God Didn't Promise

It's that time of month for the McMahon Five Designs Breast Cancer Awareness freebie!   This month Sue provided us with a beautiful verse.

It reads:

"God didn't promise days without 

Pain 

laughter without 

Passion 

sorrow nor sun without 

Rain

but He did promise

Strength

for the day

Comfort

for the tears

and

Light 

for the way"

Now remember, as long as you promise that you have done your self exam, you can have this image for FREE!  Yes, that's right Free!!!

Since April is Organ Donor Awareness Month, each April Sue highlights my journey with heart transplant.  If you have not read about it before, you can right HERE.

Even though our emphasis is Breast Cancer Awareness,

the Ribbon stands for so many other Awareness.

Below are the 

April Awareness Ribbon Colors:

Alcohol Awareness Month (red): 

ncadi.samhsa.gov/seasonal/aprilalcohol/

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month (Periwinkle): 

www.aboutibs.org/site/about-ibs/april-ibs-awareness-month

National Autism Awareness Month (Puzzle): 

www.autism-society.org/naam

National Cancer Control Month (Lavender or specific color): 

www.cancer.org

National Child Abuse Prevention Month (Blue): 

www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/

National Donate Life Month (green): 

www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/donatelifemonth.htm

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month (Purple): 

www.nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (Teal & Purple): 

www.rainn.org

Sports Eye Safety Month (green):

 www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/injuries/index.cfm

Women's Eye Health and Safety Month (green):

 www.preventblindness.org

Sexual Assault Awareness Month - Day of Auction - April 20 (Teal & Purple) www.nsvrc.org/saam/current-campaign/day-of-action

2010 March for Babies - April 24-25 (Pink & Blue): 

www.marchforbabies.org

World Meningitis Day - April 24 ( Burgundy): 

www.comoonline.org/wmd.html

God Didn't Promise JPG and PNG

We also have a new digital paper design by our own DT member Kristine.

French Florals DP

Kristine also completed a project with this sentiment and the above papers so please go take a look and give her some love!

I didn't get a chance to post about Friday's release so I'll have that information up for you tomorrow, I promise!!!  Yes, I'll be posting two days in a row!  Who knows, maybe I'll make it three!!!  I do have some fun things to share!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Have you checked....

...your boobies, that is?

It's time for McMahan Five Designs Free Breast Cancer Awareness Image again.  This is a beautiful image drawn by Sue in remembrance of her mother's cousin, Donna, who just recently passed away from breast cancer.

It's such a beautiful image and I had so much fun making a card with it!

Be sure to check out the card that Michelle P also made!

Even though our emphasis is Breast Cancer Awareness,

the Ribbon stands for so many other Awareness.

Below are the 

February Awareness Ribbon Colors:

American Heart Month (Red or Red & Blue Ribbon): 

www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4441

International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month (Pink & Blue Ribbon): www.groupbstrepinternational.org 

National Wear Red Day Feb 5th (Red Ribbon): 

www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth

Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Week Feb 7-14 (Red or Red & Blue Ribbon):

Burn Awareness Week Feb 7-13 (Red Ribbon): 

www.burnawareness.org 

National Donor Day Feb 14th (Green) : 

www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/nationaldonorday.htm

***Our Christine is an Organ Donor Recipient****

Read her story here

Blessings, 

Christine

Love and Faith

It’s time for your monthly self exam and if you promise that you did it, you can receive this beautiful Love & Faith image for free!

 

Even though our emphasis is Breast Cancer Awareness,

the Ribbon stands for so many other Awareness.

Below are the

March Awareness Ribbon Colors:

 

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (Blue or Brown):

www.preventcancer.org/colorectal

National Endometriosis Awareness Month (Peach or Yellow):

www.endocenter.org

Save your Vision Month (Green):

www.aoa.org/x5072.xml

Trisomy Awareness Month (Light Blue):

Workplace Eye Wellness Month (Green):

www.preventblindness.org

National Sleep Awareness Week March 7-13 (Black):

www.sleepfoundation.org

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 10 (red):

www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/

World Kidney Day March 11 (Green):

www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm

Brain Awareness Week March 15-21 (Grey):

www.dana.org/brainweek

National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 20 (Red):

www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm

American Diabetes Alert Day March 22 (Grey):

www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp

World Tuberculosis Day March 24 (Red):

www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day

 

 

Hope

I have two cards to share with you from this weeks release.

 

First of all, we have the free Breast Cancer Awareness image.  I really liked this one and had to create with it.  There is actually a heart on the digi stamp that is underneath the butterfly that I added.  The paper has butterflies on it so I put the butterfly on there and then I covered all the butterflies with the design of the card.  Oh well!!!

 

All you have to do to receive this Awareness image is promise that you do your self exam each month.  It’s important.

