Our 40th year.

My friend turned 40 this week - oooh, its a big year for me and my friends. 

So, I picked Crafty Sentiments 'Birthday Circles' to use on her card...

The Birthday sentiments are actually a set of 4. 

This is one of them.

I cut the middle out so that I could fit the 40 inside. 

I didn't want to put a massive number on her card, but wanted it to blend in, subtley.

I found that cutting the middle from the circle, gave it a whole new look...and you could use

anything in the middle, as I also used a decoupaged duo of flowers from the backing paper.

The 4 candles symbolise her decades.

(I drew on the stripes and dots myself with a white sakura pen)

Her name looks white, but its actually pink in real life.

(Cut with Sizzix Wingo Zingo font)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Digitally sweet - anything goes - 26 Feb

Crafts 4 eternity - no patterned paper - 6 Feb

4 Crafty girls - anything goes - 5 Feb

Kratin Kimmie - anything goes - 4 Feb

Pennys paper crafty - anything goes - 3 Feb

Creative moments - anything goes - 3 Feb
Allsorts - flowers 7 Feb