Garden Scrapbooking!

Thought I would show a few pages on my garden. I started a scrapbook just for the garden, I take lots of pictures each year, as it is ever changing!! More will come later!!

Two Way Open Card

Just saw this card this morning and had to make it. Would love to make another one, in nice Spring colors...maybe tomorrow! All products used were Stampin'Up! This is a perfect card for a SU workshop, it has nice layers and yet is easy and somewhat fast to do.

The stamp sets I used I just got, love them! They are Friendly Flowers and the sentiment inside the card is from So Happy. Inks and plain paper are Grovy Guava and Close To Cocoa. The DP is the from the mini Catty and is Afternoon Tea! I also used the white gel pen on the large flower to give it a little "pop"......I used a copper brad to keep the card closed.

Journal Swap

Earlier this month I joined in a "journal swap". Here are a few pictures of the journal I made for the swap and mailed to my "swap partner" in California. It was lots of fun and I hope to join a few more swaps later this year! The journal is loaded with all kinds of things, I am just showing the front, back and inside front cover!!

Garden Glove Card

I purchased this garden glove stamp on Ebay several years ago and have never used it, until now! We have a granddaughter's birthday to go to tonight and I have purchased her some garden "toys" from Target, they have the cutest garden things for little ones! In keeping with the "theme", I pulled this big old stamp out and put it to use! I stamped polka dots all over it and added a die cut butterfly cut with my Cuttlebug. I kept the card simple as she is only 2, but I know she will love the butterfly. Her name is Stella, so I am purchasing her a Ruby Stella daylily!

New Plants In The Garden

On Saturday, my sister and I went to a few greenhouses to explore what was new, we found alot and our lists are much bigger then our wallets!! We did find a couple of unusual (for us) of new annuals that we both purchased. One is a grass that we are told will get quite large and people will be asking what it is and want it! It is called King Tut, now you just have to love a plant with a name like that! The second is called Candy Corn Vine. It looks just like real candy corn, we were also told that this thing climbs all over the place, and did I buy one, nope, had to have 2...what was I thinking???

The last picture is of my beautiful, not yet in bloom poppies, these are red, and I just love them, but look how pretty just the plants themselves are...so healthy! When they are blooming I will post pictures of them later.

Full Moon At The Cabin

My dog "Nellie" (whom is pictured below this post) misses nothing that goes on outside, and last night being no exception at 2:30 in the morning, she was barking her lungs out! So I got up to investigate, up at the garage we have security lights and one was on and I could see the neighbors cat, so I yelled out the door for it to leave (not quite those words) and since I was up I started working on some cards. Just sat down in my stamp room and she started barking her lungs out again. This time it was this pesky opossum that has been pestering us for a few years. He actually stands at the slider in the kitchen and peers in....gives me the creeps. So I yelled at him to vacate, also. Then I noticed the beautiful moon shining down on the creek. I couldn't get a full shot of the entire picture (too dark), but I did a few pictures of the moon, so here is one for you!!

What Dogs Do When They Think You Aren't Looking

I have a couple different posts this morning. I was reading a poll on SCS of what people hate to see on blogs. The main gripe was music, of which I agree 100%. A few of the other complaints were tip jars, black backgrounds, but what really surprised me was kids and pets. Hmmm, now thats where I begin to disagree. Though all my kids are grown, I enjoy seeing the homes and family life of my "fellow bloggers". And of course, me being an animal lover I love seeing the pets also. Some of my favorite blogs are the "peeks" into one anothers home, so inspiring, and you can get great ideas for your own home.

So, with all that being said, I am posting a picture of my "baby" Nellie, relaxing "while I wasn't looking"!!!