Karen Burniston – Page 13

In the Clouds

Fran

February 11, 2018

Here’s a funny Valentine using an older AI stamp set – Val Set – and Karen Burniston’s Katherine Label die. The clouds are die cut from a Stampin Up die set called Rainbow Builder (Occasions Catalog) There is an acetate window over the opening.

Here he is up in the air! The little hearts are coated in Shimmer pen and Glossy Accents. So is his large heart.

Same idea here – an older AI Tina set – and I used an oval opening instead of the Katherine Label. And the card size is 4 1/2 x 6.

The Katherine Label will work with lots of die openings (or no opening!) Almost ready for Valentines Day! Hugs, Fran

By the Sea

Fran

February 8, 2018

Eastern Beauty, KB Castle Pop Up, KB Tropical Scenes

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These little sets are from StampingBella, the Littles Palm Tree set and Sandcastle set, and they were perfect paired with Karen Burniston’s Castle die. For the front I used the Karen Burniston Tropical Scene die to create the sand and water. Then I colored the little sunbathers and accessories with Copic Markers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I covered the shells, sun, and the sunglasses with Glossy Accents and added some washi tape to the bottom. The sentiment is Stampin Up’s Eastern Beauty.

But the fun is inside-

Using the Karen Burniston Castle Pop Up die, I made a sandcastle. The beach babies and other beach accessories decorate the inside and the Tropical scene die continues to the inside.

The castle is so cute and very easy to assemble. And a drawbridge! Hope you enjoy the sun and sand! Hugs, Fran

More Coffee, Please

Fran

February 2, 2018

KB Cake Pop Up, KB Cake Trim, KB Coffee Charms, KB Coffee Cup

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This 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 card features Karen Burniston’s new Coffee Charms and Coffee Pop Up dies paired with Stampin Up’s Coffee Break Designer Series paper. The tiny coffee cup is from the Coffee Charms set and the little dot in the center is Pool Party, brushed with shimmer pen and covered with Glossy Accents. The scalloped trim is from Karen’s Cake Trim and die cut from Garden Green

Not only is there a cake inside, there’s a slot to hold a gift card too! One of my favorite die 🙂

Super easy to put together! Hugs, Fran

Cake for You

Fran

January 25, 2018

Birthday, KB Cake Pop Up

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It’s a great day for cake! I created this 5 x 5 card using Stamping Up’s Painted with Love Specialty Designer Series paper, gold foil and Karen Burniston’s new Happy Birthday die and Cake Trims die (the little hearts and the gold trim.) The words were cut from some white card stock and sponged with Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride and Powder Pink inks.

As always with Karen’s dies, the magic happens inside the card! This Cake Pop up is so easy to put together (big plus) and makes such a great card. I used the same papers on the inside and the little hearts in the paper matched up perfectly with the die.

It’s very flat when it collapses which makes it easy to mail. Hugs, Fran

Coffee’s Coming (and much more!)

Fran

January 17, 2018

KB Coffee Cup, Lots of Love

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There are new Karen Burniston dies just around the corner! This sneak peek is the new Coffee Cup Pop Up die. It will be available February 1 and you can see the entire collection here. I used Stampin Up’s Lots of Love stamp set and the Whole Lot of Lovely DSP for this card.

Isn’t this fun! The coffee cup pops up and holds a gift card! My card is a 5 x 5 but this die will fit in a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card too. The sky is the limit!

There are so many cute extras in this set. I know you will love it – and use it! Enjoy the new collection. Hugs, Fran.

Paper Pros Challenge – Tags!

Fran

January 9, 2018

Cards, Challenges, KB Tag Book

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The Paper Pros challenge this month is Tags! I made this card using the Karen Burniston Tag Book die and Stampin Bella’s Skating Quartet and Winter Backdrop. I colored all the little pieces with my Copic markers and die cut them out. The background was stamped onto the tag and colored with Copics. I used Simple White Nuvo Drops to create the falling snow and the snow on the trees. The skating rink is covered with Glossy Accents.

For the inside I drew the small skating rinks and added more critters and packages. Each rink is covered with Glossy Accents, On the side background panels and the little background pieces, I added more snow.

It’s all finished off with ribbon and Baker’s twine. I LOVE the Tag Book die! Hugs, Fran

Make sure check out all the other Paper Pros cards for this challenge –

Karen Burniston – http://karenburniston.typepad.com

Summer – Hills Painter – http://1craftypainter.blogspot.com

Karen Aicken – http://paintedmountaincards.blogspot.ca

Raquel Mason – http://raquelmason.blogspot.com

Kelly Booth – http://cruzinkellster.blogspot.com

Frances Byrne – http://stampowl.blogspot.com
Fran Sabad – https://fransabad.com

Karen Burniston Design Team January Challenge – Birthday Banners

Fran

January 2, 2018

Birthday, Cards, Challenges, KB Flowers and Bee, KB Tag Book, Occasions Mini, Picture Perfect Birthday, Tabs for Everything

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Birthday Banners is the Karen Burniston Design Challenge for this month! I used the Tag Book die and it comes with the banner piece – so that was easy! The flowers are die cut using the Karen Burniston Flowers and Bee die in Real Red, Sweet Sugarplum, Berry Burst and white with some glitter embellishments in the centers. The bee was cut out of Daffodil Delight and Vellum card stock and paper pieced together. I cut the Tag Book in Berry Burst and added some Tutti-frutti Designer Series paper that will be in the new Occasions paper along with the stamp, Picture Perfect Birthday and the Glimmer paper.

