Scrap It Forward: March 2009

THE ART OF GIVING

THE ART OF GIVING: Thanks for stopping by and getting involved in this great opportunity. In starting off the new year, Christine and I decided to put together a challenge blog that would not only provide you with inspiration and free goodies, but to also let you know about the many ways we can "PAY IT FORWARD" to others in our lives...in simple and GIGANTIC ways. We hope that in combining both inspiration and giving to others, we can all make this world a better place, one layout, card, and gesture at a time. Thank you for taking this journey with us.

Project Cuddle and Creative Options..WINNERS

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Thank you to all those who contributed to our baby bottle/pacifier drive for Project Cuddle and for creating your most outstanding baby layouts. It is very obvious that this all came from the heart and we appreciate it immensely. Thanks for making this blog a reality to us :)

As for right now....we will be announcing our winners. We will have more updates later on our next challenge/giveaways. Okay now what you all have been waiting for....the winners are:

Cheryl K.

Leslie C.

And...

Minda

Please send us your mailing addies so that we can send you your new Creative Options tote and Paper Kits!

Lastly, thank you Creative Options for providing us with such fun prizes !

Stay tuned..we will have more to come. Tomorrow our next challenge will be posted here!

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Create and Donate card Winners announced....

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Well we have received well over 100 cards with still more on the way. We want to thank all of those who participated. This will be a great way to raise funds for Autism Speaks. The cards will be sold at Our Crop to Benefit Autism Speaks at the Scrapbook Oasis on April 4th. If you would like more details about the crop, please email us.

Okay here it goes...the winners of the Create and Donate Card Drive are.....DRUM ROLL PLEASE.........

DettaO

Alicia

LauraJean

Congrats Ladies...please email us so that we can get your mailing info! Thanks to all those who participated. Your willingness to help out has really touched my heart.

(((Big hugs)))

Christine

P.S. Don't forget our new challenge to Benefit Project Cuddle..if you would like more info...scroll down (Did I mention there are cool prizes involved ?) :)

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Project Cuddle & Creative Options

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Thank you for joining us in another great Pay It Forward opportunity and giveaway. This month’s focus is on a non-profit organization founded by Debbe Magnusen and known as Project Cuddle®. The organization’s goal is to help prevent infants from being abandoned. Project Cuddle® offers a crisis line where frightened girls or women can find safe, legal options so that they never have to leave a baby at a dumpster, a church or dirty back alley. It is a reality too often seen in this world. Since its inception, Project Cuddle® has saved over 600 babies across the country and into Canada from the fate of being abandoned, or worse. What can you do to help? We are asking for your donations of new baby bottles or pacifiers to donate to this agency. Every little bit will help. If you are interested in joining this opportunity, please email us so we can send you an address on where to ship these very important necessities. Once we collect all the bottles, we will take a picture and deliver them to the agency.

If you are looking for a paper craft challenge create a layout that is baby focused. You can upload it to our Mr. Linky :) Everyone who creates a layout will also be entered in our raffle for a Creative Options paper kit.

So to sum it all up there are 2 challenges:

Challenge 1- Send us new baby bottles or pacifiers for project cuddle

Challenge 2- Make a baby layout or baby related layout and upload it at the bottom of this post!

It is that easy :)

So,why not try for both? If you participate in 1 challenge you get one entry. If you participate in both challenges you will get two entries! The winners will receive both a creative options tote and paper kit!

We are happy to be to have this month’s challenge sponsored by Creative Options, who bring you creative and stylish storage/organization systems for your crafting needs. They are also concurrently running a Sweepstakes with the kits we are giving away, where you can win a gift basket of goodies. Check out their site here and let them know we sent you! All we ask is that you Be Creative and send us some inspiration. Once you have created something, place your name and link in Mr. Linky’s section so we can all ooh and ahh over it. Thanks again and we look forward to seeing you strut your stuff.

Thank you to Creative Options for sponsoring us this month! Here is a little bit of inspiration for all of you. The Creative Options kit is versatile and a lot of fun! Check out what our team did with this great kit!

Christine's Creations

Illyse's Creations

Jenn's Creations

This challenge will run until March 28th! Winners will be selected on March 29th!

Good luck!

(((HUGS)))

The Scrap it Forward Team

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Update on card drive!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Just a little update on our Create and Donate card drive. We have been receiving oodles of cards. It is so wonderful how so many of you have been so giving of yourselves to support a cause that is so personal to us. We have got some yummy Pink Paislee to give away! The countdown is on! Here's a few cards to oogle at. Thank you scrappy friends!

A special thank you to: Alicia, Dawn, Stacy, Laura, Detta, Heather,Holly,Liz, Bucket and Patricia. Thank you for being so giving of yourselves and paying it forward in such a thoughtful way. We know that there are more on the way and we appreciate all of our scrappy friends. Thanks for making this such a success. Remember to get those cards in by March 15th to be included in the drawing. AND...remember to leave a message in the original post if you haven't already!
*HUGS*
The Scrap It Forward Team