End of summer- start to fall

Hi ya everyone!

I've been enjoying the last few weeks of August with my son before school starts again and starting to get the itch for those lovely fall days to begin! Cooler days- crisp leaves- football games- and apple picking time is what I've got on my brain right now.

Last week we went on vacation up to northern MN to my father in laws for some down time on beautiful Birch Lake and playing on the 4 wheelers and fishing- it was very relaxing and the weather was beautiful (mid 70's to high 60's)- just perfect! We had a lovely time and I have to boast that I was the only one who caught any fish (he he) - a nice 4 pound small mouth bass and a little perch. The poor guys got skunked again!! I even saw a few trees that were starting to turn colors up there- loved it.

Here are some pictures of a few cards I made over the last 2-3 weeks- some of you have probably already seen them on Flicker- but some of you may have not. All of them are stamped using mainly Hero Arts stamps and my favorite fall colors- orange,  red, yellows and browns.

Here is a quick picture of my family and my mom who was here visiting for a few days. We had a belated birthday get together for her (very casual as you can see) and we watched some really old time home movies that we finally had transfered onto DVD (that was mom's present).  That's me in the white on the left, my mom,  all my sisters and brother with the nieces and nephews too!

Today we are just relaxing and getting laundry done and all our stuff put away from our trip before the work week starts again- but luckily I have the next 2 days off still before my son start first grade! I can't believe how quickly this summer went by and that it's school time already. Got all the back to school stuff purchased and his backpack with supplies ready to go. Now I just have to remeber what day is "picture" day- last year I completely forgot about it and he wasn't exactly looking his best for his kindergarten picture-oops!

I am also getting very excited for the upcoming "Scrapfest" out at the Mall of America too- just about 3 weeks away! It's going to be soooo fun meeting all my Hero Arts/Flicker friends and taking a class from the amazing Tim Holtz and Jennifer Mcguire!

I also just placed a big order of stamps and other goodies goodies from 2 Peas in a bucket last night- I can't wait for that to arrive!! If anyone wants a free shipping code for 2 Peas here it is "B2SKOL"- I think it was a minimum of $50 purchase to apply.

Thanks everyone for stopping by and I'll try to find the time to visit your blogs/Flicker pages and see what you have all been up to!


Inky hugs everyone!

Anne