Eek, I'm getting a bit ....

.... maybe nearly almost quite old/middle agedish!!  I've been invited to a past colleague's birthday party, I was a bit taken aback to realise she will be 40 - I thought she was a lot younger than that!  What next, am I going to start thinking that policemen all look like teenagers!!! 

Here's what I made for her (very dark and yucky photo - will try to retake before I hand it over):

I used the sketch from this week's Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge. I'm also using this fortnight's Colour Create Challenge colour scheme of Chocolate, Strawberry and Cream and entering this into The Shabby Tea Room ("Keeping Warm").  I started this card at a crop on Saturday and I left all the papers I intended to use at home.  My kind friend, Jackie, let me "borrow" some of hers - thanks, Jackie!!

I love the image on this card, another Lili of the Valley that I bought in a set and this is the first time I've inked this one up.  Here's a close-up:

Recipe:

Papers: BG Bittersweet (brown), the red ones I don't know

Image: Lili of the Valley "Rosie Posy"

Colouring Medium: Distress Inks

Other: ribbon from stash, Perfect Pearls, needle + thread

Thanks for looking!