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. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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.