February, 2016, Card Chain Challenge Reveal!

Hello and welcome back for the 2016 February Card Chain Challenge Reveal!

We had 35 participants who exchanged cards across the globe this month. One of them is brand new to the CCC, so please give a rousing welcome to Stacy in Nevada!

This month card makers were asked to use at least one of the following options:

Color Palette

These colors are your guideline - exact matching is not necessary.

Sketch

You can orient this sketch in any direction and/or flip it.

One of the following themes: – Flowers or St. Patrick's Day or Friendship

One of the following products: Lawn Fawn stamps, papers, etc.

Who Sent What To Whom

Linda in Michigan sent Gail in Norway:

Gail in Norway sent LesLee in California:

LesLee in California sent Jeanne in Minnesota:

Jeanne in Minnesota sent Toni in Washington:

Toni in Washington sent Ruth in Australia:

Ruth in Australia sent Asha in Portugal:

IN THE MAIL - CHECK BACK LATER!

Asha in Portugal sent An'Jenic in Mississippi:

An'Jenic in Mississippi sent Mrs. A in England:

IN THE MAIL - CHECK BACK LATER!

Mrs. A in England sent Jerrie in Wisconsin:

Jerrie in Wisconsin sent Lizzy Hill in Australia:

Lizzy Hill in Australia sent Greta in Oregon:

Greta in Oregon sent Christi C in Colorado:

Christi C in Colorado sent Jo in England:

Jo in England sent Sara in Missouri:

Sara in Missouri sent Helen G. in Ohio:

Helen G. in Ohio sent Marga in Spain:

Marga in Spain sent Sabrina in California:

Sabrina in California sent Loly in Alabama:

Loly in Alabama sent Julie in Ireland:

Julie in Ireland sent Arlene in California:

IN THE MAIL - CHECK BACK LATER!

Arlene in California sent Stacy in Nevada:

Stacy in Nevada sent Betty in Nebraska:

Betty in Nebraska sent Dawn in New Zealand:

Dawn in New Zealand sent Vikki W from Australia:

Vikki W from Australia sent Agata in Switzerland:

Agata in Switzerland sent LaVon in Illinois:

LaVon in Illinois sent Christy in California:

Christy in California sent Lisa in Massachusetts:

Lisa in Massachusetts sent Judy I. in Florida:

Judy I. in Florida sent Nat in Canada:

Nat in Canada sent Robyn Oliver in Australia:

Robyn Oliver in Australia sent Jana in Germany:

Jana in Germany sent Janet in Mauritius:

Janet in Mauritius 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 this versatile stamp set by Jillybean Soup/Hampton Art:

Jillybean

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...

Jeanne in Minnesota!

Congratulations, Jeanne! Please send me an email by March 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 sign up for the March Card Chain Challenge until Sunday, March 6, 2016, 11:55 p.m., EST. All cards exchanged will be revealed here on April 1, 2016.

If your card arrives at its destination by the last day of April, you'll be eligible to win this month's prize (selected by random draw):

The April Card Chain Challenge sign-up begins on Monday, March 7. All cards exchanged in that challenge will be revealed here on May 1, 2016.

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 March 1, 2016, we've exchanged over 1,990 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, Mississippi, 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, 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 JANUARY 1, 2016).