Sweet Summer Gatherings

I was surprised at how quickly and easily my layout came together!   The past few weeks have been hard ones and I found myself pushing away the things that I love to do, scrapbooking and gardening.    I knew I needed to embrace what I love to do, as it has always helped me take my mind off of the things in life that can bring me down.

  I came across another box of old pictures at my mom's house and so enjoyed looking through them.  So many happy childhood memories!!!  I came across this picture of myself and my brother from way back.

 
We were feeding a family friend's lamb, Lulabelle!   I do not remember too much about Lulabelle,  but I do remember her owners, Mr. and Mrs. Wells.   A lovely elderly couple  who spent their summers in the mountains of Berkley Springs, West Virginia.  They lived right down the road from my grandparents. 

I dove into my large stash of October Afternoon papers and actually used bits and pieces from several collections; 5 & Dime, Farm Fresh, Fly A Kite and Thrift Shop.  I love how the different collections are so cohesive.

I based my layout on the new sketch reveal over at Frosted Designs Sketch Along Tuesdays Challenge.  The sketch was designed by my fellow DT member Libeeti:

Hope you can stop by and see what the DT has created and join us in the challenge.  We have a great sponsor for this challenge, Artful Delight and Leeanne's wonderful July kit:

Thanks for stopping by!
. . .  Debbie