Wednesday, May 01, 2013

A....

Now you see it....
Now you don't......
My letter A for the Craft Barn Alphabet challenge.  My first thought was, of course, Alphabet but I am hoping to make a book of this challenge, if I get to the end, and I have an idea for the cover firmly fixed in mind. So I had to find something different, I toyed with Astrology and Astronomy but then this lept out of the old dictionary.
I had never heard of this charm before.  My triangle isn't exactly equilateral but geometry was never a strong suit.
I cut the letters from gold paper with my die cutter. I remembered, from childhood, those sliding panels that used to change the picture but couldn't find or figure out how to make one (if anyone knows please tell me)
so I made a rabbit which disappears (wrong way round I know but it had to be where it is).

16 comments:

BJ said...

WOW I'd never heard of the charm either and your rabbit is wonderful, love it. BJ

2 tries of the word verificvation and I give up btw.....

Margaret said...

Great fun! I'm glad you chose 'abracadabra' instead of something far more pedestrian. Love that 'wascally wabbit'!

sharon young said...

What a great interpretation Pat, love the disappearing
rabbit.

Clare Wassermann said...

Fabuloso! Hey presto! And fun!

Unknown said...

How clever to choose Abracadabra .. have heard it used as a spell in pantomimes etc but never seen it written down in the form of a triangle like that before. Amazing what you learn by joining this challenge xxx Annie

Susanne said...

love this page Pat. I have seen this triangular charm before, can't remember where though. the disappearing rabbit is such a clever idea. Susanne

carolfromkiwiland said...

I loved this page and thought it was very clever.I think if you google slider cards you may find the technique you were after.

Scrapmate said...

That is so clever and it's fun to read of the charm aspect of the word.

Unknown said...

Hi Annie, love your Alphabet page, I actually debated picking this word myself and then decided on 'atom'. Just love the way you depicted the word. I would love it if you would pop on over to my blog and visit! I just started my blog to I am a bit of a newby. http://messymixedmediabyfrea.blogspot.nl/
Hugs Frea

Annie said...

Ah, another learning page! I too did not know this about this magic word. I think it's great that your magic works backwards!

lena-dailyscrap said...

Lovely, lovely! Great idea!

Elaine said...

Great idea to do a disappearing rabbit = love it!!

Bonnie Irvine said...

This makes me smile. I love the disappearing rabbit...so fun. The word is so cool as is the explanation about the charm. Awesome!

Canonbury creations said...

Absolutely brilliant page, love the disappearing rabbit! Very interesting to read the definition too:)
Val x

Sylvia said...

Fabulous word chosen, the definition is new to me too. Love the disappearing rabbit.

Sylv xx

Anonymous said...

This is so clever!!
Well done
Thanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
Izzy