Challenge Guidelines


Please Note that we have made a change to the schedule and added a new rule regarding prizes!

* Challenges run monthly and start on the first Friday of each month and end on the Wednesday before the next challenge starts.

* We must have at least 3 entries that used a Third Coast stamp for the prize to be awarded!  This rule will go in effect for TCCC#15!

* To be eligible to win, be showcased in the Coterie Top Three picks or receive a Spotlight Guest Designer invite, your projects must include at least one Third Coast image which should preferably be the focus of the project.

* Please put YOUR NAME OR NICKNAME in the #2 field where it asks for a Caption or Title.  See the screenshot of the Linky Tool below for more info!
 

* Our challenges are open to all kinds of art!  We would love to see cards, stamped scenes, altered art, jewelry, ATCs, tags and even scrapbook projects.   

* All entries must include at least one rubber stamped element!  Third Coast is a stamp company after all!

* Put (TCRS) after your name so that we know you used Third Coast stamps on your entry.  If you forget to do that then leave a comment and include (TCRS).


* If you'd like to be considered to be a Spotlight Guest Designer in a future challenge then please put (SGD) after your name too!  If you forget to do that then leave a comment and include (SGD).

* Your project must be new and posted on or after the challenge start date.  So no back linking to old projects please!

* You may enter our challenges with a maximum of four projects per challenge as long as each entry is linked to separate blog posts.

* You may combine our Third Coast challenge with as many other challenges as you like.

* Please leave a comment after you've linked up!  You never know when a surprise giveaway will be awarded to a commenter!  We also encourage you to visit each others blogs and leave some love.  It really does mean a lot!

* Please become a follower of the Third Coast Creative Challenge blog!

* Grab our badge and spread the word :0)

NEW TO CHALLENGES?  Here's some helpful info!

 HOW TO ENTER IF YOU HAVE A BLOG

*  Submit your entry via the Linky tool located near the bottom of every challenge.  Please link directly to your entry post and not just to your blog.

* Please mention our challenge in your post and link it back to the challenge you're entering!
For example:  Third Coast Creative Challenge TCCC#1 Deck our Blogs with Boughs of Holly with a hyperlink to that specific challenge post.

* Please turn off word verification to make it easier for us to comment on your awesome entries.  Please understand that we may not be able to leave comments for everyone especially if we have a lot of entries but we will do our best to visit you all :0) 

*   To be fair to all players any entries that don't follow our few simple rules will be removed! 

HOW TO ENTER IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BLOG

* If you don't have a blog you can still play in our challenges!  Share your art on Third Coast Rubber Stamps Facebook page, on your own Facebook page or online galleries and photo sharing websites.  

* You can still enter the direct link to wherever you've shared your project into the Linky Tool too!

*  Please mention our Challenge blog in the photo description of your project and include the challenge tag, for example TCCC#1, with a direct hyperlink to this contest post!  If you can't include a hyperlink then just type in the Challenge Blog URL.  

* If using Facebook please make sure that your entry is set to 'public'!

*  If linking up to a photo on Facebook the option to select from the Web in section #4 won't work, you must use the From File option and upload the pic from your computer.


Important Note:  This is what the Linky Tools page looks like.
Please note that for this particular linky tool I need you to put your name or your nickname in the #2 field that says 'caption or title'.  This is what will appear beneath the thumbnail of your entry!  I've filled in the other fields so you know what to type there too!  Click on the photo to enlarge it!



If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email Leigh!

Thanks so much for playing with us!
Leigh Snaith-Brunton aka The Sharpie Domino Queen
Third Coast Creative Challenge Coordinator
LeighSBDesigns.blogspot.com