SOC 3: lime green and purple

These colors were definitely NOT my vote for the 3rd week of The Summer of Color challenge.

I started by spreading gesso on my cursed journal pages, let it dry, dragged purple craft paint over the top with an old credit card then immediately hated it.

Trying to salvage things I went with a technique I’ve previously only used on much sturdier substrate. I sprinkled baking soda over the wet purple paint. After it air-dried completely, I brushed away the excess baking soda to reveal a textured background that was much more appealing. The soda crystals even sparkle in the right light.

I had some previously painted watercolor paper with this weeks colors in my scrap bucket that I figured I’d make work. After pulling together more pieces of lime green and purple the whole thing came together into something that’s not so bad after all.

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201306/12

Citron Green & Turquoise

I’ve decided to join a summer challenge put forth by Kristen of Twinkle, Twinkle. This is her 3rd Summer of Color challenge.

The first weeks color combo is citron green and turquoise.

Fun!!

I was brave and grabbed my cursed journal once again since I have been known to create something very pleasing to my eye in it at least once before. ;)

I have to admit that I love this color combo!!

The pages are very simple but yet make a statement with the color and texture.

The bright, make you feel alive, colors are adding some much needed energy to our gloomy weather around here.

Make sure and stop by Kristen’s blog to see what the other participants have come up with this week!

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201306/07

The cursed journal

My bad mojo with this journal continues.

I can’t say that I hate these pages but they are definitely not my favorites.

I’m playing with different styles, mediums, colors and textures.

I do know that I am learning through my process but sometimes I think I should just gesso over the whole works and start again.

However, I must say that there are areas of each of the pages that I really like…just not so much the pages as a whole.

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201305/31

It’s personal

The last page in my Watkins journal. Gathered from bits and pieces thrown in a drawer.

The photo is me from a couple years ago. It was an extra from a scrapbook page…yes, have been known to scrapbook every once in a great while.

I wrote a personal journal entry on the back of the date due slip in the pocket.

All I have left is to do some things with the outside covers of this journal. It’s been a fun experimenting journal. I’ve started using a date stamp so I can keep track of what I did and when. You always think you’ll remember but I have learned that I just don’t.

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201305/25

Layers upon layers

This journal spread was several days in the making.

I started with light colors…then went to orange and rust…then an overlay of cooler pastel colors.

I finally settled on some flowers. I had intended on having the flowers be the background color and covering the rest with another more solid color but it all went to pieces.

Oh well. Trying new things and failing is all a part of learning.

I decided that the quote Enjoy the Moment was perfect. I needed to just sit back and enjoy.

It was more about the process than the result this time for me and that’s ok.

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201304/21

Reflected happiness

I finished the very last page in one of my journals, which ironically happened to be the inside cover.

The bold orange made me happy. When I spotted the quote in my stash I knew it was meant to be.

Other bits and pieces also found their way into my hands from a drawer of randomness. I keep thinking I need to sort that stuff but sometimes chaos is best for my creative process.