Tag : quotes

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SOC: Charcoal Grey & Pale Pink

20130702_2348 20130702_2350 20130702_2349So here we are at week 4 of The Summer of Color with Charcoal Grey & Pale Pink. A much easier set of colors for me.

I had a bit of a hard time getting the right grey until I read on Elizabeth’s post that she puts a little purple into her grey’s to give it more intense color. It worked!! So happy….thanks E!

I’ve been doing a lot with splattering paint and inks lately. It seems  to add the texture I’m seeking.

I have to admit that this shot with those colors makes me think 1980’s…”like totally“. There are parts of the 1980’s worth reliving…

I’m also loving the texture I pressed into the grey. I was actually trying to stamp some black texture into it but the paint was still too wet. I decided to run with it.

I had some “help” taking my photos this morning…

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Orange and Hot Pink

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 So glad orange and hot pink were chosen for the Summer of Color week 2.

I love this color combo! It’s got 3 B’s going for it…bold, bright and beautiful!!

 

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Citron Green & Turquoise

20130612_2258I’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!!

20130612_2257I 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.

20130612_2259The 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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The cursed journal

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My bad mojo with this journal continues.

I can’t say that I hate these pages but they are definitely not my favorites. 20130606_2198

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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Layers upon layers

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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.

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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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Success in a big book of fail

journalI was about to chuck this book in the trash. Every time I made a journal page in this book, it was simply awful. It seemed as if the book was stealing my mojo.

This was a last ditch effort for the book. If I wasn’t happy today…it was going away in a really permanent fashion.

I think I’ll keep it around, at least for the time being.

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Reflected happiness

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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.

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This heart makes me so, so happy.

The texture…  The inking on the edge… The the fact that its asymmetrical…

Yeah! Love it when things work out.

If you’d have seen the mess I made yesterday in another book, you’d truly understand why this one has restored my confidence. YIKES!

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