Happy 40th

 

This weekend, a delightful friend of mine is celebrating her 40th birthday — such a special milestone! Of course, I had to make a card just for her.

The colour palette was inspired by the tiniest detail — a little butterfly I fussy cut from a scrap of DSP in my stash. Its coral and yellow tones guided the rest of the design.

For the layout, I turned to this week’s sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. I loved the split focal point in the sketch, but in the end I kept my circle solid. I toyed with the idea of running the ‘happy birthday’ banner through the middle, but it just didn’t feel like my vibe. Instead, the solid circle gave a perfect base for the '40' and stamped foliage elements.

Here’s what I used:

• Ranunculus Romance: subtle background texture in Petal Pink

• Number of Years: bold “40” sentiment

• Sending Smiles: flower

• Butterfly Basics: leaf

• Plus that little DSP butterfly that started it all!

It was fun to combine these retired favourites into a card that feels bright, fresh, and celebratory. Most of all, I love that it was made for someone so special — happy 40th, my beautiful friend!