CALLING ALL PATRIOTS TO STAMP SOME SUPPORT!!! ***(NEW THREAD)***

Sereikastamper · 10-29-2011, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by scrappintigger

I am so happy to have found this thread! I have tons of cards that I have made and they are just sitting here looking for a home. I will sort and send!

Thank you! All I ask is that you read the guidelines carefully and be sure each card has an envelop and is in a bag. I have rec'd multiple boxes recently that are either not in baggies, don't have envelopes, aren't finished cards....I can't and don't have time to finish and fix all those....and I am running out of places to just drop off locally so they are sitting in the garage until I have the heart to toss them or can find someone to put them to good use and it's a real shame. I am a one woman operation on this end and I am not sure people realize that the reason the guidelines are there is so that I can continue to do this. I have in recent months had to consider stopping it but then I get a note from a soldier downrange about how thankful they were to get the cards and I figure I will keep going and doing it! LOL

I appreciate all of you who put so much love and dedication into sending cards!!!

timetrvlr · 10-29-2011, 08:03 AM

I have been buying the packaged sets of cards & envelopes on sale at craft stores like Hobby Lobby or Jo-Anns so that I always have envelopes to match. Any card fronts I have can then be easily added, or new cards made from scratch quickly. I also stamp a small piece of paper with the sentiment inside, if any. I watch for inexpensive zip-style baggies on sale, and keep a stash of those in my craft area. If I remember, I bag cards for this project right after I make them; if not, it is a quick in-front-of-the-tv activity to bag them all before sending to Keri. I add in the 'sentiment inside' paper in the back, by the envelope, facing out so it can be seen by the troops.

I have attached the file I use for the 'sentiment inside' sheets. I print it out and cut it up so I have a stack of them always ready. (Not done in perfect MSWord style, but I would rather spend time crafting than fussing with Word.)

Keri, thank you so very much for all that you do for our troops! Wish I lived close so I could help- you do an amazing job! And I appreciate that it is relatively easy to send you cards- not as much paperwork as other groups, so hopefully people will do their part to help you keep it simple!

Pamela

meerkat3 · 12-08-2011, 06:54 AM

I can fill about 2 flat-rate boxes with cards. I'll get these out to you soon! Thanks for all you do!

StampinGoodDeeds · 12-19-2011, 12:24 PM

Hi Keri -- Sounds like a great stamp group project for an afternoon to work on those cards and get them all ship-ready! Maybe you can find a bunch of them in your area to meet up for an afternoon of it?