SAS4Kids - May 4, 2024: Cards 4 Dads/Special Guys (from the kids)

May the Fourth be with you!!  The May challenge from Send a Smile 4 Kids is Cards 4 Dads/Special Guys (from the kids).  

Isn't this owl beautiful!  The die set and background paper are from Honey Bee Stamps, the sentiment from Stampin' Up.  Link up your cards for Dad and special guys in the SAS4Kids challenge blog.  

Cards 4 Moms/Special Ladies (from the kids)

Happy April!  I am so looking forward to Spring!  With the new month there is a new challenge from SAS 4 Kids - For the Ladies.  They are looking for Cards 4 Moms/Special Ladies (from the kids).  Here is mine:

Taylored Expressions has a series of layered stencils called Create in Quads.  The stars are made from one of the Hooray! set.  The sentiment is from Scrapbook & Cards Today.  Link up your card For the Ladies at the SAS4Kids challenge blog!

Send a Smile 4 Kids - For the Boys

 Happy March!  It’s time for a new challenge from SAS4K. This month, we encourage everyone to make a card for a boy of any age.  Here’s my contribution:

A little texture and some bright colors.  Hurry summer!!!  Be sure to link up your creation to the Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge blog!

Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge: Cards 4 Moms/Special Ladies

 This month's challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids is Cards 4 Moms/Special Ladies.  Here is my take:

Stencil and images from Hero Arts, cut on my Scan n Cut.  Such a sweet bunny!  Be sure to link up your creation at the Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge blog.  

Send A Smile 4 Kids March Challenge: 4 The Boys

The March challenge over at Send A Smile 4 Kids is cards 4 Boys.  Feminine cards tend to be more common, so cards for the boys are always appreciated!

Sentiment and papers from CTMH, the bling is from This calls for confetti.  I like how flat these sequins are!  Be sure to link up your card 4 Boys at Send A Smile 4 Kids.  

February 2023: Spring/Easter Cards 4 Kids

This month's challenge is to make a Spring or Easter card 4 a kid.  Bunnies and pastels scream Spring to me!!

Tiny envelopes, cut from scraps, holding tiny brown bunnies.  So much fun!  Link up your your creation over at the SAS 4 Kids blog.  

Send a Smile 4 Kids - Love or Valentine 4 Kids

This month's challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids is to create a love or Valentine card 4 a kid.  Hospitalized kids need cheering up!!

OLD Stampin' Up papers, Simon Says sentiment, ribbon for texture.  Come join us and link up your love or Valentine creations!

November SAS4Kids Challenge - Holiday Cards

 Time for another Send A Smile $ Kids challenge!  The November challenge is to make holiday cards.  

I love using vellum as the shadow for word die cuts, even if I have to cut the shadow on my Scan n Cut.  Be sure to link up your holiday creation on the SAS4Kids blog!

September 2022: Cute Fall/Halloween Cards 4 Kids - Challenge #229

Time for a new challenge!  This month, let's see some Cute Fall/Halloween Cards 4 Kid.  Emphasis on cute and fun, not scary or death images.  

Love the happy pumpkins, perfect for a child!  Link up your project at the Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge blog.  

Send A Smile 4 Kids August 2022: Thank You Cards - Challenge #228

 Send A Smile 4 Kids has a child oriented thank you card challenge.  I love this sentiment for kids!

The colorful paper is from a (very) old Martha Stewart pad, sentiment from Stamper's Best.  Be sure to link up your project at the Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge blog!

July 2022: Christmas in July 4 Kids - Challenge #227

It's Christmas in July at Send A Smile 4 Kids!  This month's challenge is to make a non-religious holiday card:

I love the non-traditional colors in this paper line from Echo Park.  

Send A Smile 4 Kids is a charitable blog created for the purpose of collecting donated handmade cards to be distributed to children while they are inpatient at Children’s Hospitals. Currently we are donating them to many children's hospitals all over the USA. 

On any given day, there are many children inpatient in these hospitals so we would love to receive as many cards as you can send to cheer them and their families. The kids may also use your cards as Thank You Notes to the nurses and doctors and to give to parents or relatives on special days like birthdays or Mothers or Fathers Day.

