micro-challenge: BRANCHING OUT!

illustration from "the sultan's perfect tree"

written by jane yolen, illustrated by barbara garrison

i think that i shall never see

a thing as lovely as a tree

and so it shouldn't be too hard

to place a tree upon a card

except if i run out of time

then i shall have to blog in rhyme

and say that i have failed to do

the very thing i urge on you!

and now a translation, for those of you who don't happen to be fluent in bad-poetry:

there's a new caardvarks micro! it starts today and ends at midnight on the 13th. all you need to do is make a card with a tree on it for a shot at a cool prize. i had MANY ideas for this one, but sadly, between getting ready for vacation, and finishing up my cards for next week's special design team gallery sponsored by penguin pants rubber stamps, and contending with the back from H-E-double-hockey-sticks...yeah, it just didn't happen! but there is plenty of inspiration to be found from the rest of the design team in the BRANCHING OUT GALLERY!