The Little Mermaid - HYCCT

The Hope You Can Cling To challenges are moving right along over on Splitcoast Stampers.
While over on Jellypark Friends it's still Pinktober and the current challenge is to "Pink It Up".  Unless you've just gotten out of deep freeze, awakened from a coma, or are seriously out of touch with current events you know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and that Pink is the color associated with it.  All I'd like for you to do is to make something pink and join in some of the challenges.  If you can do something more GREAT.  Anything you do will start a ripple.  My greatest hope is that one day someone will be able to say "Cancer, jeez, I can't remember the last time I heard of anybody getting cancer".  It's my dream and I'm sure it's yours too.  Make it your mantra, maybe we can make it come true.

FIGHT LIKE A GIRL!!!

Here's the deets:
stamp - Jellypark Friends "Mermaid";  sentiment A-Muse "a warm hello"
ink - hp printer; Stampin' Up "Pink Passion" marker for sentiment
paper - My Favorite Things "Natural" and "Sno-Cone" card stock; Stampin' Up "So Saffron" cardstock; Me and My Big Ideas "Destination Paradise" dp
miscellaneous - copics; burlap twine; mermaid charm; pearl; embossing folder; My Favorite Things "Sea Charms" and "Ovals Stax" die-namics

Here's the challenges:
Splitcoast Stampers "HYCCT" 1212 - Start Spreading the News
One Stitch at a Time - Music or a Song (the Little Mermaid)
Just Keep On Creating #4 - Anything Goes
Gem #56 - For the Girls
Paper Play week 41 - Simply Cute

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Fly Me to the Moon - CIC 182

To infinity and beyond...That's what I think when I see these cupcakes, this week's Cupcake Inspirations challenge CIC182 photo. Our sponsor is DRS Designs.  That's where I got my really cool space ship image.

Usually outer space images make me think boys and masculine but there are lots of little girls who want to be astronauts and scientists too. They need to be encouraged, that's a field of endeavor that needs some more estrogen, if you know what I mean.


Here's the deets:
stamp - DRS Designs
ink - hp printer
paper - Unknown blue card stock; My Favorite Things "Banana Split" cs for stars; Crate Paper "Orbit Collection - Satellite" dsp
miscellaneous - copics; mini brads; ribbon; My Favorite Things "Stacked Stars" die-namics; Spellbinder's "Ribbon Tag Trio" die; buttons, ribbon; Viva glitter pen "Gold" and "Iridescent"; Bic "Deep Sea Blue" fine point

Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC182 - photo
Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - Tic Tac Toe (diagonal - ribbon, free, punch or die)
Southern Girls #55 - Tie a Ribbon Around It
Simon Says - Dies and Punches

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Shaped Card - Pile It On #42

This week the challenge at Pile It On is to make a shaped card. No rectangle or squares this week. There's so many fun shapes that are pretty easy to make. Some easy shapes to make are Christmas trees, dog bones,eggs, circles and hearts. An easy way to make a shaped card is using a die cut. You might have a child's coloring book that has some pictures you can use for a template. The crayon shape was very simple and until I came across the stamp I would never have thought of it. It's a small single stamp, I think it cost about $1.00. Let your stamps be your inspiration. If you don't have a template do a google search and you're sure to find a picture you can use. Just remember to leave a small bit on the edge for the fold. When you're making shaped cards you can go with a clean and simple look like this one or you can get wild and crazy and put lots of embellishments on it. Have fun making it and them link it up on the Pile It On challenge blog.

Here's the deets:

stamp - Imaginisce "Crayons"

ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"

paper - Bazzill unmarked card stock

miscellaneous - copics

 

Here's the challenges:
Pile It On #42 - Shaped Cards
Splitcoast Stampers HYCCT1210 - Ship Shape (Shaped Cards)
CRAFT #176 - Monochromatic
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Papercraft Star #116 Fall Colors
Crafts and Me #105 - Anything Goes

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Word - HYCCT

HYCCT means Hope You Can Cling To.  That's the October challenges in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness.  This challenge is to use the letters HYCCT in your card.  Not the actual letters, words that start with those letters.  This is getting clear as mud.  Use something or try a technique that begins with those letters.  I give up, I know what it means, if you want to find out hop on over to Splitcoast Stampers and read all about it.


Here's the deets:
stamp - Whimsie Doodle "Frankie" and "Frank's Girl" (aren't they cute together)
ink - hp printer
paper - My Favorite Things "Natural" card stock; Moxie "Midnight Dreary - Tomb It May Concern"
miscellaneous - copics; K  & Co. "Kelly Panacci Halloween Icon Die Cut" card stock; twine; frankenstein charm

Here's the challenges:
Splitcoast Stamper HYCCT1208 - HYCCT
Oldie But a Goodie - Inspired By a Song (The Monster Mash - the all time best Halloween song ever! - using papers from last year)
One Stitch At a Time #134 - Boo!
No Matter Which - Halloween Creations
Crazy for Challenges C4C157 - Your Favorite Halloween Character (Frankie)
Paper Playtime #85 -Trick or Treat and Die Cut or Punches

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Laughter Is the Best Medicine

When you're ailing nothing makes you feel better than a good laugh.  Whatever you're doing if you're laughing it's always more fun.

Today's Hope You Can Cling To challenge is "You Had Me In Stitches" (pun intended).  Pop over to Splitcoast Stampers to join in the challenges.  This is Patricia's challenge to make a humorous card with stitching - real or faux. 

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Frame It - Gus and Stella Person to Annoy"
ink - hp printer
paper - MFT "Natural" card stock; Basic Grey "Sugar Rush"
miscellaneous - copics; the Cat's Pajamas "Heart Trio" die; ribbon; heart charm; bling; Bic orange marker

Here's the challenges:
Splitcoast Stampers HYCCT1209 - You Had Me In Stitches
Sentimental Sundays #123 - Anything Goes
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

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Hope and Music

This is for the Hope You Can Cling To challenges on Splitcoast Stampers.  This is a month of challenges inspired by Breast Cancer Awareness.   This challenge is "Music Soothes the Soul".  Now I'm a little bit older than the 80's gal pictured in this image but I'm pretty sure the music coming out of that box wasn't very soothing, but this card is silent so we will never know.

 

Here's the deets:

stamp - My Favorite Things "ALM 80's Girl"

ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"

paper - Stampin' Up "Pink Pirouette" card stock and "Sending Love" dsp

miscellaneous - copics; My Favorite Things "Rounded Banner Stax" and "Little Open Scallop Strip" die-namics; Tim Holtz "Symphony" tissue tape; ribbon; burlap twine; charm; brads; machine stitching

 

Here's the challenges:

Splitcoast Stampers HYCCT1207 - Music Soothes the Soul

My Favorite Things MFTGUESTDT1012 - sketch

Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes

Just Keep on Creating #4 - Anything Goes

Dream Valley #42 - Go Pink

Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - Tic Tac Toe (Diagonal - Ribbon, free, die cut)

Really Reasonable Ribbon #57 - Pretty in Pink

Color Q #157 - Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Basic Grey, Black and White

 

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Hope and Hugs

Hope and hugs go together.  Would you believe I just made a typo of the word hugs as jugs.  Now I normally consider that word offensive when it's used as a euphemism for breasts but in this particular context it actually amused me, I am "Easily Amused".  But I digress...

This card was created for the Hope You Can Cling To challenges at Splitcoast Stampers.  why don't you join us. 

Here's the deets:
stamp - Crafty Secrets "Love and Support"
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"
paper - My Favorite Things "Natural" card stock; The Paper Studio "Mirabelle" dp
miscellaneous - copics; MFT "Oval" die-namics; SU "oval", "scalloped oval" and corner punch; pink burlap twine; pink bling; ribbon charm; eyelet; Bic "Honey Brown" marker for faux stitching

Here's the challenges:
Splitcoast Stampers HYCCT1206 - Dies and Punches (at least 3)
Sentimental Sundays #123- Anything Goes
Just Keep on Creating #4 - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - #152 - Anything Goes
Dream Valley #42 Go Pink

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Hope and Courage

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Nelson Mandela

Kathy's challenge for the Hope You Can Cling To challenges is "Courage" - Make a card or two to inspire strength and courage to a patient. Or, you can be inspired by someone you know who been especially courageous.

When you or your loved one is battling cancer you are in the fight of/for your life. The first hurdle is getting past hearing your doctor give you your prognosis. Many, many of my loved ones have had cancer. the closest I've come is several small lumps in my eyelids. I thought they were nothing to be concerned about, but they annoyed me, whenever I rubbed my eyes I felt them. I decided to have them removed. My eye doctor told me not to bother having them removed because they'd grow back. Years later a new eye doctor removed them. After the surgery was done he told me that one of the lumps was a melanoma and that he had removed all of it. I felt like someone had just punched me in the gut. I became light headed and everything felt dreamlike. Now, that's how I responded to something that required no treatment and wasn't life threatening. I don't want to think about how I would respond to a serious cancer.

Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "ALM - Fight Like a Girl"
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"; Stampin' Up "Cherry Cobbler"; Bic pink marker
paper - Stampin' Up "Pink Pirouette" card stock; "Sending Love" dsp
miscellaneous - copics; bling; ribbon; charm; button brads; brads; machine stitching; My Favorite Things "Oval" die-namics

Here's the challenges:
Splitcoast Stampers - Hope You Can Cling To HYCCT1205 - Courage
My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club MFTWSC92 - sketch
A Gem of a Challenge #55 - For the Girl

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Five Words for Hope

Clean and simple cards are very difficult for me.  They look clean and simple but for me there's a lot of work going on in my head, not to mention the battle of holding back.  It is extremely difficult to not pick up the patterned paper and ribbons, the bling, the brads, the charms and dies and punches.  I know you can use some embellies but I want to use them all. 
When you look at a card like this it looks like it took less than ten minutes to create.  Well, the actual putting it together only took a couple minutes but the planning and editing took hours. 

The Hope You Can Cling To challenges are up and running on Splitcoast Stampers.  Anyone can play along if they are a member.  If you not, it doesn't cost anything to be a member so sign up and play.  You can be doing something positive for Breast Cancer Awareness while you're doing your favorite thing.  AND there's hundreds of prizes you could win, lots of them are really big.

This card is for the "Five Words" challenge. 

Here's the deets:
stamp - Inkadinkado "Cats"
ink - Memento "Bamboo Leaves"
paper - My Favorite Things "Kraft"
miscellaneous - Cloud Nine Design - Rain Dots Words and Shapes "I Love My Cat"

Here's the challenges:
Splitcoast Stampers - Hope You Can Cling To "Five Words"
Sentimental Sundays #123 - Anything Goes
Just Keep On Creating #4 - Anything Goes
Fab 'n Funky #141 - No Patterned Paper
Crafts and Me #104 - My Sentiments Exactly

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CIC181 - Happy Birthday

Can you believe how much detail went into the making of the feathers on this cupcake?  Looks like a lot of work to me.  Well, this peacock is the inspiration for this week's Cupcake Inspirations challenge.  We're sponsored by Digi Darla Designs where you can find lots of cute images.  There were at least 5 images that I had to enny, meanie, miney, moe over when I was picking my image for this challenge.  There are literally hundreds of images to choose from, it won't take long to fill your shopping cart.  Luckily digi images aren't that expensive, you can pick up quite a few before it gets pricey.

For my card I went with the "Happy Birthday Print Word Art" image.  I've had the peacock dp for a long time.  I had no idea how I was going to use it, but I knew eventually a use would pop up, and here it is.  Pop over to the Cupcake Inspirations challenge blog to see what the rest of the design team was inspired to create.  There's always some yummy eye candy to see.








Here's the deets:
stamp - Digi Darla "Happy Birthday Print Word Art"
ink - hp printer
paper - Bazzill "Frosted Teal" and "Beeswax" card stock; Stampin' Up "River Rock" card stock; Recollections "Peacock Feathers" dp
miscellaneous - copics; Stampin' Up rhinestone brads; My Favorite Things "Large Fancy Flourish" and circle die-namics; bling; machine Stitching

Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC181 - photo
Totally Gorjuss #152- Anything Goes
Friday Mash Up #79 - Rectangles and/or Pacific Point, Marina Mist, Gumball Green, Lucky Limeade

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World Card Making Day

It's World Card Making Day!  That's a great reason to sit down and make a card for your best buddy. 

How do you like my card?  Isn't that an adorable image.  Well you can get that image for free.  Hop over to the Jellypark Friends challenge blog and it's there for the taking.  Now that's a deal.  While you're there you can check out what the rest of the design team has created.  They are fantastic.

Over on Jellypark in honor or Breast Cancer Awareness we've changed October to Pinktober, so while you're at it throw a little pink on your card. 

