Welcome back to CAS-ual Fridays, the Clean And Simple Challenge!
We're here a little later than usual but its all for a very good cause.
This week CAS-ual Fridays is participating in a very special benefit blog hop for my dear friend, and partner here at CAS-ual Fridays, Julie Ranae. Since it just wouldn't be the same without her design team from The Play Date Cafe, we've invited them to join us in our inspiration parade this week.
We're here a little later than usual but its all for a very good cause.
This week CAS-ual Fridays is participating in a very special benefit blog hop for my dear friend, and partner here at CAS-ual Fridays, Julie Ranae. Since it just wouldn't be the same without her design team from The Play Date Cafe, we've invited them to join us in our inspiration parade this week.
Julie Ranae has had some pretty major dental surgeries in her lifetime. It's all due to medication she took as a child that left her teeth in an irreparable condition. A few weeks ago, Julie Ranae had to have emergency oral surgery resulting in the removal of her front teeth. The dentist at that time believed the best course of action would be to remove the rest of her teeth and replace them with permanents to avoid *years* of ongoing dental work that would just end in the same result. Relieved at finding a solution, she visited the office for dental surgery that week.
Unfortunately, it wasn't the visit she was expecting.
After the consultation, and scheduling the surgery, the surgeon's office informed her that she would need to bring $4000 back to the appointment with her before they would proceed.
This amount would not include the 'dentures' to follow.
There is no payment plan as she was initially led to believe, and insurance will not cover any of it.
Here Julie is today, sitting without front teeth that were pulled with the belief that they would be replaced immediately. It has been painful both physically and emotionally for her. It is an overwhelming experience for our dear friend and one that I hope our creative community can help with.
Hearing this and wanting to do something to help our dear friend, Nicole from Sweet Stamp Shop created this blog hop. When Julie heard what was being planned, she was so touched that she insisted on "working for it" and has help organize not only the hop but also the amazing prize donations from dozens of paper crafting companies now totaling over $2500. These prizes will be distributed randomly to those of you who hop along and leave comments, as well as to those of you who choose to help by donating.
Any amount is appreciated and there is a PayPal donation button set up on our sidebar.
While this is a benefit hop, its also a hop about friendship and the importance of being there for one another especially when one of us really needs it. Whether you are a personal friend, a blogger friend, a follower of her blog or just someone who can appreciate what its like to feel trapped within a personal struggle, I hope you will help if you can :) Whether its $1, $5 or more, every little bit helps and I promise is truly appreciated .
Because it's a special week, we of course have a special challenge inspired by Julie Ranae.
CFC23: Inspiration challenge. Create a Clean And Simple project using the quote as your inspiration OR use the quote as your sentiment.
CFC23: Inspiration challenge. Create a Clean And Simple project using the quote as your inspiration OR use the quote as your sentiment.
Please say hello to our fantastic sponsor!
Hello and welcome to The Craft's Meow! My name is Lisa Hjulberg and I'm the owner of The Craft's Meow. Opening this store is a dream come true for me... I'm following Henry David Thoreau's advice toGo confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. I've imagined this for a very long time!
We offer an array of stamps, kits and bits & bobs that will make your paper crafting more fun!
This week's TGIF Club winner will receive a fabulous stamp set from
The Craft's Meow
The Craft's Meow
And now its time for our very special inspiration parade filled with Julie Ranae's friends and lots of fabulous stamps provided by The Craft's Meow!
Dana starts the parade as your next stop on the hop. As you hop through, be sure to leave some love for each of these amazing designers to increase your chances of winning one of the many exciting blog hop prizes.
Dana starts the parade as your next stop on the hop. As you hop through, be sure to leave some love for each of these amazing designers to increase your chances of winning one of the many exciting blog hop prizes.
Stacy Rodriguez

Laurie Willison
Andrea Ewen
Laura Davis
Ruby McGuire

Jaclyn Miller
Michele Gross
Thank you for visiting each of our designers and we hope you enjoyed hopping through our inspiration parade. Before you hop off to
The Craft's Meow
be sure to leave a comment to increase your chances at one of those amazing prizes and we're so grateful for your help in bringing Julie's smile back.
If you're ready to link your project for the challenge, keep on reading... :)
If you're looking for last week's winners, click HeRe
Laurie Willison
Andrea Ewen
Laura Davis
Ruby McGuire
Jaclyn Miller
Michele Gross
Thank you for visiting each of our designers and we hope you enjoyed hopping through our inspiration parade. Before you hop off to
The Craft's Meow
be sure to leave a comment to increase your chances at one of those amazing prizes and we're so grateful for your help in bringing Julie's smile back.
If you're ready to link your project for the challenge, keep on reading... :)
If you're looking for last week's winners, click HeRe
Ready to play?
*Create a new Clean And Simple project using this week's challenge theme*
*Link directly to CAS-ual Fridays in your post*
*No more than 4 total combined challenges or your project will be deleted*
**you can play as often as you like until 11:59 pm EST on Wednesday!**
123 comments:
All those cards are simply amazing. Each one so unique and lovely -- gonna have to start doing these challenges because I can see they rock!
