Celebrating International Women's Day 2015

Hello!

Welcome friends, both women and men, as we celebrate International Women's Day 2015. 

All around the world, International Women's Day represents an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.

International Women's Day 2015 Theme: MAKE IT HAPPEN

Each year International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. The first International Women's Day was held in 1911. Thousands of events occur to mark the economic, political, and social achievements of women. Organizations, governments, charities, educational institutions, women's groups, corporations, and the media celebrate the day.

Various organizations identify their own International Women's Day theme, specific to their local context and interests. Many charities, NGOs and Governments also adopt a relevant theme or campaign to mark the day. For example, organisations like the UN, Oxfam, Women for Women, Care International, Plan, World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and more - run exciting and powerful campaigns that raise awareness and encourage donations for good causes. 

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In the spirit of #Paint it Purple, I made a couple of cards in celebration:

Those are little sundresses marching around the globe of the world. I'm not thrilled with how they look like hair bows or bikini tops or you're-not-quite-sure-at-first-glance-what-they-are, but hopefully, you get the point of my design.

I like my second card better.

I am finally finishing the online watercolor class from *cough* months ago, so that I can in good conscience take the online class that starts next week. I have learned that if I don't sit down and do the classes when they first go live, they get shoved to the back burner. The one deep in the shadows and forgotten.

The pretty NBUS shoe from Rubbernecker is embossed in purple. The sediment is from PTI's "Meadow Greens" set and it may have been NBUS as well. The background is gaily watercolored and sprinkled. 

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Challenges

• Craft Stamper Take It Make It: Anything Goes [Use a Stamp].
• Inkspirational: Sprinkle
• Mod Squad Challenge Blog: Make a Background.
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Special Lady/Girly.

The challenge links will provide you with details on rules, sponsors, and prizes.

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New Friends Corner

I'm delighted to have you meet these new friends of the Playhouse!

Ilse of My Creative Space. Ilse is from Belgium and she has been blogging since 2009. Ilse loves entering our many fabulous challenges in Blogland and she will fill you with inspiration as you enjoy all that her varied style has to offer from CAS cards to fabulous art journal pages!

Shawna Standish of The Grand Stampede. Shawna has only been blogging since November of 2014. That was only a few months ago, so please do pop over and give some welcome love and encouragement to Shawna! Shawna has only been making cards for two years, but as you will soon see, there is a professional feel to all her card art that will make you think she has been making cards for a decade!

Jenelle Triggs of Blue Lily Sentiments. Jenelle is also fairly new to blogging, having started just last July 2014. Like a lot of us, she started blogging to enter her favorite challenges and share her love of paper crafting which she learned as a girl when her mother helped her make cards. Jenelle also loves scrapbooking and making paper collages, but her current interest is making cards which she does extremely well. Please visit her and let her know what a welcome and kind community we are!

Charlie-louise (Mrs. C.) of Craft Room Diary. Mrs. C. has been blogging since 2011 under her former SU blog "Crafty Little Moo." She can now be found exclusively at the "Craft Room Diary," which she started at the end of last year. Between the two blogs you will find enormous inspiration from Mrs. C.'s creations and also her craft room photos and adventures!

Christine Pereira of Mud Maven Designs. Chris is on the other end of the spectrum in that she has been blogging and sharing her amazing creations since 2007! Chris is a potter and a weaver, and she also enjoys knitting, crocheting, and sewing. Besides stunning cards, Chris shares free sediments and family updates. (She and I share the magic of having twin grandchildren!) I know you will enjoy meeting Chris and seeing her beautiful card art over the years!

tesno70. Welcome! I'm sorry I cannot find any information about you via Google. Please let me know if you have a blog or online photo gallery that I can share.

Lorraine Mastalski of Paper Vermissage. Lorriane's blog name comes from her love of all things paper and "vermissage" means a one-person art show! Lorraine is a lifelong crafter who has been blogging since 2008, so again you are in for extensive visits to soak up all of Lorraine's inspiration! You will love her gorgeous and creative cards, her tangle art, and her photographs!

Claudia Neubacher (die amelie) of Von Pappe II. Claudia is from Austria and she started blogging in June of 2012. With a Master of Arts degree, Claudia was an arts and crafts teacher for almost 20 years and now enjoys life as full-time mom, paper artist, poet, and writer. She is on several design teams, has won several challenge awards, and is a designer and writer for Craft Stamper magazine. Claudia loves all things weathered and grungy, textured, and graphical. The inkier, paintier, messier, and more chaotic her crafting becomes, the happier she is! Whether you create steampunk and mixed media or not, you will be fascinated and enchanted by Claudia's incredible talent!

Thank you for joining, ladies, and welcome to the Playhouse!

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Enjoy your day! No, seriously, enjoy. LITS!* Celebrate your own womanhood and/or that of the women in your life. And cheers to the feisty women who came before us!

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