Challenge Week 40; Breast Cancer Awareness Month

#40

Challenge:   Breast Cancer Awareness

October 8 - 14th, 2013

Hi Cheryl here. As you know, October is National Breast Awarness Month. In honor of this the Design Team for Cuttin' and Stampin' are all doing a project this month. Both my family and my husband's have had their share of  cancers, but to date we have been blessed not to have a family member with breast cancer. When I was asked to participate this month, it really made me realize what an important month October is to our sisterhood. With the heightened awareness of this dreadful disease maybe this will make all woman more aware and remind them of how important our mammograms and monthly self breast exams are.

For my project I was given the "Hope" stamp set from Paper Smooches. It is a very sweet set of stamps that are full of encourgement, hope, and support for anyone diagnosed with or a survivor of Breast Cancer. It also has a coordinating die set. I started off with an A2 size card, which measures 5.50" x 11", scored at 4.25". I decided to make a "Triple Time Stamping" card. I am sure there are many actual names for this type of card, but I got my name for this card and the inspiration for it by my friend Dawn Olchefske. If you are interested, here is a link to her YouTube video showing how she made her card. For my layers I used my card base and a top layer measuring 4" x 5.25", two middle layers measuring 3" x 4.25" and 3.25" x 4.50", and my top two layers measureing 2" x 3.25" and 2.25" x 3.50"

I gathered all three top layers and placed a small dot of adhesive between the layers to hold the papers while I stamped. I stamped my verse and glove first using a bold black ink, and then stamped the glove again on another pink solid print.. Fussy cut it out and then used a pop dot and added it over the stamped image. I then used the largest ribbon stamp and stamped all across the attached papers using a pink ink, then moved down to the smaller stamp, and then lastly to the smallest stamp filling in any open area.

Afterwards I  separated the three layers, being careful to keep them in the same stamped order, and then matted each layer together until I had three joined layers.

My heart goes out to anyone that has or has been treated for breast cancer. I am proud that our country has October as the month for Breast Cancer Awareness. We all stay busy taking care and providing for our families, sometimes we need to be reminded that we have to take care of ourselves too.

If you would like to follow and like the Cuttin' and Stampin' facebook page, please click here. If you would like to shop on the online store, you may click the link here. The shopping options are to the right. Tammy has tons of Paper Smooches Stamps and coordinating dies just waiting to go home with you!

Thank you for visiting the Cuttin' and Stampin' Blog today. I hope you will return each day this month and see what each one on the Design Team has also made in honor of this most important day.

We hope you'll join us and make a project for Breast Cancer Awareness.  It could be a scrapbook page, card, etc.  You can link your project here.

Please make sure your creation post has a link back to Cuttin' and Stampin'. 

Thanks for playing along!  We will be announcing the winners on October 18 2013.

Happy Scrappin......Cheryl

Challenge #40 - Saturday

#40

Challenge:   Breast Cancer Awareness

October 8 - 14th, 2013

Happy  Saturday!  This weeks challenge with the Cuttin and Stampin Design Team is to make something related to Breast Cancer Awareness. 

For my project I have a 6x6 card to share with you today.  I used the stamp set "Hope" from Paper Smooches and the pink cardstock that I used is from Brazzil Paper.

We hope you'll join us and make a project for Breast Cancer Awareness.  It could be a scrapbook page, card, etc.  You can link your project here.

Please make sure your creation post has a link back to Cuttin' and Stampin'. 

Thanks for playing along!  We will be announcing the winners on October 18 2013.

Challenge Winner Week 39 - Halloween

Hi everyone, Doris here with our latest winners from our

Week 39 Challenge - Halloween. 

Wow - this challenge was filled with outstanding projects!

True Random Number Generator

Min: Max:  

Result:  6

from Kelly at The Beauty of Paper

And our DT pick comes from

Calypso's Cards and Creations

To claim your prize, email tammy@cuttinandstampin.com.
Copy the blinkie and display it proudly on your blogs.

Congratulations to our winner - Hope to see you at the next challenge!

Challenge #40 - Friday

#40

Challenge:   Breast Cancer Awareness

October 8 - 14th, 2013

As a two time breast cancer survivor, the month of October has special meaning to me.  It gives me an opportunity to dedicate my favorite color, Pink, to breast Cancer Awareness!

I used the Paper Smooches Hope stamp and die sets for my card, along with some awesome colors of Bazzill Pink Cardstock!  The cardbase for my card is Bazzill Date Swirl, a soft gray color.  I used SU Pixie Pink ink.  The larger ribbon at the top was first stamped then die cut.  The words hope and the smaller ribbon were diecut from Bazzill cardstock, no ink.  I also used an embossing folder and a border punch along with a pale pink Taffeta ribbon strip and bow on my card.

