Cards for Soldiers November 2019

Some of the more than 500 cards I managed to make since February...

Cards for Soldiers

Since Operation Write Home ceased to exist, I've been looking for another similar organization.  I found one!  It's called Cards for Soldiers which is on Facebook.  They send about 20 large boxes of cards just about every day to troops overseas.   I also included a handful of miscellaneous pens which have somehow ended up not being used for some years around here.  Here's the first box of almost 500 cards I was able to make over the past several months:

Fin-tastic Secret Pen Pal Card

I believe I may have done a similar card previously....what can I tell you, I'm running outta ideas!!!  The inside says, "to one 'fin-tastic' kid!!!"

2015 Christmas Cards

 These cards were made from unfinished kits which a friend who had been a Stampin' Up demonstrator gave me because she was moving out of state and needed to clean out her stash.  Thanks, Donna!

In all, I made 131 cards, not counting the ones for the hospitalized children.  The middle top card is the one I made the most of before I ran out of supplies to make the 131 I figured I needed.  The Christmas tree is clip art I found by Googling 'Christmas Tree'.  The ornaments are from stamps I own.

December 2015 Secret Pen Pal Card

Instead of a Christmas card for the hospitalized children, I try to make winter themed cards.  The inside says, "Let it snow!!!  We want to make SNOWMEN!!!"

I'm Hooked on You

For August Secret Pen Pal cards, I copied this one from one I saw on Pinterest.  The big fish was one I found by googling 'cartoon fish'.  I cut them out and placed them on woggles, then added the little fish and other seaweed from sticker sheets I found at either Walmart or Dollar Tree.  The hook is a reverse 'J' cut on the Cricut out of silver cardstock. I added a piece of tan sewing thread as the fishing line.  The inside says, "You're a great catch!"

National Hug-A-Monster Day 2015

Ok, so I created my own national holiday...
The monster was printed from one I found on Pinterest which I cut out by hand then added a woggle; the dots are holographic from Sticko by eksuccess.

The inside of the card says, "I'll hug one if you will!".