Melissa's Blog: Scrappers give thanks

Monday, November 1, 2010

Scrappers give thanks

Now in its second year, Scrappers Give Thanks is an annual community scrapbooking project dounded by Jennifer S. Wilson with gracious support from Anna Aspnes. The inaugural project in 2009 delivered over 650 handmade cards to Operation Write Home. I’ve quoted some details of the project this year from Scrappers Give Thanks website.

The 2010 Project

The 2nd annual Scrappers Give Thanks project has a goal of assembling 2000 participant-created 4×6 pages into 100 ten page (double-sided) mini albums to be delivered to 10 children’s hospitals across the country. Submitted pages should be scrapbook-style mini artworks containing positive words, happy images, jokes etc. and may be in digital or tangible formats.

Specifications

The Scrappers Give Thanks mini albums will be assembled with 4×6 page protectors and o-rings. To ensure a consistent look and feel, participants must adhere to the following specifications:

Single-sided 4×6 pages

Vertical orientation only (4″ wide by 6″ tall)

Include age-appropriate positive messages and/or images

No glitter, embellishments greater than 1/4″ thick or copyrighted images

Examples

Visit the Scrappers Give Thanks Flickr group to view great examples from our creative team and fellow participants. The following digital submission is an excellent example of a fun page designed to bring cheer to kids:

Submission

Digital contributions should be submitted via this form, submitting one entry at a time, by Wednesday, November 24. All digital submissions will be printed by Scrappers Give Thanks through our printing partner, Persnickety Prints, and thus should be created at 300ppi and saved at high resolution.

Paper submissions should be mailed to the following address no later than November 20, 2010 and MUST include an email address. Entries must be received by Wednesday, November 24 to be eligible for the giveaway.