200th Blog Post and Heart Clouds Giveaway!

Hi there! This is my 200th blog post! And another installment of my Wednesday photography series. Today's photograph is called "Heart Clouds".

I picked today's photograph as a BIG THANK YOU to all of you for your kind thoughts, words, comments, e-mails, well-wishes, hugs, and more in the past few days! You are all so fabulous and I treasure being part of this blog community with you! :-)

Heart Clouds Photo Card
(Click the image to view it larger.)

This photo card is 5" x 7" and can be sent as a greeting card or framed and displayed. It costs $4.00 plus $1.56 shipping and can be purchased in my Etsy store.

Heart Clouds is a photograph of an actual cloud formation that I spied above my house one day, after a rain storm. I had to run inside quickly to grab my camera and shoot this picture before the clouds changed. Central North Carolina is normally very sunny with few clouds, so this was a treat for me!

This heart-shaped cloud formation could represent peace, love, spirit, heaven, or Divine Love. It is a very inspirational piece and could be used for a variety of card-sending occasions.

New! 8" x 10" prints now available!

I am also making 8" x 10" prints of any of my photographs available in my Etsy store. You pick which photo you'd like and I'll print it out on here in my home studio on an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of high quality glossy photo paper using archival quality inks. I will send it to you via Priority Mail, so you will get it quickly and so the cardboard mailer will help protect the print during shipping. The prints are $15.00 and the shipping (including the mailer) is $4.95 at my Etsy store.

You can find a pre-made matte and frame at many retail stores. I would suggest a matte cut for an 8" x 10" image that fits an 11" x 14" frame ... and the frame, too!

And now for the giveaway!

If you like this photographic image, I'd love to hear from you! Simply leave a comment on this post and you will be entered in a drawing for a handmade greeting card, featuring a print of this photo. The card and an envelope will be mailed to you (blank/no message) in a clear bag, then in an outer envelope from me, so that you can use it how you choose. For example, you could use it as a greeting card or you can frame it and keep it for yourself. It's up to you!

The details:

• Comment on this post on or before Sunday, July 5th, at midnight EST, to be entered in the drawing for the handmade card featuring a print of Heart Clouds. I'd love to hear what you like about this image. Or what you think about this series on my blog!


• Comments cannot be anonymous. If I can't click through your name to your blog, please leave your name and an e-mail address such as "yourname[at]email[dot]com".


• No purchase is necessary to win; however, commenters who also buy one of my Etsy items (it doesn't have to be this image) before the deadline will get ONE additional entries into the drawing for EACH item purchased.


• Please leave only one comment per person.


• Commenters who do not follow these guidelines will be disqualified.


• Winner will be announced next week!

Good luck!

And thanks for stopping by!