Karen Burniston September 2023 Blog Hop

Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products - KB Riley LLC September Release Blog Hop. The Design Team and I have come together today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of 9 new dies. Sneak peeks of the new release started last week, and the dies are available to order NOW!

 

 

This release includes:

• 2 new Script Sentiment Die Sets
• 3 new Border Die Sets
• 2 new Pop-up Die Sets
• 1 new Add-on Die Sets
• 1 stand alone Die Set

Dies are available to order now at KarenBurniston.com

 

For my project and video I'm sharing the assembly video for the Stocking Pop-up die set.

 

This die set not only makes a fabulous Christmas pop-up with presents popping up from a stocking, but can be used as a generic pop-up base year round. It is slimline friendly, fitting in a card as small as 3.5" square. Learn how to assemble this die set by watching the assembly video here:

 

 

My card measures 4.25" x 5.5" when closed and can be mailed in a standard A2 envelope. For the front of the card I used our Christmas Borders 2, Small Script - Christmas and Border Blends - Argyle die sets. The patterned papers are older ones from my stash.

 

 

When the card opens the stocking is elevated on the upper pop-up while a back slider mechanism lifts items up and out of the stocking. The present, candy cane, holly and berries come included in the set. The "holly jolly greetings" came from the new Small Script - Christmas set. 

 

 

See the entire September 2023 release by watching the preview video:

 

ZOOM AND YOUTUBE CLASSES:

Be sure to check our Events page if you're interested in the online education program for this release. 

 

GIVEAWAY:

To celebrate the release Karen Burniston and each of the Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC Design Team members will be giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to some lucky person who comments on our blog posts, so make sure you join the hop and comment on everyone's blog post. Winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received on our blog posts by Monday,25th September 2023. Lots of chances to win some goodies, so just leave a comment on this post or any other blog hop posts to enter! Don't forget to leave some way for us to contact you, in case you are a lucky winner!

 

Karen B <--- YOU ARE HERE

Lois Bak 

Sue Small-Kreider

Frances Byrne

Jennifer Webster

Suzanne Smit

Sandy Diller

Nicky Foden

 

Here are the dies and supplies used on my card:

 

 

 

September 2023 Mission Poppable - HOUSE!

Happy September!

This month's mission is . . . HOUSE!

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make a card following the inspiration prompt HOUSE! This can be any card incorporating a house and featuring any of our dies. Post your card (or cards) on Instagram using the hashtag #missionpoppable OR on our Facebook Group Karen Burniston Pop-up Peeps OR both. When posting in the Peeps Facebook group please add your card to the Mission Poppable photo album for that month. (On your phone - hamburger {3 lines} menu, choose Albums. On your computer - go to Media, then Albums) You have until October 18, 2023 to complete your mission.

We will randomly choose a winner from all entries to receive a $25 credit to our website. This is not a judged competition - all cards of any style/complexity are welcome. It's just for fun!

Congratulations to Sheila S. for winning the August "Anything Goes" Mission. Sheila made a charming Snowman Twist Circle Pop-up card.

Note - this is a Karen Burniston (KB Riley) brand challenge. You are welcome to mix products, but if you're making a pop-up card, our dies MUST be used for the interactive portions. Additionally, our dies should be prominently featured and really stand out as the "star" of the card. 

Happy Crafting!

Sneak Peek - Karen Burniston September 2023 Release

We are sneak peeking our September release of 9 new dies today. It is also the 22nd anniversary of 9/11. This year the 9/11 Memorial & Museum encourages everyone to post a photo of the sky today, wherever you are in the world, with the hashtags #neverforget911 and #rememberthesky. 

These nine new dies are shipping to stores this week. For those without a local store option, the dies will be available for ordering from our website, KarenBurniston.com, starting September 18, 2023.

Learn about these new dies by watching this Preview Video:

Throughout this week the Design Team will be sharing ideas for the new dies on their blogs. You'll find links to the designer blogs in the sidebar of this blog.

On Monday, September 18th we will have a blog hop that includes prizes for leaving comments and the new dies will be available for purchase from our website. 

Stay tuned for lots of ideas this week!

Happy Crafting!

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 73: Holiday House

Welcome to our 73rd monthly Designer Challenge with a theme of HOLIDAY HOUSE. I challenged the team to use our Holiday House die set for a card of any holiday/theme. The variety is fabulous!

For my card and video I combined the Holiday House with the Tag Book Pop-up, but in order to use the Holiday House on the pop-up I needed to elongate the Tag Book. 

