August Card Chain Challenge - 2010

It's the last Friday in July, so that means it's time to sign up for the August Card Chain Challenge (CCC)! 

In July we had 33 participants hailing from Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Mauritius, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, (NEW!) Switzerland, and the United States. 

For anyone new to the CCC, the basic idea is that you receive a fellow cardmaker's snail mail

address, make her a card, and send it off. The next person on the list does the same thing with you, and so on. Each person makes a card for the person immediately above her in the chain, and the first person in the chain makes a card for the last person in the chain.

Everybody gets a hand-crafted card so everybody wins!

You also post the card you receive in the online gallery of your choice, and I will post these blog/gallery addresses on my blog along with a picture of the card. Everybody gets increased visibility and/or blog traffic, so everybody wins!

The whole process is fairly straightforward, so the chances of my screwing up are minimal. Everybody - except me - avoids administrative duties, so everybody wins!

Please click here to read Eligibility, Guidelines & FAQ's

3 Challenge Options

You can use as many of the following options as you like, but you're only required to use one of them.

Color Palette:

Note: the colors and names are a guide, so no need for a perfect match.

Template:

 

Theme:

Middle-Eastern (in honor of Ramadan)  OR 

Dogs (in honor of National Dog Day)  OR

Friendship (National Girlfriend's Day is August 1st, btw!)

  Deadlines

Mr. Linky sign-up ends at 11:59 p.m., EST, Wednesday, August 4, 2010. If this is your first CCC, please send your email and snail mail and a link to one of your online photo galleries to:

Mail your card: postmarked no later than Wednesday, August 11, 2010, in your area of the world, to the Receiver if she lives in a different country. If Receiver lives in your country, you have until Monday, August 16, 2010. Make sure to send Receiver an email telling her to be on the lookout! 

Upload and send me a link to the card you made: email me a picture of the card you made no later than midnight, Monday, August 16, 2010. (I prefer you email the picture as soon as you've uploaded it to your computer - makes it easier for me to keep track of everything.)

If you have any questions, please email me or leave a comment. Also please check out the FAQ post.

I hope you'll consider trying this. Feel free to ask those who've participated thus far: it's thrilling to open your mailbox and find a handmade card (especially when it's got foreign stamps on it)!

Don't forget to check out the July CCC results!

They will be posted on Wednesday, August 4, 2010,

(and they are pretty terrific)!!!

Comments

[Jette/Denmark]

Great colors!! I´m back from holiday, and will jump into this challenge again :))

[Dawn T]

Awesome challenge as usual Deborah.

[Isha]

I forgot all about it and was wondering, when will I see the post. It was right there....lol.Thanks Deborah.

[Dwita]

Hi Deb.. Been waiting for this post and don't want to miss it.. (the postman asked me why I din't post any international card yet...LOL)

[Marian]

Hi Deborah, I just signed in. What fun! Hugs, Marian

[Batraplume]

I'm in! Thanks for hosting this challenge!

[Vera Rhuhay]

Hi Deborah...Just sign up, I don't want missed again :)

[Angela]

Oh My - these are the most stunning swaps ever. So GLAD I found you :-) Here again for my 3rd round!!!

[Trinh]

Hi Deborah! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

[Barb :)]

Can't wait for another one, Deborah! Love the colors this month!

[Linda W.]

Hi Deborah - I so enjoy the CCC; this'll be my 5th one. Thanks for hosting this!!

[Miss Amber]

I'm so excited! This is my first CCC. Looking forward to this :)

[Karen G (BC)]

I love the colour palette for August Deborah. I really enjoyed last month's swap, so I'm giving it a go again.

[Jan R.]

I've been waiting for the notice to be posted. So many great themes for August.

[Jenny Swords]

I just love the colour scheme for August's CCC. Looking forward to joining in. Hugs, Jenny.