SAS4Kids: Cards 4 Moms/Special Ladies

Hello, everyone! Welcome back to SAS4Kids! Thanks so much for joining us for our April challenge. 

Because the deadline for getting Mom cards to your favorite shippers is fast approaching, this month we are featuring cards for our kids to give to their moms and all the special ladies in their lives. Sounds like a perfect time to ink up some flowers, cut out some hearts, and maybe use some of those designer papers that are almost too pretty to part with. 

This month, we are thrilled to welcome back Deanne Saunders, who shares her adventures in cardmaking at A Little Bit o' Paper, as a Guest Designer. Thank you, Deanne, for once again sharing your amazing talents with us! The kids will love the bit of sparkle on your sweet card and an SAS4Kids shipper will love your sentiment's versatility.  

Deanne

Bobbi

Celeste

Debi

Karen

Mary

Sybrina

You have until noon CST on Friday, May 5, to join in our current challenge. And, while we have focused on Cards 4 Moms and Special Ladies this month, any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up to play along. It is not required that you send your card to one of our shippers. but an in-patient child/teen would love it if you did.

Upcoming Deadlines:

Mom/Special Lady Cards: April 15
Dad/Special Guy Cards: May 15

As always, thank you for all you do for our SAS4Kids. We're looking forward to seeing your cards in our April gallery.

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SAS4Kids: February Favorites

Hi, everyone! Happy Weekend! We hope you all are doing well after recent weather events. 

A huge heartfelt thanks to everyone who made spring/Easter cards this year for our in-patient kids. With Easter just a few weeks away, our shippers are busy packing up their hospitals' spring/Easter boxes. (Please note: Our deadline for sending in Easter cards has passed. So please contact your shipper(s) ASAP if you have Easter cards you were planning on dropping in the mail. Thank you!)

Spring/Easter cards can be so cute, so fun, and so colorful. Here are three cards from last month's gallery that caught the eyes of our designers.

8. Andrea's Paper Antics

Nothing says spring like pastel colors and flowers, right?! 
And, we love, love, love interactive cards around these parts.

12, For Each Petal...

What a cute image... and what fabulous coloring.
Great job, Lisa!

15. I Luv Scrapping Too

Suzanne's perfectly-colored bunny gnome is so cute...
and that stitched background is awesome!

Congratulations, ladies! Thank you for sharing your amazing talents with us. 

• Be sure to grab our Top 3 badge to display on your blog.
• If you would like to join us a Guest Designer for a future challenge, email Sybrina at cards[dot]by[dot]sybrina[at]gmail[dot]com. Please include SAS4Kids in the subject line.

Our current challenge runs until March 31. While we are featuring Cards 4 Boys this month, any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up for the challenge. It is not required that you donate your card after entering, but a hospitalized kiddie/tween/teen would surely appreciate it if you did. 

Upcoming Deadlines for Getting Cards to Shippers:

Spring/Easter: Deadline has passed

Mother's Day: April 15

Father's Day: May 15

As always, thank you for your support of SAS4Kids. We so appreciate everything you do to bring smiles to our SAS4Kids patients and their families.

SAS4Kids: Cards 4 Boys

Hi, everyone! Thanks for joining us for our new challenge here at Send a Smile 4 Kids!

As our shippers make final preparations to ship out boxes of spring/Easter cards to our hospitals, our Design Team turns its attention to Cards 4 Boys. Our shippers always do a special happy dance when they receive guy cards from their cardmakers.  

So, without further ado, here are the guy cards our DT created for this month's challenge.  

Jen

Bobbi

Celeste

Debi

Karen

Mary

You have until noon CST on Friday, March 31, to join in this current challenge. While we have focused on Cards 4 Boys, any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up to play along. It is not required that you send your card to one of our shippers. but an in-patient child/teen would love it if you did. 

Here are the deadlines for getting cards to your favorite shipper(s) for a few upcoming holidays. As you can see, our Easter deadline is right around the proverbial corner. (I actually mailed my cards yesterday.) So, if you still have Easter cards you will be sending to your shipper(s), please let her/them know your cards are on their way.

Spring/Easter: March 12

Mothers Day: April 15

Father's Day: May 15

As always, thank you soooo much for your support of SAS4Kids. We can't wait to see what you share with us in this month's gallery.

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SAS4Kids January Gems

 Hi, everyone! Welcome back!

Our thanks to everyone who played along with last month's Love/Valentines 4 Kids Challenge and/or sent cards to our shippers. It can be tough gearing up to make Valentine cards so soon after the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. We appreciate all of our wonderful card makers who did just that. You all are the best! 

Our January Gallery was filled with adorable cards. Here are three that caught our eyes. It's interesting how these cards were created using such vastly different techniques: intense masking and inking, using some fun stickers, and creating an intricate high-tech pattern. Yet, these three different techniques resulted in three fabulous kiddie cards. Great job, ladies!  

13. Karen Dunbrook

Karen masterfully inked a rainbow-colored card 

that a tween/teen will love receiving!

