Loonie Stampers Challenge #78

Well Maria, this one was a tough one. That being said I decided to keep it really, really simple.

I really CAN NOT wait to see what the ladies made with this color selection!
Come visit them with me!

Dee ~ Regan ~ Maria ~ Char ~ Wendy

Ok My flu suffering body is getting to bed and staying there until next week...lol

Help for Haiti...long post

After such total distruction and a massive loss of life in the country of Haiti, people around the world are pooling their money together in an effort to help! I am so proud, as a parent, to have a child that wants to help. I think the chance to teach our children that money is not everything to us but, could be to more unfortunate people and children around the world is a wonderful lesson that even some adults have not learned.

McKayla's Elementary school, along with several others in this city, are finding ways to help in the efforts. They spent last week having the Kindergarten to grade 6 children making red and blue ribbons (the colors of Haiti's flag) in order to sell for $1. So earlier today McKayla and I took our turn selling the pins at the local Wal-Mart store. They let us set up tables at each entrance to the store in order to do so. Shockingly enough the list of Students and Parents that volunteered was very low compared to the amount registered at the school. (I believe there were 24 students, 16 families and there are around 100 students at the school)

Anyway, here is a link to our local newspaper that did a bit of an article with all the different school fundraisers going on....READ ARTICLE HERE (The name of my Daughter's school is Riverside) As mentioned in the article, Riverside is also having a Penny Drive in order to raise more money for the Red Cross (relief for Haiti) so all the following pictures are of McKayla and all the Pennies we have.

This is our pile of pennies that we dumped our of the stein we had been saving them in, Yeah there is HUNDREDS of them here.

Here is McKayla super excited to start counting them!

After a "wee" bit of help from Mom and Dad (any after washing the gross black dirt off our hands) Here is the Pile that she is ready to donate. Also A very good friend of mine contributed $15.50 of rolled pennies so McKayla will be donating $42 of rolled pennies to the school tomorrow!!!

I sure do hope that many people realize, like our children realize that we ALL need to do something to help! Your favorite charities and fundraisers will still be there after we all do what we can to help Haiti.

For more information on how you can help donate and also get other information such as disaster management, finding family and loved ones etc... visit the Canadian Red Cross at THIS LINK!

More places to Donate:
Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti
Unicef Canada
World Vision Canada

It's Loonie day!!!

Which means we all get to be crazy?! Oh who am I kidding, we are all crazy already!

Welcome to this weeks Loonie Stampers Challenge which was selected by Dee. She chose and interesting combo that I would NEVER have thought to put together and I a likes it a lot!

This card is all Papertrey (except the bling and punch) and I do apologize for the crappy 1 am photo, I may or may not have forgot about the challenge this week (blushing)

Thanks for the great Color Combo Dee and thank you readers for coming to visit. Now go check out the other crazy ladies!!!

Dee ~ Regan ~ Maria ~ Char ~ Wendy

Happy Birthday Blog Tour!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WENDY!!!!
25 looks good on you!
It is our Fellow Loonie's Birfday today and Char arranged a special little blog tour for her. This is the card that I plan on sending to her and I hope you loves it Wendy!!!!

Please visit ALL the friends that participated in the tour.....

Charlene Austin http://willowandpaisley.typepad.com

Dee Woodland http://deespapertree.blogspot.com/
Regan D'Agostino http://stampymcstamperson.blogspot.com/
Maria Fiscella http://mycraftroom.typepad.com
Stephanie Day http://mycraftydays.blogspot.com/
Dana White http://danashouseofcards.blogspot.com/
Karen Motz http://paperplayhouse.blogspot.com/
Pam Imholz http://paperandribbonsandstampsohmy.blogspot.com/

Charmaine Ikach http://www.oodabugalley.blogspot.com/

Jackie Pedro http://www.thescallopededge.typepad.com/

Loonie Stampers Chellenge #76

NAKED!!!???!! I know! I was scared at first (nothing new there) but I did ok...the second time. Regan selected for us to do a naked card with only stamps and paper...... The first card I made was perfect until I realized I had added ribbon, So here is my second attempt!

This is all made with my new Stampin Up order. I LOVE that new punch from sale a bration!!!

Anywho, go see what the girls made and make sure they didn't cheat! LOL

Please go visit the ladies to see what they did!!!
Dee ~ Regan ~ Maria ~ Char ~ Wendy