Cards for Jaimie-blog hop
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming of our Spotlight Guest Designer to bring you this important blog hop.
If you have landed on my blog because you came from Megan Lock’s blog post then you are in the right place. If you came to this post from somewhere else, please start this hop on Katharina Frei’s blog (she’s the beginning of the hop)
Begin on Monday, November 2nd at 10am ET
End on Monday, November 9th at 10am ET.
This gives you all a week to make a card, and mail it to her and her father.
The story of Jaimie:
“On October 4th, 4 teenagers armed with knives broke into a home in a small town in New Hampshire. Alone and sleeping inside were a mother and her 11 year old daughter. These 4 boys broke into this home with the intent to rob and kill anyone inside. They stabbed the mom, Kimberly Cates, to death and left her daughter, Jaimie, for dead in their driveway. It was a completely random act, their home was chosen only due to its secluded surroundings.”
Our hope is that everyone hopping around today will stop for a moment and think about Jaimie and her father and what life must be like for them now. This incredibly selfish and RANDOM act has changed their lives forever. We are asking that everyone reading this message please take a moment to make a card and send it off to Jaimie. You can make something very simple or much more involved, but please share some words of hope and love and let her know that people do care and want the best for her. Please send your card to the address below:
Jaimie Cates
c/o Mont Vernon Fire Station
Main Street
Mont Vernon, NH 03057
I hope you all will share a link for the new blog called “Stamp Something…for Jaimie: Spreading Love and Hope” where everyone can read more about Jaimie and have all the info to send a card as well as join their special Card Drive Challenge. There are several generous sponsors who have kindly offered up some prizes to anyone who makes a card, posts it on their blogs, and lets them know the card was mailed. (FCD included! I hope you will join us, and make a card for this young girl, I can’t even imagine what she is going thru)
I heard that Jaimie is not really a girlie girl, but likes hot pink and black. She likes outdoor activities such as biking, skateboarding, razor rip stick, snowboarding, and karate. AND she is a black belt in karate. SO, here’s my card for Jaimie:
Stamp sets used: Karate (retired), Yoga 2 (Be strong phrase); Doodles-Inspire Me, Papers-RAK (thanks Carole) Sketch-cased from Michelle Bartnett UPDATE: I’ve added the karate trio images to my digital downloads page, here.
To continue on this hop, please go to:
Micki at http://artfulxpressions.net/
For more information on this story: New Hampshire News 1
Light a virtual candle: We are better than this
To make a donation: Neighbor 2 Neighbor
Being a participant in the blog hop, I am just hopping around to see all the lovely cards the participants made. Jaimie is really going to be touched!
Hi Pamela! I was wondering if you were going to use this karate set!!
I love it and the fun charm you have dangling on the side! Thank you so much for your generous support!!
What a lovely card - I love the Karate stamp image you’ve used.
What an awesome stamping job! Love the accents you used, too.
Great job with your card, fun images and papers. Thanks so much for joining in our hop today and thanks for your generous donation too!
Great card Pamela - how perfect that you were able to make a karate card for her! I bet she will love it!!!
Gorgeous card
Fab karate image and the charm is perfect ! I am sure Jaimie will receive so many fabulous cards 
luv
Lols x x
What a cool card! I’m sure she is going to love it!
What a wonderful creation and I LOVE the message in the background!! I’m sure Jaimie is going to love it too!! My creation is already on it’s way to Jaimie … if you’d like to see it you can check it out on my blog here: http://darscraftycreations.blogspot.com/2009/11/please-help-spread-love-hope.html
What a nice card for a sad situation. Makes me wish I had a blog too.
What a cute card!!
Jaimie will love it!
Very cool card!
Great card and glad to be a part of the hop with you!
Janna
Great card! I made a card earlier tonight and will send it out tomorrow.
hugs
Mary
What a great card for Jaimie
I’m sending mine today.
What a cool card, Pamela!!! You had the perfect sets to make just the right card for Jaimie.
very nice, she will love it!
Carol<
cool card!
Such a fab card. I will be making a card for Jamie today
HUgs
Suzanne x
what a neat card you made for her!!
Wonderful card. How cute is that? Thanks for letting us hop for Jaimie. I posted on my blog.
Fabulous card
she’ll love it, I posted my card to her today :0)
Such a great card! Love the image and the sentiment
Hugs
Maarit
great card, wonderful cause!
Great Card, I am sure Jaimie will treasure it. Hugs Avril xxx
Super card for Jaimie!!!!
pamela this is fantastic! thanks so much for being part of the hop, hugs, erin
Beautiful card!!
I’ll make mine to her tonight.
Hugs, Susa
Fantastic card, Jaimie will love it, take careX:)
Fabulous Karate image Pamela. I love how you have used the “Be Strong” sentiment in your background. TFS Sharon.
WOW - your card for Jaimie rocks!
Take care xx
Anne -:)
Wonderful card. I am sure Jaimie will love it!
Such a wonderful card, for such a tragic thing, but what a wonderful hop full of grace! Yes, Jaimie really is going to be touched as well as her dad!
Nina
http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/
(free digital stamps every Monday)
Great card! Perfect stamp set and papers for Jaimie!
What a fab sentiment
Cute cute cute! Thanks for joining in the Spread the Love blog hop. I’m overjoyed at the number of caring people in the stamping community - Jaimie’s sure to be pleased! My card is here.
What a great image that you’ve used for Jaimie, lovely card. I’ve made a card for Jaimie too
Great card, love those images! Thanks for putting the word out there regarding this family and for helping to coordinate the blog hop!!! It’s wonderful stamper’s out there like you that make me proud to be a part of the stamping world!