Hi
Stampers!
For
the entire month of October, Splitcoaststampers has been hosting their annual Hope You Can Cling To Challenge (HYCCT) to promote Breast Cancer Awareness and create
cards to encourage those with cancer and their families.
My
husband, Dave has been recently diagnosed with a rare non-Hodgkins lymphoma
(blood cancer called Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia –WM for short) and he will
need to start chemotherapy for 18 to 24 weeks.
Needless to say, we have been a bit busy back and forth to various
doctors and tests and we are praying that he is in the 90% that respond to the
chemo (since there is no cure for this type of cancer).
We know that the Lord has a perfect plan for us and we are trusting
fully in Him.
Due
to my husband’s recent diagnosis and the busyness of the appointments, etc., I
did not think I would be able to participate this year in the HYCCT Challenge,
but after heartfelt prayer and consideration, I decided to get started on the
challenges yesterday and will try to create a card for each challenge (I have
until November 7th at noon to complete all 35 of them)- wish me luck!
This
first card was created for the Lydia's HYCCT1401a Challenge- "You Raise Me Up" (see the
gallery here and the details here) along with the Just Add Ink JAI238 SketchChallenge (check out the links to see the great creations at both sites).
To
create this card:
Using
Stampin’ Write Markers- Early Espresso and Wild Wasabi, color the branch stamp
from the retired set, Take Care and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock.
Trim
the panel and round the corner using the Envelope Punch Board. Mount onto a piece of Early Espresso
cardstock (rounding the corner as well) and add a strip of retired Eastern
Elegance Designer Series Paper (DSP).
Use
the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to
emboss a piece of retired Poetry Print DSP, mount the panel onto the Early
Espresso card front and add the tree branch panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.
Stamp
the eggs using Coastal Cabana Classic Ink and cut out each by hand. Add a bit of shadowing using the Sponge
Dauber with Soft Suede Classic Ink and mount each individually to the card
front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. Add
a few more speckles using the White Gel Pen.
Stamp
the sentiment with Early Espresso Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and
create the banner with the Hexagon Punch.
Mount
the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add the
retired Designer Brushed Bronze
Button with Coastal Cabana
cardstock strips in the center to finish off the card.
Stamp
Sets: Take Care, Express Yourself, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Coastal Cabana; Stampin’ Write Markers- Early Espresso,
Wild Wasabi; White Gel Pen
Paper:
Whisper White, Early Espresso, Coastal Cabana, retired Poetry Print and Eastern
Elegance DSP
Accessories: Big
Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Hexagon Punch, Sponge
Dauber, retired Designer Brushed Bronze Button
Thanks again for stopping
by- I will be sharing each of the challenges as a separate entry so I hope you
can visit again soon and possibly play along!!
4 comments:
I do like how you have embossed the DSP Julie - it's very effective. I also like how you have used the DSP under the sentiment to match the eggs. Chantell JAI
Julie, this is really beautiful! Great colour choices, and such a wonderful combination of textures and patterns; lots of interesting details to look at. All the best to you and Dave as he begins his treatment. So glad you could find the time to play along with us at Just Add Ink this week. x
What an awesome mix of colour and texture, beautiful card Julie. I love everything about it :)
Beautiful card Julie - love the colours.
Mary
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