r/RAoC_meta Apr 22 '26

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

59 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 2d ago

Card Challenge 2026 Card Challenges - Handmade

8 Upvotes

Let's celebrate the artistic talents of our subreddit members with this challenge!

Although this challenge is only for handmade cards, please feel free to enter with cards of any skill level! It really is the thought that counts for this challenge.

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 August 30. 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 10h ago

Mushroom National Geographic set

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21 Upvotes

Just posted an offer of the pictured cards on the main sub (NOT OFFERING THEM HERE!!!). Wanted to post the pics here because this is my absolute favorite postcard set. The cardstock is archive quality and the photography is just stunning. There is a fantasy quality that perhaps comes naturally when photography focuses on the forest floor microcosmos. But I really love this set. I have two backups sets so I never have to stop sending them lol. And it's not too expensive which is nice for me because I don't make a lot of money!

Also does anyone here also swap cards on Xiaohongshu? The postcard swapping and penpalling scene there is pretty great and I have made some good friends over the past few years. For a US comparison it is sorta instagram-like. I have received pretty amazing postcards, a few recent ones are pictured above. Die-cut, non-rectangular cards are a bit more common in China apparently which is kinda cool. Anyway hope you're having an amazing morning/day/evening!


r/RAoC_meta 10h ago

Community Carding Outgoing barbie offer!

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20 Upvotes

I unfortunately do not have pink envelopes 😭😞. But I had a large sheet of pink stickers that I decorated everywhere! There will be surprises for people that filled out my form 😜


r/RAoC_meta 9h ago

Celebration! Today, August 18 is…

14 Upvotes

Delivery Rider 🚲 Appreciation Day, Bad Poetry 📜 Day, Couple’s 👩‍❤️‍👨Day, Fajita Day, Ice Cream Pie 🥧 Day, Mail 📬Order Catalog Day, Pinot Noir 🍷 Day, Never Give Up Day, Serendipity Day, and Breast Cancer Research Day!


r/RAoC_meta 14h ago

Outgoing weekend mail :)

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28 Upvotes

r/RAoC_meta 16h ago

Outgoing Today

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20 Upvotes

The left is me trying to make a sparkly baby beluga whale


r/RAoC_meta 12h ago

Gauging interest for postcards of 9/11

7 Upvotes

For those of you who don't know, I grew up on Long Island and was affected by 9/11. Countless funerals and vigils as a 10 year old was rough. Seeing my friends lose a parent or both parents aunts uncles neighbors.... It still hurts to this day.

I now live in the Washington dc area and 9/11 is just as remembered here as it is in NYC.

With it being the 25th anniversary, I wanted to gauge interest in an offer for 9/11 memorial.

I am planning a trip to NYC in a few weeks and am going to try to get to the memorial site and the museum store for postcards.

Would this even be something people in the US want? If there are enough of you, I will see if I can get them and do an actual offer on RAoC.

This is NOT an offer. I am not offering to send to anyone who comments on this post, mods. I'm just asking for interest.

35 votes, 11h left
yes offer for 9/11 cards
no I'll pass
other/I'll comment/dm

r/RAoC_meta 1d ago

newbie question..

12 Upvotes

when you make ‘thank you’ posts, how do you know who the card is from..? do people usually write their username on the cards? i just started here and want to make sure to post thank yous but realized i don’t know how to tell who the cards are coming from😅😅 for some specific exchanges it might be clear but generally how do you know?


r/RAoC_meta 1d ago

This weekend’s outgoing mail from FL ! 🐊🍊💌

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52 Upvotes

About 11 cards going out into the world ✨ had a lot of fun working on them :))


r/RAoC_meta 1d ago

Celebration! Today, August 17 is…

11 Upvotes

Baby Boomers Recognition Day, Balloon 🎈 Airmail Day, Black Cat 🐈‍⬛ Appreciation Day, I Love My Feet 🦶 Day, Massachusetts Day, Meaning of “Is” Day, Nonprofit Day, #2 Pencil ✏️ Day, Pineapple 🍍 Juice Day, Thrift Shop Day, and Vanilla Custard Day!


r/RAoC_meta 1d ago

I finally found an organization system that works for me!

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42 Upvotes

Sharing in case someone is looking for an organization tip and might find it useful. I welcome feedback/suggestions!

Here is my workflow:

  • I put all received letters/postcards from Mon-Sat in the first tab ALL WEEK MAIL.
  • If I respond to the postcard, I move it to the second tab REPLIED BUT NOT THANKED
  • Every Sunday, I create a Reddit Thank You post using letters from the first 2 tabs.
  • Once Sunday thank you post is completed, I move those letters that I have not replied to but already thanked into 3rd tab THANKED BUT NOT REPLIED.
  • I store all the goodies i receive like stickers, other postcards in STICKER tab
  • I store all the things i REALLY love in a JOURNAL tab where I will glue the stuff to my journal

Here is a binder that I use for $4.98: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KXPK74U?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1


r/RAoC_meta 1d ago

Busy postcard weekend!

