Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

You've been waiting! Here are some of the photo's from Saturday's Huge Stamp Out Breast Cancer Event! I am missing LOTS of people here... and wish I had taken more photos... We had an amazing time and raised:
Over TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS!!! For Breast Cancer through Making Strides. Please note: our online total has not been updated yet... But this is me, handing Jean from Making Strides $1000 in cash and checks! So Darn Cool!!!
So here are some random pictures from the event! Judy M won the big shot door prize! She didn't already have one and has been wanting one for AGES!!! I threw in an embossing folder so she could get moving right when she got home! So very fun!
This is a photo of a few of the participants, and Kerin Sylvester. Kerin was our artist. She designed the 5 projects that everyone made that day.. Boy they were easy for folks who had never stamped before, and they were great for folks that have been stamping forever! Absolutely perfect... Isn't she cute!!??

This is a photo of Jean from making strides drawing our other "grand prize." And that is Becky, who won a WHOLE BAG full of stamping goodies donated by Kerin (above). There were chalk pastels, and at least 5 packs of paper. Check out the display behind Becky.. There were all kinds of display boards for taking pictures and getting inspiration. Scrapbook samples and 3D's...
Here's another big WINNING face! Andrea, won a free night's stay to the Burlington, Hyatt Summerfield Suites. The Hyatt graciously donated that free night stay certificate... When we read the back, we realized it's good for a one, two or 3 BEDROOM suite! Now, when I toured this hotel for the event. I saw that every room in the hotel is a suite with a fully furnished kitchen for up to 4 people. The two bedroom suites, have two separate bedrooms with king sized beds, and two full bathrooms.. They are connected by a nice common area.

Andrea is planning a girls weekend away with her certificate! I hope I'm invited!
This is one of my good friends Joanne with my little one. Alexis took her turn going through and making all the cards.. I think her cards look really good, and she's starting her own collection of cards to have on hand with the cards she made at the event.
I figured out the day of the event that my friend Jeannie (Bean) and I have been friends for eighteen years! She was one of my BFF's when I was a DJ and she actually was the DJ for my wedding. I asked her if she could bring a microphone with amp for us to use, and she showed up with all her gear! We had a full DJ with wonderful mood music all day long! Jean also got in on the raffles and won this awesome candle from partylite!
Our front desk crew! I'm not sure how I missed getting a picture of Tami White and Linda, who donated all kinds of extra goodies to our raffle and was in charge of one of the 5 projects. If you have a picture of Tami at the event, can you email me! Tami must have been running in stealth mode on Saturday!.

This is a picture of her mom, and Stampin' Up! demonstrator Sharon and my mom Christine. We put them in charge of all the money. :D They took care of everyone who was preregistered and organized everyone, greeted them at the door and took care of all of us, all day!
Regina (left) and Christine (right) is one dynamic duo! In addition to being in charge of one of the projects, Christine was our guest speaker of the day. She told us her story and about her mom's fight with breast cancer, not once or twice, but three times. Chris lost her mom to breast cancer two years ago. Her family has been participating in the walk for breast cancer for years.
Here are some more of our lady hero's. Marilyn (top) Stacey (bottom left) and Michelle (bottom right) also had provided projects for the event! Marilyn came up with the idea for a prayer intentions board, which is now beautifully displayed in my craft room.
Here's a bird's eye view of the room during the first raffle (thanks for the picture Kim).
Finally, here's a shot of the prayer board..
Won't you participate next year? Mark your calendars for world card making day 2011 and join us in the fight against breast cancer... Also... I want to give a BIG shout out to Kimberly Van Diepen who put the idea in my head and ran her own breast cancer event on Saturday raising over $6000. She helped me organize the idea over the phone.

I also just want to say... I'm coming away from this experience inspired. The beautiful women that came and participated decorated the room with their beautiful attitude and I can see that energy staying with me for quite some time! It was nothing short of a beautiful experience!

Gracious Thanks To All,
Selene Kempton

Today's the Big Day!!!

Good Morning Friends!

Well Today is the Big day... World Card Making Day, and more importantly... It's the day for the big Stamp Out Breast Cancer Event. I'm so excited to be seeing some of my fellow demo's from across Massachusetts and their friends.

When you make a purchase this weekend on my Online Store, (click shop now) I will be donating my 20% instant income to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. In fact EVERY demonstrator participating in this event is doing the same thing!!! We have already raised about $1000 just with registrations and donations for the event.. It's going to be a remarkable weekend!

We are coming together to raise money for the most wonderful cause, Breast Cancer.

Here's a picture of some of the little gifties I made for all the wonderful demonstrators that are helping today.. I dont usually "do" 3D projects, so this one is pretty special. Each little pocket book has 4 note cards. I should have photographed more, but what can you do!