Here's the deets:
stamp - Jellypark Friends "Thinking of You" (it's a freebie - go get it)
ink - hp printer
paper - Stampin' Up "Pretty in Pink" and "Rich Razzleberry" card stock; Basic Grey "Green at Heart" dp
miscellaneous - copics; Stampin' Up ticket corner punch; Martha Stewart "Hydrangea" border punch; black sharpie for doodles; ribbon; flower charm; bling

Here's the challenges:
Really Reasonable Ribbons #57 - Pretty in Pink
Dream Valley #42 - Go Pink
Cupcake Craft #212 - Think Pink

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Strip Please

 

Strip Please, is another of the Hope You Can Cling To challenges going on at Splitcoast Stampers for October Breast Cancer Awareness month.  come over and join us.  There will be 34 challenges over the course of the month, with lots and lots of outrageous prizes.  More importantly you can help spread a little hope and joy to some people who can use a little cheer by donating your cards.  Splitcoast has a cancer center you can use or you can send them off to a place of your choice.  It's up to you.  Head over to Splitcoast and read up then get inky and play along

This challenge is "Strip Please".    You'll get to use up some of those bits of paper you've been saving.

 

Here's the deets:

stamp - Kenny K "Christmas Shopping"

ink - hp printer

paper - Stampin' Up "Cherry Coobler" card stock and "Holiday Treasures" dsp

miscellaneous - copics; Spellbinder's Lacey Circle die

 

Here's the challenges"

A Gem of a Challenge #55 - For the Girls

Delightful - Winter Holiday

Totally Papercrafts #137- Let's See Those Shapes

Kenny K - No Squares Allowed

 

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Jellypark - Pink It Up

WOW!  You have no idea how excited I am to share this piece of news.  I have been keeping this secret for a couple weeks and was about to burst.  I love Jellypark so this is like going to heaven for me.  For the last couple weeks I've been chatting it up with the DT and they are fun and funny.   Lots of Brits in the group so I'm learning lots of new slang, most days I have to ask for translations, which cracks me up.  Besides be very funny they are incredibly talented.  It's a privilege to work with them and I have to thank Claire for adding me to her team.  I am blessed.

If you aren't color blind you've probably noticed things are looking pink all of a sudden.  In case you've been in the deep freeze or just coming out of a coma (it could happen) October is Breast Cancer Awareness month with the pink ribbon for its symbol. 

There's nothing funny about cancer.  It strikes anybody, any gender, any age, any religion, any nationality, that it - ANYBODY.  There isn't a one of you reading this that hasn't had the misfortune of knowing someone who has it. 

Claire, owner and designer of Jellypark has created this pink ribbon digi and it is being released today.  Because it's a digi it can be sized small to large, whatever you're computer and printer can handle.  For this card, which happens to look a lot better in real life, I made the ribbon large.  It's printed on vellum paper and colored with copics.  For the paper underneath I went into Word and typed "fight like a girl" and then repeated it till it covered the page.  I chose a pink font and found a piece of printed paper that had a pink and white pattern on it.  I cut it down to 8-1/2 x 11 and fed it through the printer.  It's adhered to a white card base then using an adhesive made for use with vellum the ribbon page was added. 

The challenge this week is "Pink It Up" and because pink is the color associated with Breast Cancer Awareness we're going pink all month at the Jellypark Friend Challenge blog.  I don't know about you but for me when I use pink there's usually a smile on my face. 

By the way, there's also an image of two sweet little girls called "Song in Your Heart" being released.  It's perfect for those notes to your bff and it just begs you to use pink on it.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Jellypark "Pink Ribbon"
ink - hp printer
paper - vellum; pink and white printed paper without any markings; white card stock
miscellaneous - copics, vellum tape runner

Here's the challenges:
Jellypark Friends - Pink It Up
Fresh Brewed - Thinking of You
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

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HYCCT Cupcake

You never stop learning and that's a good thing.  Yesterday I learned that cupcake is slang for breast.  It's kind of cute, huh?  It's the inspiration for LuvLee's challenge in the "Hope You Can Cling to" challenges on Splitcoast Stampers.  Lee is challenging us to make a pretty wrapping for a cupcake and a tag or note to go with it. 

