Lovely as a Tree Challenge

As I was doing some research for a special week we have coming up here in the Moxie Fab World and on the Paper Crafts Connection blogs in regards to our latest and greatest special issue that goes on sale *cough* Card Creations, Volume 7 *cough* next week, it hit me over the head like a 2 x 4.

I mean it. WHAP! It hit me square in the ol' noggin that one of the trendiest icons in the world right now is the tree.

WHAP!

I mean, if I were to say, for example, "Name 5 paper crafting manufacturers that have trees in one of their lines," you'd be able to name like 12 in one breath, right?

WHAP ME AGAIN!

So, I'm thinking, we'd better not pass up this tree-sized opportunity to celebrate something as lovely and trendy as trees in the Moxie Fab World, right? WHAP!

I mean, take a look at these leafy finds on Etsy and just try and tell me that you don't see familiar elements in paper crafting product--and I hope you don't mind, but I'd love to show you these images paired with one of my favorite poems, Trees by Joyce Kilmer:

I think that I shall never see

Love Birds Wedding Print from onereverie

A poem as lovely

Blown Away by PaintingPrints

as a tree.

Lonely Tree by Sascalia

A tree whose hungry mouth

Grow Notecard Set from fuzzygrapefruit

is prest

Retro Tree Pocket Mirror from MadisonCraft

Against the sweet earth's

Silver Tree Necklace from roundabout

flowing breast;

Collage Print Family Tree from artandphilanthropy

A tree that looks

Trees & Leaves Knitting Needle Organizer from rosevans

at God all day,

Sunshine from Sascalia

and lifts her leafy arms

Sing Your Song Wall Decal Sticker from OldBarnRescueCompany

to pray;

Ginkgo Trees by redbeandesign

A tree that may in summer wear

Purple Tree by Sascalia

a nest of robins in her hair;

Flowering Tree and Birds Print from ConstantDreamer

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Tree from carambatack

Who intimately lives with rain.

Warm Wishes from Circle of Life Series by madart

Poems are made by fools like me,

In the Tree Tops from singlestonestudios

But only God can make a tree.

Piccolo Arancia nel Bosco by trmackstudio

Ready to "branch out" and not only create a project that has a tree on it, but actually submit it to the gallery for a chance to see it posted here in the Moxie Fab World AND win a moxie fab prize? Groovy! Click here to upload it to the Flickr gallery by midnight MST on Monday, July 6.

Making like a tree,

~Cath