Karen Burniston Designer Challenge

It's time again for the Karen Burniston Designer Challenge.  This month's theme is "Animals & Characters."  I actually have both animals and characters on my card.

As I was trying to decide how I was going to meet this challenge, all the news stations in Orlando were talking about the opening of Epic Universe at Universal Studios, a new 5-park addition.  Two of the areas are Isle of Berk How to Train Your Dragon and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Ministry of Magic. And that was all I needed -- an idea immediately popped into my head. In the book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire there is a scene where Harry is riding on a dragon all over Hogwarts.

The front of my card has a flat version of the Castle Pop-up. The sun and cloud are from the Landscape Scene set.

Inside I mounted Harry on the Dragon flying in the Lorna Label Pop-up.  Harry was constructed using the Paper People and Tiny Accessories 1.  The dragon is from the Knight & Dragon set.  I love the patterned paper I used as a background.  It is from a paper pack by Stamp Anniething.   I have several stamp sets that are Harry Potter-related.  One of them includes a golden snitch, which I stamped, cut out, and glued onto the signature panel.

Thanks for stopping by my blog to see my Designer Challenge card.  I hope you come back soon.  By the way, sneak peeks of the new Karen Burniston release start next Monday, June 9th.

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - Fluffy

It's time again for the Karen Burniston Designer Challenge.  The theme of this month's challenge is "Make it Fluffy."   As Karen said, "You decide what's fluffy - is it an animal? Clouds? Something in the kitchen? Incorporate something fluffy into your design." I decided on a fluffy angora cat.

My granddaughter's birthday is in April, and she's a big cat lover; so I made this birthday card for her. The front of the card is a relatively simple lead-in to the inside.

When you open the card, there sits the fluffy cat on a fluffy pillow inside a Lorna Label Pop-up which has been cut-out.  What do you know -- another fluffy object!

Needless to say, she loved the card.

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

Aug-toberfest

I was watching the Today show this morning, and they were talking about a current phenomenon I had never heard of before -- Aug-toberfest.  It seems Halloween has arrived two months early.  All kinds of decorations are appearing in the stores in August now.  

So I was inspired to make a Halloween card using the Lorna Label and one of the new Add-ons, as well as some previously released Halloween sets.  It seemed a little odd to be making Halloween cards when it's 98 degrees outside, but what the heck!

 I probably won't make another Halloween card until October, but this was fun!

Karen Burniston New Release Blog Hop

 Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products - KB Riley LLC June Release Blog Hop. The Design Team have come together with Karen today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of 12 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
• 2 new Pop-up Add-ons Die Sets
• 2 new Lorna Add-ons Die Sets
• 1 new Fancy Label Add-on Die Set
• 1 new Fancy Label Frame Die Set
• 2 new Border Die Sets
• 1 new Sentiment Shadow Die Set
• 1 new Charm Set Die Set
• 5 new Clear Sentiment Stamp Sets

For my blog hop card, I am using both Lorna Add-ons sets -- the Just A Note on the front and the Happy Birthday inside.  I'm also using one of the new coordinating stamp sets -- Birthday/Belated Sentiments.

To celebrate the release Karen Burniston and each of the Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC 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, 8th July 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, in case you are a lucky winner!

Karen Burniston 

Lois Bak  (that's me)

Sue Small-Kreider

Frances Byrne

Jennifer Webster

Suzanne Smit

Nicky Foden 

Sandy Diller

Ken Chien 

Karen Burniston New Release Sneak Peek - Day 4

Yesterday I showed you the new Just a Note Lorna Add-ons  die set.  Today I have the other new Lorna Add-ons -- the Happy Birthday one.  

As you can see, it works in the same manner as the Just a Note Lorna Add-ons.  Karen Burniston will have a video giving a little tip on how to glue this die-cut into the card.  In the meantime, I'll say that it works really well just to glue in the little tabs on the side of the "box" at the bottom and the top panel first.  After they are secured, then glue the bottom tab on the box.  I also used one of the previously released Border Blends sets on this card as well -- Argyle.  

Be sure to check out our blog hop on Monday, July 1st, and comment on as many blogs as you can for more chances to win a $25 gift certificate to the Karen Burniston website.

Karen Burniston New Release Sneak Peek - Day 3

Another one of the new die sets from Karen Burniston is an add-on to a previously released set, the Lorna Label Pop-up.  This one, Just a Note Lorna Add-ons, cuts a sentiment into the label.

And did you notice those stamped sentiments?  They are from two new coordinating sentiments stamp sets being released.   