Watch the video below for a full tutorial:

My card measures 3" x 7.25" in the closed position and can be mailed in a No. 10 Business Envelope (slimline). For the front of the card I repeated the elements and styling from the inside using leftover materials. All patterned paper is Maja Designs "Autumn Poem" collection.

In addition to the Holiday House and Tag Book Pop-up die sets, I used the Tiny Trees Pop-up, Haunted Tiny House Add-ons and Word Set 7 - Autumn to decorate my card.

The diamond glitter colors came from The Paper Cut and were perfect for adding some sparkle to the Holiday House.

Since I was creating an autumn-themed card I kept the trees bare with just a few leaves sprinkled throughout the scene. For a spring or summer card I would have added the foliage pieces to the trees. This is a card that is easily translated into other seasons!

Want to give this card a try? Here are the dies and supplies used:

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Tim to check out the wonderful HOLIDAY HOUSE inspiration from our team. In each case you can click the designer's name to open their blog post in a new window. On their blog posts you'll find additional photos, supply lists and, in some cases, even videos!

Sue Small-Kreider ingeniously combined the Holiday House with the House of Cards die set for this light-up Valentines spectacular! I am swooning over this clever combination of dies for such a unique look. Click over to Sue's blog to see this card in action, including how it lights up. Love it!

Nicky Foden made this wonderful Easter Holiday House card featuring the Tiny Trees Pop-up and animating the house using a Bam Box Pop-up. I adore the pastel spring colors and the styling of this card. Check out Nicky's blog for a full photo tutorial.

Frances Byrne turned the Holiday House into a holiday gingerbread mansion for this lovely Christmas card. I love how she made the house taller and disguised seams with cleverly placed candies. Frances used the mechanism from the Explosion Pop-up to animate the house. So yummy!

Lois Bak made a wonderful Halloween slimline card featuring the Holiday House as a haunted house and the Little Twist Panel Pop-up inside the card. I love how she mixed and matched several of our Halloween dies to bring her scene to life!

Sandy Diller customized a card for her son welcoming his move to Arizona. I love the southwest feel to this card. Because Sandy combined the Holiday House with the House and Fence Pop-up she had more choices for windows and doors. Love it!

Suzanne Smit was feeling groovy when she made this fabulous Twist Flower pop-up featuring the Holiday House. I love the bright fun colors and amazing energy of this card. Peace, love and crafting! 

Jen Webster turned to the House and Fence pop-up for her holiday creation, using her amazing coloring and composition skills on a spoooooky Halloween card. I love everything about it! Be sure to click to Jen's blog to check out the card front. Amazing!

Fran Sabad is off this month so I'm sharing a throwback Fran classic featuring the Holiday House in three color schemes across the front of a slimline card. Fran also used our Long Rectangles Crosshatch and Long Nature Edges on this bright and beautiful card.

Well we hope you feel inspired to try the Holiday House for your next card. Join us next month on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 for our next Designer Challenge with a theme of  JACK-O-LANTERN - we'll be showing off cards using our Halloween dies and incorporating at least one Jack-o-lantern.

Also be on the lookout for the Mission Poppable challenge for September. It will go up next week. 

Happy Crafting!

August 2023 Mission Poppable Challenge - ANYTHING GOES!

Happy August!

This month's mission is . . . ANYTHING GOES!

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make a card following the inspiration prompt ANYTHING GOES! This can be any card celebrating any event featuring any of our dies. Post your card on Instagram using the hashtag #missionpoppable OR on our Facebook Group Karen Burniston Pop-up Peeps OR both. When posting in the Peeps Facebook group please add your card to the Mission Poppable photo album for that month. (On your phone - hamburger {3 lines} menu, choose Albums. On your computer - go to Media, then Albums) You have until September 13, 2023 to complete your mission.

We will randomly choose a winner from all entries to receive a $25 credit to our website. This is not a judged competition - all cards of any style/complexity are welcome. It's just for fun!

Congratulations to Beverly J. for winning the June "Celebrate" Mission. She made a love-themed Label Charm Pop-up card. Because we skipped July (due to illness) we chose a second winner from June. Congratulations to Meghan K. who made a fabulous birthday Twist Panel Pop-up card.

Note - this is a Karen Burniston (KB Riley) brand challenge. You are welcome to mix products, but if you're making a pop-up card, our dies MUST be used for the interactive portions. Additionally, our dies should be prominently featured and really stand out as the "star" of the card. 

Happy Crafting!

