Paper Crafters Unite Against Racism
Hello and thank you for joining me today for this very special blog hop to stand up and show our unity against racism. You should have come from Juliana Michaels. Your next stop is Betz Golden. What I love about paper crafting, besides getting to play with stickers and fun stamps, is the supportive and inclusive community. When Justine Hovey asked for participants to this blog hop I did not hesitate to sign up.The goal of this hop is to come together to stand with our crafty sisters and brothers of color not just in the paper crafting community, but also to show our support in the never ending fight for equality all over the world. I hope you feel inspired today and unite with the papercrafting community to stand against racism. Please continue reading to find out how I made three encouraging cards. Affiliate links are used at no cost to you. If you choose to shop through these links, I will receive a small commission. I am pledging my affiliate sales to Black Table Arts which organizes and brings in black artists into communities and provides creative spaces for leadership. Thank you for your support today.
Rainbows
To me, rainbows signify hope and new beginnings. I hope that in the world, there will be more discourse between people of different cultures and backgrounds from which understanding and acceptance would grow. The rainbows in this card are from Concord & 9th Rainbow Turnabout stamp set. When there is such a busy background, I typically use vellum to set off the sentiment. This sentiment comes from a Hero Arts My Monthly Hero May 2020 Kit. I stamped the sentiment in Altenew Obsidian Black ink and then used Hero Arts Clear Embossing powder to deepen the color and provide some shine. The sentiment was cut out using Hero Arts Cloud Infinity Dies. The markers to provide a frame for the vellum cloud and color in "Better" are Karin Decobrush metallic markers from the MMH Kit.
Ink colors from Catherine Pooler Inks: Party Dress, Tiki Torch, Lime Ricky and Something Borrowed.
Rainbows continue...
When I was invited to join this hop with the theme of encouragement, I immediately grabbed my Hero Arts You are Loved stamp set. This set comes with so many encouraging sentiments and has a few images like these people holding hands. I used this stamp image to build a repeating pattern of paper doll people. These people represent the beauty of diversity. Again with a bold background, I used vellum to house the sentiment which is also from Hero Arts You are Loved stamp set. A navy ribbon from my stash sets off the vellum sentiment.
Ink colors are from Catherine Pooler Inks: Party Dress, Tiki Torch, Lime Rickey, Something Borrowed and Pixie Dust
Rainbows in the sky
This last card I would like to share with you is about my hope that the world is a welcoming place for everyone. The background of this card comes from Altenew Nebula Washi tape. The images from the Hero Arts Dreams are Made stamp set were colored in using Copic Markers. The sentiment comes from Hero Arts You are Loved stamp set which was heat embossed onto the washi using Altenew Crisp White Embossing Powder. I want to acknowledge another paper crafter, Sandy Allnock, who is an amazing artist and encourages other crafters to color #thehumanrainbow. Sandy Allnock has a lot of information and links about coloring different varieties of skin tones to represent the diversity of the human race. Please check out Sandy's website and YouTube channel for more information.
Thank you so much for joining me today. Please visit Justine's blog for information on other ways to unite against racism. I want to share one other way you can get involved. If you are a teacher or in education, I encourage you to join a book discussion that is happening August 8-13, 2020. The discussion is free but I encourage you to donate to help defray the costs of organizing this event. This book discussion is being organized by a teacher in Massachusetts to build dialogue and understanding around equity and access in public schools in the United States. The book we will be discussing is: We Want to do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom by Dr. Bettina Love. Dr. Love will have a keynote address and breakout discussions will be separated by subject matter and grade level. If you are not a teacher or educator, I encourage you to start your own discussion groups to have a conversation around anti-racism and how you can be an agent of change.
Thanks for hopping along...Your next stop is Betz Golden. Your kind comments on my blog post mean so much. Thank you so much for your time today.
For your convenience, supplies are listed below. Affiliate links are used at no cost to you. Thank you for your support.
Carol Jones
6/27/2020 07:55:26 pm
I had a problem with my first comment so I apologize if 2 show up.
Amy
6/28/2020 04:04:02 pm
Carol, thank you so much for your lovely and thoughtful support. I love teaching and I love crafting and it’s important in both to be inclusive. I appreciate your time and your thoughts.
Kathy G.
6/28/2020 07:59:36 am
The last card with the planets and the children is very beautiful! Thank you for sharing this image. Peace!
Amy
6/28/2020 04:01:51 pm
Thanks for commenting, Kathy. I really appreciate that you are hopping along and saw my post. The Altenew Washi is great and I thought this was an awesome way to use it. Thanks again
Lieve S
6/28/2020 11:19:03 am
3 beautiful cards in this great and important blog hop !
Amy
6/28/2020 04:02:43 pm
Thank you, Lieve for stopping by and commenting on my post. It really means a lot.
Riikka
6/28/2020 12:42:55 pm
Stunning cards all three! Hopping along!
Amy
6/28/2020 04:04:45 pm
Thank you for hopping along and stopping by my post. Glad you enjoyed my projects.
Amy
6/28/2020 04:05:33 pm
Thank you so much for your kind comments and for stopping by my blog. I really appreciate your thoughts. 6/28/2020 11:18:05 pm
Absolutely Beautiful Creations! Thank you for sharing your creative gifts with as an exceptional educator <3
Amy
6/29/2020 10:43:35 pm
Hi Stacy 6/30/2020 05:56:06 am
Beautiful cards and i love the meaning behind each of them. 7/2/2020 02:54:40 am
These are all so beautiful! I love all the rainbows, and the thoughts behind them. Comments are closed.
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AuthorWelcome to Seven's Crafts and thank you for stopping by. I am a mom, teacher and avid paper crafter. I hope these posts will leave you feeling inspired and ready to do some crafting. 
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