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The words appeared for this page and I fell in love. The streaks of grey give the illusion of objects falling. The heart was already on the page. Love it when things work out like that!
I’m also loving the font of the book I’ve been using to find text. It’s a children’s or maybe a tween novel called Ghost in the Machine Ryan’s Journal.
Feels good to be creating again.
As Labor Day approaches, so does the start of school. We are attempting to ring out every last bit of enjoyment and family time as possible in addition to orientations, job hunting, checkups, back to school shopping and the rest of the usual business. We’ve been creating memories…not art.
Although I did do a little bit of art journalling this week. I was catching up on laundry from a weekend away had me in my art space quite a bit.
My heART journal seemed to need some attention. I’m still at the bright tones of summer but I’m sure soon I’ll shift along with the season. I’ve already seen several maple trees turning and dropping leaves. 
The little scrap about the mystery of time seemed to fit my thoughts of late… It’s funny how time is a constant but depending on the situation it can feel as if the hands on the clock are slowing down or traveling at warp speed.
A couple days ago I sat down to journal. The train image literally fell into my lap as I bumped a stack of papers while reaching for something else. I often take that as a message. “Use this…you won’t be sorry.” 
An unexpected thing happened to the bright shiny image as I applied it with liquid matte medium…the image “aged”. I love it when things work out like that!!
I went in search of words and “the railroad tracks” were on the second page I picked up. Again…meant to be.
Last night I was perusing Pinterest and came across this Will Rogers quote:
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
A little over a year ago I started work in a new journal. It was a book I’d picked off the free shelf at our local library…which incidentally is closing in a week or so. They’ve built a new building to fit with the character of the historic main street. I’m really excited about the new building but also a little sad. The old location is the library where got my very first library card.
OK…done waxing nostalgic…on with the original reason for my post. I’m done…completely finished…with my little kira-kira journal. Today, I added my title page….
…and gave a little attention to the covers, leaving the original title visible.
Here’s a little peek at the pages inside.
For me, it’s always nice to put a check mark next to a project as DONE. What about you…do those UFO’s call to you…finish me…or not really?
Oh so sad…this is it…The Summer of Color is finished. Thank you, Kristen, for once again bringing us this great summer challenge.
Behold our last set of colors….
Raspberry & Tangerine with a Smudge, Splash or Pop of Lemon
I immediately thought of a hibiscus. 
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My drawing skills aren’t the best but I think given the size and shape this is a pretty good interpretation of one.
The raspberry color is more pronounced in person…also could be the strong morning sun throwing it off a bit.
I love it…a nice tropical flower on a cool July day in Minnesota.
Only one more week to go until The Summer of Color is done…unbelievable how fast 6 weeks can go.
This weeks colors…
Red & Royal Blue with a Smudge, Splash or Pop of Light Blue
When I saw the red I knew I’d be using hearts on my page. I have a tiny bit of the light blue as wings on one heart. I tried to keep it to just a pop of that color this time. 
The words are just something silly that jumped out at me from a book page.
I can’t believe The Summer of Color is nearing it’s end…or am I just being a glass half empty sort of gal today? Regardless…here we are already at week 4 of 6.
Pink & Apple Green with a Smudge, Splash or Pop of Dark Green
I took the liberty of choosing a brighter pink…mainly because from the computer..down the stairs to my art zone…I’d convinced myself that it was the neon pink color that was needed. 
Not sure why…maybe I was having a 1980’s flash back. Mallrats… Day glo…. Hypercolor…acid wash denim… Anyone with me?
This little bit of text happened to fall into my lap…. I thought it was fitting.
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