And now for something ....

.... completely different!!  We are sponsored this week on PaperPlay by Craft Brulee - and the DT got some lovely ribbons, lace and handmade flowers to play with.  My pack had the most lovely emerald green flower and green and cream lace.  All good so far, until I checked the challenge for the week.  Blue and cream.   Hmmmm, blue and cream and emerald green.  What a combination!!  I just couldn't get my head around it, and eventually I decided to do something very different to my normal style.  Here it is:

It's a lot blingier in real life, as I took the photo early this morning.  The dark blue paper is Basic Grey Granola distressed, stitched and edged in emerald green, the stamp is a Hero Arts one, heat embossed with black ep, and I have lots and lots of Prima crystals, both the swirl and then lots stuck onto the chandelier.  I was going to do a sentiment on the lines of "have a luxurious birthday" or "birthday bling", but it just wouldn't fit and blocked out the crystal swirl, so I left it out.  I don't know what to think about this card - it's so unlike what I usually make.

Thanks for looking!