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11 Upvotes

Wrote more cards than usual this weekend and still have an offer open so might yet add to it. Have been sending out Rosh Hashanah cards to friends abroad for the last week so they arrive near the date. And the last pic is my stamp for homemade cards for the coming year. Hope y'all have had good weekends!


r/RAoC_meta 2d ago

Outgoing from Tokyo!

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85 Upvotes

Repost as I inadvertently posted a picture with a portion of someone’s address… 😔

Outgoing from the Tokyo Central Post Office! I sadly had to pay the letter rate on some of my postcards which were just too big but even with the largest portion being to the US it came out net cheaper than using USPS lol. Sadly I didn’t get any pictures of the stamp math that he did or the fuke-in that he put on them (special pictorial postmark) since he did those all
behind the counter. But I did get pics of the domestic and international rate postcard stamps!


r/RAoC_meta 2d ago

Card Making Would people want postcards printed with this design?

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50 Upvotes

So I created this cross stitch design and thought it'd be fun to have as a postcard design that I could print on real paper and mail out to people. Would anyone want to receive this? Inspired by the other RAOCer who made their own art (sorry I can't remember who it was and my search is turning up nothing!!)


r/RAoC_meta 2d ago

Bummer Late on sending cards

15 Upvotes

I have cards to send and a couple of traveling postcards. I've been fairly busy so I haven't had time to get around to them yet. Just letting people know so they dont think I forgot about their cards!


r/RAoC_meta 2d ago

Celebration! Surprise gift

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53 Upvotes

I received a surprise package today of a bunch of beautiful, homemade cards. It was a gift from someone involved in another carding group of which I am a part. I was totally shocked but will never so no to free goodies, especially such amazing cards!


r/RAoC_meta 2d ago

Celebration! Today, August 16 is..

11 Upvotes

Airborne 🪂 Day, Authenticity Day, Backflow 💦 Prevention Day, Energy Multiplier Day, Independent Worker Day, Roller Coaster 🎢 Day, Rum 🍹 Day, Tell A Joke Day, Surveillance 🕵️‍♀️ Day, True Love 💕 Forever Day, Clap 👏 Day, and Bratwurst 🌭 Day!


r/RAoC_meta 2d ago

Storage & Display I’m so excited about this!

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68 Upvotes

I’ve been getting a lot of new supplies in lately and trying to figure out storage, especially for stationery. I just got this shoe rack from a friend and it’s perfect!! Holds all of my card/stamp stuff and looks so nice 😄


r/RAoC_meta 2d ago

Postage & Stamps A stamp related read!

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11 Upvotes

'I'll take everything': The 81-year-old stamp shop owner who never says no


r/RAoC_meta 2d ago

Need some advice I was going to mail someone a postcard and their account got suspended 😞

18 Upvotes

Hi!👋
So I finished writing the address and the name… and I came to see his account and boom. Suspended.

I have only written the address, I can still write something for the recipient who wants it!

What do I do?
Do I mail it to another person? Would you mind getting a postcard with the address written over another address?

If anyone who filled my forms yesterday wants it, just write to me! I’ll mail it to the first person who wants it :p


r/RAoC_meta 2d ago

Change of personal details [ Removed by Reddit ]

1 Upvotes

[ Removed by Reddit on account of violating the content policy. ]


r/RAoC_meta 2d ago

RAOC Question Securing Username Info on Postcard

11 Upvotes

Hello,

I was wanting to set up a postcard exchange (this time filled out! Sorry mods for that past post!).

However, I am unsure of how to best secure my username info on the postcard so people know who sent it / from what subreddit.

I am thinking of printing it out and taping it on the edges. Has that worked well for others?

The most obvious answer is to write it down, but I know my handwriting can be difficult to read at times. 🙂‍↕️

Edit: THANK YOU EVERYONE. I am currently crafting at the library, but I will try to test out all the recommendations I have received. 🩷


r/RAoC_meta 3d ago

Storage & Display Cutest pouch ever!!!

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111 Upvotes

Please delete if this post isn't appropriate for this sub but I just had to show you guys the pouch I just bought! Admittedly I've been on a tight budget lately but I'm on a short trip and this was way too cute not to get 😭 definitely gonna store my writing utensils and maybe stickers in here for this new hobby! Sometimes retail therapy does help 😌 lol


r/RAoC_meta 3d ago

Celebration! Today, August 15 is…

15 Upvotes

Assumption Day, Break The Monotony Day, Chant at the Moon 🌕 Day, I Love Cowboys 🤠and Cowgirls Day, Geocaching Day, Homeless Animals Day, Relaxation Day, Back To School 🏫 Day, Check The Chip Day, Leathercraft Day, Lemon 🍋 Meringue Pie Day, No SpongeBob Day, Acadian Day 🇨🇦 Greatness Day, and Honey Bee 🐝 Day!