"Fun on the Farm" - Designer Challenge

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Welcome to Karen Burniston's August 2019 Designer Challenge, where the theme is 'Fun on the Farm".  Karen B asked us to use the new Barn Pop Stand and farm-related dies.

I decided to make a holiday card for our eldest daughter & hubby, who would move to a farm in a heartbeat if the opportunity presented itself. While the card may look nice and simple, I was surprised that it took me almost four hours to make and uses eleven different KB die sets!! I didn't have a set plan when I sat down (I rarely do) and just kept adding things until I was happy with the card.

For the barn part of the card, I stencilled a woodgrain pattern onto the red card stock.

It's easier to see in the YouTube video, but the green wreath is cut from glossy card stock and there is a panel of acetate behind the window. Both catch the light as the card is turned.

I couldn't resist having a little lamb peeking out through the barn doors. The ones on the front don't slide, but are adhered closed.

Here is a peek at the inside ...

There are three more wreath's, and the top window also has an acetate panel behind it. The doors do open and close on the inside.

The trees and stitched hills were cut from white card stock and smeared with a glitter paste for some holiday sparkle.

The lamb inside is wearing a Santa Hat from the Christmas Animals.

I added some stones from the fire pit in the Tent Pop Up.

I have also done a short YouTube video so you can see the card in action:

Supplies:
Red, white, black and Kraft card stock
1096 Barn Pop Stand - Karen Burniston
1045 Outdoor Scene - Karen Burniston
1097 Farm Edges - Karen Burniston
1056 Squares Crosshatch - Karen Burniston
1062 Evergreen Pivot Panel - Karen Burniston
1095 Tiny Accessories 3 (pitchfork) - Karen Burniston
1054 Rectangles Crosshatch - Karen Burniston
1022 Word Set 3 - Holiday (snipped S off Holidays) - Karen Burniston
1048 Tent Pop Up (stones) - Karen Burniston
1061 Christmas Animals (wreath & Santa hat) - Karen Burniston
1092 Chicken, Pig & Lamb - Karen Burniston
Green glossy card stock (stash)
Woodgrain stencil - Tim Holtz
Make up brushes
Sakura glaze pen
Sakura white gel pen
Glitter Paste - Bo Bunny
Silver foil card stock - stash
Red fine tip marker
Black fine tip marker
Nuvo Glitter Drops
Christmas cheer  stamp - Elves2Stamp, the Stamps of Life

Card size 5 x 5", fits in a 5 x 7" envelope

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Barn Pop Up Card

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I wanted to combine some of Karen Burniston's new release dies with the Farmer Riley & Sophie stamp I've had for ages and this is what I came up with:

I also added the tractor from the new Farm Edges, cut from kraft and then colour was stippled and painted on with dye ink and a wet brush.

The new Home Sweet Home die set is just  ... sweet!

Inside I used more of the new release - the Barn Pop Stand and Howdy. Rather than use the Barn as intended as a Pop Stand, I added it to the Cupcake Pop-Up. The fence is included with the Farm Edges, and the Tractor border makes another appearance but this time the tractor portion of the die was cut again from red card stock and adhered right over the kraft one. I used a marker to colour the tractor wheels.

Farmer Riley and Sophie work perfectly with the Barn Pop Stand! I paper pieced Sophie's dress to coordinate with the barn.  While the doors on the barn are intended to open and close - they just slide along the rails - I chose to adhere them closed on this card.

Supplies:
1096 Barn Pop Stand - Karen Burniston (shipping mid July 2019)
1008 Cupcake Pop-Up - Karen Burniston
Kraft, white, black and red card stocks
Polka dot patterned paper - Simple Stories
Farmer Riley & Sophie - Riley and Company
Prismacolor coloured pencils
Gamsol and blending stump
Sakura black glaze pen
Black fine point marker
Sakura yellow glaze pen
1097 Farm Edges - Karen Burniston (shipping mid July 2019)
Distress Oxide Inks
1054 Rectangles Crosshatch - Karen Burniston
1101 Home Sweet Home - Karen Burniston (shipping mid July 2019)
Nuvo Crystal Drops
1100 Howdy - Karen Burniston (shipping mid July 2019)

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Barn Pop Stand ... a Sneak Peek

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I'm happy to be sharing another sneak peek of the COMING SOON new release by Karen Burniston. The new dies will be shipping in just a few weeks, so you can contact your local store to have them place their pre-orders now!

I kept the front sweet and simple, since all the fun is on the inside. But with the chicken wire borders you might have an idea of what is on the inside.

The chicken wire is part of the new Farm Edges, and the Thinking of You is also new. It cuts as a single piece, which makes it easy to adhere to your project.

Here is a look at the card as it is opening ...

... and fully open. YES!!! Karen Burniston has brought back the discontinued Barn Pop Stand, which includes the sliding barn doors. I had so much fun using this set when it was available with the old company and so many customers have been asking that it come back. YAY!!

NOTE:  If you want to see lots more ideas of the Barn Pop Stand, you can check out my Pinterest Board here:  https://www.pinterest.ca/kaicken/cards-barn-pop-stand-kb/

I chose to do a re-make of a card I made back then. The inside of the barn is dark and there is a pair of eyeballs looking out. That card was very popular so people should also like this different way to do it. I will link that card at the end of my post.

The Tractor/hill is another die in the new Farm Edges, and here I backed it with the grass from the Nature Edges to resemble a wheat field. The Howdy is one of the new dies and I'm finding all kinds of cards to use that on.

Below is a close up shot of the barn with the doors open.

The barn doors can slide closed as well ...

The Pig is one of the new animal dies - and I just adore him. I love the shape of his head! The bib and fork are included with the new Chicken, Pig, and lamb die set.

The fence is the third die included in the new Farm Edges, and the hearts I added are from the new Triple Flip die set. They cut three at a time, so I added two inside the card and one on the front.

Click HERE to see the card I made back in 2015, noting that those dies have all been discontinued. It was the idea of the dark inside with eyes looking out that I wanted to update with this card.

I'm including a little Youtube video for you too!

Supplies:

1096 Barn Pop Stand - Karen Burniston (shipping mid July 2019)

Red, black, white, kraft card stocks

1075 Feathered Animals (eyes) - Karen Burniston

Silver foil card stock

Black fine point marker

Sakura white gel pen

1092 Chicken, Pig and Lamb - Karen Burniston (shipping mid July 2019)

Green patterned paper - My Minds Eye (old, from my stash)

1097 Farm Edges - Karen Burniston (shipping mid July 2019)

1006 Nature Edges - Karen Burniston

1104 Triple Flip (inside rectangle and hearts) - Karen Burniston (shipping mid July 2019)

1045 Outdoor Scene (cloud) - Karen Burniston

1100 Howdy - Karen Burniston (shipping mid July 2019)

1055 Ovals Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

1102 Word Set 10, Thinking of You - Karen Burniston (shipping mid July 2019)

Nuvo Drops

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