This card was made for Craft Roulette #209 whose parameters included a tri-fold card, sleigh ride colors, joke(s)or funny element and out of proportion. It has a number of insider jokes in it for that Craft Roulette fan to get.
The card uses a purchase A6 cardbase (4.625 in x 6.25 in) as a top fold and two pieces of decorative 6 in x 8 in paper.
This card was made for Craft Roulette #208 whose parameters included a joy-fold card, buggy ride colors, sticks and stones element and trim(s) or trimming(s).
For this joy-fold card I used the colors of a buggy ride to the lake to go camping with a fishing stick and campfire stones. The lake is made of blue rick-rack trim on acetate. All dies used are by Karen Burniston.
Cardbase: A joy-fold is basically a smaller card that interleaves with a larger card. My smaller card is an oval cut from acetate and sandwiched between some kraft splattered cardstock with the cardstock folded and glued into the larger purchased 5×7 cardbase. The larger cardbase had its front panel trimmed to 4-inches wide. The larger cardbase was covered with green grass paper inside (covering over the kraft cardstock) and its front panel covered with blue dotted paper.
Lake: The front of the oval acetate flap was covered with rick-rack using double-sided tape. A kraft cardstock tab was added to make it easier to open the velco fastener that keeps the card close and the bam boxes from popping open. The tab is stamped with “Lift the flap.” The sentiment of “Hello nature” is cut using the Word Set 6 – Summer set.
Tent:Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page. The tent pop-up can be made with out the cording, but I chose to add the cording using tiny brads on another layer of grass green cardstock to attach it.
Animals: The racoon and fox are made with the Woodland Animals die set. They are glued to small bam boxes to make them pop-up. The fish are from the Camping Charms set and are colored with pink and mint green glitter brush markers. The fishing stick is also in the Camping Charms set.
Campfire: The pop-up campfire is made up of five dies that form the campfire pit and burning logs. It is part of the Tent Pop-Up set.
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It’s time for the Karen Burniston April 2024 Design Team Challenge with the theme of Thirst Quencher. I chose lemonade as my thirst quencher and a card theme of a summer fete (festival or fair).
At a fete, there are generally small booths selling baked goods, drinks and other trinkets or handicrafts, so my card is a slimline (3 3/4 x 8 1/2-inch) card with three food booths using Karen Burniston dies.
Cardbase: Start with an 8 1/2 x 7 1/2-inch rectangle of a thick cardstock. (I used white.) Score at 3 1/2-inches and fold in half to create a top-fold 3 3/4 x 8 1/2-inch card base.
Booths: Cut three 6×3-inch panels of striped paper. (If you have longer than 6-inch striped paper cut them 7 1/2×3-inches.) Score and fold each panel at 3 3/4-inches. Using the pop-up center die from the Explosion Pop-Up, center the die on the fold of each panel. Train the folds as directed in the assembly video for the die set located at the bottom of the linked page. Glue pop-up panels inside card with the long side attaching to the inside top panel. Cover the bottom panel with grassy patterned paper. (I cut strips of the 6×6-inch patterned paper 1-inch wide to go through the pop-ups and cover over the striped paper.) I used a border print card layer to created the tablecloths on each booth table.
Posts and Banners: The posts are cut from glossy white cardstock using the Street Lantern die with the scrolling arms cut off. The pendant banners are made using the die from the Twist Panel Pop-Up set and threading them onto baker’s twine. The twine was wrapped around the knob top of a post before gluing it in place. (The two ends of twine can be taped to the front of the card to be covered over by the front panel.) The green bows that cover the looped twine on the posts are from the Street Lantern Pop-Up set. (I found it helped with the opening and closing of the card to place a small drop of glue at the top back center of each pendant to keep them from becoming catch-points, but still allowing them some dimension.) I used computer generated “Pies,” Lemonade” and “Cakes” printed on coiper paper and cut out with the banner label from the Lorna Label Pop-Up set.
