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April Sampler

Happy Monday friends! And hello April!

To celebrate Spring and all it’s colorful goodness, I made this sampler of sorts of all of the Spring blooms in my yard.

It’s a bit of a departure from my usual still life photos. Which is exactly what I loved about creating it. It was so fun to play and experiment. I even busted out some old @kimklassen textures just for the fun of it.

Sidenote #1: Talk about a blast from the past….raise your hand if you remember Texture Tuesday!

Sidenote #2: Yes I realize that a couple of the blooms I included are technically considered weeds, but I don’t even care…come at me bro.

Anyway, I hope this little Spring sampler makes you as happy as much as I did for me while I was putting it together.

Love, Kelly

P.S. I shared another version of this sampler in my Instagram stories and saved it to my ‘wallpapers’ highlight if you’d like to use it as a wallpaper for your device. xo

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  1. Pam Donoghue says

    April 1, 2019 at 10:45 am

    I was laughing and smiling to read this. Let’s not forget the Picture series where we all crossed paths. I never did textures but I watched you and Terri and Dotti and Deanna do them. How I miss those days, Picture Spring. You rock. You and your weeds, haha. You’re such a joy, Kelly. Keep on keeping on.

    Big hugs from Seabright where it’s all still frozen and what not,
    Pam

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    • kelly says

      April 3, 2019 at 10:03 am

      Pam, I could never forget the Picture series – so happy and grateful that our paths crossed all those years ago. Heart you friend.

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  2. Barbara Bond says

    April 1, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    Thanks for this beautiful collage…. sure remember Texture Tuesday. Your collage is so special…showing some blossoms that
    are just getting started and some a on their way out…that’s life.

    By the way…today is my birthday…..what a lovely gift!
    Thanks, Kelly

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    • kelly says

      April 3, 2019 at 10:02 am

      Hi Barbara! Happy belated birthday! I’m so happy to know that my collage found its way to you. 🙂

      Reply
  3. CarrieH says

    April 5, 2019 at 9:23 am

    Love this! Our flowers are just beginning to come up and are so late that I counted even the dandelions as a win. Happy Friday!

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