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Cards for Heroes Blog Hop (and RAK!!)

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**POST UPDATE:  We have a winner!  Random.org chose #31, which happens to be Deborah, who along with her daughter Gigi, left this message:

 I like your card. I hope you make more. Thank you for letting us see your card. Love, Gigi Nolan (age 7) [as typed by her Mommy, Deborah]
Thanks for leaving the message ladies — let me know your address and I will get your treats out to you!

 

Hi there!  I am glad you are here, as I am so excited to be participating in the Cards for Heroes Blog Hop.  If you have landed here in the middle of the hop, I hope you will go to the start of the hop at  http://cardsforheroes.org/  ( you don’t want to miss ONE of the great blogs that are participating.)  We were asked to make a card using red, white, and blue to celebrate the Memorial Day weekend and Cards for Heroes.  I just bought this adorable Sizzix die (angel #2) and thought that it would be a nice addition to this card.  

Cards for Heroes

You can’t really see it, but I also stamped the word “peace” in red on the red cardstock for some added texture.

Cards for Heroes’ mission is to support our nation’s armed forces by sending blank greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.  My experience with CFH has been really great.  For my birthday last year, I asked my friends to bring some cards to my “party” instead of gifts to send.  Of course, they were great and brought A LOT (one friend even had her class make cards for the effort), so I shipped a big box in time for Christmas.  I have also sent Mother’s Day cards for their effort.  As I always have more cards than I can use personally, I think this is an amazing cause to send cards to.  I took some time today to check out the website and the blog (http://cardsforheroes.org/homefront-blog/)  — please take the time to check it out — the soldiers that the cards go to are so thankful and it is definitely inspirational!!  I hope that you will be inspired to send cards for our troops, too.

Now for the RAK — I have some clear stamps and a Fiskars “Chicky Baby” punch that I would love to give one of you!   Leave a comment on this post and I will have random.org pick a winner on Monday night.

The next blogger on the hop is Anita in the Houston area.  She is a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and has some amazing cards on her blog — including some Father’s Day cards and a Graduation gift card holder idea that I very well may borrow.   So please hop over to Anita’s blog http://secretagentstamper.blogspot.com/2009/05/cards-for-heroes-blog-hop.html/!

And, of course, THANK YOU to all of the service men and women who are serving our country!

Enjoy,

A

Published by amycatalogna

I am a working Mom of a three year old and married to a wonderful man who makes me laugh (almost) every day.

159 thoughts on “Cards for Heroes Blog Hop (and RAK!!)”

  10. Hi Amy,

    Cute Angel card!! How fun that Birthday party must of been and such a great idea. Keep creating and giving!!

    Have a SWEET and SAFE Memorial Day Weekend!!

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  17. Fabulous way to use that diecut! Thank you so much for participating in CFH! btw, on a whole different note-loved your tp bride layout, too cute!

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  30. That’s a great looking card! What a great idea of stamping “peace” on the red cardstock. I never know hot to add dimension without adding other embellishments. I will definitely by using that idea.

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  31. I like your card. I hope you make more. Thank you for letting us see your card. Love, Gigi Nolan (age 7)

    [as typed by her Mommy, Deborah, at dominodebi.typepad.com]

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  42. That’s a really sweet card!

    I’m trying to do my little bit for CFH. I have added a link to this blog hop and embedded the CHF youtube video on my blog. I hope it brings many more people to participate in this wonderful group.

    Thanks for all you do!

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  45. Cute card – and what a great idea to have people give you cards for a cause instead of a present- will have to remember that!

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  60. Love your card! Please keep on supporting CFH – they are such an amazing group. I am inspired by how all the bloggers support each other too! Have an amazing weekend.

    Marcy Kaminski

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  72. Way to go fellow Fiskateer. I am so glad you posted this hop on the message board. I may not make it all the way through. I am starting to tear up from gratitude for the wonderful thing you all are doing!

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  76. Thanks for participating in this special event to honor important the people protecting freedom . Your Angel card is wonderful!
    Hugs from Michigan

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  80. Your card is adorable.. thanks for participating and giving so much of yourself to CFH. My son left Tuesday for Boot Camp and the timing of this blog hop has been very uplifting.

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  81. What a great card. Our service men and women are definitely our “angels.” They help to make the world a better place, by putting their own lives on the line daily. Thanks for all you do, to.

    ceashark at aol dot com

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  89. I love your angel card. Thanks for participating in the blog hop and being part of CFH.

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  91. Love the polka dots and angel on this one! Thank you for participating and Happy Memorial Day to you! On to the next blog!

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  96. Lovely card! Great cause.

    I was just going through my craft stuff this am, and I think I have some cards to donate for this cause.

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  99. Thank you for making card for our heroes. You card is so adorable….may they all have an Angel on their shoulder.

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  101. That is a cute angel! Somehow I always think that military cards have to be masculine. Not true! We have a lot of women in the military!

    sandy fiskateer #4165

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  109. The bloghop is an amazing event and my family will celebrate Memorial Day by making cards for CFH. I look forward to being a CFH contributor!

    I love the idea of having a card-making party (as if I really “need’ an excuse to get together with a bunch of friends to stamp, create, laugh and have fun!).

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  112. Thank you for being so gracious with your birthday to collect cards to send for this good cause!

    The angel card is precious, and will be a blessing many times over.

    Thank you.

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  121. love the sizzix dies and how easy they make cardmaking! Love my Big SHot!!

    Thanks for participating in the hop and sharing the inspiration (not to mention the candy!).

    Happy Memorial Day. – Jean

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  123. A different but very patriotic card. We all need to remember there are many females involved in the military-over seas and at home.
    Thanks for your part in the blog hop. It’s great fun.

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  126. great card! Can’t wait to get mine done! thanks for sharing and being part of such an awesome event!

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  130. I love your card, that angel is adorable! What a great idea to use her on a patriotic card! Thanks so much for hop hop hoppin’ along!

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  137. Enjoyed your card..I love angels. I must get this die for my sizzix!!! Thanks for supporting the troops…a blessing!!! hugs,Ina

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  146. Oh, I love that you used an angel, and that you had a bday party with your friends bringing cards to share! Also LOVE the idea of sending Mother’s Day cards; I’ll have to keep that in mind for next year. TFS!

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  149. Hey Neighbor! I too am looking forward to meeting you very soon in person – and maybe we can make some cards together – YEAH! Thanks for joining us in the bloghop this weekend, and for your support of Cards for Heroes!

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  158. Hi, Amy!

    Gigi squealed at the top of her lungs when I told her we’d won something on your blog! I looked everywhere to find your email address so I could email you our address. Can you email me at j_barrie@yahoo.com? I’ll email you our address. Thanks for offering a RAK – we can’t wait to get it!

    Deborah & Gigi

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