spoonful of sugar

Monday 4 July 2011

Looking Pretty !

We had a beautiful weekend here. The weather was wonderful and our summer fair at school was a real success. I hope that everybody had a great time, it looked like they did anyway ! We made loads of money for the school, but as usual I didn't win anything at the raffle, which is a shame since I got all the prizes myself !!
Sunday was a lot quieter, I did some gardening in the morning. This time of the year is the time to enjoy and I love pottering about and looking at my pretty flowers. This year I went for all shades of blue and pink and I am very happy with the result. The borders look colourful and bright but yet are all coordinated !! ( may be I am a little obsessed with colour coordination !! ) (It is when I start dressing the whole family in different shades of blue that I will have to start worrying !! ). Anyway, for those who will appreciate it, here are some of  my pretty flowers !!



 




Sunday afternoon we went strawberry and raspberry picking with some friends. It was so much fun. Harry kept eating them all and I am very surprised he hasn't complained of a tummy ache! The funny thing is when we got to weigh our baskets, Harry said to the lady, I didn't pick many because I was too busy eating them !! You couldn't but laugh at his honesty !!

And here are the kids caught in the act !!








This weekend I also managed to make a page for Once Upon A Sketch. I really love this website. The amount of talent is extraordinary and the challenges really push me out of my comfort zone. This week you had to use this sketch..


And talk about the person on the picture.

I said this page took me out of my comfort zone since I decided to use some stencils and quite a lot of ink. I am not sure it shows on the picture but I first made a circle with stencils then added the leaves in a circle. I added a bit of glitter in the end to brighten up the page. I made the little birds and used a crochet flower that my sister ( or my mum !!) ( I might get into trouble here for not remembering !) made me last summer. So here it is..




I have decided to also enter this page for a challenge blog called The Craft Garden. You had to add a bird on your page and another challenge blog called Get Picky where you had to use this picture as an inspiration.



And if you look quickly, my colours kind of match !!

Have a great week everyone.

Anne

18 comments:

  1. gorgeous page, thanks for joining in with us this month at The Craft Garden.
    Kevin xx

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  2. Beautiful page Anne! Thanks so much for joining us at Once Upon a Sketch!! It sure is a fun place to play & so many beautiful entries roll in literally every day. Just shows what people are capable of when given some real incentive...Your garden looks absolutely fabulous too - enjoy your English summer :)

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  3. Anne I really like this page! The flowers and leaves that make up your circle are neat!

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  4. un très beau travail sur cette page. C'est bien que tu sois sortie de ta zone de confort. Cela donne toujours des résultats intéressants.

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  5. Gorgeous LO, love it, great colour combo and I love all of the layers and embellishments :)

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  6. Such a darling layout Anne. Love how you framed the photo!Your interpretation of the sketch is lovely. So happy you played along! Thanks.

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  7. oh this is a stunning LO, great job combining 3 challenges so beautifully! Thanks for playing along with us at The Craft Garden =) Tiffany

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  8. Oh loving the bright flowers, a bit different from here at the moment.. Gorgeous Lo, love that you have stepped out of your comfort zone and come up with such a stunning Lo xx

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  9. beautiful layout!!!
    thanks for playing at GP ;)

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  10. The glittery title and palette definitely do go with the Get Picky inspiration this week, lovely layout!

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  11. sensational Ann... love all the colours so soft and subtle and pretty ... how are you enjoying the chippies ???
    great aren't they !! big hugz x

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  12. This is just so gorgeous. LOVE LOVE it! Love your background and your photos. Your take on the sketch is fantastic! thanks for playing along!

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  13. Great page!! Love the hind of misting/masking behind all the eclectic and wonderful layers of embellishments behind the photo. Stunning!!

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  14. Gorgeous layout! Love the color scheme and all the embellished layers.

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  15. What a beautiful page Anne...the layers and all the little details are fantastic! I love that gorgeous photo too. thanks so much for sharing it with us at Get Picky:)

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  16. great layout love the layers :)

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  17. Hi there! I love your take on Nadia`s sketch! You did a fantastic job! Thank you for taking the time to play along!~Gerry~

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  18. So much to look at and take it all in! Beautiful! Thanks for playing with us at Get Picky..x

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