Most often I make my cards to give to people or sometimes just for challenges. This is going to sound odd but I made this card for me. Yes, I followed the sketch for day six of Caardvarks challenge, but there is special meaning for me behind this card. For those who have followed my blog from it's conception you may know that the idea began while I was lying in bed recovering from bilateral breast removal because of breast cancer. This card will go on my magnetic idea board in my craft room as a reminder to me of how far I've come since last August when I was diagnosed. Right now I can say I'm surviving because I found out you can't really call yourself a SURVIVOR until you've had several years cancer free. But, thankfully, my prognosis is good because my cancer was caught early. I hope that everyone of you that are reading this will make an appointment for a mammogram in October. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and it's a good way to remember when you're seeing so many items and stories about it. Each pink ribbon on my card signifies my four daughters and my four granddaughters because they are my reason for living. The print paper on this card is made especially for breast cancer by Melissa Frances of Heart & Home Collectables, Inc. The collection of papers have names like Strong, Hope, Cheerful and Inspire. Besides this print paper I used white, pink and blue cardstock and inked them all around the edge with Colorbox chalk ink in Rose Coral. I used my Nestabilities to cut the scalloped square and the pink cardstock underneath the word paper. I cut the pink ribbons from my Cricut Stand and Salute cartridge and shadowed them with blue. My only embellishment is the lace.
