Father’s Day

Just Popping Up To Say Happy Father’s Day

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It’s time for the Karen Burniston Design Team June 2026 Challenge whose theme is Flag Colors – using the colors of each designer’s national flag. For me it is red, white and blue. I choose to make a star themed Father’s Day card.

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

Cardbase: I folded a 6×9-inch piece of pattern cardstock in half to make a 4.5×6-inch side fold cardbase. Next, I added two 4.125 x 5.375- inch mats cut with the largest die in the Rectangles – Crosshatch set. I added a star from the Label Charm Pop-Up die set to the back of the card.

Flip Frame Pop-Up: Inside the card is a simple pop-up mechanism made using the Flip Frame Pop-Up die set. (View assembly video by clicking on the die set and scrolling to the bottom of the linked page.) See the video above for how I installed it.

Sentiments: The front sentiment of “Just Popping Up To Say” is cut from two die sets – Word Set 4 – Just a Note and Word Set 15 – Just Because. The inside sentiment uses both the shadow and words from the Happy Father’s Day set. The white personal message label is a stitch rectangle embossed with a scalloped die – both from the Flip Frame Pop-Up set.

Envelope: The card fits into an A6 (4.75x 6.5-inches) size envelope with “Happy Father’s Day” stamped on the back flap from the Fishing stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Divinity Designs – 6×9 Singled-Sided Coated Cardstock – Star Shaker Kit – Patriotic
  • Unity Stamp Co. – 6×6 Singled-Sided Coated Cardstock – Americana Vibes
  • White Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A6 Cardbase and Envelope – Cream

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Paris Dusk
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Tweezers
  • We R – Precision Press Mini – Stamping Platform

Father’s Day Card for a Navy Man

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I’m here today with a pop-up ship Father’s Day card full using Relatively Thoughtful digital papers – A collection called The Royal Navy Heritage Collection.

Watch the process video to see how I use the paper collection.

Cardbase: From the The Royal Navy Heritage Collection digital paper collection, I printed single-sided 65lb. lightweight cardstock of the blue neckerchief design. (When the neckerchief is cut out, it makes a 5.25×7.5-inch side-fold card.) Next I printed out on cardstock the blue & white striped page, and the small waves on thin white paper. Using the Karen Burniston Rectangle and Labels – Crosshatch die set, I cut two large crosshatch rectangles from the striped cardstock and two smaller rectangles from the wave paper. The rectangles were glued inside the cardbase as shown in the video above.

Card Decorations: I printed on thin white paper, the images of the ships used on the front and the back of the card from the The Royal Navy Heritage Collection. The small tag on the back is also from the same collection.

Ship Pop-Up: I used the Karen Burniston’s 1277 – Boat Pop-Up and 1296 – Cruise Ship Add-Ons dies to create the gray pop-up naval ship. (Watch the video above for assembly.)

Sentiments: Karen Burniston dies sets of Thank You, Happy Father’s Day, Greeting Labels, Thank You Shadow and Mini Alphabet and Numbers were used for all the card sentiments.

Envelope:  The card fits into a catalog (6×9-inches) envelope with “Thank you for always being there” stamped on the back flap in navy ink using Karen Burniston’s Thank You Phrases stamp set.

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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 – Greeting Labels – 1312
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Cruise Ship Add-Ons – 1296
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Boat Pop-Up – 1277
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Thank You Shadow – 1282
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Rectangle and Labels – Crosshatch – 1233
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Mini Alphabet and Numbers – 1197
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Happy Father’s Day – 1164
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Thank You – 1066

Stamps

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Thank You Phrases

Inks

  • Crafter’s Square – Matallic Marker – Blue Silver
  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Paris Dusk
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Papers

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
  • Double-Sided Tape – 1/4-inch wide

Tools

  • Computer and Color Printer
  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Ruler
  • Scissors
  • Stamping Platform
  • Tweezers
  • Paper Masking Tape

Whirly Wheel Projects

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Here is a quick summary of cards using the new Karen Burniston Whirly Wheel die set.

