SAS4Kids: Cute Fall/Halloween Cards 4 Kids

It's the first Saturday in September... which means it's time for a new challenge here at Send a Smile 4 Kids. Before we get to this month's theme, we have a winner to announce.

I have the pleasure of announcing the August participant who has been randomly selected to join us as a Guest Designer. The lucky number was 4. Congratulations, Tinyworks! Please email me at cards[dot]by[dot]sybrina[at]gmail[dot]com, including SAS4Kids in the subject line, to schedule your upcoming guest appearance. And a huge shout-out to all those who played along with us last month. Looks like there's nothing like an Anything Goes Challenge to get those creative juices flowing.

And, speaking of creative juices, Halloween is a perennial crowd favorite with our SAS4Kids card makers. This is the time of year to cut out some ghosts and ink up some punkins to make cute fall/Halloween cards for our SAS4Kids kiddos. As you can see, the deadline to get fall/Halloween cards to our shippers will be here before we know it. 

    Upcoming deadlines:
    Cute Fall/Halloween - October 5
    Thanksgiving - November 5
    Christmas/Winter Cards - December 5

This month, we are so excited to have two SAS4Kids card makers joining us as Guest Designers. Two! Double the fun!!! Both gals are such loyal SAS4Kids crafters. We cannot thank them enough for all they do for us throughout the year.

We are thrilled to welcome back Arlene, who has a knack for clean, crisp designs and great color combinations. Arlene's adventures in crafting, where she shares a wide range of card-making styles and techniques, can be found at Sundaystamper Papercrafts. 

We are also thrilled to welcome back Donna. Donna writes about her card-making exploits at design by Donna. When you visit her blog, you will find that she loves putting her own spin on challenge sketches and has quite the collection of fun designer paper.

Arlene and Donna, thank you so very much for joining us today! And, thank you for all you do for SAS4Kids!  Appreciate you!!!

 

With no further ado. here are this month's cards!

Arlene

Donna W

Jen

Celeste

Debi

Mary

Melanie

Sybrina

While we are featuring cute fall/Halloween cards this month, any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up for this month's challenge and you have until Friday, October 3 to link up your creation. While you aren't required to donate your card to SAS4Kids in order to play along, one of our hospitalized patients would love it if you did. Card guidelines and shipper information can be found by clicking on the tabs at the top of this page.

As always, thank you for joining us here at SAS4Kids. We can't wait to see your creation in our September gallery. 

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SAS4Kids: Anything Goes

 Hi, everyone! Happy Saturday! Thank you for stopping by and checking out this month's Send a Smile 4 Kids challenge. 

It's certainly felt like a tropical heat wave for so many folks recently. Hope you have found some ways to stay cool during these hot summer days... like staying indoors and making cards for family, friends and kids.

Before we get to our this month's challenge, I have the pleasure of announcing the July participant who has been randomly selected to join us as a Guest Designer. The lucky number was 12. Congratulations, Nelleke! Please email me at cards[dot]by[dot]sybrina[at]gmail[dot]com, including SAS4Kids in the subject line, to schedule your upcoming guest appearance. Our thanks to everyone who played along with us last month.

We have one more month before we start focusing on fall and winter holidays. We thought this would be a perfect time for an Anything Goes challenge theme. Maybe you want to get an early start on those fall/Halloween or Christmas cards, inking up some jack-o-lanterns or Santas. Or maybe you prefer to make a few generic, non-specific themed cards to send to your favorite shipper(s). 

This month,we have decided to feature birthday cards for the kids. Our shippers are always in need of birthday cards. Year round.   :)

Jen

Celeste

Debi

Mary

Melanie

Sybrina

Like always, any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up for this month's challenge. You have until Friday, September 5, to link up your creation. While you aren't required to donate your linked-up card to SAS4Kids, one of our hospitalized patients would love it if you did. Card submission information can be found by clicking on the tabs at the top of this page.

If you'd like to get a head start on holiday cards for the kids, here are our upcoming holiday deadlines.

    Cute Fall/Halloween - October 5
    Thanksgiving - November 5
    Christmas/Winter Cards - December 5

As always, thank you sooooo much for your support of SAS4Kids. Hope to see you in our Anything Goes August Card Gallery!

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SAS4Kids: Christmas in July 4 Kids

Happy July! Happy Saturday! For those in The States, Happy Holiday Weekend!   

But before we get to our this month's challenge, I have the pleasure of announcing the June participant who has been randomly selected to join us as a Guest Designer. The lucky number was 1. Congratulations, Jose! Please email me at cards[dot]by[dot]sybrina[at]gmail[dot]com, including SAS4Kids in the subject line, to schedule your upcoming guest appearance. And a huge shout-out to all those who played along with us last month. There were so many cute cards in our June gallery. Sooooo many!!!

This month, we are continuing our annual tradition of celebrating Christmas in July by making Christmas/holiday cards for our kids. I don't know about your neck of the woods, but the last week or two around here have been hot, hot, hot. It was a true pleasure playing with some cute little penguins. From the looks of things, our design team enjoyed pulling out their wintry/holiday stashes.

Here are a few cards that would be perfect for our SAS4Kids kids. 

Jen

Celeste

Debi 

Mary

Melanie 

Sybrina

While we are focusing on Christmas cards this month, any kiddie-appropriate card can be linked up for this month's challenge... and you have until Friday August 1 to link up your creation! While you aren't required to donate your linked-up card to SAS4Kids, one of our hospitalized patients would love it if you did. Card submission information can be found by clicking on the tabs at the top of this page.

As always, thanks for your support of SAS4Kids. Hope to see your work(s) of heart in our July gallery. 

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