Monday, November 16, 2009
Big Thank You
We just wanted to say a big huge thank you again to all who participated in our blog hop and card drive for Jaimie! All of the cards are just wonderful and we know she will love them!
Thanks again to all of our generous and fantastic sponsors as well. The prizes have all been claimed and the sponsors have been notified. If you won a prize that needed to be mailed, you should be receiving it shortly! We hope you enjoy your prize and have fun stamping something!
Thank you ALL!
If you would still like to send Jaimie a card, the mailing info is on the sidebar. This blog will remain active so that Jaimie may visit when she is ready. If you would like to leave her a message you can comment here on this post or leave a message in the chatbox in the sidebar!
Take care and huge stamping HUGS to each of you!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Blog Hop Winners!!!
A BIG HUGE thank you to all of you for spreading the love!!!!! It's working!!
Denise and I were touched by the outpouring of love and support you have all shown this girl you've never met from hundreds or even thousands of miles away!!
To our generous sponsors and hop participants, we could never have had such an amazing result without YOU, so thank you!!!!!!!
Onto the winners........
Here are your random numbers:
101 98 72
56 104 87
75 62 81
90 66 71
7 28 16
53 48 35
Timestamp: 2009-11-09 17:05:47 UTC
Here are the 18 lucky winners!!!5 Squigglefly images...56 Christine N CLAIMED
Kraftin Kimmie stamp bundle....75 Sharon CLAIMED
Cammie's donated Gina K set...90 Jessie F CLAIMED
Quixotic Paperie prize pack...7 Jacilynn Dashwood CLAIMED
SNR subscription...53 Ginny CLAIMED
Wags and Whiskers Stamp....98 Shelly CLAIMED
Raindrop Echo Digi sentiment set....104 April Rose CLAIMED
Simon Says 25$ Gift Certificate....92. Judi R. CLAIMED
2 Firecracker Designs Stamp Sets.... CLAIMED
Whiff of Joy Winter Set....28 Lorraine CLAIMED
Whimsy Stamps fall release images....48 Jeanette CLAIMED
Layers of Color Stamp Sets.....72 Libeeti CLAIMED
CardMad Fairy Images....87 Starggroves (Anne) CLAIMED
Digital Ink digi stamp pack.....106. Melissa CLAIMED
Digital Delights 10$ gift certficate....8. Jaime CLAIMED
4 KLM digi images.....16 Rhynah CLAIMED
Starving Artist Stamp set......35 Janna CLAIMED
Don't forget to check the individual blogs as well to see if you won there!! Many of the hop participants were also offering some fabby blog candy prizes!
We will continue to add to the slide shows at the bottom of the page as more cards come in. We hope that even though this card drive has ended, people will continue to Spread the Love to Jaimie. Let's keep those cards coming!
Thanks again to each and every one of you!
Denise and Erin
Monday, November 2, 2009
BLOG HOP TODAY
This is one of those times where "thank you" just doesn't seem like enough. Denise and are two NH moms who were deeply saddened, troubled, and stunned by what happened to Jaimie and her family. And we couldn't think of a better way to try to restore hope and love to this young girl's life than to include all of you. Know that by sending your card you're sending a bit of light and hope to brighten some dark days in Jaimie's life. For that, we thank you.
Please feel free to leave additional words of hope for Jaimie in the comment section of THIS POST and continue to the next post to link your card using the Mr. Linky feature for your chance at the wonderful prizes our sponsors have donated.
Hugs to you all!!!
Hop Link List....
Katharina Frei http://katharina1704.blogspot.com/
Linda Lucas http://lovelylindascraftcentral.blogspot.com/
Trudy Sjolander http://truesgiftsfromtheheart.blogspot.com/
Peggy Russell http://beautifulgreetings.blogspot.com
Deena http://acreativeneed.wordpress.com/
Kim Teasdale http://paperintheworks.blogspot.com/
Tangii www.tangiink.com
Maria Matter http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com
Kim Howard http://basementstamper.blogspot.com
Karen Foltz www.watercoloreddreams.blogspot.com
Ann Vento http://raindropechodesigns.blogspot.com
Samantha from SPCC http://thescrapmaster.blogspot.com/
Sharon Traynor http://cardsngreetings.blogspot.com/
Janna Sicard http://jannascreativeoutlet.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Stricker randomvintagefinds.blogspot.com
Terry Oulboub http://terryeo.blogspot.com/
Libby Hickson http://stampinlibby.blogspot.com
Jenni Hamilton http://jenniscraftyjournal.blogspot.com/
Sammy Jo Singer www.62cards.blogspot.com
Helen Dooley http://tomorrowstreasure.blogspot.com
Danielle http://dani2519.wordpress.com
Sharon Lougheed www.cardsbyrequest.blogspot.com
Lydia http://mylittlecrafthaven.blogspot.com/
Cindy Beach http://stampspaperandink.typepad.com/
Kimmi Blakey http://poppy-petal-designs.blogspot.com/
Crafty Creations Challenge http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Scull http://justcoffeepleasestampsribbonspaper.blogspot.com/
Laura Campbell http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/
Lisa Cook http://www.bylisac.blogspot.com/
Katie Cotton http://papermakeup.blogspot.com
Vicki Parson http://stampedsmiles.blogspot.com
Lorraine Aquilina(Lols) http://loraquilina.blogspot.com/
Shelly Lutton Olson.....http://minkiespaperparadise.blogspot.com/
JayJay http://www.stempelelfejayjay.blogspot.com/
Denise Lynn http://denisesstampingpage.blogspot.com
