Saturday, February 27, 2021

Turner Syndrome Awareness

 Today I am sharing a card I made specifically for a Challenge that promotes Turner Syndrome Awareness. I first became aware of  Turner Syndrome two years ago when the stamping community, headed up by Lori Kobular, started the Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop. 

Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder where a female is born missing all or part of her second X chromosome leaving her with life-long medical issues and learning disabilities. This condition occurs one in 2,000 female births worldwide, but is more common among pregnancies that do not survive to full term. That is why Turner Syndrome Females are considered MIRACLES! I hope you will go to Lori's site to learn more!



Here is the mood board for the Challenge:



I started this card a couple of weeks ago and it changed directions several times before it was finished. I had this never before used Stampendous Hydrangea Garden stamp, stencil and die set that I recently came across during a clean-up in my stamping room. Since the Butterfly is also a symbol of TSF, I thought this set was the perfect choice!


I began with stamping the hydrangea bloom in my stamping platform with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. The outline part of the stencil was placed around the bloom and I colored using inkers and some Distress Oxide inks.



This was returned to the stamping positioner and was reinked with Nocturne and then heat embossed with sparkle. The mask part of the stencil was then placed on top of the bloom in the stamping positioner and the leaves were positioned and stamped with the Nocturne ink.


I then placed the leaf mask over the first set of leaves and stamped a second set over to the left.


This was the result, once the masks were removed.


The leaves were then colored using inkers and different green inks, with the bloom and leaf stencils being put in place of areas not to be inked.


The butterfly was then stamped, colored with Copics and die cut.


I covered the butterfly with Versamark ink and then heat embossed with Clear Detail and then again with Super Thick Clear. This gave the butterfly a beautiful shiny coat!


Back to the hydrangea, Broken China was applied to the background and then misted with water.


I found this a little darker than I had wanted, so I'll deal with that later!!

I covered a piece of pink cardstock with double sided adhesive and cut out a frame with the Tonic Topnote Trellis Layering die.


Lavender Iris glitter was then applied to the sticky surface of the frame when I took of the protective backing.


To tone down main image I decided to cover it with vellum. I attached it with a little Pixie Spray to hold it in place temporarily. I attached the glittered frame to the piece using a flower and brad in each of the four corners.


I placed the finished panel back in the stamp positioner and positioned the butterfly stamp on top of the vellum.


Just the body of the butterfly was then inked:


The glazed butterfly was then placed on top of the body of the butterfly. Now she has legs and antennae again! The card front was layered to pale purple and then on to a white card base.


I searched high and low for a sentiment. As luck would have it another dear stamping friend, Donna Ellis, had recently gifted us a sentiment that we could use on our personal projects and I thought it would be perfect for my card. However I did have to change the size to fit where I wanted it to go. So after adjusting the dimensions on my computer, I printed it out on the same pink cardstock that I had used for the frame. I then die cut the sentiment using the inside die cut of the Tonic die set. 


The sentiment was attached with some mounting foam. Some pink baker's twine was knotted around the spine of the card to finish off my project.


I hope you have enjoyed stopping over today? I also hope that you take the time to go back and check out the Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop. Not are there many fun prizes to be won, but you can also learn much more about these miracle girls!

Below you will find a complete list of all the products that I used in my project today:

Donna Ellis’s sentiment

Stampendous Fran’s Hydrangea Garden Stamp and Stencil Set

Stampendous Fran’s Hydrangea Garden Die Cut Set

Versafine Clair Nocturne ink

Sparkle embossing powder

Distress Oxide Inks:

Worn Lipstick, Wilted Violet, Peeled Paint, Fossilized Amber, Broken China

Versafine Clair inks: Cheerful, Verdant, Shady Lane

Blending Brushes

Vellum

Copics markers: RV02, Y13, YG256, YG13, W-3

Versamark ink

Clear Embossing powder

Super Thick Clear embossing powder

Tonic Topnote Trellis Layering Die Set

Double sided adhesive sheet

Lavender Iris glitter

Flowers

Brads

Pink Baker’s twine

Foam mounting tape


Along with the Turner Syndrome Awareness Challenge I would also like to take part in the following challenges:

Creations in Pink Challenge #31: Anything Goes: Mainly Pink

Take care, until next time!

Shona

12 comments:

  1. A really lovely design with some pretty flowers and embellishments. Thank you for joining our 'Feminine' challenge at Allsorts.

    Kath x

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  2. Oh Shona this is just gorgeous! Thanks for all the details on how you created it! Thanks SO MUCH for helping to spread the word about TS ... very appreciated! Good Luck!

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  3. Well, Shona! You’ve completely outdone yourself! That beautiful pink frame complements the hydrangea petals fabulously! I that stamp set is in my stash, too. Another virginal item screaming to be played with. You’ve inspired me with techniques and colors! I love the customization of the sentiment and its shape. Such a wonderfully spring time creation! Thanks for helping to spread the word about Turner Syndrome, and for playing in the challenge! Hugs, de

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  4. Shona your card is stunning!! I absolutely LOVE what you did to the butterfly, the colors are perfect and I love the shine!! The hydrangea is beautiful and I can't wait for them to be in bloom again this year, they are one of my favorites! Thank you for helping to spread awareness of Turner Syndrome!!

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  5. Such great step by step instructions and loving how it turned out! It's perfect for our feminine theme at Allsorts challenge!
    Thank you so much for joinining in! Hope you'll play along again soon!
    Ellie
    Ellibelle's Corner

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  6. Shona, Fabulously feminine and perfect for the TSA challenge. I love your embellishments that make your hydrangeas POP! Thank you for helping to raise awareness for Turner Syndrome and your support in the TSA challenge. Stay safe, stay healthy and happy crafting!
    Hugs,
    Jan

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  7. Simply beautiful Shona. So much to look at and all amazing with all those layers. Thanks for sharing such detail.

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  8. A beautiful floral creation, thanks so much for sharing and joining in with our 'Feminine' theme at Allsorts challenge this week.

    B x

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  9. So very beautiful Shona, I always love your tutorials and pick something up every time, this time? the vellum to tone down colour, a great tip. Love the die cut and the butterfly, which due to it's shine stands out on the card, a great tribute to the charity. This card has lovely colours and design.
    Faith x

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  10. So very beautiful in colors and design. I love the whole layout and adding Donna's sentiment was perfect with it. Wonderful card for this good cause.

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  11. Gorgeous and lovely card!
    Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

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  12. This is a very pretty, feminine card using so many different ways to create colour. I love it.

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Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me share in part of your day. I would love to hear what you think about my latest creation!