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 72: Accordions

Welcome to our 72nd monthly Designer Challenge with a theme of ACCORDIONS. I challenged the team to use one of our Accordion die sets to make a card for any theme. Team members could choose our Charm Accordion, Fancy Label Accordion or Landscape Rectangle Accordion.  We also have two new Add-ons sets to fit our Landscape Rectangle Accordion - the Fence Add-ons and the Cupcake Add-ons.

For my card and video I am teaching a mixed Landscape Rectangle Accordion featuring a center Cupcake Add-ons page and two dangling cupcake charms.

Learn how I made this card by watching the full video tutorial here:

My card measures 3.5" x 6" in the closed position and it can be mailed easily in the shorter business envelope. When the card is closed the dangling cupcake charm is backed by a big decorated cupcake. The Short Rectangles - Crosshatch die set made the paper frame and inner crosshatch rectangle. I used the Circles - Crosshatch die set to make the circle frame. The cupcake charm is from our Birthday Charms die set.

When the card is opened the charms dangle in the circle openings and the center page is a row of cupcakes using the Cupcake Add-ons set.

Patterned papers are older ones from my stash. They are a mixture of Photo Play, Echo Park and some old retired Cosmo Cricket. Designer Challenge videos are not paper-specific, however, and are meant to just teach techniques and ideas that can be customized with custom colors and themes. For this card, think beyond birthday to other themes where cupcakes (could they be muffins?) would work. A celebratory or congratulations card, for instance. Combine with our Baking Charms or Coffee Charms for a different look. You'll also find great inspiration from the team below, including cupcake accordions for "you're sweet" and Christmas.

Ready to give this card a try? Here are the dies and supplies:

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Tim to check out the wonderful ACCORDION inspiration from our team. In each case you can click the designer's name to open their blog post in a new window. On their blog posts you'll find additional photos, supply lists and, in some cases, even videos!

Lois Bak made this delightful 3-page mixed accordion with the Landscape and the Fence Add-ons. I love how she added the Backyard Charms for her fairy garden and found the perfect older stamp in her stash for the sentiment. Gorgeous!

Jen Webster made a 3-page Landscape Rectangle Accordion in a Halloween theme and I love the vibrant colors and high creep-value to the embellishments. Notice her cauldron on the third page, made using the pot and cloud from the Good Luck Charms. Wonderful!

Suzanne Smit made a personalized 25th anniversary card using a 4-page Fancy Label Accordion and a ton of flowers from various sets. I love the classy color scheme! Suzanne also made a custom bag to present this gift. See more photos on her blog post.

Fran Sabad made a 2-page Landscape/Fence Accordion and included the Garden Charms. Notice the perfect shading on the watering can and the fun sprinkling of rhinestones throughout the scene. Fabulous!

Sandy Diller made a 3-page mixed Landscape/Cupcake accordion in a You're Sweet theme. I love this use of the cupcakes for a general anytime theme that isn't birthday. The styling on the cupcakes is scrumptious!

Nicky Foden made a beachtopia of a card with a 4-page Fancy Label Accordion decorated in a beach theme using a bunch of pieces from various sets. I love how she inlaid some of the spots in the polka-dot border and the relaxing scene she created. On Nicky's blog is a full photo tutorial for this card. Love it!

Sue Small-Kreider altered the Fancy Label Accordion in a similar way as when using the Landscape add-ons but this time to create a set of reindeer and Santa's sleigh. How clever! Be sure to click to Sue's blog for a full photo tutorial of this amazing card. Such a great idea!

Frances Byrne made a gorgeous 3-page mixed Landscape/Cupcake accordion and decorated it for Christmas. This is another great way to use the cupcakes for themes other than birthday and I absolutely adore the colors and styling on this card. Holly on the cupcakes is a perfect touch. So pretty!

Well we hope you feel inspired to make a few accordions of your own . Join us next month on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 for our next Designer Challenge with a theme of  HOLIDAY HOUSE - we'll be showing off cards made our Holiday House die set for a variety of occasions.

Also be on the lookout for the Mission Poppable challenge for August. It will go up mid-month. I apologize for not putting up a Mission Poppable for July - I was sick for a couple of weeks and the month got away from me.

Happy Crafting!

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 71 - Collection Pack Creations

Welcome to our 71st monthly Designer Challenge and this one represents a first. It's the first one that I've had to skip.

I'm under the weather and my voice is a croak. Unfortunately this means I've had to sit this one out.

So this month you get to peruse the wonderful creations of our Design Team with a theme of Collection Pack Creations. I sent each DT member two 12x12 Collection Packs of coordinating papers and sticker sheets and challenged them to use them for a card of any theme also featuring at least one die from our latest release. Their creations are marvelous, as usual!

