Arbor Day Blog Hop

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in Summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

...Alfred Joyce Kilma

In the News: Arbor Day celebrated in Clarksville, 'Tree City USA' as quoted in their local paper

"I have a saying that trees are one of our utilities, and the reason I say that is because they help clean the air, they help control rainwater runoff, they convert carbon dioxide into oxygen," he said. "What we really have when we have a line of trees around the city is a utility that provides good things for the population without having any cost associated with it."

Today, we are celebrating the wonderment of trees and we welcome you in our celebration. If you are just visiting me, I would love for you to have a good "roots" with our hop and start at the beginning of our seedling which is at. If you have arrived from                                     then don't "bark" up the wrong tree as you are standing in our midst!

Here is the line up in case you get lost...

1. Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
2. Kimberly ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com
3. Lisa ~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/ ---CAME FROM HERE
4. Tiffany ~ http://angel4ever-thecraftyteacher.blogspot.com/ HERE
5. Lori ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/ ---GO HERE NEXT
6. Anita~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
7. Michele ~ http://michelescraftroom.blogspot.com/

Now for my project...

I've been reading over the years that there has been a serious decline in the bee population. Bees are extremely important, especially in regards to our food chain. Without bees, many of the foods that we depend upon will no longer exist. So, I decided to create this frame called "Trees need bees".

I took a regular frame and covered it with paper from Close to My Heart using modge podge. This paper comes from the Mayberry paper pack. The bees and trees come from the Create a Critter cartridge.  I cut out two bees, the shadow and the layers at 2 3/4 inches. I also cut out three trees. The two smaller trees are cut at 2 3/4 inches. The larger tree is cut out at 3 1/4 inches. 

I used Stickles on the wings of the bee. The color of the Stickes is waterfall. 

I welded the phrase "Trees need bees" on my cricut gypsy. The top font is from Art Philosophy Cartridge from Close to My Heart. The "bees" is from Gypsy font. If you want to purchase the Art Philosophy cartridge, you can purchase it HERE. I used a white gel pen to create the faux stitching. 

 

I also used liquid pearls so the trees would look as though they were bearing fruit (thanks to the bees).

Thank you for visiting us today as we celebrate the loveliness of our trees. Your next stop along our trail is  Lori ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/. Thank you for counting our rings and not stumping along the way!

Theme Day Thursday - Create a Critter

 

Hi everyone! Today is Theme Day Thursday for the Design Team! Today the theme is to create using the cartridge Create a Critter. This is one of my favorite cartridges! 

The kite is from Create a Critter. I cut the kite a little over two inches. The flying high sentiment actually is from 3 Birds on Parade. I used glitter gel pens for the faux stitching around the kite and the sentiment. I used the Peachy Keen stamp for the face (from set PK 490). I embossed the cream background with the Sizzix texture boutique and a cuttle bug folder. I also added liquid pearls on the bows on the kite. The kite is affixed using pop up dots.

Please visit Erica's Craft Room to see what the other DT members have created!

I hope I have inspired you to become crafty!

~Tiffany~