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Monday, April 2, 2018

2018 Stamping for Autism Awareness Blog Hop


Hello everyone and welcome to the 2018 Stamping For Autism Awareness Blog Hop!  I am so excited and honored to be part of this important event, along with a long list of talented papercrafters, geared toward bringing awareness to Austism within the crafting community.  

Thank you so very much to Veronica Zalis, organizer of this hop, at So Many Stamps So Little Time for inviting me to participate! 

Click Here: to Take the Hop!  Or keep scrolling, as I have a list of participants AND sponsors that will inspire you with some amazing projects AND lots of fabulous prizes!  

You should have arrived from the incomparable Sandy Allnock's blog!  You won't want to miss seeing what she's created, so head on back if you haven't already visited her blog.


I am so excited to have been able to work with this new sentiment set and puzzle die by Taylored Expressions, "Look With Your Heart". These products are available starting today!  I've linked them below with a special message from Taylored Expressions, so keep scrolling!

* The scallop die is by Newton's Nook Designs: Frames and Flags Die Set 
Heart and puzzle pieces were inked with distress ink and water splattered to create this fun look.



I love the sentiments in this set so much, I had to create a second card.  I thought the cheeriness of this die by MFT called End of the Rainbow and the matching puzzle pieces by TE would be so pretty dancing in the clouds.  And how about that amazing sentiment?!  So perfect for very special teachers and parents that work with autistic kids!

Taylored Expressions has committed to donating 25% of proceeds from April's sales of the "Look with your Heart" set to the Autism Society. They hope to be able to make a BIG donation!




Before you head on, I thought you might be interested in some quick facts on Autism from the Child Mind Institute!    I'm dedicating this blog post to 2 special friends that are both AMAZING mothers of autistic children. They've taught me so much, it's a true joy to witness the bond they have with their sweet and gifted children.  Thank you so much for your visit..now onto the hop!

List of hop participants: 


61 comments:

  1. I love your cards and that stamp set is amazing. Also love that puzzle die!

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  2. Great cards, as always! LOVE that sentiment set! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Great cards! LOVE the rainbow card!!!

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  4. This is so amazing! What a great hop! Thank you for supporting Autism Awareness in this way!

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  5. I love these card ideas! I really love the heart card with the puzzle pieces. I love the bold bright colors of both cards and the rainbow is so beautiful! I am just loving all the talent I'm seeing today on this blog hop!

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  6. Oh these cards are absolutely beautiful and inspirational !we have autism and our family as well so this is such an important cause to share and make awareness!

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  7. The rainbow is perfect for this hop. Great work

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  8. Your cards are amazing. I worked for a school district and knew many Special Ed teachers and they would love to receive that card. Any teacher would love to receive that card. TFS

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  9. Thanks for bringing awareness to this worthy cause!

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  10. Your cards awesome and thanks for supporting such a wonderful cause.

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  11. Fabulous, fantastic, amazing images on these cards, love the colours and sentiments used. I worked for years with people of all ages with autism and a card like that would have meant the world. Thank you for supporting this hop x

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  12. The puzzle pieces are so great! Beautiful card, beautiful cause!

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  13. Hadn’t seen this autism set before! ❤️ They are fantastic! Beautiful card.

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  14. These are amazing! Love the designs ♥

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  15. The puzzle piece die is fantastic, and using it with the rainbow colors is such a strong look!

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  16. I love your cards using these new designs by Taylored Expressions! The heart with all the blue puzzle pieces at the bottom is so beautiful as is the sentiment!

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  17. Gorgeous cards -thanks for sharing:)

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  18. what special cards. so striking and meaningful.

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  19. Fantastic cards! Love the rainbow (I'm a sucker for rainbow colors!) and that heart on the first one is beautiful!

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  20. Fabulous cards. Its so wonderful this who blog and awareness is taking place. We need to remember people are still people and every ONE has feelings!

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  21. I like the speckled look on your first card. COOL.

