Card Chain Challenge - August 2024 Reveal

Hello and welcome to the August 2024 Card Chain Challenge Reveal!

We had 24 participants who exchanged cards across the globe this month.

 

Total number of cards exchanged thus far by Card Chain Challenge participants is 4,467

We had one new player this month, Lyneen in Washington.  Welcome Lyneen.

 

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:  Music / Funny / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: Tissue Paper / Rocker Card

 

 

Before we get to the reveal I would like to announce the winner of the beautiful digital Egyptian Dreams kit sponsored by Relatively Thoughtful.  The lucky winner is

 

MIA

 

Congrats Mia.  Email me at craftynomad @ gmail .com

 

 

Now here is the awesome August reveal.......

Who Sent What To Whom

Greta in Oregon sent Tina in Slovenia

Tina in Slovenia sent Brenda in the UK

Brenda in the UK sent Lyneen in Washington

 

Lyneen in Washington sent Hilary in the UK

Hilary in the UK sent Jeanne in Minnesota

 

Jeanne in Minnesota sent Linda in Michigan

 

Linda in Michigan sent Daja in Germany

Daja in Germany sent Robyn Oliver in Australia

Robyn Oliver in Australia sent Jo in UK

Jo in UK sent Marianne in Greece

Marianne in Greece sent Gundi in Germany

Gundi in Germany sent Barbara in Switzerland

 

Barbara in Switzerland sent Imke in Germany

Imke in Germany sent Dee in Kenya

 

Dee in Kenya sent Gail in Norway

It's on the Way!

Gail in Norway sent Linda W in Minnesota 

Linda W in Minnesota sent Arlene in California

Arlene in California sent Chris in Illinois

Chris in Illinois sent Dagmara in Poland

Dagmara in Poland sent Julia in Massachusetts

Julia in Massachusetts sent Mia in Greece

Mia in Greece sent Ella in Germany

 

Ella in Germany sent Joanne in Connecticut

Joanne in Connecticut 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 4,467 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 2024, we've exchanged over 4,467 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.