hop for some chances to win a $25 gift certificate to the Karen Burniston website.