Thank you ladies for your lovely comments. I forgot to add earlier, that the painting on the right is meant to be a Wild Rose but as I didn't have any white paint I decided to use a red and yellow mix instead, I was only playing after all. I don't dislike the effect.

Janet the background on the penguins came from a Google search for King Penguins. Sorry I don't remember the site now but it was something to do with the Antartic I think. I've made myself a note to have a look for it tomorrow and I will pm you with the info. That card is for a boy who will be 12 on Thursday and is interested in marine biology. Last year I made him the shaped turtle card from the JNM CD so it was a bit of a challenge to come up with something equally interesting for him this year. As for the anniversary card, the husband liked the words too and I just hope his wife does. She's Spanish and very passionate about everything but the husband isn't slushy at all. Would love to be a fly on the wall when she opens the card!

Fran xx