It's a Girl Thing ~ TSA Bloghop WINNERS!!

I am brimming with happiness at all of the wonderful comments, shares, and participation in general in this beautiful hop for TSA Awareness!  I wish everyone could win...
              (in a big way, everyone has!!).



My 3 lucky winners are (as your name was stated on either FB or this blog's comments)

1. D.Ann C
2. Lagene
3. Shartl H

Congratulations! & Thanks so much for participating and for your great comments.

D.Ann C wrote: I love that the butterfly is the symbol for these gals as they can fly even missing up to 70% of their wings and these gals rise tho missing 50% of their chromosomes!"

What a beautiful fact to know D!! Thanks! Another great way God weaves beauty, love & hope into our difficulties.1

I will send out one of the above prizes to each of you as soon as I receive your information :)  No requests please

It's a Girl Thing ~ TSA Blog Hop

Hello Blogging Friends!! Welcome to my project for the 

"It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness Inaugural Blog Hop!

Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder where a female is born with only one X chromosome, instead of two, leaving her with life-long medical issues and learning disabilities.  This condition occurs one in 2,500 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!

               
NINETEEN caring Sponsors and ELEVEN DT Members have partnered with us to bring Turner Syndrome Awareness to the Public.  For details on how you might win any of these fabulous prizes, please see Lori's TS home page.

Thanks for learning About Turner Syndrome.

Personally, I feel so blessed to be part of this Blog Hop for Awareness! After I read "Lori's TS Journey, {{I hope you will too!}} about this condition I had never heard of ~ I acquired a great respect for her and all she & Julie have been through.  I am thankful that God is using my blog & my love for paper crafting to help create awareness.

Through this hop, Lori's goal is to help other TS moms to have more resources than she did AND to find forums where they can share insight, successes and set backs.  You may not have TS in your life but through this hop you may be able to help direct a friend. . . or her cousin . . . or her cousin's friend! to others who have been there before or are just beginning the TS journey themselves.  

As a "THANK YOU!" for joining us I will be giving away 3 great prizes! To be eligible, all you need to do is follow my blog and leave a comment on this post.  3 WINNERS will be randomly chosen after the
blog hop concludes on February 8th, 2019!!!!!!
I will be sending each winner a collection of stamps 
featuring butterflies from Unity Stamp Co!!!

  

         

My TS related project uses colors from the TS official color board!! AND lots of butterflies, because they represent femininity, strength, and uniqueness.  The butterfly was designated by TSSUS to be the TS symbol. "Butterflies fly on their own which is our hope for our girls."  and just like a butterfly, they are considered fragile and beautiful miracles.

      

Unexpectedly the light glows through the cardstock in the dark!! I put butterfly branches on the inside of each window that don't really show without interior light on.  Some butterflies are attached to the lantern via clear plastic cut from packaging while others are attached in the same way, to the door. The pictures flatten this a little, but it has amazing dimension to it!!

I gathered all my inspiration from the TS blog, so my lantern uses translucent blue vellum for the windows ~ letting the light inside come shining out ~ illuminating the beauty that is within!  Previously locked away, the door is thrown open giving that beauty the freedom to soar!

Don't forget to visit the "It's a Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness Inaugural Blog Hop so you can enter to win the some of the HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS in prizes donated by our 

19 AMAZING & GENEROUS SPONSORS!!!

                                  If you would like to qualify for my 3 give-aways be sure to click the "follow" button on the left of my blog and leave some love in the comments!!  Although the winners will be chosen randomly, I will likely share your comments so it would be wonderful to hear your thoughts on Lori's story, Turner Syndrome or what inspired you most from this blog.  

Here are my 3 prize packages!!(stamps & stamp sets only!)

       

BONUS!   "like" my page on FB "Hi!" Notes and leave a comment there, I will enter your name for a second chance to win!!! 

Wow! This is the wordiest blog I've ever posted! Still, don't forget to share the love & visit all of the other blogs on our blog hop list. You'll find they have fun, inspiring projects AND MORE CHANCES TO WIN!!

 

Thank you for visiting!!  I hope you've enjoyed this adventure as much as I have!! Good luck with prizes and God bless your new year 2019!!!


For a quick pictorial of my process
CLICK!

Inspired? Here's a couple of challenges  I've entered this project in ~ And you can too!!

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes # 372-373
Simon Says: Anything Goes!
Classic Design Team Challenge Blog
Jo's Scrap Shack Challenges
Crafty Friends Challenge
Score Pal Challenges
Colour Crazy Challenge

Butterfly Lantern

For my base I cut a 9x9 inch square and scored it  to maintain a 1/2inch ledge leaving the long tails to close off the bottom.  The interior scores were made to leave an opening the size of my lantern base (3x3inches).

After the vellum was placed inside the panels (& before bending and assembling the sides) the scroll green die cuts were glued to the outside center of each vellum panel.

The butterflies were die cut "skeletons" put over chalk colored crepe paper & closely trimmed.

The lantern its self was inserted into the space left in the base.  The door was trimmed 1/8th inch from the bottom so that it would be free of the base and able to swing open.

   

The final detail was the loop of ribbon simply threaded through the bead and cut flush on the bottom.  I used quite a dollop of glue on the bottom of the bead, effectively capturing the ribbon & anchoring it to the lantern.

Thanks friends!!  I so enjoy sharing my little brain storms!! If you have an idea, method or insight to share, please do so in the comments below!!