Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 93: Make it Fluffy!
May 07, 2025
Welcome to our May Designer Challenge with a theme of "Make it Fluffy". I challenged the team to interpret the word "Fluffy" in any way they wanted. I think you'll agree that their interpretations are spectacular! For my card and video I wanted to use a few fluffy things. The first thing I thought of was clouds, so I incorporated them throughout the card. I also thought that frosting, ice cream and marshmallows are pretty fluffy, so I went with a birthday "sweet treats" theme to this Pop 'n Swap card altered to create a quadruple pop.
Learn this card technique by watching the full YouTube tutorial here:
FULL YOUTUBE TUTORIAL COMING FRIDAY (I'm out of town and the internet is slow)
My card measures 4.5"x 5.25" when closed, and can be mailed in an A7 envelope. For the front of the card I combined Nature Edges, Postage Pop-up (plane), Big Birthday Charms (candles) and Special Delivery Clear Stamps to create a cloudy scene with a plane dropping candles onto the slice of cake.
Open the card and the Pop 'n Swap reveals four swing arms, each decorated in a sweet birthday treat theme. I used Big Birthday Charms (candle, cake, streamers), Camping Charms (S'mores), Sweet Treats Charms (ice cream cone, donuts) and greetings from Sweet Treats and Photo Memories Clear Stamps. To continue the cloudy sky theme from the front of the card I added clouds in the background from Outdoor Scene.
One of the features of our brand is how well all dies coordinate so that as you build a collection you have more and more combinations to try. For this card I did not spare the dies and stamps - I just used anything and everything that worked for the Fluffy card I was creating. The technique itself, however, is made using just the Pop 'n Swap die set. From there you can decorate it in any theme for any style.
Ready to give this card a try? Here are the dies and supplies used in the video.
Now let's take a look at the wonderful Fluffy inspiration by our talented Design Team and guest designer. 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!
Kelly Booth has joined this month's challenge as our guest designer. Kelly was on our Design Team for many years and we're thrilled to welcome her back as a guest. For the Fluffy Challenge Kelly created two magnificent cards. The first is a Woven Basket Box Card featuring some fluffy animals (with googly-eyed peepers) and Bouquet Bits.
For Kelly's second card she made a scrumptious Ice Cream Sundae Pop-up. I just love how Kelly uses color with the dies to add dimension.
Sue Small-Kreider had the most cleverest of clever ideas and created the 3-headed dog named Fluffy from the Harry Potter series! The motion she created on this dog is spectacular and I highly suggest a click over to her blog to watch the process video. Amazing!
Suzanne Smit used the Triple Platform for a cute and fluffy birthday card. I love her use of the Alphabet for the greeting where she created a shadow layer around her custom layout. Adding whipped cream to the fluffy bunnies is adorable! I love Suzanne's signature use of just a few cohesive colors. Click over to her blog for more about this wonderful card!
Frances Byrne went with fluffy cupcakes for her challenge card and chef's kiss to the result! She combined the Triple Platform with the Cupcake Add-ons for a scrumptiously fluffy sweet card. The stenciling on the cupcake liners is just perfect for tying in the colors of the patterned paper. Perfection!
Jen Webster decided to use the word fluffy to describe the pillows on a wonderful Garden Bench Pop-up birthday card. Jen's signature coloring is on full display with those gorgeous butterflies. She also cleverly used chopped up bluebonnets to create the pink flowers on the tree. Wonderful combination of dies here!
Lois Bak thought of fluffy cats and fluffy pillows and combined both for a card that is the cat's meow! Love this use of the Lorna Label Pop-up to frame a fluffy scene. The color combo is so chic! Be sure to click over to Lois's blog to see the card front. Love it!
Sandy Diller made an adorable Little Twist Panel birthday card complete with a bunch of fluffy lambs. Everything about this card is Awwww-dorable and the "ewe" pun is perfect inside the card. I'm a fan!
Nicky Foden celebrates all types of fluffy farm animal with this adorable 1st birthday barnyard card. What a fun party inside the card! Nicky has posted a full pictorial tutorial for this card on her blog so be sure to click over. Amazing!
What a wonderful challenge! I am so impressed with the ways the team interpreted the word "Fluffy". Join us next month on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 for our next Designer Challenge with a theme of ANIMALS & CHARACTERS. The team will be showing off our various animal/character-themed dies.
Happy Crafting!