Welcome to the Operation Julie's Smile blog hop!
Be sure to leave comments along the way on as many blogs as you would like to and if you are so moved, make a donation - all of which can help you win some amazing prizes that dozens of companies have donated for this hop!
Here's the purpose for this weekend's blog hop event in Nicole's own words....
“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 & that it was his recommendation that she give in and have
them 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
& that too, 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. Any
amount is appreciated and ALL DONATIONS will be eligible for prizes from our
sponsor pool of over $2500.”
Stamps: Fruity for You; Just Sayin' (TCM)
Ink: Versafine
Card stock: Stampin Up card stock & patterned paper
Other: Copic markers; Sewing machine; Basic Grey button & brads; SU tinsel
Next up on the hop is Andrea Matthews! If you come across any breaks in the hop list, please hop over to The Sweet Stamp Shop blog for the full list of the amazing designers joining in the hop in honor of Miss Julie! Be sure to leave a comment and consider donating to be entered into the random drawing for some of the amazing prizes up for grabs this weekend! More details and a full listing of all the sponsors who have donated to this event can be found on The Sweet Stamp Shop blog.
Happy Hopping and good luck!
Jessica
69 comments:
I always love visiting you...your choice of colors and patterns always me happy:)
This is beautiful!
Oh this is lovely Jessica! I LOVE the papers!
love the bright bold colors of your card.. I "heart" Julie.. and donated! off to the next blog on the hop :) HUGS
this is absolutely darling!!! I love the pears and how you stamped them on that pattern paper. I also love the fiber and stitching! So many great details. :D
Love all the layering on this card and the colors, and those pears. Guess I just love it all!
great patchwork country feel of this card. makes you feel all warmed up. Nice.
Great card for fall with so much dimension!!
Love that little speech bubble! Cute card :o)
What a cute card! Love that pear stamp! Wonderful hop and a terrific cause!
fab pears! Gorgeous autumn colours :)
What a lovely card.. So many layers, textures and colors :)
I love the patterns on your card. They are great!!! Linda Harris
Fab card! Love the layering on your card.
Love the card and how you worked with the colors and textures.
mjblahnik56@hotmail.com
This is absolutely fabulous!! I love the colors, layering, and stitching.
Love those pears and the fibers!!! Well done! :D
~Vanessa W
Lovely!
Love the layers on the card, awesome
love the patterned papers
pretty pattern & color combo!
Ooo...absolutely FABulous!
Love your card the colors are great, thanks for sharing it.
How fun! I love that trim!
The combination of the papers you used really are so cute!
What a lovely card!
Love this card and love the colors! Super great way to use this stamp! It is so neat to find other bloggers from WI too!
such a sweet sentiment on this beautiful card. lovely.
LOVE those stamps, LOVE those colors, and LOVE this card!!!!! you rock! :)
What a cute pear!
dawnweck@hotmail.com
This is awesome!!!!
Gorgeous!!! LOVE all the pattern papers!!!
housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com
Oh this is beautiful! I love those new TCM stamps!
Very cute, Jessica. Love all the papers. And stitching.
This is absolutely adorable!
Awesome card! I love the sentiment!
Tracy
owlbecraftin at gmail dot com
owlbecraftin.blogspot.com
Jessica this is a lovely card - the colours are so strong and vibrant - great layering! Fiona (madebyfee)
Oh dear, I'm not sure my comment went through - I may have shut the window down too fast... you can delete this one if my other one worked...
Jessica your card is deliciously rich in colour with fabby layering! Fiona (madebyfee)
Jessica, all the layers and the stamps are so perfect! I love this card!
wow the all the colors and patterns work great together. the layering, stitching, create great dimension. and that sparkly twine adds a beautiful texture and sparkle. thank you.
Love the colors!
Wow! So many fun patterns for a beautiful card...great job!!!
Wonderful card!!
Such strong fall papers work great with these bold images. Love it!
~ky
scrapacat at yahoo dot com
http://bunnynest.blogspot.com
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
LOVE IT!!!!!! HUGS AND PRAYERS HER WAY!!!!!!!!
wyme98@yahoo.com
Hello, my friend! Love your gorgeous card! Rich colors, beautiful prints, fabulous details! LOVE it!
Would LOVE to have a chance to catch up with you! Phone or Skype? :)
Great colors and layout...such a fun card!!
Great colors and patterns Jessica!
Wow! The colors, stitching, layering, EVERYTHING about this card is fantastic! I especially love the bit of tinsel trim.
what a fun card
So pretty Jessica. Love the pretty papers and those 'stitched' pears. :o)
I just want to curl up under those pears! Very nice!
What cute pears and beautiful fall colors.
indyowens at yahoo dot com
such a happy colorful choice of color and design - sure to bring on a smile!
pretty card! 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
Gorgeous card Jessica! Beautiful combo of colors. Hope you are well.
LOVELY card!! I love the striking papers together, really pretty!
such a darling card, jessica!
This is amazing! I love all the patterns of paper! Amazing work!
Holly
hollyshobbie at gmail dot com
Such a cute card for such a great cause!
Cool card! I love all of the patterned paper!
This is one beautiful card! The pears are gorgeous and I love all the patterned papers.
Cute card! Love all the pp and your stitching! TFS! ;o)
Thank you for being apart of such a great hop and cause! Love the card!
sweetheartcopper at msn dot com
I LOVE your papers!!! LOOOOOOOVE the stitching and brads--great job!
Oh Jessica, I LOVE your card! It's gorgeous!!
Jessica Griffin
http://www.canyoupixelthis.com
Very unique card...great job!
This is amazing!
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