Karen Burniston Dies

Who is Dorian Robert-Houdin?- A Pop-Up Card

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Just made this pop-up card which answers some of the question “Who is Dorian Robert-Houdin?” It is a thank you to his creator, Gigi Pandian, for writing the tenth book in the Accidental Alchemist mystery series….The Alchemist of All Hallows Eve.  If you like a cozy mystery series with a touch of mystical creativity and world travel, I encourage you to explore Gigi’s work.

CARDBASE: I started with a 5×7-inch purchased cardbase and added the typewriter Courier font “Little Gray Cells” paper (4.5 x6.5-inch) mats as background to the front and back of the card. Inside the panels were covered with 5×7-inch sheets of William Morris glossy paper.

FRONT: The card front is a mock-up of one Dorian’s mystery boards, but this time of himself. 1) Theater poster of his father’s the magician, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin 2)image of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris 3) Elixir of Life 4) Child’s cape 5) Baking elements 6) Red twine to tie all the elements to the name – Dorian Robert Houdin

INSIDE: A pop-up image of the gargoyle, Dorian, with wings that flutter made using i-crafter’s Heart Hands Wiper Insert mechanism die and hand-drawn wings. The gargoyle image is from clip art and the sentiment was digitally created and die cut with a label die by Karen Burniston.

BACK: The impish face of the statue that came to life.

DO YOU want to learn more about Dorian, the gargoyle?

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • i-crafter by Lynda Kanase – Blue Craft Dies – Heart Hands, Wiper Insert – 222045
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch – 1233

Papers

  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 80lb Cardstock – White
  • Spellbinders Merry Moments Holiday Kit – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White
  • Giftwraps by Artists: Designs by William Morris – A Joost Elffers Book, Harry Abrams, inc. Publishers, New York, 1985

Ink

  • Computer Printer
  • OLO – Alcohol-Marker – Neutral Gray 3
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Tombow – Mono – Sand Eraser -512A
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Red and White Baker’s Twine

Fang-Tastic Thank you Card

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I needed a cute Halloween themed thank you card, so I took Riley and Company’s Spooky Hollow Fang-tastic stamp set and Karen Burniston’s Katherine Label Pop-Up to create this whimsical card.

Cardbase and Images: I used purchased top-fold A2 cardbase and matching envelope. The images were stamped onto two pieces of 4×5.25-inch white cardstock. I colored them with watercolor pencils and a water brush.

CARD BACK

Sentiments: All the stamped sentiments come from the Fang-tastic set. The die cut label and pop-up mechanism are from the Katherine Label Pop-Up set. The candy corn “fangs” are cut from decorative paper.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope with the back flap covered with the same decorative paper that the two candy corn “fangs’ were cut from.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Scrapbook.com – 4.25×5.5-inch 230GSM Double-Sided Cardstock – Spooky
  • White Cardstock
  • Spellbinders Merry Moments Holiday Kit – A2 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Nuvo – Highly Pigmented Watercolour Pencils – Dark Shadows and Elementary Midtones

Adhesives

Tools

CAS’ed Autumn Gatefold Pop-Up Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #335 whose parameters were include a gatefold project, vacation colors, CAS (copy and sample) from last week’s gallery as element and paper strip(s) as random. I used Karen Burniston dies and stamp set to CAS Megan Francis’s leafy card from Craft Roulette’s #334 galley.

Watch the video below to learn how I made this card.

Cardbase: Watch the video above for how to cut and score the cardbase. Cut an 8.5×11-inch sheet of white 65lb. cardstock down to 8.5×10-inches and scored at 2.5-inches and 7.5-inches along the long side and then flipped the cardstock sideways to score at 7-inches. Cut away the small rectangles at the sides of the long rectangle.

With the gatefold flaps closed, begin drawing the window aperture over the two flaps. Using a 2.5×3.5-inch rectangle of scrap paper, find the best placement for the ATC cut-out. With a T-square ruler, drawn in the lines to cut out with a craft knife as shown in the video. (My border measurements are 1.75-inches at the top, 1.25-inches at the sides and 2-inches at the bottom.)

Card Back

Background: Using torn strips of decorative papers, create the 4.875x 6.875-inch background for the inside of the card. Cover the bottom flap on both sides with your grass-colored paper. (I ended up using scrapes for the flap, and some extra leaves to decorate the side of the flap with the “Pull” and arrow stamped on it. I used My Favorite Things Interactive Labels stamp set.)