I repeated the flowers and leaves on the inside of the Tag Book die.The DSP on the inside is from Eastern Palace Specialty paper in Lemon Lime Twist.

A little bit of sparkle trailing along the inside.

And more banners and bees. Check out how the banner pieces have the little design in the die! The Celebrate is from Tabs for Everything. Hugs, Fran

You can see more cards from the entire team here! Karen will publish on Wednesday.

Karen Burniston – http://karenburniston.typepad.com

Shelly Hickox – http://shellyhickox.blogspot.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

Christmas Tags

Fran

December 14, 2017

Christmas, Holiday Mini, KB Tag Book, Tags

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So I thought I’d share with you what I’ve been up to while visiting my mother! Since I can’t haul all my crafting supplies with me, I chose to take some cute images and my Copic markers so I could color while on my visits. Then when I’m home, I make them into Christmas tags using Karen Burniston’s Tag Book die – just the tag part. This tag uses a digi image from 2CuteInk and the wreath from Stampin Up’s Wondrous Wreath. I put the little elf face up on a Mini Action Wobbler. The berries are made with Red Berry Nuvo drops.

His glasses are coated with Glossy Accents – so cute! Most of these tags were stamped on Xpress Blending Card and backed with Stampin Up’s Heavy white card stock.

These images are from Simon Says Stamp Christmas Squad and the snow bank is made with Karen Burniston’s Nature Edges. The ornaments are covered with the Berry red Nuvo drops and the star is coated with Glossy Accents.

Here’s a Riley the Moose tag – Carrying Tree – paired up with some Stampin Up Quilted Christmas DSP.

And here’s a Simon Says Stamp tag using Christmas Cats with Copics and more Quilted Christmas paper.

And here I used Prisma color pencils and Gamsol on Crumb Cake card stock. The ribbons I used are all out of my stash.

The Tag Book die is an absolute favorite of mine! So many uses! I’ll share some more when I return to my computer 🙂 Hugs, Fran

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Paper Pros December Challenge – Let’s Twist

Fran

December 12, 2017

Cards, Challenges, Christmas, KB Twist Panel Pop Up

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The December Paper Pros challenge is “Let’s Twist” so of course I had to grab my Karen Burniston Twist Panel die and make some Christmas cards. I started with the cute Riley image, Christmas Wreath. I colored the moose twice with Copics and paper pieced his head so it pops up through the wreath. The background paper is Stampin Up’s Be Merry DSP (from the main catalog.) And the sentiment is a Riley sentiment from Moose Sayings 1.

But as with all of the KB Dies – the magic happens within! Inside I used the amazing Twist Panel die and the Riley Elf Riley image. The elves pop right out of the card when opened! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you’ll check out what the other Pros have created for this challenge. Hugs, Fran

Karen Burniston – http://karenburniston.typepad.com
Sandy Diller – http://sandydiller.blogspot.com
Shelly Hickox – http://shellyhickox.blogspot.com
Summer – Hills Painter – http://1craftypainter.blogspot.com
Karen Aicken – http://paintedmountaincards.blogspot.ca
Raquel Mason – http://raquelmason.blogspot.com
Kelly Booth – http://cruzinkellster.blogspot.com Frances Byrne – http://stampowl.blogspot.com
Fran Sabad – https://fransabad.com

Karen Burniston Design Team Challenge – Trees Please

Fran

December 5, 2017

Christmas, Holiday Mini, KB Snowman Twist Circle, KB Tag Book, KB Tree Pop Up, Snowflake Sentiment

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The December Challenge for the Karen Burniston Design Team is Trees Please. I started with a 6 x 6 card front featuring Stampin Up’s Year of Cheer Designer paper, a foil snowflake, Snowflake sentiments stamp set and white Glimmer paper. Everything is edged in Gold Foil paper. and see the scallop edging on the right side – remember that 🙂 The sentiment is embossed in gold and accented with silver thread and a gold facetted gem.

When you open the card…………….

The Tree Pop Up is snowy white with gold accents. The gold trim around the base of the tree is from the Snowman Twist Circle die and the straight scallop is from the Tag Book die. Fun!

The tree pieces were done with a beaded embossing paste and dots mask. My jar was almost empty and I really had to scrape to finish the project! But the sparkle was worth it.