Welcome to our very first Karen Burniston Pop it Ups Designer Challenge.
I’m Karen Burniston and each month I will challenge my Designer Challenge Team to use Pop it Ups dies in some specific way. For our first challenge I gave them an easy one – simply use one of the three Pivot Card Dies to make a card of any style, any theme. Here are the three dies they could choose from:
Before I send you around the web to see the Designer Challenge Team’s creations, let me share a new project and video from me.
For my Challenge Card, I wanted to show a technique for doubling the height of the Katie Label Pivot Card by folding your paper first. This gives you a larger pivot area for decorating.
Speaking of decorating, the video will also show how to make the mosaic heart embellishment:
The video also shows how I made the two-tone stamped, framed greeting:
And also the label with the inlaid heart detailing:
Because I had used patterned paper for my card, I felt that it needed some backing strips to make it stronger. I used two strips of patterned paper in the back:
Supply List:
- Pop it Ups Katie Label Pivot Card die set, by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Pop it Ups Agatha Edges die set, by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Pop it Ups Fancy Accordion Album die set, by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Pop it Ups Oval Accordion Album die set (heart only), by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Blue Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz – Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Fine Pointed Tweezers – Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Double-Sided Adhesive – Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Glitter Borders – Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Metal Adaptor Plate (to cut Shimmer Sheetz with wafer-thin dies) – Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter – Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Technique Tuesday Ali Edwards “Love Always Wins” Clear Stamps
- Bo Bunny Patterned Paper
- Bazzill & Core’dinations Cardstocks
- Transparency + Staz-on Black Ink
- Stampin’ Up! & Copic Markers
As you saw in the video, I also made a simple version of this same card, this time using Glitter Border Stickers to cover all the fold lines.
I used the same technique for the mosaic heart embellishment but this time cut the hearts from cardstock and added a glitter dot to each heart. The mosaic heart went onto a larger piece of patterned paper and then I cut the same heart shape using decorative edged scissors. For the front of the card I stamped a heart in silver ink, randomly.
The greeting was another stamp from the set, this time inked in red and stamped on a vertical decorator Katie Labels piece. To highlight the script “love” I used a silver pen and then slightly shadowed with a red pen. I added large Glitter Dots in the center of the printed words LOVE.
I used the Katie Labels again to make the horizontal label, cutting the heart from the label and then filling it with glitter dots.
Supply List:
- Pop it Ups Katie Label Pivot Card die set, by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Pop it Ups Oval Accordion Album die set (heart only), by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Fine Pointed Tweezers – Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Double-Sided Adhesive – Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Glitter Borders – Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Glitter Dots – Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter – Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Technique Tuesday Ali Edwards “Love Always Wins” Clear Stamps
- Glitz Patterned Paper
- Bazzill Bazzill Berry metallic cardstock
- Silver & Red pens and inks
To see how the Pivot cards work without doubling (in the usual manner) check out this video:
Ready for a ton of Pivot Card inspiration? Time to hop around the web to the blogs of the eleven talented designers on the Karen Burniston Designer Challenge Team, plus one Guest Designer.
Since I used the Pop it Ups Katie Label Pivot Card die set this month, let’s start with some additional ideas for using that die:
Donna Wright has a lot of clever ideas in this card. You can click over to Donna’s Blog Post to see more photos including how she made the “to” by clever cutting of a Hello die and how she created the music lines (the notes are arranged in the Happy Birthday tune!)
It’s a good thing that Australia is a big place. It’s just big enough to hold Frances Byrne’s stamp collection! She always has the perfect stamps for any card, including this wonderful Bee card. Fabulous color scheme and composition. See more photos and a supply list on Frances’ Blog Post.
Helen Cryer always manages to pick the perfect combination of colors and textures for her cards. For this beauty she has combined the Katie Label Pivot Card with the Agatha Edges, Flower Set #3 and Happy Birthday dies. I love how she’s chopped up the Agatha Flourish to embellish the corners. See more photos on Helen’s Blog Post.
