Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 50

A very different challenge this time from Crafty Cardmakers. Put away your matting and layers. Forget lots of pretty papers. We want you to make a single layer card. You can add some simple embellishment if you wish, but there should only be one layer of paper or card.

Well, my first thought was to think about putting my fingers in my ears and hum loudly. (Jack O'Neill at his best ...) But then I considered a largely digital option and decided that was much less frightening. I'd been thinking I should have a sympathy card in my stash, and that seemed the perfect idea given that the result was bound to be a fairly simple design.

The image is the beautiful 'Apple Blossom' from The Creative Mind of Sylvie. I sized it in Photoshop Elements, and then changed the image outline colour from black to a dark grey to soften the effect. I added the sentiment, and then framed the result with a feathered gradient. I printed the card, and then coloured the flowers with Promarkers.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
I love Promarkers where they want 'clean and simple',
Stamp Insanity where anything goes,
Charisma Cards where it's all about flowers,
Meljen's Designs where they want no more than two layers (I've got just one!).