June 2022: Teen/Tween Cards - Challenge #226

It's the first Saturday of the month, and that means it's time for a new Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge, this month focusing on cards for teens/tweens.  That's a tough age for making cards, especially for the boys.  Karen Titus had a tutorial last month that has a great layout to showcase both sides of patterned paper.  I had a retired teen boy pad from Echo Park that I thought would be perfect, and I made more than 20 cards from this partially used pad!  Here are a few:

Love the different game controllers!

The inside shows off the other side of the patterned paper!

I even used the leftover strips to make a few more cards.  No leftovers/waste!!

May 2022: Dad/Special Guy Cards - Challenge #225

The May challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids is to create a card for a child to give to a man such as their nurse, doctor, father, etc.  

I pulled out some SU! Garage paper, and added a sentiment from Fancy Word Coordinates by Reverse Confetti.  Fun and easy card!!  Be sure to share your card for a special guy to the SAS 4 Kids challenge blog!

Send A Smile 4 Kids April 2022: Mom/Special Woman Cards - Challenge #224

Time again for the Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge!  This month, we are encouraging cards for Moms or other special women.  I decided to go with an all purpose card.  

Cheery Lynn butterfly die popped up a bit for dimensions, Sizzix sentiment, Crumb Cake card base.  Love pink and kraft together!  Be sure to join us in the challenge by posting your creation HERE.  

SAS4 Kids 4 The Boys

A new month means a new challenge from Send a Smile 4 Kids!  This month's challenge is 4 The Boys.  My card is a little different.  I found the cutest deck of matching card game at the Dollar Tree.  I trimmed and layered each card on an embossed layer.  

Be sure to play along  with us at Send A Smile 4 Kids for the For The Boys challenge!!

Spring & Easter Cards 4 Kids

SAS4Kids always works a month or two ahead, so while many people are making Valentine cards, we have moved on the Spring and Easter cards!  Be sure to link up your creation at the SAS4Kids challenge blog.  

I don't often stamp on patterned paper (this one from DoodleBug), but I thought this cute image from Kat Scrappiness would be cute with the ears and feet fussy cut and colored.  Yes!!!

Freshly Made Love

 Judy from Freshly Made Sketches has a great challenge this week:

Spellbinder background die layered over bright silver metallic (sooo hard to photograph).  The oval mirror sentiment has been in my stash for at least 10 years!  I make more love cards than Valentines, since they will be donated to Cards for Soldiers and general cards have a longer shelf life.  

Super simple, but I have the red and silver combination for this sketch:

Come play along with us at Send A Smile 4 Kids for our Love Challenge!

Valentine and Love Cards 4 Kids

Happy New Year!!  Time for a brand new monthly challenge here at Send a Smile 4 Kids! Since Valentine's Day is right around the corner, the challenge is to create Valentine and Love Cards 4 Kids. These are cards that would be appropriate for a parent or hospital staff member to give to an inpatient child/tween/teen. However, ANY kid/teen/tween-appropriate card can be linked up for the monthly challenge and will be eligible for Top Three recognition.  Be sure to link up your creation on the SAS4Kids blog.  

Is this pup from Great Impressions adorable?  I fussy cut and paired him with an ancient piece of Boxer paper, and embossed it with a Darice Paw Prints folder.  

Send A Smile 4 Kids Celebration Challenge

This month's challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids is a holiday or celebration card.  I made a Thanksgiving thank you card.  

I used a Darice Scroll Corner embossing folder on COREdinations paper, and sanded the design.  The pumpkins were die cut.  I think the sentiment is perfect for SAS4Kids!!!

Send A Smile 4 Kids Fall Cards

 It's the first Saturday of the month... which means it's time for a new Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge!

I cut the circles using my Hero Arts infinity dies, layered them onto a piece of textured cardstock, and hand drew the stitches.  The hair was cut freehand.  Super easy and fun to do!

Hope you'll stop by the Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge blog and check out our DT fall cards. Then, stop back by later this month to link up a card of your very own. Even though we are focusing on fall cards this month, any kid-friendly card can be linked up for the challenge.

If you are interested in donating your card to one of our hospitals, please check each shipper's current needs. Due to Covid, not all of our hospitals are accepting cards at this time. 

Thanks for stopping, and happy crafting!