Showing posts with label Simply Charmed. Show all posts

Friday, December 12, 2014

Friday December 12, 2014 with My Cricut Craft Room and Design Team- Penguins

Lynn used Create a Critter 2 and Simply Charmed to create this card.

If you would like more information about this cute card please visit her blog by clicking here.

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Thursday September 4, 2014 My Cricut Craft Room Design Team using Purple & Pink

Melissa used several cartridges to create this birthday card that focuses on pink and purple colors. The cartridges that she used were Simply Charmed, Birthday Bash, Create a Critter and Life's a Party.

To see how she made this project visit her blog at http://craftgirl5586.blogspot.com/2014/08/pinks-and-purples.html

Happy Crafting!

-Melissa

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Would You Ever Guess Wednesday July 24, 2013 Weld Three Images with the Cricut

Today the design team was challenged to make

a project with the Cricut and Weld 3 different lines, shapes, or images.

Felicia created this card using the cartridge Simply Charmed. To see how she made this project, please visit her blog at: A Creative Mess

Sandy created this card using Twinkle Toes and Wall Decor. To see how she made this project, please visit her blog at: Scrapbook Blessings

Today's Deals on Cricut.com (click)

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Would You Ever Guess Wednesday June 26, 2013 Adding Sunglasses to Something with the Cricut

Today the design team was challenged to add sunglasses to something with the Cricut

Shelly used the simply charmed cartridge for this bookmark she made for her daughter.

To see how she made this please visit her blog cardsbyshelly

Oct 15 – bonus pointsfor early delivery of your holiday cards – it makes a difference!
Aug 31 – HalloweenPLEASE watch thisbefore making halloween cards!
Sept 30 – Thanksgiving
Oct 10 – General Fall (no turkeys, ghosts, or pilgrims pls!)

Oct 31 – last minute Christmas! No multiples over 10!!!!
Nov 30 – AnyHero Christmas
Dec 31 – Valentines

*You have no idea how much you’ll help your shipper by using this for your deadline!

Card themes

OWH sends cards for major holidays only, and in English only. That’s because many units are small enough that the likelihood of someone in need of a very specific ethnic or religious theme is small, and we want to send what they can use most. We always include general, blank, thinking of you cards, and heroes can use those for any occasions we do not include. (If we do get a request for Hispanic sentiments or Jewish holidays, we put out a request for those. Otherwise keep to the lists provided.)

Accepted themes:

Birthday
Love
Thank you
Missing you
Thinking of you
Blank (no sentiment)

FAQ

What are the guidelines? Our guidelines are in place for the safety of our heroes, for efficiency of our operation, and by specific request of our heroes. Please review the full list here, and print out a guidelines brochure here that summarizes the most important info.

How many cards should I send? You can send just a few cards, or more than that – we encourage taking your time and doing your best work, since they’ll be used by America’s best!

Can I send multiples of one card? Yes – with a caveat. Anytime of year we can accept 30 multiples of the same/similar general-themed cards, since we can take time to spread them out over weeks of shipments. (Only one or two of a single design goes into each box, for variety.) However during HOLIDAY seasons, we ask that the number be reduced to 25, and they should be sent early so we have time to spread them out. When they arrive just at or past the deadline, many will need to be saved for the following year, and we don’t want to store more in our homes than necessary.

Do I need to send envelopes? Yes, they are required, AND if you can tuck the cards and sort them by categories as you pack your box, it helps our shippers so much! They put in crazy volunteer hours of labor preparing the shipments, and your assistance is crucial to letting them have a little family time. A link to discounted envelopes is here.

Do I need to send postage stamps for each card? No, lettermail is free for our heroes to send home.

Do cards have to have sentiments on them? You may include sentiments on the outside of your cards, on the inside, both, or neither. Sentiments may not be HANDWRITTEN. Blank cards are very versatile, so if you have no sentiment stamps, just leave it with a pretty design!

How are shipping costs covered? Individual donations primarily cover our expenses. You may include a donation along with your cards if you wish – or PayPal it right now – to ensure our work continues! Gifts are tax deductible, and you will receive an email receipt for each shipment you send in if you include a packing slip. Read more about our stewardship here.

Can I write a letter to a hero? Yes! We hope everyone puts AnyHero cards/letters in every package too.

Can my children be involved? Yes! Kids are only to make cards with notes in them for our heroes to keep. Lots of info is here if you’re interested!

