A child is momentous

Today I have a special card to share with you.  So many cards I make are made to meet design team or other challenge requirements, and then there are the bursts of creativity, but once in a while I need a special card for a special friend for a special event, and this is one of those.

As you can likely guess, a friend of mine is expecting, and I'm so happy and excited for her as she and her husband have wanted this for quite a while.  So it is a very special thing, and needed the bestest card I could make.  So I dithered and dithered for weeks about what to make.  Finally, in my search of all possible images, I came across this Mother to be image from Mo's that seemed just perfect.  Then I needed the best sentiment possible, so I went and checked out what Raindrop Echo Designs might have, and got this one that is carried at the Whimsy store.  Lastly, I needed a layout, and then I saw this weeks OCC sketch layout and suddenly inspiration hit.  I modified it a bit as I wanted to use the velum layer.

If you want a better look at it, particularly the sentiment, you can click on the image to make it bigger.

As you who follow my blog know, I rarely have the patience to decorate the inside of the card, but this time I made that effort, and here's what the inside looks like:

So it's been passed to my friend now, and I am wishing this soon to be family health and happiness.