Card Series!... Kind of :)

So, I've really been into card-making these days. I think it's because since I have a pretty much full-time job and not enough time for really long time-consuming projects like mini-albums, cards can be really simple, or really extravagant and you still haven't spent nearly as much time as you would working on a layout or a mini-album page!
Here's the first card I ever made

The whole reason I even made this card was so that I could participate in a challenge over at MSR. The challenge was to make a pocket card, with a few added requirements.
The pocket itself measures 5"x7" and is actually a piece of 10"x7" card stock that I folded in half and actually stitched shut on the side and bottom (one of the additional requirements).
I then layered two pieces of patterned paper onto it and punched out a little notch at the top with a circle punch before adding my focal piece, a piece of cream card stock that I first inked up with one of my Timmy Distress Inks (Vintage Photo). I just rubbed the ink pad randomly across the card stock to get this effect.
I then stamped on it using the Timmy Stampers Anonymous Nature's Elements stamp set and another set made by either MME or MAMBI (I'm not really sure if it was either actually, let me know if you know the name of this stamp set and it's maker please!, I found the set falling apart from the package at T.J. Maxx and just grabbed it! The stamps were too pretty to pass up for just $2.00) for the larger flowers you see on there. And, just like the papers, I started layering my stamps on top of each other to get this very pretty card image; kind of shabby-chic, I think.
Anyway I layered that on top of the papers and then added pieces of cut out card stock with brads on the sides (another requirement). And then finally, just a sweet little sentiment on the bottom right-hand corner that I popped up with some pop dots.
The second part of this challenge was to make a tag to go inside the pocket. So i made this part pretty simple and just stitched a vellum quote onto a piece of patterned paper and then glued down onto the tag, with some more pieces of cut out card stock stuck down with some more brads (again, another requirement). And finally, a little pull tab to help slide it in and out of the pocket.

Anyway... I know this was a long explanation, but I like to be detailed about my work, so that, not only I can come back and look at it, but if others are interested in making a similar project like mine, they can just come here and read until their heart's content. I hope you all like my card, it's only the first of many (trust me, I've got a bunch saved on my pc already!). Alright everyone, I'll catch you all later! Thanks for stopping by!! ^^ 

XOXO