Can scouts, seniors, or brand new cardmakers do this? Inexperienced crafters should consider makingAnyHero cards at first, writing a note inside the card to a hero. It takes the pressure off to make something fancy, while learning the ropes of cardmaking! As experience takes over, you’ll be ready to roll!

How do I pack cards? Envelopes or boxes are fine – make sure they don’t float around inside the package and destroy each other. And be certain to include a packing slip - so we can credit you with your tax-deductible donation, and email you to let you know your package arrived.

Where do I send the cards? To any of our three regional shippers here.

What are the most needed card themes? General cards work great all year long – thinking of you, hello, blank ones can be purposed by our heroes for any occasion. They also ask for love, missing you, thank you, and birthday cards. For seasonal cards, refer to the holiday deadlines calendar.

Can I see some examples of cards that are sent in? Yes! We have a card gallery full of ideas, and keep up with our blog as well; new samples are posted there for each of our challenges all week long. On our Facebook page andPinterest board we also post cards daily – so there’s a great photo gallery collected there, too! Newbies might be especially interested in the Before/After board.

What is the best way to get more questions answered? Our Facebook is a great resource; even if our volunteers who monitor emails are busy, lots of crafters are on Facebook and ready to help you out at any time.

What are the holiday deadlines? They’re posted here, and are generally 6-8 weeks prior to the holiday itself; that allows time for processing, shipping to our heroes, time for them to get them written, and back home before the holiday.

Are there problem cards that I shouldn’t send? Our shippers have to repair cards that are falling apart due to poor quality (or not enough) cardstock or adhesive, or adding liners inside cards too dark to write on with a pencil – so staying out of the “card hospital” is a big help. Our biggest no-no is glitter – it not only makes our heroes visible to night vision goggles, but it also will contaminate all your other cards, so removing it from your stash before sending is a good idea.

How can I improve my cardmaking? Follow our Stars and Stamps blog to see tutorials, samples, videos and more – many of our crafters have told us they have improved drastically since joining up with OWH….from practice as well as learning! Visit our cardmaking glossary if you’re confused by terminology used; see a list of Cardmaking 101, 201, and 301 level tutorials.

What happens to my cards when they arrive at my shipper’s address? The package is first checked for a packing slip and for Operation Write Home on the backs; then cards are sorted by theme and put onto shelves to await packing up day. If no envelopes are provided, or cardbacks are not stamped or labeled, the cards are set aside until the shipper has time to tuck them. When enough cards are gathered to pack a bunch of boxes, our shipper begins dealing them out into each box so that every card is different than the last – See the video on the Mailroom page for a view of what cards go through.

Do real people actually receive these cards? Oh yes! Check out the Hero Blog for hundreds of thankyou notes!

I’m pretty new to cardmaking. What do all these words mean that you’re using? Check out our Cardmaking Glossary!

To date over 14,000 cards have been made and donated to

Project Sunshine in Smiles from all around the world!!!

If you do not know what Sunshine and

Smiles is, it is a project set up to give cards to kids who are in the hospital to bring them some sunshine while they are there. We hope each card brings at least one smile to the faces of those kids who are in the hospital for whatever reason. So the cards should be FULL of bright sunny thoughts, try and take all of the happiness that you have and SQUEEZE it the card....

Bella wants to make Hello Kitty cards (Again) with rainbows.... What a great idea. I have a goal of 200 for Bella and I to make.... YES you can make duplicates, you can make them with whatever you would like, they do not need to be Cricut created, they can be made by kids as well. Please write a positive message insideof the card for a child in the hospital. There are kids of all ages, including teenagers.... so the sky is the limit as far as rules go. We try to NOT remind them of their illness, some are cancer patients.... so just lots of positive messages to encourage them no matter WHY they are the hospital..... So.... how many do you think you can make between now and July 31??? These can be from anywhere around the world.... We have had over 22 countries and 6 continents involved in Sunshine and Smiles.

So the more the merrier... Thank you in advance!
**New request is for cards that the kids can put together to give to their family. If you elect this option, please have the shapes or whatever with adhesive on it. It should be complete so they have everything in the envelope that they need to complete it. So foam dots to peel the sticky tag off are great or

Scor-Tape is great so they just have to peel and stick.

