Send a Smile 4 Kids May Challenge - Cards 4 Dads/Special Guys

 

The theme for the May Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is 

Cards 4 Dads/Special Guys (from the kids)

 Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them!

 

 

 I've made several cards that will fit this theme.

When making cards which I know are destined for one of the children's hospitals, I try to remember that the "children" may be teens or young adults who might not be interested in giving Dad a cute card with fuzzy bunnies, corny cows, dopey dinosaurs, etc. 

I try to make a few like this:

(I know my dad would have liked this one! Miss you Dad!)

My children always had difficulties finding a card that would be appropriate for their step-father.  I thought this card would be great for those "Special" guys.

 And what if Dad is in the service, away for work, or lives far away?  Here's a card one of the kids could use.

(In case you can't read the banner because I accidentally moved the camera while taking the picture, it reads " though miles apart, we're close in heart".)

 

Hopefully I've given you some ideas when you make your cards 

 4 Dads/Special Guys (from the kids).

 

It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids 

March Cards 4 Boys Challenge.

(Cards only, please. And they need not be donated.)

 

Please take some time and visit the fabulous blogs of my teammates.  They work so hard and are very creative! 

Jen

Mary

Celeste

 Melanie

Bobbie 

Sybrina 

 

 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog. 

 

Send a Smile 4 Kids March Challenge - Cards for Boys

 

The theme for the March Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is 

Cards 4 Boys

 Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them!

 

March 2nd is my oldest grandson's birthday.  

Here's the card I made for him:

 

 

It's a side fold slider card.

Then I made the card below, using the negative from the card above, to add to my SAS4Kids box.

 

It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids 

March Cards 4 Boys Challenge.

(Cards only, please. And they need not be donated.)

 

Please take some time and visit the fabulous blogs of my teammates.  They work so hard and are very creative! 

Jen

Mary

Celeste

 Melanie

Bobbie 

Sybrina 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog.

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #741

 

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 

 

For the first few weeks of 2024, the Design Team

is taking turns choosing 

their favorite sketch from 2023.

This is the sketch chosen by Melissa.

 

And this is a card for one of the men in my life.

 

(The fun balloons are a stamp and die from Simon Says Stamp.)

 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. 

The Design Team invites you to stop by

 and visit their blogs, too.

Debbie 

Donna

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

Tangii

 

      You can be sure that one of us will be visiting you.

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #740

 

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 

 

For the next few weeks, the design team is taking turns choosing 

their favorite sketch from 2023.  

This was Donna's favorite:

 

My son's birthday was a few days ago.  

This was the card I sent to him.

He's always been a "jeep" guy.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. 

The Design Team invites you to stop by

 and visit their blogs, too.

Debbie 

Donna

Melissa

Patti

 

      You can be sure that one of us will be visiting you.

Baseball Birthday Card

 Today I made a card for my grandson, who will be 19 in a couple weeks.  He lives and breathes to play baseball.  When he was much younger, before T-ball, he loved fire trucks and was going to be a fireman when he grew up.  We worried about the dangers he would encounter as a firefighter.  Then he discovered baseball and things changed.  So far playing baseball, he has broken his arm, sprained his ankle twice, and last fall took a ball to the face and broke his nose in 2 places.   But he is always ready when the Ref says "batter up".

(I used a pinstriped card base from a SU Paper Pumpkin kit and random stamped a baseball cap on it to create my background.  The baseball was from the kit, as well.)

 

This card follows the sketch for 

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #680.

The circle sentiment is a MFT die and the stamped sentiment is from the MFT Big Birthday Sentiments Stamp Set.

 

Additional Challenges:

Seize the Birthday Challenge #275 - Embossing (wet or dry).  The red card stock is embossed.

Aud Sentiments Challenge #309 - Make Your Own Background and/or Birthday with a sentiment

 

Top Priority

When I finally got to spend some time in my craft room today, my top priority was making a birthday card for a young man, turning 19 and just starting college.   I spent some time searching for an idea on Pinterest with no success.  I was on my own.

I selected paper first and then a Happy Birthday die.

I was not too thrilled with the result. I set it aside and started again with different paper.  The second piece of paper turned out more to my liking.

It was nice finding those SU donkeys all colored and fussy cut in the box with the stamps! 

 

 

I used CTMH stamps to finish my first attempt, which will go in the SAS4Kids box. 

 

Still on my work area were 2 die cut "Birthday"s.  I cut a third one from a scrap of paper and 3 balloons and glued them on another piece of paper, and then stamped "Happy" 3 times up the side.  Another card for the SAS4Kids box.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Challenges:

If you give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #185 - Black

Seize the Birthday Challenge #270 - Repetitive Die Cuts

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #708

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

 Here is the sketch for this week:

This Father's Day/Dad birthday card will make a nice addition to my Send a Smile 4 Kids box, which I better get in the mail soon!

The stamps are from Stampin' Up and the die cut borders are MFT.  I fussy cut the three letters.

I can't wait to visit your blogs and see what you do with this sketch!
 

The Design Team would love it if you'd visit our blogs.

Debbie 

Donna

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

Tangii

 

      You can be sure that one of us will be visiting you.