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You are here: Home / Diary / Photo Hunt: Creative – and the Pet Postcard Project

Photo Hunt: Creative – and the Pet Postcard Project

May 26, 2012 By: Sparkle Cat21 Comments

I had fun supervising my human while she made this card! I whapped her lots.Not only is today’s Photo Hunt about something creative I have here, it’s also about a chance for you to be creative — and help kitties in need at the same time. The Pet Postcard Project is a grassroots arts-and-crafts project aimed at a) raising food for shelter pets and b) raising awareness about the plight of homeless animals! It’s easy to participate: just create a handmade postcard and send it by snail mail to the human running the project. Each card is counted towards free meals for pets in need! Current sponsors include freekibblekat.com and Halo, and the May/ June organization benefitting is the Stray Cat Alliance, a group local to us that my human loves because it advocates for homeless kitties and has an awesome adoption program. If 2500 postcards are received, Stray Cat Alliance will receive 10,000 meals for their kitties! Plus freekibblekat.com and Halo will donate an additional 1000 meals for every 1000 cards over the 2500 postcard goal! Pet Armor is also donating $1500 of their cat flea and tick prevention to SCA for 2500 postcards received!

But it gets even better! All the postcard makers who send theirs in between now and June 30 are eligible for three very special prizes: two winners will receive signed copies of Jackson Galaxy’s new book, Cat Daddy, and one will get a call with Jackson himself! How awesome is that!

Here are some details you need to know about creating your card:

1. It must include a photo of a pet you personally know, not one cut out of a magazine.
2. There are four categories, and the text on your card must fit into one: confessions/ secrets, advice, wishes, “you know you love your pet when…”
3. What you write must be original, not someone else’s quote.
4. You can create your card in a computer graphics program or embellish a postcard-sized photo by hand (hint: the Pet Postcard Human loves the crafty, made-by-hand cards the best!).
5. Each card must be original — you can’t send in the same card over and over again, because only one of them will count.
6. Put your all-original postcard(s) in an envelope and mail it to the address on the Pet Postcard Project site!

For more about making the cards, go here. If you want some inspiration, you can find cards here. Below is the card my human made in Photoshop for me — it is one of my own quotes from my 2010 calendar!

I like this so much, I may actually put it on a notecard in my Zazzle shop!

I think this is an awesome project and for a great cause! It does not matter if you are not all that creative — it is the thought (and the food) that counts!

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  1. Clooney says

    May 29, 2012 at 7:01 pm

    That is a very cool postcard of you Sparkle and a really neat project. Great post.

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  2. Mark's Mews (Ayla, Iza, and Marley) says

    May 26, 2012 at 8:37 pm

    Thats a great idea! We’ll try to think of something for a postcard.

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  3. The Island Cats says

    May 26, 2012 at 6:32 pm

    What a great idea, Sparkle! Our mom isn’t that creative, but we’re gonna see what we can do to make a postcard to send!!

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  4. Cathy Keisha says

    May 26, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    That human is awfully picky for someone who wants so many cards. Cool project though.

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  5. Katie Bella says

    May 26, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    It sounds wonderful, Sparkle. xox

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  6. Kizzie says

    May 26, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    Great idea – we may well have a go at this, perhaps with the little bean’s help.

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  7. Brian says

    May 26, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    That really is a great project! I might eat the card though!

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  8. Savannah says

    May 26, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    very nice project…will see if Dad or Mom will help me make some…although not Mom’s fave thing to do…she hates crafty stuff…sorry

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  9. Spitty the Kitty says

    May 26, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    The Human says we can do this but it will have to wait till school gets out. That’s okay–it will give me more time to think the deep thoughts necessary for contest-worthy confessions. Heh heh.

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  10. BeadedTail says

    May 26, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    This is a great idea Sparkle and we love that it helps feed kitties! Our mommy struggles to be crafty especially with paper but we’ll get her to try it anyway.

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  11. Pricilla - Famous SpokesGoat says

    May 26, 2012 at 11:24 am

    this is so special Sparkle. Do you mind if I steal it from you and post about it on Monday?

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  12. Ryker's Boyz 'n' Allie says

    May 26, 2012 at 9:45 am

    Allie: oh Sparkle, FAB idea! And a wonderful way to help out, too! I simply MUST force a *delicate cough* CERTAIN HUMAN to make mine today – with Proper Supervision, of course…

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  13. Father Tom says

    May 26, 2012 at 8:33 am

    So much is going to come out of this project, Sparkle! Thanks for letting us know–we’re going to give it a shot!

    Hugs,
    Tom & the crew xx

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  14. Texas, a cat in New York says

    May 26, 2012 at 8:04 am

    What a wonderful and original project! My human and I will participate!
    Thanks for letting us know =^.^=

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  15. Glogirly & Katie says

    May 26, 2012 at 7:08 am

    This is SO cool!!!! Kind of like the Post Secret project. I am SO going to do this…
    I’m already working on my confessional.
    ; ) Katie

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  16. The Florida Furkids says

    May 26, 2012 at 5:03 am

    That’s a really cool project. We’re going to get Mom to try it!!

    The Florida Furkids and Lexi

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  17. Max the Quilt Cat says

    May 26, 2012 at 4:28 am

    Thanks for all the info. What a great project.

    pawhugs, Max

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  18. Catherine says

    May 26, 2012 at 4:07 am

    I love your fur!

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  19. Marg says

    May 26, 2012 at 3:49 am

    That does sound like a great project. We will sure give it a try. Just need to go get the postcards. Actually, it sounds like fun. Thanks for letting us know about it. Take care.

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  20. Hootin' Anni says

    May 26, 2012 at 3:07 am

    Great post….that postcard project is truly a worthy [and yours, creative] cause.

    My CREATIVE LINK Hope you can stop by. Have a great weekend.

    Reply
  21. d'ArtagnanRumblepurr (@rumblepurr) says

    May 26, 2012 at 12:56 am

    You’re always doing such good things for animal kind, my dear. You’re bootiful inside and out.

    Reply

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