Monday, July 6, 2015

The Summer of Color 5: Week 5!

Can you believe that week FIVE of the Summer of Color is here already?  These weeks have flown by!  I am feeling much better this week and hope everyone participating in the Summer of Color is in good health, too.

This week's colors are green + green + pink:  ♥ + ♥  + ♥

Here is my worksheet:


I chose to use 2 different shades of watercolors for my greens and Lindy's Stamp Gang's Plumeria Pink for my pink. I knew that I wanted to use two photos that I took at a friend's garden at their July 4th picnic on Saturday:



Aren't they perfect for this week's colors?  And what I especially love about these photos is the bee that seemed to be posing for me when I took them!

Here is my completed scrapbook page:


Two different views:



Once again, I encourage all of you to check out the Summer of Color 5 at Kristin's blog here!  Thank you, Kristin, for providing us with so much inspiration!  I cannot tell you how much I am enjoying your blog party!

Have a wonderful rest-of-your week everyone, and thank you all so much for your visits to my blog and your kind comments!  Hugs!!  ♥ ♥ ♥
 . . . and I will leave you with one last photo of my friend's beautiful garden:


♥ ♥ ♥

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62 comments:

  1. GlorV1July 6, 2015 at 10:10 PM

    I love your style. Great use of the colors.

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  2. UnknownJuly 6, 2015 at 10:24 PM

    I love the artistry that you put into your pages. Fantastic photographs.

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  3. Tammie LeeJuly 6, 2015 at 10:50 PM

    so pretty and summery

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  4. chilli pipJuly 7, 2015 at 12:48 AM

    Wonderful photos and an equally stunning layout

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  5. sue :)July 7, 2015 at 2:32 AM

    Fab layout, the composition is wonderful and the colours are subtle, lovely. x

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  6. Lizzy HillJuly 7, 2015 at 3:03 AM

    What beautiful photos....& a STUNNER of a page....those bees....loooove them & the scalloped pink bits look heavenly.....the whole thing just makes me sigh for spring and summer to hit our li'l southern island again:):)

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  7. NordljusJuly 7, 2015 at 3:13 AM

    What a gorgeous page! Love the photos and how light and summery the page looks, simply gorgeous!

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  8. LizzycJuly 7, 2015 at 6:20 AM

    Oh I saw this on facebook and so glad to see the photos up a bit bigger.. love this layout.. I love bees and I love how you have cut out the flower like that too.. I tried to get a photo of a bee on my daisy bush this morning but it did not turn out like your photo!!! such pretty colors together too.. and love your friends garden.. I hope your week is going well!!

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  9. Denise PriceJuly 7, 2015 at 8:31 AM

    I love cone flowers! They're pretty, and they don't require much specialized care. (Despite the Green Denise moniker, I don't have much of a green thumb.) Also, I love the way that cone flowers attract bees, butterflies, and birds. You definitely had a great idea to honor these flowers with a scrapbook page. The way you used the colors is gorgeous, and I especially like the way that you overlapped the two rectangular photos. <3

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  10. MaryanneJuly 7, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    I just love your layout, Sharon! I'm so impressed with your photography skills! I know a bit about Photoshop Elements but I don't work at it enough to get really good. I'm sorry to not have taken part in SoC this year but I just didn't want a weekly commitment. I love what you've done with it and I've been keeping up with the weekly colors! Hope you're having a good summer!

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  11. mandyseaJuly 7, 2015 at 9:57 AM

    Oh my gosh!! This is soooo delicate and tender... you've really captured the essence of colour and shape... its definitely a stunner!

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  12. Cindy deRosierJuly 7, 2015 at 10:06 AM

    Wow - stunning layout. The color scheme is PERFECT for those photos. I love that you layered them.

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  13. Charlotte BrochuJuly 7, 2015 at 10:46 AM

    Just simply gorgeous! I love the colors you've chosen! So pretty!

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  14. Mary Ann PotterJuly 7, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    This is beautiful!!! I'm still working on my pink and greens.

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  15. Shilpa NagaonkarJuly 7, 2015 at 1:42 PM

    Fabulous layout, lovely pink!

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  16. RuthJuly 7, 2015 at 3:28 PM

    Yes an absolutely fabulous layout, love your repeat of the flower and gorgeous use of the SOC colours. Beautiful! Ruth x

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  17. Jinny NewlinJuly 7, 2015 at 3:48 PM

    So soft and serene and utterly gorgeous! What a beautiful palette, and I love what you've done with that photograph and all those little bees! Too fun!

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  18. ChristineJuly 7, 2015 at 5:26 PM

    beautiful page for SOC!

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  19. WandaJuly 7, 2015 at 5:53 PM

    Very lovely....rather romantic I'd say....I like that....green and pink are romantic colors.

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  20. Dorlene DurhamJuly 7, 2015 at 6:10 PM

    You scrapbook like I wish I could. LOL Very, very nice photos and layout.

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  21. IndiraJuly 7, 2015 at 8:50 PM

    This is beautiful! Coneflower is one of my favorite flowers.

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  22. DeniseJuly 7, 2015 at 9:50 PM

    Love this pretty page....and boy are You fast.

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  23. Plush Possum StudioJuly 7, 2015 at 10:07 PM

    Drop dead gorgeous! Wow!

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  24. Valerie-JaelJuly 8, 2015 at 12:24 AM

    Love how you made this. Beautiful work for SOC, Valerie

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  25. Dolly BJuly 8, 2015 at 3:59 AM

    This layout is so cool, I just love it. The photo is amazing and perfect for the challenge. Also love the photo at the end of your post. I have to keep going back and looking at the gorgeous layout and every time I do I notice more amazing details
    Mary x

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  26. CJJuly 8, 2015 at 4:35 AM

    Beautiful scrapbook page.

