Floral Photo Cards

These are easy peasy cards but oh, so gratifying to make using my botanical photo prints from recent garden shots, scraps of cardstock and ribbons, and stamped sentiments inside for special people--get well, happy birthday, we're praying for you, thinking of you, you're special, and God be with you.

I like to add an appropriate Scripture verse on the left inside too, printed on a clear label with the coordinating ink color. It makes the card personal, along with a short hand-written note.

It's raining today--again! So the new concrete driveway is half finished and now on hold. Patience is a necessary virtue. Can't move mulch. Can't plant flowers. Can't pull weeds. What better kind of day to get pampered with a haircut, manicure, and pedi too? And scrap some more?

God bless YOUR day real good!

Knockouts from My Garden

Can ya tell that I'm just lovin' the Canon EOS Rebel xsi that Santa brought me for Christmas? I'm taking a couple photography classes next week to take my photos to the next level and hope to really enjoy this even more! My best shots are in the wee hours of the morning.

This is one of the Knockout Roses in our flower garden--easy to care for, and fast growing too!

Enjoy!

Out with the Old Square Corners...

Here's an art form right in our front yard ...

Yesterday the concrete flatwork workers came to rip out the old driveway and sidewalk and form the new areas.

Today the concrete trucks are here, and the men are working fast and furiously to create the new driveway and sidewalk. It's exciting! And loud machines and cement trucks are like magnets to get neighbors out of their houses to gather together.

I'm so happy with the curves that replace the square corners for a softer, more welcoming look, and with a wider step to the front porch along with a wider sidewalk winding its way to the step. Everything looks more balanced now with the double front doors. It's truly a collaboration of artists to achieve an eye-appealing entry! It will be fun to add the impatiens and Stella de Oro lilies to the new area.

Some "after" photos will follow.

I'd like to be scrappingly creative today, but while the A/C is pumping and the high outdoor heat is keeping me out of the gardens, I've decided to ZIP off the wallpaper border in our hallway--a relic from the long-past "country" look--and on the next "indoor working day" I'll paint with fresh White Chocolate. That makes me hungry...