Tree: Cut six trees from brown using the Tree Pop-Up die set. Glue three trees together twice as shown in the video above and adhere them to the card. Add leaves cut from the same die set. (I cut three sets of leaves and colored some of the leaves to get three different shades of red using two shades of cardstock – kraft and red.)

Cat Swing: Cut two black cats from the Skeleton and Bat die set. Glue together. Use die stencil to color eyes. (Yes, the eyes on this cat can look like four eyes or very large cat eyes. Which did you see first?) Add bow tie also in the same die set. Cut two seat pieces from the Tree Pop-Up set and glue together. Glue cat to seat and add orange twine as shown in video above.

Leaf Pile with Pop-up Dog: Cut a squat arch large enough to cover the Parcel Pop-Up mechanism and cover it with die-cut leaves. Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for the Parcel Pop-Up . Cut the three pieces for the mechanism from white cardstock and assemble as shown in video above. Cut the upper half of the largest mechanism piece from grass colored paper. Trim and adhere it to the mechanism as shown in the video above. Cut two of the dog from Doghouse Tiny House Add-Ons set. Use die stencil to color eyes, nose and belly. Color ears black. Use bow tie from Skeleton and Bat die set in orange as collar. Glue dog onto pop-up strip.

Sentiments: Stamp “Warm Autumn Wishes” from Karen Burniston’s Fall Phrases stamp set onto a 1.5-inch circle of yellow. (My circle die slipped when cutting it out and so my moon goes was placed at the top edge of the card.)

Belly Band: Using a sheet of 4×6-inch decorative paper and a scrap piece of clear vellum, I made the belly band to keep the card closed. Again, stamping the “Pull” and arrow using My Favorite Things Interactive Labels stamp set.

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

Above is my pop-up card in the left two photos and Megan Francis’s card that I CAS’ed on the right. Can you see what elements from her card that I sampled?

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Scrapbook.com – 4.5×5.5-inches Double-Side Cardstock – Spooky and Willow Lane
  • My Favorite Things- 8.5×11 100 lb. Cardstock – White
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Clear Vellum
  • Brown, Greens, Kraft, Orange, Red and Yellow Cardstock

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Bakers’ Twine – White & Orange
  • Tiny Leaf Die-Cuts from a variety of dies in my stash

Pumpkin Shaker Halloween Card

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I recently purchased a Scrappy Tails Halloween die set to make a Jackolantern Shaped Card. This was my first go at making a shaker card with this die set.

Cardbase: I used an 11×4.25 rectangles of heavy black cardstock that was scored and folded to form a 4.25×5.5-inch top-fold card. Decorate the card front with glitter gloss as needed.

Jack O’lantern Shaker: The pumpkin was cut four times from heavy orange cardstock using the large pumpkin and mouth dies in the Scrappy Tails Jackolantern Shaped Card set. After weeding out the face and vertical ridge lines, a piece of acetate was sandwiched between the back of one pumpkin and the front of another with double-sided tape. The excess acetate was trimmed away. Next, the remaining two pumpkins were glued to the back of the other pumpkins. From black cardstock cut the stem, vines and the sentiment “Trick or Treat” using the same die set. Brush glitter gloss over the words and let dry before gluing onto the mouth opening. Position the pumpkin on card front and note where the mouth opening is. remove pumpkin and place a small quantity of shaker elements in the mouth area on the card front. Add glue to the back of the pumpkin and adhere to the card front trapping the shaker elements in the mouth section. Add a weight over the pumpkin until glue drys.

Sentiment: The inside sentiment uses my favorite Karen Burniston “Happy Halloween” from her Halloween Charms die set. (I cut a backing oval from yellow using an unknown die from my stash cut in yellow. Then I cut the charm die from orange and color the frame and bat black before gluing the pieces together.) The inside pumpkin (outlined in white gel pen) and the front “Trick or Treat” sentiment are from the Jackolantern Shaped Card die set.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 size envelope with the a Halloween themed sentiment stamped on the back flap using My Favorite Things Primitive Pumpkins stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • My Favorite Things – Clear Stamps – Primitive Pumpkins


Papers

  • Grafix – 8.5×11 Dura-Lar Acetate .005 – Clear Film
  • Black, Orange and Yellow Cardstock


Ink


Adhesives



Tools

Miscellaneous

Broccoli Tree ATC Christmas Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #334 whose parameters were include an ATC (Artist Trading Card) in project, produce aisle colors, tree(s) element and three circles as random. I used Karen Burniston’s Mealtime Elements die set and Spellbinders’ 3D embossing folder Rosette Burst and stamp set from their Merry Moments Holiday Kit to make this side-fold A2 card.

