Something Told the Wild Geese


I've been seeing lots of Canada geese in the area lately, as many as one hundred or more at Twin Ponds Farm the other afternoon. I see them fly over our pond, land and take off again, and love to hear them honking across the sky. As soon as I saw the images from the new Holiday 2012 release, I knew I had to use both the Flying Goose die and the Wetland Border stamp together.  

This poem by Rachel Field is one I used often with my students in the fall and it popped into my head as I was unpacking my Holiday 2012 box.

Something Told the Wild Geese

 by Rachel Field

Something told the wild geese 
It was time to go 
Though the fields lay golden 
Something whispered snow 

Leaves were green and stirring 
Berries luster glossed 
But beneath warm feathers 
Something cautioned frost 

All the sagging orchards 
Steamed with amber spice
But each wild breast stiffened 
At remembered ice 

Something told the wild geese 
It was time to fly 
Summer sun was on their wings 
Winter, winter, winter in their cry

 


SUPPLIES:

  • Parchment Note Card
  • Kraft paper that is the back of the Valise Bauble paper
  • Die–Virtuoso Music 98356 from the Summer 2012 release
  • scrap of black card stock
  • Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive to attach the music
  • Die–Flying Goose 98425
  • one of the 6X6 papers from the Blackbird collection
  • pop-dots in two sizes to attach the flying goose to the card
  • stamp–Wetland Border F1892
  • Archival Sepia Ink
  • August tag from the Valise Keepsake paper
  • pop-dots, small, to attach the tag to the card front

I think this will be the perfect card for a guy I know with an August birthday!  I'll just write a message on the inside and tuck in a copy of the poem. Stamping the Wetland Border across the bottom front of the envelope will be that something extra!

Today is also the start of a Blog Blitz on the Outside the Box blog.  Each day, there will be posts highlighting stamps and dies from the latest What's in the Box release.  Be sure to comment on the blog posts.  Each day, two winners will be chosen at random from the comments to win one of the new Memory Box dies.  You have until 11:59pm (EST) each day to leave your comment.  Good luck!

Happy Crafting!

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38 Comments

  6. Beautiful inspriring card and Such a wonderful poem. I never heard before. Thanks for posting

  7. I like the music as part of the background. This is a versatile card that would be appropriate for many occasions.

  9. I love all of your cards, but the Halloween card with the ghosts in the jar is so darn cute!

  10. So happy to see the link between poetry and your creation! See how one artist inspires another in another form. Thank you.

  13. What a great goose die; very realistic. Really like the wetland die, too; lots of used for that.

  14. This is such a great guy card, really do like that goose die cut and the poem too. We’ve had a big cool down in Michigan and the last couple of days I’ve noticed a lot of geese flying around. I think they’re confused as to the time of year!
    Hugs
    Brenda

  15. Nice card. Really like the music die with the goose and the wetland border. Makes me wish for fall – it’s hot and humid in So. Calif., too!

  17. What a beautiful poem and card. Looking forward to all the inspiration this week. Thanks for sharing.

  19. I’m always looking for new ideas for masculine cards. This is a great inspiration. Love including the music stamp!!

  23. Love the goose! So many wonderful new releases…
    Heard the geese yesterday as they flew over. Are they heading south already? Summer just started!

  24. Love poetry but never heard of that poem. It and the goose are perfect “man” birthday card ingredients!

  28. I love that poem and what a great idea to put the goose on the front and the poem inside. Guy cards are difficult for me but this is such a nice presentation. any gal or guy would love to receive it.

  30. Loved the card. So calming.Hard to believe that fall is just around the corner after all of the 90+ days we’ve had this summer in Maryland!I remember this poem from when I was a child and my mom read poetry to us during the daily read aloud time. For me it is a lovely memory…

  33. Great card- love the goose die- married to a hunter always on the lookout for ducks and geese.

  35. I love so many of the new dies and will be diligently adding to my collection. Thanks for the inspiration.

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