My first Pop-Up Cake card!

May 8, 2009

So yesterday was my niece's 5th birthday, and I had a blast making her very custom card!

 May-03-2009-001 Here's the closed version….

Followed by the partially-open view……

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And then the fully-open view…….

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I never IMAGINED I'd have so much FUN with this new Pop-Up cake die, but my brain is FULL of ideas I'd like to try when I can find the time!

To use this pop-up cake die, be sure you've got the following:

  • Big Shot for Stampin' Up!®

  • Extended cutting pads (1 set)

  • Pop-Up Cake die

  • Extended Premium Crease Pad (optional, but I used it, and it gave me great crease lines.  If you'll be using this, place the included shim below the die and the Extended Premium Crease Pad in place of the upper cutting pad.)

  • Sticky Strip

  • Cardstock & Designer Series Paper

And of course you'll want SNAIL adhesive & other basic crafting supplies.

For this design I also used the Large Oval Punch to create 2 back-to-back ovals between which I inserted the 5 candles.  (The candles are part of the die, btw.  There is one candle image on the die so you just cut out as many individual candles as you need.  I stacked up two layers of CS and cut 2 at a time.)

Finally, you may notice Kaia's name in the upper left corner of the inside of the card.  The letters for that were cut with the exclusive Stampin' Up! "Billboard" die, which is included with the Big Shot Starter Kit.  It's a very practical die for scrapping and general papercrafting, and I find myself reaching for it all the time!  All the necessary cutting pads & supplies required to use that Billboard die are also included in the Big Shot Starter Kit.

One thing I changed for this cake vs. the instructions that come with it is that the instructions call for strips 7/8" wide, but I used strips closer to a full inch wide.  7/8" seemed just a sliver too narrow, I thought.

If you'd like to order your own Pop-Up Cake die or any of the other supplies listed here, just click here and then select the SHOP NOW option. 

And to review an excellent "how to " video before you get started, you can see it again in this post from last month.  Now go forth and be creative!