Batty Bitty Ball Pop Up Card

Hello crafty friends ...

It's time for Karen Burniston's September Designer Challenge, and this is KB's challenge  for the Design Team:  Theme: "IN THE WILD!" - make a project incorporating an animal made by stacking the Bitty Ball on the Surprise Ball.

I have a YouTube video for you where I go over the details of this fun Pop Up Halloween Card! 

Instead of the other way around, I stacked the larger Surprise Ball on top of the Bitty Ball for a 'big headed bat'. I'm not really a fan of bats, but this fella is pretty cute!

I went over all the details in my YouTube video, so won't put them here as well - but I did hand cut the wings and my #16 elastic had 5 knots to make it work for the Bitty Ball.

I didn't add google eyes or any other bulky element to my card, and it really does fold down flat enough to go through the mail with one extra stamp!

The Design Team is posting all of their fun projects for the challenge and you can check them out on the right of my blog, where I have their blogs linked. Karen Burniston will have her post tomorrow (Wednesday) on her blog:  https://karenburniston.typepad.com

Supplies:
1131 Bitty Ball Pop Up - Karen Burniston
1117 Surprise Ball Pop Up - Karen Burniston
Brad
#16 Elastic bands
Sakura white gel pen
Glimmer Mist - Tattered Angels
1139 Animal Add Ons 1 - Karen Burniston
Patterned paper - Anna Griffin
Seam Binding
1118 Flap & Closure - Karen Burniston
Large Puffy Brad - Recollections
Bakers Twine
1058 Halloween Charms - Karen Burniston
1055 Ovals Crosshatch - Karen Burniston
Vellum
Black brush marker
1014 Halloween Scene - Karen Burniston
Wink of Stella

Card size - 7 x 5"

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Unicorn Bitty Ball Pop Up

Hello craft friends ...

My card today uses Karen Burniston's new Bitty Ball Pop Up, and since these are lots of fun to SEE in action, I have a YouTube video for you where I talk about some of the details too.

The Surprise Ball Pop Up is VERY popular, and this new addition is about 20% smaller. Which means it fits in a standard A2 card, which this card is. That is going to make a lot of people happy. It also works WITH the Surprise Ball for stacking (think smaller head and larger body for an animal).  

In my Unicorn Flip Frame Card video I mentioned that I wanted to make a similar single Bitty Ball Unicorn card, so that is what I did for today's share. 

Here is the top view ...

This cute Rainbow tail is from the same Doodlebug Odds & Ends package as the other embellishments. It had a star on the one end that I cut off so I could make it into a Unicorn Tail.

The cute stitched wavy circle is from Your Next Stamp, and makes a good place for a stamped sentiment!

I chose to make a Belly Band to hold the card closed, and you can see in the video how easy it is to slide off.

Supplies:

1131 Bitty Ball - Karen Burniston

Elastic - 5 knots

text weight shimmer paper

1127 Safari Animals (Hippo Tutu) - Karen Burniston

1039 Animal Add On's 1 (Ears) - Karen Burniston

Various card stocks

Copic Markers

Gold Glitter card stock - Tonic Studios

Printed Elements - Odds & Ends Hello, Doodlebug & Odds & Ends Fairy Tales, Doodlebug

Patterned paper - Americal Crafts

1054 Rectangles Cross Hatch - Karen Burniston

Brad

Elastic band

Stitched Wavy Circle die set - Your Next Stamp

Magical Day stamp - Magical Day, Taylored Expressions

Sparkly flower stickers - Dazzles

Stickles

Card size - Standard A2 (4.25 x 5.5")

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Easter Chick Surprise Ball Pop Up

Hello crafty friends ...

Today I'm sharing a card that I made in early February. It was sent to Hochanda and was going to be one of the card samples when Karen B and Tanya were on the show, so I couldn't share it earlier. However with the Corona Virus affecting supply and distribution world wide, and the sheer popularity of the Surprise Ball Pop Up, they decided not to show that particular die on TV until they know when the stock will be replenished. No point in getting people all excited about a product they can't purchase!

More changes came about when KB and T decided not to risk their health by flying overseas with this virus, not to mention the risk of being quarantined in another country! We are a flexible group though, and the Hochanda Team did the presentation for them. The episode was a few days ago, and you can watch a replay on YouTube HERE:

Remember you can always see my interactive card videos on my YouTube Channel HERE.

Teammate Sandy Diller came up with the idea to put the Surprise Ball Pop Up inside of a pocket, so that is what I did here, keeping the outside simple with a layered circle, stitched heart and a 'thinking of you' die cut. And bling of course!

I had the idea to make a chick inside of an egg, so used a lovely white pearl card stock for the egg shell.

