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

More Amazing Interactive Cards Inspired by Sam of Mixed Up Craft

 

I have been having so much fun trying interactive card ideas shared recently by Sam of Mixed Up Craft. This one is a sliding waterfall. Watch what happens when the arrow is pulled: 

To really see this movement and the next card be sure to watch the reel below...

I could not resist the new coffee cup scenery stamps and dies from Altenew and made another tiered wiper card with it. Here is the view when the snowflake is pulled:

Still pictures do not show the movement of these cards very well, so I made a reel:

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Altenew Keyhole Easy Blue Jay or Cardinal Cards

I taught a Christmas in July class this last week and we made a Christmas card with this gorgeous layered blue jay die from Altenew. I needed some thinking of you cards to send to friends this week so I made several cards with the easy keyhole layering die cut set. The sentiment die is from Karen Burniston and the pretty sky paper is from Blue Knight Rubber Stamps. 

The same keyhole system die set from Altenew can be styled into a cardinal and I love how this card turned out! Which is your favorite?

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

More Tiered Wiper or Pop Out Cards

Sam from Mixed Up Craft has been sharing videos with various versions of Tiered Wiper Cards and I have been having fun trying each one. I finally received my backordered Spellbinders Dumpster Fire and Favorite Side Effects dies and stamps and created this card with them. See the arrow? This is what happens when it is pulled:

Isn't that fun? (See below to see this and the other card in action.)

Most recently, Sam shared a slimline double pop out version. I adapted it to fit into a 5 x 7 envelope. The super cute paper and pop outs are from Paper Wishes. Pull the tab and here is the surprise:

Here is a reel of the fun pop out surprises on these cards:

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen

Special Class with Karen Burniston Dies

Everyone who knows me knows I love interactive dies from Karen Burniston and here are the fronts of two cards I taught in a special class at Harts N Scraps locally here. But of course the real magic happens when the cards are opened:

We used Karen's Playful Pop Up dies with the Cat and Dog Add-ons to make these cards and had so much fun! All the dies and stamps you see are also from Karen Burniston. The next special class I am teaching features the Karen Burniston Bitty Ball die set. If you are local and want to get in on the fun, be sure to stop by or call Harts N Scraps as space is limited.

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Tiered Pop Out Cards

I get so excited when I find a new fun fold to try and I learned how to make this Tiered Wiper or Pop Out card from a video by Sam Calcott here. It looks ok here with a fun embossed layered card front created with an embossing folder from Spellbinders and a super fun die and stamp set from Concord & 9th called Toast Time. But look at what happens when the right side is pulled: 

The hidden layers pop out with more toast and fruit! I tried Sam's version but decided to go with 3 layers instead of 4 and embossing without patterned paper layers. On both of the  cards shown I started with my favorite Star Dream Metallic Cardstock from CutCardStock.

Here is another tiered pop out card I made with a shell die and shells from Mudd Puddles and little fish from a Hero Arts confetti die. Here are a couple more views of this card:

The sea animals were made with a die set from Karen Burniston. But still pictures just don't do these cards justice as the pop out motion is amazing. So I made a short reel to show you:

If you are a subscriber and can't see the video, click on my Instagram or Facebook icon on the right and you can see it there.

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Spellbinders Sweater Weather Friend Interactive Card

The cozy sweater on this adorable reindeer was stitched for amazing texture using Spellbinders July  Stitching Die of the Month "Sweater Weather Friend." It is not sweater weather here but I do like the opportunity in July to get a few Christmas cards done for my stash. This card has a fun interactive element- just look at what happens when the top is pulled: 

To really see how to pull this adorable Christmas reindeer up and down here is a reel showing that motion:

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 

 

Mermazing Stage Pop Up Card

I have designed two cards recently for classes I am teaching locally at Harts N Scraps featuring Karen Burniston's Stage Pop Up. One uses the Grass Stage Add On and the other the Party Stage Add On. The add ons dies simply change out the outer part depending on what you want. I had not played with the Sea Stage Add On so I made this fun card with many older dies from my stash. 

What is amazing about the Stage Pop Up Die set is that it stands for display and then folds flat to mail. If you are local, be sure to check out the two others I will be teaching soon.

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Honor Flight Cards with More New Dies

We are having a Honor Flight card drive at Harts N Scraps (where I teach classes) and so I am busy making more cards for the next flight our of our area. One of my favorite booths at the Novi MI show was Tall Mouse Cre8tive Artz and I bought several of their inexpensive cover Deal dies there. As you know I love the eclipse look so the stitched corner pieces were raised and inside strip is not. The saluting soldier and sentiment dies are from Dies...to Die For at ShopScrapbook101.com. 

Another Deal background die I bought from Tall Mouse was this stitched stars background that I made two more Honor Flight cards with. I added some stitched stars and the same sentiment as above. 

I used an older but unused die from my stash to make these three fun thank you cards for 3 of the veterans on the next Honor Flight. 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Flower Dies To Shape or Not?

Susan Tierney-Cockburn is the queen of flower dies and she can make a realistic looking flower out of paper like no other. I watched her shape her new Primrose dies in a video and thought even I could make a beautiful 3D Primrose bouquet. Susan's Serenity Gardens release at Spellbinders this month includes many flower and other dies. I received both the Primrose and the Astrantia sets, and decided to show them both shaped and flat. This card is a fun fold, and here is a look at the card when it is opened:

The embossed pieces were created with Spellbinders Regal Lattice 3D embossing folder and the other dies on this card were also from Spellbinders. I used magnets to close the three layers and here is a reel showing how this card opens to reveal the lovely flower and layers on the inside:

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

June Interactive Class Cards at Harts N Scraps

My favorite of the interactive cards I taught at Harts N Scraps this weekend was this pop up peacock card made with dies from Karen Burniston. My students loved it too! Here are the rest of the cards I taught:

The last two cards are rocker cards and the flower spins and the ladybug does too along its track. 

Cardmaking Joy and Hugs, Karen 

New Goodies from Brass & Bliss and a New Fun Fold

There are many book lovers in my family and so I couldn't resist the Bookshelf Beauty die set and Between the Pages stamp set from Brass & Bliss when I was in their booth at the Novi MI show. I cut a bunch of books and made this anniversary card for my book loving husband. The fold is called Peak Through Diamond Fun Fold and here is how it looks when it is opened up:

Here is another similar card I made for my daughter:

If you follow me you know I love eclipse cards and when I saw Brass & Bliss Circle Stitch Cover Die I thought it would make a unique eclipse die. I cut it out of a sunset scenery paper, raised the stitched circles and glued in the other pieces to make this cool card.

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen