TAWS - Be Inspired 4

The details of this challenge can be found here:

http://www.thealleywaystamps.blogspot.co.nz/search/label/BE%20inspired%20Challenge

This is the inspiration photo I was working from:

I wasn't sure that I was going to get this one completed in time!  However, here is my entry for this challenge:

After lacking inspiration on the sentiment, I finally had a brainwave.  I am notoriously bad at getting birthday cards out at time, so this is appropriate for me to have in my card box!

I have tried to colour the shell with a shell-like effect.  I found this quite hard to do but it seems to have turned out okay.

For this card, I have used:
The Alley Way Stamps - Snail
The Alley Way Stamps - Snail Mail
Scrapbook Papers
Copic markers
Sentiment typed on computer
Spellbinders Nestabilities die
Carl Craft - corner rounder punch
Bow crafted from brown raffia