Hello Nomad friends. The second of the month and time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal.
20 fabulous artists shared their handmade cards and sent them winging their way around the world, carrying love and friendship in every envelope. I am so proud to be a link in this awesome chain. I was thinking about it yesterday as I was putting the final touches to the reveal that this is actually quite an amazing thing. Started by Deborah Nolan, running since 2009, and we are creeping out way towards 5,000 cards exchanged. That is quite an achievement. If you are involved, or have ever been involved, then give yourself a pat on the back and take my love and gratitude for your participation and support.
My card went to Jo in the UK. Jo, my partner in craft, my strong right hand, my backup and pick up when things get tricky, my very good friend. Glad you liked my experimental card making bwahahhahaahhaaaaaaaa.......
I saw a thing, and had an idea, and this pop up sentiment card was the result. I used the Card Chain Challenge options of More than 3 folds and Friendship
I started with some Tonic Studio patterned paper, scored and folded my mechanism.
♪ Star trekking across the universe,
Always going forwards cos we can't find reverse ♪
Ahhh, yes...... Back to planet earth. Another piece of the Tonic paper on my card base and my space defying popup mounted on top. I stamped Lost Coast Designs Pokey Cat with a bit of maskery trickery on the card, then on plain card, fussy cut and added the daring duo to their stamped selves. I did some square die cutting for the layered sentiment panels and stamped Carmen's Veranda Best Friends on the front, then mounted it on the mechanism. It pops out a bit from the card base,in a fun and floppy manner.
The Lost Coast Portal to Creativity has a Cats and Dogs theme this month so if you are stamping and featuring Cats and/or Dogs we would love to see you link up.
If you want to see all the cards exchanged this month hop over and check out the REVEAL
If you would like to join the card exchange fun the SIGN UP is open
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity - Cats and Dogs
Scrappelyst Sommerutfordring - Alt Er Lov
Allsorts Challenge 829 - Animals/AG
Paper Funday Challenge 78 - Anything Goes opt Fun with Stencils
Fabulous fold and fun sentiment-love the cats.
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Goodness Gail! what a very fun and clever fold design! I can just image the smile on Jo's face when she opened this! LOVE your green eyed cat jumping in behind the brown eyed one too! Thanks for ALL the work you do to keep this wonderful challenge going! Julia xx
ReplyDeleteSweet kitty duo, Gail & I love the pop up mechanism! Fun inside sentiment too - perfectly snarky for Jo!!
ReplyDeleteSo good to have a partner in crime and extra right hand back up like Jo, I'm lucky to have one as well.
ReplyDeletePerfect that this fits in so nicely with our new Allsorts theme, many thanks for sharing.
B x
What a fabulous card!! I love the fun fold and the super adorable cats !!! Love it!!!! Thanks for joining us at The Paper Funday Challenges!
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Gerda
I'm so blessed to have you are my buddy, Gail, and I LOVE this card sooooo much, Jo x
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting fold card, Gail and so creative!
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What a fun card and I am sure Jo was thrilled to receive it!! So amazing that the Card Chain Challenge has been so long running, glad I've been part of it now and then. Hope to join in again sometime soon!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge this week!
Ellie
Ellibelle's Corner
What fun - making your own mechanism to pop this out. Those cats are so cute.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the folded out card I would never have guessed it would look like a square one once foled, fun to be fooled:)
ReplyDeleteA wonderful fold and I am sure delighted Jo. Love those cats too! Thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge.
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ReplyDeleteTakk for at du deltar hos Scrappelyst.
Well, what a great fold pop-up design Gail! Not gonna say I totally understand how your did it (!) But it looks great! Wonderful eye colors on your two fun cats too! Julia ss
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