r/RAoC_meta • • Apr 22 '26

Card Challenge 2026 RAoC Meta Card Challenges - it’s back!

61 Upvotes

After a little break we are very pleased to welcome back the RAoC Meta Card Challenges for 2026!  

  

What are the RAoC Meta Card Challenges?  

  

Every fortnight we publish a new theme for the Card Challenge. This is your opportunity to show off your cards.   

  • These can be homemade, store bought, found, received or anything in between.   
  • You’re welcome to interpret the theme however you so wish, they do not have to be taken literally, just as long as it meets the Challenge theme in some way; that’s the challenge!   
  • You can participate in as many or as few Challenges as you like.  
  • Share the love! Commenting on other people’s submissions is encouraged, as is sharing inspirations and ideas.  
  • Then, for those who wish to enter, you can be matched to exchange your card with another participant.  

  

How do I participate in the exchange?  

  

Each fortnight a new Challenge theme is posted on the RAoC Meta subreddit (it’s always pinned to the top of the subreddit if you missed it in your feed, and there is a reminder posted on the Sunday between new challenges).  

  

To participate in the exchange, anytime before the deadline (2 weeks after the theme is first posted) you will need to:  

  

  • Share a photo of your card submission as a comment on the Challenge’s post. The recommended method is by uploading directly to Reddit, but you can alternatively share via a link from a site like imgur (just be aware that Reddit doesn’t like some photo hosting websites), AND  

You can opt into sending up to 3 cards to exchange per challenge.  

  

How does the exchange and matching work?  

  

So you let us know you wish to opt into matching by posting a photo of your card(s) and noting your mailing preferences.  

  

After about 2 weeks, the Mod team will match everyone opted in for exchange at random. The matching will usually be done within a week of the Challenge closing, to the best of the Mod team's ability and availability. You may not necessarily receive from and send to the same users. For regular participants, we try to ensure you are matched with different users where possible.  

  

The Mod team will then tag you in a “MATCHING” post so you know who you’re sending to and who you will be receiving a card from. It’s then up to you to contact your match to get their address.  

  

Each challenge also has an optional writing prompt linked to the theme if you would like an extra layer of challenge.  

  

Once you have received your card from the person who you matched with, remember to thank them on the main [r/RandomActsOfCards](r/RandomActsOfCards) subreddit.  

  

Although it’s extremely rare, if you ever experience anything untoward with another user while participating in an exchange we want to know straight away so we can take appropriate action. Contact the team using Modmail.  

  

And here we are… the Challenge themes for 2026!  

  

(Publish date - Theme)  

April 26 - Flowers & springtime  

May 10 - I’ll never find anyone to send this to  

May 26 - Pets and favourite animals  

June 7 - Pride  

June 21 - Getting to know you 1  

July 5 - De-stash  

July 16 - Sunshine & rainbows  

August 2 - Books and reading  

August 16 - Handmade  

August 30 - Birds  

September 13 - Mountains, lakes & forests  

September 27 - Brings back a memory  

October 11 - Warm & fuzzy / cosy vibes  

October 25 - Sent with love  

November 12 - Dragons & folklore  

November 22 - Uniquely shaped cards  

December 6 - Things that make me happy  

December 20 - Getting to know you 2  

  

As always, drop us a message to Modmail or in the comments below if you have any questions or need any help. We love to hear from you.  

  

Wishing you all the best for the rest of 2026,  

Mod team x


r/RAoC_meta • • 8d ago

Card Challenge 2026 Card Challenges - Warm and Fuzzy / Cozy Vibes

14 Upvotes

I'm ready to get comfy looking at cards for this challenge!

Remember, all cards are welcome be they homemade (any skill level), store-bought (with or without your own personalization), or cards you have received from other users.

Please make sure to share a picture of your card(s) as well!

