Karen Burniston July 2026 New Release - Sneak Peek Week Day 1 - Cascade Pop-Up

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! I know a lot of you have been waiting for this new release and believe me, it's a fantastic one!!! As always, Karen knocked it out of the park. This new release consists of 10 new die sets and 5 new stamp sets! 

My card for you today, uses the new Cascade Pop-Up die set and the Dessert Elements. The Cascade Pop-Up may look complicated, but it is super simple to put together and can be used for so many different ideas. The Dessert Elements will be the perfect addition for the Oven Pop-Up or for a sweet treats card!

For my card, I started with a 5x5 card base using smooth white heavy weight cardstock. I added some pretty patterned paper from Lawn Fawn's Blissful Blossoms paper pack. I then added some cute pink gingham paper that I had from MFT. I used MFT - Stitched Basic Edges 2 to create the scalloped dark pink borders on either side of the card. 

I die cut the Cascade Pop-Up from smooth white cardstock and glued it into my card base. Before completely gluing it together, you will need to add the centre circle. There is a tab that goes through a slot on the second circle. Once you have slid the tab through the slit on the die cut, glue the top of the tab to the pop-up mechanism. Then you can finish adding the other circles. I added the darker brown cardstock circles to each "plate" before I add them to the pop-up mechanism. 

I then die cut the Dessert Elements from white and coloured cardstock. I used Copic makers to add details to my die cuts. Then I added Glossy Accents to certain things to give them dimension. Once dry, I added them to square plates that I used from the new Square Cascade Add-Ons and one circle plate. Then I glued them on to my pop-up. 

I added some pies around my pop-up and added a sentiment using the new Sweet Life Sayings stamp set and Greeting Labels die set. I added some strawberries that came from the Dessert Elements as decoration. 

I added another label so there was a place to sign the card.

For the front of the card, I added more of the pretty yellow patterned paper. Then I die cut a scalloped circle using MFT - Stitched Mini Scalloped Circle STAX die. I used Karen Burniston's Circle - Crosshatch to die cut the white circle. 

I then used the Thank You sentiment die and shadow to add a sentiment to the front of my card. Lastly, I added some more dessert decorator pieces from the Dessert Elements die set. 

I think the new Cascade Pop-Up will be a big hit! I really love the new Dessert Elements, they will be perfect to add special sweet details to any card. Thank you so much for stopping by today. Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. I will be updating the list once the new release is available. Happy Crafting! Be sure to check out all the fantastic cards our very talented Design Team has made. 

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