Watch the video below to learn how I made this card.

Cardbase: I used an A2 (4.25×5.5-inches) cardbase and envelope from the Spellbinders Merry Moments Holiday Kit.The front uses a metallic .25-inch wide washi tape from my stash. Watch the video above to learn how I placed it and the hand-drawn trim.

Card Back

ATC: I first embossed a panel of white cardstock that I’d spritzed with water using mister spray bottle. After embossing the panel with the Spellbinders’ 3D embossing folder Rosette Burst, I trimmed it down to 2.5×3.5-inches. Watch the video above to see how I created the broccoli fir tree using eleven broccoli die cuts from Karen Burniston’s Mealtime Elements.

Sentiments: “Happy Holidays” inside the card was made using a clear ink and a red heat embossing powder with the stamp set set from Spellbinders’ Merry Moments Holiday Kit.

Envelope: I used an A2 (4.25×5.5-inches) envelope and the stamp set from the Spellbinders’ Merry Moments Holiday Kit to create the decorated back flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Embossing Folders

  • Spellbinders – 3D Embossing Folder of the Month – Rosette Burst – 3EOM-NOV24

Stamps

  • Spellbinders – Clear Stamp – Merry Moments Holiday Kit.

Papers

  • Green Packaging
  • White Cardstock
  • Spellbinders – A2 Textured Cardbase & Envelope – Merry Moments Holiday Kit.

Ink & Embossing Powder

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Rose Bud
  • Nuvo – Embossing Powder – Crimson Gloss
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • VersaMark – Watermark Stamp Pad

Adhesives

Tools

Miscellaneous

Ice Cream Sundae Pop-Up Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #333 whose parameters were a 4×6 project, buffet colors, holiday element and bark as random. I used Karen Burniston’s Ice Cream Sundae Pop-Up die set to make this top-fold card.

Watch the video below to learn how I made this card.

Cardbase: Follow the video above to create the 4×6-inch top-fold cardbase from an 8.5×11-inch sheet of 80lb white cardstock.

Card Back

Ice Cream Sundae: Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for Karen Burniston’s Ice Cream Sundae Pop-Up die set. Watch the video above for how to make and attach the paper doily under the ice cream dish.

Sentiments: The “Celebrate!” sentiment on the card front is cut using Karen Burniston’s Celebrate die. “Happy Birthday” is a sticker made using double-sided tape and Chloe’s Creative Cards Happy Birthday die.

Envelope: I used an A7 (5×7-inches) envelope with a decorative cardstock insert and humorous stamp on the back flap from Funny Bones by Riley & Company. Watch the video above for details.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Funny Bones by Riley and Company – Clear Stamp – Handmade Cards Because – RWD-738

Papers

  • Kaisercraft – 12×12-inch Double-Sided Cardstock – Uncharted Waters Collection
  • Multi-Colored Cardstock & Packaging
  • Blue Junk Mail Envelope
  • Silver Mirror Cardstock
  • Clear Vellum
  • White Cardstock

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Trinity Stamps – Sparkle Spots Embellishments – Gold

Paper Knit Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #331 whose parameters were a 4×8 project, excited colors, cold or chilly element and stitch(es) as random. I used the i-crafter Slimline Knit, Knots & Stitches die and a Karen Burniston stamp to make this slimline card.

Watch the video below to learn how I made this card.

Cardbase: Follow the video above to create the 4×8-inch slimline cardbase from an 8.5×11-inch sheet of 65lb. white cardstock.

Knitted Rows: Watch the video above for how to knit the paper ribbons together using seven ribbons die-cut from various shades of lightweight cardstock ranging from orange to yellow to a creamy, flicked blue.

Sentiments: The “You’re so cool” sentiment is from Karen Burniston’s Winter Hugs stamp set..

Envelope: The card fits into a #10 business sized (4×9-inches) envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • i-crafter – Die Set – Slimline Knit, Knots & Stitches

Stamps

Papers

  • Silver Glitter Paper
  • Blue Flick, Cream, Oranges, White and Yellows Cardstock

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
  • Scissors
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape
  • Stamping Blocks as paper weights

Cascade Pop-Up Thanksgiving Day Card

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It’s time for the Karen Burniston Design Team August 2026 Challenge whose theme is MEALTIME. I chose to make a pop-up Thanksgiving Day card in the form of a cascading feast using double Cascade Pop-Up mechanisms and the Dessert Elements and Mealtime Elements. The stamped sentiments come from the new Mealtime Phrase stamp set.

