Tales From the Sofa

Hello Nomad friends.  2nd of the month and time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal.  It's the culmination of much work by many artists and it is truly a thing of beauty.  Anyone have any ideas about why the Card Chain Challenge 'sidebar' has relocated itself as a 'footer'.  Jo, Head of Technical Services has been trying to work it out, but no joy.  My idea of 'maybe it will fix itself??' has been of little use bwahaahahaaaa.  Anyway, enough IT nonsense, lets get to the important things.....

 Update.... Ooooh, see I knew Jo was a technical genius.  Fixed.  Well done Jo.  Hugz 

I got a beautiful card from Mia in Greece and my card is winging it's way to Joanne in the UK, via two holes in the ground, a slow boat to China and a whole flock of confused pigeons.  I used the options of Postal and Friendship. 

 This evolved far from my original idea, but I hope Joanne likes the final result.  This glorious lion from Funky Fossil was actually supposed to be on another project, but once he dropped on the desk onto of that retro scrap with a couple of arrows pointed at his head it all seemed serendipitous.  The arrows and postage stamps are from an ephemera pack and the heart and sentiment are Lost Coast Designs stamps.  I coloured the lion with distress markers.

If you would like to see all the amazing card that flew around the planet for May check out the REVEAL POST. 

If you would like to join the fun SIGN UP HERE. 

Thanks for dropping by.  HUGZ

Joining the fun at
Hobby Vision Challenge 154 - Alles Mag
Show Us Your Pussies Challenge 124 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Add a Rainbow of Colour

Shroom Potions

Hello Nomad friends.  Made some ATC's in autumn colours with Aall&Create stamps. 

Dubious advice from the bottle maybe!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Food/Drink
Allsorts Challenge Week 751

Leathered It!!

Hello Nomad friends.  It's my turn to share some fun Technique Time tips with your embossing folders over at the wonderful Let's Squash It! blog.  Today I am looking at things you can squash that aren't normal paper and card.  Hop on over for an interesting read, but first, my piece de resistance.........

I made this card with a piece of leather I embossed!
Cool or cool??!

I used Darice Ticket 30cm long embossing folder and brown leather

I used a Kort og Godt patterned card base and stencilled with Walnut Stain distress ink through a Prima stencil

 I added the embossed leather.  I cut some arrows from kraft card using Sizzix Movers and Shapers Arrow die and the Jallopy from the same leather, fluffy side out.  I stamped the arrows with Rubber Dance Bird Feet from the Gather Together set using brown archival and edged with brown Promarker.  The large arrow I fussy cut and stamped TH sentiment.   I die cut the Konfirmant sentiment from a scrap of brown card and added more stamped bird feet along the bottom of the card......

..... and on the inside along with TH Pointer stamp.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hope you enjoy my Technique Time ideas and come back on the 10th for a new Let's Squash It! challenge.  See you there.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Country View Challenge - Monochromatic
We Love 2 Create Challenge 8 - Anything Mixed Media
NSS Challenge 3 - For Big and Little Boys
Do-All Kreatives #56 - Transport + Vintage for Men

New Crafty Friend

Hello.  Welcome.  I have a new crafty friend.  It's the Brusho Travel Palette.  I used it, Brusho powders, wax resist sticks and embossing folders to make these bright and colourful cards. 

Here's some close ups......

Flower embossing folders

Retro Circles and Arrows embossing folders.

Do hop over to the Colourcraft blog for all the details on my makes and check out the link above and grab yourself a new crafty friend. 

Joining the fun at
Creative Moments Challenge 171 - Anything Goes
Scrap the Rainbow Utfordring Juni/Juli - Lag Bakgrunn