SAS4Kids: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!

Hi everyone! Happy May!

This month at Send a Smile 4 Kids, our theme is Planes, Trains, and Automobiles! Our deadline for Father's Day cards is May 15 and this seemed like a good theme to get some dad cards to our shippers. 

SU cardstock; Carson watercolor paper
MFT watercolor wash stencil
Lawn Fawn Just Plane Awesome stamps and dies
MFT tiny cloud dies
stamping in Versafine black
background: various blue Distress Inks
DI black soot ink spatters
coloring: SU watercolor pencils

Hope you will stop by SAS4Kids to see cards from our design team and then stop back by to share a card of your very own. Even though we are focusing on cars, trains, and planes (or bikes, hot air balloons, ...), any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up to play along. You have until noon on June 5 to play along. 

As always, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

SAS4Kids: Flower Cards 4 Moms

Hello! It's the first Saturday of April, which means it's time for a new challenge over at Send a Smile 4 Kids. 

With the deadline for sending in Mother's Day cards approaching, this month we are focusing on Flower Cards, particularly Flower Cards that our kids can give to their moms. For my card, I went with a more generic sentiment so this card can be given to celebrate a birthday or commemorate another special day.

Stampin' Up! dp and cardstock
SU hexagon and mini flower punches, Paper Smooches leaf dies
flower centers: SU owl punch
sentiment: My Favorite Things stamp

This card's design was inspired by two friends in a weekly card making group. For starters, Irene loaned us her hexagon punch. Then she instructed us to glue down a hexagon in the middle of an 8.5" by 11" sheet of paper and build out our hexagon pattern, resulting in backgrounds for four cards. Finally, Suzanne used the same hexagon shape for her sentiment panel. Isn't card design by committee the best?! 

I hope you will stop by Send a Smile 4 Kids to check out the DT's cards... and then stop back by to link up a card of your own. Even though our SAS4Kids focus this month is Flower Cards 4 Moms, ANY kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up for this month's challenge. You have until Friday, May 1 to play along. While you aren't required to donate your linked-up card to SAS4Kids, one of our hospitalized patients surely would love it if you did. Card submission information can be found by clicking on the tabs at the top of the SAS4Kids Challenge Page. 

As always, thanks for stopping! Happy Scrappin'!

SAS4Kids: Animal Cards 4 Kids

Hello! Happy February! Since today is the first Saturday of the month, it is time for a new challenge over at Send a Smile 4 Kids.

Our challenge for March is Animal Cards 4 Kids. The little bunnies on my card hopped right into the envelope of Easter cards that I sent to my favorite SAS4Kids shipper. And speaking of Easter cards, the deadline for those is March 10ish. So, if you are finishing up Easter cards this weekend, please reach out to your favorite shipper(s) to let them know cards are headed their way. Thank you!

Pretty Pink Posh layered bunny stencils
Simon Says Stamp cheeky and apple inks
Stampin' Up coastal cabana ink
SU cardstock and dp; Canson watercolor paper; Recollection black
Paper Smooches scallop die; tiny black circles: SU owl punch

While we are focusing on Animal Cards 4 Kids this month, any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up for this month's challenge. You have until Friday, April 3 to share your work of heart. While you aren't required to donate your linked-up card to SAS4Kids, one of our hospitalized patients surely would love it if you did. Card submission information can be found by clicking on the tabs at the top of the SAS4Kids Challenge page.   

Thanks for all you do for SAS4Kids! And, as always, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

Hello! Happy February! Since tomorrow is the first Saturday of the month, it will be time for a new challenge over at Send a Smile 4 Kids.

Our challenge for February is Birthday Cards 4 Kids. We thought we'd try to get a stash of birthday cards to our shippers before they start focusing on spring holiday cards. And, speaking of spring holidays, our March 10 deadline for Easter cards is just over a month away.

