July, 2015, Card Chain Challenge Reveal!

Welcome to the 2015 July Card Chain Challenge Reveal!

We had 41 participants who exchanged cards across the globe this month using at least one of the following options:

Color Palette  

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!

Who Sent What To Whom

Linda in Michigan sent Jeanne H in Minnesota:

Jeanne H in Minnesota sent Patti in Missouri:

Patti in Missouri sent Nathalie in Canada:

In transit....

Nathalie in Canada sent Joy in Ohio:

Joy in Ohio sent Deborah (yours truly) in Indiana:

In transit....

Deborah (yours truly) in Indiana sent Christi C in Colorado:

Christi C in Colorado sent Christy in California:

Christy in California sent Cat C. in Maryland:

Cat C. in Maryland sent Jo in England:

Jo in England sent Dee in Kenya:

 

Dee in Kenya sent Mrs. A in England sent:

Mrs. A in England sent Asha in Portugal:

Asha in Portugal sent Greta in Oregon:

Greta in Oregon sent Toni in Washington:

Toni in Washington sent Vikki W from Australia:

Vikki W from Australia sent Arlene in California:

Arlene in California sent LaVon in Illinois:

LaVon in Illinois sent Vickie in Indiana:

Vickie in Indiana sent Jerrie in Wisconsin:

Jerrie in Wisconsin sent Marga in Spain:

Marga in Spain sent Darnell in California:

Darnell in California sent Janet in Mauritius:

Janet in Mauritius sent Sabrina in California:

Sabrina in California sent Lisa in Massachusetts:

Lisa in Massachusetts sent Gail in Norway:

Gail in Norway sent Chris in Texas:

Chris in Texas sent Becca in North Dakota:

In transit....

Becca in North Dakota sent Nancy in New York:

In transit....

Nancy in New York sent LesLee in  California:

LesLee in  California sent Robyn Oliver in Australia:

Robyn Oliver in Australia sent Barbara in Florida:

 

Barbara in Florida sent Sara in Missouri:

Sara in Missouri sent Loly in Alabama:

Loly in Alabama sent Monica in Illinois:

Monica in Illinois sent Oreet in Colorado:

Oreet in Colorado sent Judy I. in Florida:

 

Judy I. in Florida sent Carol in Scotland:

Carol in Scotland sent Lucille in Colorado:

Lucille in Colorado sent Lizzy Hill in Australia:

Lizzy Hill in Australia sent Betty in Nebraska:

Betty in Nebraska sent Linda in Michigan:

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 a Sweet Innocence stamp set:

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...

 

Betty in Nebraska!

 

Our Next Two Challenges

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

 

If your card arrives at its destination by the last day of August, you'll be eligible to win a $25 gift certificate to Paper Smooches (selected by random draw)!

 

The  September Card Chain Challenge sign-up begins on Friday, August 7, 2015 (sign-up link here will activate at that time). All cards exchanged in that challenge will be revealed here on October 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 August 1, 2015, we've exchanged over 1,725 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).

Comments

[Deborah]

I am so impressed with everyone's cards! Love them all!!!

[Asha]

Fabulous cards by everyone. What a FUN challenge. Thanks for organising this, Deborah.

[ionabunny]

Gorgeous cards from everyone. Congratulations to Betty. Thanks for all the time and effort you put in Deborah. Such a fun way to make new friends and spread love and goodwill. Looking forward to signing up for September. Hugz

[LesLee Stone-Rasmus]

Gorgeous Cards..... What a wide variety... And the talent just blows me away! This is so much fun. Thanks Deborah for all your hard work to pull this off

[Brenda Strachan]

I keep trying to get the gumption up to participating. i need to read the details again and get on with it
Brenda in BC Canada

[Brenda Strachan]

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

When I click on this link I get a blank screen????

[ionabunny]

Hi Brenda, there is a link on the main tabs at the top of the page that works CCC FAQs. Hope you decide to join us. It's more fun than a box of chocolate frogs. Hugz

[Deborah]

Hi, Brenda! You should definitely play along! I just clicked on the link to the CCC FAQ page and it worked, so maybe you just experienced an Internet hiccup? Anyway, try it again and then wade on in - the water's fine!

[Helen Gullett]

WOW great cards for July!