Please join us with this weeks challenge in creating a project honoring Breast Cancer Awareness. You can enter your project on our Challenge Blog Here. 

You can purchase your own Paper Smooches Hope stamp set and die on sale on the Weekly Deal page. 

Hope Die and Stamp set Janet October 10

#40

Challenge:   Breast Cancer Awareness

October 8 - 14th, 2013

Hello! Janet here today! I'm using the Paper Smooches Hope Die and Stamp set! I just love how easily these dies cut and the stamps have such great images as well as sentiments. I used Brazzil paper. I made a group of  3x3 note cards to tuck into care packages or for tray favors for Cancer patients. It seems all of us know of someone dealing with Cancer and I know that a care package can brighten someone's day immensely! My Girl Scout troop is always looking for ways to provide service and they help at the local Race for the Cure and other activities so I think this would be a great project for the girls to make up a batch and send to the hospital or lab to cheer up someone. Take a look at the cards:

I put the shoe and glove on Close to my Heart action springs. Who isn't smiling when something moves on the card? The glove one has Fight Like A Girl stamped several times with small hope ribbons from the die set. The Shoe has a large ribbon, banner piece with Let's Kick Cancer's butt!

The bottom right one has the banner piece, large ribbon die and I am in your corner stamped.

The upper left one has the Hope die and small ribbon die, with a Thanks and inside says For your support. Head over to my blog and see each card and inside in detail. http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com.  I know you'll want to help us support Cancer Awareness and join in our challenge! I'm happy to say that I'm an Ovarian Cancer survivor since 1995 now! And I know that without the support of my family and my church family that I would have not have made it through many days! If you're going through a fight now, know that I'm praying for each of  you! 

 

We hope you'll join us and make a project for Breast Cancer Awareness.  It could be a scrapbook page, card, etc.  You can link your project here.

Please make sure your creation post has a link back to Cuttin' and Stampin'. 

Thanks for playing along!  We will be announcing the winners on October 18 2013.

Challenge #40 - Wednesday

#40

Challenge:   Breast Cancer Awareness

October 8 - 14th, 2013

 Hello Everyone.  It truly amazes me how a pink ribbon and the promise to a dying sister more than 30 years ago has grown into this massive movement of awareness and early detection.  As a result we are able to celebrate many more survivors.  

I believe that all of us have been touched by some form of cancer and it seems like this month more than any other, we all try to do our part to increase awareness and encourage women to go for mammograms.  

I have created a card to uplift the spirits of a friend currently fighting this battle.  I hope my small note will giver her strength and encouragement during the tough times ahead. 

I started with a Date Swirl card base and matted it with the Slipper pink from Bazzill.  I used the Watermelon Sensation and Marshmallow on the three squares.  I use the Paper Smooches Hope die cut for the word and the Hope stamp set for the sentiment. I then covered the die cut word with diamond glitter. 

As I create this post, I hope and pray that this wonderful campaign to increase awareness and early detection will continue to reach more and more women every year.  I don't believe we will ever get rid of the cancer, but we will be able to save more lives.  

Please join us with this weeks challenge in creating a project honoring Breast Cancer Awareness. You can enter your project on our Challenge Blog Here. 

You can purchase your own Paper Smooches Hope stamp set and die on sale on the Weekly Deal page. 

 

Challenge #40 - Tuesday

#40

Challenge:   Breast Cancer Awareness

October 8 - 14th, 2013

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in many countries around the world, and the pink ribbon is the movement's most visible symbol.  We're celebrating this week with projects that feature both the color pink and the awareness ribbon!

My project features the beautiful Hope stamp set and die set from Paper Smooches.  (This set was designed by Kim Hughes, who lost her mother to breast cancer.)

Hoping to have the pink really pop, the card is mostly a nice medium gray (Date Swirl from Bazzill Basics) accented with the dotted pink (Slipper).  The word "hope" is embossed with a very light pink opaque embossing powder.   I used the ribbon stamp to create a pattern on the bottom, and added the "loved" sentiment on top.   Last, I used the die set to cut the small ribbon out of Watermelon Sensation.

While we're talking about Breast Cancer Awareness, please be brave and choose to Walk the Walk in addition to Talking the Talk.  I have first hand experience with this... I even have friends my age going through breast cancer treatments now... but I was too afraid to get my own mammogram.  If you're 40 and over and haven't done a mammogram this year, pick up the phone and make an appointment today.  And if you don't want to do it for yourself, please consider doing it for the people who love you.

We hope you'll join us and make a project for Breast Cancer Awareness.  It could be a scrapbook page, card, etc.  You can link your project here.

Please make sure your creation post has a link back to Cuttin' and Stampin'. 

Thanks for playing along!  We will be announcing the winners on October 18 2013.