Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC July 2026 Release Blog Hop

Hi Crafty Friends, 

Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products - KB Riley LLC November Release Blog Hop. The Design Team have come together with Karen today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of 10 new dies and 5 new stamp sets. Sneak peeks of the new release started last week, and the dies are available to order NOW!

 

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This release includes:

• 3 new Pop-up Die Sets
• 4 new Add-ons Die Sets
• 2 new Elements Die Sets
• 1 new Paper People Die Set
• 5 new Clear Sentiment Stamp Sets

 

Dies are available to order now on the website. 

 

GIVEAWAY:

 

To celebrate the release Karen Burniston and each of the Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC Design Team members will be giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to some lucky person who comments on our blog posts, so make sure you join the hop and comment on everyone's blog post. Winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received on our blog posts by Thursday 30th July. Lots of chances to win some goodies, so just leave a comment on this post or any other blog hop posts to enter! Don't forget to leave some way for us to contact you, in case you are a lucky winner!

For my card today I decided to use the new Gazebo Stage Add-ons & Little Bench Pop-up die sets along with the Stage Pop-up die set to create this fun Christmas project which can be both a card and an ornament.

To decorate my card, I added Christmas trees on the front using the larger tree in the Winter Charms die set. I also added another tree on the gazebo which is from the Evergreen Pivot Panels Pop-up die set. 

Of course I need a Santa, so I pulled out the Gnome & Santa die set for that, adding it just in front of the little bench on the gazebo.

The holly on the. roof is from Fireplace Extras 1 die set, and the Christmas lights on the front are from the Christmas Borders 1 die set.

Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope. I measures approximated 6 1/4 inches x 7 1/2 inches. I am showing it with the stage base under the railing, but you could also fold it so the base is in the centre which will mean it would be 6 1/4 x 5 3/4. 

I added a sentiment to the gazebo roof which is from the Christmas Wishes Clear Stamp set. I also added one under the base, which is where you can also write your message, this stamp is from the Season of Cheer Clear Stamp set.

Well that's about it from me today, thank you for dropping by. To continue on the blog hop, click on the next person on the list, which is Jennifer Webster

Here is the complete blog hop list in case you need it.

Blog Hop Order

Karen Burniston

Lois Bak

Sue Small-Kreider

Frances Byrne.  <<<<< you are here >>>>>

Jennifer Webster

Suzanne Smit

Nicky Foden

Sandy Diller

 

Poppin' By To Say

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another Slimline Card I created recently. This one uses Spellbinders large die of the month from May 2026. Unfortunately my All Clubs Crate for May went missing on its way from the USA to Australia ... it never left the USA. I was able to get a refund, but it means I missed out on the kit and the freebies. Anyway, I did end up reordering the large die of the month as I really liked this set.

The die set creates a partial soda can, but with a bit of partial die cutting I was able to make a larger can. I used the Press & Foil set from March 2026 to add the Birthday Wishes to the lower left side of the can. I then used the lemon/lime die in the large die of the month to add the limes to cover the remainder of the can.

For my background of my card I used the Lemon Fresco Embossing Folder, which is from the Weekender 2025 kit. I embossed on white cardstock and then went over the raised areas using green ink.

To finish off the front of the card, I added the straw, lime, umbrella & bird to the top of the soda can.

For the inside of the card, I added another can to the bottom right corner of my card. For the sentiment I pulled out an older Spellbinders stamp/die set called Bubble Over, which worked perfectly with the theme of this card.

Candy Cane Swing

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Spellbinders July Club Kits normally have a Christmas theme to them to coincide with Christmas in July. This years All Clubs Crate didn't disappoint! My kit arrived last Wednesday, so I wasted no time pulling out all the die sets and assembling all the fun images.

For my first card using the kits, I used the All Clubs Crate Bonus die set ... Candy Cane Swing. This die set comes with the candy cane which does swing back and forth, the bow, greener, snowman & penguin.

I decided to pull out my Made To Surprise 5 x 7 Side Panel Card die set to create a Side Panel Card. I die cut it from white, and then used red and white for the layers. I used the 3D Embossing Folder of the Month ... Festive Greetings to add texture to the white panels.

On the side panel on the right, I added a Merry using an older MFT die set called Stacked Merry. I also added two stamped sentiments from the Merry Sentiments Clear Stamp/die set designed by Lisa Horton for Spellbinders.

I added a panel on the back so I had a place to add an additional sentiment & a place to write a personal greeting.

The sentiments used here are from the July 2026 Clear Stamp/Die of the Month ... Cue the Merry.

Ale Yeah!

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am back with another sneak peek of new dies being released by Karen Burniston later this week. For this card I used the Tool Box Pop-up die set again along with the Six Pack Add-ons die set to create this Slimline male card for Father's Day.

I love that the tool box pop up can play double duty to use for someone that likes tools or for someone who likes beer or even soda.

I also used the Beer & Soda Clear Stamp set to add the sentiments you see on this card.

I wanted to make a Slimline card, to allow for the space needed for the bottles, I made my slimline card 3 3/4 inches wide by 8 1/2 inches tall.

I added labels from the Label Greetings die set to have a place for my sentiments and also a personal greeting.

