A Lion Birthday - Stampin' Queens Sketch Challenge # 27

Today was a sad, yet uplifting sort of day for me. The Memorial Service for my stamping sister, Bonnie, was today and it was a wonderful testament to her life and to her love of rubber stamping.
When I came home I was inspired to make a card using the sketch with Stampin' Queens Sketch Challenge here

This is the sketch:

 

This is my card:

Stamps: Zoo Review, On Your Birthday
Inks: Black Stazon, SU markers, Basic Black
Papers: Soft Suede, Natural Ivory, Mocha Morning Specialty Paper, Whisper White
Accessories: Square lattice embossing folder, 3/8" Soft Suede taffeta ribbon, 1/8" chocolate chip taffeta ribbon, Scallop border punch, dimensionals

Doily Rosette Birthday - Create with Connie & Mary #188

This is the card I made for the sketch challenge with Create with Connie and Mary #188 here

Below is the sketch:

 

I was in a rosette making mood last week and made a whole bunch of rosettes.  The rosette in this card was one of them, so I ended up building the whole card around the rosette and the sketch challenge.