Make 'Em Laugh, G45ers!
Hello G45ers,
Happy Saturday! We are so happy that you are stopping by our blog today! We have a lot of goodies to share with you! So lets get to it! Graphic 45 is proud to support our nation’s deployed heroes through Operation Write Home®! This organization has sent over 1.5 million cards overseas so our service members can keep in touch with their loved ones while they’re away. That’s a lot of cards! We want to invite you to join in this amazing service and send in your most beautiful cards to be used by our nation’s most amazing heroes. Visit http://operationwritehome.org for the details and be sure to check out the Mailroom section for all the important guidelines.
Operation Write Home is also doing a wonderful blog hop today and we are excited to be a part of it! Here is the list of all the great companies that are participating in today's blog hop! Each company is doing something special for this wonderful event including great prize giveaways! The next stop on today's blog hop is Market Street Stamps! Hop on over to see how they're celebrating this incredible cause!
Market Street Stamps http://marketstreetstamps.blogspot.com/
- Stars and Stamps http://www.owhstarsandstamps.org
- Hero Arts http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/
- Graphic 45 http://g45papers.typepad.com/
- Market Street Stamps http://marketstreetstamps.blogspot.com/
- May Arts http://www.mayarts.com/blog/
- Hambo Stamps http://hambostamps.blogspot.com/
- Sizzix http://sizzixblog.blogspot.com/
- Lawn Fawn http://www.lawnfawn.blogspot.com/
- ScorPal http://scor-pal.blogspot.com/
- Art Impressions http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/
- Fiskars http://www.fiskateers.com/blog/
- SRM Stickers http://srm-stickers.blogspot.com/
- Stampers Best http://stampersbest.blogspot.com/
Since April is National Humor Month, we have a great "Make 'Em Laugh" contest for you. Laughter is good for your health, so we wanted to encourage humor in your crafting!
Make a humorous blank card
Post a photo of your card on our Facebook page
Deadline is Midnight PST on Sunday, April 22
On Monday, April 23, we will announce two people to win a $50 Graphic 45 prize package on our Facebook page
If you'd like to go above and beyond, please mail the blank cards to Operation Write Home. Click on the link to find the mailing center nearest you! http://operationwritehome.org/mailroom.html
To get you in the clever card-making spirit, here are some fabulous and funny cards from our design team! Here is a fabulous card and sketch by Gloria Stengel that you are sure to love. It's inspiration time!
Sketch:
Supplies:
Graphic 45 Papers:
A Proper Gentleman: Sporting Aristocrat, Timely Point of View
Clearsnap: Colorbox Graphic 45 Decades Antiquing Ink Photogenic; Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Azurite
Spellbinders: Grand Calibur die cutting system, Grommet Tags die templates
Copic: Various markers
American Crafts: Black cardstock
Neenah: Natural White cardstock
The Greeting Farm: My Guy Ian
My Favorite Things: Big Greetings
Totally Stampalicious: Old Brawd
Martha Stewart: Zig Zag boarder punch
Craft supply: Brads
Here we have a gorgeous card by Nancy Wethington that was inspired by our When Pigs Fly paper from Olde Curiosity Shoppe. This card is quite stunning as well as sweet and light hearted!
Supplies:
Graphic 45: Olde Curiosity Shoppe (When Pigs Fly; Exquisite Motif)
Other Supplies Used: Sizzix dies; Spellbinders dies; grungeboard butterfly wings; miscellaneous acrylic paint
We hope you all had fun today! We can't wait to see what you'll create for this fun card challenge! Have a great time creating! Big thanks to our pals at Operation Write Home for their incredible work for this wonderful cause. We also want to thank Gloria Stengel and Nancy Wethington for their stunning creations today! We wish you all a beautiful Saturday and a happy weekend!
Happy Card Crafting!
Your Friends at Graphic 45
Absolutely Love these and I have OWH as one of my favorite donate to sites!
Posted by: Patty Taylor | April 14, 2012 at 05:14 AM
Love that "still can pass for 29" saying... that is priceless! Wonderful cards!
Posted by: gscrapbooks | April 14, 2012 at 05:40 AM
Love the cards!!
Posted by: Mary | April 14, 2012 at 05:50 AM
I'll have to put on my thinking cap this weekend and see what I can do to help our troops! Thanks for sharing both cards this morning.
Posted by: Anne McIntosh | April 14, 2012 at 05:57 AM
Great cards and so happy to see you support our Heroes! I love making cards for OWH. The challenge sounds fun too.
Posted by: Karen McAlpine | April 14, 2012 at 06:19 AM
Great cards! Thanks for supporting our troops and OWH!
