2012 Birthday for My Brother!

Mike celebrates his birthday in early May.  I had a card kit that I like the papers and had not put together.  After working with it a bit, I decided it needed to be larger, as I seem to like them better.  So, I started tinker with the design.  First, I decided to emboss the background mat.  Then I split it vertically so I could spread it out to make the card wider, turning it into a square card.  I add another border layer to give it more color and added two circle layers under the sentiment.  Now, I was more pleased with the results and it was ready to send to Mike.  (The original card inspiration was from Misty Bradley, and I thank her for getting my creative juices flowing.)