A dream...Africa

Over on the ATT group there's a Texture Fades tag swap.  A trip to Africa is on my bucket list and a win for the US Soccer team would be another dream come true.  I know the US goalie (Tim Howard), watched him play all through high school, so this tag idea really spoke to me.

I chose Tim's Rays texture fade embossing folder.  First I inked up the tag with distress inks (Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge, Barn Door, Fired Brick, Mahogany, Walnut Stain and Black Soot - yes, all of them!).  Then I ran the tag through my Wizard.  I heat embossed clear powder over the rays; stamped 'dream' (TH) with StazOn Jet Black over the rays.  The flower, mask (100 Proof Press), and grass are part of a pack of papers called Eco Africa by Provocraft.  The postcard was stamped in Sepia Archival, distressed around the edges then I curled one corner.  The elephant was black heat embossed on gray paper (both stamps TH - Purely Random set).  Miscellaneous beads threaded onto hemp and an alpha tile complete the tag.