A Kept Life: Paper Sweeties August Sketch Challenge

I hope you are having a good day. I can't believe it's August already. It seems like summer is already winding down. My daughter has already ordered her books for her next term at college, and I just paid my son's registration fee for the upcoming school year. I can't believe he goes back on the 13th!! Pretty soon it will be just me and the dog again!

Paper Sweeties is celebrating their 1 year birthday this month and Debbie has all sorts of festivities planned. You'll want to stop by on Saturday and get more details as well as join us for a extra special blog hop! If you are a fan of Paper Sweeties you need to check out the sketch challenge featured on the Paper Sweeties Blog. There is a new challenge every month so you get lots of time to play - and YES!! there are prizes to be had!

Here's the sketch for August. Remember that the shapes can represent anything you like - a circle does not have to be a circle. I replaced the three circles with some buttons and a pretty layered butterfly. Yes I guess I am still in my "orange phase". I'm not ready to let go of summer just yet ! I used a border punch for the scalloped edge, and stamped the sentiment directly on the patterned paper. I added some trims - the crochet lace, button twine, and layered accents to add some texture and dimension. I thought it would be fun to mix up the colors a little and added a touch of pink under the butterfly. It seemed to pop more than ivory or yellow (yes I did try all three! - sometimes that's just how it goes!)