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.

Poinsettia Christmas Accordion

Karen Burniston has the most informative and detailed classes.  She recently had a virtual class using the Fancy Label Accordion.  With these classes you are able to purchase a kit so that you can create the exact card she is demonstrating, or you can use what you have and follow along with her.  That is what I did for this card.

I love blue Christmas cards, so I searched through my stash of Christmas papers to find something in blue that I thought would work.  I found some pretty blue paper with a splash of red and decided it would work for my card.  The sentiment on the front of my card was made using Karen's Small Sentiments Christmas dies.  The pretty little poinsettias inside the frames are part of Honey Bee Stamps' Loads of Holiday Cheer set.

The Fancy Label Accordion has several Add-on sets, and the candles for the inside are from the Birthday Candle Add-ons set.

If you'd like to make one of these cards for yourself, here is the link to Karen's Youtube video.

Karen Burniston Sept 2024 Virtual Class Day Recording (youtube.com)

Karen Burniston New Release Sneak Peeks - Day 4

Yesterday I showed how to use the new Karen Burniston Oven Pop-Up on a Thanksgiving card; today it's a Christmas card.  Again, it's a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" square card with a very simple lead-in.

The inside is much busier, with Mrs. Claus baking Christmas cookies.  She's being animated with one of the small Bam Boxes, popping up when the card is opened.  I love that brick backsplash included in the Oven Extras.  The wreath on the front as well as the one on the inside were made with a die from the Street Lantern Pop-Up set.  This just shows that you can go back and use previously released dies along with the new ones.

As you can see from this close-up, there are gingerbread cookies baking in the oven and some cooling on the countertop.

Just a few more days until the entire release will be available for purchase.  Be sure to check out the Blog Hop on Monday and comment on the stops along the way in order to get several chances to win a $25 gift certificate.