October 21, 2011

Have Hope {and some Blog Candy!}!


Hi everyone!  Happy Friday!!

I am excited to share a card with you today that I have created for the Hope You Can Cling To 2011 campaign at Splicoaststampers!

Here is a little about the Hope You Can Cling To 2011 direct from Splitcoaststampers:

Splitcoaststampers is proud to partner with the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center for our second 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!

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 Splitcoaststampers Hope 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!

Amazing right?  I am so glad to be a part of this in some small way.  My card today is a sample for my sweet friend Bar's Challenge, HYCCT1121...to use two of the same shape on your card!  Here is a bit about Bar's challenge in her own words:

Breast cancer isn't picky, it doesn't care what size your ta-tas are--the physical and emotional toll it takes is enormous, regardless. And, although it's rare, it also attacks children. So, when I saw this slogan on a breast cancer awareness sight I knew that was what I wanted to do. Let's "support" them all by using two sizes of any geometric shape on your project: Circles, rectangles, squares, you choose, just use two sizes! 

For my card, I started with this week's Sketch Challenge on SCS, SC355.  I stamped the darling Pure Innocence Have Hope from My Favorite Things, colored her with Copic Markers and then cut her out.  I paper pieced her dress with one of the same patterns used on my card, which are all from the new Free Bird Series by Authentique...Blush and Delight. 

I popped her up onto an oval panel that I embossed with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder, which I then layered onto a panel cut with the new Oval Decorative Doily Die-Namics...thus, two ovals!  In addition to the heart that she is holding, I added another heart (thus, two hearts), cut with the Homespun Birdhouse Die-Namics, as well as a paper button cut with the Button Quartet Die-Namics, to anchor my sentiment, "Have Hope", which was stamped onto a panel cut with the First Place Award Ribbon Die-Namics.  I added a border using the Faux Crochet Border Die-Namics to tie it all together.



For the inside, I added some more patterned paper, another border cut with the Faux Crochet Border Die-Namics, as well as another sentiment stamped onto a panel cut with the First Place Award Ribbon Die-Namics, this time using "Praying For A Cure".  This is anchored with a double heart (two more hearts!) cut with both the Homespun Birdhouse Die-Namics and the Hearts A Plenty Die-Namics, which happen to layer perfectly together.  Sweet!


Here are the Die-Namics I've used on my card:







Now...when you participate in the HYCCT Challenges at SCS, you have a chance at winning some fabulous prizes.  In keeping with that spirit, I thought I'd do a little blog candy today!  Up for grabs is the sweet PI I used today, Pure Innocence Have Hope AND the new Oval Decorative Doily Die-Namics I used as well!  For a chance, simply leave a comment here letting me know if you are participating in the HYCCT challenges at SCS!  I will choose a winner on Sunday, October 23, at noon EST and announce the winner here on my blog!  Good luck!


Thanks SO much for stopping by!!

Recipe:
Stamps:  Pure Innocence Have Hope from My Favorite Things
Paper:  Smokey Shadow (PTI), Choice Buttercream (TE) and Free Bird/Blush and Delight (Authentique)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories:  Copic Markers, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Oval Decorative Doily Die-Namics, Faux Crochet Border Die-Namics, Homespun Birdhouse Die-Namics, Hearts A Plenty Die-Namics, Button Quartet Die-Namics, Twine, Black Brads and Jody Boosters

Jodi

23 comments:

  1. OH my gosh I LOVE LOVE LOVE this! What a wonderful cause and awesome giveaway...that die is Gorgeous! Your card is too- I love how you always do such a great job on the inside too!

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  2. love this card....Love the embossing in the background also...I have been joining the challenges everyday and here is a link to my gallery:

    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=303536

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  3. Yep, I'm participating and have sent a personal box of cards to MDA as well. Thanks for the great blog candy Jody. These are 2 MFT items that I don't have.

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  4. What a beautiful card, Jodi!! Love the cheerful colours and great design!!

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  5. Unfortunately, I don't have enough time to participate in any of the HYCCT challenges at SCS, but I do love to look at the gallery everyday to see what everyone is creating! My sister is a breast cancer survivor (and my biggest inspiration), and she's a cardmaker as well - would LOVE to win this sweet stamp set to give to her. Thanks for the chance!

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  6. This is SOOOOOO cute! I love your card! That little PI girl is so sweet! I've made like 5 or 6 cards for HYCCT this year so far, I'm hoping to make a few more but my mojo is on vacation. :(

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  7. Jodi, your card is gorgeous!!! I love the bright colors! I've been eyeing all the HYCCT challenges and plan to play in some of them this weekend! :)

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  8. Your card is awesome! It will truly brighten someone's day! I just uploaded a card to Bar's challenge this evening! I lost a husband and step-daughter to cancer so yes I am making cards with SCS.

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  9. I would like to say, yes, I am doing the challenge, but I have to be honest and sa I probably won't. I WIll go look at all of the beautiful submissions and try to gather some ideas to make some hope cards for friends and family that are going through the treatments for cancer. M. Shepard

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  10. Oh my Jodi! She is so sweet! I love the bright and happy colours you used and the fabulous paper!!! Great sample for the challenge! Which reminds me, I need to get busy making mine and catch up on a few challenges I have missed this week...eek!

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  11. I simply adore this PI set...hoping to participate this week-end...great card thanks for sharing

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  12. Oh my goodness GF this is ABSOLUTELY and totally ADORABLE!!!!!!! I love this cutie, I finally used one of mine today woohooo coming to see you makes me want to stamp these cuties!!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend girly!

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  13. No, no time to play this year. Does that mean I can't win here? She sure is cute!!

    As usual, love your card and all the fabulous layering~

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  14. this card is just beautiful! I love all the textures & elements. Sure hope to get a chance this weekend to participate! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  15. Rats! I wish I could participate in the HYCCT challenge but I'm helping my 85-year old neighbor prepare to move into a wonderful assisted living facility on Monday. Breast cancer awareness is such a great cause; is there anyone who hasn't been touched by this disease?

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  16. I haven't had time to participate but I would have loved to. I have a good friend that was just diagnosed 40 days ago, 3 ladies at work going thru treatment and at work we raise money all year long to donate in June to "walk for a cure" every year...would love to win this giveaway set so that I could make cards to sell to raise money to donate! Love your card, its absolutely beautiful as always!

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  17. I sure am! In fact, my challenge went live this morning. Illness in the family and work haven't let me participate as much as I would like, though, but there's still time :)

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  18. I don't have the time right now, but would like to participate in some challenges in the future. Love your blog and projects!!

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  19. Ooooh, Jodi...this is sooo sweet...the little PI girl is just precious and I sooo love all the tecture and details you added!!! I have made a couple of cards for the challenges...one of the cards I combined 10 of the HYCCT challenges...WOOT!!!

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  20. Beautiful card Jodi! All of you details are amazing, as always. You've inspired me to make a card for this challenge.

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  21. What an amazing and special card Jodi! The colors are so pretty together! A lovely design, as always! :D

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  22. Oh Jodi! This card is so special and beautiful. The layers are all done to perfection and love the bright pink with brown. Wow...so lovely. :-)

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  23. This is so sweet Jodi! I love the texture on the cardstock and the great diecut frame!

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