Welcome to the Spark a Smile blog! Check here for projects we’ve created, inspirational ideas, and stories about our mission to spark smiles in our community!
Every November, the Pinal County Juvenile Court hosts Adoption Day, finalizing the process of adoption for many families. We created 50 of these cheerful cards to give to all of the happy families. We’re honored to participate in a small way for this big day! Thanks so much to Miss …
In preparation for a new year of crafting, we spent September cleaning out old projects and building up a stockpile of “Thank You” cards for the fall! It was fun to get to know Miss Sheri and she did a great job of making new designs from these old projects. …
For our August SAS gathering, we did our best to ward off the summer heat by thinking chilly, happy, holiday thoughts! Miss Marlene prepped all the pieces for these 80 Merry Christmas cards, which will be given to the homebound. I’m sure they’ll appreciate all the love and care that …
Every year, the Casa Grande Elementary School District welcomes new teachers, and we are so honored to help say “hello” as they start a new school year! To make these mini-cards, we used a “hello” stamp from Ali Edwards, and tiny scraps from my overflowing blue/green bins. We delivered them …
We took a quick break in June to celebrate graduation and weddings with family and friends, but we’re back! Here are some of the cards Miss Kristen and Beka made at our May party. Super cute “hello” cards! Hope you can join us tomorrow, Wednesday, July 8 from 5-7PM at Yang …
This is a rare project for us! We usually stick to “hello” or “have a happy day”, but today we decided to make true “Get Well Soon” cards for hospital patients. We had some donated paper floating around, so I paired it with some metallic yellow circles/scallops from leftover scraps, …
This month, inspired by the blue colors of the Gene Yang Gang and remembering Dr. Gene’s legacy this month, we created cards for the Casa Grande Police Department to recognize their strength and hard work. I love all the textures in these cards: the matte silver backgrounds, the shiny foil stars, …
Miss Marlene took over the prep for our January SAS party. She designed these Valentine’s Day cards for Miss Judy to deliver to the homebound. She did a great job of preparing all the pieces – there are so many intricate details! I love the embossing, and the tiny (shiny silver) …
SAS2014 ended with something a bit different: we made projects to take home! We’re always crafting things for strangers, so we thought it would be fun to share with our own friends and family. Miss Marlene had some pieces cut out for gift tags. They turned out so cute. Join …
Every year in November, we make little treats for the Seeds of Hope/community Thanksgiving dinner. This is our fourth year contributing to such a great event, and for 2014, Miss Kristen came up with the idea to make these cute turkeys! I did a little research on Pinterest and came …