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.