Thursday, May 21, 2009

Cards for Heroes BlogHop







*****Please make sure to leave your email in the comments as I have added a RAK !!!!


Welcome to the Cards for Heroes BlogHop.

If you started with my blog......go back to GO, go directly to go, pass jail....oh wait...wrong game. The start is at http://cardsforheroes.org/

Why do I participate? I don't currently have any close family or friends in the military. I have before, and I have seen how hard this is on those serving, and their families. It feels good to do something for these men and women who are willing to risk their lives to keep my family safe.

In addition to sending cards directly to Cards for Heroes, this last Christmas my family "adopted" a platoon of female MPs and sent needed items to them along with cards for them to send to their families. The card I received back from them made it all worth while. The gratitude for even the few small things received from all of us is huge. If you are not currently part of Cards for Heroes....I hope this will encourage you to start. If you are not a cardmaker (which I was not before...) perhaps you heart will feel a tug to send a donation for postage??? Please visit the website and get more information.

I don't have many pictures,right now but here are a few.

Also here are a few my daughters made for Operation Quiet Comfort. These cards are given to our military personnel that are wounded and in the hospital.



Now that you have read my story....please HOP HOP HOP along to
Amy at http://amycatalogna.wordpress.com/

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!!

Kas

104 comments:

Unknown said...

great ideas...thanks!

Unknown said...

Great cards!

Cindi (aka iring) said...

Thanks for sharing your pictures and story. That pic on the left looks like a great place to scrap! It was a pleasure to hop in!

Cindi

Karen said...

Great job honoring our service men and women! {{cheers}}

Dawn said...

cuteness, what a great idea to adopt a platoon, I bet it was a lot of fun! Happy Memorial day!

Karrie O. - Sweet Paper Treats said...

Hi Kas,

Cute "sending you love" card!! Keep creating and giving!!

Have a SWEET and SAFE Memorial Day Weekend!!

Suz said...

Cute cards. Thanks for the inspiration & have a Happy Memorial Day

Heather said...

How sweet of your daughter to do cards too!

Unknown said...

Cute cards and your daughters' cards are adorable!

Anonymous said...

Very lovely creations!! Thanks for your story and sharing!! :)

Lisa Renéa said...

Thank you for participating with CFH and playing along with the blog hop. Your cards are adorable!

Martha said...

Sweet! Love that postmarked love image. Thanks for sharing your cards with the CFH blog hop.

Nancy L. said...

thanks for sharing your lovely card!

Kerri said...

Thanks for sharing! It's nice to hear someone who is new to cardmaking willing to step out of their comfort zone!!!

Merry's Musings said...

Cute cards! Happy Memorial Day Weekend :0)

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

nice job!!!

Renee said...

I really like your cards!!!

Lida said...

Very cute cards! Have a great memorial day!

Sue McGettigan said...

Cute cards Kas, Happy Memorial Day to you!

Unknown said...

Fun! So happy to be doing the blog hop for such a good cause with such a great, generous group of talented peeps! *smile*

JPScraps said...

Thanks for sharing.

.:liza:. said...

Your daughters cards are priceless!

Purple Princess said...

Wonderful!

Lucy Abrams said...

How sweet - your cards are lovely.

Unknown said...

ike your card. I hope you make more. Thank you for letting us see your card. Love, Gigi Nolan (age 7)

[as typed by her Mommy, Deborah, at dominodebi.typepad.com]

Lauren said...

Thanks for supporting our troops! Great cards!

Hope the fact that blog before you isn't linking doesn't mean you get skipped too much! Might want to let CFH know.

Have a great weekend!

Lynn said...

Thanks for your help with this event. The cards and quilt squares are adoreable.

Jennifer said...

Great card designs!

Kelli Waters said...

Thanks for sharing your cards and story! Have a wonderful weekend!

Teresa said...

Terrific cards!

I'm trying to do my little bit for CFH. I have added a link to this blog hop and embedded the CHF youtube video on my blog. I hope it brings many more people to participate in this wonderful group.

Thanks for all you do!

decp8nter said...

It's great that the kids are involved in such a wonderful cause also. Thanks to all of you.

sideoats + scribbles said...

Great cards! Hugs! :)

scrapper al said...

Thanks for participating in the bloghop and contributing cards!

Daintry said...

Cool idea's! Thank you for support the troops! :)

{VICKI} said...

Enjoying the HOP

cr8iveme said...

great card.

M.E.

~ginny said...

And Long live our Heroes!
~ginny

Claudia Rosa ~ Pretty Pressings said...

wonderuful cards . love the vintage one a log :-)
happy memorial day to you
hugs
claudia

mica said...

I am enjoying this hop. Love what your daughers made :)

Lisa - papergrace said...

Very cute...and your daughters cards are just beyond awesome!

MarcyK924 said...

Love your card! Please keep on supporting CFH - they are such an amazing group. I am inspired by how all the bloggers support each other too! Have an amazing weekend.

Marcy Kaminski

Kathy JH said...

Great cards. This bloghop is so inspiring - I need to get involved!

Bonita Rose said...

so fun.... thks for participating!

Mrs. B. said...

Very nice :)

Lisa (mldesignworks) said...

Cute cards! My daughters and I make cards for CFH together, too! Have fun!

Dana said...

love your story!

Christina said...

Cute cards! Great idea to adopt some female soldiers. How did you go about doing that? That would be a great idea that I could do!

My husband is in the Ohio National Guard and he has been to Iraq. I almost lost him.

