Dear friends,
We at Stampavie would very much appreciate if you would join us in supporting our US Representative, Design Team member and dear friend, Michelle Oatman.
On Wednesday evening, June 23, Michelle had an accident while tending her beloved donkeys which has left her blind in her right eye. She has shared the news of her accident in her blog post here (http://donkeysmiles.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-will-be-out-for-awhile-i-have-had.html) Michelle is an amazing stamper and is eager to be able to start crafting again. But she also has a lot of healing that needs to occur and she needs our support.
We at Stampavie want to help her on her road to recovery. While we all would like nothing more than to support her in person, some things are just not possible. So besides sending cyber-hugs, we are asking for PayPal donations which will be sent directly to Michelle to help “kick” the mounting medical costs associated with her surgeries and also to help her obtain an artificial eye.
To show your support for Michelle, please, please log into your PayPal account and make your donation payment, no matter how small, to the account info@stampavie.com.
Tina Wenke has also kindly produced a special digital download (of a donkey, of course!) which you can obtain by clicking the image below and saving the big version to your disk. In return we simply ask that you donate $3 or more to Michelle’s PayPal fund.
Michelle is a very loving and caring person and we are all lucky to call her “friend”! Michelle says that she is lucky to be married to her best friend. Together, they are parents to their 2 Toy Australian Shepherds, a cat, and their Miniature Donkeys that they raise. The love she gives her animals comes right back, as they keep her busy, entertained and happy. Now, we hope that the love she sends out to the stamping community and beyond will come back as well! Thanks for your help!
I put a small lump in the fund for Michelle and wish I could do so much more. Hope you heal very quickly and can get back to doing whatever you wish!! Hugs!!
Becky T
What a lovely way to help Michelle, I love the way the crafting community always pulls together to help its members. Am going to leave my donation now and will make a card to send to Michelle.
I am thrilled to be able to help Michelle out! She has been in my thoughts & prayers. I have already sent a donation for her and I thank you for the perk of the adorable digi stamp:) Although I am happy to help out anyway…looking forward to seeing her wonderful work again.
I have already posted about her on my blog and I will post again about the new digi image. I know she is loved from all around the world:)
Thank you for setting this up for her.
Cheri
Je suis heureuse d’avoir trouvé votre site et de pouvoir aider un tout petit peu Michelle.
Mon don est envoyé!
I have just “purchased” my adorable donkey digi..hoping Michelle makes a speedy recovery with ALL our cyber hugs & wishes..God Bless Michelle..
hugs Christine xx
God Bless Michelle! What sad news about our friend! We are going to do ALL we can to help her!
Michelle is a very special, neat, and talented lady. She has the best attitude through all of this!
BIG HUGS!
Heidi, Terra, Steph, Reba, Tiff, Sarah, Carla, Jason & Simon from Simon Says Stamp
What a wonderful thing you are doing……I am also adding her to my prayers!!!!! This is an adorable digi and I happily helped towards her cause!!!! Have a very blessed day!!
Thank you for doing this for Michelle! She and I were GDs at Club Anya, I have always loved her work. I have a daughter who lost her eye to cancer 3 years ago, we send Michelle our love, strength, support, and prayers. I will spread the word on my blog, thank you for an adorable digi, my donation went through easily.
hugs and aloha!
I did make a donation for Michelle. Best of luck to her & her family. It sounds like her hubs is very supportive, & her attitude is an inspiration to us all. This little donkey is a cutie!
Thanks for the fab donkey, have been and sent my donation. Hope Michelle gets better real quick.
Hugz Andrea.xx
So sorry to hear of Michelle’s accident… I hope everyone will donate :0)
Just sent my donation… thanks for the gorgeous digi…
xx
Thank you for the really sweet image and the opportunity to help Michelle—she is so amazing—what an attitude!! I was very happy to be able to support her.
thanks tina for the lovely Lil donkey
xoxo BA
Wishing the very best for Michelle
I’ll kickin it for michelle
xoxo BA
Wishing the very best for Michelle, she is a wonderful lady and crafter, and has a very positive attitude which will go a long way towards her recovery.
I have made a donation, and for those that are struggling, when copying and pasting the
info@stampavie.com into Paypal…..just remember to remove the dot at the end of the word com if you are copying and pasting from the main post.
oh dear ,, I have tried several times to copy and paste the info@stampavie.com. address into the pay pal account and it is not recognising the address. I will pop back later and try again. Is anyone else having problems ??
luv
Lols x x
I am so sorry to hear of Michelle’s tragic accident ,, I follow her blog and love reading the antics of all her animals. She truly is a wondeful person
I have just downloaded this gorgeous Donkey and will make a card for her using it. I am making a donation to her fund now
Luv
Lols x x x
Read this while blog hoppin hope you recover enough sight to enable you to resume crafting etc, have made a dontation for the digi stamp what a great idea xxx
So very sorry about Michelle. Am sending Well wishes her way also prayers for a speedy recovery.