In each case you can click the designer's name to open their blog post in a new window. On their blog posts you'll find additional photos, supply lists and, in some cases, even videos!

Frances Byrne created a triple Twist Flower slimline card also featuring the new Fun Flowers die set. I just love the way she styled the centers of the big flowers with the white pen detailing and the fun wavy edges to the background. Gorgeous!

Sue Small-Kreider created this marvelous summer themed card featuring the new Small Scenes Bam Box Pop-up plus the Fence, popping it up using the mechanism from the Fireplace. I love how Sue has made perfect use of the stickers in the collection pack to create a festive summery scene.

Nicky Foden created a triple-fold card featuring two Twist Flower mechanisms to animate her summery elements. I love everything about this card, from the delightful collection pack elements to the fun reveal-within-a-reveal. 

Sandy Diller altered the Iron Fence Pop-up to create a pop-up vase and then filled it with the new Fun Flowers die set. What an amazing transformation of that die set into something completely different. Beautiful and clever!

Fran Sabad created a slimline card featuring the Twist Flower mechanism to animate the flamingo stickers. Once again, the collection pack is being used to its optimum, with coordinating elements that are perfect for animation using pop-up dies. Lovely!

Suzanne Smit is celebrating a birthday today. Happy Birthday, Suzanne! This 4-page Charm Accordion is a wonderful mix of colors and elements. I love the use of the ice cream cones form the Sweet Treats charms in these soft colors. Gorgeous!

Jen Webster has an explosion of color and elements in this fun Rockin' Rectangle card. The mix of patterns and colors is perfectly balanced and anyone would smile to get a fun card like this. Wonderful!

Lois Bak shows off the new House of Cards Pop-up to perfection in this amazing summer-themed sculpture. The House of Cards works so well as a generic sculpture in any theme. The addition of stickers to the die cut cards adds pizzazz and fun visuals to this impressive card. Love it!

Well we hope the team has inspired you to look at collection packs and stickers in a new way. Join us next month on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 for our next Designer Challenge with a theme of  ACCORDIONS - we'll be showing off cards made with any of our three accordion die sets.

Also be on the lookout for the Mission Poppable challenge for July. It will go up mid-month. Check out the June Mission Poppable challenge here - you still have time to add your cards to the album to be in the running for website cash!

Happy Crafting!

 

 

Karen Burniston June 2023 Blog Hop

Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products - KB Riley LLC June 2023 Release Blog Hop. The Design Team and I have come together for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of 9 new dies. Sneak peeks of the new release started earlier in the week, and the dies are available to order NOW!

This release includes:

• 2 new Charm Sets
• 1 new Word Set
• 2 new Decorator dies that double as Add-ons Sets
• 3 new Pop-up Die Sets
• 1 stand alone Die Set

Dies are available to order now on KarenBurniston.com

 

For my project and video I'm sharing the assembly video for the House of Cards Pop-up.

 

 

This is an impressive pop-up with lots of versatility as it can be constructed in a variety of ways and sizes. Learn how to assemble this 4-story house in the video:

 

My card measures 6.75" x 4.75" when closed and includes a 1/4" gusset. The gusset is optional but for larger sculptures it can help keep the card flatter when closed. I combined pieces from our Rectangles and Labels - Crosshatch set, plus the new Word Set 17 - Congratulations and some poker chips from the Game Charms.

 

As the card opens the house of cards starts to pop up. I cut the majority of the cards from stash patterned papers that were glued back-to-back so that as the card opens the colors on the back match the front. I also sprinkled in some Aces cut using white cardstock and the suits/A's that are included in the die set.

 

Once open the entire sculpture is revealed. I dangled a couple of poker chip charms from the Game Charms by tying them through the holes in the sculpture.

 

See the entire new release by watching this preview video, and, for the first time ever, we are offering a Buy it All bundle option on the website that will include all 9 new dies plus 2 free gifts! 

 

 

 

The House of Cards Pop-up, Game Charms and Word Set 17 - Congratulations will be featured in our Zoom class for August. Keep up with all our upcoming virtual and Zoom classes on our Events page.

 

GIVEAWAY:

 

To celebrate the release each stop on the hop will be giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to some lucky person who comments on our blog posts, so make sure you join the hop and comment on everyone's blog post. Winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received on our blog posts by Friday, June 30th, 2023. Lots of chances to win some goodies, so just leave a comment on this post or any other blog hop posts to enter! Don't forget to leave some way for us to contact you, in case you are a lucky winner!

 

Karen B <---- YOU ARE HERE!

