Birthday Cake In A Box

I decided to do another Cake In A Box, this time for the birthday of my very good friend, Kris. The original idea for this project comes from Patti of Creations By Patti. She has several different and incredibly beautiful versions of this, as well as a detailed and easy to follow tutorial posted on her blog. Go check it out! She is truly an inspiration.

Here's a look at the inside of the box with the lid off...

The box opens up and panels lay flat to reveal the cake and birthday message.

Laid flat, this measures 12 x12...(HUGE!) with lots of room for sentiments and creative embellishing.

I used Spellbinder Nestabilities Labels One die on the panels for my sentiments and Scallop Circle die as the doily under the Sizzix Pop Up Cake.

Icing on the cake is cut from a Sizzlits Decorative Strip die, and paper blossoms are from All Natural Accents, both glitzed up with Stickles glitter applied with a paint brush. Also added Robins Nest clear dewdrops to the candle flames for added shine.

And the rose (yes, that's what it's supposed to be) on the top of the cake is my first lame attempt at making one of those spiral flowers that seem to be all the rage right now.

I used a scallop circle punch cut into a sprial and followed the assembly instructions for the Sizzix 3D flower on the Sizzix website. My original intent was to convince myself that I could create this rose without having to purchase the Sizzix die. But I wasn't entirely happy with how it turned out...so when I snagged a 40% off coupon last week, I couldn't resist buying the die afterall.