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  22. I think I need both the puzzle piece and the sentiment set. I adore the sentiment you used on the heart card! One of the things I found so interesting about our little boy was how he noticed EVERYTHING!!! We were big time into backpacking and hiking when he was little but we found that we had to slow WAY down. He was always noticing things we would miss and we would have to stop and inspect them. Thanks so much for taking part in this wonderful cause!

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  23. These are so perfect for this hop. Thank you so much for participating in this worthy cause!

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  24. Thank you for sharing your wonderful cards and using these very special stamps to share "autism awareness" with the entire community. The more that people learn about autism, the better the lives will be for so many families.

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  25. Totally awesome cards. Thank you for joining inthe autism awareness blog hop!

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  26. Great cards. Thanks for bringing attention to the autism community.

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  27. Absolutely stunning! Thanks for participating in this wonderful blog hop

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  28. Amazing cards!! I love the sentiments in the taylered expressions set!!!

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  29. I really like the one with the rainbow die!

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  30. Love both of your awesome cards!

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  31. Awesome cards! Love the puzzle pieces!
    Light it up blue!

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  32. I wish these stamps had been around when I worked in the school system. I would have made the special ed teachers RAK cards with them! How awesome are those sentiments?!? And your cards are great... I especially love the rainbow card!

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  33. Wow!!! Gorgeous cards and what a wonderful sentiments..Love the bright colours on your cards..

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  34. These look fantastic! I love the bold, bright colors. The puzzle pieces look great against the heart and rainbow and I love the sentiments.

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  35. I absolutely love both of your cards, and you! Thank you for being a listening ear, and for being a part of this from the early stages of getting it organized. I literally can’t choose a favorite of the two cards but if I absolutely had to pick one it would probably be the rainbow cards, well, because Rainbows. 🌈💙 Love You!!!

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  36. Wow! Both your cards are totally gorgeous!!! Your colouring is amazing!!!

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  37. what a gorgeous card... love it. I agree we need to be more informd so thanks for supporting autism and sharing some links too,
    Shaz in Oz.x

    {Shaz in Oz – Calligraphy Cards}

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  38. I love your cards, there are so beautiful!

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  39. What an encouraging card for the teacher and perfect for this blog hop!

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  40. Great cards for this special blog hop...love your incorporation of the puzzle pieces. tfs

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  41. luv the scattered pieces at the bottom of both cards!

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  42. Love your bright cards. Just perfect in depicting Autism awareness. Thanks for sharing!

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  43. Amazing cards for a great cause. Love the rainbow with the puzzle pieces!

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  44. Such encouraging and uplifting cards! Love those dies!

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  45. You have created two wonderful cards for this project. I love the splatter marks the water left.
    Kind regards from stempelfrida
    http://stempelfrida.blogspot.de

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  46. So positive, when autism days are often filled with negative -- thanks!

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  47. Oh these cards are so perfect! I love them so much. The rainbow one really makes me smile.

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  48. That’s a lovely duo of cards !
    [margessw(at)icloud(dot)com]

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  49. I really enjoyed your card. Both kids are going to love them!! I especially like the rainbow one. And I really like the new stamp set that has come out to support Autism! Thanks for showcasing it.

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  50. I love the rainbow of colors. Great cards to spread a wonderful message of Autism Awareness. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  51. I love your cards and the bright happy colors. Great designs!

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  52. Both cards are bright and beautiful!

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  53. Amazing cards. So bright & beautiful!

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  54. Great cards for a great cause. I have a great nephew with autism so I am aware of the challenges some of them face.

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  55. What beautiful and brilliant cards. Love the rainbow!!! Thanks so much for supporting this important cause!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  56. Really beautiful cards. I love those sentiments the are so true!It is to hard to pick a favorite they are both so nice.

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  57. AJ, your both cards are GORGEOUS!! Love them a lot!! :o) xx

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  58. Awesome cards, love the sentiments.

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