This blog hop was put together by Michele (the owner of CAS-ual Fridays Stamps) to remind us all to do our breast checks. Even though time is flying by so fast at the moment, you still need to take the time to do this simple check as early detection can make a huge difference!! As I've mentioned in previous posts I never used to do breast checks until I was involved with this and didn't know what to do. I found this video on YouTube which is very informative and easy to follow.
As this is a blog hop, you should have arrived here from the blog A Creative Touch where the talented and lovely Nora will have inspired you with her project I'm sure. If you've lost your way and would like to start at the beginning, pop over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog to see the full blog hop list and and read about some prizes!!!
The theme for this months blog hop is 'Girl Power' so I kept to the pink colours but added some fighting words:
I love an ombre effect and this one was very quick and easy to put together. I grabbed some inks from Mama Elephant and Altenew and stamped the 'Girl' (from Calling All Sistahs) in two lines using each ink colour. For the sentiment I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment (also from Calling All Sistahs) in white on a strip of vellum and wrapped around the card front. And for a bit more shine I glued on some sequins from Neat and Tangled.
If you haven't seen the Calling All Sistahs Collection and would like to purchase some of the products, please use my special 'Girl Friday' code to save yourself a few dollars. Also 50% of each sale of these products are donated to Breast Cancer research and awareness programmes, so you not only get new craft goodies but are helping to 'fight the fight' at the same time!!!
I'm also going to link this card to two challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge (Clean and Simple)
Stamplorations - September CAS Challenge
Your next stop on the hop is the amazing and fabulous Vicki of All I Do is Stamp and I know she will have a stunning card to share with you. Thank you so much for hopping along and I hope at the end you will spend a few minutes doing your breast check, just a few minutes could save your life.
Take care
Shona
This is such a beautiful and easy way to create an ombre background. I'm going to have to give it a try. Thank you for the reminder, Shona, and being a part of the calling all sistahs girl power blog hop.
ReplyDeleteOh this is so pretty Shona - I love the single sequin as an embellishment..perfect!
ReplyDeleteYour card has a wonderfully powerful message.
ReplyDeleteOh this is cool. I love the way you did the stamping in the different pinks. Great design.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty with the ombre Girl background.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant stamping. Terrific ombre effect. Wonderful, heart-felt card. You really are a genius.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant stamping. Terrific ombre effect. Wonderful, heart-felt card. You really are a genius.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty in the various pinks, love this sentiment on your card!
ReplyDeleteLove everything about your card. Lovely. Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteOooo Ombré Girl! I love it!
ReplyDeleteLike everything about your card is true to the cause.
ReplyDeleteLove, love this card and thank you for participating in this blog hop. Last month's blog hop just might have saved my life. I am so grateful for Michele.
ReplyDeleteLove that ombre background!
ReplyDeleteOh this is fabulous and love how you ombre pinks, brilliant.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
Luv
Debby
Love the ombre background and the fabulous sentiment! Thank you for playing along with the STAMPlorations CAS Challenge. We hope to see you back again soon! Karola, DT, InvisiblePinkCards
ReplyDeleteJust visiting... looked at the beautiful gray n fall window card. Now this one. So different but so much style, too. And thanks for visiting me!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card!! Thanks for playing along at STAMP!!
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