You can send all of these cards to

My Cricut Craft Room

1585 Kingsley Ave
Akron, OH 44313

Questions to ContactErica@aol.com

Today's Deals on Cricut.com (click)

Monday, June 17, 2013

What Can My Mind Design Monday June 17, 2013 Veggies in CCR

Today the design team was challenged to use Veggies in Cricut Craft Room

Shelly used CCR for her fun veg out card. to see details on this please visit her blog cardsbyshelly

Felicia used the cartridges Simply Charmed and Create A Critter in Cricut Craft Room to create this card. To see how she made this project please visit her blog at: A Creative Mess

Today's Deals on Cricut.com (click)

Friday, May 24, 2013

Festive Friday May 24, 2013 - Picnic, BBQ, Block Party Festivities

Today the design team was challenged to use a theme of Picnic, BBQ, Block Party festivities.... and here is what they came up with....

Julie created this card using the Simply Charmed cartridge. Find more information on how she put it together
at The Cricut Chirp

Dee used cuts from Stand and Salute and Give a Hoot Cricut cartridges to create this festive Fourth of July banner. To see how she made this project please visit her blog, Craft Favorites

shelly used simply charmed and 3 birds on parade for this invitation card. to get the details please visit her blog cardsbyshelly

Cindy used All Occasions Cake Art ; Seasonal Cake Art to create this patriotic banner. For more details on how to make this project visit Cindy's blog http://inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/

Today's Deals on Cricut.com (click)

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Card Creating Tuesday January 22, 2013 Kids Valentine’s Day Cards

Tami created this fun Valentine's Day card for a boy.

To see more details visit Scrappin Rabbit Designs

Jamie used Simply Charmed and Just Because Cards to make this cute Valentine's Day card.

Check out the details on her blog http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/

Monday, December 31, 2012

My IMAGINE-ation Monday December 31, 3012- New Years Eve- Something Sparkly

Happy New Year to you all!

This is a year full of surprises and many new and wonderful changes

This is now ONLY a blog there is no business or store attached to this any longer....

So just a bunch of Cricut Creating fun!!!

A spot on this design team could be a great opportunity for people to see your projects each week. This term is January to the end of July.

As a part of the team, you will need to make one post a week on your blog in correlation with my blog. You will also need to participate in our 100 Cricut cartridge blog hop the first full weekend of each month. You will get a blinkie for your blog as pictured above and your blinkie (if you have one) will go on my blog here. The group of ladies are so great, talented and helpful.

I am looking for a few beginners, a few intermediate and a few highly talented people. The main thing that I am looking for is for you to show your work and give a detailed description so anyone can replicate your project no matter how simple or advanced your project is.

The general rules of my blog and facebook are to share in a positive way. We promote the use of Cricut cartridges and no SVG images. I also like you to use actual stamps and not digi stamps.

To apply please email me ContactErica@aol.com

Please put the subject DESIGN TEAM CALL if you do not put that as the subject I will probably miss it.

Please include:

1. Your name
2. What country and time zone you live in
3. Blog address (you have to have a blog, feel free to create one)
4. A link to your favorite project you have made
5. Your project must use cricut cartridges.
6. Also list any other design teams if you are on one.
7. Then tell me why you would love to me on my design team!

Best of luck!

Submission deadline is Sunday, January 13, 2012 11:59pm PST
No late applications can be accepted.

Nadja used Sweethearts, Simply Charmed and Paper Lace cartridges for her project today.

For more details and how she made this card go to her blog at http://nadjarobbins.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Card Creating Tuesday October 30, 2012 Cards anything you want

Today the design team was allow to make any card that they would like!

I love the cards today.. I am sure you will too!

Sarah used Enjoy the Season Imagine Cartridge to create this fall card.
To see more please visit her blog www.craftingwithsarah.blogspot.com

Heather Lynn used Joys of the Season to create her card today.

Please visit her blog at http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com/ to see how she made it.

Jamie M. used Car Decals to make these cards.

Check out her blog for the details http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/

On this project Shelley used Imagine Cartridge Enjoy the Seasons and Close to my heart Artiste!

To see all the details please visit her blog. http://shelley-scrapbookingforfun.blogspot.com/

Janet R. used Teresa Collins Dec. 25th cartridge to make this Noel card!
Check out her blog at http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/

Marji used Simply Charmed among other cartridges to make her fun card today.

Please go check out her blog, http://fstampaholic.blogspot.com/, for all the details.

TUESDAY CHALLENGES

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Theme DayThursday September 13, 2012 –International Chore Day… Make something for someone’s lunch

Sarah used Tags,bags, boxes and more 2 and simply charmed to create her charming lunch box tag. To see how she made it please visit her blog @ http://www.craftingwithsarah.blogspot.com/2012/09/theme-day-thursday-lunch-box-items.html