Welcome to the July Card Chain Challenge - a nice little card exchange where you send a card to the person above you on the list and receive a card from the person below you! (If you're unfamiliar with this card exchange challenge, I've got a brief explanation near the bottom of this post or you can check out the Rules and FAQ's.)
If this is your first time here, I hope you'll sign up and join in the fun... like our latest player LesLee did. Welcome, LesLee!
I also want to give a shout-out to a few players:
- Darnell in California - haven't seen her in awhile, and I'm so pleased to see her back in the line-up!
- And an extra special welcome back to Lisa from Massachusetts!!!
This Month's Prize
Challenge Directions
Make a card using at least one of the following four options. (You can actually use two, three, or all four options, but you are only required to use one of them.)
Color Palette
These colors are your guideline - exact matching is not necessary.
OR
Sketch
You can orient this sketch in any direction and/or flip it.
OR
One of the following themes: – Flags or Ocean or Friendship
OR
One of the following products: Spray Inks!
Sign-Up Deadline
You have until Monday, July 6, 2015, 11:55 p.m., EST, to sign up below (please include a link to your blog/photo gallery). Please sign up using your first name and your state, province or country. EX: Ann in Texas; Betty in Ontario; Cathy in Wales; Darla in Italy.
Reveal Post & Winner Announcement
All of the cards with links to their creators' blogs or online photo galleries will be revealed here on Saturday, August 1, 2015.
Come play with us and join the ranks of participants from more than 25 countries who've made and mailed more than 1,660 cards! I hope to see your name here!
Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!
Deborah
*This is an international card exchange - you send a handmade card to the person above you on the list, and you receive one from the person below you on the list. If that's not enough of a win-win, I also randomly draw a prize winner each month. I do a reveal of all the cards with links to the challenge participants' blogs or online photo galleries - which is a great way to increase exposure to your blog or photo gallery!. Please read the Rules and FAQ's if you want to play along. :~D
Total cards exchanged as of June 1, 2015: 1,663
Yay, excited for another month of CCC- Deborah, this challenge brings me such joy as I get to share my addiction...uh I mean passion (haha) with other lovely ladies! So thanks again!! :) Also, I'm sure I'm simply a bit daft or blind (or most likely both) but I can't seem to find the code for the CCC participant blinkie. Where can I find it?
Posted by: Oreet | June 7, 2015 at 06:23 PM
Thank you for your awesome welcome.. I look forward to this and already signed up for next month YEA!!! What an awesome job you do!
Posted by: LesLee Stone-Rasmus | June 8, 2015 at 10:55 AM
Off to a flying start this month Deborah. Thanks for doing all the hard work. I love CCC. Hugz
Posted by: ionabunny | June 8, 2015 at 04:49 PM
Dear Deb -- Special thanks for the SHOUT OUT! I am THRILLED to be back and really missed my Chain Cards for those two months!
It's my PLEASURE to be part of this swap and I admire ALL the time and HARD work you put into this!!
Hugs to YOU!!
LIsa
Posted by: Lisa (ThePurplePlace) | June 9, 2015 at 09:38 PM
Y'all are so sweet! Thank YOU for playing along - couldn't do it without you!!!
I'm sorry I didn't see you comment earlier, Oreet, but it looks like you sussed it out!
Hugs to all,
Deborah
Posted by: Deborah | June 10, 2015 at 10:01 AM
Oh, and I just noticed yesterday that my sketch for this month is basically identical to last month's! *snort* This is why I really need to create ALL of the blueprints at one time. Thanks for your patience!!!
Posted by: Deborah | June 10, 2015 at 10:03 AM
I'm glad you said something about the sketch, Deborah! I admit you had me confused - which, sadly, is very easy to do!! Thank you for the shoutout! This is indicative of how time flies: I thought I had only missed ONE month, not three months!! Hugs, Darnell
Posted by: Darnell | June 10, 2015 at 11:38 AM
Happy to discovered you ! It will be my first exchange. 😊
Posted by: NatQuebec | July 4, 2015 at 10:39 AM
Hello NatQuebec. Welcome to the best fun to be had this side of the sun. Hey Deborah, its looking like a mega month. Lovely to see new faces. Hugz
Posted by: ionabunny | July 4, 2015 at 07:26 PM
YAAAAAAY! Welcome aboard, NatQuebec and Jeanne H!
41 players! This is very exciting - we're almost back up to the 50 we had before I took the CCC to LilyPad. I feel extra blessed!
Posted by: Deborah | July 4, 2015 at 10:51 PM