Here Comes Summer

Hi everyone.

June is winding down, and for those of us in the northern hemisphere, summer has arrived.

Here Comes Summer

  is the theme for our newest challenge at Try It on Tuesday.  

And I don't want to forget to say thanks to everyone who joined our Recycle challenge as well as to Tracey who was our host for the Recycle challenge.

When I think of summer I think of lots of places. Maybe you go camping or take a summer vacation with family or friends. Perhaps you visit the mountains or have picnics outside. And barbecues are always fun too. One thing I definitely like to do is work in my garden. I also think of spending days at a lake or at the ocean, which is the topic of my page for this Try It On Tuesday's latest theme.

I began by stenciling waves and the sky on my sheet of watercolor paper. I actually just used gesso as the wet medium with my stencil. Once dry I inked the areas of my background with ink pads, and then I colored the sun (itself) in with a yellow marker.

I used a TH vintage photo of the ladies at the beach. I also used some turquoise mulberry paper as well as some  tissue paper printed with seashells. Along the middle of the page I also used a piece of wave image chipboard, that I inked and used some glitter glue on. At the tops of the waves I used some white ink and Sharpie to add in some details.  I added some sticky "pearls" along the photo as a splash, and I doodled in the seagulls. Finally I added the sticker letters to make the title on my page.

You have 2 weeks to join this challenge, and as always, we welcome any kind of art.

And don't forget to check out the other design team's art also. There's lots of inspiration to give you ideas. 

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, and I look forward to seeing your art at Try It On Tuesday.