Did Someone Say Birthday Presents?

 

A big, big thank you for all the birthday wishes, and thanks also to everyone who came to our party. We think 15 years is quite the achievement and it was great to see you guys think so too. Thank you so very much for bringing the fun month after month - it makes all the hard work worthwhile.

It was great to hear how each of you found your way to The Card Chain Challenge and your comments certainly triggered lots of happy memories for Gail and me. Let's give another big SHOUT OUT to the amazing Gail for keeping this challenge going after Deborah handed over the reins. Deborah really started something special when she created CCC and its been a real privilege to be involved in keeping it going.

We had a party AND we promised presents!

First of all, here is a virtual gift in the form of a shiny new badge for anyone who wants to display it on their blog. We'd love it if you'd link back to CCC, please. 

We'd love to do so, but we can't give all of our lovely players an IRL gift, instead we invited Mr. Random to help us pick a lucky five from those of you who left a comment. 

Our lucky Winners are:

Gail L

Carol

Imke

Lucille

Ellie

Congratulations, and thanks again to everyone who commented on 

our Birthday Celebrations post.

Please could you send your snail mail addresses to Jo at dottypudding (at) aol.com so your mystery gift bags can begin their journeys around the globe. 

A big thank you to everyone who joined the party fun, and also to all of you brave souls who are in the Linky to play our December Challenge AKA Gail's Fiendishly Festive Tic - Tac - Toe. There's still plenty of time to join the fun and we really hope you do!

Take care, guys, and happy crafting and love to you all!

Card Chain Challenge Sign Up - December 2024

Hello and welcome! 

 

If this is the first time you've visited the Card Chain Challenge 

we hope you'll sign up and join in the fun!

 

We are all about spreading love around the world, one handmade card at a time!!

 

 

We've now exchanged 4,523 cards by participants from 41 of the 50 United States and 33 countries.

 

Exciting news!!!

This month the Card Chain Challenge is again being generously sponsored by

Relatively Thoughtful

Relatively Thoughtful is a craft paper Designer and Brand product supplier that offers a range of unique and creative products for crafting enthusiasts. Based in the UK our website features a variety of craft supplies, and we pride ourselves on providing high-quality products at affordable prices, with exceptional customer service. We have created our own brand and designs which we believe are unique and inspiring and these are available in both real and digital format.  Check our website for free gifts and our current challenge.

Relatively Thoughtful are offering 2 Digital kits for one randomly selected person who completes the requirements of the December Card Chain Challenge.  The kits being offered this month are from the Alice Tea Party collection and you will get both the Fussy Cut Pack and the Floral Backgrounds pack.  Thank you so much Relatively Thoughtful.  I realise not everyone uses digital art so if you would like to be considered for the random draw please leave a comment at the bottom of this post or message me and I'll add your name to the list.

Relatively Thoughtful are also offering a 10% discount for all our players!! This discount applies to digital and physical products in the shop so we should all be able to benefit from this.  I will include the discount code with the Card Chain Challenge contact email.  If you shop please do use our discount code.

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Please remember

• This is an international card exchange. Please do not sign up unless you are willing to actually make and send a card.  

• Please email us (craftynomad at gmail dot com) a 100-200k photo of your handmade card by December 25th 2024  Happy Christmas everyone... Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the wayyyyyyyyyyy....

•  Your card should arrive at its destination by December 31st 2024. 
  
  

Challenge Directions 

Make a card using 

GAIL's FIENDISHLY FESTIVE TIC TAC TOE

 

 

Pick a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line and incorporate the 5 elements on your card. 

 

Sign Up Deadline  

You have until December 6th 2024 to sign up below.  

Reveal Post

All of the cards with links to their creators' blogs or online photo galleries will be revealed here on 2nd January 2025

Sign up below (please include a link to your blog/photo gallery). Please sign up using your first name and your state, province or country. EX: Ann in Texas; Betty in Ontario; Cathy in Wales; Darla in Italy.

Thanks for signing up!

Gail and Jo 

*This is an international card exchange - you send a handmade card to the person above you on the list, and you receive one from the person below you on the list. We do a reveal of all the cards with links to the challenge participants' blogs or online photo galleries - which is a great way to increase exposure to your blog or photo gallery! 

Helpful Links

Past Card Chain Challenge Reveals

   

Please read the Rules & FAQs if you want to play along.  

 

We also have some Mailing Tips that might be useful.....    

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Card Chain Challenge Reveal October 2024

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

We had 28 participants who exchanged cards across the globe this month.

 

Total number of cards exchanged thus far by Card Chain Challenge participants is 4,523

 

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: Bears / Transylvania / Friendship

Product / Technique Options:   Plaid / Needle and Thread

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

 

ELLA in Germany

 

Congrats Ella.  Email me at craftynomad @ gmail .com

 

Who Sent What To Whom

 

Daja in Germany sent Jeanne in Minnesota

Jeanne in Minnesota sent Lucille in New Jersey

Lucille in New Jersey sent Ella in Germany

Ella in Germany sent Kath in UK

Kath in UK sent Renate in the Netherlands

Renate in the Netherlands sent Gundi in Germany

Gundi in Germany sent Hilary in the UK

Hilary in the UK sent Tina in Slovenia

Tina in Slovenia sent Linda in Michigan

Linda in Michigan sent Mia in Greece

 

Mia in Greece sent Dagmara in Poland

Dagmara in Poland sent Imke in Germany

 

Imke in Germany sent Greta in Oregon

Greta in Oregon sent Gail in Norway

 

Gail in Norway sent Jo in UK

Jo in UK sent Lyneen in Washington

Lyneen in Washington sent Arlene in California

Arlene in California sent Carol in the UK

Carol in the UK sent Ellie in Illinois

Ellie in Illinois sent Joanne in Connecticut

Joanne in Connecticut sent Linda W in Minnesota

Linda W in Minnesota sent Dee in Kenya

 

Dee in Kenya sent Barbara in Switzerland

Barbara in Switzerland sent Brenda in the UK

Brenda in the UK sent Gail in Canada

 

Gail in Canada sent Robyn Oliver in Australia

Robyn Oliver in Australia sent  Julia in Massachusetts

Julia in Massachusetts sent Daja in Germany

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 4,523 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 October 2024, we've exchanged over 4,523 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.