The Hop to Stop - Domestic Violence Awareness (2 more cards)

Hello again!  As promised, I'm back with two more cards for The Hop to Stop. This important hop is raising awareness about domestic violence.  Thank you to Becca at The Damsel of Distressed for organizing this hop for the third year.

One in three women will experience domestic violence over the course of their lifetimes. That's one-third of all the women you meet. Women between the ages of 15 and 44 are more likely to be injured or die as a result of domestic violence than through rapes, muggings and car accidents combined.

I want to be involved in this hop because this is an issue very close to my heart. I shared my connection to domestic violence here.

Please become informed about domestic violence, its impacts, and available resources. For more information on domestic violence in Canada, see here. If you are a woman experiencing abuse in Canada, there is someone you can reach out to any time of day or night; see here.

Purple is the color for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month so participants in the hop are creating cards featuring purple.

Card #1

Sadly, approximately every six days, a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner. With this in mind, I created another sympathy card. This one features some of my older wood-mounted rubber stamps.

The coneflower stamp is from Penny Black called Blush. I used this one a lot when I first bought it many years ago. I stamped it several times with Your Next Stamp - Purple Passion. The sentiment is from Rubber Stampede, and it is stamped in Versafine Onyx Black. I added some shimmery grey ribbon and a silver butterfly charm from my stash. I CASE'd one of my own sympathy cards here:

Card #2

Domestic violence is a serious subject but I wanted to make a fun card. I was a small child when the traumatic events happened in my life, so the card I made is suitable for a child.

I recently won the Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit (thank you, Deedee!) and couldn't wait to ink up the stamp set, called It's No Secret! I stamped the two sizes of balloons repeatedly in purple inks (Memento Lulu Lavender and Grape Jelly, Simon Says Stamp Wisteria and Hot Mama). I added a white accent with a gel pen and clear Wink of Stella over each balloon, and doodled the balloon strings with a fine black marker (Staedtler). The sentiment stamp is from the same Simon stamp set, stamped with Versafine Onyx Black. The stamped panel is die-cut with Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangles. I die-cut Poppystamps Curious Cat in purple and adhered. The embossing folder is Momenta - Moroccan.

I would also like to support these challenges: 
Card #1
613 Avenue Create AG 3/8; Blessings Ink Amusing Challenges AG 1/2; Cardz TV AG 3/3; Craft Your Passion AG 3/3; Crafts Galore Encore AG 3/3; Crafty Gals Corner CASE it 2/2; Creatalicious AG 3/3; Creative Corner Sympathy 2/3; Glitter N Sparkle AG 3/3; Just Keep on Creating October AG UE; Love to Scrap AG 2/5; Not Just Cards October AG UE; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 3/3; The Ribbon Girl Any Image UE; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 3/5 wk 1

Card #2
Blessings Ink Amusing Challenges AG 2/2; Creative with Stamps Sentiment C11 1/3; Crop Stop Linky 21 AG (Memento inkpad sold at Crop Stop here 2/5); Digi Designs Add a Sentiment 2/3;Just Keep on Creating October AG UE; Love to Scrap AG 3/5; MFP Stamp Shop Photo Inspiration (I was inspired by the cats) 2/3; Not Just Cards October AG UE; Send a Smile 4 Kids Celebration Cards 4 Kids 2/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 4/5 wk 1

Thank you for looking at my cards! Wishing you a joyful day!