The wings were a simple circle cut in half - I wanted to keep the supplies somewhat minimal so people watching the show would know they could replicate the card. The Chick's beak uses the same heart as on the front of the pocket, folded and adhered with a bit of foam tape. I didn't have any feathers so did a quick run to the craft store. I think they add so much character!

If this was not a show sample, I would have added a lot more detail ... grass, Happy Spring, Happy Easter, an Easter Chick on front etc etc. But we had a set list of dies we could use and it was fun to show how to use those to come up with something unexpected and fun.


Supplies:
Yellow card stock
Yellow patterned paper - Sizzix (retired)
1117 Surprise Ball Pop Up - Karen Burniston
Catherine Pooler Inks
Scotch tape
White pearl card stock
#16 elastic with two knots
1046 Circle Charm Pop Up (circles & heart) - Karen Burniston
1075 Feathered Animals - Karen Burniston
Brads
White card stock
Blue 'foiled' card stock - Michaels
Pocket size - 5.5 " square
Floral patterned paper - Little Bo Peep, Crate Paper
1002 Word Set 1 Greetings - Karen Burniston
Stickles
Irridiscent Goosebumps - Queen & Co

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Valentine Surprise Ball Pop Up

Hello crafty friends ...

It's time for the first Karen Burniston Designer Challenge of 2020, with the theme of  "HEARTS - incorporate hearts into a card of any theme".

I decided to make a Valentine for our son and his girlfriend, and took the opportunity to finally use up this kraft, red, pink and white patterned paper. I also chose the new Surprise Ball Pop Up - I can't wait to see their faces when they open this card!

The video's on Blogger are quite small, but if you click over to my YouTube Channel you can view it larger or even full screen! Click HERE to go to the video.

I really liked team mate Sandy Diller's idea of holding the Surprise Ball closed with a belly band so that is what I did here. The Happy Valentine's Day was die cut and adhered to a Katherine Label label die then the label was adhered to the belly band in the centre only. When you slide off the belly band, the card starts to open on it's own. I could have probably used two knots on this elastic band (#16) instead of the single knot to tighten up the seams a little, but I'm happy enough with how it looks & works.

The 'love you' was die cut from gold pearl card stock and adhered to a red heart doily along with a couple of gems.

I have a whole bunch of 3-D stickers etc from a few years ago when I found them on clearance after Valentine's Day. But since I have so many of them, I don't buy any new Valentine's stuff! I did manage to finish off one of the 3-D sticker sheets on this card, so that made me happy. Since I'm hand delivering the card, I added this (bulky) rosette on the top. I love how it looks!

I have had this patterned paper for several years and while I liked it I'm soooo tired of using it year after year for my Valentine's cards. I have used almost all of it and the remaining scraps just went into recycling after I was finished this card. Done.

I hope you will check out the rest of the Design Team ... their blogs are linked on the right. Karen Burniston will have her post on her blog tomorrow (Wednesday). 

Supplies:
1117 Surprise Ball Pop Up - Karen Burniston
1011 Katherine Label Pop Up - Karen Burniston
1114 Happy Valentine's Day - Karen Burniston
1083 Word Set 9 Love - Karen Burniston
Kraft card stock
Patterned paper - Recollections
Accordion folded heart element - Recollections
Stickers - Recollections
Happy Valentine's Day Banner - Recollections
Bakers Twine
Brad
Elastic Band #16
Doily - Recollections
Gold shimmer card stock
Bling - Jelly Gems, Queen & Company

Card size.- 5 x 5", fits in a 5 x 7" envelope (hand delivering anyhow)

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Double Surprise Ball Birthday Card

Hello crafty friends ...

Let's start the New Year off with a BANG (my news) ... and a BOING (my card).

Before I get to my card details, I wanted to share the exciting news that I will be joining the Your Next Stamp Design Team!!! It's no secret that I've been a huge YNS fan the past couple of years. I'm honoured to have been asked to join their team and am looking forward to sharing lots more YNS creations with you in 2020. You can check out the Your Next Stamp Blog for the announcement details by clicking HERE. 

Now for my card ... I was inspired by Dr. Sonia on Instagram where she shared a triple Surprise Ball, but she was using Karen Burniston's original die that has long been retired. It made a larger ball and required a larger card base, which is why KB re-worked the die for card makers. I didn't want to make a triple Surprise Ball when I hadn't even made a double and was unsure how stable it would be. So I decided to go ahead and start with a double Surprise Ball for my first attempt and now I know a triple would work just fine. I keep seeing a pop up snowman using a triple, so that will have to get made at some point.

I have more photos and details below the video - if you would like to see the video on a larger scale, click HERE to see it on my YouTube Channel.

I started with this patterned paper that I've had for a couple of years. If you follow my blog it may be familiar to you - when I ordered it I mistakenly ordered THIRTY sheets instead of the THREE I had intended to. I am still working on using it up, ha ha.

