Altenew June Inspiration Challenge

I was one of the winners for June. A bit late in posting this, but that's okay. Life is too short to be in a rush these days. You want to enjoy the moments you experience with your whole heart and keep them there for times to reminisce later.

A little corny: yes.

True: also yes.

The June Challenge for Altenew was hosted by the Ah-mazing Deepa Robbins. She chose some beautiful colors from a photo she took of some petunias in her old home's yard. You can read her touching and oh so sweet story here. The colors are picked in three's. The photo she chose for the inspiration can be found here along with the swatches.

There were other crafters who won the challenge as well with beautiful entries that you can see here. Please check them out.

For my card, it came together by an accident of sorts. I had been playing with the Distress Oxide inks from Ranger. I was creating different background blends with them. Sat them aside when I got the newest release of products from Altenew and wanted to see how the Craft-a-Flower Saffron would look with the paper pack I had. I wanted it to be simple and not too much pizzazz. A sentiment and a thin frame later, it was just that. I lucked out that it happen to be the right colors for the challenge. I had made two cards but wasn't very happy with the foiling that I attempted.

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