100 Today - Birthday Card

My next door neighbour is 100 today, so I've made her a little card. She's having an open house this afternoon with tea and cake, but it finishes at 6pm and unfortunately I don't think I'll be home from work before then.  :0(

This card is really different for me as it has no image.  I admit that I was a bit stumped for inspiration, but a search on Google unearthed a really pretty card made by Amanda, and it seemed perfect, so I made my own version.  I think mine is a bit of a pale imitation of Amanda's, but not too bad (especially considering I had to make this card in super quick time, because I didn't realise it was her birthday tomorrow until earlier this evening!)

The sentiments are typed, printed straight onto the pretty paper in brown font to match the colour scheme.  Unfortunately I can't remember what the papers are.  They were bits I've had for ages and don't have the front page any more.  I also didn't quite have enough paper to cover the top half of the card either, so I used two strips, and covered the join over with a length of ribbon.  (I actually use this trick quite a lot when I use scraps of paper, but shhhh, don't tell anyone !)

Finally I added a brown flower, some leaf die cuts, and some pretty pink pearls in the corners.

Card Recipe:

• Sentiments - Typed
• Papers - Can't remember, can anyone help me with this one?
• Nesties - Labels 18
• Cherry Blossom  - Wild Orchid Crafts
• Border punch - Martha Stewart Lace Doily
• From my stash -  Dark brown ribbon, Marianne leaf die, pink pearls

I've been inspired by:

• Delightful Challenges - Use your scraps (papers)
• Paper Sundaes - Birthdays
• Sentimental Sundays - Let's get Sentimental (focus on sentiment)
• The Ribbon Girl - Brown pink and cream
• Really Reasonable Ribbon - Brown and Pink with ribbon
• Crafter's Companion - Anything Goes
• Bunny Zoe - Celebrations
• OSAAT - No image

Happy Crafting