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One of the lessons of the unexpected is to be thankful for every moment, thankful for friends and family who support each other, thankful for so much outpouring of love, thankful to be able to just breathe.
Sometimes in our darkest hours can unexpected pairings happen. Two unexpected things coming together to create something wonderful. My challenge is to make a card expressing thanks or gratitude using a minimum of 2 mediums. This can be ink and paint, ink and sprays, embossing and paint, etc. Any two mediums of your choice.
For my card I chose to pair up Distress Stains/Inks and Embossing Powder. The thick embossing powder was further paired up with a wood grain stencil. Life might leave us feeling black and blue and red all over, but with the special people to help us through we CAN over come everything.
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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, 2014 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
The samples for your challenge are AMAZING! Wow!!!
__________________ Paula "The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa the bad things don’t always spoil the good things, or make them unimportant. - The Eleventh Doctor
Ooh, I love your crinkly text leaf, Tabbatha! Always fun to see other languages too - I have a couple of Polish and Russian books I've picked up for that!!
Here's mine, I had great fun with it - I've just edited it to add a direct link to your challenge .
awesome challenge! I used sewing and stamping as my main elements- along with coloring, distressing and paper punches. Added some texture with rough twine and my felt pumpkin. Here's Thanks Friend
__________________ "You can't use up creativity. The more you use the more you have." -- Maya Angelou
Here's my card. I used reinkers with an aqua painter for the background (also blotched with a wipe) and the leaves (which are a little hard to see well in the photo) are done with a home made stencil and dyed embossing paste.
__________________ Mary ~~ QFTD #152, FS#514CC Guest Design Team 2012, 2013, 2017 & 2022 2014 CAS Spring Design Team MemberSC Guest Design Team 2015 & 2022 SU Consultant "Life's greatest adventure is finding your place in the Circle of Life" - Lion King
__________________ My Blog- Trusting in the Lord for Everything Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight. My Stampin' Up WebsiteMy Gallery, BRAK New Member Mentor. New Grandmother to Mia Lou. 1st Grandchild.
__________________ "You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you" Sarah Ban Breathnach
You know, I hate getting dirty actually and with this type of thing it happens a lot. However, I wouldn't go as far as saying as that you have to do mixed media in the true sense of the word. It could be as easy as adding glitter to a stamped image, that is technically two different mediums themselves. Take the idea and just let your creative juices flow.
__________________ Tabbatha Ljungberg (ack a name change!) The Zadis Project | My SCS Gallery Take time to do what makes your soul happy.
Unlike Lynn - I love CLEAN mixed media - I love that you can adapt any technique to your own personal style. That's why I love challenges.
I have had a pretty crazy week, and this was the very first time I got to be creative - thank you for inspiring me to take time to do something so fun.
Your sample seriously makes my heart stop - so gorgeous. And I love your bio!
OOPS! I worked so hard to get the different elements in the card - I FORGOT what I was doing. It turned out to be a nice CHRISTMAS card. So...........tomorrow I will make another one, with the correct theme! tfl - - - Tabbatha, thanks for being hostess and for the neat challenge.
This is the card I made for this challenge...I almost always make a camo card when I used distressed inks and I used a brown color for the embossing powder.
__________________ My Blog---My Gallery---My PinterestI'm a Punchkateer! (Prez) FOREVERDirty Dozen Alumni2014 CAS Spring DT--- Inspiration Challenge Co- Hostess 12/02/17-12/28/19 Watercolor Wednesday Design Team Hebrews 13:2Brenda
I really enjoyed your Bio! I'm honestly not sure if this technically works for your challenge, but the challenge was definitely my inspiration. Thanks for hostessing this month.
__________________ Paula "The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa the bad things don’t always spoil the good things, or make them unimportant. - The Eleventh Doctor
__________________ SilverSnow Lois Malachi 3:10 "See if I will not throw open the floodgates of heavenand pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it"
HYCCT1427 - Thanks x 2
However, I wouldn't go as far as saying as that you have to do mixed media in the true sense of the word. It could be as easy as adding glitter to a stamped image, that is technically two different mediums themselves. 
