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Friday 9 October 2015

Purple Dilemma

Hello.  Welcome.  Becca's having a hop.  The Hop To Stop domestic violence.  It's looking very purple on Becca's blog.  I am glad I am in the 2/3rds that haven't experience this, but my heart goes out to that 1/3rd of people who have.  This was the stamp I wanted to use for this project because although it is very beautiful, I also saw a darker, hidden side to this image.  All stamps are from Unity.  Some of them are NBUS.     

I stamped She Is (NBUS) in black cherry chalk and embossed with clear powder.  I used Chicken Wire Background and Butterfly Collage with lavender chalk ink. 

Using the same lavender chalk I stamped Numbers Etc., you make me sign (NBUS grab bag stamp) and Harmony girl on the negative side (rhs).  I stamped the hearts from You Are My Main Squeeze and a grab bag butterfly on the positive (lhs), again in lavender ink.  I also stencilled Stamplorations Some Birds on the plus side.  The barbed wire is a Cheery Lynn die cut from funky foam and stamped with Dusty Concord distress ink. 

Lots of inky smudges going on and the five sentiments (NBUS) from the She Is kit.  Yup, you get 5 sentiments.  I tried to match them with my positive, negative and neutral positions. 

'she came to know the truth of who she was'

'she was like the moon, part of her was always hiding'


'she believes in herself'

'she designed the life she wanted to live'


'she knew this transition was not about becoming someone better, 
but about allowing herself to become who she had always been'

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz  

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25 comments:

  1. Mary Anne / MA54K9 October 2015 at 20:11

    Pretty darn amazing, Gail!

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  2. Becca Cruger9 October 2015 at 20:42

    I looooove this stamp set. Right before the hop I went shopping for some Unity stamps to add to my collection and I aaaaaalmost bought this one. Your gorgeous design makes me regret that I didn't! Hah! Thank you so much for continuing to support the Hop to Stop, Gail!

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  3. Pam9 October 2015 at 21:11

    Beautiful and powerful page, love it.

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  4. Lizzy Hill9 October 2015 at 21:43

    Fabulous! Very thoughtful, too. And I am WAY glad to be in that Other third. It's an awful, awful thing that, as humans, we inflict on each other.....

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  5. Suzanne Reynolds 9 October 2015 at 23:50

    Wow, what a striking personal background design paper you created with the use of so many stamps and objects, and placing the many very powerful messages is so awesome. Beautiful card.

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  6. Becca Yahrling10 October 2015 at 00:43

    Wow. Stunning. Amazing. Elegant. Beautiful.

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  7. Patti Willey10 October 2015 at 02:38

    powerful project you came up with for a good cause!

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  8. Lisa10 October 2015 at 05:26

    Beautiful!..

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  9. TracyM #677310 October 2015 at 11:35

    BEAUTIFUL piece!!!
    LOVE your image, LOVE your sentiments too - THANK YOU for sharing your INKY AWESOMENESS :)

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  10. tiffelijah10 October 2015 at 18:54

    love unity stamps, they definately have my vote! lovely work!

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  11. Ruby11 October 2015 at 03:31

    Love this card.

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  12. KT Fit Kitty11 October 2015 at 07:33

    Another gorgeous make for the Hop to Stop! I love the background you made and the beautiful stamps. Thank you for caring about this issue and for your support of the hop!

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  13. Asmah Zainal Abidin11 October 2015 at 12:50

    So gorgeous! Hugs xx

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  14. Michele K. Henderson11 October 2015 at 13:54

    Very striking card -- just beautiful!
    Take Care!
    Michele

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  15. Craftyfield11 October 2015 at 15:08

    Showing off your beautiful stamps collection Gail?.... Love your layered stamping for a truly unique background and the She is stamp is wonderful, even with the dark side!

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  16. Far North12 October 2015 at 05:00

    Awesome! YOU rock this stamp set! Thanks for sharing! And thank you for supporting Hop to Stop!

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  17. Janis12 October 2015 at 07:02

    Wow....Gail. This is fabulous. What a deep and poignant card with that somewhat mysterious image and all the layers of stamping. Great job using some NBUS Unitys!!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

    CAT LOVERS HOP coming Oct. 26-30 at HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com!!!!

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  18. buterfliecrafter12 October 2015 at 10:38

    this really captures the theme.

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  19. Jane12 October 2015 at 21:32

    Wow, this is so beautiful! Thank you for joining in The Craft Barn Challenge.
    Jane x

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  20. Jerrie12 October 2015 at 22:03

    This is such a nice card! It kinda has a vingage feel to it. Great job!

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  21. maggie13 October 2015 at 09:14

    So much thought has gone into creating this striking piece.

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  22. Camille Robinson13 October 2015 at 19:36

    WOW! This is amazing! Thanks for joining the challenge.

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  23. Ellie Knol13 October 2015 at 22:14

    Such an awesome project!

    Thank you for joining us in the Craft Stamper challenge!
    xxx Ellie Knol xxx

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  24. Suman Pandit14 October 2015 at 08:47

    I love the way tyou have used the image and the sentiments are so apt !!
    http://kalasirjana.blogspot.in/

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  25. Linda26 October 2015 at 01:00

    Fabulous project .... the image is so striking! Thank you for joining in with the Craft Stamper Challenge .... good luck! Linda xx

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