Swimming for Katie Blog Hop and Fundraiser

Hello everyone...today is a special day....
From October 10-12 over a hundred stampers have joined 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  Katie, her 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.
I also have a donation button in the upper right corner of my blog.

The adorable little octopus was colored with copics on vanilla cardstock. The fun Cosmo Cricket papers were used along with ribbon, twine, buttons, scallop dies, Nestabilities, a little bling on the crown and septer, and a white gel pen for the cheek highlights.   
Here are all the items available for sale.

Keep Swimming Octopus

Peachy Clear stamp

$5.50 with free shipping

Keep Swimming Octopus DIGIstamp

$3.00 with instant download

Keep Swimming Octopus DIGIstamp with SVG cut file

$3.50 with instant download

Keep Swimming Mermaid DIGIstamp

$3.50 with instant download

Keep Swimming Ribbon Fish DIGIstamp and DIGIpapers

$5.00 with instant download

I hope you will join me in supporting Katie through a purchase or donation. The following is a list of everyone who has projects posted today. I hope you will be inspired by them and moved to purchase or donate. If you would like to send Katie a card, her mailing address is:

Katie Renz
PO Box 5913
Bellingham, WA 98227-5913

AJ OttoBeate Carolyn MustopaDawn BurnworthDeb FeltsGretchen BelknapHeather Jensen Jen del MuroJulie RanaeKate - i {heart} papersKendra WietstockLisa JohnsonLoretta LockLori TeclerLynn MercurioMarianne WalkerMichele GrossStacy aka TwinshappyTracy SchultzDebbie OlsonCindy LawrenceCindy Haffner  Julie KoerberChristine OkkenTammy HershbergerDanielle KennedyBarbara AndersMakiko JonesAshley N NewellShannan TeubnerTaylor UsryJen TaplerJenn BalcerJenny ChesnickJess LarsenJessica KnutsenJimmi MayoJoan BardeeJoan ErvinJulia AstonJulie DayJulie Ebersole

Thanks for stopping by...be sure to check out what the rest of the designers made with this super cute stamp!!! Thanks, Kate, for including me in this amazing project and God Bless our dear, sweet Katie and her family!!!