A fun and fancy birthday cake...

 

I used a fun die and stencil set to create this fancy birthday cake. I first used the stencils to create the flowers and the candles. Then I cut them out with the coordinating dies.

I also cut the cake stand out of silver holographic cardstock with a die in the set. I could have cut out dimensional pieces to add to it, but I found that using a stylus on the back of the cardstock while it was still in the die created the detail I wanted.

The candles were glued directly to the card. The cake and cake stand were popped up on dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment, cut it out with a die and matted it. I had a couple of tiny translucent flower stickers on my desk, so I added them, along with a couple of gems.

This was a top-folding card, and here's a photo of the sentiment I stamped on the inside.

I've been trying to think of other ways to use this set. I think it could be a wedding cake (with no candles). 

I also think I could use some flower stamps to stamp the cake with Versamark ink and heat emboss with gold embossing powder. Then, if I added "50" on the cake or somewhere on the card front, it could be a golden wedding anniversary card (again, no candles).

I've also thought of cutting the cake out of DSP and adding dimensional details with Nuvo Drops.

Now if I can just find the time to try all those ideas!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl