First I'd like to say that I had seen a card similar to this once here on SCS - It was a while ago and I do not remember who to give credit to...
I wanted something "special" for my daughter's 18th birthday - of course, so I made this card for her. There is a total of 18 "candles" that I cut out with my Cricut George cart. The flames are cut out from Walk in my Garden (they are actually leaves). The cake at the end of the card is 2 flowerpots that are cut out from the same cart. The bottom "cake" is a 4" flower pot and the top layer is a 3" flowerpot. I also cut some daisies to line the cake as "icing" for a little extra something.
I stamped the words "Happy Birthday" from Hero Arts across the top in Real Red ink. I hope that she likes it ~ and I hope that it inspires you.