Another fantastic card by Helen Cryer. This time she used the Katie Label as a platform for some stamped and colored images. What a cute birthday card for a boy! See photos and supplies on Helen’s Blog Post.
Kelly Booth inspired me to try Copic markers after seeing so many beautifully colored cards on her blog. She is a master with color. Here’s a great example, with cute owl stamps colored to perfection. See more photos and a supply list on Kelly’s Blog Post.
Raquel Mason blew me away with her project this month and you really must go to Raquel’s Blog Post to see what I mean. She has a greeting attached to the back of Page 2 that is visible when the card is closed. Open the card and that greeting disappears and is replaced with a new inside greeting to match her party birds. Love this!
Summer Hills-Painter adds such fun details to her cards, including these sparkly rhinestone lips on this Katie Label Pivot Card. I like how she drew the colors for her cards from the patterned paper. See a supply list and more details on Summer’s Blog Post.
As you can see, the Pop it Ups Katie Label Pivot Card die set is very generic and can be used for any theme. Plus, it comes with five decorator dies in addition to the pop-up die.
Next up, some ideas with the Pop it Ups Butterfly Pivot Card die set.
Helen Cryer has another wonderful creation mixing some fun patterns. For this card she mixed in the Butterfly Accessory Die and the Agatha Edges along with the decorator dies that come included with the Butterfly Pivot Card. See more photos and a full supply list on Helen’s Blog Post.
This beautiful card by Fran Sabad is so elegant and has the perfect sentiment. You’ll want to visit Fran’s Blog Post to see her supply list and the equally pretty card front.
This card by Caz Counsell is a butterfly party on the inside! Love the pretty vibrant floral paper with the lacy butterflies overlaid. Great pearl accents, too. See the card front on Caz’s Blog Post. You can also see a great YouTube video by Caz showing the ease of the Pivot Cards on this blog post.
The Pop it Ups Butterfly Pivot Card die set comes with 5 extra decorator dies as shown below. If you want even more companion butterflies, there is a Butterfly Accessory Die available as a separate purchase.
Finally, let’s take a look at some cards using the Pop it Ups Heart Pivot Card die set.
There are so many things to love about this techniques masterpiece by Shelly Hickox it’s hard to know where to begin! The way she’s created the finishes on the gears and key (notice the key is part of the greeting) is amazing and she has the neatest faux rivet techniques shown on Shelly’s Blog Post. You’ll definitely want to check it out, plus you can see this card in action in a little Vine video on Shelly’s blog.
Karen Aicken has created two Heart Pivot Cards for this month’s challenge in two completely different themes. For this Christmas Card she used the heart to illustrate the stamped greeting perfectly. I love her mixing of Peel-off stickers into the card for a bit of shimmer and elegance. See it closer on Karen’s Blog Post.
For her other Heart Pivot Card, Karen Aicken used it to make a very special 50th Anniversary card. This has a beautiful mix of shimmery papers and creates such an elegant card. You can see more details on Karen’s Blog Post.
Gretchen Schmidt has the perfect tutorial for using the same card design with just a couple pieces of double-sided paper to create four cards that are the same . . . but different! See all the details on Gretchen’s Blog Post. This is a very practical way to produce a bunch of cards but have them all look unique.
Frances Byrne shows another use for the Heart Pivot card that is not romantic love – it’s a Baby Girl card! So many beautiful details on this card, including embossed hearts and Agatha Edges. See everything on Frances’ Blog Post.
Fran Sabad made this next Heart Pivot Card and made some lovely effects by nesting the two largest decorator dies together for a delicate frame. I also love how she hung the key from twine in the opening. See all the details on Fran’s Blog Post.
Finally I want to share a very clever and beautiful card by our Guest Designer Sandy Diller. Sandy wanted to keep her pop-up a surprise for the recipient so she created a gate-fold card and used the Heart Pivot Card on the inner fold. You’ll definitely want to check out Sandy’s Blog Post to see the card closed. Thanks for joining us this month, Sandy!