I tried team mate Sandy Diller's idea of holding the card closed with a Belly Band, which is another great way to keep the card in the closed position. I made this one fairly loose so it will slide off easily, and wrote "Slide Off" on the back. I also used a butterfly stencil and makeup brushes to add some colour and pattern to the envelope.

While I would usually want dimension on those items on the back wall of the card, I didn't want any catch points in the lacy butterflies and greenery as the balls spring up so everything was glued flat.

With the double Surprise Ball layers and the foam tape - this is a bulky card that I will be hand delivering. 


Supplies:
Blue, black, green and rose card stocks
1117 Surprise Ball Pop Up - Karen Burniston
Patterned paper - Fresh Cut, Basic Grey
White shimmer card stock
Butterfly dies - Lawn Fawn
Butterfly punch - Martha Stewart
Circle dies - Hero Arts
1010 Flower Pot Pop Up - Karen Burniston
1026 Flower and Bee - Karen Burniston
Copic markers
Hologram circle stickers - Stampendous
White glitter card stock (scrap)
1053 Alphabet - Karen Burniston
Acetate
Sakura white gel pen
Happiest of Birthdays stamp - Birthday Blooms, Stampin' Up
MISTI - My Sweet Petunia
1111 - Cheers - Karen Burniston
Butterfly Stencil - Dollar Tree
Makeup brushes

Card size - 6 x 6"

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Light Up Surprise Ball Christmas Card

Hello my crafty friends

Welcome to Karen Burniston's December 2019 Designer Challenge, where we were asked to make something using the brand new Surprise Ball Pop Up. Since some of the DT like to work ahead, Karen had also posted the Oct/Nov & December Challenges well ahead so when I was creating my cards for the Pear Blossom Press & Karen Burniston Blog Hop, I also made my December Designer Challenge Card. Yes - this is a Surprise Ball Pop Up that also LIGHTS UP! I'm so happy that I can finally share it with all of you.

Before I get into the detail shots, here is a quick YouTube video so you can see all the details of my card.  

I chose a 6 x 6" patterned paper pad for my card rather than use one of the three patterned paper packages I challenged myself to stick to for my holiday cards. But this one had the feel I was going for, so I went with it. The paper has lovely copper foiled bits and I do love some sparkle and shine on my holiday cards!

I also used the new Flap and Closure to hold the card in the closed position and added sparkly brads to the centre of the circles.

The is the back of the card ...

 The ball on this card doesn't spin, to prevent the wires from twisting and possibly breaking. It just made sense to secure the bottom to keep everything in working order.

I fussy cut two tags from a sheet of the patterned paper, and adhered them back to back catching the side of the flap at the top edge. 

The PUSH HERE stamped circle has a copper foil mat.

Below is the card unlit ...

... and then lit. I punched out a couple of circles from the sides of the ball, and added a vellum panel in behind it so it would softly diffuse the LED lights from the EZ Lights Pack. There are two windows, and since the EZ Lights come with three wires/light bulbs, I adhered the third one on the base of the card to shine through the cracks in the ball.

It's hard to see in the light I was taking the photos in, but I did take one in a darker room so you can get a better look.

I hope you will check out the rest of the Design Team ... their blogs are linked on the right. Karen Burniston will have her project tomorrow (Wednesday) on her blog.

Supplies:
Patterned paper - A Winter's Night (6 x 6" pad), Recollections
1117 Surprise Ball Pop Up - Karen Burniston
Blue and white card stocks
EZ Lights - Pear Blossom Press
Pearlized Vellum scraps
Sakura gold gel pen
1118 Flap and Closure - Karen Burniston
Brads - Paper Studio
Copper foil card stocks - Stampin' Up
Push Here stamp set - Lawn Fawn
Bakers Twine

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

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Elegant Butterfly Surprise Ball Pop Up Card

Hello my crafty friends

If you follow my blog, you know I rarely post my cards in the same order I make them. This one was made the same week the Design Team got their new release dies and since I had just done the bright and cheerful Surprise Ball I wanted something more elegant.

I have been working with kraft card stock a lot these days, so pulled that out as well as some retired kraft and metallic patterned paper. 

Since this die creates such a fun pop up element, I'm sharing the action in a short YouTube video with more photos below that.

I decorated the ball with the flowers from the Woven Basket Pop Up and the butterfly from the Circle Charms Pop Up die sets.

I didn't add foam tape to the elements, as with all the layers this card is bulky enough! It should still to through the mail with an additional stamp though. It's also perfect for a card that will be hand delivered, because then you will get to see the recipients face when they open it. 

