It’s a wonderful time of the year! Karen Burniston has a 16 die release for the summer! To show off this new collection, we’re having a Blog Hop and Give Away!
I started with a 6 x 6 card using the new Backyard Charms, Landscape Scene and Word Set 12 – Anniversary.
I also used the grass from the older set, Nature Edges. The flap under the one butterfly has a magnet holding the card closed. Notice the “holes” in the leaves? Those will be important in a minute 🙂
It’s a Bitty Ball Very Hungry Caterpillar! He’s made with 5 Bitty balls in various shades of green.
I repeated the garden from the front and added the sun from the Landscape Scene die.
The caterpillar separates at the top so it can flatten and close. Here’s a little video of how it works.
And to celebrate this new release, we are each giving a $25 gift certificate to one random person who leaves a comment! The winners will be announced July 27th so you better get hopping! Hugs, Fran
This is just AMAZING!
Thanks, Frances!
As a former first grade teacher and school librarian, I am a huge Eric Carle fan. My son also loved “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” book when he was little. This is a fantastic card. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Retta! I am also a fan of this book 🙂
Holy Moley! This was a labor of love!!!!! Excellent!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!!!
I want to make this I don’t know how they are hooked together
Love ❤️ it. Can’t wait to make one.
Can’t wait to see yours!
What a fun card! Love everything about it, the color, design! I love the very Hungry Caterpillar. Great card for Child or Teacher!
This card is over the top Amazing Fran!!!
Oh my Gosh it’s the Very Hungry Caterpillar! So inventive! TFS
Love the card…what a great way to use the pop up ball
I said it on fb and here too – this is just crazy amazing! The video is great. Can you post it to Youtube so we can save it? I like to put ideas and videos in my cataloging system, to reference later. :0)
That is a really cute card. Any little child would love it.
Your Very Hungry Caterpillar is amazing!!!
This card is fantastic! I love it so much!
I don’t know where/how you come up with these ideas but they are just great!
That’s amazing 😍 I have just bought the pop-up ball dies, and I love it 🥰
This card is amazing 😍. My son loved this book
This is a fantastic card! I am amazed at how you were able to put 5 surprise balls together in one card.
Love, love this cute caterpillar!
I love the very hungry caterpillar. And this card is absolutely fabulous!! This new version of the surprise pop up ball has so many possibilities!!!
Wow! That is amazing! The video really helps to see how it works. Bravo!
Really adorable, and SO creative!
Fran I think I fell in love with this marvelous caterpillar! How amazing creative you are – thanks for sharing that cool find! Have a happy caterpillar day!
what a cheerful fellow! love this card
😳 OUTSTANDING! U captured the essence of that adorable caterpillar. Just brilliant and STUNNING! U made a truly amazing card!!!
It’s mind blowing that all this wonderful interactivity folds flat, truly a gorgeous design to create a caterpillar. Fantastic concept and amazing execution.
Amazing, this is just wonderful, love it!!
What a fun card! Can’t wait to use the Bitty Ball pop up die. So so cute!
This is ahhhh maze ing!!!
That is absolutely adorable! So cleverly done!
Eric Carle has been a favorite of mine forever. I taught 1st grade for 29 years and “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” was a favorite. Can’t wait to make this for my grandchildren. This is amazing!!!
So So Cute !!!
These are awesome!!! Love them!!!
I think this would make a cute display at the library without the card.
So cute!!!! It looks like there is a magnet connecting the caterpillar sections. I watched several times and read your blog. I don’t see a mention of that. This is a really great card!!
I also thought a magnet would be needed but once I put it together – it worked great without one!
All I can say is WOW! Would have loved to see it in action but the Video was not available?
Love, love, love th is card. It is so creative.
That Hungry, Hungry Caterpillar is the most adorable thing I’ve seen in awhile!! Those Backyard Charms are awesome!
I am absolutwly in awe of your incredible card! Amazing 🤩🤩
Imagine what a great gift, the book and matching card! People will talk about that forever!
Fantastic card! Love the colors and caterpillar!
Claudia
WOW! I have ordered this set, but never in a million years could I come up with this idea! Super imagination!
Oh too adorable and
so cute! Loving the
bitty ball.
Carla from Utah
This is amazing…thinking that I will be making this. Great job.