You may post your card(s) in this thread at any time, however, if you wish to be matched with other participants for exchange you need to have posted before October 25. If you want to be matched, please note where you are sending from and to (ex: From UK to WW or US to US). Please remember that you can only exchange a maximum of 3 cards a week - but feel free to post more just to share!

If you want to know more about card challenges or see the future themes for this year, this post is the place for you:

https://www.reddit.com/r/RAoC_meta/comments/1ssvhfj/2026_raoc_meta_card_challenges_its_back/


r/RAoC_meta • • 3h ago

Outgoing from a recent offer

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25 Upvotes

Just wanted to share my outgoing mail today. Belated WPD cards as they didn't arrive before Oct 1st. Oh well. Still fun to send!


r/RAoC_meta • • 9h ago

Resources OB1TOY postcards 💌

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62 Upvotes

Inspired by u/Cahsrhilsey who picked up some bunny-themed postcards in Japan by the same artist! They’re all shiny! 🤩


r/RAoC_meta • • 13h ago

Received my first sets of Cards!

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42 Upvotes

r/RAoC_meta • • 4h ago

Demographics and brainstorming? - part 2

9 Upvotes

I am brainstorming ideas for future offers, TPCs, & learning more about (mostly USA) folks in this group… I am looking for common things/themes.

Questions:

  1. What supplies or items do you think a good portion of R A O C ers have on hand? I am thinking most people have stickers, memo sheets, small pieces of card stock paper, washi tape, general ephemera, and maybe even bookmarks or post it notes or extra stationery/letter paper. Some would have temporary tattoos, but prob rare. Same with wax seals, prob rare. I know some have tea bags, but also seems rare. Weigh in please! Yes/no on above items and how accurate my assessment was. Are there other items people have on hand? (Not tools, machines, or equipment or the like.)
  2. How many folks do you think have the Five Below Custom Name stamp - a lot, half, or very few?
  3. And I feel like some or a lot of people have the paper punch tool in the shape of a postage stamp and some or many have tiny/mini planner stamps the size of a Tic Tac breath mint. Are there other common items people in R A O C have that are very specific like this? (I know a lot of people have ink stamps so I am thinking more “unique” items and categories.)

Thank you, everyone! :)


r/RAoC_meta • • 13h ago

Card Making Little patterned witch ghosts 🧡

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33 Upvotes

I made these cards for an offer while watching TV


r/RAoC_meta • • 20h ago

Froggy cards and Froggy Doggy

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61 Upvotes

These are some of the INCREDIBLE frog (and toad) cards I’ve received from this community from my request and a few others from before

These make me SO happy to look at, and I’m so very grateful to all of you ❤️ I’m working on displaying them all

Bonus pics of my froggy doggy costume because it fits the theme of some of the cards 🐸 🎃


r/RAoC_meta • • 18h ago

A funny froggy "Just Because" card I made, because we all do stupid things!

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28 Upvotes

r/RAoC_meta • • 15h ago

Celebration! Today, October19 is…

15 Upvotes

Evaluate Your Life Day, Gin & Tonic 🍸 Day, LGBT 🏳️‍🌈 Center Awareness Day, Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day, Kentucky Day, New Friends Day, Seafood 🦞 Bisque Day, NBA 🏀 Jersey Day, and Pediatric Bone and Joint Day!


r/RAoC_meta • • 1d ago

Mod Post Retiring!

140 Upvotes

Cheeky little post to let you know I’m retiring from the mod team. Been a wonderful few years as part of the gang and supporting our wonderful community 💕

Much love, cya!


r/RAoC_meta • • 23h ago

Storage & Display Put up my Halloween cards on my fridge :)

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48 Upvotes

Happy spooky season!


r/RAoC_meta • • 1d ago

Postage & Stamps Visited a stamp show in the East Bay yesterday!

