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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

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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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Two Crafty Chicks Pop-up Cards Class - April 2019

Hi Crafters, I'll be in Sulphur, Louisiana next weekend teaching a pop-up card class at the Two Crafty Chicks crop event. I'll also be demoing with a full trunk show at the Scrap Attack booth. You do not need to... Continue reading

Posted Mar 29, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Paper Pros Challenge - Spring Fever

For our monthly no-stress just-for-fun Paper Pros challenge, the theme was set by Sandy Diller as Spring Fever. I've been teaching a lot for the last several months and have been unable to participate in the challenges, but I lucked... Continue reading

Posted Mar 12, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 19 - Square Charm Accordion with Tiny Accessories

Happy March! We've got a great challenge for this month. The theme is Tiny Accessories and the team was challenged to incorporate Tiny Accessories 1 or Tiny Accessories 2 (or both) die sets into their projects. Tiny Accessories are designed... Continue reading

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

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge 18 - Love, sweet love!

Happy February! Our newest release is in stock and shipping! If you missed the preview video of the 18 new dies you'll find it here: January 2019 Release Preview Video. The theme for this month's challenge is Love, sweet love,... Continue reading

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

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Class Projects - Scrapp'n Savvy January 2019

On Wednesday I'll be teaching at Scrapp'n Savvy with our brand new release. Both class sessions are sold out, but I do teach at Scrapp'n Savvy once a quarter, so check the teaching events portion of our monthly newsletter for... Continue reading

Posted Jan 28, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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January 2019 Sneak Peeks - Oval Frames Pop-up

Happy Wednesday! Our January release is now available for pre-order with shipping starting January 31st in the order received. I'm working on assembly videos for the new dies and sharing them here on my blog as I finish them. To... Continue reading

Posted Jan 23, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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January 2019 Sneak Peek Week - Border Blends

Happy Tuesday! Our January release is now available for pre-order on our website. Last week I started sharing the assembly videos for the new dies and have another one to share today. As you look for inspiration for the new... Continue reading

Posted Jan 22, 2019 at I am not left-handed

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January 2019 Sneak Peek Week - Rockin' Rectangle Pop-up

Happy Saturday! This week we are showing ideas for our upcoming January release, which will show up on our website for pre-order on Monday, January 21, 2019 with shipping starting January 31st. You will find some great ideas from our... Continue reading

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

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January 2019 Sneak Peek Week - Ice Cream Sundae Pop-up

Happy Friday! This week we are showing ideas for our upcoming January release, which will show up on our website for pre-order on Monday, January 21, 2019 with shipping starting January 31st. You will find some great ideas from our... Continue reading

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

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