Posted by: Beth | April 14, 2012 at 06:39 AM
Great cards, I think that OWH is a wonderful organization and would love to send cards to them. TFS pammejo1@yahoo.com
Posted by: Pammejo | April 14, 2012 at 07:09 AM
Love Graphic 45 papers and what a great cause! I've known about this site for a while but never felt I could make anything worthwhile for it, this blog hop may change my mind.
Posted by: Caryn | April 14, 2012 at 07:15 AM
Awesome cards! I love the Curiosity Shoppe line and LOVE the card made with it.
I also love the "you can still pass for 29" card.
What a great cause, too!
Posted by: Lori | April 14, 2012 at 07:58 AM
Great cards!! I love OWH I make cards for them and really enjoy it such a great cause!!!
Posted by: Mary Harris | April 14, 2012 at 08:36 AM
OMG - I love a good laugh, these do that for me, great cards. TFS, now I have to enter this contest.
Posted by: Lee | April 14, 2012 at 08:41 AM
Terrific sketch and the cards are fabulous! Thanks for supporting OWH!
Posted by: Lee Mae | April 14, 2012 at 09:01 AM
Great cards, such fun inspiration for such a great organization!
Posted by: Ivanka | April 14, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Love it, now I have to think about this
Posted by: Corinne | April 14, 2012 at 09:24 AM
He he he I love the you could pass for 29 card! Too funny :) What a great cause to support.
Posted by: Kimmy K. | April 14, 2012 at 09:57 AM
Love the fun cards.
Posted by: Bunnyfreak | April 14, 2012 at 09:59 AM
Two fun and beautiful designs to share. Thank you for joining in on this wonderful hop-hope we get millions
Posted by: Dawnll | April 14, 2012 at 09:59 AM
Love the flying pig card.. so cute..
Posted by: Jeyatha | April 14, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Stunning cards!
Posted by: Anita A | April 14, 2012 at 10:04 AM
I love these both. They are both really funny, but the styles are so different. Love that!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | April 14, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Beautiful cards. Makes you happy looking at them.
Posted by: conil | April 14, 2012 at 11:01 AM
I love the "when pigs fly". I bought it last week and it is brewing in the back of my mind. I plan to use it for a card for my brother, who has a collection of ceramic and stuffed pigs.
Posted by: SandyBear76 | April 14, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Thank you for supporting our troops! Love the two very different cards! Happy weekend to you as well.
Posted by: Tammy V | April 14, 2012 at 12:01 PM
What great cards. I love the pig. I'm going to have to see what I can come up with.
Posted by: Rhonda Miller | April 14, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Very funny cards!
Posted by: Sue D | April 14, 2012 at 12:29 PM
The punchline on the first card is great! Thanks for your support of OWH!
Posted by: Kathryn | April 14, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Lovely cards!
Posted by: Ruza | April 14, 2012 at 01:17 PM
Adorable cards for a very worthy cause... Thanks for supporting OWH!
Posted by: Pendra | April 14, 2012 at 01:21 PM
Great cards! Thank you for suppofting OWH!
Posted by: Susan S | April 14, 2012 at 01:36 PM
Cute cards! Thanks for sharing and for supporting OWH.
Posted by: Randee S | April 14, 2012 at 02:13 PM
LOL, cute sentiments! Thanks for supporting such an amazing organization!!
Posted by: Crafty Couple's Corner | April 14, 2012 at 03:09 PM
Thank you for supporting OWH!! What very cute cards!!!
Posted by: Ann Merkins | April 14, 2012 at 03:47 PM
What fun cards!! Thanks for your support of OWH!
Posted by: Jen M | April 14, 2012 at 04:21 PM
Love those cards. OWH is such great organization and it is fun to make the cards too!
Posted by: Bonnie | April 14, 2012 at 04:22 PM
That is way too funny!
Posted by: Laurie | April 14, 2012 at 04:26 PM
Love the cards! Thanks for supporting our troops...including my son!
Posted by: Tracy | April 14, 2012 at 04:48 PM
Thanks for supporting OWH and sharing these wonderful cards.
Posted by: Dolores A. | April 14, 2012 at 05:13 PM
Nice cards! Thanks for supporting our troops - hopped over from OWH today.
Posted by: JoyceAnn | April 14, 2012 at 05:45 PM
Cute cards!
Posted by: Hannah | April 14, 2012 at 06:07 PM
What great cards. Love the internet one. Pigs fly is very fun and colorful.
Posted by: Yvonne Williams | April 14, 2012 at 06:16 PM