The Cake's the Thing...(A Birthday Blog Hop!)...

Today I am participating in a very fun blog hop for a very special lady. The sweet, funny, and oh-so-fabulous Kazan Clark is celebrating a birthday today, and the 2 Sketches 4 You Design Team, along with Kazan's partner in crime, the lovely Laura Davis, are putting on a surprise blog hop to wish her many happy returns.

The cute little cake pulls up with a simple slider pop-up that uses the image itself as a mechanism!

Kazan is one talented and crafty gal. She creates some of the most beautiful cards, layouts, and gifts out there, which has earned her coveted spots on several design teams from the top companies in the industry. I thought I'd pay homage to her by creating a birthday card inspired by one of the teams she currently participates in, JustRite Stampers. If you've never had the pleasure of seeing what she comes up with for JRS, you've been missing out! This week, I was inspired by the cool Friday Challenge sketch and made a pop-up card that I hope is worthy of Ms. Clark's innumerable talents! To join in the fun, please visit all the designers' blogs and be sure to stop by Kazan's and wish her a happy day!

Angie Tieman

Julie Lacey

Laura Davis

Laurie Willison
Mona Pendleton

Regina Mangum (you're here!)

SPILLING THE BEANS

1. Make card from cardstock.
2. Trim cardstock and adhere.
3. Trim patterned paper, mat, and adhere.
4. Stamp "Happy Birthday" and "Celebrate" sentiments. Circle punch and color with markers. Mat with cardstock and adhere. Add baker's twine to create balloons.
5. Stamp cake and color with makers. Fussy cut. Trim red cardstock. Using hobby blade, cut two slits to fit legs of cakestand to create "slider." Mat with orange cardstock. Apply liquid dimensionals.
6. Trim blue cardstock and adhere.
7. Stamp "Make a Wish" sentiment. Color with markers and mat. Adhere.

BEAN NOTES

• Stamps: Just a Note Borders & Centers and Friendship Borders and Centers (JustRite Stampers)
• Patterned Paper: Birthday Bash (Imaginisce)
• Cardstock: Solar White (Neenah)
• Textured Cardstock: Bazzil paper from Make a Wish Project Pantry Kit (Taylored Expressions)
• Tools: Circle Punch (EK Success)
• Coloring Medium: Sketch Markers (Copic)
• Fibers: Chocolate Baker's Twine (TE)

HAPPY BEANS

• Accents: Espresso Liquid Dimensionals (Adirondack)