August Class Cards

In the classes I taught at Harts n Scraps in Rothschild WI last week I featured Spellbinders and Hero Arts dies and stencils as well as a Stage Pop Up die from Karen Burniston. Here are the cards I taught:

Aren't they adorable? Which is your favorite?

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Karen Burniston Cascade Pop-up Brunch and Pasta

Breakfast is my favorite meal to go out for, and I love a great eggs, bacon and toast meal! I made this card front with new breakfast dies, stamps and a crosshatch square from Karen Burniston. I also used a new embossing folder from Altenew called Ribbon Waves and my favorite copper cardstock from CutCardstock.

But just look at what happens when the card is opened! The pop up waffle-licious scene was created with Karen Burniston's Cascade Pop-up as well as her new Mealtime Elements and Mealtime Phrases stamp set. Here is another mealtime card I created with these same dies and stamps:

I CASED (copied and selectively edited) the napkins border from Sue Small-Kreider of Karen Burniston's design team. The salad was created with leaf dies from a KB tree pop up die set and  the wine glass is from her Wine Charms.

It is hard to show the amazing pop up motion of this Cascade Pop-up in still pictures, so here is a reel I made to show that:

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen

Spellbinders Stitching Die of the Month Trick or Treat

Spellbinders was thinking ahead with the new August Stitching Die of the Month, and now I have an adorable Halloween card done for one of my grandsons. The bandages on this mummy can be stitched or not, and I decided to simply ink them a little and glue onto another layer. Everything you see here is part of this set and in very little time I was able to finish this spooky card.  

 If you love this Spellbinders Stitching Die of the Month and want it right away, you can visit the website here and join the monthly club. You have until the 27^th of the month to sign up to receive this set and then look forward to getting a new stitching die set each month. But if you can’t commit to a monthly club right now, you can check the website after the 10^th of next month to purchase. If not sold out, the monthly kit products are available to buy then. However, the cost is higher and shipping is not free.

 I am a member of the Spellbinders Stitching Die of the Month club, so each month this year I will share cards made with that month’s die set on this blog, on my Instagram and on my Facebook page.

 Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

 

Favorite Die from the New Karen Burniston Release

As soon as Karen Burniston dropped her video on how to use the new Cascade Pop Up die set I just had to try one. I had a feeling it would be my favorite of the new release and it is. Sooo many things you can do with it! My first card is a CASE from several design team members who used Karen's Poinsettia die on theirs. Pretty front but look at the inside!

Three levels of pop up magic! It is hard to catch that in a still photo, so here is a reel I filmed showing the card being opened and closed:

I know I am going to be making many more cards with this die set as soon as I have time to play, and will be teaching with it as well. 
 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

New Cards with the July Release from Karen Burniston

Have you seen the dies and stamps in the July release from Karen Burniston? All I can say is WOW - she knocked it out of the park again! I just got mine and played with a couple of the new sets, but when I have time I will be playing and sharing many more! I created this fall gazebo scene with the new Little Bench Pop Up and the Gazebo Stage Add-on. This combo can be used for weddings or holidays or any occasion. I decided to add some fall leaves to mine. 

The new Toolbox Pop Up is perfect for guy's cards and easy to create with especially after watching Karen's excellent videos. Here is the front of this card:

There is also an add-on for this set called Six Pack Toolbox Add-on and with it we can create six packs of beer or soda. I chose beer:

Each of the new die sets released have matching stamp sets with perfect sentiments for each theme as you can see. The beer keg on the front is from an older Sue Wilson set. 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Playing with New Dies and Products from Recent Shows

I finally had some more time to play with new products I bought at the last couple shows I attended. This CAS card showcases gorgeous papers and an Open Window Die set from Blue Knight Rubber Stamps. I am busy designing cards for an upcoming class at Harts N Scraps featuring stencils and stamps from Blue Knight so if you are local, be sure to check them out!

I took a class with Winneconne Crafts at the Madison show and she featured this LDRS Stepped Edge Die and several ways to use it. This card also features more of the gorgeous paper from Blue Knight Rubber Stamps and some bird dies from Crealies.

The Stepped Edge die can be used along the edge of the card front too. The sand background was created with colored sand from Mudd Puddles and a shell I bought in their booth too. It opens as you can see here:

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen

Christmas in July Class Cards

My friend Deb Holms and I taught Christmas in July Fun Folds Cards this last week at Harts N Scraps in Rothschild. All the cards also featured Clear View Transparencies. Deb's card was the star card. My favorite card was the last one with the amazing blue jay from Altenew and the pop up frame from Karen Burniston. Which is your favorite?

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen