POP! Happy Birthday! POP!

Ok, it's been a long month at work. Middle Schoolers without a spring break are hard to keep up with. Plus, they all seem to be in LOVE, out of love, or worried about who is and who isn't out of love. I made this card to get in the Spring mood:

Cool outside, huh? I stamped many times before getting this just right. I didn't have my Stamp-a-ma-jig with me, so I had to try, try again. I was getting frustrated and my mom suggested jelly beans. Yep. That the did the trick!

This card gets even better on the inside:


And TA--DAAAHHHHH!

(Ignore the upside downess of the message). This is a card made using Stampin' Up!'s new Pop Up Dies! You can order them currently, but they aren't in a catalog. Stampin' Up! is getting first dibs on these new products from Sizzix. It pays to be cool! The die comes with directions, so that helps. Sticky strip is definitely the way to go.

Stamps: Party Hearty
Paper: A Walk in the Park Designer Series Paper, So Saffron, Perfect Plum, Whisper White
Ink: So Saffron, Perfect Plum Markers

Accessories: Big Shot, Pop Up Cake die, Soft Subtles brads, piercing tool and pad, Sticky Strip