Category Archives: Giving Back

A Blog Named Hero + Paying It Forward

Hello, stampy folks. I am excited to help celebrate the launch of a new website – A Blog Named Hero. This blog honors all things Hero Arts and will have fun challenges, prizes and card shares. This makes me so happy as I feel Hero Arts is one of the best companies in the industry [...]

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Scentsy Fundraiser + Giveaway

Hello! I am here today to tell you about a great product… and a great cause. For years, I have been using Scentsy wickless candles. (More about them in a moment.) And for years, I have supported juvenile diabetes research. (My brother is insulin-dependent.) So when I found out that one of my friends, Shannon [...]

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Day 4 of Challenge with Dawn McVey + Auction

It’s Day 3 of my challenge week with Dawn McVey. One thing is for sure: Doing this challenge with Dawn makes me wish even more that she lived next door. Would be wonderful. Today we both used the Hero Arts Cuckoo Set and the Papertrey Ink Retro Backgrounds… with the color brown. I have been [...]

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Updates

Hello! Sorry for the lack of posts. I am currently snuggled up on a cozy sofa in Buffalo, NY, in the home of my friends Sharon and Mark. Sharon is the owner of Buffalo Stamps where I had the honor of teaching this weekend. I just have to say that Sharon and Mark are amazing, [...]

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Tim Holtz Auction

Hello! Just popping in quickly to let you know about a great auction… Kristina Proffitt‘s daugther was just diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes – something my brother also has. She is doing a big fundraiser to support the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Right now she is auctioning off a signed album by Tim Holtz. It is gorgeous. [...]

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Helping others… and a giveaway!

Hello! Just a few “great-way-to-help-others-out” links… and a fun giveaway. First, we haven’t recently updated everyone on the kids from our former Card Drives. I wanted to let you know we are in the process of gathering the latest updates on each and will share them with you as soon as we can. I am [...]

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Cards for Kids Winners!

Hello! Below are the winners of the latest Cards for Kids drive. Big thanks to Kristina and Jana for pulling together this list! If you have questions, please contact Kristina. You may still send cards for the kids. (Info can be found HERE.) But we will not be starting an official round for awhile, as [...]

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Cards for Kids – Round 4! Lots of giveaways…

Hey, there. (Before posting, I just wanted to let you know that we opened a few spots for our class this weekend. Click HERE for info. Will be fun.) Been working on clearing out my studio. Have lots of prizes to give away to some random comment-leavers over the next few weeks.  In the meantime, [...]

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Save the Girls! Need your help…

Hi! So, the hilarious Cheryl over at 10 Seconds Studio asked if I would create a canvas to be auctioned off to raise money for the Susan G. Komen fund (breast cancer research). Ten artists created canvases, including Tim Holtz, Caroline Lau, Suze Weinberg and others. Here's how it works: You can read more about [...]

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More prizes, winners and cards…

So much to share!  And I am posting from the deck by the lake.  Love it. Here are the random bits of goodness: PRIZES! We have had a few prizes pop up for Cards for Grace – the quick card drive we are doing.  (Click HERE for info.)  We have… The sweet Heather Ruwe from [...]

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