Thank you for your support!

Stacy Milford said...

So great to see your kids involved! Thanks for supporting our troops!

Unknown said...

Simply gorgeous!

BethW said...

I love the cards your daughter made. I have not heard of that organization. I have to check it out. Thanks for the heads up!

Chrisd said...

Great job, they will love your cards!

paula said...

Thanks for your support of our troops!!!

Lisa said...

I am inspired by all you do! Thank you for blog-hopping and sharing your story.

The Wired Angel said...

Love your ideas Kasmello! Thanks for participating and helping us get the word out about CFH.

Terra5 said...

I love the vintage postcard look.
I like your site.
Thanks,
Terry F.

Shirley said...

Thank you for all you do to help support our troops!

Axes DesigNs said...

Thanks for making cards for heros! hop hop hopping!

Verda said...

Lovely cards and thank you for sharing. How nice of you to do such a wonderful thing at Christmas.

nsmerkt said...

Adorable cards that the children made!

Dawn said...

sweet cards...your DD's are darling

Vintage Papers said...

such sweet cards! Thank you for supporting CFH and have a wonderful Memorial Weekend! :)

Kerilou said...

I love the vintage feel of your creation! your daughter did a great job, too! Happy Memorial Day!
Kerilou

katrynka said...

thanks for supporting such great causes.

PCM said...

Kas - thanks for getting involved in CFH and sending cards to those wounded as well. The cards you and your daughters made are wonderful. Blessings

Tammy said...

Cute cards! Love to see your daughters cards!

Janet Lindstrom said...

I love the vintage look, thanks for sharing!

liannallama said...

it's so neat that you have started making cards for this program. They look great and they are so appreciated!

Lost in Paper said...

more great cards!! this is just so awesome!!

Carolyn Sharkas said...

nice cards, thanks for sharing

ceashark at aol dot com

Atticelf said...

The bloghop is an amazing event and my family will celebrate Memorial Day by making cards for CFH. I look forward to being a CFH contributor!

Paliku said...

So precious what you and your da ughter do. Never did I think of
sending cards or packages for the soldiers - to yet send to their loved ones. I can't wait to get started.

erin said...

love that you got your daughters involved!

sondra said...

Thanks so much for sharing!
Love love love your talent!

Kathy Thompson said...

Thanks for helping out the troops in so many ways.

Laurie said...

Great cards; thanks for your help with CFH!

Lyneen said...

sweet cards! Thanks for supporting our troops!

Jean Fitch from jlfstudio said...

Thanks for participating and sharing the art, the inspiration and the creativity. Happy Memorial Day!

Inkerbelle said...

Love your cards and your daughter's as well. How sweet!!

naomi_m said...

Great cards. I love that your daughters are involved to.

Tami Bayer said...

Beautiful work and such a lovely way to support our troops.

Caryl P said...

I love to hear why everyone is involved, there are no two stories alike. Love your card with the postage stamp beautiful work!
cpstampin@gmail.com

Sandy said...

Love your card!! Nice distressing. And I love your sharing your kid cards for the wounded - how awesome!

Thanks for your support of our heroes!!

Linda Carson said...

Thanks for the inspiration to send cards to heroes!

Bandon, Oregon said...

Thank you for sharing. Love the cards that were made for the quiet comfort you shared about.... I bet it was so nice to get the cards homemade by your child... again, thanks for being part of this blog hop....
Faith
callfaith@wildblue.net

slightlyimperfect said...

Beautiful cards, and so nice that you can do this with your daughter. Thanks for sharing.

*Chelle* said...

Fun cards and thanks for the Hop!!

Bumbles and Fairy-Tales said...

Wonderful cards! :*)

Carrie K said...

such a fantastic way to give back to our heroes!

Susan M. Brown {sbartist} said...

Happy Memorial Day! All of your cards are beautiful and thank you for your creativity and dedication to this great cause. : ) Sb

Ina Good said...

great blog and thoughts love the stories. Thanks for letting me hop by. Ina

Sue Root said...

Thanks for supporting our troops

Paperpretties said...

Thank you for sharing your pictures and reasons for helping. I think it's wonderful that your daughter helps too. You've inspired me!

Regina said...

geat cards!!!
rlhudson94@hotmail.com

Sharon said...

what a special person you are

jaemom said...

Oh, love the cards you and your daughter made! Love that you also adopted a platoon of females, what a fab idea!!! Love to be hopping through now.

Anam_Kihaku said...

beautiful card. love the little ones from your daughter too.

Seongsook Duncan said...

Thanks for sharing your card and story.

Fabre said...

Great cards, Kas! And I was inspired by your story to adopt a platoon! We are so glad you joined us in our blog hop today, and thank you for supporting Cards for Heroes!

...Darlene said...

Great cards! Thanks for taking time to share.

Lisa Carroll said...

wonderful cards! bless you for all that you do for our military. happy memorial day! :)

Nana711 said...

Great cards. Thanks.

Unknown said...

What unique cards. TFS

Jenny B in Indy said...

Great cards, thanks for sharing!!!

Chris said...

I've been making cards for Operation Quiet Comfort too! What a worthy cause as is this blog hop! :)

Enjoy Scrapbooking or art in Tuscany

Here are a few of the pictures that I took of the "getaway"
www.littletuscangetaway.com

The bedroom sleeps 4 adults or 2 Adults and 3 children. It is in the center of Tuscany on the "Strada del Vino". A wonderful place to enjoy and create art!!