National Craft Month-Embossing Challenge

Did you know that March is National Craft Month?  As crafters who like to help others, we want to recognize your devotion and good will in donating cards for people facing cancer.

The challenge for March is a crafting technique that we love - embossing.  Embossing is a method where paper is pressed to create a raised design in the paper.  This technique can add a touch of elegance to a greeting card.  We also encourage texture in our cards because it can be helpful for our elderly recipients who may have trouble with vision and seeing the detail in a card.  Being able to touch and feel a card can make the impact even more powerful.  Thank you all for putting your craft skills to a good cause!  We're excited to see the embossing that you send our way!

Thank you Susan C. (NH) for this creation

Valentine's Theme

Thank you to all of our loyal blog followers as well as those of you who are new to our blog challenges! In the spirit of Valentine's month, this February we are looking for cards that incorporate the colors red and/or pink. We love our color theme challenges as you all always bring us such exciting and unique designs! As our new Bundles of Cheer program is taking off, we hope that we can incorporate these cards with many of our bundles to be distributed to cancer patients all over the country. 


Thank you Karen H. with Send a Smile for these creations

Holiday Postage Challenge

Happy Holidays!  Regardless of what holiday you may celebrate, it is a time of year for sharing and giving to others. In the spirit of gift-giving, we encourage you to consider sending in a donation or book of stamps to help cover the cost of postage expenses. Particularly with the launch of our new Bundles of Cheer program, we welcome and appreciate your assistance as it costs approximately $15 to send care packages to recipients. Postage costs adds up quickly for our program and we anticipate a large number of cards and care packages to be sent this holiday season. Every contribution helps!

Donations can be sent to:
Card Care Connection
112 Saddlehorn Court
Fenton, MO 63026

We continue to welcome any and all card submissions throughout the holiday season.  We hope you are staying up to date with Card Care Connection, and invite you to visit our donation page. Thank you for all of your support and happy holidays!

Bundles of Cheer

Happy first birthday to Bundles of Cheer!  Throughout the last year, we have been excited to see the growth of our program and the ability to reach out to more recipients by sending personalized care packages and cards.  Last November, we launched Bundles of Cheer to provide an added service to our recipients.  We have been so grateful of the outpouring of donations and support.  This month, we challenge our supporters to gather travel-sized products.  We are specifically looking for practical and compact items.  Suggested donations include handmade pillowcases, nail polish, lip balm, lotion, socks, teas, tea light candles, small toys, etc.  The packages will be given to men, women, and children so we welcome a diverse range of products.  We also encourage our supporters to think of other people within their own networks who many be able to donate items.  Please spread the word about our program so we can continue to expand our outreach.  Check out the link on our website

Happy Birthday

Happy belated birthday to Card Care Connection! September marked our organization's fourth year of bringing joy and hope through inspirational messages to those affected by cancer, and in celebration, we are asking for donations of birthday themed cards for this month.

Birthday cards have an extensive history, a tradition developed over a century ago when messages of good will were exchanged to mark a special milestone. We challenge our cardmakers to continue bringing smiles and cheer to our recipients and look forward to receiving cards in recognition of our fourth birthday. Thank you to all of our supporters for your ongoing passion and creativity to providing encouragement and enriching the lives of those we serve. 

Created by Joanne P. (MO)

Cards for Children

September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness month, meant to recognize the thousands of children who are diagnosed with cancer each year. For September, we are challenging you to send us children’s themed cards.

Our Executive Director works as a pediatric oncology social worker and sees the smiles that a bright, cheery card can give to a child facing lengthy hospital stays and treatments. She sees the impact that cards have on the patients’ families, too, by providing a sense of community for their child. In addition, we have been receiving many referrals for children for their birthday. We look forward to being able to send beautiful cards to children all across the country that could use a smile and thoughtful card. 

Thank you Diane C. for this creation

Travel Challenge

In the midst of summer time, traveling with family, friends and your significant other is part of the fun! Whether you're going on vacation to a new city, a weekend getaway or a summer camping trip, the process of getting there is an important part of the journey. With that in mind, this month’s challenge is creating cards that show methods of travel. Show us some of your favorite ways of getting to where you're going, whether that is by plane, boat, car, or something else! How do you travel?

Be creative, there are lots of ways to get around!

Thank you Diamond Lake Lutheran Church