I kept the front of my card fairly simple and used the Happy Father's Day sentiment which I layered over two ovals from the Crosshatch ovals die set. (Father's Day isn't until September down in Australia, so I have plenty of time to use it).

I also added a beer glass, beer bottle and opener to the lower left hand corner of my card.

 

Tool Box Pop-up

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am excited to share a sneak peek of the new products being released by Karen Burniston on Thursday 23rd July.

For my card today I have used the new Tool Box Pop-up die set along with the Tool Box Stage Add-Ons and the Tool Box Charms die sets.

The tool images included in the Tool Box Pop-up die set are the same as the ones included in the existing Tool Box Charms die set, the only difference is they are mirror image which means you can back your tools if you like so they can be seen complete however you turn the card.

I used the base from the Tool Box Stage Add-Ons to create the border on either side of the edge of my card.

For the sentiment I used the Tool Times Sayings which is a new Clear Stamp set being released. I used one of the labels from the Greetings Labels die set to add the sentiment and a blank one on the top right for a hand written message.

Here is a view of my card from the back, so you can see the back of the tool box.

I kept the front of my card fairly simple, adding the border the same as the inside of the card. I added a Father's Day sentiment from the Fishing Clear Stamp set. 

Aloha in Full Bloom

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another card I created recently using some of the products from Spellbinders All Clubs Crate for June 2026.

For this card I used the Stencil of the month to create the floral image. I then cut this down to fit onto the centre of a Slimline card. Before attaching it to my card, I used my Betterpress to add the sentiment from the Press & Foil of the month.

I embossed the panels on the base of my card using one of the embossing folders from the May 2026 Embossing Folder of the month.

For the inside of my card, I used the stencils again using all but the one with the leaf. 

I added a sentiment using one from Kristina Werner.

Just Swan To Say Hello

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a 5 x 7 stencilled card I created recently.

For this card, the swan image has been stencilled, using the Swan Serenade Stencil set from Altenew. After adding all the ink to through the various layers, I trimmed it down so it would fit on a 5 x 7 card base.

For the card base I took a piece of pink cardstock and embossed it using Spellbinders Woven 3D Embossing Folder, which I then swiped with white pigment ink.

To finish off the card I added a "swan" themed sentiment which is from Waffle Flower Crafts.

For the inside of the card I added another sentiment and the left over panel of embossed cardstock to the bottom edge.

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Hi Crafty Friends,

Fortunately Santa Claus is still a few months away (almost 5 I think), so don't panic. But as it is July and many cardmakers celebrate Christmas in July. I figured it was a good time to get started on making some of my cards for this year.

Last year I decorated my Christmas crackers using this Sizzix/Tim Holtz Santa, each Santa had the name of the person the cracker was for on it. After everyone had pulled their crackers I was able to rescue 4 of the Santas before they ended up in the garbage. So I pulled those out to you on my cards today.

As I needed to remove the names from the images, there were a couple of repairs I had to make to the belt and gloves. But that didn't take all that long.

I decided to make a shaped card using the stand from Spellbinders Pink Lemonade die set.

I added two sentiments to the stand using an older Honey Bee Stamps St. Nick stamp set which I embossed in white. 

I added three die cut snowflakes to each of the cards to finish off the front.

For the inside of my card I added another of the sentiments from the stamp set I used on the front.

I added a die cut Christmas tree, which is from Karen Burniston's Evergreen Pivot Panels die set.

Aloha

 

Aloha Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Slimline card I created using products from Spellbinders June 2026 All Clubs Crate.

For this card I am featuring the cute penguins from the Penguin in Paradise die set, which is a bonus die set for subscribers who subscribe to all the clubs for the month.

For the sky area I used the Whimsy Skies 3D Embossing Folder. I used a Lawn Fawn Wave border die to create the ocean panel.

I die cut 4 penguins for the front alternating the colours of their hula skirt and head piece.

I die cut the torches which is from the Aloha Hula die set another bonus die set.

To finish off the card, I added the word "Aloha" using the sentiment from the Tropical Blooms die set, which is the large die of the month.

For the inside of the card, I added another penguin to the bottom of my card and a sentiment from the This Way to Rainbows Clear Stamp set of the month.

Mahalo My Friend

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have another fun card to share with you today, using products from Spellbinders June 2026 All Club Crate. 

For this card I created a Double Z Fold Card.

For the background of my card I used the Island Style 3D Embossing Folder to create the textured panel. As this is a directional Embossing Folder, I had to emboss it in two parts as I was embossing a landscape panel rather than portrait. After embossing the panel I used white pigment ink over the raised design to bring out the texture a little better.

To decorate the card, I used Aloha Hula die set to create the hula girl and the lamp beside her. This set is one that you only get if you subscribe to the whole crate.

I added the drum from the Luau Beats die set which was the stitched die of the month, and yes I even stitched it! I decorated around the drum using flowers and leaves from the Tropical Blooms die set which was the large die of the month.

The sign is from the Clear Stamp / Die of the month, as is the sentiment near the girl.

Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope.

I added a panel to the back of the card, so I could add a sentiment and a few more flowers.