cards that care | blog hop

I'm proud to be taking part in the Cards that Care card drive and blog hop. Why? Because the small gesture of a handwritten note or card ALWAYS brightens my day. Always.

Welcome! You should have arrived here from the blog of the inspiring Trinh Arietta. If you've just arrived, feel free to start at the beginning of the over at Vera's blog {where there's a complete list of participants} so that you're able to leave a comment on each blog, which increases your chances of winning some great prizes.

The holidays are about family, about kindness, and joy. The holidays are the times when many of the elderly who lives in nursing homes would really feel the loneliness or missing their family. Wouldn't it be awesome if we can bring a smile to their face & brighten their holiday season simply by sharing our love of card making? A simple gesture to let them know that they are not forgotten.

We all love making cards and what’s better than knowing our creations can bring a smile to others? We hope that many of you will help and join us in our effort to spread joy & cheer.

Here are a few cards that I've made and will be mailing to Vera and Jennifer. My kids will also be participating and we'll include their cards as well. They love playing with Mommy's punches and markers and glue sticks and really pretty papers and we're hoping that the elderly will appreciate the craftiness of our girls!

Here's a close-up of how I attached the gift tag to the patterned paper with baker's twine, which I kept rather simple so that I could create the card in multiples for this project. These cards will be joined by the many others we'll be sending along for the elderly.

A few important details:

• The card drive will be active until November 30, 2011. We will need to receive your cards by November 30, 2011.
•  Please create cards with the themes of Christmas or Holiday Wishes. Anyone can send a card, your children, church group, scout troops, etc.
• All cards need to have a message in it.  Please also sign your name and where you are from.  On the card envelope, write your name on the top left corner.  Also, please don't seal the envelope.
• Please, cards only.
• And please don't use any pins (safety reason).
• You can mail your cards to:

                        Jennifer McGuire                              Vera Yates
                        P.O. Box 428612                                P.O Box 17596
                        Cincinnati, OH 45242                        Sugar Land, TX 77496

• In each package, PLEASE include a piece of paper with your name, address, email address and how many cards you sent.  This helps us in keeping track for prizes! For each card you send, you will get a chance.  So the more cards you send, the better your chances. 

To thank you for your generosity in supporting this drive, we have awesome PRIZES ready for several winners. There will be many winners and remember… the more cards you send the better your chances. 

The following companies have generously offered prizes for the hop:

Avocado Arts

4 stamps of your choice - clear, cling or wood

Jennifer McGuire

a spot in her Holiday Boot Camp Class

Lawn Fawn

4 digital stamps of your choice

3 rolls of ribbon of your choice 

                          Monika Wright | I Love It All  ---> that's me!

8 x 10 print of this gorgeous design

2 Cling Stamps of your choice

Sweet Stamp Shop

2 small stamp sets

A Stamp set of your choice

Winners will be randomly chosen from comments left on participants' blogs. The more blogs you visit and leave a comment on the better your chances. You have the whole weekend to leave comments (until Sunday, 11.6.11 midnight CST).

The next stop on this blog hop is with the creative dynamo Brenda Urbanik. I hope you'll join us all in donating some of your handmade card creations to this worthy cause, Cards that Care.

I'm proud to be a prize giveaway sponsor for the Cards that Care blog hop to make sure at least some of the elderly in nursing homes will receive cheerful cards this holiday.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!