It’s Who You Meet Along The Way

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It’s the Karen Burniston design team challenge for June 2025 using the theme of Animals and Characters. I chose to make a Wizard of Oz themed card using a variety of die sets. (See Materials Used for the list of dies used located at the bottom of this post.)

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

Cardbase: Start with a 8.5×5.5-inch piece of single-sided patterned cardstock and fold in half to form a side-fold A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) card. Cover the two inside panels with decorative papers cut with the largest die in the Rectangles – Crosshatch die set.

House Pop-Up: (Watch the assembly video for Tiny House Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page.) Follow the directions in the process video above for the modifications made to the Tiny House Pop-Up using the Beach Bar Tiny House Add-Ons to add a porch to the house.

Characters: (Watch the assembly videos for Paper People, Knight and Dragon, and Monkey and Lion located at the bottom of the linked pages.) Follow the directions in the process video above for the modifications made to these die sets for the specific characters. For the Witch’s legs cut two strips of white cardstock 1/8-inch thick and draw red strips on them. Die cut shoes from the Witch and Cauldron die set in red glitter cardstock.

Sentiments:  All the sentiments used on the card are stamped using brown ink and Riley and Company Wizard of Oz Dress-Up stamps.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope stamped with a sentiment from Riley and Company on the back flap in brown ink.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Riley and Company – Clear Stamps & Dies – Dress-Up Riley – Oz 1 & Oz 2

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tiara -18-1002
  • Concord & 9th – 8.5×11-inch Solid 80 lb Cardstock – Poppy, Buttercup, Peacock
  • DCWV – 6×6 Mat Stack of Glitter Cardstock – Pink, Purple, Ruby
  • Hunkydory – A2 Mirri Card – Oxidised Metals
  • Keep It Simple – 12×12 Double-Sided Paper –Back To Basics – Jade Collection Pack – Meadow: Floral
  • Recollections – 8.5×11-inch Solid 100 lb Cardstock – Flesh Tones
  • Whimzwhirled – Digital papers – Yellow Brick Road
  • Brown and Tan Cardstock
  • White Copier Paper
  • Blue Checked Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Husk Smooth

Ink

  • Creative Craft Products – Dual Tipped Alcohol Markers – BG1 Blue Grey, 95 Burnt Sienna, WG1 Warm Grey
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Espresso Truffle and Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Red
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black, Red
  • StazOn -Solvent Ink – Jet Black

Adhesives

Tools

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

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

Square Pop-Up Birthday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #269 whose parameters included a square card, butterfly colors, cloud element, and tied.

Front of Card

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

Back of Card

Cardbase: Start with a 4 x 8-inch piece of double-sided patterned cardstock and fold in half to form a top-fold 4-inch square card.

Pop-Up:  Watch the assembly videos for the Little Twist Panel Pop-Up. Cut from double-sided patterned paper one of the pop-up base, two large, rounded corners panel, one of the strip panel and the two flag banner pieces. Add flag banner pieces to strip panel before attaching the strip panel to pop-up base arms. Stamp and decorate large panels before attaching them to strip panel.

Sentiments:  All the sentiments used on the card come from the Bouquet Sayings stamp set except for the card front’s “Celebrate your big awesome super day” which is from the Photo Memories set. All are stamped in black ink. Clouds and hearts come from the Long Nature Edges 2 die set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope. A piece of decorative paper and stamps from the Craft Roulette Basics stamp set decorate the back of the envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Carabelle Studio – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Sorbet designed by Azoline
  • Pale Gray Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Gray Flannel and Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • We R Memories – Piercing Tool
  • Pear Blossom Press – Cardmaker’s T-Square A2 Ruler

Miscellaneous

  • Yellow Satin Ribbon Bow

Dress-Shaped Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #268 whose parameters included a card for a student, modern colors, clothing element, and abstract blob(s). I made an A9  shaped-card of encouragement for a student of life.

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

Dress PatternDownload

Cardbase:  Using a 5.5×8.5 sheet of paper fold in half- long ways and draw one side of a dress. Cut the dress out and use as a pattern to trace for two dresses on an 8.5×11 sheet of cardstock. Add tabs to shoulders of one dress as hinges to create the shaped card.   

Sentiments:  All the sentiments are stamped using rubber stamps from Riley & Company’s Funny Bones collection, except for the “Go Girl Go” which was die cut using Karen Burniston’s Mini Alphabet die set.

Envelope:  The card fits into a catalog envelope (6×9-inches).

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Riley & Co. – Funny Bones – Rubber Stamp – Whatever You Do – RWD-822
  • Riley & Co. – Funny Bones – Rubber Stamp – Life is Better – RWD-464

Stencils

  • Honey Bee Stamps – Stencil set – Winter Wonder Scene Builder – HBSL-11

Papers

  • White 80lb. Cardstock

Ink

  • Sunbird Spark – Velvety Dye Ink – Ochre, Olive Grove, Puya

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine

Miscellaneous

  • Mint Green Ribbon

A Reminder- Teacup of Flowers

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This thinking of you card was based off of Karen Burniston’s May 2025 Virtual class card #2 which uses her Coffee Cup Pop-Up as the base for the pop-up teacup with elements from her Tea and Coffee Pop-Up, Tea and Coffee Borders and Flowers and Bee die sets.

