Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - November 2025 - Fun Faces

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! It's Designer Challenge time again and for our November challenge we were tasked with making a card using the new Fun Faces stamp set. This new stamp set help create faces for all Karen's character, animal and paper people dies. For my card, I wanted to do something different. I thought I would create one last Halloween themed card and used the Fun Faces to make glow in the dark faces on my background!

 I started by created an A2 sized card base using smooth black heavy weight cardstock. I added some wood pattern paper to the floor of my card. Then I cut a piece of black and white striped patterned paper from Photoplay called Skulls and Crossbones. 

I used VersaMark ink and Lawn Fawn's Glow in the Dark embossing powder to create my fun background. I heat set the embossing powder then added it to my card using double sided adhesive tape. 

I added the Fireplace Pop-Up and added some fun accessories to the fireplace and surround. Check out the YouTube video below on how I created this card. 

I added a sentiment to a small oval I cut using the Ovals - Crosshatch die set and the Halloween Phrases stamp set. Then I added it to a slightly larger orange oval. I glued this into my card. 

For the front of my card, I did the same thing to the background, adding the Fun Faces and using the Glow in the Dark embossing powder. 

I added another sentiment from the Halloween Phrases stamp set and added it to the front of my card. I kept it very basic, because look at all the fun with glow in the dark faces!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Be sure to check out the other Designer Challenge cards from our very talented Design Team. Below is a list of the products I used to create this card. Happy Crafting!

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Creating Christmas Cards Using Karen Burniston's Coffee Cup Pop-Up

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome. I have three cards for you today all which use Karen Burniston's Coffee Cup Pop-Up. I got thinking of fun teacher cards, or Christmas cards where you would give a gift card and thought the Coffee Cup Pop-Up would be perfect to turn into fun Christmas cards. 

Let's start with the first card, which is a snowman coffee cup card. For this card, I started with a top fold A2 sized card base using heavy weight smooth white cardstock. I then added some pretty patterned paper from my favourite paper company Echo Park. 

I then added some double sided adhesive to white cardstock and die cut the napkin using the dies in the Coffee Cup Pop-Up die set. I created my coffee cup (see the YouTube video below to see how I made each coffee cup), then added it to my napkin and placed it in my card. 

I used Karen Burniston's Christmas Borders 2 and added some red mittens as a top and bottom border in my card. I used Word Set 13 - Snow to create my sentiment on the top of my card. Then I used Karen Burniston's Winter Hug clear sentiment stamp set to add a sentiment to the bottom of my card. I added some left over snowflakes from the mittens to decorate the inside of the card. 

For my second card, I created a Santa card using the Coffee Cup Pop-Up along with the Character Add-Ons 2 and Mini Ball Add-On's 1 - Gnomes. I started with a top fold A2 card base using Lawn Fawn's Tomato cardstock. I added some of the same patterned paper from Echo Park, then I added some red ribbon to the top and bottom of my card.

I stamped a sentiment on to some red cardstock, using MFT - Hug in a Mug sentiment stamp, VersaMark ink and white embossing powder. I added a white oval to the bottom for a place to sign the card. I added a green napkin for this card, using Spellbinders - Fern cardstock

For my last card, I used the Animal Add-Ons 3 to make the reindeer face. I added a gold bell using Spellbinders Santas Festive Crew die set. 

I started with an A2 top fold card base using heavy weight smooth white cardstock, then added the same patterned paper as my other cards. I kept this one very simple, adding just some green cardstock from Spellbinders. I did stamp another sentiment to the top of the card, using the same MFT stamp set. 

I love how you can take older dies and make them new again! It was really fun creating these coffee cups and you could use all kinds of Karens animals dies to create themed cards for any occasion or holiday! To watch how I made this cards, check out the YouTube video below.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, below is a list of the products I used to make these cards. Happy Crafting!

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - October 2025 - Peek a Boo!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome to another Designer Challenge! Our theme this month is Peek-a-Boo! What's inside my card? Well open the box and find out!

For this card, I started by making a 5x7 box using Karen's instructions for her boxes. They come in two sizes and can actually fit cards inside them or other things! You can find them on her website and they are free, so be sure to check them out. 

For my box, I used black cardstock. Then I added some red cardstock that I embossed using a 3D embossing folder. I then added some patterned spider web paper. I created the coffin on top of my card added some of the bones and skull from the Halloween Borders. 

