IBC
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Earlier
this week I posted about my mother’s breast cancer, which I still don’t know that
much about. I remember when she went
through it and that she had a mastectomy, however, mom didn’t want to talk about it in
detail. It is the way it was for her
generation, some things were kept to oneself. She advised her daughters (because men getting breast cancer was not talked about then) to have regular mammograms,
but not told what kind of cancer she had. At
the time I didn’t even know there were different types of breast cancer.
Today I
want to share with you about IBC, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, which is a rare
form of breast cancer (1-5% of cases in the US are IBC) yet is a very
aggressive form. It is not detectable in routine self breast exams, you will
not find a lump as this cancer grows in nests or sheets, rather than as a
confined, solid tumor; and therefore, can be defused throughout the breast with
no palpable mass. There is a SISTER
check posted below, but I would recommend you google for more information and
talk to your doctor if have any questions.
My friend,
Shelly, has been living with this decease and is an advocate to helping others
learn about this often misdiagnosed cancer.
Shelly holds charity crops in my area at a local craft store and talks
openly about the disease and it's symptoms. She wants
you and I to be informed. She is
working tirelessly to raise money for research and awareness. This post is my small part in spreading the
word to you.
If you
would like to donate to this cause, see Shelly’s link below. She has an ongoing-fundraiser link. Thanks! https://www.gofundme.com/avtpep-ibc-crop-for-a-cause
In honor of Shelly and the countless others who have been effected by Breast Cancer, I thought
I would share projects made with the Ribbon of Courage Bundle available in the
2017-18 Stampin’ Up! catalog. This stamp
set was designed by a demonstrator in honor of a family member who battled with
Breast Cancer.
Eclipse
cards are all the rage right now. The
trick to these cards is to stamp first before you cut out the letters. Then you save the letters that have the
stamping on them and put them on the top of the subsequent letters you
stack. This is how you get the design to
match up. Today I will share a few different versions of this technique. The below card is the typical Eclipse
style. The words are cut out twice and
stacked to lift them off the page.
For this
one I thought I would try coloring the letters with Stampin’ Write Markers so
they would really stand out. The world ‘Love’ was inked from the larger
sentiment using Stampin’ Write Markers.
This last
Eclipse style is not at all typical. I
did cut the word out, however, I did not add any layers, I let the cut create
the lines for each letter. The small ribbon was die-cut twice, then stacked and trimmed to appear as if it
is hanging off the letter ‘s’ then I covered the ribbon with the Fine Tip Glue adhesive to give
it a shine.
Here’s a
bonus card as a reminder that this stamp set, and the coordinating dies, can be
used for many occasions.
The product information for the
items used on these projects are listed below the hop-link. If you plan to place an order, please use the
Hostess Code:
Q39ZHT6D You will be
entered into a drawing for FREE Product on October 23rd. The winner will be announced on my blog and
on my Facebook page @MemoryINKers.
Don't Forget the World Card Making Day Sale!
If you would like
to see more of my ideas, just use the one of the options in the upper right
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your thoughts on this post. Please leave
me a comment below the product list.
Until Next time . . .
Hugs, Karie B.
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