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

Cardbase: The cardbase is a 5×12-inch piece of double-sided Maja Designs cardstock folded in half to form a 5×6-inch top-fold card. Inside two decorative panels were added near the fold. Four pieces of blue ribbon were attached to the outside panels using double-sided tape. The teacup on the back panel is from the Tea and Coffee Borders die set.

Teacup Pop-Up: Watch the assembly video for the Coffee Cup Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page. Then watch the video above to see how I modified the construction of the teacup using elements from the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up and Flowers and Bee die sets.

Sentiments: The card front sentiment was stamped in blue ink using a Scrapbook.com stamp. Inside are Karen Burniston die cuts of “Happy Spring” and a fancy label for a personal message. The tiny die-cut hearts throughout the card were made with a die from the Tea and Coffee Borders set that cuts three hearts at a time.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inches) size envelope with a die-cut teapot from the Tea and Coffee Borders glued to the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Tea and Coffee Borders- 1270
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Tea and Coffee Pop-Up – 1269
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Rectangles and Labels – 1233
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Happy Spring – 1084
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Coffee Cup Pop-Up – 1040
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Flowers and Bee – 1026

Stamps
• Scrapbook.com – Clear Stamps – A Little Reminder

Papers
• Maja Design – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Enjoying Outdoors – Woodlands
• Maja Design – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Mum’s Garden – Memories
• Maja Design – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Seaside – Sea Thrift
• Blue, Cream, Green, Pink, White and Yellow Cardstock
• Recollections – A7 Envelope – Ivory

Ink
• Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Paris Dusk

Adhesives
• Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
• Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
• Double-Sided Tape – 1/4-inch and 1/2-inch wide

Tools
• Die Cutting Machine
• Paper Trimmer
• Bone Folder
• Score Board
• Stamping Platform
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Paper Masking Tape
• We R Memories – QuickStick
• Excel Blades – K71 Fingertip Craft Knife

Miscellaneous
• Blue Organza Ribbon – 1/4-inch wide

Small Quilt Themed Pop-Up Birthday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #267whose parameters included a 4 Bar card, craft store colors, se(s)/(ing)/sewn element, and stencil. I made a birthday card using dies by Karen Burniston and PinkFresh and sentiment stripes by Waffle Flower

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

Cardbase:  Score and fold a 7×5-inch piece of heavy white cardstock into 3.5×5-inch side fold card. 

Stenciled Quilt Top Background:  Follow directions in video to stencil the background. To create the stencils use 6×8.5-inch sheets of 100lb cardstock that have the stitched diamond die cut into the center of each of the four sheets. Using the stitch marks as your guide, cut the stencils using a craft knife and a metal straight edge or ruler.

Pop-up Twist Panel:  Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page. Stamp the quilt stamp onto medium weight cardstock. Die-cut the large mechanism from the Little Twist Panel Pop-Up set out of the stamped cardstock. Cut the panel from white cardstock. Cut decorative panels using the dies in set with your stamped cardstock.

Sewing Charms:  Assemble as directed in Karen’s assembly video located at the bottom of the linked page for the Sewing Charms.

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

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Spellbinders – Cling Stamp Set – Stephanie Low – Designer Series – Cool Vibes – SBS-150

Papers

  • Waffle Flower – Sentiments – Birthday Die Cut– SCP240
  • Waffle Flower – Sentiments  – View Die Cut – SCP253
  • White 100lb. Cardstock

Ink

  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Blueprint Sketch, Dried Marigold, Saltwater taffy, Salvaged Patina

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Tweezers
  • Blending Brushes
  • Craft Knife
  • Metal Ruler or Straight Edge

Four Pop-Up Birthday Cards

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Here is a quick way to get four pop-up birthday cards using just three sheets of double-sided patterned cardstock.


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


Cardbase: Start with a 8.5×5.5-inch piece of double-sided patterned cardstock and fold in half to form a side-fold A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) card.


Flip Frame Pop-Up: Watch the assembly video for the Flip Frame Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page. Cut out one of the mechanism from cardstock matching the inside of each cardbase. Use the journaling or tags in the paper collection for the piece that flips up on the mechanism. Decorate with cutout pieces and scraps from the paper collection.


Sentiments: All the sentiments were stamped in black ink using Karen Burniston’s Birthday Belated and Photo Memories stamp sets. The stitched white rectangles are cut from white cardstock using a die from the Flip Frame Pop-Up die set.


Envelope: The cards fit into A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelopes.

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Materials Used:


Dies
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Flip Frame Pop-Up – 1134

Stamps
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Birthday Belated
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Photo Memories

Papers
• Carabelle Studio – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Sorbet designed by Azoline
• White Cardstock
• Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Husk Smooth


Ink
• Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
• Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
• Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Red

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

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

Oval Flip Birthday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #265 whose parameters included an A7 card, floral wreath colors, lyrics element, and cinco (5). I used a Funny Bone Stamps by Riley & Co. along with a Karen Burniston die set released by Elizabeth Craft Designs.

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

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Elizabeth Craft Designs – Karen Burniston Pop It Ups – Oval Pull Card – 1109

Stamps

  • Riley & Co. – Funny Bones – Clear Stamp – A Year Older – RWD-1144
  • Riley & Co. – Funny Bones – Rubber Stamp – Happy Birthday To You – RWD-1251

Papers

  • Stampin’Up – 12×12-inch Designer Series Paper – Masterfully Made
  • White Cardstock

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Espresso Truffle
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Spellbinders – Platinum Die Cutting Machine
  • Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
  • i-crafter – Shim
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • Two Satin Ribbon Bows
  • Five Gold Gems