Just when you thought there was nothing but cold and the grey skies of winter... 47 women take matters into their own hands and bring it ON! That's right. Yep. You read that correctly.
47 WOMEN!
We're all so awesome, I can hardly stand it! (This is a record number of participants, and I've been shaking in my shoes for the last month terrified I'd mess it all up, but I think we made it.)
In addition, we have now officially broken the 100 mark - exactly ONE HUNDRED women from around the globe have participated in this monthly card exchange program, and almost all of them have been repeat offenders!
(If you're new to the Card Chain Challenge ("CCC") this is an event where everybody wins. Basically, you make a card for the person above you on the chain and you receive a card from the person below you on the chain. It's a personalized swap, sort of, and it's a ton of fun! Go here for past Chains and here to read the Guidelines.)
January had the following challenge options (you could use as many of the following options as you wanted, but you were only required to use one of them):3 Challenge Options
You could use as many of the following options as you wanted, but you were only required to use one of them.
Color Palette:Theme:
Valentine's Day OR Friendship OR Australia Day
Katie in Virginia sent Jane in Great Britain:
Jane in Great Britain sent Petra in Great Britain:Petra in Great Britain sent Sarah in France:
Sarah in France sent Elise in OH:
Elise in OH sent Judy in Alabama:
and here's the inside:
Judy in Alabama sent Hilde in Norway:
Hilde in Norway sent Cassi in Virginia: Cassi in Virginia sent Indah in Indonesia:
Indah in Indonesia sent Norma in Colorado:
Norma in Colorado sent Monika in Germany:
Monika in Germany sent Marian in The Philippines:
Marian in The Philippines sent Dawn in New Zealand:
Dawn in New Zealand sent Mariette in The Netherlands:
Mariette in The Netherlands sent Rosemary in Washington: Rosemary in Washington sent Sharon in Canada:
Sharon in Canada sent Lynn F. in North Carolina:
Lynn F. in North Carolina sent Daria in Wisconsin:
Daria in Wisconsin sent Joy in Indiana:Joy in Indiana sent Kelly in Ohio:
Kelly in Ohio sent Janet in Mauritius:
Janet in Mauritius sent Anouk in The Netherlands:
Anouk in The Netherlands sent Vivi in Denmark:
Vivi in Denmark sent Lora in Texas: Lora in Texas sent Donna in New Jersey
Donna in New Jersey sent Shelley in Canada:
Shelley in Canada sent Sanne in Denmark a double-whammy! Check out the exterior:
and this is the interior:
Sanne in Denmark sent Rikke in Denmark:
Rikke in Denmark sent Paula in Australia:
Paula in Australia sent Nancy in California FOUR cards:
Nancy in California sent Anette H. in Norway:
Anette H. in Norway sent Linda W. in Minnesota: Linda W. in Minnesota sent Sheila in Wisconsin:
Sheila in Wisconsin sent Greta in Oregan:
Greta in Oregan sent Linda V. in Holland: Linda V. in Holland sent Brenda in Texas:
Brenda in Texas sent Sherri in Maine:
Sherri in Maine sent Hannah in Missouri: Hannah in Missouri sent Betty in Nebraska:
Betty in Nebraska sent Isha in Switzerland:
Isha in Switzerland sent Corey in Illinois:
Corey in Illinois sent Jan R. in California:
Jan R. in California sent Karin in The Netherlands:
Karin in The Netherlands sent Jenny in Ireland this triptych:
Jenny in Ireland sent Sue in New Zealand TWO cards:
AND (this made me laugh a lot, btw):
Sue in New Zealand sent Barb in Minnesota a double-whammy! Here's the exterior:and here's the interior:
Barb in Minnesota sent me (Deborah) in Indiana: Deborah (I) in Indiana sent Katie in Virginia:
Hope to see you there!
Who's Been Playing!
(HINT: If you're reading this and have never participated, please consider doing so. And if you see that your country or state has never been represented, you are honor-bound to sign up and show that y'all are friendly and interested in building global peace - and your stamp collection - one card at a time!