(HINT: Click on the photo to go to the tutorial on how to make it.)

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A Double Whirly Wheel Fishing Themed Father’s Day Card

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Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products – KB Riley LLC June Release Blog Hop. The Design Team have come together with Karen today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of 10 new dies and 5 new stamp sets. Sneak peeks of the new release started last week, and the dies are available to order NOW! (Giveaway details at the end of post.)

For my double Whirly Wheel Father’s Day card, I used several of the new dies including the Fishing Lures Charms and Whirly Wheel.

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

Cardbase:  From white 100 lb cardstock cut a 4×8.75-inch rectangle and a 3.75×8.75-inch rectangle. Score the white 4×8.75-inch rectangle down the long side .25-inch from the edge and fold up as a tab. From patterned cardstock cut a 3.75×8.75-inch rectangle. Assemble as shown in video above.

Cut decorator panels of patterned cardstock using the Long Rectangles – Crosshatch dies and glue inside the card.

Worms and Fish:  Cut the largest fish lure and tail of one of the other fish lures from the Fish Lures Charms die set. Glue tail onto large fish and trim excess off the tail piece. Trim off loop at fish’s mouth. Color with glitter brush markers. Cut eight worms from brown cardstock. Add details with a white gel pen. Cut one large silver hook and add to one worm for the card front.

Double Whirly Wheels:  Cut two wheels and two large thermometer arms from sturdy cardstock using the Whirly Wheel die set. Cut one washer form a sturdy cardstock. (Color doesn’t matter as it will be hidden.) Using stencil feature, ink on arrows on wheel. Assemble wheels as shown in video above.

The key to having double wheels is to glue the washers of each wheel to a separate front panel with a thin sheet of copier paper sandwiched between the two wheels to prevent any catchpoints.

Can of Worms:  Cut A 3×3.5-inch piece of silver mirror cardstock. Score the backside of the piece at .5, .75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2, 2.25, 2.5 inches. From the same cardstock, emboss and then cut out a circle using the Circles – Crosshatch dies as shown in the video above. Assemble as shown in the video. Decorate with worms.

Sentiments:  The sentiments were stamped in black using the Fishing stamp set. The two smallest fancy label dies in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch set were used for the sentiments.

Envelope:  The card fits into a #10 business envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Carta Bella – 12×12 Double-Sided Paper Collection – Gone Camping
  •  Hunkydory – A4 Mirri Sheets of Cardstock – Oxidised Metals Collection
  • Brown Cardstock
  • White Cardstock
  • #10 Business Envelope

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 08 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Scrapbook.com – Shimmer Glitter Brush Marker – Pretty Pink, Key Lime Green, Frosty Blue & White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tipped – Red

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Block
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • Recollection – Mini Brads
  • Clear Sequins

GIVEAWAY

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 Monday, 23rd June 2025. 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!

Karen Burniston

Lois Bak

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Frances Byrne

Jennifer Webster

Suzanne Smit

Nicky Foden

Sandy Diller

Here Fishy, Fishy…A Father’s Day Card

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It’s Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston’s June 2025 release of ten new dies and five new clear stamps. For this bobbing fishing lure Father’s Day card I used several of the new sets including: Fishing Lure Charms, Whirly Wheel and Curved Edges.


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

Cardbase: An 5.5×8.5-inch sheet of light weight white cardstock was scored and folded into a side-fold 4.5×5.5 size card. Watch the video above to see how I cut the half circle into the card.

Rippled Background Panel: Uses a 4.25×5.5-inch lightweight cardstock panel. (Could be cut down to 3.75×5-inches.) Cut seven 2-inch wide strips of patterned paper with the cloud die from the Curved Edges die set. Ink the edges with brown ink. Glue on as instructed in video above.

Bobbing Fishing Lure: Cut one large fish lure and one tiny circle eye piece from white cardstock using the Fishing Lure Charms die set. Cut two double hooks from silver. Color and assemble fishing as shown on packaging.

