A new month and some exciting news!

Can you believe its July already?  Where did the first 6 months of the year go? Lol! I really hope the last half of the year slows down a bit.
It's a new month and I have some exciting news to share. The very lovely Sara from 'Stuck?! Sketches' has asked me to be the Guest Designer for July and of course I agreed. I love Sara's sketches and try and play along as often as I can.  You can see the announcement and the new challenge for July (with the rest of the CT's gorgeous examples) HERE.
This is the 1st of July sketch:

And here is my example.  I've adjusted the sketch slightly to suit my 12 x 12 format.  Love the circle design. I've used the new My Minds Eye collection called 'Indie Chic'.  The pic is of my DD who turned 17 on Friday.  She has a beautiful caring nature and I just love her to bits.

A few close ups.  I've cut the circles out of the background paper, inked around the inside edge and then added my contrasting pattern paper from the back.  Added some stitching for added texture and a bit of extra touch. :)

 I thought the buttons were perfect for this design. :)

 And a final close up of some of the other circles and title. :)

Hope to see you all play along with this sketch.  It's so easy to intepret in many different ways, as you will see from the examples of the Creative Team.  You have until the last day of July to link your entry to the side bar of the Stuck?! Sketches blog to be in the running for one of this month's sponsor vouchers.

That's all for today.  I'll be back in a day or two with more July layouts to share. 

Thank you for visiting my blog and for your lovely comments. 

Until next time.

M xox