It’s a Girl Thing Blog Hop
Hello crafty friends, welcome to It’s a Girl Thing Blog Hop. This blog hop has been organized by our friend Lori Kobular to spread the word about Turner Syndrome. This syndrome is a genetic disorder where a female is born missing her second X Chromosome, leaving her with life long medical issues. It affects 1 in every 2,000 to 2,500 girls but is more common among pregnancies that do not survive to term (miscarriages and stillbirths).
Joy Clair Designs and Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps are proud sponsors of the It’s a girl thing blog hop. Both design teams and many other invited designers prepared different projects to share it with you and help to promote the investigations about the syndrome.
My first card for the It’s a girl thing blog hop is a colorful card that I made using the Proverbs 31 stamp set from Joy Clair Designs and the Life of the Party Collection of Catherine Pooler Inks.
The background of my card was made using a cloud stencil in combination with the different colors of ink included on the Life of the Party Collection of Catherine Pooler Inks. These are in down to up order Tiara, Lime Rickey, Aquatin, Party Dress. Aquatini, Tutti Frutti, Flirty Fuchsia, Something Borrowed and Lime Rickey. I stamped one of the big sentiments included on the Proverbs 31 stamp set with VersaFine Onix on the center of the inked layer. I believe these are perfect for the It’s a girl thing blog hop.
I resized the layer with the large size of the Embossed Edge Rectangle Die from Kat Scrappiness and pasted it directly over the card base. To enhance the sentiment, I used a die cut frame from the Pretty Frames 2 by Pink Fresh Studio Ssential Dies.
My second card for the It’s a girl thing blog hop is a colorful card too. For this, I used more intensive colors to create the background and a combination of inks. For the lower part I used Distress Oxide Wild Honey, then I used the Orange Twist from Catherine Pooler Inks, for the middle up Distress Ink Fired Brick and for the top Distress Ink, Wilted Violet.
With VersaFine Onix I stamped my favorite butterfly, the Fancy Butterfly from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. I also stamped the sentiment Flying High sentiment from the same store. I resized the stamped layer with the same Embossed Edge Rectangle Frame that I used in my first card. As final touch I added a Butterfly die cut in vellum from Gina Marie.
I hope you enjoyed the projects that I prepared for the It’s a girl thing blog hop and hop with us. All the sponsors are offering prizes and this time is for a good cause. It’s a girl thing blog hop!
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Oh Martha!! Your cards are so beautiful! The Proverbs 31 is just the perfect sentiment for your card! Your flying high card reminds me of my Julie’s spirit! You did an awesome job on both of these cards! Thank you for joining me for this awareness blog hop! I really appreciate it!! Big Hugs!!
Beautiful cards. I love the bible verse you used with the beautiful clouds and of course the lovely butterflies with their intricate wings.
Oh I love, love, love those clouds! Your second card is equally stunning I love the depth of colouron the background.
Hugs Sheryl xx
Such an awesome scripture on your first card! Absolutely love your inky background and beautiful butterflies on your second card!
Hi, Martha! I am in love with your rainbow cloud stenciling and the beautiful way you have portrayed the TSF elements. Your cards are GORGEOUS! Thank you so much for participating in the TSA blog hop and helping your followers become knowledgeable about this condition.
Smiles and Crafty Hugs,
Donna Ellis
{Creative Smiles – my little crafting world}
OH WOW these are just amazing Martha … absolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for helping spread the word about Turner Syndrome! GREAT JOB!
Stunning cards! Love that first one and yes, it’s a perfect sentiment. Both are beautiful.
Lynn
Love the cards and for a good cause!!!
Fantastic cards, has some beautiful details!!
Great way to make the Awareness for Turner Syndrome be known!
Wow, these are awesome cards. I love the colors on your backgrounds. The clouds are beautiful and that sentiment is a wonderful one to use for these special girls. The blended background on your second card is stunning and that lacy butterfly is gorgeous.
Thank you so much for participating in this hop to help spread the word for AWARENESS of Turner’s Syndrome! GORGEOUS creations, I especially love the colorful clouds card!
Both the cards are gorgeous, love the sentiment and colorful clouds in the first card.
Your cards are just stunning! I love the colorful clouds on the first one and the second is stunning with your bold and elegant butterflies! Thank you so much for sharing your creation! HUGS, *Vicki* – my blog: Stamped Smiles
Love these stunning cards!
These are both stunning. I love all the colorful clouds on the first one and the colors on the second one are so rich and gorgeous.
