July challenge at Blue Fern Studios and a page.

Hey, it seems like July arrived very quickly this year!  Hardly any Summer to speak of until the first days of this month, but now finally the warmth has arrived!

At the beginning of the month as usual there is a new gorgeous sketch up on the Blue Fern blog.

I am sure you'll agree it's beautiful.

And of course I have a page to show that I made as sketch inspiration:

I usede a paper from the very first paper collection from Blue Fern Studios called Blue Fern Garden.

The chipboards I used are:
Laughter, Happy, Smile
and
Floral Clock.

....-And here are some close ups as well:

 I used lots and LOTS of glitter on my chipboards and on my background. Prima has some really great sets with lovely matching colours.
I also used mist and Luminarte water colours on my background.

 I ordered a new batch of flowers and I am loving the colours,.... -So Summery! I even added a sprinkle of enael dots and Prima 'glitter dots'(Say it in Chrystals).

To add the glitter and to get it to look kind of textured I used glue  that I added in 'lines' and then sprinkled glitter on top.

Here and there you can see some Prima glass pearls as well, from the Finnabair Art Ingredients mixed media collection.

And here peeking through is the gorgeous Blue Fern Studios Floral Clock. I used gesso on top before adding some watercolour paint, some glossy medium and finally the glitter.

Thanks for looking in today! See you again soon!!

Peonies peonies peonies,... I love them!!

Hi again. I cannot believe it'll be two weeks since I last posted...  

Time really flies and I have been kept busy! I spent a short week over in the UK helping my DD move home from university for the summer. She got a place at a well renowned American university, Cornell for next year so she had to move everything out of her room. 

It was hard but; Yes,..We made it!  One of the reasons it was hard extra was because I became ill.
I came down with a severe cold and could not swallow anything at all, not to mention talk,....I felt really sick, but hopefully I shall slowly be getting back to my usual self.

I have made a couple of pages but nothing that I can share today. 

I would like however, to share a few photos of my peonies that have me completely smitten. 

Every June in my garden is the same. They look magnificent!! Just look at this beauty!!

Unfortunately they don't last long,...maybe two weeks at the best :-)

Hope you enjoy your week end!!

Hugs!!