Card for my MIL

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Oh my goodness, two posts in one day, whatever next! It won't last, let me assure you of that! It's my Mother-in-Law's birthday today, and I'd like to show you the card that I made for her. I used some copper pearlescent card to mount everything with, and a scrumptious backing paper from the Essence of Nature CD from Elusive Images Phree has used exactly the same paper on a halloween card here just to show how versatile it can be. I love the rich, warm tones of this paper, and I know that Maureen, my MIL will too, as she wears these colours all of the time.
I used the gorgeous tree with butterflies flying around from the new Essence of Nature stamp plate. I'm using this stamp on everything at the moment! I was very priveleged to see this at the drawing stage, and was blown away by the design. I have decoupaged the butterflies, and coloured them with Inktense pencils, before attaching them to the main image. I have used Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge Distress Inks to edge my white card. I used a lovely birthday sentiment from the Birthday Words stamp plate.

I have chosen not to add any embellishments, and keep the card relatively simple, as I feel that the papers and lovely image are enough. I'm off to finish another special card now, my beautiful Daughter is 21 tomorrow. I don't know where all the years went, one minute she was a baby, now she's at University, studying to be a Child Psychologist.

I'll be back tomorrow with more news on the Elusive Images blog hop, will my Daughter be the only one I'll be giving a present to....? Judith xx