Friday, October 7, 2011

Operation Julie's Smile Blog Hop!!


We are so glad that you joined us for this amazing blog hop for Operation Julie's Smile. If you came from Maria Levine's blog, you are in the right spot. If not, you may want to start from the beginning at the Sweet Stamp Shop's blog and take your time. You have ALL WEEKEND to hop with us and win prizes!

The creative blogging community is coming together this weekend to help one of our friends, Julie Ranae. You may know her as the Design Team Coordinator for many wonderful companies from bakers twine, die cuts, rubber stamps and more. What many people don’t know about Julie Ranae is that she has had some pretty major dental surgeries in her lifetime due to medication she had to take as a child. It was in her plans to think about having all of her teeth replaced at some point in the next 5 years, a decision that was pretty easy to plan out. But then it happened…she chipped her front teeth on a weekend a month ago. The dentist told her there was no way to save them and that it was his recommendation that she give in and have all her teeth removed soon, but for that day, they needed to get her front teeth done so her gums could begin to heal. He said he would 'work out payments with her to have ALL this work done...but when she called to make her appt for the first step of impressions, they told her the amount of money that was needed and that the 'payments' applied only to the two teeth that were extracted that day. Her husband Paul was with her and it was his understanding as well. So this is how she has found herself in this situation…Needing at least $4000 to get started and another $3000 to finish the process…a total of $7000.

Nicole Rixon, owner of Sweet Stamp Shop put together this benefit after finding out about this situation and before Julie Ranae knew it, it took flight!
Because she is an event organizer by trade, she has taken on the job of organizing all of the blogs in this hop as her way of ‘working overtime’ for what she needs, the same as if she were able to work overtime at an outside job to pay for the work to be done.

It is the goal of all of these generous friends & sponsors to help make this situation more do-able for our friend so that she can share a brand new smile with all of us soon.

If there is anything you can do to help with a financial donation, there is a donation button ready for you to click on our sidebars. Any amount is most appreciated and ALL DONATIONS will be eligible for prizes from our sponsor pool of over $2500.

For my project I created a little treat bag using Mummy Marvin. He was part of last months Halloween release over at By LORi Designs!!

Recipe:
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White CS, Black Bazzill CS, Pumpkin Pie CS (SU!), Spooky Diamonds on Kraft (Canvas Home Basics), Clear Acetate; Stamps: Puddle Jumper Mummy Marvin digi (By LORi Designs), Happy Halloween (Hero Arts); Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tools: Classic Circle Nestie (Spellbinders), Petite Oval Nestie (Spellbinders), Branch Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Spiderweb Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Boo Border Punch (EK Success), Bat Punch (Martha Stewart), Pinking Border Die (The Cats Pajamas), Tag Punch (Marvy), Copics; Other: Black Paper Sack (Celebrate It), Ribbon, Mini Clothes Pin, Glitter, White Paint Pen (Sharpie), Shred, Foam Tape

I hope you enjoyed your stop here on the hop! The next stop is Amy Tsuruta's blog. Make sure you leave a comment here before you go so that you can have a chance at the amazing prizes up for grabs and if you can, please make a donation so we can help bring back a new smile for our friend”

Happy Hopping!!

66 comments:

  1. Oh my heavens.. this is simply adorable.. I "heart" Julie.. and donated! off to the next blog on the hop :) HUGS

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  2. Great project, that mummy stamp is so much fun!

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  3. Sweet, sweet card! Yum! And sweet reason to post today!

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  4. this is a great gift pocket design...such a great hop

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  5. Oh my is that adorable. Thanks for sharing. Linda Harris

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  6. what a cute image! Love this project

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  7. What a fabulous gift bag!! I love the peek at the yummy treats inside.

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  8. I love making treat bags! TFS :D
    Thanks for supporting Julie like this! I'm hopping on :)

    ~Vanessa W

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  9. Love this treat bag so cute. TFS

    mjblahnik56@hotmail.com

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  10. Mmmm, peanut butter cup.... Cute work too ;)

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  11. Nice treat bag, love the mummy

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  12. that treat bag is absolutely adorable!

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  13. What a cute project,thank you so much for sharing it.

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  14. Oh I'd love to get that bag full of sweet treats-so cute!

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  15. This is just DARLING...so sweet!!!

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  16. Oh so cute! I love Halloween treat ideas, thanks for the inspiration!

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  17. Very cute project!

    Tracy
    owlbecraftin at gmail dot com
    owlbecraftin.blogspot.com

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  18. This little treat package is going to bring a smile to someone !

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  19. So cute! I love this idea!

    Holly

    hollyshobbie at gmail dot com

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  20. I love looking at halloween inspired creations - this treat bag is so fun! Thanks for sharing it Sheri :) Fiona (madebyfee)

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  21. Such a fun treat bag! I love that mummy!

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  22. Love this sweets holder card. Great coloring and colors. thank you.

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  23. Great little treat bag with adorable mummy...love it!!!

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  24. Oh my gosh!! Super cute goody bag!!

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  25. Love little treat bags. This is so cute!
    ~ky
    scrapacat at yahoo dot com
    http://bunnynest.blogspot.com

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  26. Very sweet of you to join this great operation....hope it is successful. I am doing my part by participating in the blog hop.

    Denise
    dopey423@aol.com

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  27. http://www.papercraftyscreations.blogspot.com/

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  28. What a sweet little treat bag! Mummy Marvin is adorable!

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  29. Adorable stamp used in a very clever way!

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  30. Eeek! This is so cute! That mummy just makes me smile.

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  31. Yikes! Awesome job....
    Too Cute for words...I love it!
    Hugs and Blessings,
    KimberlyRae

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  32. That is one cute stamp and a beautiful treat bag!

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  33. What a cute treat bag! So cute!
    indyowens at yahoo dot com

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  34. your treat bag is just adorable i love all the little details like the boo edge and the little bat on the ribbon super cute TFS

    It is truely inspiring to see so many people giving of themselves to help a friend! God bless!


    Have a scrap-happy day
    Lisa G
    http://lisa-scrappingspot.blogspot.com/
    lkgra@hotmail.com

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  35. Oh that is just SO fun!! Love it!!

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  36. Such a cute card for such a great cause!

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  37. haha! That is such a cute treat holder! I love the little mummy!

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  38. This is such a great treat bag! Super-cute mummy -- and one of my fave treats peeking out behind him, too! (He does look like a boy mummy to me...)

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  39. Thank you for being apart of such a great hop and cause! Cute bag!
    sweetheartcopper at msn dot com

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  40. Oh my gosh!! I love your treat bag!! xo


    Jessica Griffin
    http://www.canyoupixelthis.com

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  41. This is SOOOOOOO cute! I LOVE the papers and the ribbon! GORGEOUS:)

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  42. This is SOOO cute! Love the ribbon!

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