Karen Burniston's Designer Challenge - June 2026 - Flag Colours

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome. It's Designer Challenge time once again and our theme for June 2026 is Flag Colours. I live in Canada so I made a red and white birthday card using the Stage Pop-Up, Fireworks and Cupcake Pop-Up. 

I started by die cutting the stage base from red cardstock. I added some red glitter cardstock to the top of the base. Then I die cut two slots, one to hold the fireworks and one to hold the cupcake. I die cut two tabs or arms to slid into the slots to hold what I am adding on to the stage. I die cut the band that goes around the base of the stage from the same red cardstock as the base, then added white glitter paper and smooth white cardstock that I stamped sentiments on. I added the tabs into the slots of the stage. 

I die cut the cupcake from the Cupcake Pop-Up and coloured it in using Copic markers. Then I glued the pieces together and added it to my stage, gluing it to the front tab. I die cut the Fireworks from white and red glitter paper. I cut a piece of acetate three time and used double sided adhesive on the ends to put them together. Then I added that to the back tab on the stage. I trimmed the tab away, but I shouldn't have done that because I ended up needing the extra support. I ended up die cutting two more tabs, glueing them together and sliding them in behind my back acetate strip. 

I added the fireworks to the acetate and glued them on to each other. I also die cut reverse fireworks to support the back and sandwich the fireworks together so they won't fall off. 

I used the Happy Birthday sentiment die to cut out "Birthday" then used an old MFT sentiment stamp called Bitty Birthday Wishes to add a sentiment underneath the Birthday sentiment. I glued this on to my cupcake in the front. 

Lastly, I added a place to sign on the bottom of the stage and a little "push" so the recipient knows how to make the stage work. 

To see how I made this fun card, check out my YouTube video here:

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Be sure to check out the amazing cards from our talented Design Team. Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!

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Golden Trophy Birthday Card!

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! I have a very special Birthday card for you today. This card was made for my Daughter who will soon be turning 16. For this card, I wanted to make some spectacular because she is a pretty spectacular kid. I used the Stage Pop-Up, Flower Pot Pop-Up and Popcorn add-on to create this awesome card. 

I started by making a card base from smooth black cardstock that is 6.5 x 7 inches big. I added two sheets of white cardstock 1/16" smaller than my card base. Then I added two red strips of embossed cardstock. 

I die cut the Stage Pop-Up from a dark yellow/gold cardstock. I added gold mirrored cardstock to the top. I used the Flower Pot Pop-Up tab die to add the tab to hold the flower pot in place. I die cut the band that goes around the Stage Pop-Up from glitter gold cardstock. I added more mirrored cardstock and three black sentiments as well. 

I die cut the Flower Pot Pop-Up from the same "golden rod yellow" (I call it that because my parents had a fridge and stove in that exact colour in the 70/80's) cardstock as the Stage Pop-Up. I added a lighter yellow and mirrored gold cardstock to the Popcorn box pieces. I added two sentiments saying "you are epic" to the sides along with gold hearts as well. I added the Popcorn box to the Stage Pop-Up using double sided adhesive tape.

I added thick double sided adhesive tape to the back of the gold papers and die cut the popcorn from that, then I also die cut the popcorn backwards so I could sandwich the popcorn between the grid inside the Flower Pot Pop-Up. 

Once I had all the popcorn and sentiments on the popcorn box, I added the Stage Pop-Up base to my card base. Then I added the band around the Stage Pop-Up. 

I die cut several small stars from a die set I got from Michaels in glitter black, glitter gold and mirrored gold. Then added them down the sides of the card base. I stamped two more sentiments to the card, leaving lots of room for my husband and I to sign her card. 

I then used the Movie Charms to add two film strips with pictures of my daughter that I thought she would really like. 

I kept the same theme from the inside on the front of the card, adding another popcorn box but adding 16 to the box this time. Then I used Karen Burniston's Happy Birthday Sentiment to add to the front of my card. This would be a great idea not only for a birthday but for a graduate card as well! Or really any kind of celebration! Thank you so much for stopping by today. To watch how I made this card, check out the video below. 

Also below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!

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Horror Movie Pop-Up Birthday Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! My card for you today was made for my Sister in Laws Birthday. For this card, I used Karen Burniston's Twist Panel Pop-Up and Sassy Club Stamps Horror Squad and Good Guys stamp sets. 

For this card, I started with an A2 top fold card using red cardstock. Then I added some black and white striped patterned paper. Before I adhered it to my card, I folded it in half and used my bone folder to give it a good crisp fold. Then I used the pop-up die mechanism to die cut the arms that lift the twist panel. I then adhered the background to my card base. 