With camera and all KINDS of prizes, I'm armed and can't WAIT for today! I will have all kinds of photos from the event over this week! I hope to see you there! It's not too late to register.

To register for the event, just make a $20 donation to our team member "event registration" by clicking the link. After next Wednesday, and at the door, registration will go up to $25. We want to encourage you to make your donation DIRECT to the charity!

To receive the directions, to recreate the projects shown below, click here and make a $20 donation to our team member "stamping team"

For more details, here's a link to the flier..

We hope to see YOU at the event in Burlington Massachusetts on TODAY! Bring your friends, bring you family members.. Make a day of it and leave with some handmade cards, while helping a WONDERFUL organization.

Rubbah hugs,

Selene Kempton

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

Raffles!!!!

Day by day, we are Making Strides to make this an unbelievable event! We hope to see YOU at the event in Burlington Massachusetts on October 2nd! Make a day of it and leave with some handmade cards, while helping a WONDERFUL organization. Let me know if you need hotel information, we have a block at a discounted rate!

First, here is what Stampin' Up sent me to donate to our raffles for the event. How awesome is it to work for a company that supports the community in such a robust manner?!? I have no doubt that I'm doing exactly what I'm supposed to, at exactly the right time in my life with the most wonderful company EVER!! So ~ would you like to win some of this?

We have also received a $25 gift certificate to market basket and a raffle item from Lisa Lloyd, a local pampered chef consultant.

I will also be raffling off a big shot. To be entered for the big shot, you just have to register for the event! That's it!

Less than two weeks to go, and we are hanging fliers and pounding the pavement to raise awareness about our event.

To register for the event, just make a $20 donation to our team member "event registration" by clicking the link. After next Wednesday, and at the door, registration will go up to $25. We want to encourage you to make your donation DIRECT to the charity!

To receive the directions, to recreate the projects shown below, click here and make a $20 donation to our team member "stamping team"

For more details, here's a link to the flier..

We hope to see YOU at the event in Burlington Massachusetts on October 2nd! Bring your friends, bring you family members.. Make a day of it and leave with some handmade cards, while helping a WONDERFUL organization.

Rubbah hugs,

Selene Kempton

Stamp Out Breast Cancer Event

This was the first week of school for my 5 year old daughter. During our morning routine Friday morning she said "mommy, if we can get rid of the cancer more people will be around, right?" I said, "that's it Alexis, you've got it".

She's seen mom working on this event for quite some time and now I feel like I can finally roll it out to all of you.

Imagine a world with more birthdays, a cure... That moment with my daughter is my personal "why" moment. It's not just for you and I, but for all the generations to follow. Those who have passed and watched our loved ones slip away. For my mom's friend Barbara G. who left behind a very large and loving family. For my friend Amy, who I went to high school with and countless customers and friends. For my girlfriend Christine, who lost her mom to breast cancer at a very young age. Please join me and my girlfriends for the first annual Stamp Out Breast Cancer Event Fundraiser, in conjunction with the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Walk.

World Card Making Day seemed like the perfect time to have an event to benefit cancer! So here are some more details. The day before the walk on October 2nd, a team of 12 demonstrators from across Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire are gathering to provide a set of 5 cards for $20. All the supplies for the event are being donated by the demonstrators. 100% of your $20 donation will be going directly to making strides. In fact, part of the registration process is to make your donation direct to making strides on our team site (to our team member "event registration").

If you are unable to attend the event, but would like to purchase the directions to make the 5 projects shown above (designed by convention display stamper and just a super talented lady, Kerin Sylvester), you can donate $20 to the "stamping team" team member on our making strides site and you will have the directions emailed to you.

For more details about the event, or to make a donation of any amount (which will certainly help a whole lot!) check out the flier here.

I hope to see you at the event on October 2nd.

Here is a quick picture of the planning meeting for our big event! This is just a few of the demonstrators involved in making it all happen. I hope to have more pictures for you as time goes on. This event has been in the planning stages for many months and we are very excited to present a stamping opportunity for all, that will help raise money for a cure.
We hope you will join us on Saturday October 2nd in Burlington for Stamp Out Breast Cancer as well as on Sunday October 3rd at the Hatch Shell in Boston for the 17th annual Making Strides walk, if you are interested. If you are planning to walk on the 3rd feel free to join our team!

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is more than just the name of a walk; it describes the progress we're making together in the fight against breast cancer. Nothing can describe the hope that is inspired by walking with others who share a passion for ending this disease. Because nearly everyone has been touched by breast cancer in some way, hope for a world with less breast cancer and more birthdays starts with us. We've decided to show our support and make a difference by stamping as a team in the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event.

Saving lives from breast cancer starts one team, one walker, one stamper and one dollar at a time. Join us, and together we will create a world with less breast cancer and more birthday celebrations.

Click here for more information.

Rubbah hugs,

Selene Kempton