January 2011 Card Chain Challenge Sign-Up

Wecome back!  I hope your holidays have been terrific!

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

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.

(You also don't need to use all of them.)

Template:

 

  Theme:

Valentine's Day  OR 

Friendship  OR

 Australia Day

Deadlines

Mr. Linky sign-up ends at 11:59 p.m., EST, Thursday, January 6, 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, January 12, 2011, 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 Wednesday, January 19, 2011. 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, Wednesday, January 19, 2011. (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 November CCC results!

They will be posted on Saturday, January 1, 2011.

Comments

[Barb :)]

Yay! CCC time again! Fab colors and love the sketch, Deborah!

[Susan Butler]

This is a great sketch Deborah and I love the colours.
Smiles:)

[Jan]

I'm ready to go again. This is a fantastic swap!!

[Karin]

This will be my first CCC and I have never made a card with a colour challenge or sketch :) (so this will be a challenge). I took part in the Hero Arts Holiday Card Exchange and it's so nice to receive a handmade card.

[Brenda Urbanik]

Thank you again Deborah for organising this event! Love that sketch! (FYI: Sadly I never received an e-mail or card from my sender for the November CCC. I wonder if it just got lost?)

[Linda van Vliet]

This sounds like so much fun! I signed up and included a link to my blog.

[Greta Hess]

My first time--my brain is already trying to come up with something!

[sheila]

I'm ready to get back to my crafting table after a prolonged break....I CAN'T WAIT!! My resolution this year is to make every card commitment in the mail on time this year. :)

[Linda W.]

Happy New Year Deborah! So glad the CCC is back after the holiday break :) Love the sketch and the colors are yummy!!

[Rikke]

Jubiii Im so so ready for this :)

Happy new year

[Shelley]

Hi Deborah and all
I would like to give this a try.
you can find some of my work here and you can also find my flicker link here http://shelleycraftspace.blogspot.com/
My blog is very new, I do not have alot of post yet as I am just learning.

[Donna]

Hi Deb, all signed up, glad to be back and for me, I am glad the Holidays are over, want to get back to a normal hectic life!!
Hope you all had a great Holiday.
Hugs
Donna

[Lora Buehrig]

o.k this is my first time playing CCC so I am stoked! I'll get to work now!

[Anouk]

This is my first time joining an event like this. Love the idea!!!

[Janet Ribet]

Lovely colours - so glad we're back to creating. Thanks for continuing this ccc!

[Daria Z.]

A new year and a new CCC - thanks, Deborah!

[Lynn (toomanycrayons)]

I'd love to participate for the first time Deborah ! Sending you my links too.

[Sharon D. from Canada]

I just signed up to play again! I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

[Dawn T]

Yeah,.... I think it will be the sketch again... I'm hopeless at colours!!!!

[Marian]

Hi Deborah, Just signed up.So excited!

[Judy Jung]

Thanks for the reminder! I love the CCC!

[Katie B.]

Hi there,

I just found your website the other day and wanted to sign up for the card swap. Just missed it by 3 hours. I may send you an email anyway and you can decide if you would like an extra person. I love Poppy Stamps also! I have enjoyed looking at your work so far. And the fact that you organize this card swap is wonderful!

Best wishes!

Katie