Whirly Wheel: Cut one wheel and one large thermometer from sturdy green cardstock using the Whirly Wheel die set. Using stencil feature, ink on arrows on wheel. Assemble wheel as shown in video above.

Sentiments: All the sentiments were stamped using Karen Burniston’s Fishing stamp set with dark brown ink.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope with a die-cut fishing lure from the Fishing Lure Charms glued to the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Curved Edges – 1307
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Whirly Wheel – 1306
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Fishing Lure Charms – 1303

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


Papers
• Stampin’ Up – 12×12 Double-Sided Designer Series Paper – Stargazing
• Bazzill – 8.5×11 Smooth Cardstock – Easter Grass
• White Cardstock
• Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Husk Smooth

Ink
• Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rich Cocoa
• Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss
• Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Gathered Twigs
• Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
• Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Coral, Frosty Blue, Mint Green, Pretty Pink, Sunshine Yellow
• Scrapbook.com – Brush Marker – White

Adhesives
• Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
• Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
• Double-Sided Tape – 1/8-inch
• Waffle Flower Foam Strips – Black- 1/16-inch thick

Tools
• Die Cutting Machine
• Paper Trimmer
• Bone Folder
• Score Board
• Stamping Platform
• LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
• Stamping Block
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Sponge Dauber
• Paper Masking Tape
• We R Memories – QuickStick
• We R Memories – Piercing Tool
• Tech Tools – T-Ruler – Clear Plastic

Miscellaneous
• Recollection – Mini Brads

2025 ATC Calendar – June

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I started a new challenge for 2025 – the ATC calendar challenge. With a group of crafty friends, we are making a new image on a 4.25×5.5-inch calendar card for each month.

June’s card is made with Karen Burniston’s Fishing Boat Add-Ons dies and her Bouquet Sayings clear stamps.

Learn how I made this calendar by watching the video below.

To see other months’ calendars go to click here.

Click to see Lois Bak’s June calendar.

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Materials Used:


Dies
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Fishing Boat Add-Ons – 1297

Stamps
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Bouquet Sayings

Press Plates
• Spellbinders – BetterPress Plates – 2025 DIY Calendar


Papers
• Silver Mirror Cardstock
• Green and Teal Cardstock
• Spellbinders – BetterPress – 5.5 x 4.25” (A2) Cotton Card Panels – Porcelain & Pebble


Ink
• American Crafts – Metallic Marker – Silver
• Memento – Fad-Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
• Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
• Scrapbook.com – Shimmer Glitter Brush Marker – Pretty Pink, Key Lime Green & White
• Spellbinders – BetterPress Ink – BetterPress Black


Adhesives
• Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
• Fine-Tip Glue Bottle


Tools
• Die Cutting Machine
• Scissors
• Paper Masking Tape
• Tweezers

Class Cards

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I made these cards in a Karen Burniston Zoom Class recently. They are Karen’s designs assembled with a few touches of my own.

The Dragonfly card uses primarily the Flip Frame Pop-Up and Flutter Charms.

The Tool Box card uses primarily the Purse Pop-Up and Tool Charms.

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A Reel-y Great Father’s Day Card

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It’s Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston’s January 2025 release of eight new dies and four new clear stamps. For this Father’s Day card I used several of the new sets including: Paper People and Fishing Boat Add-Ons along with the previously released Boat Pop-Up dies and the new Fishing Phrases stamps. The new release will be available on January 27, 2025.

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

Cardbase: I started with an underwater pattern cardstock rectangle that was 5.5 x 8.5-inches and folded it in half to form a top-fold horizontal 4.25 x 5.55-inch slimline card. Next, I cut two of the largest die in the Rectangles – Crosshatch set from blue and white checkered paper and covered the inside panels. The outside panels used journaling cards from the coordinating paper collection.

