helloCalling All Designers! 

We Know You’re Out There!

Did you create an original project that you just can’t wait to share? Paper Crafts magazine is always on the lookout for innovative ideas and fresh new talent. Upload your ”Send Us Your Best Work” submissions here and you, too could be a published designer! DEADLINE: Ongoing

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: CARD CREATIONS, VOLUME 8

Believe it or not, it’s time! Yes indeed, friends, the eighth and greatest issue of Card Creations yet, is officially in the works. I know you’ve been pacing the floor, watching your e-mails, and dreaming night after night for the green light that says, “Yes! Submit! It’s time!” Get out the Big Guns ladies, it is officially your time to shine.

We can’t wait to see your unique card designs for possible publication. Our space is limited, so send us your very best ideas that feature the ultimate in card making techniques and products. We’re looking for innovative, out-of-the-box approaches to themes, interactive cards, unique card shapes, humorous and serious card sentiments, and creative uses of products that will cause a spontaneous burst of excitement in all us editors that says, “Yes!  Amazing! That card is SO in!”

Speaking of unique—please be sure that the cards you submit have never appeared on a blog of any kind or as a contest or challenge winner. Thanks!

As you’re creating your masterpieces, please submit cards in the following themes:

All Occasion (thinking of you, humorous as well as serious, blank/no sentiment, etc.)

Anniversary (milestone anniversaries as well as generic ones)

Baby

Be My Valentine (love and Valentine’s Day)

Birthday (kids, adults, milestone ages, teens, etc.)

Congratulations (new job, promotion, making the cheer squad, getting engaged, getting an ‘A’, first house, new car, etc.)

Easter

Encouragement (you can do it, good luck, in general or for specific events, etc.)

Father’s Day (expectant dads, new dads, grandfathers, like a dad to me, brothers or friends who are dads, military dads, etc.) 

Friendship (girlfriends, best friends, humorous as well as sentimental)

Get Well (sick, hospitalization, broken bones, humorous as well as serious sentiments)

Graduation (high school, college, middle school, graduate, etc.)

Halloween

Hello

Miss You (romantic, military, etc.)

Mother’s Day (expectant moms, new moms, grandmothers, like a mom to me, military moms, etc.)

Season’s Greetings (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s)

Sympathy

Thank You (in general as well as for specific people such as teachers, soldiers, coaches, friends, host/hostess, etc.; as well as for specific occasions and events, such as for a gift, offering support, listening, etc.)

Thanksgiving

Wedding 

DEADLINES

Idea/digital picture deadline: Monday, December 14, 2009

Project acceptance from Paper Crafts editor: No later than Friday, December 18, 2009 (Please do not submit your project(s) to any other publications until after this date.)

Completed project deadline: Thursday, December 31, 2009

Upload your submissions using our submissions tool by clicking the “Submit” tab on our web site at www.papercraftsmag.com or click here for a direct link. If you have any problems with the submission section of our web site, email Susan Opel at sopel@PaperCraftsMag.com for troubleshooting.

Please submit cards with product that will be available throughout 2010 and that have never appeared on a blog of any kind whatsoever.