Card Front: You will need to create a panel to hide the banner twine ends under. Cut a 3 3/4 x 8 1/2-inch of blue cardstock and a 3 3/8x 8 1/4-inch rectangle of dotted printed paper. Glue the dotted paper on top of the blue cardstock with an even border all around. Cut ten fishtailed banners from decorative paper using the die from the Twist Panel Pop-Up set. Cut the letters and shadows to spell out “SUMMER FETE” using the Mini Alphabet die set. Glue the letters onto the shadows and shadows onto the banners being careful not to cover the holes at the top of the banners.
Thread the two words on two separate pieces of twine. Die cut the “Enjoy the” from different colors using the Enjoy The Ride set. Once the placement of the words and banners have been established, tape the banner twine ends to the back of the panel. Glue the words and banners down onto the panel. Attach panel to cardbase front. (I used glue and double-side ½-inch tape.)
Pies: I created four pies using two different die sets. The top view lattice cherry pie and the key lime pie were created using the pie dies in the Baking Borders set. (I brushed the cherry pie red with a red glitter brush pen for some shine.) The horizontal pies were made with the pie die from the Picnic Elements set with the base piece cut from red and the crust cut from brown. All pie crust were inked with a light brown ink. The horizontal pie crusts had their slits inked red with an ultra-fine tipped red marker. I attached the horizontal pies using a foam square and a pop-up cube from a strip of white cardstock. (You could use the pop-up cube from the Oven Extras die set instead of making your own.)
Lemonade: The pitcher and glasses of lemonade were created from clear vellum with yellow cardstock behind. All the pieces were cut using the Picnic Elements die set. The pitcher is adhered to the pop-up base with a foam square and a drop of glue. The glasses are attached to a strip of clear packaging plastic with double sided tape all along the strip. The strip was threaded through the pop-up base and attached to the backside of the pop-up. (I covered the exposed adhesive on the strip with anti-static powder.)
Cakes: For these small cakes, I used the cupcakes in the Baking Borders set. I left the border base layer attached and trimmed off the excess behind the frosting. The bottom row has its center cake glued to the pop-up base while the upper row is attached to a pop-up cube.
Message Labels: The two white scalloped labels inside the card are for a personal message and are cut using the die from the Twist Panel Pop-Up set. (I did two to hide the seams of my patterned paper.)
Envelope: The card will fit into a #10 business size envelope.
This card was made for Craft Roulette #207 whose parameters included an A2 size card, ice cream store colors, tasty or tastes element and a banner.
I wanted to make a pop-up or 3-dimensional A2 size card for this episode of Craft Roulette, so I modified a 3D postal truck I had made for my mail carrier to say thank you to fit into an A2 size envelope (4.25×5.5 inches.) (See Mail Truck blog post.)
It’s Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston’s February 2024 release. These dies will be available for purchase on February 19, 2024 on the KB Riley LLC website.
Everyone needs a beach basket of fun! This fun basket can be used for a variety of occasions from birthdays to vacations to thinking of you.
Made with Karen Burniston dies including the newly released Beach Elements set, the basket fits into a 6×9-inch catalog envelope.
Sandy Cardstock: Using kraft cardstock, lightly spatter with brown paint. (I used Nuvo Sparkle Spray in Cocoa Powder on two sheets of 8.5×11-inch cardstock.)
Video link
Basket: From the sandy cardstock, cut two of the solid sides and two of “T” slats from the Woven Basket Box Card set and two of the solid sides and two of “T” slats from the Wide Woven Basket Box Card set. Weave the sides together and assemble basket as shown in video. Cut two dark brown rope handles. (You can also watch Karen Burniston’s assembly video by clicking on the link for the Woven Basket Box Card and scrolling to the bottom of the page.)
Bam Boxes: I added two Small Bam Boxes to the opposite lower corners inside the basket so that it will pop-open when removed from its envelope.
