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
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.