40th Birthday Card needed - on a mission!

After a week of battling with a foot of snowfall since 17th January, I discovered it is my work colleague's 40th birthday on Wednesday this week so decided I would make a card specially for her. I am used to just picking a card out from the ones I have already made when I find out about a birthday, but decided that this time that I would make one from scratch.

Armed with the 40th birthday sentiment I 'rescued' from a birthday card of my husband's a few years ago, I set about finding stuff I could use.

Decided to go with the flowers and feather option (I've never used feathers before!) and chose from some free papers I had with a mag ages ago. I recoloured the flowers in this Margaret Sherry freebie (they were previously lilac and that would never do!)

I have to say I really enjoyed making this card, I'll have to make occasion-specific cards more often.