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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 28: Surprise!

Happy December! For this month's Designer Challenge the theme is Surprise! The team was challenged to use either the Parcel Pop-up die set or the Surprise Ball Pop-up die set for a card of any theme. Both of these dies... Continue reading

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Disco Surprise Ball (and one more Parcel Pop-up Magic Card)

Happy Thanksgiving Week! Over the weekend I hosted "craft weekend" where my cousin Jessica came for the weekend and we were joined by Rebecca, Becky and Karrie for card making merriment. On our Facebook Group, the Karen Burniston Pop-up Peeps,... Continue reading

Posted Nov 25, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Parcel Pop-up Magic Card Video Tutorial and Blog Hop Winners

First up, a huge congratulations to the winners of our November 2019 Release Blog Hop. Winners were chosen by random draw from the comments on each blog post in the hop. You will be contacted by e-mail for instructions on... Continue reading

Posted Nov 18, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Parcel Pop-up Magic Card Part 2

Yes, I know I've promised a video tutorial for how to do the Magic Card technique with the Parcel Pop-up die set. I ordered a rubber stamp to use in the video so I'm waiting for that to arrive before... Continue reading

Posted Nov 13, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Parcel Pop-up Magic Card

Happy Sunday! Tomorrow is the day that our November 2019 release starts shipping from our website. We've already shipped orders out to stores, so you might check locally first to see if they have the dies in stock. One of... Continue reading

Posted Nov 10, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Karen Burniston November Release Blog Hop

It's a fun and busy week for us as we launch our November 2019 release of seven new die sets. The dies start shipping from our website on Monday, November 11, 2019 in the order received. Tanya had the brilliant... Continue reading

Posted Nov 8, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 27: Holiday Accordions

Happy November! For our challenge this month the theme is Holiday Accordions. The team was instructed to use either our Charm Accordion die set or our Fancy Label Accordion die set to make a card celebrating the upcoming holidays. My... Continue reading

Posted Nov 6, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Karen Burniston November 2019 Die Release

Happy November! We have a fun 7-die release that you can order starting today on our website. Although it's a smaller release, it packs a big punch. Start mixing and matching with our other sets and the possibilities are endless.... Continue reading

Posted Nov 4, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Gingerbread House Pop-up Card with EZ-Lights

OK, I might have a new addiction! It used to be that I couldn't make a card that didn't pop-up. Now I fear that I won't be able to make a card that doesn't pop-up and then also light up!... Continue reading

Posted Oct 24, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Pop up Light up Blog Hop with Pear Blossom Press

As if pop-up cards weren't cool enough . . . let's light 'em up! Thank you so much for hopping along with us on the Karen Burniston and Pear Blossom Press Collaboration Hop! Be sure to comment along the way... Continue reading

Posted Oct 19, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 26: Autumn

Happy October! Our Designer Challenge this month has a theme of Autumn. The team has once again knocked it out of the park with their fabulous creations. For my project and video I'm teaching a fun technique for doubling our... Continue reading

Posted Oct 2, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 25: Enjoy the Ride!

Happy September everyone! First just a little update on die releases - we elected not to release anything specifically Christmas/Holiday this year. Our July release contained so many dies that can be styled for holiday (Photo Collage, Triple Flip, Barn,... Continue reading

Posted Sep 4, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 24: Fun on the Farm

For this month's Designer Challenge we have a theme of Fun on the Farm where I challenged the team to use the new farm-themed dies on a card. For my video I wanted to teach a technique of combining the... Continue reading

Posted Aug 7, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Class Projects - Kaitlyn's Crop Scrappin' Rodeo 2019

This Friday I'll be teaching at Kaitlyn's Crop in Spring, TX, plus setting up a full trunk show at the Scrapp'n Savvy booth. If you're coming to the event come see me at the booth. The class is sold out,... Continue reading

Posted Jul 9, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 23: Picture this!

Happy July! And to my fellow Americans, have a patriotic and fabulous 4th of July. This month's Designer Challenge has a theme of "Picture this!" where I challenged the team to incorporate a photo or photos into a card of... Continue reading

Posted Jul 3, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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July 2019 Farm Dies Assembly Videos

Happy July! In just two weeks we will start shipping our July 2019 Die Release. Over the next two weeks I will be posting the assembly videos for the new dies. Today I am sharing all the videos for the... Continue reading

Posted Jul 1, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Karen Burniston July 2019 Die Release Sneak Peek

In just three weeks we will have 20 new die sets available at KarenBurniston.com and at many of your favorite local and online retailers. You may pre-order from our website starting today, but do please consider pre-ordering through your favorite... Continue reading

Posted Jun 24, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Fathers Day Pop-up Card

For this month's Paper Pros challenge the theme was to be inspired by one of my previous videos to make a new version. I decided to revisit the video I created for Designer Challenge 20 that featured a mash-up of... Continue reading

Posted Jun 11, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 22: Beach Day!

I love this month's challenge! The theme is Beach Day and the team will definitely inspire you with their cards below. For my video I'm combining the mechanism from the Ice Cream Sundae Pop-up and then decorating it with the... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Cardmaking with Dies: Pop up Flower Pots + Save the Crafty YouTuber Video Hop

It's time for another Save the Crafty YouTuber video hop! We are one of the sponsors of the event, which is explained so well by Justine Hovey, the organizer: The Save the Crafty YouTuber Video hop is a celebration of... Continue reading

Posted May 27, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Thank You Stage Pop-up Card

For our last Designer Challenge my video taught a technique for using the bottom tier of the Cake Pop-up as a stage for a graduation card. The beauty of this technique, though, is that it can be used for any... Continue reading

Posted May 20, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Oval Frames + Flower Pot Pop-up Card

Here's a birthday card that combines the mechanism from the Oval Frames Pop-up with the decorator dies from the Flower Pot Pop-up die set. I started by making my entire pop-up off of the card so I could measure it... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 21: Congratulations!

Happy May! For this month's Designer Challenge the theme is Congratulations! Graduation season is coming up soon, so here's a fun way to repurpose the Cake Pop-up die set into a stage for a graduation scene. Watch the video to... Continue reading

Posted May 8, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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April 2019 Scrapp'n Savvy Class Projects

Happy Easter everyone! I'll be at Scrapp'n Savvy this Wednesday, April 24, 2019 teaching two sessions of this quarter's Pop-up Cards class. All pieces are pre-cut in the kit and you also receive a die to take home. The die... Continue reading

Posted Apr 21, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 20 - Happy Easter or Spring

Can you believe it's April already?! This month we're taking on the challenge to make Easter or Spring cards. The projects by the team are spectacular as usual. For my card and video I wanted to see how well the... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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