Whimsical Teddies Birthday

Inspired by the adorable cards created by Karen Burniston Design Team member Suzanne Smit, I wanted to make a card with a whimsical spirit like so many she's shared on her blog, Knutsel Suus. For my card I used Marianne Designs dies from "Arctic Bears", "Daisies", and "Happy Daisies" sets and a very old Stampin' Up Embosslits die for the tiny butterflies. Fishtail "Happy Birthday" sentiment banner was hot foiled and cut using Spellbinders "Hexi-Gems Sentiments" Glimmer set.

Inside, I used Karen Burniston's "Triple Platform Pop Up" die set to animate the giant daisies, teddy bear and even a double layered birthday cake. Sounds crazy but very whimsical and fun!

Here's a short video of what it looks like when a card using this mechanism is opened...

I thought it was pretty cool how all the seemingly oversized elements folded down, hidden within the confines of the closed card.

To decorate the gift card holder, I used the smaller daisy dies, butterflies and a stamp from Lawn Fawn's Tiny Tag Sayings set.