Friday, May 22, 2009

Welcome CFH Bloghoppers!!!

WOO HOO! I am so excited, this is my first year participating not only in the CFH Bloghop but with Cards For Heroes in general. I am so happy I found this group, it is one way I feel I can help the troops, I just wish I could do so much more!

Cardmakers from all over the world make and donate blank cards that are then shipped to our CFH shippers. From there they are sorted and repaired if necessary then shipped to our Armed Forces, which are then used by the Soldiers to send to their families back home.

We also send the Soldiers cards as gratitude and encouragement. As you can see, I am a beginner when it comes to cardmaking but that's OK. It doesn't matter if your experienced or have never made a card in your life! You can do it as well as your children, make it a family event or girlfriend get together time. Here is one I have made to send to them.


If at this point your confused and have no idea what I am talking about then chances are you did not come here through the CFH Bloghop! lol Let me explain a little bit of what is going on. Today, Saturday May 23 at noon Pacific time, a giant button will appear at the top of the beginning page linking to the first blog, and that blog will link to the next...and so on!

PLEASE start at the beginning by clicking on the button to your right, last count I heard there were over 130 bloggers joining in, so you don't want to miss this!!!

Now it's time to move on to the next CFH cardmaker, Donna. She is from the Philippines and has an example of her gorgeous card she is sending to the Soldiers.

Thank you for stopping by to visit and good luck on your CFH Bloghop journey. We would love to have you join us!
ScrappyDonna

100 comments:

Lauren said...

Just saying HI from a fellow CFH blog hop blogger! :)

Unknown said...

sweet card! TFS!

Heidi E. said...

Cute Card.
Have a Safe and Happy Memorial Weekend ♥

Karen said...

Wonderful card! Great job honoring our military!
{{cheers}}

Dawn said...

For somereason, I can see your card I am sure it's fantastic. But I have to tell you that video had me bawling my eyes out. What a fantastic video for today!

Happy memorial day!

Unknown said...

Love your Uncle Sam card!!

Cindi (aka iring) said...

Thanks for sharing your patriotic card! It was a pleasure hopping in!

Suz said...

Cute card Sandy. It's sure to bring smiles along the way. Hope you have a blessed holiday weekend

Anonymous said...

What a very lovely card!! Hope your Memorial Day weekend is wonderful!! TFS! :)

Nancy L. said...

Wonderful card!

Suz said...

Wonderful card. Thanks for being a great stop on the hop

Karrie O. - Sweet Paper Treats said...

Hi Sandy,

Love your very patriotic card!! thanks for sharing!!

Have a SWWET and SAFE Memorial Day Weekend!!

Lisa Renéa said...

Great card! Thank you for participating with CFH!

Anonymous 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*

Lida said...

Nothing says patriotism like Uncle Sam have a great memorial day!

Renee said...

Great card!!!
Have a lovely weekend!

JPScraps said...

Have a happy & safe Memorial Day....off to the next hop

Anita said...

I like how you framed Uncle Sam.

Martha said...

Love the beribboned Uncle Sam! Thanks for participating in the CFH blog hop!

Sue McGettigan said...

Cute card - Happy Memorial Day to you!

Lucy Abrams said...

Love the card.

Nancy said...

I'm enjoying the Blog Hop...your blog is wonderful, I'll be back to visit again!
Thanks for supporting our heroes, including my son, a US Marine serving in Iraq.
Marine Mom

Unknown said...

I like 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]

Purple Princess said...

Great card!!

TLHarwick said...

Thanks for your time and effort! As the spouse of a deployed solider I can say that the cards they receive are certainly appreciated!

Unknown said...

Cute card!

Jennifer said...

Love the card! Happy Memorial Day!

Lynn said...

Love your card! Thanks for helping with this event!

Kelli Waters said...

Great card. I love the vintage look!

Cathy Rulli said...

Awesome - tfs

Merry's Musings said...

Super cute card, and adorable blog. Thanks for letting me visit!

{VICKI} said...

Enjoying the hop

Kerri said...

What a nice card and I love, love, LOVE your blog background, gorgeous!!!

Daintry said...

Nice card! Thanks for sharing!

sideoats + scribbles said...

Great card! Happy Memorial Day!

Victoria S. said...

Great Card - thanks for letting us hop on over here.

~ginny said...

Well done on your card!
Long live our Heroes!
~ginny

Heather said...

Your Uncle Sam pendent is simply adorable!!! Did you print a picture that small or was it from patterned paper???

Bonita Rose said...

U have such talent... wonderful creation!

Lisa - papergrace said...

The vintage look with Uncle Sam just makes for a very beautiful card.

mica said...

Your card is so pretty!!

decp8nter said...

Great patriotic card.

Denise Wieger said...

Cute card. Thanks for sharing.

Lisa (mldesignworks) said...

I love the Uncle Sam! Thank you for sharing and participating!

Dana said...

aww, cute!

Chark said...

love seeing all the blogs and cards!

Whispers and Wishes said...

Isn't it fun being able to do something new? I love that the real gift here is from our hearts.

Chrisd said...

What a wonderful project. I am completing my next package for CFH to mail next week!

Teresa said...

Fabulous video!

