Congratulations!

On your new job! 

My best friend got a new job. Woohoo! She's very excited! She'll leave the current job next month and will start the new job within a week. 

I heard this news when the TV news had started to show Cherry blossoms in D.C. It's the thing there this time of the year. I had this beautiful paper in my stash, used it as the background paper on this card. No, I didn't make this beautiful paper. lol This is from one of the old calendars from Japan a couple of years. ago. When I find some beautiful papers, either from the calendar or wrapping papers, I trim the beautiful parts which I think I can use on my cards in the future, and keep them. I want this card to be simple, and wanna mail it asap. In Japan, April is the start of the school year as well as the businesses. Cherry blossoms can be seen across Japan from late March to mid April. New job, April, Cherry blossoms in D.C. are the inspiration of this card. Oh and she is from D.C. area. I die cut big sentiment 3 times to give a bit of interest on this card. 

It's kinda hard to take a picture of the card front when there is a shiny design, and this case, all the "shiny" gold. ...there is no black on this card front. Darker shades on motifs are in shiny gold. 

When I can't decide which color goes the best, I have to try them all. Also the color combination of two sentiments. Those gradation of pink I used is from Lawn Fawn's paper pack, which already has some gradation. I just used the fav.part of the gradation for the big sentiment die.

Hope you had a nice weekend, found some time to make some cards 😊 In Hawaii, it was a Prince Kuhio Day (state holiday), and it was a long weekend! 

Hugs, Eve