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

Cardbase: Fold a 10×7-inch piece of cardstock in half to make a 5×7-inch top fold cardbase. Using the largest rectangle die in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch, cut four panels to cover the cardbase inside and out. (I had to use scraps of my decorative papers to cover all of the back panel.)

Food: Watch the video above for the styling and assembly of the food using the die sets of Dessert Elements, Mealtime Elements, Big Birthday Charms and Happy Hour Charms as well as markers and Distress Inks.

Cascade Pop-Up: Watch the video above for the assembly of the two Cascade Pop-Up mechanisms. Cut two each of the large die and small strip dies from gray medium weight cardstock. Cut from heavy white cardstock, four large plates using the large plate die in the Mealtime Elements set. Cut two large slotted circles from the Cascade Pop-Up and then position the large plate die so that the plate has the slot still cut in it. Cut the two slotted plated from heavy white cardstock.

Card Front Kitchen: (Follow the instructions in the video above to assemble.) From the Oven Pop-Up, cut one oven piece from a white coated cardstock. Cut from silver foil cardstock one oven handle, four stove knobs and eight cabinet knobs. Also cut from silver cardstock, using the Oven Extras, one hood vent, two pots and one pan. From woodgrain cardstock, cut eight sets of the cabinet panels using the Oven Extras. From black cut two 1/2×1-inch strips for the stove burners. from gray metallic textured cardstock, cut a 2-inch square for inside of the oven and a strip that is at least 1/4×6-inches for the kick-plate at the base of the cabinets. (I used three different silver metallic cardstock/paper – one was mirror cardstock packaging, one was a matte silver envelope and the last was a textured, shimmer, gray cardstock.) Cut one turkey leg bone piece from white and one turkey from kraft cardstock using the Oven Extras. Color and shade with Distress Inks and markers.

Sentiments: The front “What’s cookin’?” and the inside “Hope your day is delicious” are from the Fall Phrases stamp set with the fancy labels cut using the Greeting Labels. “Happy Thanksgiving” inside the card uses Word Set 7 – Autumn die set. “Hope your day is Delicious” is from Mealtime Phrase.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inches) size envelope with “Thankful, Grateful, Blessed” stamped on the back flap from the Fall Phrases stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tiara -18-1002
  • Carta Bella – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock Collection by Steven Duncan – Country Kitchen
  • Concord & 9th – 8.5×11 80 lb. Cardstock – Dove
  • Grafix – 8.5×11 Dura-Lar Acetate .005 – Clear Film
  • MemoryBoxCo – 8.5×11 65 lb. Woodgrain Embossed Cardstock – Kraft
  • The Paper Cut – 8.5×11 10 PT Kromekote Cardstock – White Glossy
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 110 lb. Cardstock – White
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 – Clear Vellum
  • Matte Silver Paper Envelope
  • Silver Foil Cardstock Packaging
  • Multicolored Cardstock Scraps
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Envelope – White
  • Xcut – A5 Adhesive Vellum Sheets – White

Ink

  • OLO Markers – RV0.1 Cotton Candy, RV0.6 Dragon Fruit, Y1.1 Ginger, YG2.3 Muscat Grape
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Espresso Truffle & Tuxedo Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Antique Linen & Vintage Photo
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black & Green
  • Stampin’ Blends – Markers – Light & Dark Copper Clay
  • Stampin’ Write – Marker – Chocolate Chip

Adhesives

Tools

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

Miscellaneous

  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss

Pop-Up Tag Book Robot Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #330 whose parameters were: a tag with pocket, Trick or Treat colors, robot (s) element and three strips of paper as random. I used Karen Burniston’s Circle Tag Book Pop-Up and her new Tool Time Stage Add-Ons along with Trinity Stamps Robot Builder die sets to make this interactive card.

Watch the video below to learn how I made this card.

Cardbase: Follow the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for how to make the tag book pop-up cardbase using the Circle Tag Book Pop-Up die set. I added from the Tool Time Stage Add-Ons a front pocket using the large side die and inside borders using the border dies.

Robots: The outside white has the Craft Roulette Mug Club stamp of a robot. Inside the card are the head, arms, legs and body of the Trinity Stamps Robot Builder die set.

Sentiments: I used my computer to create the “Some Assembly Required” sentiment and used my trimmer and scissor to cut the fishtailed banner.

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

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Mug Club

Papers

  • Graphic 45 – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Ghostly Greetings – Sit For A Spell
  • Lawn Fawn – 8.5×11 Vellum – Pearlescent
  • Black, and White Cardstock
  • Paper Insider – Silver Holographic Envelope

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Orange and White Bakers Twine