Cindy Royal http://royalthings.blogspot.com/
Crissy Armstrong http://crissysartnheart.blogspot.com/
Simonne Clay http://semsee.blogspot.com/
Kathryn of KLM Designs http://www.kscardcreations.blogspot.com/
Silvia Mabie www.mabiestampin.blogspot.com
Melissa DeTullio www.missyscreativecorner.blogspot.com
Regina Jones http://rjones-scrapcreations.blogspot.com/
Leslie Hanna http://thecrookedstamper.blogspot.com
Megan Lock http://www.meganlockdesigns.blogspot.com
Pamela Firecracker http://www.pamelasgallery.com/
Micki http://artfulxpressions.net/
Elaine from Quixotic http://www.quixoticcards.com
Jenny Lazslo http://playingisapassion.blogspot.com/
Boni Boutelle bonibleauxdesigns.blogspot.com
Elizabeth Smith http://www.lizslaboursoflove.blogspot.com
Tracey from Starving Artistamps www.starvingartistamps.blogspot.com
Giovana Smith http://giovana-believe.blogspot.com/
Jacilynn Cox www.jacilynndashwood.blogspot.com
Debbie Eastman http://debbieeastmancardsimake.blogspot.com/
Anita Autore http://cardsandcoffee.blogspot.com
Jenn McMillan http://www.jennmcmillan.blogspot.com/
Lydia Fielder www.projectreanimate.blogspot.com
Amanda Newton http://amandanewton.wordpress.com
Jaime Schlangen www.inkyandscrappy.blogspot.com
Melissa Earnest http://mmedesigns.blogspot.com
Erin Bailey http://scrapstampandbemerry.blogspot.com
Kimmie http://kraftinkimmieskorner.blogspot.com
Cammie King http://myblogbycammie.blogspot.com
Avril http://avrilannwatson46.blogspot.com/
Wags n’ Whiskers Challenge www.wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com
Tanya Smith www.craftynumnums.blogspot.com
Shannon http://www.desertdesignsstudios.com/blog/
Dianne http://mypaperhugs.blogspot.com/
Linda Coughlin http://thefunkiejunkie.blogspot.com
Stamp Something…for Jaimie http://spreadthelove-forjaimie.blogspot.com/
Spread the Love Challenge Prizes
First and fore most, this card drive challenge is about Jaimie Cates! We need your help and support, so please mail a card to Jaimie!
To enter to win one of these fabulous prizes you must:
a) create a card for Jaimie
b) post your card on your blog and link back here to our Stamp Something...for Jaimie blog
c) mail your card to Jaimie at this address:
We will draw a random winner for EACH prize. There are many prizes, so there will be many winners!
Thank you for taking part in our Spread the Love blog hop and card drive for Jaimie Cates!
Prizes offered by our sponsors....
Tracey from Fred, She Said Designs has donated a 20$ gift certificate
Squigglefly has donated 5 digital images
Cammie from Gina K Designs has donated this stamp set
Quixotic Paperie has donated a prize pack of charms
SNR has donated a 3 month subscription to their online magazine
Wags n' Whiskers has donated this Snow Fun stamp
Raindrop Echo Designs has donated these "Hope and Love" digital sentiments
Simon Says Stamp has donated a $25 gift certificate
Pamela from FireCracker Designs has donated these 2 stamp sets
Whiff of Joy has donated the complete Winter Stamp Kit by Elisabeth Bell
Whimsy Stamps has donated these 4 Fall/Winter Animals stamps
Layers of Color has donated 6 of their clear art stamp sets
Starving Artistamps has donated this sheet of rubber stamps and they have a special offer for our blog hoppers as well...see below
To take advantage of our offer simply add your Starving Artistamps, Starving Artistamps DoodleFactory brand and/or Sun Spirit Studio brand rubber stamps to your shopping cart and then enter this discount code:
LOVE
in the discount code box in your shopping cart. Click recalculate. You should see the discount applied immediately. If the discount does not apply, please contact us before you finalize your order: strvingartistmp@aol.com
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Blog Hop and Card Drive
Mont Vernon is an even smaller town than mine about 40 minutes away. It is home to a long time friend and her family as well as their neighbor, 11 year old Jaimie Cates. On the night of October 4th Jaimie and her mom and my friend and her family went to bed with no way of knowing what events were about to transpire to change their lives.
Four local teenagers armed with knives, broke into their home and brutally murdered Kim Cates and seriously injured 11 year old Jaimie. They chose the home for no other reason than its location and for no other purpose than to bring harm to the occupants. It was a senseless, random crime that shook the small town and much of the state.
After receiving a grief filled email from my friend asking for help for the family, I knew I needed to help however I could. I asked my fellow stamper, New Hampshire gal, and long time friend Denise Lynn for ideas. Together, and with the artistic talents of Ann Vento, we came up with the idea of an international blog hop and this blog to raise awareness of the crime. We are hoping to shower Jaimie with wishes of love and hope from around the world to help her recover some of what was lost.
The hop starts at 10am ET on Monday, November 2nd and will include over 60 talented stampers, donations from fabulous stamp companies and lots of love. We are asing everyone to make and send a card to Jaimie as quickly as possible. If you are unable to make a card or wish to do more, please visit our sidebar and click on the donations link.
Thank you and see you Monday!!!
Erin Bailey