Karen Burniston July 2026 New Release - Sneak Peek Week Day 3 - Christmas Cascade Pop-Up

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! I hope you are getting inspired by all the fantastic cards the Design Team have been creating with this new release. The new release consists of 10 new dies and 5 new sentiment stamp sets. The new release will be available on Thursday, July 23rd, 2026. 

I have another Cascade Pop-Up card for you today. Only, this card doesn't use the circles or squares on the pop-up. I decided to create a Christmas card using the Poinsettia and Pine Cones dies to show just how versatile the new Cascade Pop-Up is!

I started by making an A2 sized card base from red cardstock. I used this pretty polka dot Christmas patterned paper as my background. I die cut the pop-up mechanism from green cardstock so it would blend in with the green leaves and foliage. I glued this into my card base. 

I then die cut my poinsettia from red cardstock. I used the same green cardstock as the mechanism for the leaves. I added Copic markers to create dimension on everything. I used two different colours of yellow cardstock for the poinsettia centres and then two different brown cardstocks for the pinecones. 

Once I was finished adding the details with my markers, I glued everything together. I added Glossy Accents to the berries and set them aside to dry. Once dry, I added white Gelly Pen to them to add shine lines. Then I began putting my card together. 

Because I used an A2 card, I had to make sure I wasn't going outside the card parameters with my decorator pieces. I would glue the pieces on and check, then move them if needed. I used extra leaves to fill in open areas. I also trimmed a poinsettia to add to the left bottom corner of my card. 

I added two labels, which I die cut from smooth white cardstock. I stamped a sentiment on to one and one I left blank so there was a place to sign the card. 

For the front of the card, I added more poinsettias and more pine cones. I also used the same patterned paper as the inside of the card. I stamped a Merry Christmas sentiment on to another label and added foam tape to the back, then adhered it to the middle of the card front. 

I just love how this card turned out. When I showed my Mom, she ordered 10 of them for Christmas. So I guess it was a winner! Lol. 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!

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