Calls for Submissions

July/August 2010 – Thank You
Did you know? Thank you cards are #3 on the list of occasions for which our readers make cards most behind blockbuster holidays such as birthday and Christmas. Let’s wow them with your approaches to saying thanks to the people who make a difference in your lives: significant others, friends, teachers, coaches, spiritual leaders, baby-sitters, neighbors, co-workers, bosses, assistants, and anyone else you might want to thank for all they do. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010 at midnight MST
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July/August 2010 – Healing Through Our Craft
Card makers love to give of themselves through this connective hobby of ours. We make cards for others because we know that it will brighten their day or lighten their load in some way. We also make and give cards to others and because of the way it makes us feel: warm and joyful. There’s no doubt that sharing this kind of creativity can have healing powers: both for those to whom we give, and for ourselves in the act of giving. In this feature, we’d like to honor the occasions for which we give cards that really do help others heal: thinking of you, sympathy, miss you, encouragement, and get well. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010 at midnight MST
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July/August 2010 – Ribbon, Buttons, & Brads
These products are absolute must-haves and we love to put them on our paper crafted projects! We’d love to see your clever uses of ribbon, buttons, and brads on projects seasonal to summer and other occasions such as birthday, thank you, hello, friendship, sympathy, congratulations, anniversary, thinking of you, etc. We’ll be looking for out-of-the-box approaches for using these go-to paper crafting products, so please be sure that you’re using them in ways that make us say,”Wow! That’s really cool!” DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010 at midnight MST
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July/August 2010 – Go-to Sketches
Create cards, gift bags, tags, mini-album covers, treat containers, etc. that utilize these fun sketches. We’re looking for summertime projects as well as projects for other occasions such as birthday, thank you, hello, friendship, sympathy, get well soon, encouragement, congratulations, etc. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010 at midnight MST Click on these links to see the sketches: Sketch #1 Sketch #2
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Send Us Your Best Work!
Do you have a card or other paper crafted project that you want to share with us? You’ll need to include a digital photo, the supplies you used and a description of techniques used, so be sure to have those handy. Projects submitted here may not have been published in current or any related form prior to now and must be free of any copyrights. Be sure photos do not exceed 300KB in size, and submit only one project per form. For detailed projects with multiple views, we suggest using photo editing software to create a collaged image using multiple shots.
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Inspired By
Ever browse through a Paper Crafts magazine or special issue and created a card or project inspired by one of the designs you saw in the publication? We want to hear your story and see your creation! Maybe you took the design of a birthday card and made it into a Valentine, or maybe you switched up the colors to take a Mother’s Day card to a Father’s Day card. Submit an image of your Inspired By project, tell us where we can find the original in our magazine, and you just might have your card featured in the Paper Crafts Connection section of one of our issues!
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