Hello friends!  This is Carmen and I’m back to share with you a card project that is very close to my heart. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and today I’m sharing with you an inspiration card I created for Bella Crafts Publishing.

As a 4 year survivor of stage III Ovarian Cancer I am so grateful for my long remission and survivorship, considering the odds I was up against.  While in treatment I loved getting cards in the mail that would give me a word of encouragement and inspiration.

Supplies

• Strathmore Mixed Media Cards
• Shawn Petitie Stencils Fave Words
• The Crafter’s Workshop stencil TCW 558s
• Liquitex modeling paste
• Americana Acrylic Paint
  • Antique Teal
  • Driftwood
  • Desert Turquoise
• Dina Wakley Paint
  • Turquoise

Tools

• cosmetic sponges
• flat brush
• palette knife

These mixed media cards are great for adding paint and wet medium, I love using them!  I first painted the background with driftwood acrylic paint.  Then using a cosmetic sponge I applied Americana Antique Teal and Dina Wakley turquoise with The Crafter’s Workshop stencil TCW558s Mini Twig and Berries.  To fill in the card more I used Shawn Petite’s Fave Words stencil with the small circles.

To give the card some dimension and add a word of inspiration, I selected one of the words on Shawn’s stencil.  The word Believe was perfect for this card.  It just so happens to be my word for 2015, but it’s a word that cancer survivors can relate to by believing in a future without cancer.

I mixed Americana acrylic paint in Desert Turquoise with Media Line modeling paste and applied with a palette knife.  Always remember to rinse off your palette knife and stencil after using any kind of modeling paste.

This was a simple card to make but, a simple word can have so much impact.  Especially when you use the color with that cancer, in this case Teal is the color of Ovarian Cancer.

Thank you friends for visiting with me today!  If you would like more information on Ovarian Cancer and the symptoms to watch for, you can visit the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.

Blessings,