Leukemia Birthday

My friend Linda has leukemia and she had a transplant yesterday. They brought her a cake and said it was her birthday! So I decided that I needed to make a pretty birthday card to send her. It's hard to see that the paper has sparkles on it so it is bright and shiny. Hope she is doing well today. I lifted the card idea from Cards. Why do I feel like I'm cheating when I lift a card idea from a magazine but feel so proud when I participate in a sketch challenge? Really the same thing aren't they? Does anyone else feel this way or is it just me?