<amp-fit-text layout="fixed-height" min-font-size="14" max-font-size="48" height="50"><p class="has-drop-cap">This International Women&#8217;s Day, let&#8217;s not overlook all those great women-owned businesses out there — and I can&#8217;t think of a better one to highlight than <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Shades of Expression Designs (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.shadesofexpressiondesigns.com/" target="_blank">Shades of Expression Designs</a>. Run by three generations of women, this enterprise is a face of the American dream come alive. </p></amp-fit-text>



<p>And, its newest release is downright dreamy and dynamic. The range takes on two big trends within stationery — watercolor and gold embossed lettering — and combines them with great effect. </p>



<p>The cards run the gamut from watercolor vistas — evoking the rich ombré effects of sunrises and sunsets. Stripes and abstractions also abound and are a lovely counterpoint to the glimmer of gold. </p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-93264" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-93264 block-wrap-classic columns__m--1 elements-design-3 block-ani block-skin-0 tipi-box block-wrap-thumbnail ppl-m-1 clearfix" data-id="93264" data-base="0"><div class="tipi-row-inner-style clearfix"><div class="tipi-row-inner-box contents sticky--wrap"><div class="block block-23 clearfix"><article class="tipi-xs-12 clearfix with-fi ani-base tipi-xs-typo split-1 split-design-1 loop-0 preview-thumbnail preview-23 elements-design-3 post-10002161 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-off-the-press tag-art-prints tag-design tag-greeting-cards tag-illustration tag-journals tag-sarah-schwartz tag-shades-of-expression-designs tag-stationery tag-stationery-blog tag-stationery-design tag-stationery-designer tag-the-paper-chronicles tag-women-owned-business" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/hip-chicks-in-action/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/26-0009-PSD_edited-2a_edited-1a_edited-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/26-0009-PSD_edited-2a_edited-1a_edited-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/26-0009-PSD_edited-2a_edited-1a_edited-1.jpg?resize=200%2C200&;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/26-0009-PSD_edited-2a_edited-1a_edited-1.jpg?resize=24%2C24&;ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/26-0009-PSD_edited-2a_edited-1a_edited-1.jpg?resize=48%2C48&;ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/26-0009-PSD_edited-2a_edited-1a_edited-1.jpg?resize=96%2C96&;ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/26-0009-PSD_edited-2a_edited-1a_edited-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&;ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /></a></div><div class="meta"><div class="byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4"><div class="byline-part cats"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/category/off-the-press/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Off The Press</a></div></div><div class="title-wrap"><h3 class="title"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/hip-chicks-in-action/">Hip Chicks in Action!</a></h3></div><div class="byline byline-3"><span class="byline-part date"><i class="tipi-i-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date published dateCreated flipboard-date" datetime="2019-08-23T14:05:31+00:00">August 23, 2019</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="10002161"><span class="likes-heart"><i class="tipi-i-heart-o" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="tipi-i-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="tipi-value">0</span></a></span></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></tipimidc>



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<p>Shop it all <a href="https://www.shadesofexpressiondesigns.com/shop-all-products" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" label="here (opens in a new tab)">here</a>!</p>



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