August 2023 - Card Chain Challenge Reveal

Hello and welcome to the August 2023 Card Chain Challenge Reveal!

We had 32 participants who exchanged cards across the globe this month.

 

Total number of cards exchanged thus far by Card Chain Challenge participants is 4,105. 

 

We had one new player this month, Renate in the Netherlands.  Welcome Renate.

All the cards exchanged this month used at least one of the following options:

Colour Palette Option

or

Sketch Option

or 

Theme Options: CAS/Fruit or Veg/Friendship

or 

Product / Technique Options: Vellum/Stencils

Who Sent What To Whom

Robyn Oliver in Australia sent Viv in UK

Viv in UK sent Joanne in UK

Joanne in UK sent Daja in Germany

Daja in Germany sent Dee in Kenya

Dee in Kenya sent Gundi in Germany

Gundi in Germany sent Jo in UK

Jo in UK sent Marianne in Greece

Marianne in Greece sent Patricia in Texas

Patricia in Texas sent Dagmara in Poland

Dagmara in Poland sent Tina in Slovenia

Tina in Slovenia sent Alice in Finland

Alice in Finland sent Kati in Germany

Kati in Germany sent Mia in Greece

Mia in Greece sent Gail in Norway

Gail in Norway sent Linda in Michigan

Linda in Michigan sent Linda W in Minnesota

Linda W in Minnesota sent Kath in UK

Kath in UK sent Michaela in Austria

Michaela in Austria sent Bonnie in Colorado

Bonnie in Colorado sent Hilary in the UK

Hilary in the UK sent Arlene in California

Arlene in California sent Jill in WV

Jill in WV sent Suze in New Zealand

 

Suze in New Zealand sent Lou Z in Australia

Lou Z in Australia sent Chris in Illinois

Chris in Illinois sent Joanne in Connecticut

Joanne in Connecticut sent Joanne in California

Joanne in California sent Carol in the UK

Carol in the UK sent Renate in the Netherlands

Renate in the Netherlands sent Imke in Germany

Imke in Germany sent Julia in Massachusetts

Julia in Massachusetts sent Robyn Oliver in Australia

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 4,105 cards by participants from 41 of the 50 United States and 33 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!

Want to join the fun????

Hey, Gentle Readers, if you want to join in the fun you can sign up for the Card Chain Challenge.  All sign ups run in advance, from the 7th of the preceding month to the 6th of the exchange month.  All reveals happen on the 2nd of the month after the exchange is complete.

Hope to see you here!

Thanks for stopping!

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 honour-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 August, 2023, we've exchanged over 4,105 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, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, The Netherlands (Holland), Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya,  Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Norway, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa and USA. (We only need to get some countries that begin with L, O, Q, R, T, V, W, X, Y, and Z to keep up with our alphabet list! Total global participation here we come!!!

As for the USA, past participants come from: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, 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, West Virginia and Wisconsin. We're still missing: South Dakota, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Wyoming.

If you're new to the Card Chain Challenge this is an event where everybody wins. 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.