Supplies:
1117 Surprise Ball Pop Up - Karen Burniston - shipping mid November 2019
1118 Flap and Closure - Karen Burniston - shipping mid November 2019
1046 Circle Charms Pop Up (butterfly) - Karen Burniston
1056 Squares Crosshatch - Karen Burniston
1102 Word Set 10, Thinking of You - Karen Burniston
1080 Woven Basket Pop Up (flowers) - Karen Burniston
Silver pearl card stock - stash
Silver metallic card stock - stash
Brads - Stampin' Up
Holographic circle stickers - Stampendous
Kraft and coloured metallic patterned paper - Stampin' Up (retired)

Card size - 5 x 5" square. While it fits in a square envelope, in Canada square envelopes require additional postage. So I would put this one in a standard 5 x 7" envelope.

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New Release Blog Hop ... Doodlebug Pop Up Surprise Ball Christmas Card

Hello my crafty friends

Today some of the Design Team is having a Blog Hop to share some amazing projects using Karen Burniston's new release. There are also PRIZES!! 

OMGoodness, the Surprise Ball Pop Up a fun die set! I had actually intended on sharing this card on the 4th, when we could start with the Sneak Peeks, but opted to go with the Parcel Pop Up in a coffee theme for the Coffee Lovers Blog hop instead.

When I received the dies I decided on a 5 x 7" holiday card, pulling out some cute patterned paper and stickers from Doodlebug Designs. The ball is held down with twine and brads, and when you unwind the twine the ball POPS UP. Along with the Surprise Ball die, I've used the new Flap and Closure die set as well.

I'm including a short YouTube video so you can see how cool this card is when it pop's up. Oh, and the ball also spins!!

I added a heart border using the Border Blends Argyle die set, and I think the 'Popping Up To Say' from Word Set 4 Just A Note is perfect for the Surprise Ball Pop Up. I adhered the stickers with glue so they would stay adhered, since they've been in my stash for awhile.

I made a flat, post card style card and this is the back. Lots of room to write our message when I go to send the card.

 Be sure to check out the links below so you don't miss out. And remember the Prizes? Each of the participating Design Team Members have a $25 Gift Certificate to give away. We will draw the names on November 15th 2019 - so be SURE that you have a valid email attached to your name when you leave a comment. Otherwise we can't get in touch with you.

Would you like to increase your chance to win? I'd love to have you subscribe to my YouTube Channel - and you can leave a comment there too. That gives you TWO chances to win. Yeah!  Click HERE to be taken to my YouTube Channel.

Karen Burniston

Lois Bak

Frances Byrne 

Karen Aicken (you are here!)

Fran Sabad

Sandy Diller

Kelly Booth

Helen Cryer

Supplies:

1117 Surprise Ball Pop Up - Karen Burniston (shipping mid November 2019)

1118 Flap and Closure - Karen Burniston (shipping mid November 2019)

1090 Border Blends Argyle - Karen Burniston

1027 Word Set 4, Just a Note - Karen Burniston

1065 Merry Christmas - Karen Burniston

Red and white card stocks

#16 elastic

Brads - Doodlebug

Patterned paper - Doodlebug

Stickers - Doodlebug

Scrap of snowflake print patterned paper

Green pearl card stock scrap

Bakers Twine

Gift element - my stash

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

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Space Ship Surprise Ball

Hello my crafty friends

I'm back today with another Sneak Peek of Karen Burniston's new release and I'm using the Surprise Ball Pop up for a fun Birthday Card.

Here is the front, where I used the new Flap and Closure with bakers twine to keep the card in the closed position.

When you unwind the twine and release the closure, the Surprise Ball Pops up. My hubby inspired me to make it into a space ship, and I think it turned out SOOO cute.

Below is a short YouTube video so you can see the card in action. 

For assembly, I had to trim corners of blue side tabs or they would have shown through window. The windows are backed with acetate and then I added larger charcoal circles in behind them with foam tape for added dimension inside. I really like the depth this gives the space ship.

I also added flames and moon from the Rocket Pop Up to add some details to this fun space scene.

The background was done with wide washi tape, and Enjoy the Ride is perfect for this card!

I'm just tickled with how well this idea turned out!

Supplies:

1117 Surprise Ball Pop Up - Karen Burniston (shipping mid November 2019)

1118 Flap and Closure - Karen Burniston (shipping mid November 2019)

1109 Space Charms - Karen Burniston

Orange, grey, aqua, yellow, white, and coral card stocks

Rocket Patterned paper - Reach for the Stars, Starships - Moxie

Wide Washi Tape - Altenew

Acetate Scraps

Silver metallic card stock - stash

Black pen

1105 Rocket Pop Up (flame) - Karen Burniston

Brads - my Stash

Bakers Twine

1103 Enjoy the Ride - Karen Burniston

1116 Parcel Pop Up (rectangle) - Karen Burniston (shipping mid November 2019)

1030 Happy Birthday - Karen Burniston

Nuvo Drops

Card size 5 x 5", fits in a 5 x 7" envelope or a 5" square one. Square envelopes usually require extra postage though.

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