Evelynn
I am sending hugs and prayers and a donation for Michelle.
have just made my donation for your fab image…Im sure its going to help make life a bit easier for Michelle…Hugs Jackie xx
Keeping Michelle in my prayers… Thanks for the digi image. Donation sent via paypal..
I am so sorry to hear of Michelle’s accident, although I know that her positive attitude will see her through. This little donkey is just lovely and I have sent my donation via Paypal.
Hallo Heidi,
das ist so schrecklich was Michelle passiert ist. Habe gerade an paypal meine Spende gezahlt.
Danke das du diesen Spendaufruf gemacht hast.
LG Andrea
Oh, Michelle, I am so sorry to hear about your accident. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your husband!
I was shocked and saddened when I read the news on Michelle’s blog. Michelle is a fellow teamie over at A Spoon Full of Sugar, such an awful thing to happen. I have just donated via Paypal, which is a lovely idea and should raise a good deal.
Joanne x
My thoughts and prayers are with Michelle and her family. I hope that she will have a speedy recovery and that my donation will be of some help.
I´m so sorry to hear this and my prayers go out to Michelle. I´ve donated via my PayPal account.
I just kicked a donation over to Michelle. I hope you get better sweety.
Calypso
I received this through 7collegekidsfund and my heart just went out to Michelle. I have been through many set backs but know that with God anything is possible. Michelle’s attitude is what is going to be one of her biggest helps and it sounds like she is headed in the right direction. I pray for God’s blessing on her and her family through this difficult time and pray that she will lean on him for her strength. I did send a donation through PayPal and thank you so much for whoever was kind enough to set this up for her. Ladies, we are all in this thing called life together and how wonderful to be able to reach out to one of our sisters in her time of need. I don’t even know of her company that she works for or her design team members but I am pulling for all of you….
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Just donated! Wishing the best for Michelle! God bless her and her family during this time.
Thank you Heidi and Tina for the gorgeous donkey–already sent donation to KickIt for Michelle!!!
Excited to create with this cutie
Prayers and well wishes continued for Michelle!!
Blessings
I too have kicked it for Michelle. What a darling gift in return with that little donkey! Thank you.
I am so very sorry to hear about Michelle’s accident. Thank you for setting this up so that we can do something (although small) to let Michelle know we all care about her!
thank you for the digi donkey and hopefully you have received my paypal donation.
hugs, annie x
Have been to my account and have “kicked it” for Michelle!
Thank you for organizing this so that we can come together as a crafting Family to help her out!
May God Bless you,
Mary
Thanks Tina for the beautiful image. Whenever I use it I will remember your kindness. To purchase the donkey and be able to contribute a little extra was a pleasure.
This is such a lovely image and for such a wonderful cause, will be off to make my paypal donation. Get well soon Michelle big hugs Linda x
So sorry to hear about Michelle’s accident. I would love to support her and purchase the adorable donkey digi. Blessings to Michelle.
I’m sorry to hear about this I will keep her in my heart and prayers.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
I don’t have a blog butI have enjoyed peeking in on all the stamping on Michele’s blog as well as the antics of all her animals. With the upbeat attitude you have you will be back to your old self in no time and we are all rooting for you, we miss you. Get Well Michelle!
Dona MacLennan
After a little “fight” with paypal I’ve now kicked it for Michelle. Thanks for giving her this lovly support. And thanks to Tina for the cute donkey.
xMarie
What a gorgeous donkey, I read last night what had happened to Michelle, it was awful but she has such a positive attitude, I think that will help with her recovery.
Christine x
Thinking of you, Michelle. Have been and ‘purchased’ my donkey. So inspired by your determination and amazing attitude. Hugs
Suzanne x
I’m glad you made the stamp available so quickly! It was an honor to be able to do something for Michelle and the Donkey was great inspiration. I hope the stamp really helps to bring in some donations for her bills.
Luv,
Tina wenke
Oh My Word! Tina, you did a fabulous job…this donkey is TOO CUTE!
Hallo Heidi,
ich habe soeben per PayPal Geld für Michelle angewiesen !
Ich hoffe, ich konnte damit ienen kleinen Teil beitragen und wünsche Michelle alles erdenklich Gute !!!
Liebe Grüße
Gabi
I read this the other day and my heart just leapt out of my chest. My prayers and lots of hugs go out to Michelle. She has a fantastic attitude and I love her determination to get right back to stamping and coloring with her good eye as soon as possible. I most definitely want to help support Michelle with my “purchase” of the new donkey stamp – can’t wait to see it!