All during the month of October, Splitcoaststampers is sponsoring Hope You Can Cling To to benefit the MD Anderson Cancer Center. A different challenge is being presented each day of the month. I’m excited to be hosting the challenge for today, October 9!

My challenge is called You Had Me In Stitches.  Sadly, one of the results from surgery to remove cancerous growths can be stitches. But as a popular saying goes, “laughter is the best medicine”, and when one laughs a lot they are said to be “in stitches”.  Also, studies have shown that laughter produces endorphins – brain chemicals that help relieve pain and make one feel better.  So my challenge is to make humorous cards using stitching (hand, machine, or faux) as an embellishment.

This bear image and sentiment always make me giggle.  How many of us have ever put on clothes and wondered how they look on our backsides?  Pretty much all of us, am I right? 🙂  For the stitching, I used one strand of green embroidery floss and one strand of red floss in the needle at the same time.

I hope you’ll join in the Hope You Can Cling To challenges at Splitcoaststampers.com and help bring cheer to the cancer patients at MD Anderson!

Supplies:
Stamps: Beary Christmas (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)
Cardstock: Pure Luxury White (Gina K. Designs); designer paper from Holly Jolly Christmas 6″ x 6″ paper pad (Echo Park)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Riding Hood Red (Stampin’ Up)
Other: red and green embroidery floss (DMC); markers (Copic); sponge