If you are a Facebook user I invite you to “LIKE” my Facebook Page: Karen Burniston Designer so you won’t miss any of the card ideas that post (sometimes several a day!) for using the Pop it Ups die.
You can also follow Karen Burniston and Elizabeth Craft Designs on Pinterest.
See you March 12th for the next Designer Challenge. We’ll be making Spring-themed projects using Pop it Ups dies!
Can you tell me the name of the paper you used from the Bo Bunny Patterened paper line to do your February designer card. Loved it.
Thanks Arlene. It’s from Bo Bunny’s “The Avenues” collection and is called Shutters. I love that collection!
hi Karen i live in mexico and saw your beatiful creations graciela
Your designer cards and dies are beautiful. Thanks for your hard work. Love, Love Katie! Just like a Boxer, always in your face. Easy to see she loves you.
Thanks for the great videos, Karen, and for the beautiful inspiration from your DT members. I love your new pivot dies, especially your tips on how to extend them to make a taller card – such flexibility!
I like the inspiration in the videos, and the examples are overwhelmingly intricate and beautiful, but the narration on the video is spoken so fast that it is hard for me to keep up. I have to constantly go over the video to re-listen. I am glad I can follow you now, though, because you are really a talent.
Love the new Pivot cards they are gorgeous and all your dies Karen.
Hi Karen, I love your designs! I think the butterfly pivot die creates such an elegant looking card, beautiful!!
I can not wait to get the butterfly pivot die!
Beautiful Pivot die cards! Can’t wait to get these dies in our local stores!
Love all of the idea! Not sure which pivot die to purchase first!
Karen’s pivot dies are so awesome and versatile.
OMG…just love the PIVOT dies and all the GORGEOUS cards that you gals created. I am so wanting to add these to my dies stash!! Congrats on your new venture Karen! Smiles.
I have always loved Karen’s dies. I just bought her new heart PIVOT die.
Wish I could take a class with her.
Carol b ( Cln crs)
Karen, I have almost all your dies but I have to say you really hit a home run with the new pivot design. I love it and so versatile as your other designs are too. I appreciate your vision of how to use the design for so many occasions. You are truly gifted. Thank you for your work.
The pivot dies are amazing
Love the pivot dies and cards.
Oh my goodness.. I really love your Pivot Cards!! I am going out today and seeing if my craft store has any of your Pivot cards and if they do I am buying some of them!!! Thanks for sharing with us!!
These are all just amazing!! Loving the new Pivot Dies!
Loving the new pivot range – the cards here are so inspiring
Sue
Who does not love a card that pivots…love all the designs!
I would like to pivot on my heels and find these Pivot Pop Up Dies right on my desk so I could continue my pivot around my Studio until I made one of each of these lovely samples saved here! How happy I would be…..the snow would even bother me! LOL I could just Pivot my way through until spring……
Wow, I’m just beginning to see the possibilities of these pivot cards! Can’t wait to try some of the new techniques.
Wowza!!! All the samples are fabulous!!! So many great ideas. I can’t wait to get my hands on the PIVOT dies.
I just love, love, love all of the Pivot dies ;- ) and these cards are such great inspiration! Thanks!
I loved the tutorial and I was wondering is there a way to get a larger card using the accordion card by sizzix? The one at the top of the blog looks like it. I bought it but I don;t like the skinny frame.
The Videos are so grand! I like to see all of your ideas – Loving that Katie Label Die very much – I have several of your pop up cards and I am loving these PIVOT dies and what you can do with them. Thanks for giving demo’s on the dies Karen because it surely helps in creating! Have a lovely day!
Wow! Over 76 comments already! I hope I’m the lucky winner. I love these Pop-it Up dies and the wonderful samples the design team members have made with the dies. I need to win because my checkbook can’t handle my purchasing all the wonderful dies. I was sad that your relationship with Sizzix has been terminated, Karen, but the new connection with Elizabeth Crafts seems to be opening new possibilities for you. Keep up bringing us new pivot dies.
Fran’s heart pivot cards are stunning- love the edging and the delicate layers.
Love all your cards & can’t wait to get some pivot dies.