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. Tomorrow I will add this video with another encouragement to follow the blog hop.

Thanks for all you do!

Marcy said...

Love your card! Please keep on supporting CFH - they are such an amazing group. My husband is a Naval Gulf War vet. I am inspired by how all the bloggers support each other too! Have an amazing weekend.

Carole RB said...

Great card Sandy

Lisa said...

Sweet card!

The Wired Angel said...

Love your card.. thanks for participating Sandy!

Gail said...

Great card! Thanks for the video!

Axes DesigNs said...

Nice cards and nice blog thanks for make cards for heros!

nsmerkt said...

Thanks for posting for this. REALLY enjoying this hop...onto the next one.

Kathy JH said...

Love your card - you did a great job!

Dawn said...

great card!

katrynka said...

Great card! Thanks for supporting such a fabulous cause.

Becca said...

Thank you for sharing your card, and the awesome video. It is a perfect reminder for all of us!

Maggie said...

Cute card. I love this video, thank you for posting it.

PCM said...

Great card. TFS and posting the video. Wonderful.

Janet Lindstrom said...

I just love the vintage look. Thank you so much!

Lost in Paper said...

i really like the faux stitching on your card!! i never remember to do this!! Happy Memorial Day!

liannallama said...

I think it's a great card and sure to be appreciated. Glad you joined the hop!

paula said...

great card!!! Thanks for supporting our troops!

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!

Pam said...

Awesome video. Wow.

Tammy said...

Love your Uncle Sam card!! tfs!

Carolyn Sharkas said...

God Bless our Troops! That says it all.

thanks for sharing

ceashark at aol dot com

Carolyn Sharkas said...

Sandy, I forgot to add that I think everyone in America should see this video. It is one of the most heart wrenching videos ever. Isn't this the one that was made by a teenager? It is absolutely awesome and brings tears each and every time I watch it. It also reminds you of the men and women who can't forget, because they live it everyday. We should never forget them.

cr8iveme said...

love your card and what a touching video.

M.E.

Heather said...

Cute card! I hope you are enjoying the hop and having a nice weekend.

erin said...

I browsed some of your other posts as well..you sound like a super fun person!

Laurie said...

Awww - that's a sweet card. Keep up the good work, and thanks for your support of CFH!

Vintage Papers said...

lovely card! Thank you for supporting our troops and CFH! Have a wonderful Memorial Weekend!

kasmello said...

love your Uncle Sam!!

Angie-mtscrapgal said...

The card was great but the video was truly outstanding. How could anyone watch it and not be inspired to contribute to CFH in some way.If you can't make cards you can send money for postage.
Thanks for your post.

d'Dragon said...

Your Uncle Sam card is really cute!

SuzAnn said...

thanks for sharing the video!

Beth Redding said...

I love our Uncle Sam Wants You!
Blessings,
Beth Redding

Stacy Milford said...

Great card Sandy! Thanks for participating!!!

slightlyimperfect said...

I about cried my eyes out watching that video. My oldest son leaves for Marine boot camp on Aug 17th, so this weekend's hop and all of the bloggers have really touched my heart. Thanks for sharing.

Sandy said...

Awwwww!!! You posted the video that broke my HEART and got ME started!! How cool is that....thanks for that!!

And thanks for making a great card! Whaddya mean you're a beginner, you did awesome! I love the USA set off on the top side like that, and the Uncle Sam makes me smile!

Thank you for joining up on the big ol bloghop!!

Bandon, Oregon said...

Very nice card... I loved the video you had posted... thanks so much for sharing.
Faith

Terra5 said...

I really like the way you framed Uncle Sam with the ribbons. The USA is great too. Are they buttons?
Thanks,
Terry F.adredu

Kay said...

That video!!! I've never seen it before and it so totally sums up what CFH is about. Huge lump in my throat but so worth watching - oh, and great card too. Love Uncle Sam down there in the corner!

Susan M. Brown {sbartist} said...

Happy Memorial Day! Your card is beautiful and thank you for your creativity and dedication to this great cause. : ) Sb

Susan Powers said...

Thank you for supporting our troops. Your card is very pretty! Happy Memorial Day!

Regina said...

great card!!!

Sue Root said...

Thank you for supporting our troops.

Sharon said...

great cause your a special person

Fabre said...

OK, so every time I watch that wonderful video I cry and want to go make 1,000 cards! Thank you for sharing it again - it has been a while since I have seen it, and seems so appropriate for today. We are so glad you joined the blog hop, your card is BEAUTIFUL and we can't wait to get it into the hands of a hero! Have a wonderful memorial day!

Anam_Kihaku said...

cute card - awesome video

...Darlene said...

Uncle Sam wants you!
Those were the days.
Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

Awesome card. TFS

dawnluvz2scrap said...

WOW! that video brings tears to my eyes each time i see it. My son was on deployment when my granddaughter was born. We were there to see the first meeting. It was priceless.

sondra said...

love love love your contribution to this wonderful organization. I will be joining in myself
Thanks for sharing

Christina said...

Cute card! Thank you for supporting this great organization!

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Sherine said...

Terrific card! What a touching You Tube, thanks for sharing!

It's great to participate with a group of such wonderful and caring women. God Bless America!