October's Party Card

I nearly choked upon seeing the last time I posted here -- my goodness!  So I'd better get on with it!

Today's card was born out of a whim to make an autumn card.

And once it was made, I decided to handwrite a poem into it. Fall, I found is a season where many poems had a melancholy tone, so I was very delighted with this poem ' October's Party ' for its simple delightful touch - and here's my card [now on its way to a friend]!

It's a simple card, but I was inspired towards it by a custom made envelope 

I had hanging around for at least a year....this one, 

spellbinder nesting dies, handcut tag, button

I glittered the bird with coppery glitter which is hard to see here but it looks

really pretty!  I encourage you to try to handwrite a poem inside your cards --

keep in mind that if you go slow and try to make consistent - looking letters, 

it will all look just fine in the end because what else matters than the 

fact you took the effort and time to make a handmade card and send it to 

the lucky recipient! 

Well, till next post, and enjoy our FALL, its such a wonderful season :)

Sizzix Bigz die [bird], Martha Stewart punch [branch]

October's Party

by George Cooper

October gave a party;

The leaves by hundreds came—

The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,

And leaves of every name.

The Sunshine spread a carpet,

And everything was grand,

Miss Weather led the dancing,

Professor Wind the band.

The Chestnuts came in yellow,

The Oaks in crimson dressed;

The lovely Misses Maple

In scarlet looked their best;

All balanced to their partners,

And gaily fluttered by;

The sight was like a rainbow

New fallen from the sky.

Then, in the rustic hollow,

At hide-and-seek they played,

The party closed at sundown,

And everybody stayed.

Professor Wind played louder;

They flew along the ground;

And then the party ended

In jolly "hands around."