Buzzing By

I recently watched a video of a card that Karen Burniston made using the Lorna Label, on which she cut a frame into the label.  I thought it was so clever that I wanted to try it.  

My card measures 4 1/4" x 4 1/4".  As there is no word die for the "buzzing by," I used the KB Mini Alphabet & Numbers set for that part of my sentiment.  The bee on the front of the card is from the Flower Pot Pop-Up set.  He is placed at the center of three dies from the Circles - Crosshatch set.

I didn't think the honeycomb would be easily seen if it were placed directly on the floral background, so I cut a white label and placed it behind the frame.

Here is a close-up of the frame.  This bee and the honeycomb are part of the Flutter Charms set.

I'm very happy with the result of my experiment.

Karen Burniston New Release Blog Hop

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products - KB Riley LLC December Release Blog Hop. The Design Team have come together with Karen today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of 12 new dies. 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
• 1 new Ball Add-on Die Sets
• 4 new Border Die Sets
• 2 new Sentiment Die Sets
• 1 new Word Set Die Set
• 1 new Tiny Accessory Die Set
• 1 new Stand Alone Die Set

Dies are available to order now on the website.

My card was inspired by the fact that I live in Florida, where we enjoy the sun, sand, and surf almost all year long.  The front of the card is relatively simple, using a bit of surf for the background.  I used the "Enjoy the Ride" die set, substituting the word "sunshine" from Word Set 6 for "ride."  There is one new item on the front -- the surfboard from Beach Elements.

The inside carries forward that surfing theme with a surfing alligator!  I had made a more simple card using that same alligator from Bayou Animals.  I liked him so much that I used him again.  The main feature of the inside of my card is the double Lorna Label and it's "floating floor." Additional previously released sets included on this card are the Mini Alphabet & Numbers, Beach Borders and the "stand-up piece" from House & Fence onto which the alligator is attached.

To celebrate the release Karen Burniston and each of the Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC 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.  That's nine chances to win!  Winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received on our blog posts by Monday, February 26, 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, in case you are a lucky winner!  Your e-mail address is the best way to do this.

Karen Burniston

Lois Bak  (that's me)

Sue Small-Kreider

Frances Byrne

Jennifer Webster

Fran Sabad

Suzanne Smit

Nicky Foden

Sandy Diller

Karen Burniston New Release Sneak Peek - Day 7

My last sneak peek for this new release is a small 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 St. Patrick's Day card that I made for my cat-loving friend.  (She doesn't do Facebook or look at my blog, so I'm safe!)  Again, I used that fun updated Lorna Label Pop-Up as well as the new Good Luck and Word Set 18 - Connectors dies.

The little shamrocks on the front are part of the Good Luck Charms, as is the hat on the cat (which is part of the Cat & Dog set) and Squares - Crosshatch.  This proves Karen's motto that her dies are all "backward compatible."

Don't forget about our Blog Hop tomorrow.  You'll have many chances to win a $25 gift certificate to the Karen Burniston website by commenting on as many blogs as you can.  As my card says, "Good Luck."

Karen Burniston Sneak Peek Week - Day 4

I've got another sneak peek for you today using the Lorna Label Pop-up, only this time it's a Double Lorna Label Pop-up.  The front uses the new Happy Easter w/Shadow and some previously released Easter-related dies.

. . . and the inside has the double Lorna Label and the new Easter Borders.  The double pop-up makes a "floating floor" on which I placed the bunnies from the Easter Borders.

 All of the new dies will be available for purchase on Monday, February 19th -- although they have been shipped to stores already.  

Karen Burniston New Release - Day 3

Another new die in this release is the reworked Lorna Label Pop-Up.  I confess that I did not have the original version of this pop-up die, but I am enjoying using the new version.  Also used on this card is one of the new border sets, Baking Borders.

We can always use another birthday card for our stash, so I pulled out the previously released Cupcake Pop-up and went to work.  I had an old cupcake stamp set in my inventory and knew it would work perfectly.  After creating my cupcake, I added some candles from the Birthday Charms to make it a little bit festive.  Pink/brown is one of my favorite color combinations, and it works perfectly for this card.

On the inside the bunny from the Spring Animals set sits on the Lorna Label, holding a single cupcake snipped from one of the Baking Borders.  His chef's hat is from that same border set.

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my new card.  I hope you keep checking back all week.  And don't forget to check out the Blog Hop on Monday.  You'll have lots of chances to win a $25 gift certificate to Karen Burniston's webite.