Fisherman: Using the Paper People die set cut one figure from flesh colored paper. (It is best to use your thinnest cardstock and decorative papers as the figure will need to be covered on both front and back from the waist up.) Cut hair and clothes to suit your card recipient. The hat with a fishing lure attached comes from the Fishing Boat Add-Ons set.

Fish and Fishing Rod: The Fishing Boat Add-Ons set includes dies to cut three different fish as well as a pail with a handle and a fishing rod, fishing line and three hooks. (It also includes an outboard motor, motor mount, and a hat.) I cut all the fish twice for this card from a greenish gray cardstock and colored the fish with glitter brush makers. The rod I cut twice from a dark green cardstock and the line once from silver cardstock. the line is sandwiched between the two layers of the rod. Take two of the jumping fish and glue them back to back except at the mouth. Feed the fish onto the hook and glue shut. The pail I cut twice from silver cardstock and the handle just once. (The handle knob is colored with a black marker.) There is a slot at the top of the pail that you can slide the small fish through.

Boat Pop-Up:  Using the Boat Pop-Up die set, cut one of the boat’s hull or sides and one of the boat deck from matte silver cardstock (or use my trick of dulling the shine with dried layer of glue.) Cut two of the tabbed mechanism strips from a lightweight cardstock. (Assembly video for Boat Pop-Up set is at the bottom of the linked page.) Follow the directions to assemble boat except replace the rowboat seat with the fishing seat and use the pail of fish to cover front tab. Attach outboard motor using the slotted mount strip. No need for oar locks or oars.

Sentiments:  There are two sentiments on the card – “Every day is a good day when you’re fishing” and “Have A Reel-y Great Father’s Day.” Both were stamped using the Fishing Phrases clear stamp set with black ink onto white copier paper and die cutting with the smallest fancy label in the Rectangles and Labels- Crosshatch set.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 size envelope which was has the last of the die-cut jumping fish glued to the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Carta Bella – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Gone Camping
  • Crafter’s Companion – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Gone Camping
  • DCWV – 4.5×6.5 Cardstock Mat Stack – The Spooky Time
  • Keep It Simple – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Signature Collection by Sara Davies – Enchanted Ocean
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Silver Cardstock
  • Colored Cardstock Scraps
  • White Copier Paper
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black & Blue
  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer Brush – Glitter Gloss
  • Scrapbook.com – Shimmer Glitter Brush Marker – Pretty Pink, Frosty Blue & White

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Craft Mat
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Shelf Cards – Bookshelf House Tri-Fold Card

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This is the third in a series of cards that have shelves as the main element of the card.

Today’s card is a tri-fold house card with a cozy room scene with a bookcase made using dies by My Favorite Things.

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

Cardbase:  The cardbase is a slimline size made from a 7 .75×8.5-inch rectangle folded in half and a 4.25×6.5-inch rectangle. Watch the tutorial video to see the details of the cardbase assembly.

Sentiment:  The “hello” on the card front is a die in the Concord & 9th On Display Pop-Up die set. There is a third panel that a personal message can be added to the card.

Envelope:  The card fits into a #10 business envelope. The back flap is decorated with a coffee mug from the My Favorite Things Be Your Own Barista die set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Concord and 9th – Metal Dies – On Display Pop-Up
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Be Your Own Barista
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Décor and More
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Fundamental Furnishings
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Picture Window
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Potted Plants
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Room Decor
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Take A Seat

Embossing Folders

  • Honey Bee Stamps – 3D Embossing Folder – Rustic Brick Wall

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tiara -18-1002
  • Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11 Thick Basic White Cardstock
  • Patterned Paper Scraps
  • Blue, Browns, Greens, Gray and Red Cardstock Scraps
  • #10 Business Envelope – Kraft

Ink & Pigment

  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Lumberjack Plaid
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Watercolor Pencil – Crushed Olive
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Blue
  • Stampin’ Up Stampin’ Write Marker – Chocolate Chip

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • T-Ruler
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Tweezers
  • Waterbrush