Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 87: Autumn or Christmas Cheer
November 06, 2024
Welcome to our November Designer Challenge with a theme of "Autumn or Christmas Cheer". I challenged the team to make a card celebrating Fall or Christmas. For my card and video I am teaching the assembly of the new Penguin and Reindeer Snowman Add-ons while also showing a fun fold-splitting technique with the Postage Pop-up to allow for both animals side-by-side in a side-fold card.
Learn how I created this card by watching the full video tutorial here:
My card measures 5.5" x 4.25" when closed and can be mailed in an A2 envelope. For the front of the card I combined pieces from Office Charms and Snow Charms plus a greeting from our Winter Hugs Clear Stamps framed with a postage stamp from the Postage Pop-up.
Open the card and two animals pop up, created by combining the foundation die of Snowman Pop-up with Penguin and Reindeer Snowman Add-ons.
To allow for the side-by-side animals I created a fold splitter using the Postage Pop-up.
Ready to give this technique a try? Here are the dies and supplies used in the video:
Let's take a look at how our talented Design Team interpreted the AUTUMN OR CHRISTMAS CHEER 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!
Ken Chien combined a bunch of dies to create an epic festival of Christmas cheer. The Tent Pop-up is used to lift up a Tiny House and dangle a Christmas Tree. Click over to Ken's IG to see the card in action. Amazing!
Suzanne Smit created a set of adorable pop-up mug cards with Tiny Gnomes stirring the hot cocoa! Suzanne has also used the new Poinsettia and Snow Charms dies on these cheerful cards. See the card fronts on her blog.
Lois Bak celebrates Thanksgiving with a double Postage Pop-up card featuring elements of the season. I love how Lois sponges ink through the postage frame die to add another layer to the postage stamps. See the cute card front on her blog.
Nicky Foden created a slimline card with a triple Twist Flower that she decorated with our new Poinsettia die. I just love the styling on the flowers with the gold edging. What a beautiful and cheerful card! Nicky also has a full tutorial on her blog.
Sandy Diller created a Postage Pop-up card celebrating Thanksgiving and I love how she took elements from several different die sets to customize the scene. Be sure to click over to Sandy's blog for a video tutorial on this card. Lovely!
Sue Small-Kreider has made an entire fold up Thanksgiving kitchen and the details are absolutely incredible! Click over to Sue's blog to see how she created this masterpiece. Amazing!
Jen Webster celebrates the season with three Postage Pop-up cards and a video too! This one features the Snow Charms and Jen's signature coloring skills. Click over to see the other cards.
Well we hope you feel inspired to craft some Autumn and Christmas cheerful cards! Join us next month on Wednesday, December 4th for our next Designer Challenge with a theme of HAPPY NEW YEAR - we will be celebrating the start of 2025.
Happy Crafting!