My Favorite Things Birthday Chicks stamp set and dies
Paper Smooches grass die; ??? baker's b/w twine
Stampin' Up! water color pencils
ink spatters: Distress Ink black soot
SU cardstock

While we are focusing on Birthday Cards 4 Kids this month, any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up for this month's challenge. You have until Friday, March 6 to share your work of heart. While you aren't required to donate your linked-up card to SAS4Kids, one of our hospitalized patients surely would love it if you did. Card submission information can be found by clicking on the tabs at the top of the SAS4Kids Challenge page.   

Thanks for all you do for SAS4Kids! And, as always, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

SAS4Kids: Sports-Themed Cards 4 Kids

Hello and Happy 2026! Hope it's been a wonderful holiday season for you and yours

Our first 2026 Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge is Sports-Themed Cards 4 Kids. For my card, I went with a fun My Favorite Things stamp set that was gifted to me by a card making friend. As you can see, any sport is fair game. You can go with medial darlings like football and basketball... or more obscure choices... like polar bear fishing!

MFT stamp set
background in Distress Inks
coloring with Stampin, Up! watercolor pencils
??? design paper gifted by another card making friend
masking with GinaK masking paper

While we are focusing on Sports-Themed Cards 4 for our kids at SAS4Kids this month, any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up for this month's challenge. You have until Friday, February 6 to share your work of heart. While you aren't required to donate your linked-up card to SAS4Kids, one of our hospitalized patients surely would love it if you did. Card submission information can be found by clicking on the tabs at the top of the SAS4Kids Challenge page. 

A quick reminder that the SAS4Kids deadline for Valentine's Day cards is January 15. Please reach out to your favorite shipper(s) if you have cards that aren't going to arrive by the 15th.  

Here's to a great year of card making and crafty creativity! Thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

SAS4Kids: LOVE You SNOW Much

Hi everyone! Happy December! I know I'm not the only one wondering where the year has gone.

But I am also wondering where the last month went. It is the start of a new challenge over at Send a Smile 4 Kids... and I am card-less.  :(

However, my fellow DTers are not! This month's theme is a brand spankin' new one for us over at SAS4Kids: LOVE You SNOW Much! We are featuring cards with snowflakes... or hearts... or snowflakes AND hearts. Whether you are finishing up holiday cards or getting an early start on Valentine's Day, this is a perfect challenge for you.

• The deadline for Christmas/winter cards was actually yesterday. So if you have some last minute holiday cards for SAS4Kids, please reach out to your favorite shipper(s). 
• The Valentine's Day deadline is January 15... and will be here before we know it!

Hop over to SAS4Kid's challenge for some kiddie holiday inspiration... and then stop back by to link up a card of your very own. 

As always, thanks for stoppin'. Happy Crafting and Happy Holidays!

SAS4Kids: Holiday Cards 4 Kids!

Hello, everyone! Happy November! Happy Saturday! Happy weekend!

Since this is the first Saturday of a new month at Send a Smile 4 Kids, it's time for a new challenge. This month, our theme is holiday cards to be given to our hospitalized SAS4Kids. So it's time to ink up those Santas, reindeers, gingerbread people, snowpeople, and holiday sentiments.

When I purchased these Tim Holtz Christmas Cartoon stamps last year, I had already mailed my 2024 SAS4Kids box of cards. Nonetheless, I envisioned a frame of a black-and-white newspaper comic strip that a little one to color in. Gotta say I am pretty happy with the way this one turned out. And, since I wasn't doing any of the coloring myself, it was perfect for making a set of multiple cards. I think there were eight of these in my 2025 box. Ho, Ho, Ho!

BTW  The deadline for getting holiday/Christmas/winter cards to your favorite shipper(s) is December 5. And the January 15 Valentines' deadline will be here before we know it.

We hope you will stop by Send a Smile 4 Kids to check out our DT's wonderful holiday cards... and then stop back by to link up a kiddie card of your very own. While we are featuring holiday/Christmas cards, any kid-appropriate card can be linked up to play along. 

Thanks for stopping... and, as always, happy crafting!