The countries represented this time were: Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland (*NEW!*), Indonesia, Ireland, Mauritius, New Zealand, The Netherlands (*NEW!*), Norway, The Philippines, Switzerland, and the United States (Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin).
Past participants have hailed from: Belgium, Croatia, Hong Kong, Japan, Slovenia, and South Africa. (We only need to get some countries that begin with K, L, O, Q, R, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z to keep up with our alphabet list! We have 171 countries to go before we have total global participation!!!
As for the USA, past participants include: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, New Hampshire, and New Mexico. BUT! We're still missing: Connecticut, both the Dakota's, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! What a talented lot we are!!!! and a BIG HUGE THANK YOU to you Deborah for organising this. You are a marvel.
Posted by: Dawn T | February 1, 2011 at 12:41 AM
This post is amazing, Deborah! That is a lot of work for you! To figure out all the countries and states still left to participate and uploading all these beautiful cards must take you quite awhile! Just want you to know how much I appreciate you! Love seeing all the cards here in one place! What a treat this is each month! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Posted by: Barb :) | February 1, 2011 at 01:11 AM
What an amazing variety! Lovely to see them all. I love this challenge - thank you.
Posted by: Janet Ribet | February 1, 2011 at 02:10 AM
wonderful card gallery! such a talented group with so much inspiration!
Posted by: donna mikasa | February 1, 2011 at 05:28 AM
What a talented work everybody delivered. Thanks Deborah for hosting.
And I do not want to spoil the country record but I need to tell you that Holland and The Netherlands is just one country....
Posted by: Mariette van Leeuwen | February 1, 2011 at 08:29 AM
Beautiful everyone!!!
Thank Deborah!!
Posted by: Shelley | February 1, 2011 at 09:25 AM
Awesome!! What fun to see all the cards we shared and all the places represented. Deborah, this is a huge undertaking and you are so appreciated for doing this!! It is obvious we need to get some of those states that are missing involved!! Thank you again for the fun you bring to all of us. I hope you are on the mend!!
Posted by: Judy Jung | February 1, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Love seeing all the cards together, Deborah! What a bunch of beauties this month! Thanks again for doing this!!
Posted by: Linda W. (ScrappinBari) | February 1, 2011 at 06:21 PM
Katie's card to Jane (the first one on the list) seems to be AWOL. I tried refreshing the page but it's still not showing up. Not sure if it's just me...
Gorgeous cards - and so many participants, too!
Thank you so much for hosting this wonderful exchange, Deborah!
Posted by: Sharon D from Canada | February 1, 2011 at 08:17 PM
WoW!!!!!! What an array of cards and what a diverse lot we are.
Deborah, did you foresee how popular this challenge would become?
As everyone has said it is a huge amount of work that you have placed upon yourself, but
what pleasure you are creating in many homes all around the world, it is amazing what you have accomplished here, and I take my hat off to you.
WELL DONE, you are so special. You deserve all the accolades that we are all giving you, collect them all up, as they are given with love and appreaciation, and if we could be with you right now we would all give you a huge hug!!!!
Smiles and more Smiles:)
Posted by: Susan Butler | February 2, 2011 at 02:08 PM
this is such a cool thing to go back and look at. everyone's cards are so varied and creative. i love participating in this chain! thank you much Deborah!
Posted by: sheila | February 2, 2011 at 06:14 PM
What a lot of beautiful cards! It's so fun this CCC. Must find some time to play again. I've seen that Mariette has already mentioned it but indeed Holland and The Netherlands is the same. I know because it's a neighbor of Belgium.
Posted by: Yvette | February 2, 2011 at 06:46 PM
Wow! Totally awesome! So many participants! That is so increadible! And what beauties! Cannto wait to get started on the February one! Thank you so very much Deborah! I hope that you are recuperating well!
Posted by: Brenda Urbanik | February 3, 2011 at 06:09 PM