Stampin' Up! Card for Keeps Auction raises £8,578.47 for Coram

Stampin' Up! Card for Keeps Auction raises £8,578.47 for Coram

You might remember me telling you about Stampin' Up!'s Card for Keeps Charity Auction? Well last week marked the grand finale, as the creations from the contributing artists and celebrities finally went to auction on Ebay. The auction made for fantastic viewing with several cards triggering tense bidding wars.

In the end, it was Tom Hiddleston – star of the Marvel films – whose heart-design card fetched the highest sum, just pipping Benedict Cumberbatch’s effort by raising an incredible £2,850.

The five top-selling cards were:

Tom Hiddleston - £2,850
Benedict Cumberbatch - £2,649
John Finnemore (Radio 4) - £620.05
Karl Pilkington - £225
Joseph Fiennes - £218

These impressive sums contributed to a superb final total of £8,578.47!

All of this money will be donated to the UK’s first children’s charity, Coram. Coram transforms the lives of some of the UK’s most vulnerable children through services such as Adoption and Creative Therapies. So we think you’ll agree this is an extremely worthy cause!

The grand total raised was officially announced on 17 May at the UK Regional event in Telford, where the cheque was presented to the charity.

How great is that? I love being part of such a fabulous company who recognise the importance of community involvement.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston and more celebrities design and sign cards for Coram with Stampin' Up!

Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston and more celebrities design and sign cards for Coram with Stampin' Up!

And the charity auction Cards for Keeps is live! All money raised will be donated to Stampin' Up!'s chosen charity partner, Coram.

Stampin' Up! sent some of the UK’s leading stars of stage, screen, music, art, sport and more a selection of Stampin’ Up! goodies and asked them to let their imaginations run wild. The celebrities were given the freedom to create whatever they like and a wonderful variety of designs were received from some truly fabulous names:

Benedict Cumberbatch came up with a bird design and an inspirational quotes inside the card. Bidding is sure to be sky-high on this one.  Fans of Sherlock may cause a stampede!

Alison Steadman used only a suggestion of Stampin’ Up! materials. But the design reflects her individuality - and what a fantastic name to support the cause,

Tom Hiddleston of Thor fame produced a wonderful design featuring a heart - I am sure he has stolen plenty!

Axel Scheffler, the illustrator responsible for bringing the Gruffalo to life, no less, used Stampin' Up! paper and embellishments so cleverly, creating what will surely be one of the auction’s top sellers.

All money raised will be donated to Stampin' Up!'s chosen charity partner, Coram. Founded in 1739 Coram is the UK’s first-ever children’s charity. 2014 will mark the start of their 275th year of transforming children’s lives. Through services such as Adoption and Creative Therapies, Coram helps some of the UK’s most vulnerable children to feel safe and loved and have access to the education and opportunities in life all children need. 

Why not check out all the designs - you might even be tempted to buy a Cumberbatch or Brand masterpiece!