October 2019 Card Chain Challenge Reveal

Hello and welcome to the October 2019 Card Chain Challenge Reveal!

We had 21 participants (seems to be a lucky number for CCC) who exchanged cards across the globe this month. Our total number of exchanged cards is a fabulous 2,871 thus far! Most of you were inspired by our rather lovely colour combo and the beautiful season that is Autumn/Fall - depending on which part of the globe you inhabit. 

Here are the options that inspired your cards:

Color Palette Option

(Exact matching is not required.)

or

Sketch Option

(Orient as desired.)

or

Theme Options: Unicorns / Leaves / Friendship

or

Product / Technique Options: Die Cuts

Who Sent What To Whom

Linda in Michigan sent Lucille in Colorado 

Lucille in Colorado sent Nat in Canada

Nat in Canada sent Suzanne in Pennsylvania 

Suzanne in Pennsylvania sent Greta in Oregon

  
Greta in Oregon sent Denise in California

Denise in California sent Jeanne in Minnesota

Jeanne in Minnesota sent Suze in NZ

Suze in NZ sent Robyn in Australia 

Robyn in Australia sent Arlene in California

Arlene in California sent Shylaa in India

Shylaa in India sent Hilary in the UK 

Hilary in the UK sent Joanne in UK

 

Joanne in UK sent Dawn in New Zealand

Dawn in New Zealand sent Tina in Slovenia

Tina in Slovenia sent Marga in Spain

Marga in Spain  sent Jo in England 

Jo in England sent Dee in Kenya

Dee in Kenya sent Gail in Norway

Gail in Norway sent Chris in Ilinois

Chris in Ilinois 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! We've now exchanged over 2,871 cards by participants from 38 of the 50 United States and 30 countries!! 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 Challenge

Hey, Gentle Readers, if you want to join in the fun, you can sign up for the January 2020 Challenge from 7th December to 6th January. Don't forget that we have a little break because of the Festive Season. All cards exchanged for the January Challenge will be revealed here on 2nd February 2020.

Hope to see you here!

Thanks for stopping!

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 31st October, we've exchanged over 2,871 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, England, France, Germany, 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 come from: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, 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, 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.