Butterfly birthday wishes

Now that I've finished making my Christmas cards, I need to concentrate on some birthdays!
This card is submitted to 2 challenges.
Curtain Call color challenge Act 57 (over at Stacey's Stamping Stage):
Check out the beautiful inspiration photo that Stacey chose, for this week's color challenge.

 

 The Paper Players Challenge #25 ~ Nance's sketch challenge- check it out, below.

You can click on the links above to get all of the details for these challenges.

  *** Edit *** This card made "A Cut Above" at the Paper Players challenge.

It's fun to combine two challenges into one card!  I have to admit though...even though these are great colors, I struggled to make them work on my card.  I pulled out several packs of discontinued Stampin Up DSP, looking for a way to tie these colors together.  And....ta da!  I found this patterned piece that had nearly all of the colors I needed.  All I had to add was a piece of going gray CS, as the matting behind it.  Then adding the gray crystals pulled it together nicely.  A few dots of Stickles on the punched border added a little more sparkle.  You can never have too much sparkle...IMHO anyway!

Oh sorry...I'm rambling.  Here's my card   :o)

I included several pics, trying to capture the sparkle of the crystals and the Stickles.
Anyway, let me know what you think of my card.  I love reading your comments!
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Recipe ~

CS: tempting turquoise, basic gray, whisper white, cajun craze, chocolate chip (all SU)

DSP: sweet pea designer series paper pack (SU) - the butterfly & swirly circle were punched from this, too.

Ink: chocolate chip (SU)

Stamps: on your birthday, seeing spots - I used this on the envelope (SU)

Punches: border punch, butterfly punch, 1 3/4" round punch (SU)

Other: Stickles (Ranger), gray crystals (from my stash)