Birthday Wishes

I've had this gorgeous pumpkin/flower stamp for a long time now and this is the first time I have inked it up!  Obviously, it is a little limited as to time of year, but I think I am definitely going to try to get more use out of it.  I started out with the firm idea that I was going to use this stamp and the checked orange ribbon.  It's been in my stash for several years now and I really don't use a lot of orange.  But it needed to be used and I had just enough for this card.

 I was having a hard time decided what color to use on the dahlias.  I obviously couldn't use yellow, and I really didn't want any more orange.  I was thinking maybe some red . . . Well, my twin 5 year olds were watching me color and were suggesting colors of their own.  Most of them I quickly rejected (blue, green, etc.) but when the littlest picked out this purple marker and handed it to me, I knew she was on to something!  And I love it.
Here is the inside of the card.  I added a few mums to tie in with the colors and the sentiment panel from the outside.

Challenges:

Crafty Creations #273--use orange

Lacy Sunshine #42--change of season/weather

Sugar Pea Designs # 12--sketch

Crafting Musketeers #18--Fall Colors

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes as long as it is covered with patterned paper

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Krafty Krop #2--falling into Fall

Wags 'n Whiskers #143--fall colors

One Stitch at a Time #221--color orange

Verve October Inspiration Challenge--Fall fancy

Love to scrap Challenge Blog #39--anything goes (no digis)

Craft Hoarders Anonymous #17--Happy Fall Y'all

Tuesday Throwdown #216--button up

Shopping Our Stash #172--its the most colorful time of the year

Crafty Catz #280--autumn

Supplies:

Stamps: DRS Designs "Pumpkin Bouquet"; Verve "Be Blessed" sentiment outside and "Vintage Oval" plain jane; PTI "Mum's the Word" and "Big Birthday Wishes" inside

Dies: Verve "Vintage Oval"; spellbinders Classic Circle, large and scalloped circle, large