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Give 'em a Squeeze!

Challenge Title: Give 'em a Squeeze!
Hostess: debdeb aka Deb
Keyword: HYCCT1119
Date: October 19

Whether it's a squeeze in the form of a preventive mammogram, the squeeze of a compression garment to minimize the swelling after a surgery requiring removal of some lymph nodes, or the loving {{hug}} of a supportive friend, a squeeze can be a good thing!

My challenge is for you to give some paper a squeeze! Dry emboss an element of your card!

VIEW THE GALLERY FOR THIS CHALLENGE HERE
View the Hope You Can Cling To Gallery HERE
View the Hope You Can Cling To Master Challenge Thread HERE

UPLOADING INSTRUCTIONS:
1. All Hope You Can Cling To Challenge Entries must be uploaded to the Hope You Can Cling To Gallery, with the specific challenge keyword, no later than November 7th, 2010 at 12:00 Noon Central Time to be eligible for our fabulous prizes! Post a link to your entry in this thread.
2. You may not combine challenges, but you are welcome to create multiple cards for each challenge.
3. Please remember to put in the correct keyword when uploading your image. Copying and pasting the challenge keyword is recommended to avoid typos.
4. Please package all challenge entries with an envelope, protected with a clear plastic bag and mail them to our partner at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center to benefit patients being treated for breast cancer and their family. We would like for them to receive cards throughout the month of October, but we understand if you'd like to mail all your cards at once.
5. Since these cards will be used by visitors for patients, most should be blank inside, but feel free to send cards with messages of hope for the patients in addition to your challenge cards!

The Department of Volunteer Services – Unit 115
Attn: Maggi Suttles
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030

(Please note - because MD Anderson is part of the State of Texas, they ask that no religious sentiments be used on cards sent to the Cancer Center)

Thank you for participating in this card drive!

Here are samples from my wonderful friends, Dawn, Kendra (a breast cancer survivor!), and Wendy. Thank you, girls! Love you! xoxoxo

LOL, love your interpretation Deb! :)

HYCCT1119 Made With Love by Crafty Julia

For my dry embossing, I went with Cuttlebug's Leafy Branches EF, stamped it with my clear VersaMark Pad, and added then some sparkly embossing powder - and finally, applied heat. I added a ice pink felt flower from Stampin' Up, and a silver brad, along with some stamped snowflakes. Made from Love is my tag, tied with a silver cord and some bling :)
Here's my card:
HYCCT1119 Made With Love by Crafty Julia - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Goodness Julia... you are on top of things!!

Great challenge, Deb!

Here is my squeezed card:

Surrounded by Love

I had something else in mind altogether when I read the challenge, but after a ring at the door woke me up and got me out of bed I went in a fresh direction and made this:
HYCCT Embedded Embossed Friend by Cook22 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Maybe I'll get back to plan A.

Thanks Deb!

Here's my Wishing You Joy

Here is my card, struggled a little with the pastel blending...ended up with more of a green sky then a yellow/pink one. :( Sunset on the Beach by amyk3868 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Thanks, everyone, for playing! I have loved seeing your cards! Gorgeous textures, lovely patterns, and wonderful sentiments!

I don't always use embossing folders on my cards, but I cut and/or emboss the focal image on just about every card I make...there are lots of other ways to squeeze too, once you start thinkin' about it! Like using squeezed air to air-brush, or squeezing a punched border, and I love Dawn's belly-band squeeze! So creative and so fun! I hope you've had fun playing along!

Fun one Deb!! Thanks for the inspiration today! Here is mine:

A Few Roses For You!

I chose to make a masculine card for today. It can be found here:

HYCCT1119 Sqeeze the DP by muzbysmom - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Thanks, Deb. I got to use an almost new embossing folder on my card.

A Thanksgiving Squeeze

You've reminded me that I really need to call and schedule my mammogram! Here's my Squished Floral

Yay! That's what it is all about, Gail! It won't be long before it's time for mine. Thanks for playing!

Yay I am finally caught up! here is my card

Squeezing Rhubarb

Here's my card:

Embossed flowers

TFL!

Thank you Deb! My Spellbinders Wizard is on it's last legs, but it let me have a good squeeze today, lol! :)
Smile by sunshinestgurl - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

I squeezed mine until I couldn't squeeze it any more. Ha! Thanks, Deb!

Happy Holidays

HYCCT1119 DHAT10s Believe

Here is my HYCCT1119 dry embossed card. I used embossing in several ways on this card. The snowflakes are dry embossed on vellum. Believe is embossed in silver, and the Santa is double embossed. The embedded embossing is from the splitcoast technique tutorial link here
I did mine with versamark dazzle, three layers of UTEE, heat embossing with silver for the snowflakes. I'm making four cards to send in.
Here is a link to my card
Believe

I had a lot of fun with this challenge..

HERE is the outside.

Here is the inside.

Thanks for giving me a good reason to use my embossing folders (I really should use them more often).

Big or Small by kimizzle - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Here's mine:
HYCCT1119 - Give 'em a Squeeze! by StampinAK - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

I've combined it with this month's StampTV Facebook challenge as well! I'm really having fun with the partial emboss technique.

Here is my card: Coral Flowers

once my card is approved, you may find the link here:

I'd Pick You

thanks for the challenge to use my embossing folders more! I really needed that nudge... :)

Here is my card! I used four different embossing folders, but they didn't really show up. You can see a tiny bit of it in the middle striped paper. I had fun doing all that embossing, though! :)

HYCCT1119 by candylou - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Hey sweet Deb!! Love this challenge and embossing paper is a favorite..what did we do before our embossing machines :)
Here is mine: Thinking of You by starbucks_stamper - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Here's my entry: Moka Hope

Thanks so much for hosting.

Here's my squeezed card:
Compressed wishes by pvilbaum - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Need to get my appointment for the squeeze!

Great challenge Deb! Here is my You are Amazing card.

Who doesn't love their embossing folders? Got to use a new one I bought last month:

Happy Birthday Wild Thing by superjen - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Gave this vellum the squeeze with Swiss Dots. Not what I originally intended for this card but it works.