It's not often I post twice in a day. If you're looking for the Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt post, it's right below this one
The Time Out Challenge hosts an annual Cancer Awareness Challenge.
This card is for a dear friend who has been battling pancreatic cancer for over two years. She's outlived her prognosis by over a year, and never wavers in her positive attitude and good nature.
Recently I commented on a friend's card on Instagram that used this beautiful Round About Fall Foliage die from The Greetery. Marcia kindly die cut several and put them in the mail to me. (Many thanks, Marcia!) I used some finger daubers and some Distress Oxide Inks to color it. Although I'm happy with the end result, I learned a few things about using both for ink blending. I have a much heavier hand than I need!
The die cuts just one half of this wreath, so I glued the two together and added them to a cardbase of Ellen Hutson's Woodgrain cardstock. Now that Ellen is retiring, I need to find a new source for woodgrain paper.
The sentiment (just perfect for the recipient) is from The Stamp Market's Foiled Card Phrases. I added a few Pinkfresh Studio gold pearls as a final accent.
I'm also adding this to the gallery at Addicted to Stamping and More where the challenge is to use a die cut or a stencil and to The Card Concept: Country Style. I used both the wreath and three of the colors (although my red is quite muted) as my inspiration from the photo. As usual, I think my card fits their "Clean and Simple" category the best.
