Eight is great birthday card

EIGHT!   EMILY IS EIGHT!   I can't believe she's that old now, but she must think it's great.  My very first grandchild and she  means to much to me. She lived at my house for a couple of years from age 2 to 4, and we grew so close.  We have had great times together, and she'll always be so precious to me.  I have two more little grandbabies, and another one due soon, but the first one is always so special.  I made this special card for her with this eight-point pinwheel to make a point she's 8!!

I used paper from the Summer Smooches DSP and cut 3/4 inch squares that I mounted on 1 inch squares of Not Quite Navy, and layered them on a bright striped background that just popped out those colors.  Tied it all up with a Rose Red ribbon and a button for my sweet Emily Rose.               Happy birthday, Sweetie!                                                           I have never entered a card in a challenge before, but this week that is my intention. I found a new challenge called CASology and this is for there Week #2 challenge.  The idea with this challenge is that you use a key word for the challenge, and this week happens to be "HAPPY".  I decided that this card fit that criteria, so I thought I would give it a try.  I decided that playing along with challenges was a new way for me to broaden my artistic skills.  Let's see if I can find another one this week.  So many of my fellow bloggers have such great ideas.   Hope you like my card, and come back for another visit soon.

Have a great day!           Mary Alice