Irish I could dance!

My favorite thing about St. Paddy's day is watching the beautiful Irish dancers. As you can see that was my inspiration for this card. Full discloser here, I used four different Cricut cartridges to make this tiny dancer. I'll go into all that a bit later. Have you ever wondered why the arms are held firmly to the sides of Irish dancers? The answer to this question is as mysterious as a leprechaun, nobody really knows for sure. However, there are some interesting stories as to why. One common theory dates back to when England occupied Ireland. Word is that the English outlawed dancing in Ireland so to avoid being seen dancing from a window or behind a bar they kept their arms firmly down. Another theory is that Queen Elizabeth I visited Ireland and requested dancers to perform for her. In an attempt to make sure they wouldn't raise their arms to the queen they held them firmly to their sides. Of course we have to add a theory inspired by the Catholic faith, we are after all talking about Ireland. In an attempt to make sure males and females wouldn't hold hands while dancing they were required to hold stones in their hands. I'm sure there are many other explanations but these three are my favorites. Whatever the reason, we are all very fortunate to be able to watch these talented lads and lassies! A few years back I went to Ireland for a wedding and let me tell you, Irish dancing IS NOT EASY no matter how easy the dancers make it look!

So here's my card. I've decided to enter it in a challenge over at http://www.creativecutterroom.com/ which is having a St. Patrick's day theme. I have my little dancer doing her jig in front of the Irish flag, complete with shamrocks.

Erin Go Braugh!





Cartridges Used:

Legs/Hands - Joys of the Season (Ballerina)

Head/Jacket- Rock Princess

Dress - Forever Young

Crown/Dress designs- Storybook

Large Shamrock - Designers Calendar

I did her curls/ eyes and shoes with colored pencils and chalk. I also added some gems/ stickles and liquid pearls. This card took some imagination but I just love the way it turned out. I would love to see a cartridge with this image on it someday! So there you have it!

Lastly, I wanted to thank everyone for all the sweet blogaversary comments last week. You all are just such fabulous friends! Just a quick note, my friend Lisa at http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/ is celebrating her blogaversary also so if you haven't stopped over make sure you do! She is giving away an amazing blog candy package, check it out!

Happy blogaversary Lisa!

And I didn't forget about my blog candy winner! If you commented last week you were entered to win a $10 dollar gift card from Michaels. My hubby Patrick, or St. Patrick as he is known this week, picked number/comment 24.....Cely! Yay Cely, email your address to me and I'll get the gift card out, congrats girl! ;)

Thanks for stopping in!

Susan

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