Just Magnolia Challenge DT - Birthdays meets Simon Says Stamp on PCP!

Well that's some mouthful of a title isn't it!? LOL! Thank goodness it's Friday, it has been a challenging and upsetting week for me and I'm quite glad it's over! I was cheered up emmensly when my replacement MS butterfly punch arrived this morning! Woohoo the butterflies are back, I've so missed using them this week!

Today's Just Magnolia challenge is all about birthdays - easey peasey!!! I have used the most gorgeous paper by Cosmo Cricket which is actually a Christmas paper that was on sale at my local craft store and seeing as there isn't a single thing Christmassy about it in my opinion I decided to use it LOL! I have torn all the edges and distressed them with Vintage Photo distress ink. I've also stamped one of my Stempelglede grunge flourishes around the edges. I decided to make a joy fold card for the first time, just love how they open don't you!? The gorgeous chocolate chiffon ribbon is from Running with Scissors. I've used the gorgeous colour challenge at Simon Says Stamp's challenge on Paper Craft Planet which is Dark Brown, Vanilla and Teal, as my inspiration too - thanks Chris it's a gorgeous combo!!

I've used the oh so sweet Tilda from the Yummy in my Tummy collection, I don't know what it is about this stamp it is just sooooooooooooo cute!! I've coloured her with distress inks and stamped around the edges of the image with the Stempelglede stamp using Vintage Photo.

I have added a gorgeous gardenia from Wild Orchid crafts, some twigs using my MS punch and some swirls using my EK success punch (yes AGAIN LOL - I will get bored soon, I promise). A few pearl pins from my stash finished the embellies nicely!

To keep the card from completely falling open when displayed I added a sentiment using a Tim Holtz tiny attacher brad so that it can be swung round to allow the card to open. The sentiment is from a Forever Friends set I've had for ages.

I must say I'm loving how this card opens, will definitely be making more of these! As you can see I've added a panel for a hand written message to the inside of the card.

The sentiment inside is another from my Forever Friends set and I thought it was quite appropriate to use with this Tilda, it says "wishing you lots of sweet treats on your special day!".

Hope you like it and can join us this week at Just Magnolia! You must go and see the rest of the DT's work - truly stunning! x

PS. the Simon Says Stamp challenge on PCP runs until the 14th March and there is a great prize from Simon Says Stamp if you're interested which I'm sure you are!!