Your cards are works of art ! Thank you for sharing xx
The clouds are so pretty and the 2nd card’s BG ink blending is spectacular! Beautiful cards.
stunning samples – your use of colors is impressive – thanks for sharing
¡Me encantan las dos tarjetas Martha! El fondo de la primera y el mensaje es impresionante. La segunda me gusta muchísimo!
OMG! The clouds are soooo cool and I love your ink blending! I am so happy that this hop is educating and bringing awareness to Turner Syndrome! Hopefully, we can raise money and help!
Both your cards are so well designed and beautiful. I love the first one with that wonderful sentiment. And the second card is so beautiful with the rich colored background.
Gorgeous cards and so perfect for the hop. Love the clouds on the first one and the butterfly on the 2nd one! Amazing!
Gorgeous cards! Stunning backgrounds and you have highlighted them so beautifully with your lovely card designs.
Hi Martha 🙂 Soooo glad to “meet” you here!!! Your cards are amazing! Your compositions and color palettes are gorgeous! Thanks for spreading the awareness and inspiring me too 🙂
Both of your cards are beautiful but the first one with the rainbow of clouds really caught my eye. Thanks for participating in the hop
What gorgeous cards! I love the multi colored sky behind the very fitting proverb, and you have done great things with a simple butterfly stamp. So lovely! Thank you for raising awareness about TS!
Both of your cards are beautiful! Thanks for sharing your creativity and helping to spread awareness of Turner Syndrome. This is my first time learning about it. What a worthy blog hop!
Two amazing cards, so different and so impressive!
Thanks for sharing and for spreading the world about the Turner Syndrome!
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.
These are both stunning! What gorgeous colors in both creations. Beautiful sentiment in the first card and the butterflies are awesome in the second!!
Great cards! The multi-colored cloud background is really pretty!
Martha, Distinctive creations! The first using the rainbow of colors and Proverbs 31 is perfect for TS. The second with the vibrant color fade and the fanciful butterflies are striking! Thank you for sharing your sensational creations to help raise awareness of Turner Syndrome.
Hugs,
Jan
Love the choice of bold colors and the delicate butterflies
Awesome cards for the hop! Love the cloudy background and beautiful sentiment, and your butterfly card is gorgeous!
Thanks for sharing information on TS.
I love your “sentiment” (scripture). It is so good to be reminded of what God would like for us to be. And I love the different colored clouds!
Beautiful cards – those clouds look amazing!
Helen x
Wow, love your cards, both very beautiful, but that stencil background is absolutely gorgeous!
Diane {Nellies Nest}
Oh my, I must CASE your rainbow clouds. and the background on the next card is so pretty. Your cards are an excellent representation of the TS. Thanks for sharing
Hugs
Berni
chasingthedream.
Oh my, I must CASE your rainbow clouds. and the background on the next card is so pretty. Your cards are an excellent representation of the TS. Thanks for sharing
Hugs
Berni
chasingthedream.
That first card is so fun with the rainbow cloud background and the bold, black frame. And that second card is just gorgeous!! Love the colors!
Beautiful cards, Martha! I love the backgrounds you created on them both.
Love the colorful clouds and framing on the first and the beautiful colors and butterflies on the second.
DELIGHTFUL cards!
LOVE the inky background and sentiment of your first card, ADORE the DELICATE butterflies and design of your second card, WOW! They are a WONDERFUL way to CELEBRATE the MIRACLE girls living with TS!
THANK YOU for sharing and supporting the Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop 🙂
Such ovely card! Thank you for sharing the info on this hop. I had no idea how many girls were affected and the health problems it causes.
Gorgeous cards! Happy to be hopping with you for this worthy cause!
Both cards are gorgeous!
I’m not sure I can pick a favorite-those
backgrounds are amazing!
I have not thought of using the cloud stencil with colors. It makes a wonderful background for the important sentiment. Beautiful card.
Very pretty cards! But I really love the butterfly card with that amazing background!!
Stunning cards! I love the scripture verse and beautiful colored clouds on the first. The colors on your blended background of the second card are spectacular!
Thank you for your part in this important hop!
<3 J
jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
Your cards are beautiful and just perfect for this blog hop. Thank you for raising awareness of Turner Syndrome. Hugs ~ Lena
Lovely cards for the Hop. Your clouds are spectacular.. I’m honored to be involved in this informative Hop with all of the amazing designers and sponsors !!
so beautfiful!
Thank you for raising awareness about TS.