Autumn Themed

      Hi everyone. Happy mid-week. Another week is flying by, isn't it? It's supposed to cool off here tomorrow, but our weather has been warm and lovely the last several days. I needed this spell of nice weather to get my garden chores wrapped up, except for raking,  but that will have to wait since I still have a lot of leaves left to come down. 😏

     I'll start my post with another page for Alison's Autumn Colors and Inspiration challenge at Art Journal Journey.  Unfortunately acetate never photographs very well (for me) and the acetate sunflower looks a little weird on the right hand side. 

     To make my page I layered paper scraps, added the acetate sunflower which is a left over back from my scrapbooking days. The dried seed pods are a sticker. I die cut the black vine at the bottom, added a strip of velvet trim and  some plastic half pearls. The number 3 is a paper scrap, and I used a chipboard ring which I marked with a black Sharpie around it. 

     I also have a tag for Pinky's Spooky Vibes challenge at Tag Tuesday This one is definitely spookier than my last one.

     I inked my tag with grey ink, and then I used an older TH die to die cut the claw marks. Since they cut right through he paper, I backed them up with some red paper, which still wasn't "bloody" enough. To fix that I painted in some red paint after I used a black Sharpie along the edges. Then I used an older TH stamp set, stamped the scary skeleton face and also the quote.

     I'll end my post with some autumn views. The first 2 are from an orchard we stopped at to get a bottle of their apple cider, which is far less sweet and superior to the one we bought at the grocery store. 😏 The trees on the left caught my eye because  not only do they have pretty colors but they have the perfect "tree" shape.

     Before the trip to the orchard, we'd gone by the mother-in-law's house to take out the dock. I walked in with the dogs and the views of the sun coming through the trees were pretty.

     It doesn't take too long to take the dock out if you have some extra hands helping, which we did.

     The water is down this fall. Every few years they let it drop not only for dam repairs but also so people can do any shoreline fixes.  Pete thought being able to walk up to his ankles in water was very very fun because usually he has to start swimming immediately off the last step. But then the stairs came out. I think he was hoping I could fix that problem for him. Poor Pete. 

Maddie decided to take a nap in the process. It stinks when you can't see.

     That's enough for me. Have a great rest of your day!