Help for Japan

Today Whimsy Stamps is hosting a special event blog hop. The Whimsy DT gals and the members of Crissy's Crew have come together to support our "Help for Japan" fund raising efforts. The Whimsy Stamps artists have each created a special digital stamp image and sentiment set which are for sale now in the Whimsy shop. All proceeds (minus PayPal fees) will be collected and sent to the American Red Cross disaster relief fund on behalf of the people effected by the Japan earthquake and Pacific Tsunami.We hope you will visit the shop and hop along with us to show your support for the people devastated by these disasters.

The blog hop begins at Noon ET over at artist Crissy Armstrong's blog. And from there you will be taken around to see all of these new images in action! There will be prize stops along the way as well. It's sure to be a fun day, but also one we hope will help the people who need it most.

The new digital designs created especially for this cause are:

"Anime DJ" illustrated by Kenny K

"Heartfelt Angel" illustrated by Crissy Armstrong

"Help for Japan - a sentiment set" designed by Ann Vento

"Kimono Bear" illustrated by Meljen's Designs

Each of these new stamps will be for sale individually and as a set. These images go on sale today and will be available through the end of April.

You can visit the American Red Cross to see other ways you can help in their efforts to help with disaster relief efforts. Their website is www.redcross.org. And if you have any questions about our fund raising efforts, please contact us at whimsystamps@gmail.com.

Thank you!

Cards for Heroes Blog Hop

Happy Saturday All!

Hope you are enjoying another great weekend! For those of you in the USA, happy Memorial Day weekend to you.

In honor of Memorial Day and the men and women who serve in our military, CARDS FOR HEROES is conducting a blog hop! The goal is to raise awareness of the need for cards and monetary donations used to send to the troops overseas. It's a great cause that's also very rewarding.

CFH collects cards, fronts, and supplies as well as financial gifts that will be used to create cards that are then sent to the military overseas for use in sending home greetings to their loved ones. In addition, you can also send the troops signed cards expressing your gratitude to them for their sacrifice.

I have a box ready to go filled with old card fronts and full cards, what better way of sharing and saying thank you than donating them to this group to spread some cheer. I hope this will encourage others to do the same! For more details about the wonderful things this group does for our military men and women and how you can help, please visit them at www.cardsforheroes.org.

OK, this is a blog hop so if you are just finding out about this now, please take a minute to go back to the "top of hop" by clinking HERE. From there you will be able to start the hop which will take you to fabulous blogs with Patriotic and/or red, white, and blue themed creations. There are many prizes up for grabs too, so take a few minutes and HOP till you DROP!

I joined in the hop with this card....a red, white, and blue themed creation. I wanted to do something patriotic however I don't have any stamps, so I went for colors instead and ekpt it simple so it can be used for any occasion.

I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers paired with my red, white, and blue color combo. I embossed some paper and gel dotted others to create some texture and interest. The image is a Magnolia from a swap, colored with Copics and framed with oval Nesties. The final touches are ribbons to tie the card closed and paper flowers with rose centers.

I hope you'll continue your way along the hop and view all the other supporters of this cause for our troops. Before you go, if you leave a comment on this post, I will be drawing a random winner on Tuesday morning, May 26th at 9am, and that person will receive a mystery prize from Whimsy Stamps! ***Mystery prize is now CLOSED***

OK, the next hop on this Blog Hop Tour is....Kelly of the Weekend Stamper. Kelly is a military wife and mother of two. Click HERE to continue this blog hop tour and see Kelly's Patriotic creation!

The winner of the Whimsy Stamps mystery blog hop candy is, as chosen by random.org....

Here are your random numbers: 7

Timestamp: 2009-05-26 13:56:47 UTC

That's Tenia Nelson who said...

Great card!!

May 23, 2009 6:02 PM

Tenia congrats! Contact me with your mailing info and I'll get that prize right out to you!