Happy Thanksgiving

I recently followed along with Karen Burniston for her October Virtual Class.  We made two Halloween cards using the Charm Accordion die and some really cool Halloween paper from Graphic 45.  This is one of the cards we made.

 

It was such a fun class that I decided to make a second card using the instructions -- only this time I made a Thanksgiving card.   It gave me the opportunity to use some of the fall papers that have been in my stash forever.  On the last page is the cute turkey from the Feathered Animals set.   The acorn in the charm frame is from Autumn Elements.

The back of the card is just as colorful.

There is also a charm on this side which was made with parts from the Baking Borders.   It was easy to make charms out of "non-charm" pieces by using the  dies in the Charm Rings set.  I used the smallest rings.

If you haven't followed along with Karen in one of her on-line classes, you should give it a try sometime.

Karen Burniston New Release - Day 4

Two of the dies in this new Karen Burniston Release are Snow Charms and Charm Rings.  These two sets are highlighed on today's card.

I made a card which was a total experiment using these two sets.  I say "experiment" because I was sort of playing it by ear as I was making the card.  You'll note the sentiment on the front.  It comes from one of the new stamp sets that are also part of this release.

I thought the mittens and the ice skates were just a bit small to hang by themselves, so I mounted them on circles before attaching them to the frames.  The steering bar (if that's what it's called) seemed too thin to try to feed the twine through it, so I knotted the twine at both ends and attached it to the bar with glue dots.  The charms are attached to the frames with the paper rings from the Charm Rings set.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, and remember to check out the New Release Blog Hop on Monday for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Karen's website.

Karen Burniston New Release - Day 3

Today's Karen Burniston sneak peek features a quiet, unassuming little set -- Charm Rings. 

There are three different-sized charm ring dies in this set.  What is so cool about this set is that you are able to make a charm out of any of the small dies in your inventory.  One of my favorite KB dies is the Fancy Label Accordion.  It may have been the first one of her dies that I bought.  I've made a winter card using it and the Charm Rings.

As you can see from the inside, I made charms out of the Winter Animals set -- the Polar Bear and the Penguin.  In addition, I used the two snowflakes from the new Snow Charms set, connecting them with a strip of acetate.  I attached all the charms to the frames using the middle-sized ring die.  

I'll have more about the Snow Charms with tomorrow's sneak peek.  And be sure to check out the blog hop on Monday for lots of chances to win a $25 gift certificate to the Karen Burniston website.