I do love cupcakes and just about anything cupcake themed.  The paper used in this project is called "Cupcake" and the plaid paper co-ordinates with it.  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this paper.  I purchased 5 or more sheets of each of them.  If it's still around the next time I'm at the store I'll pick up more - you know, just in case.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Bugaboo "Cupcake Word Block"; Lockhart "Happy Cupcake Day"
ink - hp printer and "Pink Passion" SU marker for sentiment
paper - My Favorite Things "Pink Lemonade" card stock; Stampin' Up "Certainly Celery" and "Melon Mambo" card stock; Recollections "Cupcake" and "Pink Plaid" dp
miscellaneous - copics; Spellbinder's "Tag Trio" die; Queen and Co. pink bling

Here's the challenges:
Splitcoast Stampers HYCCT1202 - Show Us Your Cupcakes
Cupcake Craft #212 - Think Pink
Craft Your Passion #130 - Save the Hooters - Pink
Our Creative Corner - Use Plaid or Gingham

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More Hope

October is "Hope You Can Cling To" challenge month at Splitcoast Stampers.  Lots of challenges, lots of prizes.   More important it's to promote Cancer Awareness.  Participants are requested to forward their cards to the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.   They've partnered with the center.  The cards will benefit patients and the family of patients being treated for breast cancer.  People who can use some cheer in their days. 


This challenge is "Rays of Hope".  Host Beate challenges you to make a card or project mostly in grey tones with a splash of color.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Teddy Bo "Just Resting My Eyes" digi; sentiment Stampin' Up "Tea Shoppe"
ink - hp printer; Memento "Tuxedo Black"
paper - DCWV neutrals grey card stock; Stampin' Up "So Saffron" card stock and "Neutrals" Patterns Stack dsp; Teresa Collins "Carolina Breeze" dsp
miscellaneous - copics; buttons; baker's twine; moon and stars charm; My Favorite Things "Solid Bracket Border" and "Oval" die-namics

Here's the challenges"
Splitcoast Stampers HYCCT1201C - Rays of Hope
Teddy Bo #42- Anything Goes and optional sketch
Papercraft Star #115 - Anything Goes
L'il Red Wagon #153 - Button Bonanza
Fresh Brewed - Thinking of You
Tuesday Throwdown #118- Cute and Cuddly

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Hope You Can Cling To - Show Me What You're Made Of

For October Splitcoast Stampers is having the "Hope You Can Cling To" challenge.  There will be a new challenge daily. 

"Understand Blue" aka Lydia is hosting the first challenge "Show Me What You're Made Of".  What's your style? 

The cards that reflect my basic style are made with cutesy images that can be colored.  There's usually a couple layers and mats, machine or faux stitching, bling and I try to work a charm onto most of my cards.  Some days I'll distress but it's not my go to thing.  I like to play in challenges and make my cards with a couple in mind.

Here's the deets:
stamp - Prairie Fairy "Birthday Gilly"
ink - hp printer
paper - Stampin' Up "Pretty in Pink" and "Bermuda Bay" card stock;  My Favorite Things "Sno-Cone" card stock; American Crafts "the Goods - Bubbles" and "A la Carte - Anise" dsp
miscellaneous - copics; My Favorite Things "Oval" and "Fishtail Flag Stax" die-namics; Creative Memories cutting system for circles; ribbon; cord; birthday cake charm; bling; brads

Here's the challenges:
Splitcoast Stampers HYCCT1201A - Show Me What You're Made of
Mojo Monday MOJO261 - sketch
Top Tip Tuesday #86 - Good with Food
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes - optional Celebrate
Speedy the Fox #127 - Circles

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October - A Month of Hope

It's October and that's Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  It's a problem for everyone, I bet there isn't a person out there who doesn't know someone who has been hit with this disease.  I wish I could say that I could count them on my fingers but I know way too many woman who are fighting or have fought. 

At Splitcoast Stampers October brings a month of challenges, the "Hope You Can Cling To Challenge".  There will be a new challenge posted everyday.  If you aren't a member of Splitcoast you can sign up for free.  So why not stop on over there and play along. 

I am challenging myself to complete all the challenges in the time allotted.  Today I made two cards because I'm already a day behind.

This card is for the "For Kid's Sake" challenge. 

Here's the deets:
stamp - Mo Manning "Strawberry Girl" digi
ink - hp printer
paper - Stampin' Up "So Saffron" card stock; Making Memories "English Garden" dp
miscellaneous - copics; My Favorite Things "Dizzy Doily" and "Circles" die-namics; Stampin' Up Green Galore marker for doodling; ribbon; cord; charm;  bling

Here's the challenges:
Splitcoast Stampers - HYCCT1201B - For Kid's Sake
Bronte and Bella's #154 - Ribbons and Bows
Monday Lunchtime #240 - sketch

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Remember it's Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Think of something to do, for today you can click on the pink ribbon near the top of my sidebar, that will help fund mammograms.