Getting Ready for Fall

I woke up this morning and almost wanted to put on jeans and a sweatshirt! I don't know why I thought it was Fall already. I stepped outside and was slapped with a rude awakening....hot, humid, and yucky. There goes the sweatshirt....

I started working on this one last night. This WAS for the Guest Design Team spot at Sketchy Thursdays. I loved all the little circles, knew exactly what I was going to do, and managed to finish it up before bed.

This morning, I took my pictures and was getting ready to post....THAT's when I checked the Sketchy Thursday site again. Not only was it a fun sketch....they asked that you use a Reading theme. DUH! This is the second time I have done this! I always see the sketch and start planning and THEN finish reading the post. (kicks self)!!!

Anyway....it was still a fun sketch to work with. I did NOT mat my photos! A very rare occassion for me! The circle part was fun!! Whenever I end up cutting down larger photos, I always save the scraps of the backgrounds. These circles were cut from leftover pieces from last year's Fall pictures. I didn't have the heart to throw away all those fun bits and pieces of hay and straw. I knew they would come in handy some day. :)

The pumpkins are fun felt pieces from Michael's. I love the stitching on them and chose to use that throughout the layout. I outlined stitching on some of the circles and around my bigger pictures.

For an additional element, I added some scraps of fibers. This isn't burlap, but I can't think of what it's called right now...it's early...brain still sleeping...

Going for more coffee now.....