Thank you!

We just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who helped make the From The Heart Auction a big success - Kevin McKidd himself, the folks at Kevin McKidd Online, the bidders (of course!) and all the shares and retweets that helped get the word out far and wide.

As you can read on the Kevin McKidd Online website here, over $800 was raised (over £500 in Brit money!) which will be donated to the charity Save The Children - well done everybody!

Our Scrappy Tree girl Kristin worked especially hard on this so big thanks to her for all of her efforts, she's a real star :)

Happy Monday to all! xx

From The Heart Auction

Hi folks!  Once again we've been working with Kevin McKidd Online to turn out some scrappy projects to raise some money for charity; there will be an online auction running from today until Monday 25th February where you can bid to win items created by The Scrappy Tree which have been signed by the actor Kevin McKidd (Grey's Anatomy fans get bidding!).

Proceeds go to Save The Children which is a great charity raising funds to help children across the world.  You can click on the picture above to enlarge the poster but I'll also include a link direct to the poster on the Kevin McKidd Online site here which has live links to the auction on eBay, and you can read more about the campaign and some of the work that Save The Children gets involved in.

Thank you to Kevin McKidd Online for working with us again, we love getting involved in charity projects for good causes!  And thank you to Kevin himself too :) we are fans here at TST!

If you're reading this post and you're able to share, retweet or signpost we'd really appreciate it, the more money we can raise the better :)

Much love and thanks

The Scrappy Tree girls xx

World Pneumonia Day- BLUE Challenge!

Happy November Everyone! The Scrappy Tree is proud to announce its next challenge!


On November 12, 2010, Save the Children and Grey's Anatomy star Kevin Mckidd, Spokesperson for World Pneumonia Day are fighting Pneumonia and so is the Scrappy Tree! Pneumonia is the leading killer in young children in the developing world. Everyday, 3,000 children die as a result of pneumonia...everyday! Just TEN dollars helps vaccinate a child against the most deadly causes of pneumonia. The Scrappy Tree wants to do their part and that's where you come in! You can donate directly by clicking here, or join our challenge and let us do it for you.

The Challenge:
Often when children develop pneumonia, they turn blue. Save the Children and the World Pneumonia Day campaign wants everyone to wear blue on November 12th to show our support and make others aware, we want you to create something BLUE to show your support.

*Create a Layout, ATC, Wall hanging, Banner, Twinchie, Altered art piece, Art journal page, Pendant or jewelry, etc. to show your support and upload a picture to our Scrappy Community HERE, Below this post, or give us a link to your blog so we know to include your entry. Do so by November 11th 2010 no later than 10 pm PST.


*UPDATED Requirements- your creation must be BLUE but you may use some black and white accents or pictures, journaling and embellishments in blue, let the colors of the WPD Logo be your guide.

*Feel free to email us with any questions; thescrappytree@hotmail.com.


The Scrappy Tree team will announce the winners on November 12th 2010. The top ten winners will have a $10 donation, in their name, sent to the GAVI Alliance. One top winner will take home some cool blue scrappy supplies. So start thinking BLUE and get involved!

~Other ways to show support~
~Post your creation on your blog and give World Pneumonia Day a shout out.
~Grab the BLUE challenge button here.





Other ways to Take Action!

1 Raise a Glass to Pneumonia’s Last Syrah Every time you buy a case of syrah wine, you can help get rid of a case of pneumonia.

2 Ask Decision Makers to Help Stop a Killer Help us urge leaders to help stop the deaths of more than 1.5 million children each year. Send a message to your public officials today.

3 Spread the Word—No matter if you’re online, off-line or standing in line! There are many ways to build awareness about pneumonia, and we have the to assist your effort. Share and retweet messages on Facebook and Twitter.

4 Donate! Just $10 can vaccinate a child against the most deadly causes of pneumonia. You can make your life-giving gift by visiting the GAVI Alliance.

5 Wear Blue on November 12! Concerned citizens around the world are wearing blue on World Pneumonia Day to show their support for the fight against pneumonia.

Visit the World Pneumonia Day site for more information on other ways to help!

Also, see other ways Kevin's supporters are helping Save the Children at kevinmckiddonline.com. So far, they have raised over $5,500.00 for the Save the Children Earthquake relief fund in Haiti.
Do your part today!