Challenge YOUrself Blo # 115 " My Happy Place "

 Hello Scrappy Friends!!  Can you believe it is JULY already!!!???  I hope you are all doing well and can find some time this summer to play and get creative!  Please join us in the Challenge YOUself Blog's July Challenge - Show us YOU in YOUr Happy Place!

My Happy Place is out on our deck under out Gazebo, just relaxing with our 3 Portuguese Waterdogs, and maybe a glass of Pinot Grigio!  Our girl Sugar love to join me and thinks she is a 55 lb lap dog sometimes!! 

I used the 49 and Market's Spectrum Sherbet Collection and concentrated on all of the green papers and embellishments.  I used a Vicki Boutin flower stencil and some Cloud Whip paste from Scrapbook.com to make the raised flowers, and then colored around them with Tim Holtz colored pencils. I then use a water brush to soften the pencil lines and shade around and on the flowers. 
Here are some close ups for you!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to head over the the Challenge YOUrself Blog for all the challenge and prize information - and LOTS of beautiful layouts from the rest of the Design Team!!

I hope I've inspired you to play along with us this month - we'd LOVE to see your HAPPY PLACE, and look forward to seeing what you create!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri