May 2018 - Card Chain Challenge Sign-Up

Hello and welcome! If this is the first time you've visited the Card Chain Challenge*, we hope you'll sign up and join in the fun! We've now exchanged over 2,512 cards by participants from 38 of the 50 United States and 30 countries.

• This is an international card exchange. Please do not sign up unless you are willing to actually make and send a card.  

• Please email us (cardchainchallenge[at]yahoo[dot]com) a 100-200k photo of your handmade card by 31st May 2018. 

•  Your card should arrive at its destination by 31st May 2018. 
  

This month the Card Chain Challenge is proudly sponsored by

Joyful. Creative. Caring. At Taylored Expressions, our company mission goes beyond manufacturing high quality craft products. Born from a passion to share the art of paper crafting with others, we strive to provide meaningful ways for people to express joy and live their lives creatively.

Based in Iowa, Taylored Expressions has proudly manufactured rubber stamps and dies in the U.S. since 2008. From coordinated essentials to inspiring project guides, our retail web-based store offers hand-selected products to make paper crafting simple and fun. Taylored Expressions products may also be found in retail stores across the globe and through our growing list of wholesale customers. 

Taylored Expressions is a family business and we thank you for allowing us to share in the joy of your creative journey.

Taylored Expressions have generously supplied a $25 gift voucher which will be awarded to one of our participants this month.  The winner will be randomly picked.  To be eligible for the prize draw you must have completed all the requirements of the Card Chain Challenge as detailed below.  

Challenge Directions 

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

Color Palette Option

(Exact matching is not required.)

or

Sketch Option

(Orient as desired.)

or

Theme Options: Flowers / CAS / Friendship

or

Product / Technique Options: 
Taylored Expressions / Gems or Pearls

Sign Up Deadline  

You have until 6th May 2018, to sign up below.  

Reveal Post

All of the cards with links to their creators' blogs or online photo galleries will be revealed here on Saturday 2nd June 2018.

Sign up below (please include a link to your blog/photo gallery). Please sign up using your first name and your state, province or country. EX: Ann in Texas; Betty in Ontario; Cathy in Wales; Darla in Italy.

If the link-up pictures are not visible please click on the link below and then add as usual:

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks for signing up!

Deborah, Gail, and Jo 

*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. We do a reveal of all the cards with links to the challenge participants' blogs or online photo galleries - which is a great way to increase exposure to your blog or photo gallery! Please do not publish your card online until you know your recipient has received it. 

Helpful Links

Past CCC Reveal

   

2018 Monthly Design Options

Please read the Rules and FAQs if you want to play along.