What’s New Kitty Cat

It’s time for the Karen Burniston Design Team December 2025 Challenge whose theme is SONG LYRICS. I made an A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) card using the new die and stamp sets – Playful Pop-Up, Dog and Cat Playful Add-Ons, Cat Borders, Greeting Labels and Cat Sayings along with other Karen Burniston dies.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase: I cut a 5.5×8.5-inch rectangle from orange 100lb. cardstock. Then I scored and folded in half to create a 4.25×5.5-inch A2 side-fold cardbase. Using the largest die in the Rectangles – Crosshatch die set, cut four panels of decorative paper to cover the four card panels. (I ended up cutting three panels and using a large scrap of the decorative paper for the card back.)

Sentiments: Word surgery (i.e. – Die cut words being cut apart and glued back together to form new words) was involved to make the custom words for this card’s front. “What’s” is made from the “W” from the Go Wild die set and the “hat” from the word “Christmas” in the Merry Christmas die set. “New” is from the Happy New Year die set. Word Set 4 -Just A Note used the words “up” and “to say” as well as the words “Blessings” and “color” from Word Set 7 – Autumn, to make the words “pussy cat.” The three “WHOA” inside used the Mini Alphabet and Numbers set.

The stamped sentiments “Happy Purr-thday” and “HOME is where the CAT is” are from the new stamp set Cat Sayings. They were stamped in black ink on white cardstock and die cut using the Greeting Labels and Hearts – Crosshatch die sets. Cut an oval for a personal message to go on the inside.

Paw Print Border: Using the Cat Borders die set, cut one paw print die from black cardstock and one paw back die from pink cardstock. glue the two pieces together. Trim border to fit the card front as shown in the photos and video. Use the extra paw prints to decorate inside the card.

Playful Pop-Up: Cut one of the large die, one of the face plate and one of the “K” shaped mechanism in the Playful Pop-Up set from black cardstock. Assemble as show in the video above.

Cat: Using the Dog and Cat Playful Add-Ons die set, cut from black, the large cat ears, paw arms, nose/mouth, and small oval eyes. From pink cardstock cut, the small cat ears, nose, tongue and paw back pieces. From white cardstock cut one set of large oval eyes and one set of whiskers. Assemble and install as show in the video. Use a white gel pen to add the eye and nose highlights. I

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) size envelope whose back flap was stamped “Hope your day is PURR-fect!” from the Cat Sayings stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Fall Phrases

Papers

  • Ms. Sparkle & Co. Paperie – 5.5×7.5 Single -Sided Paper – Rainbow
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 100 lb. Cardstock – Orange
  • Black, Pink and White Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Platform
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Tweezers
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

A Snowy Yeti Pop-Up Birthday Card

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #294 whose parameters included an A2 card, holiday colors,  from the mountains element, and fancy paper. I used stamps and dies by Karen Burniston to make this card.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase: Watch the video to see how the card base was cut with a corner fold using the Rectangles – Crosshatch dies. The front and back panels were embossed using the embossing plates in my die-cutting machine and the Pattern Plate – Swirls die. Color swirls with a blue glitter brush marker.

Yeti Pop-Up: Cut from white the largest die in the Playful Pop-Up and the arms from the Monster Playful Add-Ons set. From blue cut the face plate square from the Playful Pop-Up and hands from the Monster Playful Add-Ons. Cut the mouth with lots of teeth in the from the Monster Playful Add-Ons once from black and once from red. Cut the v-shaped tongue piece from black and trim into two oval nostrils. Cut the two sets of oval eye pieces from black and white. Assemble pop-up as shown in the video above.

Sentiments:RAWR!” is cut from blue and white cardstock. The inside sentiment “Hope your Birthday is Wild” is from the Monster Sayings stamp set and cut out using the Greeting Labels die set.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Evening Surf 7-798
  • Black, Red and White Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Scrapbook.com – Shimmer Glitter Brush Marker – Frosty Blue

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Tweezers
  • Spellbinders – Mighty Mister Spray Bottle
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

A Dog Themed Tri-fold Birthday Card

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #292 whose parameters included an encouragement card, sophisticated colors,  house pet(s) element, and thread or twine. I used the Crafter’s Companion stamp & die set called Best Buddy and Graphic 45 paper to make this card.

