The Cutting Edge Card Challenge

DT: The launching of TCECC will be delayed. Hopefully we can begin in May or June.

Welcome to our BRAND NEW Card Challenge and Launch Party!

We're looking for a Guest Designer to help us CELEBRATE the opening of TCECC. Add your blog address in a comment below and place our member badge in the sidebar of your blog with a link to TCECC. These 2 easy steps will officially enter you into the Guest Designers search contest!

Important Dates to Remember

Deadline to enter the contest is Thursday, April 18 by 9am EST

Winner of the Guest Designer contest contacted by Saturday, April 20 at 9am EST

Guest Designer announced on Saturday, April 27 at 9am EST

Guest Designer will join our first challenge on Saturday, May 5 at 9am EST

Launch Party Events

Saturday, April 13 - Design Team Announcement and Guest Designer Search

Saturday, April 20 - Favorite Die Cutting Card Contest (PRIZE)

Saturday, April 27 - Guest Designer Announcement and Comment Contest (PRIZE)

Saturday, May 5 - Challenge with Guest Designer and Announcement of PRIZE Winners

If you love the Muse Card Club you'll also love The Cutting Edge Card Club!

To learn more about the challenge read the following details.

The main focus of this challenge is incorporating any kind of DIE CUTTING into your card making. You're welcome to use whatever you have on hand. You're free to use your Silhouette Cameo, Cricut, Spellbinders, Sizzix, QuicKutz, Papertrey Ink, Paper Smooches or ANY other kind of electronic or metal dies.

This is a club not just a typical challenge that only depends on a player's passive participation. You'll be an active member of a group of passionate card makers that are focused on creativity, personal expression and excellence. You're encouraged to stretch yourself creatively and support other members along the their path as well. Our designers are only providing you with a catalyst to spark your Mojo into action. As a member you'll be expected to participate in the following 3 simple rules:

Use the theme as inspiration and incorporate any kind of die cutting into your card.
Provide supportive comments to at least 3 of your fellow member’s submissions.
Vote for 3 of your fellow member's submissions that you find inspiring.

Other considerations: This challenge is open to anyone. The only thing you need to do to become a member is make a card and submit it to one of our challenges.You're free to participate as much or as little as you want. You can submit as many cards as you like as long as they are separate submissions. We'll be pulling some of our future designers and guest designers from our club members. So the only way to show your interest in becoming a designer is to play along. It's not mandatory to become a designer or guest designer if you were to be invited in the future. One of our design team members will offer a card for you each week for your inspiration. You can combine with other challenges. We ask that everyone honor the 3 simple rules. To be fair, if you don't follow the rules you may be disqualified from a Featured Member win or have your submission removed from the InLinkz. Last but not least, please consider turning off your word verification. Thank you.

Photo Gallery: If you don't have a blog feel free to use a Flickr Gallery or other online gallery for your TCECC cards. Just copy the URL location of your card in your gallery and add it to the Inlinkz.

Member Badge: It would be great if you would consider placing The Cutting Edge Card Club Member badge in the sidebar of your blog.

ATTENTION: We have a new Cutting Edge Card Club Facebook page so you can get updates or special announcements in between challenges. A very important feature of joining us on Facebook is that you'll also get the reminder post to come back to TCECC to vote. Please stop by, say hi and LIKE us while you're there!

. . . and without further ado here's the The Cutting Edge Design Team!