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Challenge Title: Split the Difference
Hostess: Stamp_Momma (Lori)
Keyword: HYCCT1501C
Date: October 1st, 2015
Welcome to Hope You Can Cling To! We are thrilled you are here with us, and we have some amazingly creative challenges for you for the month - from some alumni of this challenge and some great new hosts as well. Every year I'm in awe of their creativity - if you could just give them a round of virtual applause right now, I'd appreciate it!
Remember that the most important part of this challenges is actually mailing your cards to MD Anderson - this challenge is such a blessing to the patients and their families, and we are incredibly grateful for your generosity throughout the month.
So let's get the party started!!
My first challenge this year is aimed at strength and hope when facing extreme hardship. As I type this up, it is 9/11, and I've been touched again in the last few days by so many stories of people who have found snippets of encouragement, restored relationships, joy and hope in the face of incomprehensible fear and heartache.
Strong people divide hardship and multiply hope.
That's what each of us who shares a card with the cancer center (either the MD Anderson Cancer Center or your local cancer center!) does... we multiply hope!
My challenge to you is a call to split the difference... respect and honor for the pain and difficulty with an overwhelming appreciation for the by-products of the hope and joy. A full card front scene, split into two with a sentiment strip.
During this month, especially because I host a challenge on opening day, it's a beautiful start to my mornings when I tour the gallery each day looking at all of your lovely, beautiful and heartfelt creations! So, don't forget to take a peek after you've made and shared your own creations. You'll be WOW'd and inspired, I promise!
I'm so excited about October. Thank YOU for being the largest part of the sharing of hope!
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 .
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, 2015 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
Thank you so much for participating in this card drive!
Last edited by stamp_momma; 10-02-2015 at 06:05 AM..
Thank you for such a wonderful challenge Lori! I really had fun trying to figure how to do my WTUI challenge and incorporate one of the HYCCT challenges in to my card.
I chose to use one of my Julie Nutting Doll stamps for this card. I purchased them for pocket letters but I really wanted to include at least one image for HYCCT.
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Good grief!! I am going through the challenge gallery this morning and commenting, and I keep getting sidelined by the incredible art! WOW, ladies! Some really stunning work in there. I'll be back!
I'm a day late on this challenge, but am pleased that I've been able to make a few cards already. There may not be much time to participate later in the month, especially after the eye surgery.
It's been so long since I uploaded a card that I almost forgot how. I hope I'm doing it all correctly.
Thanks Lori for this easy (for me) challenge and the opportunity to use a large bg stamp. Here are my split roses.
Lori- great challenge! I love orange and pumpkins, so I did some dry embossing, coloring, and did a scalloped edge on my card- here's Chipmunk Blessing
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Thank you ladies for your additions. The gallery keeps getting more and more beautiful! How lovely is it going to look when all these cards are together "in real life"?!
I am having a terrible time trying to upload from my phone now. My picture for this challenge is all messed up. I have changes it and clicked submit changes and now when I go to my gallery I see no picture for the thumbnail. I don't know what is going on.
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