This card was made for Craft Roulette #329 whose parameters were: a book binding card, roadside market colors, plant (s) element and grid as random. I used Spellbinders and My Favorite Things dies to make this 4×4.25-inch card that opens up to 12×12-inches..
Watch the video below to learn how I made this card.
Cardbase: Score at 4-inches and at 4.25-inches an 8.5×4-inch teal rectangle of cardstock into a 4×4.25-inch book binding cardbase with a .25-inch “binding” on the left side of the card. Watch the video above for details.
Inside Grid: Using a thin paper that is 12×12-inches, fold in half and burnish fold with a bone folder. Repeat folding in half and burnishing until the paper has been folded down to a 3×3-inch square. Open up the paper and mark an x on the back side of the second square from bottom left corner. This will be the square that will be adhered to the cardbase. Watch the video above for details.
Planters: Using the Potted Pets die set from My Favorite Things, cut and assemble the bunny planter and the cat planter using the foliage and tiny flowers in the set so that the planters will fit onto the 3-inch square grid.
Sentiments: Using the Spellbinders How Does your Garden Grow Alphabet die set, cut “Happy Birthday” from eggplant cardstock and adhere onto the grid as shown in the video above. The from yellow banner foiled sentiment of “Hello There” was one I found in my stash from an early SpellbindersGlimmer Hot Foil Club of the Month set.
Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.25×5.5-inches) envelope with leftover floral decorations on the back flap.
Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products – KB Riley LLC July 2026 Release Blog Hop. (See GIVEAWAY details at the end of this post for blog hop list.) The Design Team have come together with Karen today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of ten new die sets and five new stamp sets. Sneak peeks of the new release started last week, and the dies are available to order NOW on Karen Burniston’s website.
Watch the process video to see how I made this card.
Stage Pop-Up Base: (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for Stage Pop-Up.) Using the Stage Pop-Updie set and a medium weight cream textured cardstock, cut two of the large stage pieces, two of the side strips, two of the polygon decorator shapes and five of the rectangle side labels. From white cardstock cut two of the polygon decorator shapes and one of the rectangle side labels. Cut two of the “L” strips from black for the groom and one strip from white for the bride. Following the assembly steps in the video above, waiting to insert the bride & groom between the two stage sections, before gluing the base together. Stamp sentiment labels. Add the rectangle labels to the stage side strips before attaching to stage base.
Gazebo Stage Add-Ons: Using the Gazebo Stage Add-Ons set, cut four of the woodgrain posts and two railings from cream cardstock. Cut two of the scalloped roof pieces from medium to lightweight white cardstock. Color the slate roof with alcohol markers. Assemble the gazebo as shown in the video above – adding the two posts to each roof section and then attaching the roof sections together. Cut and emboss six of the vine die from the Little Bench Pop-Upset and highlight the leaf veins with a fine tipped green marker. Weave four of the vine decorations around the four posts before gluing posts to the stage base. Once the posts are attached to base, glue down the remaining two vines to the sides.
Watch this video to see how I styled the bride and groom figures.
Bride: Using the Paper People Summer Styles die set, cut one of the figure, two sets of hair style pieces, five of the long skirt, two of the curvy top and one set of the flip-flop sandals. From gold foil cardstock, cut one diamond using the Wedding Charms die set. This will be the tiara that tucks behind the front hair piece. Assemble as shown in the video making sure to attach the “L” strip on to back side of the bride before gluing on her back skirts. (I used the Fun Faces 1 stamp set to stamp on her face before I added her hair.)
Groom: Using the Paper People die set, cut one of the figure, two sets of hair style pieces, two pants, two sets of shoes, one long sleeved shirt (use this shirt to trace the back piece with the open collar closed). Using the Wedding Charms die set, cut one tuxedo and one of the shirt triangle piece. Trim the tuxedo’s loop, sleeves and pants off. Glue in shirt triangle and assemble the coat as shown in the video above. (I used the Fun Faces 1 stamp set to stamp on his face before I added his hair.)
Flowers: Using theLittle Bench Pop-Upset, cut four or more sets of the flowers. Add yellow centers to the flowers. (I used a liquid resin to add the flower centers, so I did this first when cutting out all my pieces so the resin had time to dry.)
Sentiments: “Congrats” is from the Seasons stamp set While the “Love is the secret ingredient” is from Sweet Life Sayings set.
Envelope: The card fits into a catalog (6×9-inches) size envelope. The back envelope flap is decorated with the word “Congratulations” die-cut using Word Set 17 from the same purple paper that was used for the gazebo flowers.
Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
To celebrate the release Karen Burniston and each of the Karen Burniston – KB Riley LLC Design Team members will be giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to some lucky person who comments on our blog posts, so make sure you join the hop and comment on everyone’s blog post. Winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received on our blog posts by Thursday, July 30, 2026. Lots of chances to win some goodies, so just leave a comment on this post or any other blog hop posts to enter! Don’t forget to leave some way for us to contact you, in case you are a lucky winner!
It’s time for Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston‘s July 2026 release of ten new die sets and five new stamp sets. This card features the new Cascade Pop-Up, Square Cascade Add-Ons, Dessert Elements and Little Bench Pop-Up die sets as well as Sweet Life Sayings stamp set. New dies and stamps will be available on July 23, 2026 on Karen Burniston’s website.
Cardbase: I used a purchased (4.25×5.5-inch) cardbase and covered the four panels, inside and out, with frames and rectangles of patterned paper cut using the the two largest dies in the Rectangles – Crosshatch set.
Tea Party: The teapot and tea cup borders used inside and out on the card are from the previously released Tea and Coffee Bordersdie set. The square plates of cupcakes, doughnuts and sticky buns along with the croissants are cut using the Dessert Elements dies. (I used white cardstock and alcohol markers to colour the food.) The square plate dies have an emboss feature which works well with heavy cardstock.
Cascading Circles Pop-Up: From medium to heavy cardstock, cut one of the large mechanism piece, and one of the small strip using the Cascade Pop-Up die set. (I cut these pieces from white and colored them with a gray marker.) Following the directions on the packaging, install the mechanism. (I cut the slotted square from the Square Cascade Add-Ons and then used one of the smaller squares in the set to make the platform smaller, but still retaining the slot. I positioned one large square plate die with the movable slot die to fit on the middle platform and still stay inside the card when closed.) Next, add the three square plates with the slotted square on the middle platform with the strip going through the slot. Decorate with food and flowers. ( I used the green leafy stem from the Cascade Pop-Up die set, with leftover tiny purple and yellow flowers that I had from the Little Bench Pop-Up set.)
Sentiments: All the stamped sentiments come from the Sweet Life Sayings stamp set. They are cut out with the postage edged dies from the Square Cascade Add-Ons set.
Envelope: This card fits into an A2 size envelope decorated with teapots cut from the Tea and Coffee Borders die set..
Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
Materials Used:
Dies
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Little Bench Pop-Up – 1341
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Dessert Elements – 1339
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Square Cascade Add-Ons – 1337
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Cascade Pop-Up – 1336
It’s time for Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston‘s July 2026 release of ten new die sets and five new stamp sets. This card features the new Cascade Pop-Up, Mealtime Elements and Dessert Elements die sets as well as the new Mealtime Phrases stamp set. New dies and stamps will be available on July 23, 2026 on Karen Burniston’s website.
Cardbase: I used a purchased (4×5.5-inch) cardbase and covered the four panels, inside and out, with rectangles of patterned paper.
Food: The two plates of food come from the Mealtime Elements die set. Cut two of the large plates from white cardstock and use the embossing feature of the die to get the ridged rim of the plate. Cut one of the large slotted circle from the Cascade Pop-Up die set and then cut and emboss the large plate from the slotted circle making sure to leave enough space around the slot. Use a blue fine-tipped marker to mark the inner circles of the plates. (I cut all the food from white cardstock and then colored them with alcohol markers. The parmesan chicken uses the die stencil feature for the grill marks and some Nuvo Drops for the cheese slice.The trick to coloring broccoli is to color the top florets a yellow green and then add dots of the darker green so some of the yellow green shows.) Glue food to plates. Stamp sentiments before gluing in place.
Cascading Circles Pop-Up: From gray cardstock, cut one of the large mechanism piece, and one of the small strip using the Cascade Pop-Up die set. (I cut these pieces from white and colored them with a gray marker.) Following the directions on the packaging, install the mechanism and the three plate circles with the slotted circle on the middle platform with the strip going through the slot.
Card Front: I cut six of the smaller square plates from the Dessert Elements die set using thin, white paper and then cut on the diagonal to make triangles. These triangles cover the edge of the plate that over-hangs my cardbase because the cardbase is .25-inches less than a traditional A2 (4.25×5.5-inches) cardbase. The two wine glasses and wine bottle are cut from clear vellum using the Wine Charms die set. Alcohol markers were used to color the bottle and glasses.
Sentiments: The “Ristorante Italiana” menus were computer generated using a script font. “You are pasta-tively amazing” and “You have great taste” are from the Mealtime Phrases stamp set. All the circles were cut using the plate dies in the Mealtime Elements die set.
Envelope: This card fits into an A2 size envelope.
Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
Materials Used:
Dies
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Dessert Elements – 1339
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Mealtime Elements – 1338
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Cascade Pop-Up – 1336
This card was made for Craft Roulette #328 whose parameters were: an A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) card, Tutti Fruiti colors, container(s) element and unusual color as random. I used Karen Burniston dies and stamp sets including the soon to be released Toolbox Pop-Up, Six Pack Toolbox Add-Ons, Cascade Pop-Up dies and the Beer and Soda Sayings stamps.
Watch the video below to learn how I made this card.
Cardbase: Score and fold an 11×4.25-inch neon pink rectangle of cardstock into a 4.25×5.5-inch cardbase. Cut four 4×5.25-inch rectangles of lime green cardstock and glue on to the cardbase panels.
Six Pack Root Beer Pop-Up: w.
Bubbles: The bubble decorations are created by using the circles in the Cascade Pop-Up set to cut various size and shades of pink circles as well as vellum and pearlescent vellum circle. Sparkle spots and hearts are added for accents and tiny bubbles.
Sentiments: Using the Beer and Soda Sayings stamp set, stamp the “Root Beer” labels twice from white and die cut using the rectangle die in the Six Pack Toolbox Add-Ons die set. Ink blend labels with a light pink ink. From the Stage Scenes set stamp “Happy Birthday to you” in black and die cut using the medium circle in the Cascade Pop-Up die set. Use the smallest banner die in the Greeting Labels die set to cut out ” Hope your day pops” from the Beer and Soda Sayings stamp set and glue on to the popping circle with uses the largest Fireworksdie and leaves from the leaf stem in the Cascade Pop-Up trimmed to droplets.
Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.25×5.5-inches) envelope.
It’s time for Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston‘s July 2026 release of ten new die sets and five new stamp sets. This pop-up Halloween card features the new Gazebo Stage Add-Ons and Little Bench Pop-Up as well as the previously released Tree Pop-Up, Halloween Scene, Halloween Charms, and Stage Pop-Up. New dies and stamps will be available on July 23, 2026 on Karen Burniston’s website.
Stage Pop-Up Base: (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for Stage Pop-Up.) Using the Stage Pop-Updie set and a medium weight kraft cardstock, cut two of the large stage pieces, two of the side strips, and four of the polygon decorator shapes. Assemble stage. Splatter drops of black, brown and white paint onto stage. Stamp sentiments before adding to the base.
Bench and Table: Using the Little Bench Pop-Up set, cut the bench from a black sparkle cardstock and fold as shown on the packaging and glue in place with the bench on one side of the Stage Pop-Upcenter fold and the table on the other. (Watch the assembly video for the Family Room Pop-Up to see how bench and table /sofa and chair are added to base.) I used a tiny tombstone with “Boo!” stamped on it for the table top.
Gazebo Stage Add-Ons: Using the Gazebo Stage Add-Ons set, cut four of the woodgrain posts and two railings from kraft cardstock. Cut two of the scalloped roof pieces from kraft cardstock. Paint the roof with white, black and brown paints. Assemble the gazebo as shown on the packaging – adding the two posts to each roof section and then attaching the roof sections together. Cut four of the vine die from the Little Bench Pop-Up set in black. Weave the vine decorations around the four posts before gluing posts to the stage base.
Ghost, Spiderweb and Bat: From the Halloween Charms, I cut the ghost and bat charms. The ghost and spiderweb are cut from pearlescent vellum which shimmers. The spiderweb is from the Halloween Scene set. Thread was used to suspend the ghost and bat from the roof.
Tombstones and Bushes: Cut four trees from black using the Tree Pop-Up die. Trim off trunks of trees and add to the railing sides of gazebo. From the Halloween Scene set, cut two sets of tombstones from gray cardstock and stamp “R.I.P.” from the Halloween Phrases stamp set. Trim the tombstones apart and glue onto sides. Add red oak leaves cut from the Tree Pop-Up to tombstone bases.
Sentiments: “Happy Haunting” ” Boo!” “ooooh SCARY!” is from the Halloween Phrases stamp set. The oval “Happy Halloween” is cut using the Halloween Charms die set.
Envelope: The card fits into a catalog (6×9-inches) size envelope.
Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
Watch the video below to see how this card was made.
PAPERS: I printed six pages of 8.5×11-inch prints from the Jane Austen’s Christmas at Pemberley collection. Pages 2 and 4 are the gold patterned red and green prints I used for the backgrounds. Page 6 is the snowy house print used on the front and back panels of the card. The fussy cut ornaments or baubles on the inside and back panels, come from page 15. The solid red and green sheets are pages 21 and 22. I used a matte gold cardstock from my stash for the gold frames around the sentiments.
