Krafty Chicks challenge #784 - Birthday

Good morning lovely friends. I hope you're all doing ok and having a great week so far. It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 1; as always the theme is 'birthday' and Leanne is our hostess. It can't get any easier than this week's challenge so we hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.

It was my sister's birthday last week and today I'm sharing the card I made for my boys to give to their auntie.  I don't seem to use purple very often and I'm not sure why because I love it.  I used a fairly simple layout and the card size is 5" x 7".  I'm happy with this card and I think it turned out really pretty.  I hope you like it too. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the image:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping the image onto alcohol marker friendly card, coloured it with Promarkers and cut it into a rectangle.  I matted it onto a gold layer with double sided tape; I also added some scrap white card behind this layer for some dimension without using foam tape.  I cut a piece of gorgeous patterned paper 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" and again matted it onto a gold layer with double sided tape.  I stamped the sentiment using black ink and used a sentiment strip die to cut it out; I again added a gold mat layer. I die cut some leafy branches from the gold card and adhered them to the top left and bottom right corners of the purple panel.  I then placed the image panel over top with double sided tape.  The sentiment was placed across the lower part of the image panel with foam squares.  The panel was then added to the card base with double sided tape.  I didn't add any extra embellishments as I loved it as it was.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" and added a gold mat layer with double sided tape.  I adhered a strip of the patterned paper to the top and bottom of the panel with liquid glue and also added two more of the leafy branches in the left lower corner.  Finally I stamped a sentiment in the centre with black ink.  The panel was added to the card base with double sided tape.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - die cuts and/or stencils

Allsorts challenge - birthdays

As You Like It challenge - layered or flat (I love dimension and usually have at least one layer on my cards.  I love the look and even though it costs more to post I still have to do it)

Classic Design challenge - ATG optional twist happy birthday

Crafter's Cafe challenge - ATG optional use patterned paper

Die Cut Divas challenge - ATG must us at least one die cut

I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG or gnomes

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - stamp it in STAMPtember

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - stamp it

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'birthday' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori.
Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Stamping Bella - curvy girl can buy herself flowers stamp

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - store sadly closed

Promarkers

Uniko Stamps - floral vines stamp (for happy birthday)

Uniko Stamps - everyday family (for Auntie)

Gina K Designs - on the inside - birthday stamp (for inside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - large strip sentiments die

Gina K Designs - let's get started die set: intri-cut exclusive (for leafy branch)

Limetree Crafts - 280gsm silky smooth white card

Verafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

paper pad from stash (can't remember where I bought it)

gold card from stash