Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - Barns, Barns, Barns!

Hi everyone! Today's project for Karen Burniston's Designer Challenge is not at all what I had intended to share. The card I was working on just did not want to come together the way I had it in my mind. After struggling with it for it a bit, I decided to move on. While I was going through my papers, I spotted one of my favorites from Tim Holtz, and a little lightbulb went off - I could convert Karen's new Barn die into a birdhouse!

Here's how I did it:

Adhere paper to a thin piece of chipboard (I used a cereal box) using Elizabeth Craft Designs double-sided adhesive. Using the Barn die and the Small Circle die, cut the pieces for the house. Cut another piece of chipboard to the depth you'd like the house to be, and score 1/4" from the edges, and at each point where it will bend to fit the barn.

Next, paint the chipboard with Antique Linen Distress paint and make small cuts into the outer score line as shown.

Stamp the piece and ink the edges. Apply ECD 1/4" double-sided tape to the tabs and join the front and back pieces.

Create a bottom panel from another piece of thin chipboard and hot glue in place.

To finish the birdhouse, paint a wood candlestick with Brushed Sage Distress Paint and hot glue to bottom of house. Add a dowel as a perch. Stamp the bird from Tim Holtz's Nature Walk set and color with Distress Markers. Attach bird to house and add embellishments as shown.

All the supplies I used can be found at Elizabeth Craft Designs and Simon Says Stamp via the links below. The Barn Pop Stand set will be available any day now!

Karen Burniston Barn Pop Stand Die Set Elizabeth Craft Designs Double-sided Tape Sheets Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Tape - 1/4" Elizabeth Craft Designs RING ACCORDION Pop It Ups Dies 904 Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps NATURE WALK cms181 Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash MENAGERIE 8 x 8 Cardstock Pack TH93111 Tim Holtz Idea-ology 9 PLAQUETTES Metal TH92921 Tim Holtz Idea-ology BOTANICAL REMNANT RUBS TH93119 Tim Holtz Idea-ology NATURE Adornments Metal Charms TH93128 Tim Holtz Idea-ology JUTE STRING TH93139 Tim Holtz Distress Paint ANTIQUE LINEN Ranger TDD36272 Tim Holtz Distress Markers ANTIQUE LINEN Ranger TDM32434 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GATHERED TWIGS Ranger Fall TIM32823 Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK AIP31468 EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 Surebonder MINI GLUE GUN High Temperature GM-160 *Surebonder MINI GLUE STICKS All Purpose Stik DT-12

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Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my adaptation of Karen's wonderful die. Be sure and check the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog on Wednesday for loads of inspiration from the team and a cool technique video from Karen.