Happy Birthday to You xx

Well today sees my aunt's 90th birthday so I am sending her  big Happy Birthday wishes for today!! It's quite an achievement to reach 90 and she still lives alone and is as bright as a button although she is troubled badly with arthritis.  There is a big party for her this afternoon and I am looking forward to it as it will be so nice to see relatives I have not seen for years such as my cousin's children and their children whom I have never seen.  So I have scheduled this post which is the first time I have ever done this so fingers crossed it works.  Here is the card I made for her:

I really struggled to think of something I had been thinking about it for weeks but never came up with anything definite.  I saw these pretty images on Diane's blog from Ladybird Crafts Ink and rather liked them so I got the whole set of 9, they are digital so are handy to have in.  Once I printed the image out and chose my cardstock I just made it up as I went along so it was very much a on the go creation so to speak.  The papers are from DCWV called Linen Closet and are very pretty and glittered although you can't pick that up too well.  Here is another shot:

The butterfly is a Marianne die and I have put some pearls on the antennae, I have cut the numbers out with a Dienamics die.  The border is made with a Tonic die and I have used Spellbinders for my image.  The image is coloured with Stickles and I have put some on the flowers and numbers.  Flowers and pin from Wild Orchid crafts and ribbon from stash.  I have computer generated the sentiment.  My aunt always loves the words in cards so I searched on the internet for a verse to go in and found one for Grandma but I just changed this to Aunt and put it in.  Here is a picture of the inside:

I made and decorated a box but I have not taken a picture but I'm sure you tired of looking at pictures by now!!  I would like to enter the following challenges:

Card Makin' Mamas - Happy Birthday
Crafty Catz - I spy 'B' (Birthday, butterfly, bow)
The Poodles Parlour - Something for a female
Scrapbookaholic by Abby - Birthday
Simply Create Too - Add Sunshine to Your Day
Stampin' for the Weekend - Bingo (Ribbon, Glitter and Flowers)
Aud Sentiments - Use Happy in your Sentiment
Cropstop - Is it Bloomin' Outside
Paper Play Challenge - For a Mother/Female Relative
Whimsy Stamps - Monochromatic
Crafty Sentimental Designs - Use 2 Designer Papers
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Spring is in the Air

Well I shall be chasing around after Harrison my grandson when this goes up - fingers crossed.  Have a lovely weekend, thanks for looking and take care xx