Welcome
It's good to be back here and not in the garden... although the gardens are looking good now, there is still work to be done.
The inspiration for this card has come from several sources, not the least is Beccas Hop To Stop. Becca is passionate about preventing, and making people aware of, Domestic Violence, and has created this hop to raise awareness.
To quote Becca, and these statistics are not confined to any one country...
1 in 3 women will experience domestic violence over the course of their lifetimes.
Let that sink in - 33% of all the women you meet.
And women aren't the only people who are affected! Women, men, transgender - gender doesn't matter. Domestic violence is something that exists regardless of gender, socioeconomic status, religion, education level, etc.
One of the requirements is to make a card featuring purple, one of my favourite colours.
The bird stamps are from STAMPlorations
The sentiment is a Stampin' Up one from a set of the same name.
I swiped two colours of purple ink direct to paper across the base of the card, stamped the birds in a stack, partly painted the birds with ink, and sprayed the card with purple Smooches.
I tried to photograph the sparkle the Smooches gives, but it would not co-operate!
I am linking this to:
Thank you for visiting my blog - may your day be blessed
Any comments you may leave are deeply appreciated
beautiful Purpley goodness Maxine. A very cute card.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and inspiring creation. These colours are really lovely.xx
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Beautiful CAS card, thanks for joining us at Allsorts, xxxx
ReplyDeleteAdorable card! Love those sweet little birds!
ReplyDeleteTake care!
Michele
Photographing sparkle is just....UGH! You need magic lol. I love this - those little sketchy birds are adorable :)
ReplyDeleteNot sure if I lost my comment Maxine so just in case your inking and stamping is great, many thanks for sharing your pretty card with us at Allsorts challenge.
ReplyDeleteMaxine, Our gardens are being put to bed for a long winters nap. The background is very soft and very noticeable. I like your wee birdies. Thank you so much for taking time to post your very creative art with us this week at Word Art Wednesday in our 204th AG challenge!
ReplyDeleteBlessings and Hugs, Carole
Sensational ,my friend! So soft and serene and a great source of peace when looking at this beauty :) I'm glad you were able to swing by and link up to the hop to stop awareness - blessings, sweetie! (and I LOVE your new avatar photo! woohoo!) ♥
ReplyDeleteLove it!...those birds are so cute!
ReplyDeleteWhat A fabulous Creation Beautiful in every way...
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking part in the Art By Miran Challenge ... Hugs Tracy
I'm visiting from the Hop to Stop. Your purple card is beautiful! I love the sentiment! Thank you for caring and for supporting this important and very serious issue.
ReplyDeleteVery nicely done card! A perfect card for this hop's theme!
ReplyDeleteHi this is a beautiful card I love those birds. Thank you for joining us at Alphabet Challenge Blog challenge Q for Quick and Simple. Hugs Jackie (DT)
ReplyDeleteAwesome card love the birds and colours thank you for sharing with us at Simply Papercraft - good luck
ReplyDeleteLyn - DT
Fabulous!!! Love the way those little birds are perched on top of each other. Beautiful colors and a beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteLynn
What a lovely card, Maxine. You always make such amazing cards. Thank you so much for sharing your art with us, and have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Karen
Word Art Wednesday
Very cute CAS card with the swipes & spatters - and I love those birds. Done for such an excellent cause....TFS & Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteMaxine, this is a fabulous card! Love those birds and the smudgy look.
ReplyDeleteReally gorgeous card! Love that stack of little birds all dressed in purple. Fantastic design, and a great CAS card. Love this. Bev
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful card for a great cause Maxine!
ReplyDeleteThank You~
BEAUTIFUL card!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the sweet sentiment, LOVE the birds, LOVE your pretty purple too!!!
Beautiful CAS card. Perfect for the hop. I've just linked up my creation and would love you to stop by.
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Em AKA Creative Em
Adorable birds - check! Awesome color scheme - check! Perfect creation - Check, check check! This is so cute! Thank you for playing along both at the Hop to Stop and the STAMPlorations sketch challenge!
ReplyDeletedarling little birds! i really like these cute little guys and the small dab of purple on there bodies! so cute!
ReplyDeleteThese are just the cutest birds! I love what you have created here x
ReplyDeleteI love your stacked birds and the sentiment is perfect to lift someone up in troubled times!
ReplyDeleteWow..this card is simply adorable Maxine! Thanks for supporting this worthy cause! :)
ReplyDeleteSuchi xx
Hi Maxine - thank you for the inspiration with this post - love those birds - they are adorable! A great card! {{{hugs}}}
ReplyDeleteSooo cute-- an adorable take on the sketch Maxine!
ReplyDeleteoxo Susi
I love your card Maxine- perfect take on the sketch too. The way you added the ink looks like watercolor- pretty! I did link up finally today for this Hop.
ReplyDeleteThis is so stinkin' adorable! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely adorable! Thank you for joining in our challenge at Allsorts this week!
ReplyDeleteThese birds are awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!! I love all the details you put into it and your coloring is lovely! Thank you so much for taking part in our Art by MiRan Challenge ♥
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Sweet card and birds :) Thanks for playing along this time at Creative Fingers! Hope you will join us again! And check back to see if you are one of our winners. Sorry about the late comment, migraines got in the way ♥ I got a huge blogcandy if you wanna join in! Tindaloo
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet card! Love those cute birds and your fab take on this sketch. Thank you for sharing at STAMPlorations.
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