August, 2015, Card Chain Challenge Reveal!

Hello and welcome to the 2015 August Card Chain Challenge Reveal, sponsored by Paper Smooches! 

We had 43 participants who exchanged cards across the globe this month using at least one of the following options:

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: – Flowers  or  School  or  Friendship

OR

One of the following products: Dies - any kind, any company, any number!

Who Sent What To Whom

Linda in Michigan sent Lucille in Colorado:

 

Lucille in Colorado sent Helen G. in Ohio:

 

Helen G. in Ohio sent Janet in Mauritius:

 

Janet in Mauritius sent Marga in Spain:

Marga in Spain sent Darnell in California:

 

Darnell in California sent Lizzy Hill in Australia:

 

Lizzy Hill in Australia sent Toni in Washington:

 

Toni in Washington sent Jerrie in Wisconsin:

 

Jerrie in Wisconsin sent Jeanne in Minnesota:

Jeanne in Minnesota sent Sabrina in California:

 

Sabrina in California sent Kelly Booth in Arizona:

 

Kelly Booth in Arizona sent Jo in England:

And here's what popped up when you opened the card:

Jo in England sent LesLee in  California:

 

LesLee in  California sent Asha in Portugal:

 

Asha in Portugal sent LaVon in Illinois:

 

LaVon in Illinois sent Loly in Alabama:

 

Loly in Alabama sent Carol in Scotland:

 

Carol in Scotland sent Dee in Kenya:

 

Dee in Kenya sent Sara in Missouri:

 

Sara in Missouri sent Arlene in California:

 

Arlene in California sent Christi C in Colorado:

 

Christi C in Colorado sent Dawn in New Zealand:

 

Dawn in New Zealand sent Emily in Iowa:

 

Emily in Iowa sent Lisa in Massachusetts:

 

Lisa in Massachusetts sent Robyn Oliver in Australia:

 

Robyn Oliver in Australia sent Nathalie in Canada:

 

Nathalie in Canada sent Jana in Germany:

 

Jana in Germany sent Oreet in Colorado:

 

Oreet in Colorado sent Becca in North Dakota:

 

Becca in North Dakota sent Christy in California:

 

Christy in California sent Chris in Texas:

 

Chris in Texas sent Judy I. in Florida:

 

Judy I. in Florida sent Shawna in Michigan:

 

Shawna in Michigan sent Monica in Illinois:

 

Monica in Illinois sent Nancy in New York:

 

Nancy in New York sent Karen in California:

 

Karen in California sent Greta in Oregon:

 

Greta in Oregon sent Gail in Norway:

 

Gail in Norway sent Cat C. in Maryland:

 

Cat C. in Maryland sent Vickie in Indiana:

 

Vickie in Indiana sent Betty in Nebraska:

Betty in Nebraska sent Deborah (yours truly) in Indiana:

 

Deborah (yours truly) in Indiana 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 $25 gift certificate by Paper Smooches!

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...

Nancy in New York!

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

 

The Next Two Challenges

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

 

If your card arrives at its destination by the last day of September, you'll be eligible to win this month's prize (selected by random draw) - a $30 gift certificate from:

 

 

 

The October Card Chain Challenge sign-up begins on Monday, September 7 (sign-up link will activate at that time). All cards exchanged in that challenge will be revealed here on November 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 September 1, 2015, we've exchanged over 1,780 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 August 30, 2015).

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Comments

[ionabunny]

Wow, what a lovely gallery. Such beautiful cards from everyone. What a talented group we are. High fives and hugz all round. Thanks for hosting this fabulous fun card exchange Deborah. Appreciate the work you put in every month to make this run smoothly. Hugz

[Deborah]

Aw, Gail, that's so sweet! Thank you all for playing - couldn't do it without each and every one of y'all!

[Lisa Haines]

WOW! SUCH A great selection...I LOVED the card that I received, it was PERFECT for me...(lots of purple)...

THANKS SO MUCH EMILY <3

[Nancy Ward]

Everyone out did themselves this month! Gorgeous cards! Thanks so much for the win too! Love this exchange!!!

[Asha Martins]

WOW! Stunning array of cards. What a fun challenge it has been. Looking forward to the next. :)
hugs, Asha

[Dotty Jo]

Another stunning reveal! Thanks you, Deborah, for making all of this happen for us, Jo x

[Polka Dot Rosie]

I would love to join in this but the link to the September Card Chain Challenge takes me to April's Challenge...

[Deborah]

Hello, Polka Dot Rosie! Thank you for drawing my attention to this error. I'm scratching my head because I'm totally stumped as to how APRIL's challenge got in the link - LOL! I've corrected it, so you should be able to sign up now. (Welcome aboard!)