Time flies!

Hi guys!  My word, where has this last fortnight gone to?   I can't seem to do for doing, at the moment - I'm busy trying to finish design work for the next disc, keeping on top of housework (or not as the case may be!), meetings to try and keep our village school open, everyday jobs...and it's Carnival this weekend, so I'll have to make a costume for youngest!  If only there was an extra hour in the day..or two, or three!  We've already passed summer solstice and are on the slippery slope toward...dare I say it?...Christm....no, I can't do it - we haven't had summer yet!!  Anyhow, thought I'd share a card with you that I made myself sit and make, just for the heck of it...(apologies now for the quality of the photos)...

...at last, I managed to stamp and colour Sarah Kay's Finn Whistling - this is the last stamp I got with my Simon Says Stamp voucher, and he is just adorable!  I kept the colours quite muted, just colouring Finn with brown and green tones.  The papers were just scraps from in my stash - the background paper is a 12x12 that I got whilst on hols, the brown dotty paper is from Dovecraft's Masculine paper pad and the cream was something I picked up on my travels - not sure where, or when!?!....

...inside, I decorated with co-ordinating papers and added a little packet of gypsophilia seed sticks to go with the garden theme...

...the sentiment was printed onto Safmat and reads : "For your Birthday these wishes are sent to express, the hope that every day will bring growing happiness."  All edges were inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. the roses and chrysanths were from WOC and a Martha Stewart butterfly (punch), inked with Vintage Photo.  I finished off with a highlight of Stardust Stickles and 2 stunning hat pins, in a gold tone.
I have to say, photos never do the cards justice (especially when they're as bad as these ones, lol!).  Thanks for looking, Lisa X.
Just managed to enter this card in Stampavie and more challenge which is Butterflies.