February 2017 Card Chain Challenge Reveal!

Hello.  Welcome to the February 2017 reveal for the Card Chain Challenge.  We had 23 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



















OR

One of the following themes:  Hearts  or  Nature  or  Friendship
You can use one or a combination

OR

One of the following products:  Hampton Arts or Embossing  

Are you ready for a crafty trip around the world??  Here are the cards that were exchanged in February....

Jeanne in Minnesota sent Denise in California

Denise in California sent Jerrie in Wisconsin

Jerrie in Wisconsin sent Dawn in New Zealand

Dawn in New Zealand sent Marga in Spain

Marga in Spain sent Jutta in Canada

Jutta in Canada sent Jo in England

Jo in England sent Carol in Scotland

Carol in Scotland sent Betty in Nebraska

Betty in Nebraska sent Lucille in Colorado

Lucille in Colorado sent Christy in California

Christy in California sent Sabrina in California

Sabrina in California sent Helen G. in Ohio

Helen G. in Ohio sent LesLee in California

LesLee in California sent Lizzy in Australia

Lizzy in Australia sent Deborah in Indiana

  Deborah in Indiana sent Cat C. in Maryland

Cat C. in Maryland sent Greta in Oregon

Greta in Oregon sent Gail in Norway

Gail in Norway sent Sara in Missouri

Sara in Missouri sent Lorraine in the UK

Lorraine in the UK sent Robyn in Australia

Robyn in Australia sent Mrs. A in England

Mrs. A in England sent Jeanne in Minnesota

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!)

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 ending March 6th, 2017. All cards exchanged will be revealed here on April 2nd, 2017.

The April Card Chain Challenge sign-up begins on March 7th and ends on April 6th, 2017.  All cards exchanged in that challenge will be revealed here on May 2nd, 2017.
  

Hope to see you here!

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah, Gail, and Jo

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 May, 2016, we've exchanged over 2,069 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, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. We're still missing: Connecticut, South Dakota, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Rhode Island, 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.