Dream becomes reality.
I did it. I made the trip to Canada and back. I had a dream, and I saw it come true. And it’s all because of YOU. Every single one of you. The strangers and friends and companies and scrappy bloggers who donated scrapbooking supplies to me and donated your hard-earned money to me and the ones who bid and won the auctions. I thank you. I am not wealthy (not even close! haha), and I could never, ever have made this trip without all of you. Words are not enough. Thank you is not enough. I will never be able to express to all of you what your kindness and your generosity has meant to me. In the coming days I will tell you all about my trip but today I leave you with this. As I was leaving Anita’s house last weekend, she said to me, “I don’t know what to say to you. Thank you just isn’t enough. It’s not enough.” And that’s exactly how I feel right now about YOU. I am overwhelmed, and my heart is so full.
Thank you.
Leftover auctions!
Sooo….thought the auction talk would all be over by now? But plans changed and now the trip to deliver Anita’s scrapbook is next week and I’m sticking to it darnit! But in the meantime getting all the boxes of items sold and moved out of my studio has cleared up some room and made me realize I have some things left that didn’t sell and also a huge lot of items that I never even got listed on ebay! So …… let me know if you’re interested at all in purchasing any of these bundles since now it’s too late to put them on ebay unless I wait until after the trip! Leave a comment or email me at kcsummerrose@avenuebroadband.com if you have a price in mind.
#1 Item Description: Memberships to WeScrap. (www.wescrap.com)
There are 5 remaining. Buy 2 and join with a friend! I already have a membership and there’s some good info and resources to be found here, classes to take online, articles to read. NO SHIPPING, as I have a promo code to give you for joining the site. Go to the website here to see all the stuff you can get (Value is $10).
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#2 Item Description: SOLD
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#4 Item Description: SOLD
#5 Item Description: SOLD
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#6 Item Description: Fiskars ScrapBoss embossing system. It’s “used” as in it’s been sitting around my friend’s scrap room, but it doesn’t look to me like any of it has actually been used. Fiskars describes it on their website as: Starter stencil set and 2 stylus included. Large tray fits papers up to 12.5 x 12.5 inches. Accommodates all sizes of Fiskars stencils. Attached compartment stores stencils, etc. You can view instructions and photos on how to use this system on the Fiskars website here. It comes with the starter stencil and an extra stencil “Themed Vacation”. Photos below. Asking $15.00 and $10 shipping priority mail. 
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#7 Item Description: Fiskars ShapeBoss embossing system. Again, it’s “used” as in it has been sitting around in my friend’s scrap room collecting dust, but I can’t actually tell that she’s used it. Described on Fiskars website as: Unique 2-stencil embossing system. Eliminates the need for a lightbox. Large work surface for any size materials. You can actually view instructions and photos on how to use this system on Fiskars website here. Includes starter stencil set and dual-tip stylus. It comes with the “creative sampler #5610″ stencil from Fiskars and also here are some extras added with it.
#5611 “circle swirl” #5616 “square burst” #5620 “floral”
Photos below. Asking $10.00 and $10 shipping priority mail.
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#8 Item Description: Sizzix Sidekick (used). Machine only. Not in original packaging. Asking $10.00. Shipping $5 priority mail.
Sizzix’s website describes it as: This small roller machine weighs 2 pounds, stands 4 3/4″ tall, will cut a single sheet of lightweight-to-cardstock paper and has a special vacuum seal that holds it into place on any smooth work surface. By adding an optional adapter, the Sidekick is also compatible with other brands’ wafer-thin dies. A crafting system designed for detailed shape-cutting with all Sizzlits, including 12″ Decorative Strip dies, and quick, quality embossing from Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (small only).
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Item #9: Lighted paper trimmer. Can’t remember the company that makes this trimmer, but it lights up and comes with 10 or 11 different blades. Barely used. Asking $8. Shipping $5.00 priority mail.
Like I said up above, just leave a comment if you’re interested or you can email me privately at kcsummerrose@avenuebroadband.com and make me an offer!
