Cafe Au Lait and A Charity Collab

Rainamoon Scraps is releasing her newest kit, Cafe Au Lait, at Stuff To Scrap! This kit just screams yummy coffee! It mixes light airy blues with rich coffee browns to make the perfect cozy morning coffee shop feeling. I had so much fun creating layouts with this kit! This kit includes 13 papers and 43 elements. She also has the matching cardstock too!

Here are the previews to the kit and cardstock

If that doesn't get you wanting this kit, here are the layouts that I've done with it:

(used inspiration from a fellow member at Stuff To Scrap, Katifer. Click here to go check out her amazing layout. Make sure you leave some love!

Also, Rainamoon is releasing her new charity kit. It's called 65 Red Roses, this kit is so beautiful! This beautiful kit is both Elegant and Fun, Vibrant and Beautiful just like the woman it was made to honor. Eva Markvoort was the subject of a documentary called 65 Red Roses which chronicaled her battle with her genetic disease, Cystic Fibrosis. Eva loved the colour red and was well known for wearing the vibrant shade in her hair. Every cent of the proceeds from this kit goes to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to keep fighting to find a cure. I haven't had a chance to use this kit but trust me, I'm going to buy it as soon as I can! Includes 50 papers, 94 elements, and 2 full alphas. There were also 12 other designers who worked on this collab, they are listed under the preview.

Designers who helped make this kit possible : Nibbles Skribbles, Scrappin' Serenity, Growing Pains Scrapped, Jenasis Designs, Mommy Me Time Scrapper, Rainamoon Scraps, SAHM Scrapper, Scrapteam 2008, Shel Belle Scraps, Scraps 'n Pieces, Scraps of Ellay, The Scrappy Kat & Seal Scraps.

Here are some facts about CF, to read more click here:

Cystic fibrosis cannot be said to be a common disease, with only one in 3,200 babies born with it in the world, but it still helps to know a few facts about it.
 Life expectancy is slowly increasing for people with cystic fibrosis, and being aware of a few facts will help you to act accordingly in case you find yourself going to school or to work with someone afflicted with it.
The first fact that you should know about cystic fibrosis is that it is a hereditary chronic disease. You cannot get it by just touching someone or getting into contact with their body fluids. Here are the conditions for you to get cystic fibrosis:

1. 2 defective CFTR genes
   Both parents should be carriers of a mutated copy of a gene called cystic fibrosis trans-membrane conductance regulator or CFTR. The CFTR gene is the gene responsible for correct chloride transport in cells mainly in the respiratory system and the digestive system.
2. Caucasian or Ashkenazi Jewish origin
   You must be a Caucasian or someone with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. This disease is more common among people coming from this descent rather than among Asians, African-Americans or Africans. One in twenty people with Caucasian or Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry are carriers of the defective CFTR gene.

Cf affects the lungs and digestive system. Which causes the body to produce thick and sticky mucus, which has the following effects in the body:

Heavy lung congestion that holds bacteria into the lungs, creating infections which can be very dangerous. Low enzyme production due to blocking of the pancreatic duct, leading to mal absorption of food.

Cure?

Fact is there is no known cure for cystic fibrosis as yet, but it is very much treatable and manageable. Treatment depends on how early this disease has been diagnosed. Back in the 50s patients had a life expectancy of only 5 years. Today thanks to the discovery of the gene in 1989 and constant medical research, patients can live up to the age of 40 or even 50.

When I was in middle school, I discovered a book, Alex: The Life of a Child. She was born with CF and passed away in January 1980. That was 9 years before the gene was discovered, so PLEASE support this wonderful charity. I was so touched by the book. You can find it here. Thank you if you have stuck with me this long.