Hi, friends! Today I am sharing my inspiration layout for the new September Challenge called Summer is a Feeling. We are to create a layout that captures what summer felt like, rather than simply documenting what you did! This was such a fun challenge and I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with! Click that link for the Facebook Group above and play along along with this or one of the other challenges. You could be our lucky winner of the September prize (a $25 store credit)!

For my layout I started with the gorgeous Summer Garden paper. It was the perfect backdrop for this photo because it matched the feel of my granddaughter's bathing suit (not that I ever need a reason to use a gorgeous floral lol)! I stitched a cutfile for the top half of my layout inked around the edges of the white paper and used a scrap of the Pick up Sticks paper I had used on an earlier layout to tuck just underneath that to create a little shelf for my photo and title. Under that striped paper I added a die cut border to add that peach pink color, it finished off that area so nicely.  The title was from the Just Peachy Word Titles. I added the word Summer (from an older collection) to Vacation Mode to complete the title I was going for. Tucked in under the title is a large floral cluster from the Apple Blossom Floral pack. I then added a sticker from the Apple Blossom Sticker sheet just above the title. I like how it fit nicely and sort of highlighted the rounded area of the sun. I tucked a single daisy on the photo by the title and three single flowers from the die cut pack Fruit Salad (they are popped up on foam tape of different heights). I added my journaling following the arch of the sun rays and then as finishing touches I popped a few sequins and three die cut hearts from the Light Hearted pack.