Golfer's Birthday Cake

Finally got the chance to put my Sizzix Pop-up Cake die to use! Though I purchased this die earlier this year, I wanted to wait for a couple very special birthdays (for dh & dd) to use it for the first time.

So this was my very first try at the Pop-up Cake, made especially for dh's birthday with a golf theme, of course. Couldn't think of many creative or exciting ways to decorate a "golf cake" other than to top it off with a golf ball and tee...so I tried to liven my card up a bit by adding a Darcie Hunter golf bear cut with SCAL and Cricut. I used a sizzlit die for the Happy Birthday sentiment on the front of the cake and a nestabilities scallop circle die for the base for the cake.

One of the biggest challenges for me with this card was thinking of a way to keep it closed. The cake inside the card was pretty bulky, and because I was afraid the cake would not pop open correctly, I was hesitant to flatten it completely in the closed position.

By using a golf ball and tee (cut smaller than the one on the top of the cake) as a stop, I was able to tuck the front of the card behind it to keep the card closed, even though it still bulged quite a bit!