OJS - Operation Julie's Smile Blog Hop

You see there is this great gal in our little card making world named Julie. Julie has had some serious dental issues that cost ALOT of money that insurance isn't picking up for her (scroll to bottom of post for more background details). Sweet Stamp Shop has put together this phenomenal group of blogs for:

So here's the deal-e-o... I am one of 120+ blogs in a fantasical blog hop. Be sure to take a minute and make a donation (see button at the right). ANY amount is appreciated and ALL amounts are eligible for prizes. 

So if you are here on the hop, you've seen tons of card making goodness....

Here's my addition, A happy little get-well card using Lil' Inker Rainbow and Clouds Die/Stamp , in addition I used the Sentiment Flag Die/Stamp. The flower is Tim Holtz Tattered Florals. Paper and button is The Girls Paperie -

Be sure to leave a comment for a chance for a prize (and don't forget to continue on to the next hop). You have all weekend to hop with us and win prizes!

There are $2,500.00 worth of prizes that will be drawn from the following:

1. from Blog Comments left

2. from PayPal Donation list

3. for Blog Hop Hosts

Next on the hop is:

 the ever creative

Teresa Kline

Julie's Story:

“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.”