Karen Burniston – Page 29

Spooky Holiday Home

Fran

September 17, 2014

Cards, Framelit Dies, Garden Bench, Halloween, Holiday Home, Holiday Mini, House Pivot

Here’s another Halloween idea using Karen Burniston’s House Pivot die and Stampin Up’s Holiday Home. The tree and clouds are from Karen’s Garden Bench set. (The clouds are really suppose to be snow)

The sentiment inside is from Ghoulish Greetings. Lots of black – making it hard to see the details in the photograph.

Supplies

Stamp Sets – Holiday Home, Ghoulish Greetings

Card stock – Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White

Ink – Basic Gray, Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, White Craft

Etc – Pop It Ups House Pivot and Garden Bench dies, Homemade Holiday Framelit die, Circle Framelits

Homestyle Halloween fun! Hugs, Fran

Poppy Halloween

Fran

September 16, 2014

Cards, Challenges, Halloween, Holiday Mini, Oval Accordion, Poppy, Tee Hee Hee

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Here’s Poppy hanging out for Karen Burniston’s September Challenge! He’s sitting on an Oval Accordion die just waiting for the fun to begin! The sentiment is from Stampin Up’s Tee Hee Hee and it says “People call me a witch…..like it’s a bad thing.” Too funny! I used Karen’s Cloud Edges die for the edges.

Supplies

Stamp Set – Tee Hee Hee

Card stock – Smokey Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, So Saffron, Motley Monsters DSP

Ink – Momento Tux Black

Etc – Karen Burniston’s Poppy ,Oval Accordion and Cloud Edge dies

Have you checked out the other Halloween designs for this challenge? You’ll be amazed at what the team has done! Hugs, Fran

Tee Hee Hee

Fran

September 15, 2014

Cards, Challenges, Circle Accordion Album, Halloween, Holiday Mini, Tee Hee Hee

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It suddenly turned Fall around here this weekend! A perfect time for Karen Burniston’s Halloween challenge – and a great time to start creating those spooky creations. I used the Accordion Circle die with the solid edge and the new Tee Hee Hee set from the Stampin Up Holiday Mini. On the front, the cauldron, bubbling away. (Those bubbles are some old floral/vase fillers)

Do you think the witch was doing her laundry before the big day? Or just conjuring up her spooky attire?

Supplies

Stamp Set – Tee Hee Hee

Card stock – Basic Black, Whisper White, Back to Black DSP

Ink – Memento Tux Black, Tangerine Tango, Pear Pizzazz

Etc – Karen Burniston Accordion Circle die, Pear Pizzazz ribbon

There will be lots of spooky inspiration on Karen’s Facebook page. Grab your broom and head over to see what the other designers have created! Hugs, Fran

Poppy Photo Props

Fran

August 19, 2014

Cards, Challenges, Chevron Background, Dictionary Background, Pop It Ups, Poppy

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Day 2 of the “Character Challenge!” Here is Poppy – a character die from Karen Burniston – playing with his photo props! He has a bowler hat, glasses, lips and mustache to hide his true identity. The background is stamped with Stampin Up’s Chevron and Dictionary background stamps with some Epic Day washi tape and Candy Dots to set it off. The “Guess Who” was stamped with the new SU Alphabet rotary stamp. And when Poppy’s mask comes off –

There he is – looking dapper. Each item from Karen’s Props 1 dies was attached to a strip of Crumb Cake card stock, stacked, and then attached to Poppy’s wing with a mini brad. And here’s one more Poppy idea for those prize winning papers your children are sure to be bringing home from school this year –

Poppy the scholar! I die cut 5 backgrounds to make him nice and strong and adhered this to a clothespin with a magnet on back. Now he’s ready to stick on the refrigerator to collect art work, homework, test – you name it! Make sure to check out Karen’s blog tomorrow or hop over now to her Facebook page to see all the challenge designs! Hugs, Fran

Chilly and Hoppy

Fran

August 18, 2014

Cards, Chilly, Christmas, Flower Patch, Garden Bench, Hoppy, Just Saying, Lorna Label, Oh My Goodies, Special Projects

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Today is Challenge day for the Karen Burniston Design Team! This month we were challenged to use the characters – Chilly, Hoppy and Poppy! On this project I used Chilly to decorate a jar for gift giving. There are 6 Chillies around this blue Bell jar and some sweet snowflakes from Karen’s Garden Bench die. I added rhinestones so he could have some bling.

I used Stampin Up’s Oh My Goodies to make the label for the top which matches the Deco Label Collection Framelits – that were designed by Karen! Stamped in Real Red and then again in Basic Black, the center is punch with an oval punch and popped up. I tied the rim with some Real Red cotton ribbon. Then I filled the jar with peppermints!

Next I made a card using Stampin Up’s new In Colors and Flowerpot Designer Series paper. Again I used Oh My Goodies and the Deco Label Collection for the front. The edges of the card are done using two of Karen’s Agatha edges.

And inside is Hoppy on Karen’s Lorna Label PopUp. He’s sitting by his pond with a Stampin’ Up’s Just Sayin die cut with the Chalk Talk dies. Hoppy comes with his own lily pad and flies! I attached the flies to some fishing line and mounted them between the lily pads.

