CCEE2218 / KB New Release Day 4 - Hello Dragonflies

Today is National Foam Roller Day, and Kelly asked the CCEE Stampers to show our cards using any rolled technique!  Suggestions were paper rolling, brayers, marbles.  As it is also Sneak Peek Week for the new Karen Burniston dies, I made a card using some new dies -- plus a brayer technique I have never used before:  wrapping rubber bands around a brayer in order to make a unique background.

The new dies that I used are the Short Rectangles Crosshatch and Flutter Charms.  And I'm rather pleased with that background.

Be sure to visit the CCEE Stampers blog to see what the rest of the team did with this challenge and check out the new Karen Burniston dies as well.

CCEE2126 National Ice Cream Month

 I'm the hostess this month for the CCEE Stampers.  I'm starting off the month with a yummy challenge.  According to that wacky holiday chart, July is National Ice Cream Month, and July 1st is Creative Ice Cream Flavors Month.  My challenge to the team is to include some ice cream on your card.

I'm using my favorite new die from Karen Burniston on my card (the Waterfall Card) -- along with a "build-it" set of stamps I bought a long time ago at a stamp show.  As you pull the tab on the side, you are "building" that banana split ice cream sundae.

Be sure to check out the CCEE Stampers blog for some more yummy treats!

CCEE2125 - National Eagle Day

Kelly's final challenge for the CCEE Stampers this month is a patriotic one.  She told us that June 20 is National Eagle Day in the USA, so let's celebrate our national symbol.  It's a time set aside to raise awareness about the bald eagle and to preserve the bird's natural habitat.  Please use an eagle (or bird) on your card/project to celebrate this winged treasure.

I have become addicted to the new Karen Burniston Waterfall Card die.  I've made waterfall cards in the past, but they were pretty time-consuming.  This die makes it SO much easier.  Another "favorite" is the slimline card, so I combined both of these loves on my card for today.   While the eagle on the first panel is stamped, I had some patriotic stickers in my stash that worked perfectly on the rest of the panels.

Check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see how the rest of the team handled Kelly's challenge.

CCEE2119 - National Chocolate Chip Day

 Liz has a yummy challenge for the CCEE Stampers today in honor of Chocolate Chip Day!  She asked, "Who is not won over with a chocolate chip cookie in their life?  So on your creation this week, represent this day any way you would like -- from chocolate chip cookies, to chocolate anything, or using brown as your main color focus."

I recently discovered some delicious chocolate chip cookies.  I don't usually like store-bought chocolate chip cookies, but these taste just like homemade!

I made a waterfall card using the new Karen Burniston Waterfall Card die.  This die set makes creating waterfall cards sooooo easy!!!  I've had this chocolate chip patterned paper in my stash for ages and was delighted to use it for today's card.

Check out the CCEE Stampers blog for more chocolate chip goodness!

Star Wars Day Slimline Waterfall Card

May the 4th be with you!!!  Today is Star Wars Day, and I had to make a card to celebrate.  I used some Kindred stamps and the new Karen Burniston Waterfall Card die.  As the Star Wars logo is yellow and black, I used those colors for my waterfall.  I did have to fudge the construction a little bit.  My images are just a little too large for the smallest of the waterfall panels, so I put them on the middle panel and cut a black mat piece just a little larger -- just enough to set off the photo.

And, when you turn it over to the back, there's R2D2!

Here's a little video showing how this card works.

I couldn't let this day pass without celebrating.  I am a big Star Wars fan!  Thanks for visiting my blog today.

CCEE2117 - Superhero Day

Frances ends up her April CCEE Stampers challenges by telling us that yesterday (April 28th) was Superhero Day.  For our challenge this week, we were to include a superhero or two on our cards this week.  We could interpret "Superhero" any way we'd like.

I used a new Karen Burniston die to make my card this week.  It's called the Waterfall Card, and it allows you to make this cute waterfall with very little trouble.  Over the past year we've come to consider many different people as "superheroes," as depicted in this cute LDRS Today's Heroes stamp set.

I love how this card opens.

Be sure to check out the CCEE Stampers blog for some more superheroes.

Karen Burniston New Release Blog Hop

Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products - KB Riley LLC April 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:

5 new Interactive Die Sets - Waterfall Card; Tiny House Pop-up; Mushroom Tiny House Add-Ons; Tiny Trees Pop-up; Flower Pivot Panels

3 new sentiment sets - Happy Mother's Day; Happy Father's Day & Welcome

1 new Charm Set - Tool Charms

1 new Stand Alone Die Set - Picnic Elements

1 new Slimline Die Set - Slim Flaps & Frames

I used two of the new dies on my card -- the Waterfall Card die and the Tool Charms.  

One of Karen Burniston's earlier dies (the Frame Pull Pop-Up) can be converted to a waterfall card, but this new die set makes it so much easier.

My late husband was very handy with tools, and my son has followed in his Dad's footsteps.  I think I'll give him this card on his birthday.

As you pull on the pull tab, the panels pop up to reveal all those essentials from a tool box.

Here's a short video showing the card in action.

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, April 26th 2021. 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)

Frances Byrne (go here next)

Karen Aicken

Fran Sabad

Kelly Booth

Sandy Diller

Good luck!

