Stress Free Cardmaking Summit

Meet the Sponsors

The people and companies making 3 days of free cardmaking classes possible — including 2 Lunch N Learn sessions you can watch right here.

October 2–4, 2026
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Riley and Company

Sponsor · Day 1 Lunch N Learn

Riley and Company is a US rubber stamp company built around Riley the Moose and his friends. Red rubber cling stamps, coordinating dies, layering sheets and Aunt Martha's paints — made for crafters who want images with personality rather than one more perfect sentiment.

Their signature range is Funny Bones: retro folks and snarky sayings for the cards you send to people who can take a joke. Worth a look too are Mushroom Lane, Dress Up Riley and the Cut-Up dies.

Day 1 · Fri Oct 2 Everyone welcome 12:00 – 1:00 PM Eastern

Sponsor Lunch N Learn with Riley and Company

Grab your lunch and join us. Free to every attendee, free ticket included.

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Karen Burniston

Sponsor · Day 2 Lunch N Learn · In cahoots with Riley and Company

Karen Burniston is an engineer turned paper engineer, and after more than 20 years in the craft industry she is the name behind the pop-up die. Pop-up die sets, clear stamps and cutting dies, designed — in her own words — so that "I will want to use them, over and over again, for all sorts of occasions."

Her company KB Riley LLC is the official home of every new Karen Burniston release. She co-founded it with Tanya Kostynuk, who brought Riley and Company along with her, which is why the 2 brands are in cahoots: Riley's stamps are built to sit inside Karen's pop-ups.

Day 2 · Sat Oct 3 Everyone welcome 12:00 – 1:00 PM Eastern

Sponsor Lunch N Learn with Karen Burniston

Grab your lunch and join us. Free to every attendee, free ticket included.

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Laurel Beard

Co-Founder & Host

Laurel co-founded the Stress Free Cardmaking Summit with Justine Hovey, and she runs 2 very different businesses of her own. Both are worth knowing about.

Laurel Beard

laurelbeard.org

Laurel's creative home, built on one idea: art shouldn't be so serious. More than 700 free cardmaking tutorials on YouTube, plus paid courses including A Card For Every Occasion and Color Theory Simplified — approachable enough for a first card, deep enough to keep an experienced crafter busy.

Visit laurelbeard.org

The Funnel Queens

thefunnelqueens.com

Laurel's business side. The Funnel Queens builds premium websites, sales funnels and automated systems for women entrepreneurs — either done for you with a Crown Custom Build, or self-build on the Ready to Run platform that replaces email, CRM, booking and payments with one connected system.

Visit thefunnelqueens.com
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Justine Hovey

Co-Founder & Host

Justine co-founded the Stress Free Cardmaking Summit with Laurel Beard. When the summit ends, the Justine Hovey VIP Membership is where it carries on — the same stress-free approach, all year, with a room full of people making cards alongside you.

  • 40+ on-demand classes and workshops
  • Monthly live craft-alongs with Q&A
  • 175+ techniques with printable trackers
  • Live Open Crops on Zoom
  • The 100 Card Challenge
  • VIP-only courses and a private community

$14 a month or $149 a year · cancel in one click · 30-day money-back guarantee.

Thank you

Sponsors are why this summit stays free

Every sponsor here helps cover the cost of 14 free classes, 12 downloads and 3 days of live company. The best thank you we can offer them is your curiosity — take a look at what they make.

Created and hosted by Justine Hovey & Laurel Beard.