LRW- #100 Postage stamp

Another interesting challenge at Little Red Wagon. Use a postage stamp.. This is their  100th  challenge . Congrats....
Soft Fern coloured  card  scored, water coloured seasonal stamps cut with nestibilities, satin yellow ribbon...a quick simple card...

Bloomin Tuesday- last week in September

In the garden, Autumn is, indeed the crowning glory of the year, bringing us the fruition of months of thought and care and toil.

And at no season, safe perhaps in Daffodil time, do we get such superb colour effects as from August to November."
- Rose G. Kingsley, The Autumn Garden, 1905
This quote says so much about this wonderful time of the year,,,
weather has been mild,  warm days  , cool nights,  some rain,  just starting to show some  colour ,  white button mums...



small but mightly blooms

 The holly bush is heavy  with berries.

Wonder if all the berries mean a  snowy winter?

 Mauve asters are in  bloom, a favourite fall flower .

See the bee busy working!

Bees are filling up on nectar.... on the Frosty Morn sedum  as well..

Tho heucheras have been    a plant I struggle with   I could not resist this beauty with its wine   red leaves,  it has red leaves in the spring  taupe in summer  then ruby red in the fall,  best of all  it was on sale........ so apropos called. Autumn Leaves..

white icicle pansies planted beside  and see the mushrooms  on the right

Rose buds,will they open before  a frost?

hope these last few buds open.

And ending with a short quote about Autumn:


Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile.

~William Cullen Bryant

LRW- Repeat

Little Red Wagon's challenge this past week is repeat.

Here is a card I made that fits. The  background  is embossed with   swiss dots.. Rose red  card stock and ribbon punch. make this a very simple card..

LRW- Use Twine

The challenge this week at Little Red Wagon  use twine.

It just so happened at card making class this week we did an Autumn card    that used twine.
The stamp set is French Foliage, versamarked then  clear embossing powder.......  using daubers to add the shading , pear pizazz, cherry cobbler and daffodil yellow  for the   colours behind the leaves.

Garden Club- Making Fall planter

It seems almost without warning, the cool days and colder nights of early autumn are beginning to take their toll on my  once brilliant summer blooming container displays.
Yesterday the Garden Club   travelled to Courtland Garden Center to make   fall planters.......

Amber the seminar leader gave us tips on using a thriller a filler and a spiller to make attractive planters.....




Amber giving instructions

 We came away with creatively  inspired  containers to brighten   front porches before Ol Man Winter arrives with   cold, snow and  chilly winds..

Hum  what to do!

pink gaura

Some used  orange mums and  mauve asters  others used pink  gaura ,  some black eyed susans.... heucheras    ..  multi coloured icicle  pansies........ 

busy planting

showing off our creations.

Fun afternoon....

Bloomin Tuesday- Sept. 13th

This japanese anemone is aptly named September Morn.........

It is  loaded with flower buds this autumn....

Adds a lovely freshness  to  the garden  at this time of the year..... 

LRW Challenge - Use die cut

I used Stampin Up's Butterfly die cut... The square  with large butterfly is  popped up on dimensonals.
Black , grey , white papers , Satin black ribbon, pearls  and some twine accents complete the card.  .

The last of the Roses?

It has turned from over 32C on Saturday  to 13 C this morning....Brrrr.
Autumn is definitely in the air.....Much as I love Autumn I miss the riot of summer colour.  The flower I decided to highlight   this week . Charles Austin Rose  showing off what might be  the last of  its  blooms.....

These lovely apricot  coloured. roses  love the cooler weather .The many petals and lovely scent make this a favourite of mine. It is resistant to black spot.....
It is a tall rose  some of the  stems  4 feet tall.....
What plant is  showing its last blooms in your garden?

Buddleia, Butterflies, Bees and Moths.

I love having buddleia in my garden  .
It has so  many lovely blooms that last and last at a time when the garden is starting to wane.
This busy  week I did find a moment to stop and enjoy it.
While sitting quietly sipping a glass of  iced tea....enjoying the   sunshine,
I noticed all the activity  on and around  the buddleia, one very busy spot .

Butterflies- Monarch and  Black Morpho 

 A yellow that  I think is a butterfly but it might be a moth...

Love the colour so soft a yellow.

Fat bee , almost hidden. and a

Can you see him, on the right side.

White moth.

I am not sure what insect this is!

What is it, I wonder.

That is why I love having this  easy hardy plant in my garden.