Fussy and Fancy DT Card

We have a new challenge starting today over at Fussy and Fancy, this time it's "Anything Goes", who doesn't love an anything goes challenge?!
I made this card for my crafty friend, Margaret, who's birthday it was on Wednesday.  I decided to get inky with my Distress Inks on my non stick craft mat and a water spritzer.  I used Fired Brick, Barn Door, Picked Raspberry and Worn Lipstick, pressing the pads against the craft mat, then spraying with water.  I then just laid my card over the ink and swirled it about a bit and dried with a heat gun.  Once dry, I dropped some splatters of water on and dried again.  Peacock Feathers Distress Ink was then applied round the edge.  Next, I stamped some Rhonna Farrer swirls in Perfect Medium randomly over the panel and brushed with pale pink mica powder.  Finally, I stamped the sentiment in black ink using an Indigo Blu stamp borrowed from my friend, Alison.
The papers are Rosarian by Prima, to which I've added bright pink and dark teal cardstock for matting.
The flower was made with a Marianne die from Core'dinations and was threaded with ribbon and has a fuzzy velvet brad for a centre.  The leaves were made with my current favourite Spellbinders set, Autumn Foliage, again fro Core'dinations.
I added some black lace, bright pink ribbon and bow, a rose charm and two luscious large pearls to finish.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Crafts and Me - #106 - lace and pearls
Paper Pretties - #228 - sentiment as focal point
Paper Shelter - #86 - use a charm
Anything Goes - #78 - make your own embellishment - I made a flower
Crafty Sentiments - bow and ribbon
Card Mania - #5 - happy birthday