Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 85: Four Seasons
September 04, 2024
Hello! Welcome to our September Designer Challenge with a theme of FOUR SEASONS. I challenged the team to create a card celebrating the seasons. Their projects are so clever and inspirational, as always!
For my card and video I wanted to teach the assembly of the Tree Add-ons to fit the Fancy Label Accordion. This card could also be made with the Birthday Candle Add-ons or the Heart Add-ons that fit the same accordion and assemble the same way.
My project is a copy of the packaging card, but changed to an Anniversary theme for my upcoming 29th wedding anniversary in October. Making a card a month ahead rather than an hour ahead is an entirely new experience! :)
Learn the assembly with this full tutorial:
This 4-page accordion measures about 4.75" square when folded up. A 5x7 envelope is perfect for mailing. In the closed position I used the square die from the Fancy Label Accordion to cut portions of the seasons trees as a nice lead-in to the inside display. The Fancy Solid Frame, cut from woodgrain paper, was perfect for the outer frame decoration. I repeated it on all pages, front and back.
Open the card to reveal the picturesque forest of trees decked out for each season.
For greetings I used our Seasons Sentiments Clear Stamps, which coordinate perfectly with the Trees Add-ons. The numbers came from our Mini Alphabet and Numbers set.
For the final page I added a greeting from Word Set 9 - Love. The personal note will go on the back.
Want to give this card a try? Here are the dies and supplies I used on my card. The woodgrain paper is from Echo Park and the other papers are from the scrap bin.
Let's take a look at how our talented Design Team interpreted the FOUR SEASONS challenge. In each case you can click the designer's name to go to their blog or social media post where you'll find additional photos, supply lists and, in some cases, videos!
Sandy Diller extended the Triple Flip into a Quintuple-Flip for this wonderful Seasons Friendship card. I love all the little scenes she created for the seasons and the ombre effect with the colors. Fabulous!
Lois Bak created a marvelous Slim Flaps and Frames card featuring Tiny Trees decorated for each season. I love all her custom touches, like the shrunken picnic blanket, and the mix of die cut and stamped greetings. Click over to Lois's blog to see the front of this card. Love it!
Sue Small-Kreider changed up the Spinner Square die to have a raising greeting behind a large sun. I love all her seasonal trees on the front of the card. Sue mentions that this card would be perfect for a variety of occasions. Be sure to click over to see a video of this card. So creative!
Ken Chien cleverly interlocked four Iron Fence pop-ups to represent the four seasons and then decked out Knights in seasonal costumes. What a clever way to use these dies! Ken also dangled charms from the ironwork on the fence die - love it!
Suzanne Smit recently visited Japan and used the challenge theme as a great chance to add to her trip's memory journal. I love how she customized the Tree die to make it into a cherry blossom and added the cute dragons. She pays homage to both Spring and Summer in Japan with this page. Wonderful!
Nicky Foden created a wonderful Golden Anniversary card using the Twist Panel and the Tree Add-ons. I love the striking black and gold base to this card and the cute styling on the trees. Be sure to click over to Nicky's blog for a full photo tutorial for this card. Gorgeous!
Jen Webster created a gorgeous Waterfall card to celebrate the four seasons. I just love her signature Copic coloring on the die cuts to give them depth. This card is so happy! Click over to Jen's blog to see all the pages. Perfection!
Well we hope you are inspired to try some seasons-themed cards of your own! Join us next month on October 1, 2024 for our next Designer Challenge with a theme of HAUNTED LOCATION. We will be featuring cards that have spooky locales!
Happy Crafting!