Life is Either a Daring Adventure or Nothing

I made this card for one of my favorite people...my friend, Violet. She's been on assignment in Iraq for over a month. She's a civilian working for the Federal Government. I'm sending her a box of her favorite snacks and I wanted to include a card.

The quote on this acetate is from Helen Keller and it says:
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."

Violet is a strong person. She's a mom who was widowed at a very young age. She worked and raised two daughters, while going to school. She got her Computer Science degree and moved up here to the Bay Area alone. That's when I met her. We became good friends right away. A few years ago, she moved to Las Vegas to work for the Army. Then she moved to Washington, D.C. to work. Going to Iraq for 4 months is definitely a daring adventure. I wish her a safe return.

The colors for this card come from Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge (#37). These colors are great together. I wanted to use all the felt fusion since they come in these colors, but my card looked overworked. I kept it simple.

Thanks for looking!

Card Ingredients
Stamps: none
Paper: Baja Breeze (textured), Summer Picnic DSP, white (used behind the acetate quote)
Ink: none
Other: chocolate chipboard frame (American Crafts..blog candy from Char, thanks!), Helen Keller quote (Making Memories Clear Creations), foam tape, Baja Breeze grosgrain ribbon (thanks Theresa!), clear button, jute, oval cutter, mini rhinestones (Michael's)