17. Alicia

Alicia's letter-bearing gnomes are sure to bring a huge smile to a little face!

19. Deanne

And, Deanne's shaped critter card is just so stinkin' cute!

Congratulations, ladies! Thanks for sharing your amazing talents with us. 

• Be sure to grab our Top 3 badge to display on your blog.
• If you would like to join us a Guest Designer for a future challenge, email Sybrina at cards[dot]by[dot]sybrina[at]gmail[dot]com. Please include SAS4Kids in the subject line.

Our current Spring/Easter Cards 4 Kids Challenge runs until March 3. While we are featuring Spring/Easter 4 Kids this month, any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up for the challenge. 

It is not required that you donate your card after entering, but a hospitalized kiddie/tween/teen would surely appreciate it if you did. This year, the deadline for getting Easter cards to your favorite shipper(s) is March 12.... which will be here before we know it. Right? 

Thanks for stopping by. And, as always, thank you for all you do for our SAS4Kids patients.

SAS4Kids: Easter/Spring Cards 4 Kids

Hi, everyone! It's the first Saturday of a new month and it's time for a new Send a Smile 4 Kids challenge. Our February theme is Easter or Spring Cards 4 Kids.

While we crafters are busy finishing up Valentine cards and treats for our family and friends, our shippers have already packed up those Valentine/love boxes of cards for their hospitals. Now they are starting to have visions of bunnies hopping about in their heads. So, here at SAS4Kids, it's time to ink up all those cute little bunnies and color all those pretty Easter egg images. The deadline for getting Easter cards to our shippers is March 12... which will be here before we know it. 

Here are the cards our gals have created for this challenge!

Jen

Bobbi

 

Celeste

 Debi

Karen

Mary

Sybrina

You have until noon US/Central Time on Friday, March 3, to join in our current challenge. While we are focusing on Easter and Spring cards, any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up to play along. It is not required that you send your card to one of our shippers. but an in-patient child/teen would love it if you did.

As always, thank you for your support of SAS4Kids. We look forward to seeing your bunnies, Easter eggs, and ??? in our February gallery. 

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SAS4Kids: December Darlings!

Hi, everyone! Hope your new year is off to a great start.

A huge thank you to everyone who played along with last month's Winter Cards 4 Kids Challenge. Your December cards are always so darn cute, and last month our gallery was filled with lots of adorable critters! Here are three cards that caught our DT's eyes.

7. Allisa

Allisa combined colorful paper with a gorgeous sentiment
to create a quick card that packs a big punch. Such a cheery card!

10. Elizabeth

Nothing says "wintry" like an igloo.
And, what's more fun than Elizabeth's colony of penguins?!

11. Carrie

We just loved this adorable 2023 stamp on Carrie's card.

More adorable penguins? Yes, please!

Congratulations, ladies! Thanks for sharing your amazing talents with us. 

• Be sure to grab our Top 3 badge to display on your blog.
• If you would like to join us a Guest Designer for a future challenge, email Sybrina at cards[dot]by[dot]sybrina[at]gmail[dot]com. Please include SAS4Kids in the subject line.

Our current challenge runs until February 3. While we are featuring Love/Valentine Cards 4 Kids this month, any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up for the challenge. 

While it is not required that you donate your card after entering, a hospitalized kiddie/tween/teen would surely appreciate it if you did. 

• TOMORROW is the date listed on our website as the deadline for sending Valentine cards to our shippers.
• So, if you still have Valentine cards you would like to send to SAS4Kids, please touch base with your favorite shipper(s). Thank you!

And, as always, thanks so much for your support of Send a Smile 4 Kids. Your cards 4 our kids always put huge smiles on little faces. 

SAS4Kids: Love/Valentine Cards 4 Kids

Happy 2023! All of us at Send a Smile 4 Kids hope this new year rings in health and happiness... and lots of crafty fun. 

It seems like all of us crafters work at warp speed in December. And, if you are like me, you are ready for a little down time come January. Then I realize that Valentine's is right around the corner and our shippers are starting to work on those boxes of love/Valentine cards for our kids. That's why it's become a tradition to feature love/Valentine cards here in January.

Without further ado, let's look at the love/Valentine's cards for kids created by our designers. We're thrilled to welcome back Melanie Hungerford as a Guest Designer. Melanie, who shares her adventures in crafting at Cards by Melanie, Thank you so much, Melanie, for again sharing your talents with us!

Melanie

Jen

Bobbi

Celeste

Debi

Karen

Mary

Sybrina

You have until noon US/Eastern Time on Friday, February 3, to join in our current challenge. While we are focusing on Love/Valentine cards, any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up to play along. It is not required that you send your card to one of our shippers, but an in-patient child/tween/teen would love it if you did. If you are making Valentine cards for our kids, the deadline to get those to your favorite shipper(s) is January 15. That's right, the 15th! So, if you are sending cards that might be arriving beyond that date, please reach out to your shipper(s).

As always, thank you for your support of SAS4Kids. We look forward to seeing your kiddie cards in our January gallery. 

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