I die cut the Twist Panel from smooth white cardstock. I stamped my images on to the panels using Detail Black ink then stamped them on to masking paper. I also stamped the dripping blood using Sassy Club Slyme Time stamp set. I fussy cut out the images from the masking paper and then applied the mask to each image. I created the background using Distress Oxide Ink in Pumice Stone, Black Soot, Rusty Hinge and a little bit of Candied Apple. I added some black soot to my Tonic glass work top and some water and then splatter the background with the black. I let it dry, then removed the masking paper. I coloured the images in with Copic markers. I added white shine lines to the blood using a size 10 white Gelly Pen. I also added Glossy Accents to the Horror guys eyes and to the balloon. Once dry, I added shine lines with my Gelly Pen. 

I drew the dripping blood for the top of the card from smooth white cardstock, then cut it out with my craft scissors. I then coloured it in with my Copic markers. I used Karen Burniston's Mini Alphabet to add "Killer" and her Birthday/Belated stamp set to add the birthday sentiment underneath. 

I added some black cardstock to the bottom, then added a label from the Greetings Labels die set for a place to sign the card. 

For the front of the card, I used the Rectangles - Crosshatch die to add some rectangles. Then for the smallest rectangle, I created a similar background as the inside. I added another horror movie character, colouring him in with Copic markers. 

I found a few sentiment stamp sets from MFT and used them to create my sentiment on the front. 

My SIL really thought this card was neat. I loved it!! Thank you so much for stopping by today. Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. You can find the stamp sets from Sassy Club Stamps by using the link to their website here. Happy Crafting!

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Lovely Layers Rose Mothers Day Cards

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! I have two cards for you today. I made these for my Mom and my Mother in Law for Mother's Day. For these cards, I used Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers Rose die set to create these beautiful cards. 

I started by die cutting the rose tops from smooth white heavy weight cardstock. I die cut everything twice and one little rose bud. Then I die cut the leaves from two colours of green cardstock. I coloured the roses in with Copic markers. I made one red and one pink and the bud yellow. 

For the first card, I made an A2 top fold card using smooth white heavy weight cardstock. I added a piece of patterned paper that matched the colour of the rose I was using on this card. I cut the patterned paper 1/16" smaller than my card base. Then I cut a piece of white cardstock the same size, but used a very old Spellbinders die set called Graceful Fans to cut a fancy border along the bottom. I then used a 3D embossing folder to give the background some dimension. I glued the two pieces together. 

Then I glued the roses on to the front of my card, trimming any bit that was overlapping. I used Simon Says Stamps Fancy Mom die set to cut the word Mom out. I used gold glitter paper on a black background for this. Then I used my Glimmer Hot Foil machine and Spellbinders More Sentiments hot foil plate to add the "grateful for all you do" sentiment. 

For my second card, I followed the same steps, but made a different edge trim on the front. I added red cardstock for the background. I added a red rose and used mirrored gold cardstock. I also added a stamped sentiment from MFT called More Essential Sentiments. I also used a heart shaped 3D embossing folder for this card. 

I love how both these cards turned out and I hope that my Mom and my MIL will love them as well. Thank you so much for stopping by today, below is a list of the supplies used to make these cards. Happy Crafting!

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Pretty Spring Mailbox Birthday Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! I'm back with another Birthday card using Spellbinders dies. This time I used a die set that was part of the die of the month kit called Lock and Key Mailbox. 

For this card, I started with an A2 sized card base using smooth heavy weight cardstock. I added some pretty blue/green cardstock as my background. In hind sight, I wish I had used an embossing folder on the background, because I feel that it needed something.

I then die cut the mailbox from a light yellow cardstock and gold mirrored cardstock. I added some foam squares to the scalloped piece to make it stand out a little more. I used the gold cardstock for the "hello" and for the lock. 

I die cut the flowers from two different coloured green cardstock and white cardstock. Then I coloured the flowers with Copic markers adding them to the green leaves and stems. 

I die cut the envelopes from white cardstock. I used red cardstock to cut out the little wax seals and then added some Glossy Accents to them to make them look realistic. 

I glued everything together using Lineco Neutral pH adhesive. This is a really great glue. I love how pretty those little flowers look. I also added some other leaves I had from a previous card to fill it in a little more in the mailbox. 

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

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Envelope of Wonder Birthday Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! My card for you today is a beautiful birthday card using Spellbinders Envelope of Wonder die set. 

I started by creating the card base. I cut a piece of cardstock 10"x7" and scored it in the middle at 5". Then I used the envelope base die to create a card, by keeping the edge of the envelope just outside the spine of folded cardstock. 

I then die cut the envelope from a gingham patterned paper. I die cut the flaps and edge of the envelope using a pretty pink floral patterned paper. 