Inside the box is my little Vampire!! I used the Bitty Ball and the Character Add-Ons 1 to create my fang-tastic vampire. I added some more embossed red paper. I wanted the box to have the feel of being inside a coffin. I added some bats to the back seam on the box. 

Then on the other side of the box, I added some of the new Halloween Phrases sentiments along with some more spider web patterned paper. 

For my vampire, I tried to add some veins on his face and blood on his fangs. I am a big fan of Interview with a Vampire (the book and the movie) and thought a pop-up vampire would be perfect for my Peek-A-Boo challenge card! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting my spooky friends!

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Spooky Treats Card using Karen Burniston's Ice Cream Sundae Pop-Up!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! I have a fun Halloween card for you today. When I was a kid, we use to have this thing called a Dickie Dee. It was a freezer on wheels and teenagers would get a summer job riding this bikes around with a freezer on the front. They sold ice creams and popsicles. My absolute, hands down favourite was the Ghost Popsicle. It was purple and had gumballs for eyes and a mouth. It was the best! So it made me think of Halloween ice cream treats! 

For this card, I started with an A2 top fold card base using orange cardstock. I cut a piece of patterned cardstock 1/8" smaller than my card base. I folded it in half, using my bone folder to make a good crease. Then I used the Ice Cream Sundae Pop-Up die to die cut the pop-up piece for my card. 

I die cut the sundae bowl, ice cream and accessories from smooth white heavy weight cardstock and coloured it all in with Copic markers. I used the wafer as a piece of metal, I added slime using the whipped cream swirl and I turned the cherry into an eye ball! 

I added some more patterned paper, creating a napkin using the napkin die from the Coffee Cup Pop-Up. Then I added the metal spoon in front of my sundae. I added a skull border then a place to sign the card. 

I used Distress Oxide Ink in Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron on some smooth white cardstock, then die cut the "Happy Halloween" sentiment out. I cut the background from glitter white cardstock. Then I glued them together and added it to my card. 

For the front of my card, I created some fun ice cream cones, giving them spooky faces. I used the Mini Alphabet and Numbers to create my Trick or Treat sentiment. 

I really love turning things like ice cream into something spooky! Thank you so much for stopping by today, below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!

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Fall Themed Card using Karen Burniston's Charm Accordion Die

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! If you can believe it, I still don't have all the fantastic dies that Karen has on her website. Recently, I purchased the Charm Accordion pop-up die set and had to make a fall themed card with it. Then add those great new sentiment stamps and you've got the perfect combo for an amazing card!!

 For this card, I started by die cutting two of the Charm Accordions. Then I cut them in half. I turned two upside down so that it would be staggered having the accordion areas up and down. I cut three pieces to act like a book spine for my panels, so I could put them all together. I followed Karen Burniston's great video on how she made a similar card. You can view that by clicking here. 

I die cut the Charm Accordion panels from Autumn themed patterned paper I had. Then I folded them in half and with my paper trimmer, trimmed each side of the panels 1/16". This made them even all around and 1/8" smaller than my base card. I glued the patterned paper to my panels, alternating them as I glued them down. 

I die cut four white labels to add to each accordion area. I stamped some sentiments to them using the new Autumn Phrases sentiment stamp and Detail Black ink. Then I used the Feathered Animals die to cut out a turkey to add to one of my panels. I left the last one blank so I had a place to sign the card.

For my charms, I used the Baking Borders to make pies, then I used the heart charm that came with the Charm Accordion die set and glued it to the back of the pies, trimming the extra. This turned my pies into charms! Then I die cut the little hooks from the same cardstock as the base of my card and used them to add my pie charms to my card. 

Lastly, I die cut several leaves, apples, pumpkins and acorns from the Autumn Elements die set and added them to my card, including the front of the card. I die cut them from smooth white cardstock and coloured them in with Copic markers. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting and be sure to check out all the new sentiment stamps from Karen Burniston!!

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Sunflower Card using Lawn Fawn's Sunny Sunflower!

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! My card for you today was created for Lawn Fawn's Challenge 205 - Awesome Autumn. I'm not sure about you, but I love Autumn!!! The colours, the smell of leaves, the cool weather but still warm enough during the day to wear flip flops! For this card, I used the Sunny Sunflower die set along with the Watering Can to create my fall scene. 

 For this card, I started with a light brown heavy cardstock for the card base. I cut it 10 x 7 and scored it at 5" so I could make a 5x7 card. 

