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Welcome to my second annual post as part of the Skipping Stones Design BLOGS 4 BOOBIES blog hop!

What is BLOG 4 BOOBIES?
It’s a fundraising auction to raise money to be donated to the Komen Foundation. Last year Skipping Stones Design was able to raise over $1100 and this year the goal is to raise $1500. With your help, I know we can do it!

Why is this important to me?
As a woman, there are obvious reasons, but first and foremost my mom is a breast cancer survivor. It is important for me to see a cure found within my lifetime and to know that no other woman will suffer the pain that my mom, and many other women {and their families}, have gone/are going through.

How can you help?

There are 3 ways to help…
1. Do what is in our blood…GO SHOPPING! For every stamp set that you purchase during August 15th through the 23rd SSD will donate $2 to the Komen Foundation. Look at is doing your part for the cure {or at least explain it to your husband that way!}.

2. You can bid on my project that I made for this hop {or any of the other projects from the participating designers}. See details for bidding below my project pics.

3. Spread the word! The more people that know about this fundraiser, the more likely we are to meet and beat our goal. Use your blog, email or social networking site to let the world know about our efforts.

I’m guessing you might be ready for me to cut out the chit chat and get to this project that I have been talking about, right?

I used the set PUMPKIN SEED SENTIMENTS to make a trio of Happy Birthday to You tags…

Detail of a single tag…

I can’t just send out a bunch of tags without having some cute packaging for them to go in!…

What to do if you want to bid…

Step #1
Find the comment section of the blog that shows the “Blogs 4 boobies” card or project that you want to buy. Bids must be placed on the correct post to be considered valid.
Step #2
Once you are in the “blogs 4 boobies” comment section fill in the dollar and cents amount of what you are willing to pay for the card/project. We recommend a starting bid of $5 or more. 100% your bid will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, but please keep in mind the postage costs and bid with a dollar amount for both project and shipping.
Step #3
Next to your $ bid please type in your email address. During a silent auction bidders sign their name next to their bid. Typing your email address is the electronic equivalent of signing your bid. Also it will help the blogger contact you if you are the highest bidder.
Step #4
Watch and wait.
Once you have entered your bid/comment sit back and wait. If someone out bids you then you may bid again. Bidding will continue until 8:00 p.m. MST on August 23rd.

* Please note that the participating stampers/bloggers will probably re-post their Blogs 4 Boobies card/project on the 23rd of August {I will be participating in this}. When the blogger re-posts their project then the bidding will continue on the NEWEST post and that comment section. I will make a note of the highest bid both at the top and bottom of my re-post.

What do I do once I place a bid?
See Step 4 above, please.
The winner of the auction will be the highest bid in the comment section of the MOST RECENT blogs 4 boobies post at the end of the silent auction. The silent auction will end at 8:00 p.m. MST on August 23rd.

Things to keep in mind…
Bid high! It’s a win-win! You get the project you want and more money is raised for a great cause.
Each blogger/designer will declare who has won the silent auction. Skipping Stones Design will send you an invoice for your donation/bid amount. Prompt payment is appreciate and insures that the designer can get your card/project in the mail to you as soon as possible.

There are several designers participating in this hop over the course of three days! This is DAY TWO of the blog hops. Here’s your list of hoppers for today…

Teri Anderson
Ashley Cannon Newell
Karen Christensen
Jodi Collins
Kimberly Crawford
Jen del Muro <--you are here!
Katie Gehring
Vanessa Menhorn
Kryssi Ng
Taylor Usry
Sankari Wegman

Want to see a list of hoppers from yesterday? It all started HERE at the PaperCrafts Connection blog.

Happy bidding!