Thursday, February 19, 2026

Playful Pop Up - Favorite Karen Burniston Pop Up Die?


It's hard to pick a favorite of Karen Burniston pop up dies but the Playful Pop Up has to be in the top 3. I played a bit with it when it came out just before Christmas, but made a few more cards this week in anticipation of Karen's Zoom class with it this weekend. I can't take the class live but can watch the replay anytime and as many times as I want. Karen's Zoom and On line classes are worth every penny and you can buy them with or without the dies needed to make the cards. I get my kits here at Creative Pals in Wisconsin, but there are other vendors as well. 


The Playful Pop Up is a generic pop up die with FOUR arms that move when the card is opened! As you can see in these pictures, there are add ons that make a dog as well as borders and word dies and stamps that make perfect cards for dog lovers. But what is you want a card for a cat lover? The same Add On set makes cats too!



And of course there are border and sentiment dies and perfect stamps too. But the arms can move just about anything and I wanted a design to maybe teach without all the die cutting, so I made this one with Hero Arts Butterfly Confetti die so the pieces inside were all die cut at the same time:



Of course you really can't appreciate the movement with still pictures, so I made a reel to show you:


Wow right? I love how these cards move when opened! 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 


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