Poppin red Stage Pop up Balloon card

I always find making cards for teenage boys tough. I was flipping through my patterned paper and I came across this grey and black checkered paper and I thought that it would be a good start. I decided to go with black, grey, silver and red. It’s hard to tell but there is a red and a silver metallic elements as well.

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I knew that I wanted to have a lot of balloons, so I wanted to make sure the card was big enough so I went with a 5”x7”. CORRECTION- I cut 3 of each of the panels below instead of 2. Two for the inside and one or the front.

I cut the pieces for the Stage pop up and assembled (Karen has a video tutorial on the product page at the link ⬆️ ) I used the small supports (that come with the dieset) and added to the 4 slots that I cut. I cut a few extra long strips and sandwiched 2 between the 2 halves, and I added 4 to the back supports. I wanted them to be higher than the front supports.

I added the platform to the card. When closing the card a few of the strips stuck out the sides so I gave them a trim.

I cut out and assembled the Happy Birthday Lorna Label Add on and added to to the middle supports. I cut out the balloons from the Balloon Collage Add on and the Party Balloons from black, grey, red, brushed silver, metallic red, and metallic silver. I added shading with alcohol markers, sharpies on the metallic, and white Gelly Roll highlights.

I started adding the balloons and stars to the platform starting from the back and working my way to the front.

Now I am working on the front. I cut out 2 of the Postage Pop Up panels, cut them apart, and added the grey layer. I layed them out and added the Happy Birthday and decorated with some of the extra elements.

I made a pocket for the back using the dimensions below to add a bit of a cash gift. I used foam tape to adhere it to the card. I added a few elements to decorated the back.