A Poppy...

This card comes direct from the scrap-bin, (excepting the brads and flower)...

SO... this lets me play in two challenges this week:

1) Papertake Weekly Scrap This! and

2) Creative Card Crew Pretty Flowers!

Supplies used:

Kraft mini white dot

My Mind's Eye (brown & orange floral)

DCWV "Green Stack" (70% recycled)

orange and brown brads

silk flowers

chocolate chip and tan cardstock

The stamp is from the Anna Griffin Flora set (a favorite!), and colored with Crayola pencils.

I love all kinds of flowers, but this botanical illustration in particular reminds me of many wonderful plant-identification hikes with my own mother, who trained as a botanist. What special moments we shared on those hikes and in our own garden and walking around plant nurseries! I tend to think now that all that time we spent in the garden together was not only great learning and enjoyment for us both; but a large part of our becoming best girl-friends, as we still are today.

Mothers--bring your daughters with you into the garden; for I am quite sure neither of you will ever regret it!

Incidentally, this poppy was just in time for Memorial Day as well.

Given the significance of this American holiday, yesterday morning I started reading 1776 by David McCullough. WOW! I have always loved history--even the dry, textbook kind... but McCullough's writing is so very alive. I recommend it highly.

Thank you all for visiting, and don't forget to enter for my blog candy giveaway by June 6th! :)

Have a beautiful day!
--Kathryn