I love the ease with which you can create different size cards with the PIVOT dies.
Carol b(Cln crs)
I’m loving these new pivot dies and the design team has done an awesome job with their cards…I have to go back and study them one more time. Thanks for the inspiration!
After watching the Pivot card video, I just had to rush out and buy those dies! The how-to video is inspiring. Thanks.
Love these Pivot dies!! These cars are awesome. I want some Pivot dies for myself so I can also make awesome cards.
Wow! Amazingly artistic! I love these new pivot cards. Can’t wait to see the dies locally. Going to have to bookmark the page as I just love the ideas.
Wow – Pivot card dies – I want them all!!! Thanks for the fab inspiration – I love that they’re all so different!
Your Pivot card dies make it look like i’ve spend hours on each individual card. Love them.
Love the new dies. Friends think I am so much more talented than I am when I send cards with a Pivot feature in them. Can’t wait to get others.
The larger card space on the new Pivot dies give more real estate to work with embellishments ! Fabulous !
Can’t wait to start creating with these fabulous dies!
The team has used some great colors that have my creative juices overflowing.
Now if I could just get my hands on those dies 🙂
Wow, another chance to win one of the Pivot die sets. I love them all and love, love all the samples being posted.
Love the pivot cards. The tutorials are great. Thanks so much for sharing.
I love your pivot cards! Your design team is wonderful.
Oval Pivot Die, Lucy Label and Lots of Pop Its arrived in the mail today. My toes were doing the “pivot dance” !!! The pivot card dies are so clever. Thank you Karen for your new designs. I just love them so much!!
Absolutely loving your pivot dies and adorable cards!
These cards made with the Pivot dies are really cool! Hadn’t seen the dies before. Glad I have now.
Love the “pivot” cards. Can’t wait to start using my dies?
What fun receiving a pivot card would be. Thanks for sharing video and ideas.
I love all the beautiful and inspiring “pivot” cards, and the video is wonderful, I love the technic to make the card bigger and have more space for pictures or embellishments. You are all amazing!!!. Maria V.
I love the Butterfly PIVOT, it is so PIVOTAL that it pivots.
I am surprised at how easy the Pivot card is to use.
I am ‘pivotíng”in joy with the chances I have to win some more dies love love love them
I love the pivot cards. I have to add them to my stash. So glad you have new dies!
OMG, I am in love with all the wonderful new pivot dies! as I said on Karen’s website, they are killing me! I have to have everything! I think that Elizabeth Craft and Karen Burniston is the best combo in the crafting industry! Karen you have outdone yourself!
WOW!! All the wonderful ideas with your new dies…just love them. My favorite is the heart pivot…I need to add this to my stash. Thank you for all the new goodies.
Wow! Love your cards. Will definitely have to try this. I am having so much fun with all your new dies. THANK YOU!
I love cards that move! and these new pivot cards are no exception. Who would have thought about a pivot?
WOW! amazing! thanks for all the inspiration …. these pivot cards are amazing!
Sandra ltb
Such amazing cards by an incredible design team! Love the pivot heart die. I’d pivot with delight if I were chosen to win it. Thank you for the chance.
Love the Pivot cards.
Love how the butterflies pivot! I ordered a few dies but I think I need more.
Love the versatality of the new pivot cards., especially liked the butterfly card. Karen is so talented- just love what dies she comes up with. Thanks.
Karen, you reached a pivotal point in your career and have landed on your feet! I am glad that you and Elizabeth Craft have teamed up! These dies are amazing and I am looking forward to buying them!
I am in love with all of your pivot and accordion card dies. They are so clever and so well received by recipients of one of these cards. I look forward to seeing each new idea that you present.
Love the Pivot dies and card samples.
I love the new Pivot cards and dies. I can’t wait to get hands on them.
Wow, what a give away…if I ever won I would have a heart attack and not be able to collect, so I will just Pivot over to saying I have ordered, and am impatiently waiting. I have many of your items already, but always have to HAVE MORE. Thanks for all your wonderful ideas!
