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    SOC3: sage and sepia

    July 15, 2013 - By 

    Sage and SepiaThis is the last week of Summer of Color! I can hardly believe it.

    This is the color combo I’ve been voting for each week. The strange thing is now that I got it…I had trouble making it work. The photo color is a bit off for the green but my “Photoshop fu” is off this morning.

    I painted the background with sage then distressed it a bit.  After adding the sepia elements, I used some white rub-ons for visual interest. The bride and groom are my maternal grandparents circa 1929.

    Incidentally, this is my 1000th post! WHOA! That’s a lot of blogging. Thanks to everyone who continues to read. I love it when you leave comments to let me know that you’ve been here.

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    SOC3: Candy Apple Red & Yellow

    July 8, 2013 - By 

    cherries red and yellow red and yellow quote

    Time is flying!! It’s week 5 of Summer of Color already!

    These colors always make me think of feed-sack cloth, vintage aprons and kitschy kitchens.

    So what else could I do but an ode to a simpler time.

    Not wanted to waste the extra paint I scraped it on another book page. After finishing the cherries page I love the look of the pages so much I decided to dress it up a bit .

    It’s a two for one this week.

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    SOC: Charcoal Grey & Pale Pink

    July 2, 2013 - By 

    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…