Yellow Rose Birthday!

This Yellow Rose of Texas birthday card is a challenge submission for At Joan's Gardens this week. The Challenge rules are to make a card using a yellow and white theme, swirls, polka dots, and at least two butterflies.  The swirls and polka dots are found on the exquisite die/embossing folder by Marianne Designs (DS0908) that I got at Joan's Gardens. The deep embossing and cutouts are lightly sponged with pale yellow ink.   The butterflies are Sizzix SU embosslits Beautiful Wings, (also polka dot paper spritzed with gold Tusukineko Shimmer.  The Rose is a sticker by Starform that has been adhered to watercolor paper and finished with Tim Holtz Distress Markers (also available at Joan's Gardens). The Happy Birthday sentiment is a sticker. and the card front is adhered to Ranger (Tim Holtz) Core-dinations  sandable paper