Go Julie Go! All of the cards are wonderful...I am hoping to play along this week as well!
I love that the Play date people joined us!
Wonderful cards Ladies :)
These are fabulous cards and a great inspiration for this week!
What cute cards!!! Love 'em all.
So excited to create a project for this theme! Love this challenge blog and Julie! Yeah for such a creative, wonderful community!
Just supporting someone in need. Thanks for helping.
Jean Cross
wonderful cards ladies
hugs
mallika
mallikakejriwal@gmail.com
Great cards and a great cause.
I don't think people appreciate how important their smile is - its one of those every day taken for granted things. We're so lucky in the UK to have access to discounted dental treatment through the national health service. I've donated $5 - not alot - but if we all give just a little then Julie will have her smile back in no time :-D
Tara (aka Craftilicious)
A perfect theme for the hop and the week! Beautiful DT samples, too.
You ladies are awesome, of course, off to search for smile sentiments...
What great and uplifting cards! Makes me SMILE!
Beautiful work by everyone.
Awesome cards from everyone-lovely work!
super terrific inspiration
Wow, awesome cards, and such a perfect challenge to go along with the Hop!
WOW.. all the DT creations are amazing! :)
I "heart" Julie.. and donated! HUGS
You all did such an amazing job on those cards, They are all awesome. Linda Harris Lsunflower58@aol.com
What an amazing journey and such a fabulous hop for a cause. I AM SO GETTING INVOLVED!
:o)
Jessica
Oh my goodness! Such amazing talent! I love all of the cards!
Thanks for being a part of this and supporting Julie! She is an amazing lady!
Holly
hollyshobbie at gmail dot com
Yay, the post looks great Michele!
Hugs
Laura
those are some awesome cards
What wonderful cards!! I laughed at several of them!! I need to start lookin' out for more stamps like these!!
All of these wonderful cards are just so cute and sweet and beautiful! And for such a great cause! Thanks for supporting Julie!!! She WILL smile again! Thank you!!!
~Vanessa W
great cards ladies!
omg such beautiful cards! I LOVE the fun tache tic one! LOL omg that made my day! haha too cute!
Have a great weekend!
What a wonderful challenge, and lovely cards for Julie's event. Thanks for sponsoring Lisa! you KNOW we LOVE your stamps!
What a terrific cause and so sweet of everyone to join in the Hop! I wish it huge success!
Thank you so much for participating... you were on board so fast and offering such amazing help. THis couldn't have happened with out you! Big Hugs, N. Rixon
What a great challenge. These cards are so cute....makes me want to make some cards but I am at work so it will have to wait!
Oooh these cards are SUPER DUPER ADROABLE!!!! YAY YAY YAY!!
I love the one with the multiple tags and string! I absolutely LOVE tags, so this is a great idea.
Wonderful to see everyone's creations :o)
Wow... what an awesome line up of inspirations! Love!!
wow, awesome cards! Reminds me that I picked up the spellbinders tag dies, now I need the matching stamps!
love all the smile cards - very clever.
what an amazing hop, can't wait to join in. I'll be thinking of Julie!
-rachel w k
rwkrafts.blogspot.com
Amazing cards! Great challenge!
What a wonderful gesture! Very sweet of you and sending smiles for Julie! :) Will def join in not just for the win but to help spread the word too!
I'm new to this blog. I love all of the cards shown!! You;ll be added to me daily blog check! ;)
What an amazing collection of cards!! I am loving the theme, too. I will have to break out some stamps and get creating. Thanks for all of the lovely inspiration!!
Thanks for the inspiration by showcasing some great cards!!
Oh wow, what a lot of great cards! Think the moustache one is my favourite though :)
Wow, lots of inspiration! Thanks for sharing, especially the mustache card, hehe!
What an awesome array of talent! Sounds like a great blog hop!
Amazing creations! MICHELE, LOVE yours!!
Wow! What a wonderful group of designers with alot of creativity, all the cards are just beautiful, thank you so much for sharing them.
Great cards!
Tracy
owlbecraftin at gmail dot com
owlbecraftin.blogspot.com
Fabulous cards!!!
oooh great cards! go julie! :D
xo
Lauren
onestorydown.com
Thanks for joining this blog for a cause! Great projects!
To the CAS Fridays team - such awesome inspiration! I think my project for Julie's hop is not CAS at all so I can't enter it, but what a great way for you be involved in Julie's benefit :) Fiona
That mustache card rocks!
Wonderful inspiration from the DT, as always! What a great theme this week to go along with the hop!
These are awesome cards for an awesome purpose.
awesome card.
Super creations by the Design Team.
Sure made me smile!
Thank you Michele, for putting this together.
What awesome cards the DT has made and for such a good cause!
What a wonderful blog hop! Great projects from the DT.
what stunning examples from everyone today. I'll have to get my thinking cap on... lots to inspire to
Great cards by the DT!!!
All the cards were wonderful, love the "smile" card parade.
