May, 2015, Card Chain Challenge Reveal

Hello and welcome to the 2015 May Card Chain Challenge Reveal!

We had 37 participants who exchanged cards across the globe this month. You can always tell when it's the holiday season because that's when people are on vacations and forget to email me pictures of their cards - lol! So we have a few holes this time around, but I'm hoping I can get them filled before it's time to publish this post!

I'd like to welcome two new players to the Chain: Vickie Y in Indiana and Jana in Germany.

Participants had to use at least one of the following options:

Color Palette

Sketch

One of the following themes: – Flags or Food or Friendship

One of the following products: colored pencils

Who Sent What To Whom

Emily in Iowa sent Shawna in Michigan:

Shawna in Michigan sent Dee in Kenya:

IN THE MAIL!

Dee in Kenya sent Asha in Portugal:

Asha in Portugal sent Becca in North Dakota:

Becca in North Dakota sent Oreet in Colorado:

Oreet in Colorado sent Barbara in Florida:

Barbara in Florida sent Taunya in Utah:

Taunya in Utah sent Loly in Alabama:

Loly in Alabama sent Gail in Norway:

Gail in Norway sent Vickie Y in Indiana:

Vickie Y in Indiana sent LaVon in Illinois:

LaVon in Illinois sent Vikki W from Australia:

Vikki W from Australia sent Sara in Missouri:

IN THE MAIL!

Sara in Missouri sent Sabrina in California:

Sabrina in California sent Helen G. in Ohio:

Helen G. in Ohio sent Mynette in Kansas:

Mynette in Kansas sent Joy in Ohio:

Joy in Ohio sent Christi C in Colorado:

Christi C in Colorado sent Jo in England:

IN THE MAIL!

Jo in England sent Marga in Spain:

Marga in Spain sent Mrs. A in England:

Mrs. A in England sent Dawn in New Zealand:

Dawn in New Zealand sent Greta in Oregon:

Greta in Oregon sent Jutta in British Columbia, Canada:

Jutta in British Columbia, Canada sent Lucille in Colorado:

Lucille in Colorado sent Jerrie in Wisconsin:

Jerrie in Wisconsin sent Monica in Illinois:

Monica in Illinois sent Judy I. in Florida:

Judy I. in Florida sent Robyn Oliver in Australia:

Robyn Oliver in Australia sent Arlene in California:

Arlene in California sent Toni in Washington:

Toni in Washington sent Jana in Germany:

Jana in Germany sent Lizzy Hill in Australia:

Lizzy Hill in Australia sent Janet in Mauritius:

Janet in Mauritius sent Carol in Scotland:

Carol in Scotland sent Deborah (yours truly) in Indiana:

Deborah (yours truly) in Indiana sent Emily in Iowa:

And that brings us full circle.

Thank you, everyone, for sharing your artistic talent and doing your part for global relations!

If you want to see more of these artists' card art, check out their blogs and please leave 'em some love in the comments! (Don't forget to Pin your favorites!)

This Month's Winner

This month's prize was the Simple Life clear stamp set by Echo Park:

I randomly drew the winner from a pool of the cardmakers whose cards arrived at their destination by the last day of the month, and the winner is...

Lucille in Colorado!

Congratulations, Lucille! Please send me an email by June 15 so I can hook you up with your prize!

Our Next Two Challenges

Hey, Gentle Readers, if you want to join in the fun, you can still sign up for the June Card Chain Challenge until Saturday, June 6, 2015, 11:55 p.m., EST. All cards exchanged will be revealed here on July 1, 2015.

If your card arrives at its destination by the last day of June, you'll be eligible to win this month's prize (selected by random draw) - a Jillibean Soup clear stamp set:

The July Card Chain Challenge sign-up begins on Sunday, July 7, 2015, (sign-up link here will activate at that time). All cards exchanged in that challenge will be revealed here on August 1, 2015.

Hope to see you here!

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

W H O' S B E E N P L A Y I N G

(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!)

As of June 1, 2015, we've exchanged over 1,660 cards in this little jaunt - most of which were made by regular participants. And where do they come from? Read on....

Past participants have hailed from: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain (aka: England), Greece, Holland (aka: The Netherlands), Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Norway, The Philippines, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa. (We only need to get some countries that begin with L, O, Q, R, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z to keep up with our alphabet list! We have 161 countries to go before we have total global participation!!!

As for the USA, past participants include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. We're still missing: Connecticut, South Dakota, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

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.

Read the Revised Guidelines & FAQ's (revised April 25, 2013).