Watch the process video to see how I made these cards.

Cardbase: I started with a 5 1/2×11-inch rectangle of heavyweight ivory cardstock. After trimming 1/4-inch from the short side (5 1/2 x10 7/8-inches) I scored and folded the panel at 3 5/8-inches and 7 1/4-inches. Front panel is 1/8-inch wider than the other two panels to help with the opening of card. Follow the directions in the video for decorating and cutting out the two window apertures in the card base.

Dogs: I colored the dogs using various shades of brown and black. For the twine parameter, I glued some green/blue twine as the dogs collars.

Sentiments: “Yappy Birthday” and “Woof You” are from the Best Buddy‘s stamps as is the speech bubble and paw prints.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (5x 7-inch) size envelope with a dog and “”Yappy Birthday” stamped on the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Stamps & Dies

  • Crafter’s Companion – Gemini – Best Buddy

Paper

  • Recollections-8.5×11-inch 100 lb. Cardstock – Ivory
  • Stamperia – 12×12-inch Double-Sided Paper – Savana

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • OLO – Marker – Dragon Fruit
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Point – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Point – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Dual Tip – Dark Pebbled Path, Light Copper Clay, Light Pebbled Path

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Blue/Green Baker’s Twine

Jolly Snowmen Birthday Postcard

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #291 whose parameters included a postcard, Easter colors,  pack(s)/(ing) element, and shiny.

Watch the process video to see how I made these cards.

Cardbase: I used a 5×7-inch 220lb. cotton card panel to print the snowmen and sentiment onto the postcard front using a light blue ink.

Snowmen: Printed using the BetterPress system with the Spellbinders press plate Made with Snowflakes and colored glitter brush markers in pastel colors.

Sentiments: “Made with love & snowflakes” is in the Made with Snowflakes press plate set. The postmark was stamped in red ink using elements from two Purple Onion Designs red rubber stamp sets.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inch) size envelope.

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Materials Used:

Press Plates

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Of The Month – Made with Snowflakes – BPOM-OCT25

Stamps

  • Purple Onion Designs – Red Rubber Stamps – Vintage Birthday Postmark Set
  • Purple Onion Designs – Red Rubber Stamps – Vintage Holiday Postmarks

Paper

  • Spellbinders – 5×7-inch 220 lb. Double Weight Cotton Card Panels – Porcelain

Ink

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Ink – French Blue
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rose Bud
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Scrapbook.com – Shimmer Glitter Brush Marker – Frosty Blue, Key Lime Green, Orange Juice, Pretty Pink, Royal Purple, Sunshine Yellow

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Block
  • Scissors
  • Best Ever Craft Tape

Cake Time Birthday Cards

Having just received the new Waffle Flower Cake Time Texture die and stencil set, I decide to make a batch of birthday cards.

I used purchased A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) plaid cardbases with white envelopes to start.

CARD

Front

  • Taking an 8.5×11-inch sheet of cream cardstock and cut into four 4.25×5.5-inch panels (I used 100 lb cardstock.)
  • Die-cut two of the panels in the center of panel with the texture die
Die-Cut Texture
  • Emboss the remaining panels using die-cutting machine’s embossing sandwich to emboss the die into the cardstock (I like the texture this gives to the panel, but it was harder to line-up the stencils.)
Embossed Texture
  • Using the five layered stencils, color the image with ink (I used a blue/orange/yellow color palette.)
  • Trim off the panel edges to the embossed die edge
  • Adhere to the center of card fronts (I used double-sided tape.)
  • Add black sentiment strips to front

Inside

  • Die-cut four mechanism arms using Karen Burniston’s Katherine Label Pop-Up L-shaped die from cream colored cardstock (I used 65 lb weight cardstock.)
  • Watch the assembly video located at the bottom of the linked page for the Katherine Label Pop-Up
  • Die-cut from white cardstock four of Karen Burniston’s Happy Birthday Shadows
  • Die-cut from blue cardstock four of Karen Burniston’s Happy Birthday
  • Glue the words to shadow
  • Stamp the verse from the Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01 inside the cardbase just below the center of the panel
  • Glue in the pop-up mechanism
  • Attach the “Happy Birthday” to the box pop-up making sure there are no catchpoints and that the sentiment stays inside the card when closed
  • Add glitter gloss to “Happy Birthday” and the word Glitter in the stamped verse

