Thursday, April 29, 2010

Kiki-Art Blog Hopscotch!



Welcome to our first KIKI ART Design Team Blog Hop... only we call it BLOG HOPSCOTCH!


When?  During National Scrapbook Day week-end.

It will run from Thursday 29th until Monday May 3rd

How to play?  You start wherever you want, visiting the blogs of our talented Design team members (including all three Kiki Art blogs at the same time).


Each member of our design team was asked to pick a good cause and create a project based on that cause to show it on their blogs. So you have to find out which cause they are supporting and take note of it.


When you hop from one design team member to the other you will get inspired by their artistic work and hopefully you will also get inspired seeing all the efforts some human beings do to give us a better world.


How to get a prize from the Kiki Art blog?

You can participate to be one of the random picked winners to get a prize from the Kiki Art blog.
To qualify for that chance you have to leave a comment on the Kiki Art blog, mentioning which one were your favorite blogs during your visits at the blog hop and the causes they have picked (don't limit yourself... you can choose as many blogs as you want!)


How to get a prize from a Kiki Art design team member blog?

Many members of our design team have decided to give away a project that is related to the good cause they believe in. Leave a message in to their blogs and they will pick a random winner from the comments left on their post.


On Tuesday, May 4th, all the Giveaway winners will be announced throughout all the blog sites!


Let's the BLOG HOPSCOTCH begin!! Get inspired and enjoy!



When I was asked to choose a good cause to represent on my blog, at first I had a heck of a time trying to think of something that was close to my heart.  Then one day while watching TV I saw something that interested me very much.  That was, the Let's Move Campaign to fight childhood obesity.  That, combined with shows like Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution and The Biggest Loser, I knew immediately what good cause I needed to highlight for you today.  I hope this will inspire someone else to help fight the epidemic of childhood obesity.  I myself was an overweight child and now that I am a mother, I want to prevent my daughter from going through the same pains that I did and to teach her in a positive manner the importance of a healthy body.


The Let's Move Campaign is supported by First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as community leaders, teachers, doctors, nurses, moms and dads in a nationwide campaign to tackle the challenge of childhood obesity.

From the Let's Move website, which can be found here

"Obesity threatens the healthy future of one third of all American children. Obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years.


We spend $150 billion every year to treat obesity-related conditions, and that number is growing. For the first time in American history, our children’s life expectancy may be shorter than their parents’.


We need to get moving."

I encourage everyone to go to the Let's Move website to find out how you can join this important movement and help your own family as well.  Find out more at http://letsmove.gov/index.html 

Just to say thanks for taking notice of this good cause, I'm going to be giving away this cute little altered lunch pail made with Kiki-Art papers, and glittered chipboard. Leave me a comment and I'll be sending this out to one random lucky gal.  And don't forget, an apple a day keeps the doctor away!!





Don't forget to visit these other design team member blogs to up your chances of winning some goodies!
Here goes the list of names and blog addresses for the design teams:

English/Anglais/Ingles

Fleur Smith – BC, CANADA - http://fleursbydesign.blogspot.com/

Jillian Anger – ON, CANADA - http://www.sleepisnotrequired.blogspot.com/

Linda Shewchuk – SK, CANADA - http://awesomememories.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Hart – NS, CANADA - http://www.stephanie-hart.blogspot.com/