    Thanks for visiting my SOC this week.

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  27. BJJuly 8, 2015 at 5:56 AM

    Yet another adorable LO, love the photos too, delightful, BJ

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  28. johannaJuly 8, 2015 at 6:08 AM

    you are a master of scrapbooking (i suppose i already said that before;))

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  29. froebelsternchenJuly 8, 2015 at 8:45 AM

    So utterly beautiful!

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  30. debs14July 8, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    Oh my goodness, I love this! Beautiful!

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  31. LailaJuly 8, 2015 at 9:52 AM

    Sharon, this is a masterpiece! It simply takes my breath away. I especially love how you've incorporate the center flower to your page, and all the small bits and pieces make me want to stare at it forever. I can't think of something more summery than this. Bravo!

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  32. Carol RigbyJuly 8, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    Such beautifully delicate colours.

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  33. Deborah WeberJuly 8, 2015 at 1:20 PM

    Flowers and bees - the best of summer don't you think? What a fabulous spread! And it sounds like you had a lovely garden picnic. How fun.

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  34. peggy gattoJuly 8, 2015 at 1:47 PM

    So very delicate! You are an accomplished watercolorist!!!

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  35. SCarolJuly 8, 2015 at 2:00 PM

    Oh my goodness, Sharon, your scrapbook pages are simply out of this world! I love what you've done here. The softness of the backround with the vibrant colour of the flowers is just lovely. So effective to have cut out the big one too and the way you've picked out the same pink in the embellishments. Lovely.

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  36. VirginiaJuly 8, 2015 at 2:47 PM

    Gorgeous layout - love the photos too!

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  37. TwinkleToes2dayJuly 8, 2015 at 3:40 PM

    Very very gorgeous layout. You have such a knack for composition; your work is always a pleasure to see :o))

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  38. Bleubeard and ElizabethJuly 9, 2015 at 3:52 AM

    Wow, Sharon, I'm so glad you are feeling better. I have cosmos in my yard, but I could NEVER create a layout like yours. You make such beautiful art, and it shows by the way people comment about your lovely scrapbook pages.

    Sounds like you enjoyed your Independence Day, too. The beauty that came from that day has now become a SOC masterpiece!

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  39. ULKAU July 9, 2015 at 5:07 AM

    Again a wonderful scrapbooking page for this callenge! Ulrike

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  40. DebJuly 9, 2015 at 6:22 AM

    This is such a beautiful page. I love the water coloured background and the photos are gorgeous.

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  41. Linda KunsmanJuly 9, 2015 at 11:45 AM

    wow Sharon-that is a perfectly executed layout and what a gorgeous subject to showcase the colors this week too!

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  42. Craftymoose CraftsJuly 9, 2015 at 4:27 PM

    Gorgeous page--I love bumblebees and flowers and your photography is excellent! Just a perfect use of the colors!

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  43. ValerieJuly 9, 2015 at 5:21 PM

    Very nice! Love the pictures :-)

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  44. ElectraJuly 9, 2015 at 8:53 PM

    An absolutely gorgeous LO, Sharon!!

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  45. LindaJuly 10, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    Beautiful!

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  46. Ayala ArtJuly 10, 2015 at 12:23 PM

    Lovely page!

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  47. katJuly 10, 2015 at 12:55 PM

    Such Summer breezes here, so great! I feel light and a soft breeze blow over me as I look at your beautiful art. I love this post and the feeling it gives, beautiful!

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  48. dentheJuly 10, 2015 at 4:59 PM

    This is beautiful... I love how you did that one close-up of the flower with the bee, and the 2 smaller pictures next to it. Great layout!

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  49. UnknownJuly 11, 2015 at 3:27 AM

    Love the colors and layout. Very pretty.

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  50. Annette P.-L. July 11, 2015 at 5:39 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous page with so many lovely details!

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  51. Robyn OliverJuly 11, 2015 at 5:58 AM

    Oh WOW Sharon I love your page, sooooo pretty and of course flowers win me everytime..gorgeous

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  52. GigglesJuly 11, 2015 at 1:22 PM

    Sharon these are stunning...such a good choice for summer of colour!! Who doesn`t love flowers!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  53. Julia @ Vintage with LacesJuly 11, 2015 at 3:40 PM

    I'm glad you're feeling better, Sharon. Your page is beautiful as always. I love the shades of green and pink you chose and the picture is just perfect.

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  54. KristinJuly 11, 2015 at 5:32 PM

    xo

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  55. TracyJuly 11, 2015 at 6:44 PM

    Just beautiful, Sharon! I love how you've carried the flower through from the photos to the scrapbook page itself.

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  56. JennyJuly 12, 2015 at 7:54 AM

    I just adore your beautiful page Sharon... soft... pretty and gorgeous... your work is stunning... and love the magical garden photo...

    Jenny X

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  57. SharonJuly 12, 2015 at 8:07 AM

    What a beautiful page Sharon!!!! Just so gorgeous!! Can't wait to see what you do for the last week!

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  58. Lorraine July 12, 2015 at 8:54 AM

    Oh my, how beautiful. I love those pink flowers. Mine are lost amongst the weeds in our garden this summer. I'm glad I get to enjoy your pictures. And your page IS truly beautiful.

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  59. Jennifer RoseJuly 13, 2015 at 5:46 PM

    such a pretty page! :)really nice colour choices :)

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  60. NeenaJuly 13, 2015 at 9:22 PM

    Gorgeous layout! Very well designed and a great job on the extraction.

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  61. CazJuly 15, 2015 at 3:48 AM

    This is beautiful! It's so pretty and the colours are fab!

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  62. Kirsty VittetoeJuly 21, 2015 at 2:49 AM

    Oh so beautiful!

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