a birthday wish --

it's safe to post this now, i made it for my sister, and she has already gotten it - so she won't see it before she gets it ;)

love how this card turned out --

the card itself is from the Stampin' Up  - simply sent kit.  the ribbon also came with the kit, as well as the tiny pearls on the flowers.






the stamp set on the front is also from SU - apothecary art.  i also used the labels framelet to cut it out.

the ink is soft suede, and i added some color with colored pencils (pale pink and olive) and gamsol.







the inside is stamped with the branch from the easter blooms SU set, and colored in with the same colored pencils and gamsol.  the sentiment is also from SU - an older set,  i'm not sure of the name.

i added a piece of pink vellum notched with the
SU punch to add a gift card.














it's hard to see the small pearls on the inside of some of the flowers.

i love how this turned out -- the pics don't do it justice.





hope you enjoyed today's project.
thanks for stopping by!  hope to see you soon!  happy stamping!