Tammy Lever – AB, CANADA - http://www.tampatha.wordpress.com/

Virginia Wong – AB, CANADA - http://www.virginiawongmichiels.blogspot.com/

Ann-Katrin – NORWAY - http://www.papirhobby.no/

Annika Bergquist – SWEDEN - http://www.annikasblandning.blogspot.com/

Carole Stirrat – WA, USA- http://www.carolestirrat.blogspot.com

Einat Kessler – ISRAEL - http://www.scrapinit.blogspot.com/

Ellen Sosnoski – PA, USA - http://www.closeyourears.blogspot.com/


Keely Yowler – KY, USA - http://www.keelyy.blogspot.com

Lynda Lindley – WA, USA - http://www.positive-force.blogspot.com/

Meghan Epperly – FL, USA http://www.igiveacrop.wordpress.com/

Nicole Rixon – CA, USA - http://www.onesweetromance.com/

Ria Mojica – PHILIPPINES - http://www.cakesnscraps.blogspot.com/

Sarah de Guzman – CA, USA http://www.redoaklines.com/

Sophia Allison – SOUTH AFRICA http://www.sallison.blogspot.com/


KIKI - Arantza Izurrategui - QC, CANADA - http://www.bykiki.ca/



Spanish/Espagnol/Español

Carolyn – USA & Panamá - http://www.carolynscrap.blogspot.com/




Olgacle – COLOMBIA - http://www.olgascrap.blogspot.com/





Kiki Canada & Argentina - http://www.bykiki.ca/



French/Francaise/Frances




Kimmieprout – Québec, Canada - http://www.kimmieprout.blogspot.com/

Ladybird – Québec, Canada - http://www.blogladybird.blogspot.com/

Loustic – Québec, Canada - http://www.uneviedeloustic.blogspot.com/

Zamaline – Québec, Canada - http://www.janealiasjanik.blogspot.com/

Marie France - Québec, Canada - http://www.kikiartist.com/mariefrance

Karine - Québec, Canada - http://www.karl-scrap.blogspot.com/

- Kiki - Arantza Izurrategui - Québec, Canada - http://www.bykiki.ca/

30 comments:

  1. Oh Carole such a great lunch pail I love it.. and Childhood Obesity is a big concern everywhere.. and what a great cause to support...

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  2. Your cause is great--Childhood obesity is an epidemic in America. Your cute lunch pail is a perfect project to go with your cause!

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  3. i LOVE this!!!!! seriously, you are so creative.

    thanks for sharing all of that information with all of us. it's def a great cause.

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  4. You have out done yourself again. The cause is great. So many people dont think about what were feeding are kids and doing to them.

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  5. A fabulous cause! And I LOVE your altered lunch box! Well done!

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  6. I love the lunch pail. I would likely keep chipboard inside. Beauty outside and potential beauty inside!

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  7. wow very good cause :) the last weeks i was watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution and was very interesting, seeing how the chicken nuggets are made, decided not to eat chicken nuggets in some places, already my self i'm taking care of what i eat.
    thanks

    MJ

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  8. OMG! I love this! Someone is going to be very lucky! Wonderful cause as well!

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  9. This is so fantastic. I love love love it.

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  10. What a great lunch tin and definitely a worthwhile cause!

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  11. I visited all the English blogs and posted my comments. I found great inspiration at ALL of them! It is impossible to choose favorites. I mean... how could anyone do that??? I hope I win! :)

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  12. This is just the cutest thing ever!

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  13. This is just ADORABLE!!!!! We made a change recently in order to help our daughter - I have lost 80 pounds and my hubby 160 pounds - we did not want our daughter to follow in our footsteps! We daily work on healthy challenges! This is a great cause! Biggest Loser is our favorite show!

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  14. Very nice cause. I hope the next generation can be in better health than me. I really like your project, great idea!

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  15. Wow, what a great lunch box. Your cause is so important and we should realy do something about it.

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  16. This is a very important cause. Here in Canada it is called participaction. It ran when I was a child, and now that I have a daughter they are bringing it back it is very important. Love your lunch bucket.

    Sherri from Scraptivity

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  17. ¡Hola Carole! desde Còrdoba, Argentina te saludo y apoyo tu causa, es muy importante cuidar la salud de los niños y que sepan alimentarse sano. Me encanta el regalo que preparaste, ya estaré visitándote para conocerte más. Un beso, Mary

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  18. Such a cute tin, that is just adorable.

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  19. Hi Carole!Your cause is very important!!! must care for our children and educate them to live and grow up healthy!! I like very much your project, is very nice!! Thanks for sharing
    Hugs from Argentina
    Adriana

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  20. The lunch pail is so creative! A tremendous cause!

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  21. Fun project to pick & I love what you made for it! I've been to the website before, wonderful thing to support!

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  22. LOVE your fabulous giveaway! What a wonderful cause you are representing.

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  23. Love your project and cause!

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  24. Hello Carole!
    Great organization & SO cute project! Love it.

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  25. Carole, thanks for being in the team and constantly add and inspire with your creations and your attitude towards life. I believe in the cause you have chosen because children are our future. Great project... you are amazing!

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  26. Love that lunch kit and I Love your cause...too many people do not do even the minimum amount of exercise daily...thanks for bringing awareness to it.

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