Using Karen Burniston‘s new July 2026 release Paper People Summer Styles, Little Bench Pop-Up, Gazebo Stage Add-Ons as well as previously released Grass Stage Add-Ons, Stage Pop-Up, Display Helpers, Fireworks, and Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch, I made a 5×7-inch card that celebrates watching fireworks from the back deck with your family. It uses alternative methods for using the dies.It also uses two new stamp sets – Beer and Soda Sayings and Garden Greetings.

Watch the video below to learn how I made this card.

Cardbase: Cut a 5×7-inch rectangle and a 5×7.25-inch rectangle scored at .25-inches. Fold and glue tab to back of smaller rectangle to form a top-fold A7 size cardbase. Cut four of the largest crosshatch rectangle die in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch from patterned paper and glue to the four panels of the cardbase.

Paper People: Cut three figures using the body die in the Paper People Summer Styles set. Stamp faces on them using the Fun Faces1 stamp set. Watch the video above to learn more about how I styles this family of three using just the dies in this die set. (I accidentally mixed up my body dies between the original Paper People set and the new one and so the original body shape with the very thin waist was used for the little girl. The feet are a bit different so the flip flops look big on her.)

Deck: (My original idea was to have a half gazebo on this card, but the roof and side panels only work for a free-standing gazebo, hence the deck.) Cut one base piece, one side piece and one polygon decorative piece from the Stage Pop-Up die set. Cut one grassy side piece from the Grass Stage Add-Ons set. Cut one railing from the Gazebo Stage Add-Ons. (In hindsight, I would recommend gluing the grass strip whole to the brown side strip, but not to train any of the folds. Add railing as shown in the video. Also cut a rectangle the size of the deck instead of the polygon decorative piece. Trim the siding piece to the size of the rectangle.) Add two Display Helpers to either side of the deck to keep the card open.

Bench Pop-Up: This is an alternative way to use the Little Bench Pop-Up. Cut one bench and trim off the table strip as shown in the video above. Assemble as shown in video. Add glue to bottom of legs and to the back of bench to attach bench to deck and blue background. (Suggest bending Paper People bodies to fit bench, before styling them with clothes. This will allow you to avoid bending through three layers of clothing having to do “knee surgery” to get them to fit and bend up when card is closed.)

Sentiments: The front sentiment “Hope your day pops” comes from the Beer and Soda Sayings stamp set. Using the fancy label die from the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch for the inside sentiment of “Sitting here thinking of you” which comes from the Garden Greetings stamp set. The fireworks on the card front and inside are cut from glitter cardstock using the Fireworks die set.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inch) envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Paper People Summer Styles – 1342
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Little Bench Pop-Up – 1341
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Gazebo Stage Add-Ons – 1340
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Grass Stage Add-Ons – 1333
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Stage Pop-Up – 1332
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Display Helpers – 1304
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Paper People – 1299
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Fireworks – 1287
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch – 1233

Stamps

• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Beer and Soda Sayings
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Fun Faces1
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Garden Greetings

Papers

• DCWV – 6×6 inch Glitter Stacks – Brights & Pastels
• Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – Kraft
• Simple Stories – 6×8 inch Double-Sided Cardstock – Simple Vintage Linen Market
• The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White

Ink

• Catherine Pooler – Bottled Ink – Pearl Shimmer
• Hero Arts – Acrylic Spray – Opaque White
• Hero Arts – Silk Ink – Bronze
• Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
• OLO Marker – N-G9 Neutral Gray & RV 0.2 Bubble Gum
• Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
• Scrapbook.com – Shimmer Glitter Brush Marker – Frosty Blue
• Spellbinders – Splatter Effects – Raven
• Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Light Copper Clay

Adhesives

• Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
• Fine-Tip Glue Bottle

Tools

• Die Cutting Machine
• Paper Trimmer
• Bone Folder
• Stamping Platform
• Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
• Scissors
• Tweezers
• Paper Masking Tape