Card Chain Challenge Reveal - January 2024

Hello and welcome to the January 2024 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 4,259!

 

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

 

Colour Palette Option

 

(Exact matching is not required.)

Sketch Option

(Orient as desired.)

Theme Options: Mythical Creatures / Birds / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: Paint or Ink / Splatters

 

Who Sent What To Whom

 

Greta in Oregon sent Jeanne in Minnesota

Jeanne in Minnesota sent Jutta in Canada

Jutta in Canada sent Daja in Germany

Daja in Germany sent Ella in Germany

Ella in Germany sent Brenda in the UK

Brenda in the UK sent Marianne in Greece

Marianne in Greece sent Viv in UK

 

Viv in UK sent Helen G. in Ohio

Helen G. in Ohio sent Dee in Kenya

Dee in Kenya sent Patricia in Texas

Patricia in Texas sent Hilary in the UK

Hilary in the UK sent Carol in the UK

Carol in the UK sent Lou Z in Australia

Lou Z in Australia sent Gail in Norway

Gail in Norway sent Barbara in Switzerland

Barbara in Switzerland sent Ellie in Illinois

Ellie in Illinois sent Renate in the Netherlands

Renate in the Netherlands sent Gail in Canada

Gail in Canada sent Alice in Finland

Alice in Finland sent Kath in UK

Kath in UK sent Arlene in California

Arlene in California sent Linda in Michigan

 

Linda in Michigan sent Bonnie in Colorado

Bonnie in Colorado sent Joanne in Connecticut

Joanne in Connecticut sent Julia in Massachusetts

Julia in Massachusetts sent Linda W in Minnesota

Linda W in Minnesota sent Jo in UK

Jo in UK sent Imke in Germany

Imke in Germany sent Mia in Greece

Mia in Greece sent Gundi in Germany

Gundi in Germany sent Dagmara in Poland

Dagmara in Poland sent Greta in Oregon

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 4,259 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 January 2024 we've exchanged over 4,259 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.