Sunday, 8 March 2020

Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful

Hello!

Happy International Women's Day to you :)  I am delighted to be a participant and sponsor of this year's Women's Day blog hop which has been organised by an amazing team of talented women.  This is the second year of the hop and it looks set to be a fun and creativity filled event with lots of sponsors and inspiration along the way.


Funky Fossil is one of the sponsors - you can win a £15 voucher to spend in store!

We have so many stamps and stencils that would work for the theme 'Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful' but in the end I decided to use our Abstract Beauty stamp set to make this card:


I simply created a background by blending distress oxides and lightly inking over our Fierce Words stencil.  Stamped the image in black and used our Butterfly Flurry stencil with black paint.  I added some word stickers by Leonie Pujol and a strip of black cardstock at the bottom and the card was done!

I hope that you like it and that you enjoy the hop.  Jane's Doodles is the next stop to visit and if you have got lost or want to start from the beginning, head here for the full list....

Sarah x

55 comments:

  1. Gorgeous!! Love the background.

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  2. What a gorgeous card Sarah! She looks absolutely stunning. We are so glad to see you as one of our generous sponsors. We are so honoured to have you as our guest designer. Thank you so much Sarah for making this hop a grand success in every aspects. Happy women's day. Hugs! Raga.

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  3. What a beautiful interpretation of the theme and your products actually look like they were made for this. I am a big fan of your work Sarah and we are so honoured that you took time out for us and are also sponsoring. Wishing you a very happy Women's day. Thank you for inspiring us with your beautiful project and showering us the your kindness.

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  4. Wow, awesome card and thanks for sponsoring. Happy International Woman's Day ladies. Hugz

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  5. This is stunning! I LOVE that face! So cool! Thank you for sharing your women's empowerment creation! Happy Woman's Day!

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  6. Such a stunning card and perfect for IWD! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  7. Beautiful and cute card, lovely background and colours.
    Valerija xx

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  8. Echoing the others: a stunning eye-catching card! The fierce words background, paired with the butterflies and face image, make for a powerful card! Wonderful inspiration to celebrate International Women's Day!
    hugs~carol

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  9. Love stamps that feature a face
    with other designs such as the
    butterflies. Great combination.
    Happy Women's Day
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  10. I love this concept, with the butterflies around the feminine face. This is so inspiring in so many ways! Thanks so much for being a part of this awesome event!
    Warm Hugs,
    Michele K. Henderson
    crimsonowl@comcast.net

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  11. Your card is so apt for the Hop ! I loved the card design ,gives out a strong message !

    We are so glad to have you as a Guest Designer and sponser too.The honour is completely ours.

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  12. Beautiful and unusual card. I really love it <3 x

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  13. WOW!!! This is so Gorgeous Sarah!! I really love how beautifully you have designed it...butterflies around the face along with sentiments...Simply awesome..Thank you so much for being part of this wonderful hop and for supporting us... Happy Women's Day.. Hugsxx Deepti Aggarwal

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  14. Beautiful card! I love the pink color and all those beautiful and delicate butterflies, just like all women! Thank you for being a part of this great blog hop honoring all the women in our lives!

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  15. Ooo . . . this is beautiful!! I love the colors on that fabulous background!

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  16. Pretty stencil design! Thanks for sponsoring the hop!

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  17. What a beautiful inspiration Sarah.. The color pink true face to the feminism.. No girl in this world can resist it. And the bold characteristics that each of of us possess.. Truly a great illustration ❤️❤️

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  18. Beautiful blending Sarah! Love your color choices, and I love the women, the fluttering butterflies just make it even more lovely! A big thank you for joining us and helping us spread the warmth today!

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  19. Love that background and your beautiful design, such empowering words!

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  20. Such a fabulous card with dash of feminine color, fluttering butterflies n beautiful bold sentiments :)

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  21. love the image you have used on your pretty card:)

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  22. What a cool image & card! Thank you so much for being one of the wonderful sponsors of this great blog hop!

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  23. Perfect combo of stencils and image for this blog hop Sarah. As always I'm blown away by your talent!

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  24. Looks so beautiful! (love this stampset!) Hugs, Gerrina

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  25. Very beautiful and elegant card. I really love the clean lines of the design.

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  26. so very nice card!
    Happy Woman's Day!

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  27. Wonderful card! Love the creative abstract look. Happy Woman's Day!

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  28. Such a beautiful card, I must admit that I admire your stencils, especially after seeing your creation. Soft stencilling the fierce words creates interest to this card.

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  29. Beautiful, I have never seen any image like that before. Great work! Have a happy day!

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  30. Perfect design for this hop! Happy International Women's Day!!!

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  31. Wow what an awesome card..love your color blending.. Happy women's day..!

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  32. This is just gorgeous! Love the layered look!!! I'm such a huge fan of stencils and love all of the Funky Fossil designs! I have a small crafty budget and am having the hardest time trying to narrow down my choices as I love so many of them!

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  33. Beautiful background colors on your card. Lovely.
    [Bunny]

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  34. This is one fabulous card!! Love the design, concept, background and everything about this card :)

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  35. What a beautiful blended background!

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  36. What a beautifully crafted and coloured card. I just love it.

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  37. Its stunning with captivating butterflies.
    Love it.
    Happy woman's day

    Payal Mittal

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  38. Unique and I love butterflies.

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  39. Beautiful! I love the simplicity of your design and how it is so expressive.

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  40. I just love this card!! Be it the choice of colors or the sentiments, everything's great

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  41. Your card is absolutely stunning Sarah!

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  42. That's a wonderful card Sarah. You happy you could join us as a Guest designer. Thank you so much for your sponsorship too

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  43. Absolutely gorgeous! Love the background and the words you included!

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  44. Wonderful card...love the background...

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  45. What a thought! the various attributes of a Woman depicted fabulously..

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  46. lovely card... say so much...

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  47. What a fun unique card and background! Happy Women's Day!!!

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