Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 47

This week at Crafty Cardmakers, we're challenging you to make something for someone you love - something that shows why you love them! You can certainly do a scrap book page if you want - you're not limited to cards!

Now, this was a hard challenge for me. I'm not someone who does sentimentality much. I think it's just that, as a family, we're quite a private lot. So, once I'd given it some thought, I decided to go with some humour.

My daughter (my youngest) is getting to the end of her AS exams. So, I decided to do her a card for when she has finished. She's a clever girl, but she's been finding the jump to A levels quite difficult and she's been working very hard. She's got a quirky sense of humour, and she's a good friend.

The central image is 'Bashful' from Stitchy Stamps, and I've used it to represent my daughter before. The books are from a CD of permission-free images from Crafty Computer Paper, and I've added the subjects she's been doing this year. The gift is from the Stamping Boutique. The stamps have been coloured with Promarkers, and while the original card has my daughter's name on it, I've brushed it out of the photo.

I finished the card with some paper from Papermania, some lace, ribbon, and some sticky gems.

So, what's under the flap?

A gentle reminder that she's got to go through it all again next year. Well, she only has to do three out of the four, but still. I think it'll make her smile!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Simply Create where they want something to celebrate a special day or event (end of exams)
Crafty Sentiments where they want a special occasion (end of exams!)
Digi Doodles where anything goes,
Crafting for All Seasons where anything goes,
The Paper Variety where they have a school theme (school related although summer holidays are weeks away yet!)
Truly Scrumptious where anything goes,
Emerald Faeries where anything goes.