ENVELOPE

  • Stencil the envelope flap with the pennant using similar colors to the card
  • Stamp “HBD” over the stenciling using the Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Funn Sentiments #01

Stencils

  • Waffle Flower – Layering Stencils – Cake Time

Papers

  • Plaid Cardbase and Envelope
  • Blue, Cream and White Cardstock
  • Waffle Flower – Sentiment Strips – Cake Time

Ink

  • Catherine Pooler – Premium Dye Ink – All That Jazz, Blue Raspberry, Mandarin Spice, Sauna, Tiara
  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer Brush Marker – Glitter Gloss

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Milk Shake Birthday Card

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #288 whose parameters included a celebration card, on the ground colors, goes well together element, and block(s). Today’s card uses Spellbinders and Karen Burniston dies as well as stamps by Riley and Company. Glitter hearts are from Trinity Stamps.

Cardbase: I used a purchased plaid A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) card base and envelope.

Card Front: The new Spellbinders Fountain Wishes die set was used to make the milkshake and blue bird with a party hat. Many of the tiny pieces were cut from white cardstock and colored with markers. The bird and waffle fan were also inked with Distress Ink for shading. The chocolate sauce was covered in clear packing tape before die cutting.

Happy Birthday Pop-Up: All the dies used to make this pop-up mechanism and sentiment are by Karen Burniston – Happy Birthday and Shadow, Katherine Label Pop-Up.

Sentiments: The inside stamped sentiment is Funny Bones by Riley and Company. The front sentiment is a Spellbinders BetterPress plate Fountain Wishes Sentiments.

Envelope: Back flap is stamped with Funny Bones by Riley and Company and another bird from the Spellbinders Fountain Wishes die set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamp & & Letter Press Plates

  • Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Funny Bones – RWD-738
  • Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Funny Bones – RWD-1259
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Plate & Dies – Fountain Wishes Sentiments – BP-338

Papers

  • Spellbinders – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Raindrop
  • Tan, Cream, Pinks and White Cardstock
  • Patterned A2 Cardbase and Envelope

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • OLO – Marker – Bubble Gum
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean , Vintage Photo
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Chisel Tip – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Point – Green, Red
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Point – Black, Red
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends – Dark & Light Daffodil Delight

Adhesives

Tools

Tools

  • Trinity Stamps – Embellishment Mix – Pink Sparkle Hearts

Seafaring Tri-Fold Pop-Up Birthday Card

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #286 whose parameters included a dude’s card, sunflower field colors, bird(s) element, and soot. Today’s card uses Spellbinders’ dies and embossing folder and Karen Burniston dies and stamps.

Watch the video below to see how this card was made.

Cardbase: Cut from blue cardstock one 1.5×5.5-inch strip and one 3.5×5.5-inch rectangle. Score and fold .5-inch from the edge on both pieces to form 1.5×5-inch strip and 3.5 x5-inch rectangle. From an 8×6 sheet of heavy blue cardstock spritz with water and use the Spellbinder’s 3D Nautical Knots embossing folder to emboss the piece. Let piece dry flat. Trim down to two pieces that are 3.5×5-inches. (I made the mistake of cutting my cardstock to finished size I wanted before I embossed, forgetting that the embossing would consume some of my cardstock. So it is better to emboss a piece bigger than what you need and then trim down.)

Ships Wheel: Cut two ships wheels with stitching holes – one from black and one from brown cardstock using the Spellbinder’s stitching Ahoy, Matey! die set. Cut one ships wheel without the stitching holes from brown. Glue the two with holes together, keeping the glue from filling the holes. Stitch the pattern using two strands of brown embroidery floss. Glue the last brown wheel to cover over the back threads. Cut one “Ahoy” sign from silver using the die in the same stitching die set. Go over the letters with a thin-tipped black marker. Glue to bottom center of wheel. Using a pencil trace the openings of the wheel onto the blue strip as shown in the video above. Cut the openings out using a kraft knife. Glue wheel to blue strip.