Sand Dunes: Cut three grassy strips using the die in the Wide Woven Basket Box Card set. From scraps of the sandy cardstock, cut three pieces as wide as the grassy strips and at least 3-inches tall. Using the stitched dune or wavy die in the Beach Elements set cut the sand dunes from the scraps. Glue the dune strips over the grassy strips, trimming grass away as needed. Attach the strips inside the basket as shown in the Karen Burniston video.
Umbrella: Cut one umbrella base and two poles from white cardstock using the dies in the Beach Elements set. Layout the panel dies and cut alternating panels of white and blue cardstock. Ink blend both poles brown and lightly ink the edges and panel seams on umbrella base piece. Slide one pole through the slit at the top of the umbrella base piece and glue to underside of umbrella. Attach the panels to the front of umbrella. Attach umbrella to the middle sand dune of basket, making sure it will not stick out of the envelope when basket is folded closed. Glue the second pole to the back side of pole for stability. Add flower outline to one panel for decoration.
Surfboards: In the Beach Elements set there is a surfboard base and a decorative leaf pattern overlay for the board which you can cut from contrasting colors and glue together. For the flowered surfboard, cut out three to four flowers using the flower die in the set. Separate the outline from the solid flower and attach in an alternating pattern down board, trimming off excess along the edge. (I covered my boards with Glossy Accents and allowed them to dry overnight before adding a second surfboard base to the back of the boards.)
Flip-Flops and Beach Ball: The flip-flop sandals and the beach ball come from the Beach Charms set. The sandal base I cut two of in different shades of orange and glued them slightly off-set to suggest the thickness of the soles.
Sun Tag: Using the small tag die in the Tag Book Pop-Up set, cut one tag from the sandy kraft cardstock. Glue the two-piece sun from the Beach Elements to the sandy side of the tag. You can write a personal message on the plain side of the tag.
Envelope: The 6×9-inch envelope’s back flap is decorated with extra flowers cut for the surfboards.
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I did an all day virtual workshop from Scrapbook and Cards Today with instructors Cathy Zielske, Mindy Eggen, Meghann Andrew and Jennifer McGuire. The dies and stamp set was designed by Lisa Hetrick.
Thankfully my family was kind to allow me to do this all day workshop.
Need a fun way to give gift cards? Make a gift bag tree.
I used the new Mini Gift Bagdieset by Karen Burniston to make 12 bags using patterned papers from a 12 Days of Christmas collection. You could use a jewelry tree or any other style of tree that would hold a number of bags. I made my own tree from foam core board and clear glitter. I plan to add gift cards, candy, crafting supplies and jewelry to my mini gift bags.
Bags: Cut out the bag pieces using the two bag dies for each bag. (If you use pattern paper with a design that has a top and bottom make sure the flat top of the die with the holes is at the top of your paper’s design top too.) Train the folds of the pieces. (I start with the tabs and fold that goes across near the bottom of the bag and then do the diagonal folds on the side that make the bag bottom fold up.) Fold the large back piece as directed on packaging and then add glue to the long side tabs. Glue front onto tabs. Fold in the tabs on bag bottom and glue shut. (You could use narrow double-sided tape instead of glue.) Let glue dry before adding ribbon or cording for handles. (I threaded the cording through the holes and tied knots to hold the cording inside the bag.) Using the Mini Alphabet and Numbers set, I glued gold numbers onto the front and backs of the bags.
Tree: Trace two of the trees from the downloadable pattern below onto foam core. (Pattern was cut from an 8.5×11-inch sheet of paper.) On one tree I made the slit go from the middle up and the other tree the slit go from the middle down. Using a craft knife cut out the trees. Fit the two trees together and adjust the fit by trimming off bits of the slits as needed. Use white paint (I used gesso) to cover any pen or pencil marks. Place the tree on a large sheet of paper to catch extra glitter. Cover a section of the tree with glue and sprinkle clear glitter over the tree to cover. Use the large sheet of paper to put extra glitter back into its container. Repeat gluing and glittering a new section until tree is covered with glitter.
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