I began die cutting all the flowers from scraps of coloured cardstock that I had in my stash. I used Copic markers to add some detail to the flowers. Once I had them all ready, I began gluing them down where I wanted them to go. I took my time doing this because I wanted it to look just right. 

I then used my Glimmer Hot foil machine to add a sentiment to the bottom. I used Karen Burniston's Greeting Labels to die cut the banner once I had the foiled sentiment. I glued this to the bottom of the card. Then I die cut the envelope again from the Gingham patterned paper to add to the inside of the card. 

This is such a great die set. There is also add-on dies for fall, halloween and Christmas! 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 Designer Challenge - Caffeinate!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! It's Designer Challenge time once again and our theme for May 2026 is caffeinate! For my card, I used the Rockin' Rectangle and the Coffee Cup Pop-Up to create this coffee themed card.

I started by making an A2 sized card base using a brown cardstock. I added some light brown gingham paper for the background. 

I die cut the pop-up mechanism from the same brown cardstock as the card base, then added some patterned paper I had in my stash with little tea cups on it. I die cut the coffee cup from the Coffee Cup Pop-Up, trimming the tabs off so I could just use the cup. I used Copic markers to add some detail to the cup. Then I stamped a sentiment to add on the front of the card. 

I added a trim piece for the left side. I left most of that area blank because I will be adding a gift card using glue dots there as I am giving this card to my best friend. 

I added a scalloped trim to the top and one more little sentiment to the arm of the pop-up.

For the front of my card, I added two coffee cups from the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up. I used Copic markers to add some detail to each coffee cup. I added another stamped sentiment to the cup. 

I die cut a coffee bean border to add to the bottom and another coffee themed sentiment. Some of these sentiments came from a stamp set from MFT called Coffee and Conversation. 

I know it's not anything super duper special, but it's a little something to let my bestie know I am so thankful for her friendship. She's my rock. 

Thank you for stopping by today. Below is a list of the available supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting and be sure to check out all the other amazing cards by our Design Team. 

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A9 Flower Card - Craft Roulette!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! My card for you today was created while playing along with Craft Roulette! The parameters this week were:

Project: A9 Card

Colors: Florist Shop

Element: Birthday

Random: Something from your "mesk"

I've never made an A9 card before and this is a huge card! 5.5 x 8.5. So I needed some big to fill all that space. It also worked out perfectly because I had a card order for three birthday cards and I had one more to make. I went digging through my stamps and dies and came across a die set from Spellbinders. It was one from the Large Die of the Month Club called Colorful Expressions Blooms. This die set was perfect because the flowers are really big! 

For this card, I started by using a piece of smooth heavy weight cardstock 8.5 x 11 and scoring it at 5.5. I then cut a piece of smooth black cardstock 1/16" smaller than my card base. I cut another piece of smooth white heavy weight cardstock 1/16" smaller than my black cardstock and used Spellbinders Argyle Plaid 3D Embossing Folder to give my background some texture. 

I then started die cutting my flowers out. I used scrap coloured paper I keep just for this purpose. You never know when you might need a little bit of cardstock right? Once I had a bunch of flowers die cut out, I started putting them all together. I used my Copic markers to give them some dimension. 

I slowly started arranging them when I wanted, gluing them down I as went. Once I had everything in place, I die cut the Birthday sentiment using Karen Burniston's Happy Birthday sentiment die. I die cut it twice from black cardstock and once from glitter pink cardstock. Then glued them together. This helped to make my sentiment pop. 

I then cut a strip of black cardstock and stamped the "hugs and kisses" sentiment using MFT - Bitty Birthday Wishes stamp set, VersaMark Ink and white embossing powder. I added this underneath my birthday die cut. 

Lastly, I used some gems I keep on my "mesk" (and yes right now it's a big mesk lol) and glued them on to the front of my card. 

I love how this card turned out and I also loved that I got a chance to use these enormous and beautiful flower dies!! Thank you so much for stopping by today. Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Some supplies are no longer available unfortunately. Happy Crafting!

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Mice Day to Celebrate Cupcake Birthday Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome. I know it's been a while and I am very sorry I haven't posted in such a long time. Unfortunately, I haven't been well. In the past couple of months, I've had two stomach infections and then ended up in the Emergency department near the beginning of April. I ended up with a rare condition called omentum infarction. A piece of tissue that wraps around the intestines twisted and lost blood supply. It can mimic appendicitis and it's extremely painful. My omentum is now no longer viable. Thankfully, I didn't need surgery, but I did need rest. This has been very strange for me, as I am not one to sit still for very long, but honestly, it was needed. 

