To provide the best possible service to our nation's heroes, we ask for our cardmakers to abide by the following guidelines. Links to blog posts describing issues involved are included for those who wish further explanation.
No glitter.
It's a safety hazard for our heroes, so no cards with any glitter that will flake off the card are accepted. Read more.
A2 sized cards only.
4.25" x 5.5" - half a sheet of cardstock - fit the boxes most economically. Read more.
Line cards made with dark cardstock.
If a pencil won't show up, add a liner. Read more.
Limit multiples.
No more than 30 for holiday seasonal cards; no more than 100 for year-round cards. Read more.
Any quantity is ok.
One, a bunch, or a box full; however we need quality, not quantity. Read this note about reduced quantities now that Iraq deployments are ending.
SOME lumpiness is okay.
Our heroes don't have to pay for lettermail, but that doesn't mean we can go wild with layers and embellishments. Save the big vintage buttons and thick 3D embellishments for AnyHero mail that doesn't have to go through the postal system!
DO NOT handwrite sentiments.
Neither outside or inside the cards. Read more.
Use quality supplies.
Computer paper, foamies, ittybitty stickers, and gluesticks don't hold up to the rigors of the battlefront. It's ok to make fewer cards with better supplies - every card counts! :) (Children's AnyHero cards are the exception; foamies are just fine for those!)
Kids must make AnyHero cards ONLY.
Most children have the want-to but not the able-to when it comes to making cards that our heroes will want to write home on. Read more.
Card themes.
Remember who's sending these: adults. No cards to Daddy, no "wish you were here," or party invitations; no explicit images or sentiments. See the Needs page for a list of desired themes.
Absolutely no storebought.
Neither complete cards, NOR cards repurposing parts of them. It endangers our trademark.
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