October, 2014, CCC Sign Up

Welcome back to the Card Chain Challenge!

(If you're unfamiliar with this card exchange challenge, I've got a brief explanation near the bottom of this post or you can check out the Rules and FAQ's.)

If this is your first time here, I hope you'll sign up and join in the fun... like our latest players Judy, Nikki, and Sabrina! All you have to do is make and send a card to the person above you on the list. If your recipient receives your card by the last day of October, you'll be entered to win the prize donated by this month's sponsor.

 

This Month's Sponsor

This month our sponsor is Simon Says Stamp! (If you don't do your shopping at this online store, there's something crazy wrong with your life!) Heidi and company have generously kicked in a $25 gift certificate for the winner who will be randomly drawn from the pool of those participants whose cards arrived by October 31!

 

 

Challenge Directions

Make a card using at least one of the following four options. (You can actually use two, three, or all four options, but you are only required to use one of them.)

Color Palette  

These colors are your guideline - exact matching is not necessary.

OR

Sketch

OR

One of the following themes: – Halloween  or  Thanksgiving  or  Cats (in honor of National Cat’s Day)  or  Friendship

OR

One of the following products: Enamel Dots

 

Sign Up Deadline

You have until Thursday, October 16, 2014, 11:55 p.m., EST, to sign up below and email me a photo of your card (please include a link to your blog/photo gallery). Please sign up using your first name and your state, province or country. EX: Ann from Texas; Betty from Ontario; Cathy from Wales; Darla from Italy.

 

Reveal Post & Winner Announcement

All of the cards with links to their creators' blogs or online photo galleries will be revealed here on Saturday, November 1, 2014.

Come play with us and join the ranks of participants from more than 25 countries who've made and mailed more than 1,420 cards! I hope to see your name here!

Don't forget to check back here November 1st for the Reveal of all the cards made and exchanged in the October CCC!!!

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

About this challenge. This is an international card exchange - you send a handmade card to the person above you on the list, and you receive one from the person below you on the list. If that's not enough of a win-win, I also randomly draw a prize winner each month. I do a reveal of all the cards with links to the challenge participants' blogs or online photo galleries - which is a great way to get new traffic. Please read the Rules and FAQ's if you want to play along. :~D

See example. If you want to see a past CCC reveal, go here.

Total cards exchanged as of September 1, 2014: 1,421.

Comments

[karenladd]

This will be my first time joining in and I can't wait! Already working on my card using the colors and the sketch. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to swap cards!

[Deborah]

Welcome, Karen! We're thrilled to have you join us!

[ionabunny]

Hi Karen, nice to have you in the chain. CCC is such fun. You are going to have a blast. Hugz

[Becca Cruger]

Hi Karen! Welcome to the CCC. As a fellow newcomer, I can tell you that the crafters here are AWESOME and so encouraging!

[kellybooth]

OK Can't figure out how to add my link?? It's been too long but I'm ready to sign up!!! :)

[Lisa (ThePurplePlace)]

Hi Deb,
I am now happily back from San Diego --- What a wonderful trip! I'm especially excited that I am back in time to take part in the next Card Exchange and LOVE them!!

[Deborah]

Kelly! I'm so glad to see you here!!! And Lisa's back - yaaaaay! WE have newbie Karen and Some of our usual suspects, it looks like!

I'm so excited!

[Nancy Ward]

I am excited too! My first time to play along! YEAH!

[Dotty Jo]

Here I am - hello everyone! Great sketch and sumptuous colours, Jo x

[Deborah]

Welcome to the party, Nancy! And now that Jo's here, it's sure to get lively!

[Helen Gullett]

Oh I missed the September... Can't wait to play with you all this month :)

[Kelly Latevola]

Oh my it's been so long since I've played along! I can't wait to play along again :)

[Deborah]

Welcome back, Kelly! And Helen, too - we missed you last month!

[ionabunny]

Yeah, I'm in. Happy dancing. This is such fun. Looks like a busy month Deborah. Nice to see new faces and the regulars. You gonna be up past midnight writing this reveal post. HUGZ, that's a special big one for you all.

[Deborah]

Yay, Gail is here! You know, Gail, we used to have 50 per month before I moved this over to LilyPad Cards. So we're in the re-build stage, I guess. It's very good to see so many people participating!

[Greta H]

Wow--how great to have so many people join in this month!

[Deborah]

I know! Isn't it awesome?! I'm SOOOOO excited!

[Laura Norris]

Okay - I'm a newbie to the CCC and I signed up!!! It looks like fun, I'm excited to send and get a card. Thanks Deborah!

[Deborah]

Hi, Laura, welcome to the show!

[shartl]

Giving this a try after lurking for several months! I love the challenge options!

[ionabunny]

Ooh, the lurkers are coming out. Bwahahahahahaha. Welcome Shartl and Laura.

[shartl]

I have my card ready to mail as soon as I get the address. I also emailed a photo of my card to you Deborah and hope it's okay. Thanks so much

[Deborah]

Welcome, Shannon!

I agree with Gail (aka: iownabunny) - it's always good to see the lurkers take the plunge!!!

I'm pleased people are happy with the design options - I do my best to offer a variety of choices so each of you will, I hope, find something that whets her appetite.

For the newbies in the crowd, once the sign-up has closed, I'll send an email to everyone with the proper contact info in it. I actually already sent one email out last week for the folks who are sending to a foreign country (since it takes so long for things to arrive). I'll see about sending another one out, though.