DIES & STAMPS: All the dies and stamps used are by Karen Burniston. See the Materials Used list below for specific sets used.
Disclaimer:Relatively Thoughtful and Karen Burniston products were provided for free or at a discount by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
Materials Used:
Dies
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Thank You Lorna Add-Ons – 1329
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Merry Christmas Lorna Add-Ons – 1288
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Lorna Label Pop-Up – 1266
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch – 1233
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Label Charm Pop-Up – 1209
Stamps
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Thank You Phrases
Cardbase: Use a purchased A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) cream cardbase and cover the four panels, inside and out, with rectangles of patterned paper cut using the largest die in the Rectangles – Crosshatch die set. Ink the edges of the card and decorative paper by rubbing a small brown ink cube along the edges. Splatter inside and out with brown and silver shimmer inks to create a sandy, foamy water texture on the cardbase.
Cascading Circles Pop-Up: From heavy, dark blue cardstock, cut one of the large mechanism piece, one of the small strip, and two of the largest circle using the Cascade Pop-Up die set. Cut three of the second largest circle from patterned paper and glue two on the large dark blue circles and the third onto dark blue cardstock before placing the large circle with a slot die, centering the patterned paper with in the circle. Cut the slotted circle out of the two layers of paper. Following the directions on the packaging, install the mechanism and the three circles with the slotted circle on the middle platform with the strip going through the slot.
Turtles: Nine tiny sea turtles were cut using the Sea Stage Add-Onsdie set and two large turtles were cut using the Sea Animals die set. (I used tan and dark green cardstock along with markers and an ink cube to color the shells.)
Sentiments: The “Life is better on the water”and “Sun, Sand, Sea” are from the Cruise Greetings while the “Sit & Relax” is from the Garden Greetings stamp set. All the circles were cut using the dies in the Cascade Pop-Up die set.
Envelope: This card would fit into an A2 size envelope.
Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
This card was made for Craft Roulette #327 whose parameters were: an interactive card, Summer colors, “Here Comes The Bride” element and ink edging as random. I used Karen Burniston dies and stamp sets.
Watch the video below to learn how I made this card.
Cardbase: Score and fold a 10×7-inch white rectangle of cardstock into a 5×7-inch cardbase. Ink the edges with green ink cube. Cut two sets of crosshatch frame and rectangle from two different patterned papers using the largest two dies in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set. Glue frames and rectangles onto the four panels of the cardbase as shown in video above.
Arch Pop-Up: Cut from all the Arch Pop-Up pieces. Using Peacock Add-Ons, cut one of the large base piece. Assemble as shown in the video above. Glue tabs on back of arch down before gluing on the decorator dies cut from the Rainbow Add-Ons set. Decorate with the bride and groom and floral pieces described below.
Bride: Using the Paper Peopledie set, cut one of the figure, one set of hair style pieces, one short skirt, one of the curvy v-neck t-shirt and one set of the slippers. From silver foil cardstock, cut one half circle. This will be the tiara that tucks behind the front hair piece.Using the Wedding Charms die set, cut one dress and trim off the bodice.This will be the skirt of the wedding dress. Trim figure at the waist and glue legs to back of the skirt so just the toes of the shoes pip out. Assemble as shown in the video (I used the Fun Faces 1 stamp set to stamp on her face before I added her hair.) Brush dress with Glitter Gloss for a shimmer.
Groom: Using the Paper Peopledie set, cut one of the figure, one hair, one pants, one set of shoes, one long sleeved shirt. Using the Wedding Charms die set, cut one tuxedo and one of the shirt triangle piece. Trim the tuxedo’s loop, sleeves and pants off. Glue in shirt triangle and assemble the coat as shown in the video above. (I used the Fun Faces 1 stamp set to stamp on his face before I added his hair.) Color shoes, jacket lapels and buttons with light gray marker. Brush tuxedo with Glitter Gloss for a shimmer.
Floral Decorations: Assemble flowers and three butterflies from the Flower Pot Add-On die set using a small sponge dauber to add inky highlights to the pieces. Cut and assemble six large daisies, two small daisies and several tiny flowers from the Flowers and Bee die set. Using the Twist Flower Pop-Up set, cut six daisy borders and a number of small daisies. Cut six of the bluebells from the Fence Add-Ons set.
Sentiments: Using the Wedding Charms die set, cut “Best Wishes” from matte gold cardstock and the shadow from white. Adhere to card front using the left over flowers to decorate. Cut two large fancy labels from the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set and brush the crosshatch frames with Glitter Gloss.
Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inches) envelope with “Congratulations” stamped in gray ink using a stamp from the Grad Greetings stamp set.
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