I then added some pretty gingham patterned paper in fall colours from Echo Park called Celebrate Autumn. I used Spellbinders Arch dies to create an arched background, adding a border over my background. 

I used MFT - Cloud stencil and Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers to create my cloud background. Then used MFT - Grassy Edges stencil and Distress Oxide Ink in Mowed Lawn to create the grass. 

I die cut Lawn Fawn's Watering Can from smooth white cardstock and coloured it in with Copic markers. I wanted to create some rust marks so I added these with Copics as well. 

Then I die cut two sunflowers from the Sunny Sunflower die set. I cut these from smooth white cardstock as well and coloured them in with Copic markers. 

I glued the sunflowers and watering can together using Lineco Neutral pH adhesive in a fine tip bottle. Then I glued it on to my card front. 

I used Lawn Fawn's Scripty Autumn Sentiments on black cardstock with gold embossing powder, then I used a smaller sentiment on white cardstock and cut it out using the Simple Wavy Banners dies.

This card is just so pretty! Sunflowers are my favorite flowers and I was lucky this year that my neighbour planted lots, so I could look out my window and see pretty sunflowers! Thank you so much for stopping by. The list of the supplies I used to make this card is below. Happy Crafting!

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Fall Arch Pop Up Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome. My card for you today uses the Arch Pop-Up along with the new Fall Phrases sentiment stamp set. 

For this card, I started with an A2 card base using Lawn Fawn Ground Coffee cardstock. I added some pretty fall leaves patterned paper. I die cut the arch pop-up from the same cardstock as the card base, then added it to my card using Lineco Neutral pH adhesive in a fine tip bottle. 

I used Karen Burniston's Autumn Elements die set and cut several leaves, pumpkins, apples and acorns from smooth white heavy weight cardstock. I coloured everything in using Copic markers. I added Glossy Accents to the apples and when they were dry, used my Gelly Pen in a size 10, to add shine lines to the apples. I then started glueing everything to my arch, closing the card in between to make sure that nothing stuck out and that the card could close properly. 

Then I added two labels, one with one of the new Fall sentiments stamped on it and one blank for a place to sign the card. I added some more Autumn Elements to add a little something extra to the bottom of my card. 

For the front of the card, I used the same patterned paper. Then I used more Autumn Elements to create a kind of wreath around my stamped sentiment. I stamped this on to a circle die cut using the Circles - Crosshatch die set. 

I just love fall and the Autumn Elements along with the new sentiment stamp set are perfect together! Thank you so much for stopping by today, below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!

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Karen Burniston New Sentiment Stamps Release! Best Witch Card!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! Today Karen just release some new sentiment stamps along with a stamp set for faces on all her animal and people dies!! How exciting is that?? I love a good sentiment stamp and these are amazing!!!

My card for you today features the new Halloween Phrases stamp set along with Flip Fram Pop-Up and the Witch and Cauldron die set. 

For this card, I started with an A2 sized card base using smooth black heavy weight cardstock. Then I added some green polka dot patterned paper. I die cut the pop up mechanism from black cardstock and glued it into my card base using Lineco Neutral pH adhesive in a fine tip bottle. 

I set my card base aside and started making my picture for the Flip Frame. I die cut the frame from a glitter black cardstock. Then I cut the background out using white cardstock. I added some clouds in the background using Simon Says Stamps Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Fairway and my MFT Mini Clouds stencil. 

Then I die cut my witch from smooth white cardstock and coloured her in with Copic markers. I added her to my picture frame, then added her broom to the side of the frame. I glued this into my card. 

I used the Mini Alphabet and Numbers die set to cut out the sentiment "to my best". Then I used my Cricut to cut out witch, using the same sparkly black cardstock as the frame. 

I added a sentiment to the other side of the card using the new Halloween Phrases stamp set. Then I added a place to sign the card and used the tree from the Halloween Scene die set to add some more details to the inside of my card. 

For the front of the card, I used the same patterned paper, adding some purple cardstock to make it pop. Then I added some ovals from the Ovals - Crosshatch. I added more clouds and used the cauldron on the front of the card. I added Glossy Accents to the bubbles in the cauldron. 

Lastly, I added another sentiment from the Halloween Phrases stamp set. I just love the new sentiment stamps that Karen has come out with!! They work perfectly for my card! Thank you so much for stopping by today, below is a list of the supplies that I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!!