Lois Bak

Sue Small-Kreider

Frances Byrne

Jennifer Webster

Fran Sabad

Suzanne Smit

Nicky Foden

Here are the dies and supplies used on my card.

 

Sneak Peek - Karen Burniston June 2023 Release

Today we are starting a week of sneak peeks for our June 2023 release. These nine new dies are shipping to stores this week. For those without a local store option, the dies will be available for ordering from our website, KarenBurniston.com, starting June 23, 2023.

Learn about these dies by watching the preview video here:

Throughout this week the Design Team will be sharing ideas for the new dies on their blogs. You'll find links to the designer blogs in the sidebar of this blog.

This Friday we will have a blog hop that includes prizes for leaving comments and the new dies will be available for purchase from our website. 

Stay tuned for lots of ideas this week!

Happy Crafting!

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 70: Baby or Wedding

Welcome to our June Designer Challenge with a theme of Baby or Wedding. The team's cards are, as usual, wonderful creations!

For my card and video I am showing how to style the Iron Fence Pop-up as a rainbow.

Watch the video below to learn how to make this card:

My card measures 5" x 5.5" when closed. The front of the card features rainbows made from the Circles - Crosshatch die. Other dies used on the front include Border Blends - Trims, Baby Charms, clouds from Landscape Scene and Welcome.

When the card opens, two rainbows pop up, made by adding strips over the Iron Fence die. Clouds are from the Landscape Scene and Outdoor Scene. The borders are from Border Blends - Trims. 

The baby blocks are from Baby Charms and the stork is made by altering pieces from the Beach Charms. 

As mentioned in the video, I was reminded to try this technique after seeing a clever card by Sandy Diller using the Iron Fence as a vase. The arching mechanism lends itself well to other interpretations - perhaps a wishing well or a bridge. Or try the rainbow styling in other colors and themes.

Ready to give this card a try? Here are the dies used on my card:

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Now let's take a look at the wonderful Baby and Wedding inspiration by our talented Design Team. In each case you can click the designer's name to open their blog post in a new window. On their blog posts you'll find additional photos, supply lists and, in some cases, even videos!

Suzanne Smit chose wedding anniversary for a theme and I love her adorable Tiny Gnome couple in the Adirondack Chair. Using a hippo tutu to make a lacy wedding dress is particularly clever! Be sure to click over to Suzanne's blog to see her second version of this card. Lovely!

Sandy Diller created an exciting Slider Box and stacked Surprise Cube combo as a gender reveal. I love how she also added a Bam Box Pop-up on top of the stack of cubes for even more excitement when the drawer pulls out. Be sure to click over to Sandy's blog to see a video of this card in action. Fabulous!

Sue Small-Kreider cleverly created a pop-up cradle swing by combining dies in unique ways. The cradle itself is made using a Bam Box, so it can be flattened for mailing but will pop into a cradle as soon as the card is opened. Click over to Sue's blog for a photo tutorial of how she made this card. Love it!

Jen Webster stacked Surprise Cubes inside a card to make an exciting baby blocks card. The front of the card is also adorable, so be sure to click over to Jen's blog to see all the details including a video of this card in action. I love the sparkly letters on the alphabet blocks. Adorable!

Lois Bak created a gorgeous 3-page Landscape Rectangle Accordion for a baby girl card. I love how Lois uses Border Blends dies to decorate the outside frames and as shimmery corner details in the center panel. What a precious pink keepsake!

Nicky Foden made a wedding card in non-traditional but beautiful colors. I love this idea of customizing the card to favorite or wedding colors plus the addition of shimmer and embossed elements. As usual, Nicky has included a full photo tutorial for how she created this lovely Little Twist Panel card. Love it!

Frances Byrne has the perfect mix of papers, stamps and dies in this lovely baby girl card using the Paper Frames Pop-up. The addition of the Safari Animals is so sweet and I love her use of a partial label as a place to sign the card. So precious!

Fran Sabad made me go "Awwww" with this super sweet baby card featuring a Mini Ball Lion sitting atop a Surprise Cube. The front of this card is equally awwwdorable, so definitely click over to Fran's blog to see all the photos.

Well hopefully you're inspired to celebrate some new arrivals and new beginnings with these card ideas. Join us next month, on July 5, 2023 for our next Designer Challenge with a theme of COLLECTION PACK CREATIONS. We sent each Design Team member a patterned paper collection pack to incorporate into their challenge card. 

Also be on the lookout for the Mission Poppable challenge for June. It will go up next week. Check out the May Mission Poppable challenge here - you still have a week to add your cards to the album to be in the running for website cash!

Happy Crafting!