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Splitcoaststampers is proud to partner with the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center for our fourth annual month long card drive to benefit those affected by breast cancer.
Whether your stamps cling to acrylic, wood, or to your hard drive, they hold the power to convey hope and lift the spirits of anyone who sees what you create with them. That is the inspiration for our “Hope You Can Cling To” stamping campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
We are kicking this campaign off on World Card Making Day - a day of celebration of the power of a handmade card. We encourage papercrafters across the globe to put their talents to work creating beautiful handmade cards to send to patients and their families at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, and, in the process, turn our gallery pink!
Hope is powerful medicine. Here is part of a letter from MD Anderson after last year's event:
“On behalf of the breast cancer patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas I’d like to say thank you for the beautiful handmade cards that you sent to us! The “Hope You Can Cling To” month long campaign was very much appreciated. The volunteers in our Breast Center enjoyed filling baskets with these special cards. As they made their visits each day and introduced themselves to patients, they encouraged each to select one of your handmade cards. These special cards truly offered hope and lifted the spirits of everyone during Breast Cancer Awareness month! I personally have had the pleasure of opening each envelope. What beautiful work you all have done for our patients.” - Maggi Suttles, Assistant Director, Volunteer Services, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Many in our community have been affected by breast cancer, directly or indirectly. We would love for each of the patients at the UT MD Anderson cancer center and their families to feel this same encouragement and inspiration and we know this community always rises to a challenge.
There will be special challenges in our SplitcoaststampersHope You Can Cling To Challenge Forum to inspire you throughout the month, and we will have some fun giveaways, including of course, some pink!
We'll begin the campaign with three challenges on October 1st, and we will have challenges each day in October. So keep watching this space as we approach the exciting kickoff of Hope You Can Cling To!
Hi ,this is my first year in the challenge.I have brought Pink cardstock with some lovely dsp.Looking forward to being a part of this wonderful challenge.
Yay! I've been looking forward to HYCCT! I'm not sure I'll be able to play every day as I did the last two years, but will have fun with what I can do. I always get so many good ideas during HYCCT, and yes, it is a lot of fun meeting and getting to know more SCS stampers.
I always look forward each year, this will be my 4th year. It's so much fun as well as sending the cards off to people that could use a little cheer. I can't wait to get started. Lydia is a great leader.
I'm in! My friend Connie (stamp300) has inspired me to participate. I love playing with pink, and am always for lifting spirits! Looking forward to the kickoff!!
Getting geared up in my craft room for this fabulous month of cardmaking frenzy!! I have contemplated asking the boss for the entire month off from work. Think he would, lol?
__________________ Peggy SCS Color Challenge DT/Crazy4Challenges DT
Blog: Artfulljourney
Getting geared up in my craft room for this fabulous month of cardmaking frenzy!! I have contemplated asking the boss for the entire month off from work. Think he would, lol?
Clearing my desk and getting my ducks all in a row over here.
Ducks?? you've got ducks, :confused: I think I might have mice but DH sais no way there isn't enough room, :( things keep moving though, can't imagin why!!:lol:
This is such a great way to spend the month of October. Welcome to all. I hope you find lots of inspiration and have lots of fun with us. You will never know how much this means to patients and families going through this struggle. Yea for everyone who participates.
My crafting focus has sort of shifted to scrapbooking, and though I still make cards I haven't been to this forum in ages. Missed you guys, and when I realized that October is almost here, I knew I had to come participate. I had a great time last year and I hope to complete all the challenges this time!
Looking forward to joining in with the challenges again this year. Thank you, Edna, for again organising the Mater Hospital in Brisbane for us Aussies to send our cards.
__________________ Sue
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