Karen Burniston New Release Sneak Peek Day 3

What I like about Karen Burniston's dies is that they are, as Karen has said, backward compatible, meaning that new dies coordinate with old dies.  One of the previously released dies was the Triple Platform Pop-up, which is a very fun die.  I have combined that with the new Movie Night Charms for my sneak peek today.

The new dies are on the front of my card, along with the Postage Pop-up panel.  I decorated the Paper People with some Tiny Accessory charms to make them look they're from a western movie.

Then, on the inside, is the Triple Platform Pop-up decorated with the Popcorn die and sentiments from the Movie Night clear stamp sentiments.  The clapboard and movie tickets are also part of the Movie Night Charms set.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.  Come back tomorrow for another sneak peek and be sure to check out the blog hop next week for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Karen Burniston website.

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge -- Designer's Choice

This month's Karen Burniston Designer Challenge is anything goes.  The theme is "Designer's Choice," so we can do whatever we'd like.  I decided that, as Easter is just a few weeks away, I would make an Easter card.

I had enjoyed Karen's March Zoom class using the new Popcorn die with the Flower Pot Pop-up, so much so that I converted it to an Easter basket, substituting Easter eggs for all that popcorn.  

The basket on the front has the perennial chocolate bunny and a few eggs, several of which have fallen into the grass.  I added the Easter sentiment on one of the new Bouquet Bits.

The basket on the inside has Easter eggs made from the Easter Borders set, as well as two of the Spring Animals -- the bunny and the chick.  One of the cool things that I liked from the Zoom class was that Karen also used the new Triple Platform Pop-up.  As you can see from the photo, there are a few more larger Easter eggs mounted on that section.

I always enjoy Karen's Zoom and Virtual classes, and it's fun re-making the cards in a totally different theme. 

Karen Burniston New Release Blog Hop

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products - KB Riley LLC January Release Blog Hop. The Design Team have come together with Karen today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of 8 new dies and 4 new stamp sets. Sneak peeks of the new release started last week, and the dies are available to order NOW!

This release includes:

• 1 new Pop-up Die Set

• 3 new Pop-up Add-ons Die Sets

• 4 new Stand Alone Die Sets

• 4 new Clear Sentiment Stamp Sets

Dies are available to order now on the website.

One of the new sets is a variation on a previously released set. The Triple Platform Pop-up has become a favorite for me. I have made several cards with it, including this one I made for Valentine's Day.

I carried the heart theme from the patterned paper onto the three pop-up platforms, adding some hearts from the Love Charms. Another one of the new dies in this release is the Paper People set. I included a couple of young lovers up in the left-hand corner. That set includes a "paper person" die and lots of choices of clothing and hair styles for you to dress them up. All of the Tiny Accessories sets will coordinate with these as well.

These are the two new sets I used on my card.

GIVEAWAY:

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, 3rd February 2025. 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

Last Karen Burniston Sneak Peek for January

It's almost time for the new release from Karen Burniston to be available.  My last sneak peek uses the Triple Platform Pop-up for a St. Patrick's Day card.  The front is rather plain . . .

. . . but the inside pops out at you.  I had a small wooden shamrock which I traced onto three pieces of green cardstock and cut out, repeating the process on white cardstock, but cutting smaller.  I decorated the three shamrocks with diecuts from both the Good Luck Charms and Paper People.  I stamped the center shamrock with an Irish phrase.

 If you want to have a chance at a $25 credit from the Karen Burniston website, be sure to comment on the design team members' posts starting tomorrow in the Blog Hop.  Each member will be giving away a prize.

Karen Burniston January New Release - Day 2

I've been having fun with this new release from Karen Burniston.  Yesterday I gave you a tease at the die I'm featuring today -- the Triple Platform Pop-up.  This is a variation on a previously released set (the Raising Platform Pop-up).

 The card I have for you today is a birthday card.

You can see on the photo of the die set that there is a label die that goes on the three platforms.  However, that is not to say that you can't add something else -- in this case Cupcakes.  I used the label die from this set to make a place to sign the card.

Included in this release are four new sentiment stamp sets.  The little sign on that left-hand cupcake (also from a new set -- Bouquet Bits) includes one of the new sentiments.

Next week we will have a blog hop during which you will have the opportunity to win a $25 gift certificate to Karen Burniston's website.  Be sure to check back.  And I'll have another sneak peek tomorrow.

January New Release Sneak Peek - Day 1

It's always fun when new dies are being released by Karen Burniston.  She has a new release next week, but I've got some sneak peeks to show you this week.  One of the new dies is a fun one called Popcorn.

Here is the card I made using it.  The front of the card gives you no clue -- just a simple Happy Birthday lead-in.

But the inside just jumps out at you because I also used another new set, the Triple Platform Pop-up. (More about that set tomorrow)

To give the popcorn that buttery look I sponged some dark yellow ink onto the cream-colored popcorn pieces -- piling them in the boxes.  I added a movie gift-card behind the right-hand box of popcorn for a perfect afternoon at the movies.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back tomorrow for another sneak peek from this new release.