Tuesday, 2 June 2020

Card Chain Challenge - May Reveal and a BLOG HOP!

We've hit something of a milestone over at The Card Chain Challenge!


3,000 cards exchanged  



How awesome is that?!!  3,000 times spreading love around the world one card at a time.  

We think this calls for a celebration and we want YOU to come and join the fun!!!!   


We'll be having a series of games on the blog during June and you'll need to follow us and keep checking back to make sure you don't miss anything.  Psssst, don't tell anyone but there will be prizes...   Oh, OK, tell everyone!!  Let's have fun and party like it's 2021...  


Anyhoo, onward to the May Reveal and we have decided to turn it into a blog hop!!  So enjoy the cards, hop over to the sender's post and please leave a little love. Gail and I will be randomly selecting 3 comments left between today and the 28th June to win some prizes.  

There were 24 participants who exchanged cards across the globe during May and I'm amazed that so many cards have made it through despite the current problems across the world. Let's hear it for the world postal service!

Our options were:

Colour Palette Option

or

Sketch Option
Orient as required

or 

Theme Options: Repeat (more than one of something)/Fruit/ friendship

or 

Product / Technique Options: Stickers/Brushos

Here's the card I sent to Karen in Virginia - she's the next link in our hop, so please drop by her blog and say 'Hi'!



I sort of followed the sketch and the colours however, I was bang on the money with the theme of repetition! I stamped some Clearly Besotted apple blossom images and the masked them so I could colour and stencil the background. 

At the time of writing this post my card from Lucille in Colorado is still in transit; I'm looking forward to seeing it and keeping my fingers crossed it arrives safely!

There are still a few days left to sign up for the June exchange and you can always play along in our blog hop (did I mention there are prizes???).

23 comments:

Suzanne H said...

I love the softness of this card and your masking is flawless.

Crafting Queen said...

Lovely card.

Kath said...

A lovely card Jo and thanks for all your hard work on the CCC.
Kath x

HilaryJane said...

Brilliant masking and I love that stencilled background. great subtle colours too xx

Jeanne H said...

Lovely card, Jo. I like the background and simple flowers.

Cat Craig said...

I love that you left the flowers w hite. So pretty.

ionabunny said...

Awesome card Jo and thanks for everything you do for the Card Chain Challenge. Without you it would have crashed and burned long ago. I really mean that. Hugz

Mia said...

I love this beautiful card, Jo. What a beautiful background! The white flowers really pop up! Fantastic! Hugs, my friend.

Betty said...

the white flowers are so pretty with that wonderful soft stenciled background, Jo!

GerJanne said...

Hi Jo,
thanks for visiting my blog. Your card is marvelous! Beautiful colours and I like your interpretation of the sketch ;-)

Tracey McNeely said...

Beautiful card Jo!

papierelle said...

I see we both had the same thought. I also like it very much on your card that your flowers have remained white!! I've only been with CCC for three months, but I'm already very excited and have found new blog friends. Gundi

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Beautiful background Jo and I love your trio of flowers - so pretty!! Thanks for making this reveal a fun blog hop and congrats on 3000 cards for the CCC!!

Robyn Oliver said...

A gorgeous card Jo, love the soft colours and your repeat stamping.... and whoopppiieee, celebrating 3000 CCC cards, made, sent and shared.. hugs and stay safe Robyn

Nicole Parmentier said...

Beautiful how you combined the sketch and colours. Love that background and the white flowers really pop off your card. Awesome!!

Lynne in NI said...

Beautiful Jo! I would have been so tempted to colour those flowers but they're perfect in white against your lovely background :)

Denise Bryant said...

Pretty card! I love the apple blossoms design and the background!

Helen Gullett said...

Dotty, your card is so lovely and beautiful. I love the stenciled background and masked flowers. Great take on the challenge.

Greta said...

Gorgeous background--great card, Jo!

Suze said...

I like the stencilled background Jo. It is a lovely background for the elements on top.

Angelnorth said...

Masking those skinny branches must have been fiddly - you did a fabulous job on it Jo, this is lovely!

Janis said...

Hi, Jo! Thank you for the welcome to CCC. I am so excited to join in and get acquainted with everyone....since I only know a handful of you regular participants!

Your card is just gorgeous! I love the gentle blended colors on your stenciling...and your masking is flawless! WOW...just wonderful!

Have a good day!!
<3 J

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Tina Z. said...

amazing background, so soft and beautiful!