Hands Across the Gulf arrives Sunday 15 August 2010 at
After Five Designs.
For more than 90 days, oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico before the
leak was finally “capped” in late July. It is estimated that approximately
4.9 million barrels (or 205.8 million gallons) of oil spilled into the waters.
It has been one of the biggest environmental disasters in decades.
Hundreds of miles of beaches, wetlands, and estuaries along the northern
Gulf Coast have been impacted. The spill, though temporarily “capped”,
continues to cause extensive damage to marine and wildlife habitats as well as
the Gulf’s fishing and tourism industries. Families are without work and marine
and land animals continue to suffer. And there are still many unknowns about
the long term effects of the oil and of chemical disbursements used in attempts
to curtail the flow and impact upon the regional coastline and waters.
Forty-five designers across the digital scrapbooking community have united
with one shared cause: to raise awareness and to support recovery efforts
for the environment and those impacted by this tragic disaster.
Participating designers include:
Aja Abney, Amy Martin, Biograffiti, Boutique Cute Dolls, Createwings
Designs, Deena Rutter, Designs by Cindy Schneider, Designs by
Crystal Livesay, Dido Designs, Dunia Designs, Emily Merritt Designs,
Fiddle Dee Dee Designs, Fizzy Pop Designs, FruitLoOp Sally Designs,
Laurie Ann (Heaven’s Gate Designs), Holliewood Studios, Holly Designs,
Holly Spring Designs, Jazzmin Designs, Jennifer Barrette Designs,
Jacque Larsen, Juliana Kneipp Designs, Kay Miller Designs, Kaye
Winiecki, Kitty Designs, Kristin Aagard Designs, Lauren Grier,
Leora Sanford, Loreta Labarca, Micheline Martin, Nikki Beaudreau,
Paislee Press, One Little Bird Designs, Sabrina Dupre, Sahlin Studio,
Sarah Cornish of My 4 Hens Photography, Shabby Miss Jenn,
Studio Basic Designs, Sugarplum Paperie, Tickled Pink Studios,
Tiny Toes Designs, Tracie Stroud, Vera Lim, Vinnie Pearce,
and zinnias and swallowtails.
Hands Across the Gulf is our heartsong for this cause. This gorgeous kit
representing the varied styles of the scrapping community, is
positively overflowing with beautiful papers, unique elements, templates
and Photoshop actions. All told, designers have contributed more than
100 papers and 200 elements, 2 full alphas, 18 templates, and 4 PS
actions to Hands Across the Gulf.
Available for sale for one month only, 100% of the sales from this
kit will be donated to the National Wildlife Federation and to the
United Way’s Gulf Recovery Fund.