This is amazing! One of my first thoughts for the bitty ball was The Very Hungry Caterpillar! I have been turning the idea over in my head wondering how I could make it work. I’m so grateful for this inspiration! I can’t wait for my bitty ball to arrive, I have a grandchild with a birthday in August. Now, I’m thinking about a bigger card that can include a big ball as an apple or a blueberry. Thank you for sharing your creativity!
Fran, your creativity never ceases to amaze me. This card is bright and fun. 😊
This card is so adorable. The bitty surprise balls look like great fun.
Oh my goodness, this is adorable! So creative.
All of your cards make me happy!
Thanks for the darling idea.. now which die do I buy? All of them haha
I have many young grandchildren who would live this!!!! Great card😁
You have such wonderful ideas for using dies, they all are cute. I look forward to seeing the cards made by the design team. Thank you for sharing.
I think your card is so cute!
Wow this card is truly amazing
Fran your caterpillar is so cool….very creative!!!
How in t the world did you figure this out? So cool.
Fran, you have outdone yourself! As a retired special ed teacher, I can tell you that I used Eric Carl’s stories over and over again. This card is beyond amazing! I LOVE it!
Super cute card. Love how you made the caterpillar stick together. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my goodness, that very hungry caterpillar is SOOO cute!! So clever!! I love those bitty pop-up balls.
Yowza!!! I am not worthy…..
Going Wild with all these new dies! Your caterpillar is so creative and adorable!
This is super cute and REALLY makes me want to try it!
These are amazing. I love the caterpillar!!
Wow! This card is amazing!
OMG I love this ! It reminds me of the caterpiller story my grandkids love. SO amazing. Thank you for your insprations
What is the next step beyond “amazing?” This caterpillar card is IT!!! Wowowowow!
This is a really really fun card! Your arrangement of the bitty balls is ingenious. Thank you so much, Karen, for giving us a bitty surprise ball pop-up! I love it.
What a clever use of this die.
OMG, that little caterpillar is AMAZING! Awesome card!
Brilliant construction! It’s such a happy card! You did an amazing job!
OMG. This is so incredible! This was my older son’s favorite book.
The bright & beautiful colors hooked up with great new dies make a WOW Card
Wow! Amazing! Terrific! Remarkable! etc. etc. this one is awesome. Thanks for sharing
Awesome I love the Hungry Caterpillar and you did such a wonderful card. Thanks for sharing.
Great idea taking a children’s book and incorporating it into a card!!
Very cute card!
Wow such a surprise for whoever receives this card so cute
How do you do it? I mean, come up with such cute ideas, and keep us crafter’s from losing our minds !I’d LOVE to have a play date with you! And I can’t wait to get started once my orders come!
Adorable idea!
What a super cute and creative idea. Just love it!
So creative. A book needs to be put together with all of the creations from the surprise ball. I think it would be a hit.
Great idea to do the Very Hungry Caterpilar!
Love Carolyn’s idea.
Oh my gosh! The caterpillar with the bitty ball die is amazing! Gotta have this die!
absolutely love the hungry caterpillar, fabulous creative thinking Fran!
totally amazing! well done!
Wow Fran…that is so amazing! Great job!
I have been waiting anxiously to see this after the sneak preview of the new dies!
Fran, this is so amazing!!!
Rene from OZ xx
OMG!!!! Can you see my mouth agap??? I had to see the video to understand this one. LOL Amazing!
So fun!
Super fun! Brilliant idea to do the caterpillar in two parts.
This is absolutely amazing – love this!
This is SO awesome! Well done!
This is an amazing card. I love Eric Carle books and the art
I absolutely love this Very Hungry Caterpillar’ project – he is absolutely gorgeous and so full of
fun 🙂
These pop ups are fun. What a great way to use one. I love it. Thanks for sharing.
This is just so cute. Thank yo for sharing all your ideas.
Definitely making this one! Thanks for your creativity!
That is a wow card! Love the colours.
Love the hungry caterpillar card! The small surprise ball is going to be a wonderful addition to the larger one.
Another adorable creature that can be made from the pop-up ball. It’s delightful seeing the looks on the faces when people open the card!
Absolutely love this card
Cute and cheery and love the fun inside.
I love how you combined 5 balls!
Love your caterpillar!! Can’t wait to give that a try! Thank you so much for all your amazing ideas!!
Love this. You are so creative!
This has the WOW factor
Could I get full card measurements. I would love to make one for my friend who has never heard the story.
Hi Sherry. It’s a 6 x 6 card.
How inventive!