Awesome cards! The crafting community is the best! Hope the goal is reached, plus a whole lot more! ;o)
Awesome cards and great cause!
It's a good life!
Terri E.
Great cards! I will be looking forward to playing along!
Love that all these ladies joined in! Great cards!
DeniseB
What great cards. So much talent. So much fun. So much love for Julie.
All of your designers are so talented. I'd love to get any one of their cards!
Beautiful cards from everyone!
Loving all the cards!
What a wonderful cause and how nice of you to do this. I just donated some money from my paypal account which is from selling cards on ebay. I really can relate to the 'teeth' issue as I have been told I need to have all my teeth out and have dentures. I have been delaying this because I am just scared and fear needles as I will need to be 'under' for this one. Please pass on my best wishes and I will be praying for all to end well. Blessings Hilde
I am so happy that Julie has such great friends who will rally for her! I love this challenge because I truly believe that friends are so important to a good life!!
What a GREAT bunch of cards! LOVE them all!
housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com
It's all about being there for a friend!
what great projects from your team! each is wonderful! :)
Great cards!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Awesome work as always ladies!!!!
Love all the beautiful cards from the DT! Julie is sure to love each one!
Wonderful cards for such a generous cause!
All of the cards are wonderful, moustaches, twine, stamps, colors, and humor. Thank you for all the inspiration, and the blog hop stop.
Wonderful cards ladies - so many make me smile!!!
Great cards - great challenge and a GREAT way to help out a friend!! LOVE this - Julie will be smiling :)
You are so very sweet to do this for such a deserving and fabulous girl as Julie! Can't wait to see the DT cards bigger... Hopping...
Such awesome cards! TALENTED DT! :)
Fantastic cards! They inspire me to make more "Just Because" cards to brighten someone's day!
Such great cards ladies!
Amazing bunch of cards here! The first one is very clever and really makes me laugh!
What wonderful creations!!
I got through about 50 of the blogs then there was a problem with one. I couldn't get my comment to go through. I then lost the blog so I am just commenting here to finish. I loved all the cards and am very happy to be a part of this cause. Best wishes to you, Julie!
Wow what a great batch of eye candy! How wonderful to have a challenge in Julie's honor - I will play along (hopefully!).
~ky
scrapacat at yahoo dot com
http://bunnynest.blogspot.com
Those cards are wonderful and I will have to try the challenge!
Fun!!!
I'm inspired by all the DT creations...as usual! Great job ladies!
Hang in there Julie, I know what it is like to be missing some teeth. We'll get you fixed up and you'll be smiling again in no time!
Thank you for being apart of such a great hop and cause! What a bunch of awesome cards too! :)
sweetheartcopper at msn dot com
What amazing cards for an amazing purpose.
Very sweet of you to join this great operation....hope it is successful. I am doing my part by participating in the blog hop.
What cute and clever cards ladies.
Denise
LOVE IT!!!!!! HUGS AND PRAYERS HER WAY!!!!!!!!
wyme98@yaho..com
fabulous cards for Julie
Eva :0)
evascrapslife(at)gmail(dot)com
http://evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com
I have a giveaway on my blog
Lots of inspiration here! Thanks for posting this challenge!
Thanks you all for sharing your creativity. All them are so cute. Here's to Julie's new smile.
Wendy K
Chicago
All of the cards are just wonderful! It is truely inspiring to see so many people giving of themselves to help a friend! God bless!
Have a scrap-happy day
Lisa G
http://lisa-scrappingspot.blogspot.com/
lkgra@hotmail.com
What a great challenge! Thanks for the chance. These cards are amazing!
Yay, it's so much fun being part of this blog hop, thanks so much for including us PDCC girls. Here's hoping it's a huge success for Julie!
clean and simple is my FAVORITE thing! i DEFINITELY need to get back here and play with your challenges more often!!! :)
Such an amazing array of cards! Well done!
Love these challenges, love this blog!
So many HAPPY cards!!! LOVED this super fun inspiration parade!!!!
Very cute cards and great inspiration!
Lovely cards! Glad to help bring Julie's smile back:-)
LOOOOOOOVE all of these creations--that first one is so cute! Great combo of creations from CAS-Fridays group and the PDCC! LOVE LOVE LOVE:)
Love all the cards.
Lovely creations as always. Hope that this weekend is a big succes for Julie.
ALL the cards are AMAZING!!!!!
What a CUTE cards!! =) I LOVE the details and the colors that you used!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Beautiful, inspiration & amazing work ladies! I sincerely hope Julie will be able to whistle a happy tune soon.
love all the cards - so cool!
Sandy
Wonderful cards for a wonderful cause. Hoping Julie gets her smile back very, very soon.
I always love the challenges over at the CF. There's always lots of room for Creativity! Thanks so much for giving me the chance to win!
Beautiful creations ladies! What a kind, caring & giving attitude you have adopted to help Julie! Yeah, nice people rule!!!
Beautiful cards from the Design Team! I am sure that Julie will get her smile back very soon, thanks to all of her blogging friends!
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