Pop Up Three Tier Graveyard

Good Friday Morning!  You know what Friday means--Bloggers' Challenge!  This week our challenge is to use Designer Series Paper.  Well, if you follow my blog, you know that this really isn't a challenge for me.  I love SU!'s DSP and use it quite often! 

So, I'm still using DSP, but I will admit, I didn't use as much as I thought I would.  I think the focus kind of turned to my embellishments, but the Cast a Spell Designer Series Paper is perfect for a graveyard!

Here's the outside...

 

Can you tell I love using our Rhinestone Brads as gems?  The main panel for my card is Cast a Spell DSP.  I stamped the skull from "From the Crypt" with Basic Black and added Clear Circle Rhinestones for some sparkly spooky eyeballs.

Here's the inside...

 

To make my "pop up graveyard", I used my Big Shot and the Pop Up Three Tier Cake Bigz Die.  I used Basic Gray card stock for the base and Cast a Spell DSP for the trimming.  My tombstones are made with the Small Tag Punch and sponged with Whisper White Craft Ink.  I used my Basic Black Marker to make "cracks".  Happy Halloween is from All Holidays.  Remember to stamp first, then punch.  Spiders from "From the Crypt" are stamped and cut out.  The skulls are from Cast a Spell DSP--just find one to cut out.

Originally I had a couple of tombstones on the lower part of the card, but Dalton, my 15 year old, told me that he "didn't really like those and you should have caskets with the skull coming out".  Duh!  Why didn't I think of that??  So I went back to my stamp room and cut strips of Basic Black and Basic Gray to 1 1/8" so that they fit inside the Small Tag Punch.  This way you can make a longer Tag Punch.  I did just trim a little on the sides to give it a "casket" shape.  I added a spider and skull and thought it looked much better!

If you would like to see other Pop Up Three Tier Cake projects that I made, click here (but these kits are not available any longer).  Kind of funny, I haven't made a single cake yet!

Click here if you would like to order any of these products to make your own Pop Up Graveyard!

Thanks for the visit!

Comments

[Amy Caraluzzi]

Oh, Sheryl, this is FANTASTIC! What a fun, out-of-the-box (or should I say, cake) way to use this pop-up! SUPERB!!

[Nikki]

This looks amazing! Love how you used sparkle brads for his eyes...and the inside is gorgeous! Fabulous idea! {SMILES}

[Connie]

ohhhh, so spooky! LOVE your card and your son is right...the coffins are perfect!

[Lisa Martz]

SUPER CUTE! If Halloween spooky things can be cute. Great card! Love the grave stones, etc.

[lisa somerville]

Cute idea Sheryl - love those images!

[Tami Black]

These spiders are really creeping me out! I'm certain that kids will love this because it is too real even for me. Way to think out of the box!

[Selene Kempton]

What a great idea! I love how you used this DP.

[Kerry D-C]

Fab!! THese are super Boo-tiful!

[Chris Dickinson]

Ohhh love the diamond eyes and the pop up headstone! Cool card!

[Kim Howard]

Sheryl, this is super cool! I love the rhinestones on the skull and the pop up inside is too cool!

[Shelly Schmidt]

Great card- love the sentiments on tags- look like gravestones. Awesome card!

[Ida]

OMG this is amazing! Super fun for Halloween. Great job with this challenge.

[Carol G.]

Very spooky! Kewl and very spooky! I love it.

[Rachel Hope]

Wonderful project! Love it all!

[Kimberly Gajewski]

Wow Sheryl! This is absolutely fantastic! So creative! :D

[Margaret Raburn]

Wow what an amazing project! Creative new use for the pop-up cake!!!

[Marcia P]

That is such a cool project, love everything about it.

:) Marcia P

[Lori]

What a fun way to use this die!

[Nola]

Now that's a great cake/card!

[Connie Paxman]

that is so cool...and love the midtones they are so spooky...
awesome creativity for this challenge
connie paxman

[Lisa Bohler]

Aren't you glad I talked you into this die? Tee hee! LOVE this....ANOTHER use for this fabulous die!!! Looks GREAT!

[Patti Chesky]

This is awesome!!! What a fabulous idea for a graveyard.