Tag Archives: Operation Write Home

Say “I Do” to Stamping Royalty

Posted on March 10, 2011 by paper crafts online

While the royal wedding is fast approaching (49 days), the deadline for our own Stamping Royalty Card Contest is only two weeks away! Are you ready to reign supreme in your sparkling tiara? Simply submit a stamped card(s) in ONE or ALL … Continue reading →

Magazine Monday – Color Inspiration Challenge #1 Winners!

Posted on February 21, 2011 by paper crafts online

Welcome to Magazine Monday and Happy Presidents’ Day! If you happen to have today off from work, why not spend it crafting? You could even make a patriotic card and send it off to Operation Write Home. I think George … Continue reading →

Posted in Color Inspiration Challenges, Magazine Monday | Tagged Bazzill Basics Paper, Color Inspiration Challenge #1, Color Inspiration Challenge #2, Color Inspiration for Card Makers, Designer Blog Roll, February Gallery Challenge, Glenda Jay, Iwona Palamountain, Magazine Monday, Mary Ann Santos, Operation Write Home, P. Kelly Smith, Paper Crafts Connection, Paper Crafts magazine | 9 Comments

Back to Stamping Basics

Posted on February 17, 2011 by paper crafts online

I have to go a loooong way back to remember when I first learned the basics of stamping. I’ve been stamping for nearly a third of my life. Sounds crazy when I put it like that! Anyway, even though I … Continue reading →

Posted in Stamp It! Techniques Week | Tagged 2011 Stamping Royalty Card Contest, Operation Write Home, paper crafting blog, Paper Crafts blog, Paper Crafts Connection, Paper Crafts magazine, Renae Curtz, Stamp It! Techniques, Stamp It! Techniques Week, Stampin' Up! | 471 Comments

2010 WCMD Contest Winners Revealed!

Posted on January 4, 2011 by paper crafts online

We love the World Card Making Day Contest, mostly because all of the entries are mail-ins. There’s nothing like ooohing and aaaahing over cards as you touch and feel the detail, or soak in the stunning simplicity up close. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2010 World Card Making Day Card Contest, Amy Nemeth, Belinda Chang Langner, Glenda Wyatt, Janice Whiting, Jean Martin, Jennifer Schaerer, Julia Aston, Kerianna Fettig, Kristen Iovino, Kristen K. Tierney, March/April 2011 Issue, Michelle Bala, Operation Write Home, Paper Crafts Connection, Paper Crafts magazine, Sarah Jay, Stasia Sloma, Stephanie Klauck, Terri Trotter Earley, Tina Gloer, World Card Making Day | 37 Comments

Happy Veterans Day

Posted on November 11, 2010 by paper crafts online

You know that Barbara Mandrell song “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool”? I like to say that I was patriotic, when patriotic wasn’t cool. Flag Day and the Fourth of July have always been two of my favorite holidays. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Joann's Crafts for a Cause, Operation Write Home, Paper Crafts Connection, Paper Crafts magazine, Susan R. Opel, Veteran's Day, Veteran's Day card | 12 Comments

Groovin’ with the Go-to Gals – Let Freedom Ring

Posted on November 3, 2010 by paper crafts online

Certain days just give me the warm fuzzies. Christmas? Of course. Thanksgiving? You bet. But there are other days worth celebrating, too. One of those days was yesterday. I admit to be being pretty patriotic. I also admit to using … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Election Day Party, Groovin' with the Go-to Gals, Kim Kesti, Operation Write Home, Paper Crafts Connection, Paper Crafts Go-to Gal, Paper Crafts magazine, patriotic card | 15 Comments

Freebie Friday – Armed Forces Day

Posted on May 14, 2010 by paper crafts online

Welcome to Freebie Friday! Did you know that tomorrow is Armed Forces Day? Since I hail from a military family, I felt like it was my duty to do some research on this special holiday. Did you know… Armed Forces Day was … Continue reading →

Posted in A Card a Day, Creativity Heals, Operation Write Home | Tagged A Card a Day, Alli Miles, Armed Forces Day, Die Cuts With a View, Freebie Friday, Jeffrey A. Smith, Linda Beyer, Norma S. Smith, Operation Write Home, P. Kelly Smith, paper crafting blog, Paper Crafts blog, Paper Crafts Connection, Paper Crafts magazine, papercrafting blog, PaperCrafts blog, Pulaski Recreation Center, Robert H. Smith, Small Quilts, Susan R. Opel, William A. Smith | 235 Comments

Something About a Handmade Card

Posted on May 13, 2010 by paper crafts online

There’s something about a handmade card. We all know that, right? Well, what do you do with the ones that you receive? It probably comes as no surprise that as a part of the Paper Crafts team, I receive lots … Continue reading →

Posted in Behind-the-Scenes | Tagged A Card a Day, handmade cards, Kelly Marie Alvarez, Lawn Fawn, Operation Write Home, paper crafting blog, Paper Crafts blog, Paper Crafts Connection, Paper Crafts magazine, papercrafting blog, PaperCrafts blog, Susan R. Opel | 307 Comments

A Year of Giving Back

Posted on February 2, 2010 by paper crafts online

I know it’s cliché, but time flies when you’re having fun. I distinctly remember talking with the Paper Crafts team and dreaming up a blog full of interactive challenges, beautiful pictures and prizes galore! Sure enough, two blinks of an eye and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Becky Olsen, Brandy Jesperson, Brenda Hurd, Creating Keepsakes magazine, Creativity Heals, Facebook, Festival of the Trees, Fiskars, Maren Benedict, Megan Hoeppner, Operation Write Home, P. Kelly Smith, Paper Crafts Connection, Paper Crafts Go-to Gals, Paper Crafts magazine, Primary Children's Medical Center, Roxanne Bagley, Stamp It! Cards, World Card Making Day Card Contest | Leave a comment

Resolve to Renew and Rejoice!

Posted on December 31, 2009 by paper crafts online

Pssssst. I’ve got news. Big news. Guess what? It’s NEW YEAR’S EVE! You…you mean…you already knew that? Seriously? I guess the communication glitches that come with our current phase of Mercury in retrograde are playing out as expected. Pardon me? … Continue reading →