The flower is from Stampin Up’s Flower Patch (that also has a matching Framelit set.) Hoppy is done in Garden Green and Pear Pizzazz. His “pond” is in Lost Lagoon. Hope you are enjoying meeting the characters! Check out the rest of the gang by visiting Karen’s Facebook page and seeing what the rest of the team has created! And come back tomorrow to see what’s going on with Poppy! Hugs, Fran

Shaker Up Baby

Fran

July 3, 2014

Baby We've Grown, Cards, Circle Accordion Album, Something to Say

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This little Circle Accordion album (Karen Burniston) uses Baby We’ve Grown on the front with a little rose and some punched leaves. The pacifier in the corner is from my stash – no idea where it’s from! I do love the bunny in this set!

Open it shows the shaker piece in the middle and a sentiment from Something to Say. To make the shaker, I die cut a circle from the center of the accordion piece. Then I die cut 2 circle from acetate and sewed around them, leaving a small opening at the top which I filled with punched stars and hearts. I added some pink micro beads and glued the opening shut with glue dots. Attaching it to the opening with glue dots, I made a separate ring to finish off the back.

Supplies

Stamp Sets – Baby We’ve Grown, Something to Say

Card stock – Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Soft Subtles DSP, Silver Glimmer paper, Melon Mambo

Ink – Memento Tux Black

Etc – Circle Accordion Album (Karen Burniston), Itty Bitty Accessories pack, micro beads, Hearts Border punch, Bird punch

I fully intended to use the Ring Accordion Album to make this card, but grabbed the other and half way through before I realized what I had done! Silly me! But I’m happy with how it turned out. Hugs, Fran

Time for Your Birthday

Fran

July 2, 2014

Birthday, Cards, Hardwood, My Digital Studio, Pop It Up, Pop It Ups

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Here’s an idea for a birthday invitation using Karen Burniston’s Spiral Circle Pull Card and the cute Poppy die. The Pull Card is so neat because it has tabs to hold the front together. First I die cut the card and then I stamped the front with Hardwood (what a great stamp!) I added a gear to the front of the Clock and Gears die and put Poppy on the front holding some balloons. The sentiment was done in My Digital Studio and punched with the ticket punch.

Inside I printed the invite information, also done in MDS. The finished card size is 3 1/2 x 5 1/2.

Supplies

Stamp Set – Hardwood

Card stock – Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Pool Party, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango

Ink – Crumb Cake

Etc – Spiral Circle Pull card die, Poppy die, Baker’s Twine, brad, ticket punch, MDS, Clock and Gears die.

All the dies are from Karen Burniston’s new Pop It Ups collection. Just turn the clock hands to the party time and celebrate! Hugs, Fran

Mr and Mrs Chilly

Fran

June 29, 2014

Cards, Chilly, Lorna Label, Something to Say, Wedding

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The front of this 5 x 5 card features the new Back to Black Designer Series Paper and the set Something to Say. The inside has Mr and Mrs Chilly in their bridal splendor sitting on top of Karen Burniston’s new Lorna Label Pop it Ups die. If you look closely, you’ll see that she is sporting a bridal veil and he is wearing his glitter glasses! To get the different paper on the Lorna Label, I simply cut the DSP off of the label, flipped it over and used the reverse side! To make the writing surface for the inside, just die cut a large heart to carry out the theme.

Supplies

Stamp sets – Something to Say, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card stock – Basic Black, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Real Red, Old Olive, Glimmer paper, Back to Black DSP

Ink – Memento Tux Black

Etc – Lorna Label die, Chilly and Props #1 dies, Heart framelits, Itty Bitty punches, Bird punch, tulle

Well Worded Friends

Fran

June 20, 2014

Cards, Fabulous Four, Framelit Dies, Just Saying, Mustache Framelit, Pop It Ups, Well Worded

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Well Worded has a cute mustache and a framelit to match! I wrote the sentiment out in My Digital Studio, leaving a space for the mustache, and added to the front of this 5 x 5 card.

And here are the Pop It Ups friends by Karen Burniston to celebrate – complete with their own mustaches from the Props collection! So what was the question?

The word bubble comes from Just Sayin 🙂

Supplies

Stamp Sets – Well Worded, Just Saying, Fabulous Four

Card stock – Old Olive, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Basic Black, Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight, Polka Dot DSP, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Tangerine Tango

Ink – Early Espresso

Etc – Pop It Ups Chilly, Hoppy, Poppy. Props framelits, Lots of Pops insert Framelit, What’s Up framelit, Candy Dots, Mustache Framelit

Hope you’re enjoy all the new friends! Hugs, Fran

Photo Fun

Fran

June 17, 2014

Accordion Oval die, Pop It Ups, Punches

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It’s challenge time for Karen Burniston’s Design Challenge team and this month’s challenge is photos on Accordion dies! I chose pictures from a very trip to Universal Studios and kept my Oval Accordion neutral in Basic Gray and Smokey Slate so I could add lots of fun colors and accents.

To begin my album I embossed Smokey Slate with one of Karen’s new embossing folders, added my Basic Gray strip across the middle and then die cut all the Oval Accordion Album pages. On the front I added lots of stars, arrows and ribbons.

Can you see the lines of stars going from page to page? Those are little stars glued to fishing line!

I tied Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry ribbon in the folds and added bits of Bermuda Bay ribbon to that.

The talk bubble in this photo was actually in the picture – it just didn’t fit – so I fussy cut it and added it to the top. (One of those “I can make it fit” moments!) I backed all the accordions with Basic Gray.

Supplies

Card stock – Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Silver Glimmer paper

Etc – Oval Accordion die, Itty Bitty star punch, What’s Up punch, MS star border punch, fishing line, Crushed Curry ribbon, Melon Mambo ribbon, Bermuda Bay ribbon, circle punch

Lots of fun going on here!

Keep in mind that my blog is being moved and things might look a bit different until it’s finished! Hugs, Fran