 

 

Second, I just thought this Vertie was so cute that I had to make something with her.  I don’t often do cute.  This card is so much better in real life.  Vertie is green—all the colors seem brighter for some reason.  Tried to fix it in PSE but it just made it worse.

 

 

Now on to this weeks release!!!

 

 

 

Samantha JPG

 

 

 

 

Little Ballerina JPG and PNG

 

 

 

Vertie Make A Wish JPG and PNG

 

 

 

 

The Welcome JPG

 

 

Vintage Fashion Child JPG and PNG

 

 

 

 

Hope Ribbon JPG and PNG  *FREEBIE*

 

 

 

 

Please visit my Design Team sister’s blogs to see projects with all these new digis – Carolyn, Fran, Kristine, Maxine, Michelle A, Michelle B, Michelle P, Raven, Shelly, Sue

 

Blessings,

Christine

Beautiful Muchacha

It’s release day at McMahon Five Designs again and this week will surely not disappoint.  We have so many beautiful images!!!

 

I chose to make a card with the Muchacha beauty!  I loved her at first sight and she was so much fun to color!!!  I kept the layout simple and used some paper from Graphics 45.

 

My second surgery went very well.  I can hardly even feel it.  However, I strained or did something to my back and have quite a lot of pain from that now.  It’s just been kind of a rough trip physically but we have had a great time!

 

 

 

Smocked Outfit & Bonnet

 

 

Needlework

 

 

 

Cinderella

 

 

 

Cherry Blossom & Butterflies

 

 

Cherry Blossom Designer Papers

 

Cherry Blossom Spring Designer Paper

 

 

 

 

Beautiful Muchacha

 

Vintage Rider

 

 

 

 

Butterfly

 

 

 

Awareness - English

Awareness - Spanish

 

Even though our emphasis is Breast Cancer Awareness,

the Ribbon stands for so many other Awareness.

Below are the

March Awareness Ribbon Colors:

 

 

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (Blue or Brown):
www.preventcancer.org/colorectal

National Endometriosis Awareness Month (Peach or Yellow):
www.endocenter.org

Save your Vision Month (Green):
www.aoa.org/x5072.xml

Trisomy Awareness Month (Light Blue):

Workplace Eye Wellness Month (Green):
www.preventblindness.org

National Sleep Awareness Week March 7-13 (Black):
www.sleepfoundation.org


National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 10 (red):
www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/

World Kidney Day March 11 (Green):
www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm

Brain Awareness Week March 15-21 (Grey):
www.dana.org/brainweek

National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 20 (Red):
www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm

American Diabetes Alert Day March 22 (Grey):
www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp

World Tuberculosis Day March 24 (Red):
www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day


FREE BCA DIGI FOR YOU!!!


 


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Help us spread the word!
Grab this months Blinkie or Badge!

For more details on the projects above, visit the Design Team blogs!

Amy
Bonnie

Carolyn

Christine
Judy

Kristine
Lorie

Michelle

Raven
Shelly
Sue

Have a great weekend!

Blessings,

Christine

Awareness Wreath

It’s release time again at McMahon Five Designs!

We’re taking a bit easy on you this week with just a few new images.  Most importantly (to me anyway) is our new Breast Cancer Awareness image.  However this month, we have a bit of a twist!

<a href="http://www.mcmahonfivedesign.com/store/store_results.asp?ShopByStyle=35&Section=Breast+Cancer+Charity/" target="”_blank”"><img border="”0”" src="http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l561/Kristine2818/M5D-december-BCA.gif" /></a>

Sue drew a wreath with Happy Awareness as the sentiment so that you can use the image for any various cases out there.  Once again, all you need to do is pledge that you will perform your self exam and Sue will send you the image for free.  Just click on the blinkie above.  Kristine makes these blinkies for us—isn’t she wonderful!!!

Here’s my example for today.

 

New this week...

Adele's Gift

New this week...

Jolly Elf

New this week...

Graces Glow (I’m also working on a card with this cutie!)

Awareness Wreath

Be sure to check out the samples by the rest of the Design Team!

Bonnie, Carolyn, me, Kristine, Michelle, Sue

I have a Thanksgiving dinner poem that I  will share with you later if I can find it!!!  For all my American friends, Happy Thanksgiving and don’t eat too much!  My family isn’t eating dinner until 6:00 pm so I’ll be around tomorrow.  I’m making a couple of pies, rolls and cranberry sauce for my contribution!  I hope I have lots of leftovers!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-Copics; Image-McMahon Five Designs; Paper-K & Co; Pearls-KaiserCraft; Ribbon-Papertrey Ink.

Challenges:
Copic Creations--Shading your paper pieced images (I did this on the wreath)