You can read more about Anita and the auctions and why I’ve been holding them and selling stuff here on my blog.
** edited to add. Any money that is earned from selling items after my trip to Canada will be given directly to Anita and her family. They will be traveling every day for chemo treatment to a hospital that’s 1.5 hours away, so at the very least they could use the gas money!
Filed under AUCTION, For Sale | Comment (1)Paper flowers!
My friend Abby made these cool torn paper flowers (I added some stuff to the middles of them) and sent them to me so that I could include them in the auctions and sell them individually for my Canada trip fundraiser to take Anita the scrapbook. I’ve been so caught up in sorting all the donations into kits and themes and listing the stuff on ebay and shipping it out, I haven’t had time until now to show these to you. Seriously, my Abbykins is sickeningly talented with paper. Thanks for your donation Abby!
Aren’t they fabulous? Can you see the glittery-ness and the pretty lines of paint here and there? I’m going to go list them in my etsy shop individually for sale so if you like what you see go to the shop here and purchase as many as you like! Although in the shop they’re $2.20 to cover for the fee Etsy charges me to put them in the shop, you can just contact me via my blog or leave a comment to get one too! Still a great deal! I have measured them and described their sizes in their descriptions in my etsy shop.
I am picturing these on the front of a card and on a scrapbook page and I think they would be darling with a magnet on the back and put on the fridge or inspiration board or hang a tiny tag on them and give to a friend. I have so many ideas in my head for these!
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My last chance effort.
Wanna get a good deal on some cool scrapping supplies? My Canada trip to deliver the scrapbook my friends and I made to Anita is next week, so this is it! This is the final weekend of auctions to raise money for my cause. Everything I have left is on ebay right now up for auctions. Here’s the page where it shows all my auctions. Of course, once you’re looking at one of the bundles you can always click on “view sellers other items” if you’re not familiar with ebay. There’s always a link somewhere to get you to the place to see everything.
Right now there are books, online classes, memberships, large mixed lots of supplies in themes like Christmas, winter, baby, beach, Disney, teenager, and that’s just to mention a few. Go check it out and bid generously please!
For those of you who’ve been bidding and winning my auctions, I thank you so much. It’s gonna happen. This trip is a go! And it’s because of you all helping me and I appreciate it so much. Any money that’s left is going to be given to Anita for her medical bills, as I’m sure they are astronomical.
Filed under AUCTION | Comment (0)Designs by Reminisce products arrived.
**Another auction post….
** Turns out the trip is going to be sooner than I thought AGAIN. Due to an idiotic scheduling conflict on my part, we’ll be going to see Anita and deliver her scrapbook NEXT WEEK! So I’m busy getting all the auctions ready to list so they’ll end this weekend.
Another box arrived and inside was the beautiful “Real Magic” collection from Reminisce. It’s all glittery and sparkly and so cool!
We have patterned papers
Then we also have double sided papers
Sparkly letter stickers
Journaling block stickers
Fireworks and phrases stickers
My personal favorite, sparkly flower stickers
Sparkly border stickers, star stickers, and circle stickers.
**This is another post detailing donations I’ve received for the auction to try and raise funds for my trip to Canada to deliver Anita’s scrapbook to her. If you’re a new reader to my blog and don’t know who Anita is, you can read my previous blog post here. To see other donations I’ve received that will be put up for auction in February and March, you can go to the donations page here.
Filed under AUCTION | Comment (0)Look what Elizabeth Dillow sent!
** Another auction post (it’s almost over, people!)
I asked lots of scrapbooking “celebs” and bloggers to donate to my cause and got some great stuff sent in to me, but Elizabeth Dilow from Simple Scrapbooks just blew me away with her generosity! Check it out.
**This is another post detailing donations I’ve received for the auction to try and raise funds for my trip to Canada to deliver Anita’s scrapbook to her. If you’re a new reader to my blog and don’t know who Anita is, you can read my previous blog post here. To see other donations I’ve received that will be put up for auction this week, you can go to the donations page here.