Love these Pivot cards, lots of inspiration. Thanks
Loove these new Pivot cards. I can’t wait until I have them all
Great ideas for the Pivot cards. Really want to try this.
I love the dies. Can’t wait to get my hands on them!
I love the new Pivot dies. Can’t wait to get my hands on them!
Great cards. How about a Katie card?
I am so looking forward to using the new pivot dies, hmmmm, which ones to order first?
I am very happy to say I am the proud owner of all the new Pivot dies. They are fabulous.
I love every one of these new pivot cards and just might have to get all of them.
I love the vids, the popup pivot dies are the best, I have one but I really want them all. I’m a card maker what fun this is going to be
love how these pivot-but i like all your dies!
Looking forward to adding the pivot dies to my stash. Awesome cards. What a talented crew you have assembled!
Love the Pivot die concept! Love, love, love that I can design a card of any shape and size and if the pivot die will fit within the card’s boundaries… I have a pivot/flip card! Voila! Think the Katie die is my favourite only because you named it after one of your furbabies ;-).
Can’t wait to get the pivot dies! You are awesome Karen !
Karen, I love all the pivot Cards you have designed…I can’t wait to play with them. I wasn’t able to take your class at CHA but I loved my personal demo you gave to me at the show. Now to get to play with them !!!!
Your cards are great. I really like the way they pivot. I’ll have to get all of the pivot card dies!
Love your pivot dies 🙂
I am in awe of your card designs! I “pivot” back and forth about which is my favorite! (LOL) Thanks for the inspiration. It was nice to meet you at Simple Pleasures in Colorado Springs.
Ohhhhh . . . I can’t wait to pivot with these awesome dies! So fun!
Wow! Look at all the inspiration, love the video – will be watching that a few times more. I think you have created some Pivot-able designs for the die industry. I’ll be getting them for sure!!
Wow! The pivot cards are wonderful! Thanks so much for all of the great examples. Can’t wait to get my hands on the pivot dies!!
Love these pivot cards! It is hard to choose a favorite!
How I would love to own some of these dies to make the Pivot cards! Have not seen them in any stores around where I live. Guess I will have to find them online somewhere!
Pivot cards are awesome!!!!
Karen there are so many beautiful options with your new dies I may have to pivot my attention away from other things to make some of these. I especially like the Pivot cards! You have a hit on your hands.
Mary Puskar
Love the new Pivot Dies especially the Heart. Can’t wait to include them in my stash. Thanks to Karen for her incredible creativity.
The Pivot Card Dies are fabulous. So many gorgeous card creations. Love them all!
Karen, this is an awesome video! Thanks for sharing. The designers cards are so wonderful and fill me with inspiration. I can’t wait to get my hands on some PIVOT card dies! thanks Elizabeth Crafts for a chance to win!
Thanks for the great tips on making the pivot card. Love the mosaic heart. So many gorgeous cards from all the designers. Thanks to everyone for sharing these amazing projects
Wow Karen, love these new pivot dies and cards. Sure hoping I can find some at a store near me. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the brilliant video and the extended size technique. We took delivery of the new collection last week at our craft centre and I and my customers are loving your new designs. Your design team has done a fantastic job at showcasing how versatile these dies are.
Wanted to add that the PIVOT dies are fabulous!
Love all your ideas and these new pivot cards are so great! I want one of each of them.
I love the Pivot card dies, can not wait to get more. Thank you for your creativity and inspiration
AWESOME AWESOME Post and AWEMAZING Cards!!!!
Amazing video Karen, you never fail to inspire us with your dies and your videos. Awesome inspiration from the Design Team too 🙂
Cool technique for elongating that wonderful Katie Label. Can’t wait to play with it!
Cheers
Karen A
Wow, I need to watch the video again to capture all that awesomeness! Love that mosaic heart & I have GOT to get more of that glitter – one in every color please. The Silk Microfine Glitter is so soft & powder like & is so nice to work with. A big round of applause to the Designer Challenge team – we hit it off good. Great job to all & can’t wait for next month’s challenge.