If you have had or have breast cancer….October can be a month you are NOT fond of because it’s a constant reminder for thirty one days of what you have gone through or you are going through! Don’t you wish you had a glass ball so you could see the future? Well life is a mystery so I guess I will leave it at that. Here is the card I created for SRM stickers and Breast Cancer Awareness. Click here for more cards at SRM’s blog. You won’t be disappointed.
All of the inked papers started out white and I added lots of distress ink, crumbled the paper, tore it, ironed it and inked it again. A little stitching and I wasn’t finished until I added the perfect SRM sticker sentiment here.
The card measures 9 x4 so the size packs a punch. The tree symbolizes growth. The musical background symbolized harmony and balance. The messy, crumbly paper symbolizes all the stress that cancer brings. If you know of someone who you think can benefit from this card please make a comment and I will choose someone to send the card to. Thanks so much coming by and have an awesome weekend. Hugs, Kathy
Card Instructions:
Stamp music notes with worn lipstick on white paper and set aside. Line up your letters and stamp in the orchid ink. Then stamp the tree with VersaFine or Memento on white paper. Distress with worn lipstick and mahogany. Tear and crumble your paper, carefully iron your paper, and distress again. Stamp the flowers in memento, on white scrap paper, color and cut flowers. Assemble your card.
Supplies: (click on the thumbnail )
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Day 18. Backgrounds Front & Center
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Wow, Kathy! What a fantastic card! Love the long shape and beautiful pink shades! The effect from the crumpled paper is amazing! Love this! Hugs to you! 🙂
What a GORGEOUS GORGEOUS GORGEOUS card!! Love the composition and the inking/distressing!! Hope this card reminds us how precious life is and be AWARE of BC! You are one amazing lady, Kathy!! (this message was brought to you from your #1 fan)
That card is just gorgeous. So much thought into the meaning of it all too!
A year ago I lost my mom to breast cancer..didn’t know she had it. But…I have a scrapbooking friend that just finished the final stage of the treatment for breast cancer. She has been off work, and then her husband has been off work due to back injury so they have had a HARD year. I would love to see it go to her as a reminder of how strong she is.
Thanks
LOVE your symbolism, my friend. Such a lovely card.
i love you. and this card. 🙂
Wow, Kathy! This is a work of art!
Gorgeous card, Kathy! Since I’m on hormone replacement therapy I make it a point to have a yearly mammogram (in October) and do monthly self exams. I have a friend who just had surgery for breast cancer, and praise God it was found early enough that she needs no further treatment. We can beat this disease…if we continue to fight like girls!
bless you for getting the word out!
This is just stunning Kathy! Jo x
This is so beautiful. Hugs Marja
Such a beautiful creation. I have never thought of it as a long month for those going through treatment with Breast cancer. Great post.
Your card is absolutlty gorgeous ! Thank you for all the woman who had breast cancer. I lost a lot (and too much !)of my relatives, due to cancer but my “godmother (?, marraine en français) is a breast cancer survivor. She’s a fantastic person and even if she had a lot of doubt, during her treatment, she went ahead.
Hugs
What a lovely card, Kathy.
Beautiful card Kathy for a beautiful cause, just adore this gorgeous card. Just love how you used that musical background stamp, genius!
Beautiful card! I have a friend who decided to put together a team for the Susan G. Komen race in New Orleans. In order to raise money, she put together a Zumbathon fundraiser. This fundraiser was to be held on Friday, October 1st. On Wednesday, September 29th, just 2 days before the event, she found out that her 25 year old daughter had been diagnosed with breast cancer. So without even knowing, this lovely, giving woman, who set out to raise money for a good cause and a cure for a horrible disease, was in fact raising money to find a cure that would one day save her daughter.
What a beautiful card and a great reminder! 🙂
Hi Kathy, what an amazing card & what an amazing person you are. I’m sorry I haven’t been around much to enjoy your wonderous creations (I really miss it). My person that I would pick would be the very lovely Linda aka Oz from our Hero Arts group. She is to me an amazing lady & I think she would love this card.
Congrats on all your achievements & hopefully I will be around more to enjoy your work – Huge Hugs Paula xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
wow. this is amazing, girl. absolutely gorgeous!
Kathy this is amazing you are such an inspiration!!!xx
So beautiful!!!
What a stunning card. I would love to tell you about my sil. Her name is Angel, and she is truly an Angel. She is just finishing up her chemo treatments next week and then starts on the radiation treatments. She has to fly to Houston for each of these treatments. She is excited to become a 1st time grandmother and be with her daughter for this exciting time. Not sure if that will happen with the upcoming chemo treatment and the babies due date so close together.
Oh my – I LOVE this card and all of the symbolism you put into it! I would LOVE to have it…I have a very dear friend who is a survivor and she would so appreciate it! 🙂 TFS and for the giveaway opportunity!
(Gasp!) What a STUNNING card, Kath! Love the symbolism behind it. And I just got my mammogram yesterday! Hope you are well….
Absolutely stunning card, love the bold background lettering!
Oh Kathy this is just stunning!!I love the music BG , the sentiment, torn edges. Every detail is just fab!!!!
Stunning Kathy. This is a masterpiece. Wow
Kathy, I wish I had found your posts sooner!! I’m back tracking and am truly awed by the lovely card and all the thought and meaning you put into it. I can’t believe how many others including co-workers and friends are touched by this horrible disease and I urge one and all to make sure they go for a yearly mammogram. I believe it saved my life!