Filed under AUCTION | Comments (2)Anita Auctions.
** Another auction post (these will be over at the end of the week!)
A darling wooden kite made by Country Bum Creations here.
A darling wooden flower (daisy) made by Country Bum Creations here.
Passes (5) to Stacy Julian’s “Glimpses” class at Big Picture Scrapbooking (online) here.
I’ve got some more coming up this week that will end on Saturday or Sunday. I’m trying to get everything I have left listed because the trip is in 16 days! Stay tuned!
**This is another post detailing donations I’ve received for the auction to try and raise funds for my trip to Canada to deliver Anita’s scrapbook to her. If you’re a new reader to my blog and don’t know who Anita is, you can read my previous blog post here. To see other donations I’ve received that will be put up for auction in February and March, you can go to the donations page here.
Filed under AUCTION | Comment (0)Anita.
Last week I decided to change the Canada trip plans and go earlier. I’ve just had this sense of urgency to get there sooner. My original plan was for the 3rd week of April, but since my traveling companion had a change in her schedule she was able to be free the 3rd week of March, and we adjusted our itinerary for that.
Then I heard from Anita yesterday. She had been recovering from a major surgery February 2 where they removed half of her liver to get rid of what they thought were tumors left (they weren’t sure). She told me that her cancer is back in the same place where she had her mastectomy and that she will be undergoing surgery again on Wednesday to have the lumps removed. Now she’s looking at radiation therapy 5 days a week for 5 weeks beginning the end of March, so I’m very glad we changed our plans and now we will be going before she starts her radiation. I have to wonder if that’s why I was feeling the urgency to get there faster.
So things are going to need to be wrapped up pretty quick here. I will be leaving March 19, just 17 days away.
I am hoping to get all the rest of the auctions up so that they end on Saturday and Sunday of THIS WEEK to raise money for the trip. Right now there are a couple of auctions up and I’ll provide those links in a bit.
And if you’re so inclined, pray for Anita.
Filed under AUCTION, Life | Comment (1)New auctions are up again!
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I have more Making Memories bundles here and here. The autographed Donna Downey bag is here. The Fiskars ShapeBoss and a bunch of stencils to go with it is here. Go check them out and bid away!
**This is another post detailing donations I’ve received for the auction to try and raise funds for my trip to Canada to deliver Anita’s scrapbook to her. If you’re a new reader to my blog and don’t know who Anita is, you can read my previous blog post here. To see other donations I’ve received that will be put up for auction in February and March, you can go to the donations page here.
Filed under AUCTION | Comment (0)Adornit Carolee’s coming up
I’ve got some CUTE Carolee’s Creations/Adornit items to auction off soon. There are these 2 all-in-one album kits. They each have 24 patterned papers, 2 diecut sheets, a sticker sheet (that includes 2 alphabet sets), and the album that’s got decorated covers already done.
I love this first one, the “My Girl” kit.
And here’s what they call the “Beach Album” kit
They also sent 2 packs that have patterned papers and a sheet of diecuts. This one is a cute bear.
And there’s a cute little garden girl package too.
I also have 2 pattern books, which are full of projects to make, one called Christmas Joy and one called Pumpkin Harvest.
This is a Ting-A-Ling kit with papers, punch outs, stickers, ribbons, frame, metal letter brads, misc.
The top item is a stack of cardstock strips that you can cut up, ink the edges, and use for titles or embellishments on your pages. And they sent metal letter brads in white and silver.
I love these cute chipboard word books. They are STURDY.
Thank you Adornit/Carolee’s Creations for helping my cause with your donations!
**This is another post detailing donations I’ve received for the auction to try and raise funds for my trip to Canada to deliver Anita’s scrapbook to her. If you’re a new reader to my blog and don’t know who Anita is, you can read my previous blog post here. To see other donations I’ve received that will be put up for auction in February and March, you can go to the donations page here.
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