A Very Special Birthday Card

Hello, and Happy Easter!
Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine, I love it! Yesterday we went with my mum and dad to Sandringham, had a picnic and chilled out, it was brilliant! Got to make the most of the good weather while it's here, you never know when you might see it again with the typical British summer! Tonight I'm showing you the card I've been very busy with for the last week. I do love my big projects but it means the blog does go quiet if I haven't got several things on the go simultaeneously! This card is for my mum's seventy-fifth birthday which is tomorrow - a very special day! Can't wait to see her face when I give her it :0)
The first challenge I had in mind while creating was Sir Stamp-a-lot - Ladies and Fashion. I thought LOTV 'Coffee break' summed up a well earned rest after a shopping spree.

I created my card out of two Go Kreate card dies stuck together and covered in Basic Grey Origins papers. On the front I stamped Magnolia's romantic window and cut an aperture following the window line, then decoupaged the shutters and added plenty of stardust stickles.

You can just catch a glimpse of the girls having their cuppa in the 'coffee shop' through the window!

Here's the card opened out.

First two sides inside. I 'window dressed' the inside of the window to complete the illusion of inside a cafe. The tiny gold blob is a little heat embossed leafy sprig as I found myself with a bare corner and couldn't leave it without something!

The image was coloured using SU inks and TH Distress inks. I ruffled the ribbon that I threaded through the SU buttons.

I used Nestie Lacey Squares here, threaded ribbon through the holes around the edge and tied in a bow at one side. Used a smaller lacey square without the lacey edge for the middle to write a message on.

The last side has diagonally contrasting papers, a tag and pocket with a little flower arrangement and more ruffled ribbon ( love the effect this has and really easy to achieve too). The picture on the tag is of mum with my three children, I took it yesterday on our day trip.

Other materials used: Nesties Labels 2
SU- scallop punch, stem/leaf punch, designer buttons, butterfly stamp, embossed flower stem, mini tags
LOTV Sentiment
Jewelled Gold embossing powder
Flowers, pearls and ribbon from stash

A couple more lovely challenges: Spoonful of Sugar - Let's Celebrate
Flutterby Wednesdays - #151 Open challenge, include a butterfly, fairy or angel
Cupcake craft Challenge - Layers(beneath the LOTV image)


Thanks for taking the time to look, please leave me a comment to let me know you passed by this way, you're my inspiration and reason for doing this after all! Until the next post......
Love Nicola xxx