Rainbow Bridge Card

It’s the Karen Burniston design team challenge for July 2025 using the theme of Rainbow. I choose to make a sympathy card for a pet using the new Rainbow Add-Ons and the previously released Flip Frame Pop-Up, Cat and Dog, and Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die sets along with the Rainbow Greetings stamp set.

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

Cardbase: I started with a purchased side-fold 4×6-inch A6 cardbase. Cover the four panels with decorative papers cut using the scalloped edge die in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch set. Use the large frame die in the Flip Frame Pop-Up set to cut the card front frame. The dog comes from the Cat and Dog die set. I inked the white dog slightly with gray ink and used a fine tipped black marker to stencil in his face and paw areas.

Rainbow Flip Pop-Up: Watch the assembly videos for the Flip Frame Pop-Up and Rainbow Add-Ons located at the bottom of each linked die set.

Sentiments: Β All the sentiments used on the card come from the Rainbow Greetings stamp set and are stamped in brown ink. They are cut out using the two smallest label dies in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch set.

Envelope: Β The card fits into an A6 (4×6-inches) size envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Darice – 8.5×11-inch Single-Sided Paper – Green Prints
  • Concord & 9th – 8.5Γ—11-inch Solid 80 lb Cardstock – Poppy, Marmalade, Buttercup, Clover, Peacock, Eggplant, Spout, Oceanside
  • Green and White Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A6 Cardbase & Envelope – Cream

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Espresso Truffle
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Lost Shadow

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Green Gem
  • Green Satin Bow

RAINBOW connection pop-up birthday card

It’s Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston’s June 2025 release of ten new dies and five new clear stamps. For this rainbow connection slimline birthday card, I used several of the new sets including Arch Pop-Up, Leaping Animals and Rainbow Add-Ons die sets and Rainbow Greetings stamp set.

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

Cardbase:  An 8×8.75-inch rectangle of white cardstock was scored and folded into a side-fold 4×8.75 size slimline card.  Thin decorative papers were used to cover the cardbase. The inside panels were cut using the largest die from the Long Rectangles – Crosshatch die set. (See video above for details on how they were cut and attached.)

Arch Pop-Up: Β Cut out the two large arch dies in the Arch Pop-Up from solid 65-80lb. cardstock. Assemble as shown in the video above, adding the rainbow strips which were cut using double-sided adhesive tape. Attach the pop-up rainbow arch as shown in the video.

Frogs:Β  Cut four green, leaping frogs from the Leaping Animals die sets. Cut three green, sitting frogs from the Bayou Animals die set. With a white gel pen and frog dies as stencils, add spots and mouths to frogs. Using the eyes die from either animal set, cut four sets of eyes from white and stencil the black pupil of the eye and add a white gel pen dot onto them.

Sentiments: Β All the sentiments were stamped using the Rainbow Greetings stamp set with in black ink. β€œSprinkling a little Rainbow magic your way” and β€œHappy Birthday” were cut out using the smallest fancy label die in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set. Use the largest cloud die in the Rainbow Add-Ons set to cut out β€œHello there.”

Envelope:  The card fits into #10 business (4.25x 9-inches) size envelope stamped with β€œWishing you sunshine and rainbows” the back flap.

Here is a great reel on singing the Rainbow Connection song with Kermit – https://www.facebook.com/reel/531484342305953

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Concord & 9th – 8.5×11-inch Solid 80 lb Cardstock – Poppy, Marmalade, Buttercup, Clover, Peacock, Eggplant, Spout, Oceanside
  • Spellbinders – 8.5×11-inch 80 lb Cardstock – White
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11-inch Single-Sided Patterned Paper – Random Dot – Mint & Robin’s Egg Blue
  • #10 Business Envelope

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Paper Masking Tape

Glitter and Unicorns to Celebrate Your Birthday!

It’s Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston’s June 2025 release of ten new die sets and five new clear stamp sets. For this interactive glitter unicorn birthday card, I used several of the new dies including the Leaping Animals, Display Helpers, Whirly Wheel and Rainbow Add-Ons as well as the stamps in Birthday Magic and Movie Night sets.

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 and cut my decorator panels of patterned cardstock using the Rectangles – Crosshatch dies.

Unicorns: I used four unicorns on the card made with the Leaping Animals die set. Watch the video above to see how to assemble the animals. There are five dies needed for the unicorn – body, underbelly, horn, mane and tail. Cut the tail, mane and underbelly from pink, horn from gold and body from white.

Whirly Wheel: Cut one wheel and one large thermometer from sturdy pink cardstock using the Whirly Wheel die set. Cut one washer from a sturdy cardstock. (Color doesn’t matter as it will be hidden.) Using stencil feature, ink in arrows on the wheel (or use the Whirly Wheel Words stamp set.) Assemble wheel as shown in video above.

Lorna Label Pop-Up: Watch either the video above or the assembly video located at the bottom of the page linked to the Lorna Label Pop-Up.

Sentiments: The sentiments were stamped using the glitter and unicorns sentiment and “Let’s celebrate!” from the Birthday Magic stamp set. The β€œHappy Birthday” from the Movie Night set.

Display Helpers: Using the lift dies from the Display Helpers, install at either side of the Lorna Label Pop-Up following the video above. (Using the Display Helpers stamp set, you can stamp out a note to include in your card that says “Lift the tab for display and lower the tab to close the card.”)

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope with a die-cut heart from the Lorna Label Pop-Up set glued to the back flap.

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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.

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Materials Used:

Dies
β€’ Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Rainbow Add-Ons – 1309
β€’ Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Whirly Wheel – 1306
β€’ Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Display Helpers – 1304
β€’ Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Leaping Animals – 1301
β€’ Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Lorna Label Pop-Up – 1266
β€’ Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Rectangles – Crosshatch – 1054

Stamps
β€’ Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Birthday Magic
β€’ Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Display Helpers
β€’ Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Movie Night
β€’ Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Whirly Wheel Words

Papers
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Craftwork Cards – 8Γ—8 Solid Colors and Printed Papers – Flying High Collection
β€’ Pink Holographic Non-Shedding Glitter Cardstock
β€’ Gold, Pink and Purple Glitter Cardstock
β€’ White Cardstock
β€’ Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Husk Smooth

Ink
β€’ Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
β€’ Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss
β€’ Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
β€’ Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker –Pretty Pink

Adhesives
β€’ Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
β€’ Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
β€’ Foam Squares

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