Walrus and Seagull: Follow the directions on packaging of the Spellbinders Shipmates die set to assemble the pair. (I glued black eyes onto the walrus and used a pink marker to color the cheeks on both animals. Also did some shading on pipe with brown ink. ) Attach each creature as shown in the video above.

Card Assembly: Glue the strip with the ships wheel to the lower right side of one of the 3.5×5-inch rope embossed rectangles. Glue the 3.5×5-inch rectangle with the walrus glued to it on the left side of the rope embossed rectangle. Glue the remaining rope embossed rectangle to the back of the card to cover the card flap tabs.

Pop-Up Mechanism: Cut one of the L-shaped mechanisms from blue cardstock using the Karen Burniston Katherine Label Pop-Up die set. (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for the die set.) Attach inside the card as shown in the video above.

Sentiments: Using the Karen Burniston “Happy Birthday and its Shadow dies, cut the inside sentiment and glue together. Adhere the seagull to the top of the words. Glue entire piece onto the pop-up mechanism, checking that it is hidden inside the card and does not become a catchpoint for the mechanism. Stamp “Ahoy Matey!”to the card front using Karen Burniston’s Pirate Sentiments stamp set.

Envelope: Stamp in blue ink “Ahoy Matey!”to the back flap using Karen Burniston’s Pirate Sentiments stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies & Embossing Folder

Stamps

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tiara -18-1002
  • Spellbinders – 8.5×11 100lb Cardstock – Lunar Gray & Raindrop
  • Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11 110lb Cardstock – Copper Clay
  • Blue 65lb Cardstock
  • Black, Green, White and Yellow Cardstock

Ink

  • Crafter’s Square – Metallic Marker – .05in/1.2 mm Point – Silver
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Paris Dusk
  • OLO – Marker – Cotton Candy
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Vintage Photo
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Riley and Company – Pick & Poke Tool
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Pencil
  • Self-Healing Cutting Mat
  • Excel Blades – K71 Fingertip Craft Knife

Miscellaneous

  • Brown Embroidery Floss – 838

Flower Rainbow Birthday Card

This card was made for a Scapp’n Savvy Card Challenge for KB Bundlers April 2025 using Karen Burniston’s Arch Pop-Up, Fun Flowers, Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch, Happy Birthday Shadow, Happy Birthday and Flowers and Bee die sets. I also used Karen Burniston’s Rainbow Greetings clear stamp set.

Watch the video for how the card was made.

Cardbase:  Cut a 10 x7-inch rectangle of olive green cardstock, score at 5-inches, fold in half and burnish with a bone folder. Cover inside with two 4.2×6.2-inch rectangles of patterned paper and the outside panels with two 4.5×6.5-inch rectangles of pink shimmer cardstock followed by the scalloped edged rectangles of patterned paper cut using the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set.

Arch Pop-Ups: Watch the assembly video for the Arch Pop-Up die located at the bottom of the linked page. Watch the video above for the modifications made to the arch for placing two arches in a 5×7-inch card. Decorate with Fun Flowers and Flowers and Bee die sets.

Sentiments: Using Happy Birthday Shadow and Happy Birthday dies, cut the shadow from white and the words from shimmer pink. Cut two of the crosshatch labels from white cardstock using the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set. Stamp one label with a sentiment from the Rainbow Greetings stamp set.

Envelope:  This card fits into an A7 (4.25×5.5-inch) envelope with strips of the decorative paper on the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Scapp’n Savvy – Card Challenge Paper Pack
    • Reminisce – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Strong Mom & Best Mom
    • Ranger – 12×12 Textured Cardstock – Tim Holtz Distress Collection – Olive
    • Shimmer Paper – Pink
    • White Cardstock
  • A7 Envelope – Cream

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Stamping Platform
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • Nuvo – Glimmer Paste – Moonstone

Hexagon Accordion Fold Birthday Card

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #285 whose parameters included a square card, birthday dairy aisle colors, leaves element, and hexagon. Today’s card uses Karen Burniston dies and stamps.

Watch the video below to see how this card was made.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Dress My Craft – 12×12 in Single-Sided Cardstock – Baby Brown Gingham Checks
  • Mintay – 6×6 in Double-Sided Cardstock – Golden Days

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rich Cocoa
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Block
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape