Karen Burniston Dies

Thank You Pop-Up

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It’s Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston’s February 2026 Release of new dies and stamps.

Today’s card uses the new die sets of Thank You Lorna Add-Ons and the Stage Pop-Up as well as the previously released Lorna Label Pop-Up. Sentiments come from the new clear stamp sets called Thank You Phrases and Love You Phrases. The new dies and stamps will be available for order starting February 2, 2026.

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

Stage Pop-Up Base: Using the Stage Pop-Up die set, cut two of the largest die from patterned cardstock. From the same patterned cardstock, cut two of the stage-side strips.  After stamping and cutting the 6 decorator rectangles, glue them onto the front panels of the stage-side strips.  Assemble the stage platform as shown above in the video. (Below is what the completed card looks like when folded flat.)

Sentiments: The five sentiments were stamped in black ink on white cardstock and cut-out using the rectangle decorator dies from the Stage Pop-Up die set. Cut a sixth rectangle, but leave it blank to write a personal message. Use the short sentiments “For Being You,” “You’re The Best,” “For Everything” and “So Very Much” from the Thank You Phrases stamp set, and “Big Time” from Love You Phrases.

Lorna Label Thank You: Using the Thank You Lorna Add-Ons set, cut two of the large frame die from patterned paper and two sets of the words from red cardstock. From the Lorna Label Pop-Up die set, cut two of the large die from green. Glue the Thank You frames on to the green Lorna labels and adhere the letters. Add tape the the back of the Lorna Labels at the narrow bottom tip as shown in the video. Glue the green pieces back-to-back and trim off the excess flaps at the top and cut down the bottom base to fit in between the two stage halves as shown in the video.

To decorate, cut six of the leafy stems in the Thank You Lorna Add-Ons from green and glue onto the top of each of the stage sides. Cut two of the flowers in the set to add to the stage floor in front of the “Thank You.” (I used patterned paper that had daisies printed on it, so I did not use the flower center die from the set.)

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inches) size envelope with “Thank You” from Thank You Phrases stamped on the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

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

Papers

  • Scrapbook.com – 6×8-inch Double-Sided Cardstock Patterned Collection– Berry Sweet
  • White Cardstock
  • A7 Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black

Adhesives

Tools

Peacock Pop-Up Card

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It’s Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston’s February 2026 Release of new dies and stamps.

Today’s card uses the new die set of Peacock Add-Ons as well as the previously released Greeting Labels, Arch Pop-Up, Lorna Label Pop-Up and Border Blend – Trims sets. Sentiments come from the new clear stamp set called Strut Your Stuff. The new dies and stamps will be available for order starting February 2, 2026.

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

Cardbase: I used a 10×7-inch rectangle of purple cardstock scored and folded in half to form a 5×7-inch side fold A7 size cardbase. I covered the front and inside with 5×7 rectangles of embossed pink vellum. I used a square scrap of the vellum to decorate the back. Decorate with Border Blend – Trims and other leftover decoration bits as shown in video.

Peacock Pop-Up: Using the Arch Pop-Up set, cut one of the two arch pieces from purple cardstock. From the Peacock Add-Ons die set, cut the head and large fan-shaped pieces from purple. From the same die set, cut fourteen feathers, and fourteen of the feather’s “eye” decorations in three other colors than the feather. (I used four shades of blue/purple/pink mirror foil cardstock and a black permanent marker to color the foiled cardstock.) Cut the eye and peacock’s “crown” or corona from black cardstock. (I used some glitter black cardstock.) Eye highlights were added with a white gel pen. From yellow cardstock cut the feet and beak. Follow the video above and photos to assemble the pop-up peacock using ten of the feathers. (I cut a second set of pieces to make another head and used three of the feathers to make a flat peacock on the card front. The final feather I placed on the card back.)

Sentiments: The sentiments were stamped in black ink on white cardstock and cut out using the Greeting Labels die set. The inside label for “You were made to stand out” also uses a label die from the Lorna Label Pop-Up set to cut the black glitter label.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inches) size envelope with a tiny heart leftover from the feather decorations.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Strut Your Stuff

Papers

  • American Crafts – Core’dinations – 8.5×11 inch Textured Glitter Cardstock – Black Tie
  • Encore – 12×12 inch Foil Cardstock – Fuchsia, Kunzite, Regal Purple, & Serene Blue
  • Stampin’ Up – 12×12 inch Embossed Vellum – So Very Vellum – Pink
  • Purple, White and Yellow Cardstock
  • A7 Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Chisel Tip – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Scoring Board
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Ruler
  • Tweezers
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Fireworks Pop-Up Birthday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #302 whose parameters were: a card on card project, unicorn farm colors, light(s) element and label(s). I used Karen Burniston dies and Craft Roulette stamps for this pop-up birthday card.

Cardbase: I used a purchased American size A7 (5×7-inches) cardbase and matching envelope. The card base is covered with decorative paper panels inside and out using Karen Burniston’s Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch dies.

Pop-Up: Karen Burniston’s Triple Platform Pop-Up was used to create the pop-up inside that supports the glitter cardstock Fireworks. (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for the Triple Platform Pop-Up.)

Sentiments: “Celebrate!” is a Karen Burniston die cut in green. The Happy Birthday sentiment inside is from Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #1.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inches) size envelope with the back flap stamped with “HBD” in two shades of green ink. The stamp is part of the Craft Roulette set used previously.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Funn Sentiments #1

Papers

  • DCWV – 6×6-inch Glitter Cardstock – Pastels
  • Scrapbook.com – 6×8-inch Double-Sided Cardstock – Patterned Collection – Berry Sweet
  • Simple Stories – 12×12-inch Double-Sided Cardstock – Garden Party Collection – Tea Party
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase & Envelope – White

Ink

  • Catherine Pooler – Green Mini Ink Pads – Deck The Halls & Succulent
  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
  • Stamping Block
  • Stamping Platform
  • Paperweight
  • Scissors
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape
  • Tweezers

Pop-Up Ball Grasshopper and Box

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It’s time for the Karen Burniston Design Team January 2026 Challenge whose theme is BUGS.

I made a Bitty Ball sized pop-up grasshopper in a bug decorated box using the die sets – Bitty Ball Pop-Up, Animal Add-Ons 6, Bitty Ball Double-Ups, Bitty Ball Access Tabs, Bug Borders, Happily Ever After along with the Oval – Crosshatch and Circles – Crosshatch.

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

Box: Cut from 12×12 sheets of cardstock one 10-inch square and on 10.25-inch square. On a score board, score on all sides of each square at .5-inch and 1-inch. Cut the corners as shown in video above to form four tabs. Assemble the two box pieces as shown in the video and glue to the inside bottom an 8-inch square of decorative cardstock. Add another 8-inch square of decorative cardstock to the box lid. Decorate the box lid with the Bug Borders insects cut into individual insects. (I used the second largest Circles -Crosshatch die as a guild in the center of the box lid to aid in the symmetrical layout of the bugs.) Uses twine or ribbon to tie the box closed.

Sentiments: Cut from red paper “Happily Ever After” using the die set of the same name and glue to the underside of the box lid.

Grasshopper: (Watch the assembly video located at the bottom of the linked page for Bitty Ball Access Tabs.) Using the Bitty Ball Pop-Up, Bitty Ball Access Tabs and Bitty Ball Double-Ups die sets, cut enough pieces to make two pop-up balls. Assemble as show in the assembly video. (Hopefully you won’t have to replace the rubber band as I did, but think through the locations of the access tabs when you assemble your grasshopper, for easy access.) Cut the grasshopper legs, mouth and eye pieces using the Animal Add-Ons 6 die set. glue in place as shown in the video above. (Remember to not glue the top edge of the decorative panel under the eyes so you can slide the antenna under it and glue in place.)

Cut the two largest ovals from the Oval – Crosshatch die set from patterned cardstock and glue together. Glue the grasshopper onto the oval making sure that it is centered when open on the oval. Use a Velcro circles to attach the oval to the bottom inside of the box.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11-inch Solid Colored Cardstock – Candy Corn
  • Bazzill – 12×12-inch Double-Sided Cardstock – Easter Grass Marble
  • Keep It Simple – 12×12-inch Double-Sided Cardstock – Lucky Day Collection
  • Black, Pink, Red, White and Yellow Cardstock

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

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

Miscellaneous

  • Blue Baker’s Twine
  • Velcro 1-inch Circles

Double Z Baseball Retirement Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #299 whose parameters were: a double Z-fold card, Rudolph colors, optimistic element and plain circles. I used Karen Burniston dies and stamps as well as Waffle Flower dies and Graphic 45 stamps to create this card.

Watch the process video below to learn how this card was made.

Cardbase: Using a 4.25×11-inch sheet of tan cardstock, fold in half for a 4.25×5.5-inch cardbase. Fold the front flap in half again to form the z-fold. Using the second smallest crosshatch circle die in Karen Burniston’s Circles – Crosshatch die set, center the die over the front panel folded in half to cut through the two layers as shown in the video above. Save the two circles. Cut a half-inch by 11-inch long strip of the tan cardstock and fold in half. Fold one half of the strip again in half to make the second z-fold piece for the card. Stamp all the pieces as described below before assembling the card.

Baseball Equipment: Using the Graphic 45 Good Ol Sport set, stamp the baseball bat onto the long section of the 11-inch strip. Stamp one of the saved circles with the baseball stamp. From white cut out the largest circle in the Waffle Flower Stamps Baseball Dad die set. Cut the stitching from red. Glue the stitching onto the white circle to make it look like a baseball.

Sentiments: stamp “Happy Retirement” on the second save circle using Karen Burniston’s Fishing stamp set. From the Graphic 45 stamp set add “Good Ol’ Sport” to the bottom right corner of the card using black ink.

Envelope: The panel card fits into an A2 (4.25×5.5-inches) size envelope with the back flap stamped with “Take me out to the ball game!” from the Graphic 45 stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley & Company – Circles – Crosshatch – 1057
  • Waffle Flower Stamps – Dies – Baseball Dad

Dies

Papers

  • Red, Tan and White Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape

Photoplay – Nutcracker Tags

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Welcome to Day 6 of my Nutcracker series using a variety of stamps and die sets to make some nutcracker themed cards. My card today uses a die set by PhotoPlay – Nutcrackers Layered and Karen Burniston’s Topper Tags die set.

Watch the process video below to learn how this card was made.

Cardbase: Cut tags that will allow for a 4-inch figure using Karen Burniston’s Topper Tags die set. cut the decorative hole reinforcers in a contrasting color and thread a piece of baker’s twine through the hole and tie off.

Nutcrackers: Using PhotoPlay’s Nutcrackers Layered die set, create your nutcrackers as shown on packaging or create your own uniforms and hair styles.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Scrapbook.com – BetterPress – 6×8-inch Double-Sided Cardstock – Nutcracker
  • Matte Gold Cardstock
  • Black, Blue, Pinks Cardstock

Adhesives

Tools

BetterPress-Nutcracker Christmas Card

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Welcome to Day 5 of my Nutcracker series using a variety of stamps and die sets to make some nutcracker themed cards. My card today uses products by Spellbinders – Simon Hurley’s BetterPress press plates & dies set Nutcracker Trio and Dina Wakley Media’s BetterPress inks of Eggplant, Fir and Ruby.

Watch the process video below to learn how this card was made.

Cardbase: I used a purchased kraft paper A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) cardbase and matching envelope.

Nutcrackers & Plaid Background: The plaid background was created using the Spellbinder’s BetterPress of the Month – Design A Plaid press plate set using red and green ink. The nutcrackers and sentiment are from Simon Hurley’s Better Press press plates & dies set Nutcracker Trio printed in purple, red and green. The inside sentiment banner is from the Design A Plaid set.

Envelope: The panel card fits into an A2 size envelope with a nutcracker and “fa la la la la la la la la” on the envelope back using Karen Burniston’s Season of Cheer and Hero Art’s Nutcracker stamp.

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Materials Used:

Press Plates & Dies

  • Spellbinders – Simon Hurley’s BetterPress Press Plates & Dies – Nutcracker Trio
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress of the Month Press Plates & Dies – Design A Plaid

Stamps

Papers

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress – 5.5 x 4.25” (A2) Cotton Card Panels – Porcelain & Pebble
  • Target – A2 Cardbase and Envelope – Kraft

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Spellbinders – Dina Wakley Media’s BetterPress Ink – Eggplant, Fir and Ruby

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Letterpress System
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Spellbinders – Best Ever Craft Tape

What’s New Kitty Cat

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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

map fold nutcracker card

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This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #295 whose parameters included a map fold, planter colors,  from the sky element, and three in a row. I used stamps and dies by Hero Arts and 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 made using digital paper by Carnation Crafts into a map fold card.

Nutcrackers were die cut using Hero Arts’ Fancy Dies Toys.

Sentiments were stamped on white cardstock using Hero Arts’ Stamp & Cut A Little Nuts set and cut out using Karen Burniston’s Greeting Labels die set. Three 1-inch circles were cut and marked with an “X” and a center circle to show where to stop when cutting the tabs. The tabs were folded to be inserted through a 3/4-inch hole in each of the card’s panels that will have sentiments. The oval sentiment labels are then glued onto the unfolded tabs and swiveled to make sure they are not glued to the card base.

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

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Hero Arts – Clear Stamps & Dies- A Little Nuts

Papers

  • Carnation Crafts – Digital Paper – (printed on copier paper)
  • White Cardstock

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Paper Masking Tape