A Festive Interactive Christmas Card Featuring the Gingerbread Man & Homemade Treats Bundle
If you love dimensional cards that bring holiday charm to life, today’s project is going to make your heart happy! This Magic Pop-Up Gingerbread Card is filled with sweet details—gingerbread characters, baking utensils, peppermint candy embellishments, and multiple pop-up pockets that surprise and delight.
This project features three coordinating Stampin’ Up! bundles: Gingerbread Man, What’s Cookin’, and Homemade Treats, along with several holiday Designer Series Papers that layer beautifully to create depth and warmth.
Follow along with the video tutorial and refer to the FREE PDF as a reference for measurements. The tutorial will demonstrate how the pockets fold, how the acetate front panel attaches, and how to build a sturdy pop-up mechanism.
🍪 Supplies List
Stamp Bundles
- Gingerbread Man Bundle
- What’s Cookin’ Bundle (retired)
- Homemade Treats Bundle
- Apron of Love Bundle (retired)
🎄 Designer Series Paper (DSP)
- Christmas Tags & More
- Joy of Christmas (retired)
- Traditions of Christmas
- Country Gingham (retired)
These patterns create a festive mix of stripes, plaids, sprigs, and holiday icons—perfect for building layers on the card base and pockets.
✂️ Cardstock & Specialty Papers
- Basic White (card base)
- Copper Clay (gingerbread men)
- Basic Black & Real Red
- Assorted Glimmer Paper for candies
- Red/White Velvet for scarves & bow ties
- Holographic & Foils for baking utensils
These specialty finishes give the gingerbread characters and treats extra sparkle and detail.
🎨 Ink Colors Used
- Real Red – cookie accents
- Pool Party – icing tube
- Copper Clay – rolling pin
- Blueberry Bushel – oven mitt
- Pecan Pie – wooden utensils
Heat embossing the gingerbread icons and lettering using White, Gold, and Clear Embossing Powders adds dimension and shine.
📐 Cutting & Scoring Measurements
These measurements create the signature pop-up pockets and acetate front. Download my FREE PDF–leave a comment…
Card Base
- 5 7/8″ x 8″
- Score at 5 7/8″
Large Pop-Up Pocket
- 11.25″ x 3.5″
- Score at:
- 0.5″
- 1″
- 5.5″
- 6″
- 6.5″
- 11″
Three Small Pockets
- 2.75″ x 1.5″
- Score at: 0.25″, 0.5″, 0.75″
- Flip over and score the opposite side the same
- Score the bottom at 0.25″
Acetate Front Panel
- 5″ x 5 7/8″
DSP Panels
- 5 7/8″ square (back panel)
- 2 1/8″ x 5 7/8″ (front/inside)
- Three 1 1/8″ squares (pocket panels)
Refer to the video tutorial to see the exact arrangement and color coordination of the DSP patterns.
🎁 Finishing Touches
- Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints
- Chevron Ribbon
- Embossed baking elements
- Velvet accents for gingerbread accessories
These details give your project that special, homemade feel—just like holiday baking!
🎥 Watch the Video Tutorial
The assembly portion is best understood visually, so be sure to watch the accompanying video. You’ll learn how to align the acetate, fold and adhere the pockets, decorate the pop-up components, and create the magical pull-up motion.
If you loved this project, feel free to share your creations! Happy crafting, and may your holidays be filled with sweetness and sparkle. 🍬✨
Gallery
First Effort
Video Demonstration #1
Video Demonstration #2
Bonus Card
SAC_How to Make a Magic Pop Up Gingerbread Card_Dec2025
Provides measurements for the components needed to cut and assemble this pop-up card.
PRODUCTS
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