Karen Burniston Sneak Peek - Day 7

 My final sneak peek at the new Karen Burniston release again uses my favorite new die -- the Waterfall Card.  Karen had asked if I could make a "farm-related" card using it.  I dove right in!!!Pulling out the Farm Edges and several of the animal sets, I created this card

I even made a short video showing this waterfall in action.

This was a really fun card to put together.

Be sure to check the Karen Burniston website tomorrow.  All of the dies in this new release will be available to order.

Karen Burniston Sneak Peek Week -- Day 1

This is one of my favorite times -- Karen Burniston Sneak Peek Week.  Karen has 12 new dies that will be available for order next week, but this week the DT is giving you some advance inspiration.  I started off my sneak peeks by using what I think is my favorite of the new dies -- the Waterfall Card.  Karen had shown everyone how to make a waterfall card using one of her older dies, the Frame Pull Pop-Up, but this new die makes it so much easier.

I used some cheery red gingham paper as the background for my panels.  The Fast Food Charms fit perfectly on them, after I sponged some red ink to highlight them.  

One thing I like about this new set is that the pull panel has a little die-cut with an arrow and the word "pull."  There are actually two different dies, so you can use it horizontally or vertically.

I have already made several cards using this fun die.  I will be posting them on the Karen Burniston Pop-Up Peeps Facebook page during this week.  Be sure to check them out.  And I'll have another fun card on my blog tomorrow using another one of the new dies.

Slimline Waterfall Card

 Karen Burniston made a neat card a couple of weeks ago, and I was inspired to try to make a similar one -- a slimline waterfall card, using the Karen Burniston Frame Pull Pop-Up.

Because the waterfall is attached with several staples (which obviously have to be covered) and not wanting to give the card more bulk than necessary, this is a postcard rather than one that opens.  After attaching the waterfall, the card base is glued shut -- thus creating the postcard.

I used several images from the Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Collection paper pad, framed with the new Slim Frames.

I added some pieces cut from the new Pattern Plate - Holly throughout the waterfall.

Here's a little video showing how the waterfall works.

The back of the card has a strip of patterned paper and a Christmas message.

Karen has such great ideas for card-making using her marvelous pop-up dies.  I so enjoy using them.

CCEE2040 Mad Hatter Day

Frances starts off the month of October by telling the CCEE Stampers that October 6th is Mad Hatter Day.  She asked us to create cards inspired by the theme -- Hats, Alice in Wonderland, Mad Hatter, etc.

Before we get onto this week's challenges we would like to introduce you to our two new Design Team members who are joining our team this week. Please make welcome Hazel Estibeiro, her blog is Handcrafted Expressions and Manal Habib, her blog is Miniscraft. 

I had fun with this challenge, making a waterfall card using the Karen Burniston Frame Pull Pop-Up die and some fun stamps from Kindred Stamps.

We have Alice . . .

and the Mad Hatter . . .

and the Cheshire Cat . . . 

and finally the White Rabbit.

Such a fun challenge.  Check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see how the rest of the team handled it.

A Bit Spotted -- Kindred Stamps New Release

I have another brand-new stamp set from Kindred Stamps to show you today -- A Bit Spotted.  It's a small set (4" x 4") but has quite a few images in it.  There is also a stencil which coordinates very nicely with the set.  I used it on two of my cards.

I have a soft spot in my heart for this set because, as a kid, I had a Dalmatian named Patches.  As you probably know, Dalmatians are sometimes called Firehouse dogs.  This was during the time when many people still smoked cigarettes.   I don't know if this trait was inbred or what; but, if someone threw a cigarette onto the ground, Patches would pounce on it, as if to put out the lit portion of the cigarette.  My father's friends would throw down cigarettes on purpose, just to see Patches do his little trick!

Anyway, I have three cards to show you today -- one is simple and the other two are more interactive.  This set lends itself very nicely to a Red/White/Black color combination, and all three cards use that color combination.  The first one is a tag book card made with the Karen Burniston Circle Tag Book Pop Up die.

I used the smaller set of coordinating stickers on the inside of this card -- and the stencil on both the inside and the outside.

My second card is the clean and simple one, although I did dress it up just a little.   I masked the center of the card front, sponged the "frame" around the outside using the stencil, and then embossed with a rectangular die.  After stamping and coloring the two dogs, I matted that piece and adhered it to the center.

My final card is a waterfall card, which I made using the Karen Burniston Frame Pull Pop-Up die.  

Notice on the inside panels, I pulled out some random words from the three sentiment stamps in this set and stamped them on the left-hand panels.

There is space on the back of the card to sign your name.

I hope you like what I did with this set.  It was lots of fun and brought back some memories from my childhood!

The entire Kindred Stamps February release will be available Friday, February 22nd at 8am PST/11am EST.  Be sure to check out the Kindred Stamps blog on Friday for the full product release as well as the complete line up of all the Kindred Stamps Design Team projects from release week!  If you visit and comment on all of the designers' blogs this week, you could win $15 in Kindred Stamps shop credit!  So join the Fan Club and release event, show the design team some love, and get ready to empty those wallets this Friday!