Here is my shaker card for this week's free for all challenge where we are to make a card based on something we collect (other than stamping supplies).
Years ago we started by collecting frogs ornaments from TIBO http://www.adirondack-designs.be/contents/nl/d17.html
and when we went on a vacation we searched for little frogs in local shops.
Now we have them in all kinds of material such as stone, leather, glass, tin etc,
I took a photo of our pond with Zique the frog surrounded by twopence, a small waterside plant.
I looked for the flower child with the same name from Cicely Mary Barker to decorate my card.
Have you pennies? I have many:
Each round leaf of mine's a penny,
Two and two along the stem —
Such a business, counting them!
(While I talk, and while you listen,
Notice how the green leaves glisten,
Also every flower-cup:
Don't I keep them polished up?)
Have you one name? I have many:
"Wandering Sailor", "Creeping Jenny",
"Money-wort", and of the rest
"Strings of Sovereigns" is the best,
(That's my yellow flowers, you see.)
"Meadow Runagates" is me,
And "Herb Twopence". Tell me which
Show I stray, and show I'm rich?
Have a nice weekend,
niki
Date: Friday, May 28, 2010 GMT Views: 403
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Registered: November 12, 2009 Location: Living in Western North Carolina in the mountains of beauty. Posts: 2551
Fri, May 28, 2010 @ 12:24 PM
GREAT fun loving critters to collect.. the world needs a lot more of these alive... that is for sure.. GREAT card.. and love the fairies as they live on our farm all the time... love it.
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Fri, May 28, 2010 @ 3:15 PM
WOW what a fabulous scrapbook page. I love it and I know someone else who would love all of those frogs. My daugther (e3stamper) thinks she was a frog in her 1st life. LOL
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Fri, May 28, 2010 @ 7:55 PM
Love your poem... and your card is fantastic! alongside part of your collection! tfs!
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