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Thanksgiving Pop-Up Card!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! I have a fun Thanksgiving themed pop-up card for you today. In Canada, Thanksgiving is in early October, so I am trying to get a couple of cards done to give to my family this Thanksgiving. For this card, I used Karen Burniston's Katherine Label Pop-Up along with the Oven Pop-Up and Feathered Friends die sets. 

For this card, I started with a 5 x5 sized card base using an orange cardstock. I added some polka dot patterned fall paper. I die cut the window in the front of my card and added acetate in-between the patterned paper and the card base. Then I added frames around the front and back of the window. 

I die cut the pop-up mechanism from the same orange cardstock as the card base and glued it into my card using Lineco Neutral pH adhesive in a fine tip bottle. 

I then die cut my kitchen using the Oven Pop-Up dies. I had to trim some of the die cuts to make the "flat" kitchen instead of a pop-up one. Then I die cut the turkey from the Feathered Friends die set and added a chef hat using the Baking Borders. 

I added a sentiment to the inside using Karen Burniston's Word Set 7 - Autumn and a Spellbinders stamp set called Fall Greetings. 

For the front of the card, I added some fall foliage using Karen Burniston's Autumn Elements die set. I wanted to keep is simple because there is so much going on inside the card. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!!

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Spooky Slimline Halloween Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! My card today was inspired by one of my Karen Burniston Design Team members, Sandy! She made this fantastic new home card using the techniques Karen taught in the June 2025 Zoom Class. Sandy has also been making some amazing Halloween cards so she has definitely inspired me!! Thank you Sandy!!

For this card, I used Karen Burniston's Landscape Rectangle Accordion inside my slimline card base. This is actually a little bigger than a normal slimline. It's 3.75 x 8.75. But bigger means fitting more stuff into the card!!! 

I started by making the two rectangles that will make up my card base. I used heavy weight smooth black cardstock and cut two rectangles, one 3.75 x 8.75 and one 3.75 x 9.25 then scored the second rectangle at 8.75. I used Lineco Neutral pH adhesive in a fine tip bottle to hold the two pieces together. 

I then created the background using Distress Oxide Ink in Twisted Citrin, Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness. I splattered black ink on to the backgrounds. 

I die cut my Landscape Rectangle Accordion three times and then followed the instructions from Karen Burniston's zoom class to add it the inside of my card. I added some Halloween paper trim around the Landscape Rectangle Accordion. 

I used Karen Burniston's Skeleton and Bat die set along with the Halloween Scene die set to create my scene. Then added the Small Script - Halloween die cuts to add the Trick or Treat sentiment to the inside of my card. 

I added a place to sign the card and then added another square with a sentiment on it from Lawn Fawn's Costume Party stamp set. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Below is a list of the products that I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - September 2025 - Letter

  Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! It's Designer Challenge time again and our theme this month is "Letter". For my card, I decided to use the Mailbox Pop-Up but turn it into a bloody Halloween card. I had my best friend in mind who just loves Halloween. Every year she dresses up and her costume and make up is always amazing! So I made this for her. 

For this card, I started with a 5x7 side fold card. To make this, I cut a rectangle from heavy weight smooth black cardstock 5x7, then I cut a second rectangle 5x7.5. I scored this piece at 7in and then lined up the two pieces, keeping the fold on the inside of the card. I used Lineco Neutral pH adhesive in a fine tip bottle to glue the two pieces together. The fold will be covered up on the inside by the background. 

Next, I created the two background pieces. I used Distress Oxide Ink in Twisted Citrine, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness and Black Soot. I also created the moon using Tim Holtz Moon Mask Stencils. I splattered black ink on the backgrounds and set them aside to dry. 

I started die cutting all my pieces from various Karen Burniston die cuts. These are all listed below. Once my background was dry, I began gluing down all the pieces. Including the Mailbox Pop-Up. I created the mailbox to look old and rusted. The letter looks old and I tried to make it look bloody. 

I added the Mini Alphabet letters to create my sentiment. I used my Cricut to create the word "Bloody" which I cut from white cardstock and then used Copic markers to colour it in. Then I added Glossy Accents to it. Once dry, I added gloss lines using a size 10 Gelly Pen. 

For the front of my card, I wanted to create the house, so it kept with the theme on the inside. I used Karen Burniston's Holiday House and turned it into a Halloween house. I added another sentiment using the Mini Alphabet. I created the same background as the inside of the card as well. 

I really love making Halloween cards. They are just so much fun! Thank you so much for stopping by today. Please make sure you check out the Design Teams cards, they are all so amazing! Below is a list of the supplies used. Happy Crafting!

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