From October 10-12 some of the best stampers are joining together to support and encourage our friend and fellow stamper, Katie Renz, who is currently battling inoperable gastric cancer. If you’re not familiar with her, Katie’s cancer story started just before Christmas last year. This young, beautiful, healthy, vibrant mother of 3 with her infectious smile was suddenly diagnosed with an inoperable cancer, virtually overnight. A few tummy aches and then stage 4 gastric cancer. Her first post about it is here. The idea of “Swimming for Katie” came from her recent post here
This exclusive stamp used in my sample, designed by Becky Oehlers is available as a clear stamp, as well as a digis or a dig and SVG cut file. 100% of the profits go to Katie’s fund to help her and her young family. Her husband Kevin and her three young children need our help and support. In addition to the Keep Swimming Octopus, Marianne Walker and True =D Doodle Designs both also donated digis that are for sale. Direct donations are also being accepted. Information central is HERE. This is a permanent page that will stay active at i {heart} papers with current information and the full 3 day blog hop listing, as well as the donation button.
For my sample I stamped the Octopus twice. Once on Echo Park Country Drive Patterned paper, once on Neenah Solar White cardstock. The Octopus on the white cardstock was cut and embossed with one of the Picot Edge Circle Dies. The die was placed back on the cut cardstock, cloud die cuts were placed over it and the image was airbrushed with Copic Marker B02.
The image on the patterned paper was colored with Copic Markers (RV0000, RV10, RV13), cut out and adhered on the white cardstock circle. A different paper from the same paper pack was cut with the wave die from TCP. The edges were sponged with Bundled Sage Distress ink before the waves were adhered to the cardstock circle. Stardust Stickles was added to the top of the waves.
Two more pieces of Country Drive patterned paper were cut with the smallest of the Grand Circle Nestabilities dies and stitched to a slightly bigger piece of white cardstock. White Organdy Ribbon was tied around the layers before the image was adhered with dimensionals. It was topped with a button tied on with embroidery floss.
The card base is a piece of Kraft cardstock that was cut and embossed with Grand Scallop Circle Nestabilities dies. Baby Bling Rhinestones on the edge of the cardstock circle finish off the card.
Beate
Stay at Home Mom of Three, Splitcoast Team Member and Copic and Spellbinders die Lover.35 Responses to “Swimming for Katie Blog Hop”
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This is SO pretty! I love what you did with the image! It was so sweet of you to help out Katie like this!
Adorable card Beate! I Love the way you paper pieced the octopus and water!
Thanks for helping Katie!
Hugs,
True 😀
What a great card and the paper piecing on it looks great. What a wonderful idea help Katie and her family.
Beate, this is so sweet! Great papers and design! Love that nestie! Thanks for all the links! I’m off to shop!
You did a beautiful job with the image!!!
So very sweet Beate. I love that you paper pieced her. The waves and clouds make the cutest scene. 🙂
Hugs~
Thanks for helping! Beautiful card!
Very cute!
What an awesome sample Beate! Love what you did with the octopus!
Love the ocean you created for the octopus Biate – what a wonderful event for helping Katie!
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!! HUGS AND PRAYERS HER WAY!!!!!
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Gorgeous paper pieced, shaped card! Love it!
Hello!
Another beautiful creation and a beautiful blog hop for Katie! SO MANY wonderful bloggers out there are taking part! I have posted to my blog about the fund raiser with links to the sites. Thank you for this opportunity to help Katie. She is in my heart and prayers every day.
Wishing you a happy day!
Hugs,
Barbara Diane
I love your card Beate!! It’s adorable. I’ll keep Katie and her family in my thoughts.
Jessica Griffin
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Your card is absolutely adorable, Beate….the little pink octopus is sooo cute and I love the waves you created!!!
What fun paper piecing Beate! Love those great waves!
Beautiful card!
What a wonderful card for such a great cause. I love the paper piecing, and the waves are perfect, the way you have layered them with the tentacles is really neat! I love the colors and layers, so charming.
This is just so pretty! Love the way you’ve paper pieced the octopus!
What a great idea for a blog hop for Katie. I just love the images. Your card is great. TFS.
Beautiful card, love the coloring and colors. Love the detail with the bling, ribbon, and button. Thank you.
Super cute card love the stamping and paper piecing!
I love your beautiful card! Those layers are just wonderful. Sending love and prayers to Kate.
Absolutely adorable card Beate. Thank you for doing this for Katie!
LOVE the paper piecing and the airbrushed clouds.
This is one amazing card for one amazing friend….
love how you gave this card so many layers of interest which only made the image that much more impacting…lovely
Gorgeous Card Beate!!!!
This is Beautiful Beate!
Thank you so much for sharing with us!
OMGosh, I LOVE this!!! The colors are so sweet, love the shaped card, the border, the paper piecing… ALL of it!!!!
This is so sweet! Love the paper pieced octopus and the sparkly layered waves.
very cute, love your waves too!
This is just the sweetest, Beate!
Beautiful card!
awww…. this is so sweet, Beate! love the waves you created. darling card!