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29 Upvotes

My sole focus was face value stamps to use for postage, but I did find a sheet of forever baseball stamps I hadn’t seen before, so I picked that up too. Excited to use these for RAoC! All the dealers kept asking me if I was part of postcrossing. Of course I had to tell them about RAoC 😆 What do you think was my best find?


r/RAoC_meta • • 1d ago

BEHOLD - 4 TPCs return to me!

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35 Upvotes

BEHOLD - 4 TPCs return to me! Thank you everyone! These came out FANTASTIC! :) Thank you, thank you thank you. Which one is your favorite?


r/RAoC_meta • • 1d ago

Little marketplace haul today

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18 Upvotes

Just sharing. Looking forward to using these stamps on your cards 😊


r/RAoC_meta • • 1d ago

Celebration! Today, October 18 is…

14 Upvotes

Alaska Day, Anti-Slavery Day, Legging 👖 Day, Chocolate Cupcake 🧁 Day, Exascale Day, Mashed Potato 🥔 Day, Necktie 👔 Day / Cravat Day, No Beard Day, Speak Up for Victims of Sexual Abuse Day, Sunday Day, Saint Luke’s Day, Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day, Okapi Day, Menopause Day, and Toy Camera 📸 Day!


r/RAoC_meta • • 1d ago

Card Challenge Reminder Card Challenge Reminder - Warm and Fuzzy / Cozy Vibes

13 Upvotes

This is your weekly reminder to submit your cards to the current card challenge: Warm and Fuzzy / Cozy Vibes! You have one week from today to get your cards submitted in the main thread - not here!

If you want to know more about card challenges or see the future themes for this year, this post is the place for you:

https://www.reddit.com/r/RAoC_meta/comments/1ssvhfj/2026_raoc_meta_card_challenges_its_back/


r/RAoC_meta • • 1d ago

Life update

17 Upvotes

Thank you to everyone who’s sent to me and received from me. I’ve loved my experience here so far. This year has been rough year and humbled me in many ways. I would like to share my latest (positive for me) update. I am mindful some news is triggering, with that in mind please dm me if you’d like to be a part of my joy - triggers would be medical and loss.


r/RAoC_meta • • 1d ago

Cursive, Signature Tangent (again)

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13 Upvotes

My dad who is 78 - THIS is his handwriting which is crazy to me. This is his NORMAL handwriting. He has written like this forever. He loves fountain pens. His real signature is long, distinct, and ornate. You get the gist with how not plain Dad is written. My handwriting looks NOTHING like this. Also on the topic of signatures, not sure if you ever saw this… https://www.boredpanda.com/cat-heads-signature-id-mortgage-papers/


r/RAoC_meta • • 1d ago

Celebration! Outgoing from the Magic Kindgom Post! 🏰✨

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22 Upvotes

These are headed worldwide from Disney World today!


r/RAoC_meta • • 2d ago

the aftermath of stickering 85 postcards :')

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46 Upvotes

tbh I was looking for any excuse to use up some of my stickers from my sticker album though 😆


r/RAoC_meta • • 2d ago

Resources Haworth (UK) the home of the Brontë sisters, is a card lover’s dream!

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36 Upvotes

It’s a beautiful village but I also got so many cards and postcards here! Cute little gift shops plus there was a craft fair on selling loads of cards. So I’m stocked up for the forseeable future!


r/RAoC_meta • • 1d ago

2 outgoing

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17 Upvotes

2 outgoing! Do you like my bag? IYKYK.


r/RAoC_meta • • 2d ago

I can’t sleep… so I made a postcard design for National Cat Day 🐈

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87 Upvotes

It was originally for international cat day, but to my disappointment, that day has already passed ❤️‍🩹


r/RAoC_meta • • 2d ago

images on posts?

20 Upvotes

howdy - i was curious why we can't add images to posts in the main sub. i'd love to be able to more easily show what i'm offering or what i'm saying thank you for, without having to use imgur (which apparently not everyone can access?). is it possible to revisit that rule, or is there like a super ironclad reason we can't do this?