A birthday card for a sister-in-law who's always sending "remember when" emails and who loves the retro look. Oh, and she just loves dessert. This addresses two DTBD challenges (from toy and basilefamily) as well.
I started with a white card base and some paper that reminded me of a blouse that June Cleaver might wear. I then stamped the two images on coordinating patterned paper and mounted them on kraft. They didn't have much "oomph", so I colored the kraft with brown marker. The bottom border is the same June Cleaver paper, pleated, distressed, and mounted mounted on kraft (and colored with marker again). A simple ribbon and a stamped, die cut oval was added.
This was my first attempt at paper pleating. It's simple, but adds some nice detail.