Pop-Up Box Birthday Card

A friend asked me to make a special card for her mum's 60th birthday, so it was the perfect opportunity to try a pop-up box card. I'd been looking at these for a while on Pinterest and was very intrigued by them. 
They look quite complicated to make, but are actually quite simple. It can get a little bit fiddly arranging all the pop-up elements, but they look stunning when finished. 

I've used the following materials to create this card:

• Papermania card, eyelet and brads
• Melissa Frances 'Classic Elegance' papers and pearls
• X-Cut 3D butterfly punch and Square Parenthesis die
• Sizzix flower & flourish dies
• Whispers ink
• Core'dinations Glitter Silk and colour core card
• Acetate, vellum and twine from my stash
• Damask Rose embossing folder from Cardmaking & Papercraft

When I'd finished making the card, I realised there's nowhere to write your message, so I added a vellum pocket to the back and made a tag insert to write on. I think it's actually a nice little touch to this style of card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

1. 613 Avenue Create - #83 Anything Goes

2. Crafting At The Weekend - #4 Anything Goes

3. Crafting From The Heart - #30 Anything Goes

4. Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

5. Crafty Cardmakers - #120 Fancy Folds

6. Crafty Creations - #269 Flower Power

7. Crafty Girls - #24 Anything Goes

8. Creative Fingers - #45 Anything Goes

9. Love To Create - #127 Anything Goes

10. Papertake - Anything Goes

11. Scrapping 4 Fun - #23 Something Girly

12. Sister Act - #69 Anything Goes

13. Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #40 Anything Goes

14. The Crafter's Café - #75 Lots of Layers

15. Totally Gorjuss - Flowers