This Broadway Birthday suite is so much fun! I created a split card for this suite. It opens from the middle.
The specialty paper that goes with this set has lots of fun foil designs. Hugs,Fran
Month: June 2018
A Day Late
A day late AND using retired products! This is the Karen Burniston Spinner Square and the Truly Tailored suite from Stampin Up.
This Spinner Square is so easy to adapt to any theme/stamp! The block is large enough to show off any sentiment or image. Hugs, Fran
Sheltering Tree Watercolor
Sandy Allnock did a video using trees and watercolors and I wanted to play along. The only tree I had at hand was the Sheltering Tree stamp so I went with it. Using markers and watercolor paper, I stamped the tree and then added the leaves with re-inkers and an aqua painter. The idea was to create a shadowed area underneath the leaves. Think I might need to try again 
But it was fun and great way to stretch my watercoloring abilities. Hugs, Fran
On the Farm
This is my Father’s Day card for my dad. I used all kinds of stuff to make this card! The stamps are MFT Animal Farm and the sentiment is Stampin Up’s Stitched All Around. Those cute clouds are Karen Burniston’s Outdoor Scenes. The card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 Crumb Cake with Old Olive patterned paper.
Inside features the Karen Burniston Tree Pop Up and the House & Fence Pop Up. I fashioned the house to match our farm house by stenciling the background with a brick stencil very lightly – going for the look of stone. The grass is also from the Outdoor Scenes die.
I made a few simple boxes to pop up some of the animals and some are attached directly to the back. I had to trim the tree (!) so the horse could peek through! And yes, we raise black angus cattle so the poor dairy cow had to have a make over!
The sentiments are from Stampin Up’s Another Wonderful Year and Truly Tailored (retired.) This is when I realize I’ve used a birthday sentiment!! So in the final version I’ve covered up the birthday part with Happy Father’s Day! Sheesh! Hugs, Fran
Lots of Cake
I’m using up some retired Stampin Up paper and stamps making cakes! This card also uses the Karen Burniston Cake Trim on the front.
Inside is the Karen Burniston Cake Pop Up and some fun animal images fussy cut from paper.
With an elephant on top because – why not? Too much fun!
Here’s a more elegant cake card, again using up retired paper and products.
The soft colors make such a pretty cake.
The Cake Trim is done in glitter paper. Just making the most of my stash! Hugs, Fran
Accented Blooms
This is my Catalog Case of Accented Blooms – done in Old Olive. The banner flag is embossed with the Layered Leaves embossing folder and the image is colored with Stampin Blends. The sentiment is punched out with the Tailored Tag Punch and it[‘s all finished off with some enamel glitter dots (retired.) I think this set is just beautiful. Hugs, Fran
Abstract Butterfly
So this is a very busy card I started with the new background stamp, Handwritten, that was stamped on a piece of Gorgeous Grape card stock and embossed in white. Over that is a die from the Springtime Impressions Thinlits in white. I die cut a circle in So Saffron and another one from vellum. The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Greetings.
The butterfly is die cut in Highland Heather and a scrap piece of printed vellum and a piece of black. I added antenna from fishing line dipped in Dazzling Diamonds.
The card is finished off with rhinestones and a coat of Glossy Accents on the body of the butterfly. Hugs, Fran
Floral Frames
This card features the new sets Floral Frames and Healing Hugs (sentiment.) The Floral Frames set has a coordinating die (the green behind the frame) that adds to the look. The sentiment frame was fussy cut and colored with Stampin Blends. I added some Crystal Nuvo Drops to the centers of the flowers. The background paper is the new patterns papers. Sequins finish off the card. Hugs, Fran
Paper Pros Challenge June – Food and Drink
The Paper Pros challenge this month is Food and Drink and I have a cute KB Circle Charm for you. I started with some new SU paper – Broadway Bound – and the Karen Burniston Circle Charm die and Coffee Charms. The cupcake is fussy cut from the paper but you could also use the KB Birthday Charms die to make one
Inside the Birthday Charm Charm cupcake is suspended in the middle. The sentiment is from SU Happy Birthday Gorgeous.
Here’s a closer look and the center with the “lights” turned down so the vibrant colors don’t knock your eyes out! Make sure to check out the other Pros and we eat, drink and be merry this month!. Hugs, Fran
Karen Burniston – http://karenburniston.typepad.com
Sandy Diller – http://sandydiller.blogspot.com
Summer – Hills Painter – http://1craftypainter.blogspot.com
Karen Aicken – http://paintedmountaincards.blogspot.ca
Raquel Mason – http://raquelmason.blogspot.com
Caz Counsell -http://stampingcaz.blogspot.com
Helen Cryer – http://diningroomdrawers.blogspot.com
Kelly Booth – http://cruzinkellster.blogspot.com
Frances Byrne – http://stampowl.blogspot.com
Fran Sabad – https://fransabad.com
Karen Burniston June Challenge – The Great Outdoors
This month the Karen Burniston Design Team Challenge is The Great Outdoors! I started with a 5 x 7 card base and decorated it with the Tropical Scene and Outdoor Scenes dies. The sentiment is a new Stampin Up set called Stitched All Around and is backed with the new KB Rectangle Cross Hatch dies. The little monkey is from Mama Elephant’s Little Monkey Agenda.
Inside I used both the Kb Palm Tree and new Tent pop ups! And lots of monkeys! It’s easy to combine both these dies on this size card. You just need to make sure they don’t catch on each other as they open and close.
Some of the monkeys are attached directly to the tent and tree and others are glued to the Baker’s twine. This is done by die cutting 2 monkeys and sandwiching them between the twine.
I attached two small Palm trees by using the extra piece in the Tent Pop Up die. I just attached these to the base of the Palm Tree. This was a fun card to make. Check out the other designers now and see Karen’s challenge card on Wednesday. Hugs, Fran
Karen Burniston – http://karenburniston.typepad.com
Summer – Hills Painter – http://1craftypainter.blogspot.com
Karen Aicken – http://paintedmountaincards.blogspot.ca
Helen Cryer – http://diningroomdrawers.blogspot.com
Kelly Booth – http://cruzinkellster.blogspot.com
Frances Byrne – http://stampowl.blogspot.com
Fran Sabad – https://fransabad.com