But I am back at it and happy to get back in my office and making cards. My card for you today uses Karen Burniston's Cupcake Pop-Up. I added some cute mouse stamps from My Favourite Things called Mice Day to Celebrate!

I started with an A2 top fold card base using some great Spellbinders cardstock (my new favourite!!). I went through my patterned paper stack but couldn't find something I really liked, so I made my own. I used some smooth white cardstock and a layering stencil from Pretty Pink Posh called Layered Birthday Cake Stencil. I added some ink from Simon Says Stamps (everything is listed below). 

I die cut the pop-up mechanism from my patterned paper. Because I have two separate sheets of cardstock for the background and not one solid sheet, it cuts the pop up in half. So I die cut the cupcake from pink cardstock and trimmed it out. Then I folded it on the fold lines and added it to patterned paper. 

I die cut the cupcake and wrapper from smooth white cardstock, then coloured everything in with Copic markers. I also did the same to the little cupcake and wrapper. 

I glued the candles and the wrapper to the frosting, then glued the cupcake to my card. 

I die cut the red banner using Karens Greeting Labels and stamped the "Hip Hip Hooray!" sentiment using VersaMark Ink and white embossing powder. Then I glued that into the card. 

I cut a piece of darker pink cardstock, the used MFT - Stitched Basic Edges 2 dies to create the scalloped edges. For the top piece, I stamped the sentiment using VersaMark Ink and black embossing powder. Then I glued both pieces into the card. 

I stamped my images using Pink Fresh Studios Detail Black Ink and coloured them in with Copic markers. I used the corresponding dies to cut the images out, then added some to the inside of my card. I also added a label to sign the card.

For the front of the card, I added some more of the stencilled paper I made. Then used Karen's Banners - Crosshatch die to add a fun front to my card. I added some more stamped images and used the larger banner in the Greeting Labels die set to add a sentiment to the front of my card. 

I thought this card turned out pretty cute. I love how the mice work so well with the cupcake pop-up. 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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Easter Card with Sweet November Stamps

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome. My next card for you uses Sweet November Stamps Spring Windows stamp set and Hoppy Easter stamp set. 

For this card, I started by making an A2 sized card base from smooth white cardstock. I die cut a stitched rectangle from the same cardstock using MFT - STAX A2 stitched dies. 

I stamped my images on to my background, masking each image as I went. Once I had all my images stamped and masked, I created my background. I used Distress Ink in Antique Linen and Vintage Photo to create the house wall. Then I used my MFT Grass stencil and Distress Oxide Ink in Mowed Lawn to add grass to the bottom. 

I removed all my masking paper and coloured my images in with Copic marker. I added some shine lines using a white size 10 Gelly Pen. 

Lastly I stamped a sentiment onto a black banner with VersaMark ink and white embossing powder. This was a simple card to make but those little critters are just too cute!!

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

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Lawn Fawn Build a Critter Easter Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome. I have two cards for you today. Both these cards use Lawn Fawn's Build a Critter die set. How stinkin' adorable are these bunnies!? Oh my gosh, I could have made 20 of these adorable cards. They also paired perfectly with the tulip and daffodil die sets. 

Both cards started with an A2 sized card base, one top fold and one side fold. I used smooth white heavy weight cardstock for both. Then I added some pretty patterned paper from Echo Park called Easter Basket. This paper pack is very pretty and has lots of options. I also added the scalloped background to both cards using Spellbinders Bow & Bell Scallop Frame die set. 

For my first card, I added two bunnies and used Lawn Fawn's Terrific Tulips and Darling Daffodils to the background. I die cut the bunnies from smooth white heavy weight cardstock. All my other die cuts I used Spellbinders cardstock to cut the pieces out. I added some detail to my die cuts using Copic markers.

For the background, I added clouds using MFT - Mini Clouds stencil and Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers, then I die cut a grass area using Spellbinders green cardstock and MFT - Slimline Grassy Hills. 

I die cut the word "happy" from Honey Bee Stamps - Bitty Buzzwords three times and glued them together. This makes it more stable, but adds dimension. Then I stamped the sentiment "spring!" using Lawn Fawn's Eggsraordinary Easter stamp set and black ink. 

For this card, I added two more bunnies, adding detail with Copic markers. This time, I added the Build a Wheelbarrow and filled it with carrots and one of my bunnies. 

Like the previous card, I added a cloud background using MFT - Mini Clouds stencil and Peacock Feathers ink and then added a grass background to that. 

I added a sentiment from Waffleflower Crafts called Postage Collage Egg Hunt. I stamped this on to my background using black ink. 

I just love how both these cards turned out and those bunnies are going to get a lot of use! The scalloped background fit perfectly with my design and added to the cuteness of my cards. 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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