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    SOC 5: week 6

    July 17, 2015 - By 

    I’m sad…it’s over…The Summer of Color hosted by Kristin of Twinkle, Twinkle is really done with this last set of colors.

    SOC 5 week 6 orange+orange+blue

    1 orange+ 1 orange + 1 blue

    I know the Golden color says red oxide but it is totally orange.

    SOC 5 week 6 orange+orange+blue

    Just look how dark orange it is!!

    SOC 5 week 6 orange+orange+blue

    I decided on some very Dr. Suess like flowers in blue for this weeks journal page. I used a Prismacolor watercolor pencil to draw the basic shape then went in with a water brush to give them movement and dimension.

    My found text came last…although once auditioning the text on the page I realized it really needed a bit of white splatters so the text wouldn’t be so stark.

    Once again thank you to Kristen for her hard work and dedication to the yearly challenge!

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    T Tuesday: exploring edition

    July 14, 2015 - By 

    Today for T stands for Tuesday I’m sharing a little snippet of a local outing the kids and went on last week.

    We went to the arboretum. It was a gorgeous day. Sunny but not hot.arb collageAfter walking around, snapping photos for a couple hours we headed off for lunch. We decided to try a place that we’d been very disappointed with in the past. Why would we do that? Well previously it was a dinner and it was at least 5 years ago. Why not try again? lunch dates

    Little J and I really liked our meals. Big J was indifferent. His food was kind of tasteless without the specialty sauces that came with it…which he didn’t care for.

    Overall it was a good experience that I’m glad we tried again…other than the price tag. Yikes! Oh well…we don’t go out that much and it’s summer. Gotta have a little fun.

    I’m off to drop one at volleyball and do driving lessons with the other. I’ll be back to check in with my T stands for Tuesday friends as soon as I am able.

    What are you doing today?

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    SOC 5: week 5

    July 6, 2015 - By 

    What?!?!? How is it week 5 of The Summer of Color hosted by Kristin of Twinkle, Twinkle. Seriously…time goes by way too quickly!

    This weeks colors are…

    soc5 week5

    1 green+ 1 green + 1 pink

    soc5 week5

    I went very basic this week. I spread some thinned out light green along the bottom edge of the book then sprayed with water. I then tipped the book to get a good flow going in an upward motion to simulate foliage in the background.

    soc5 week5

    I almost feel like I want to do another page in these colors…something abstract. But this was where my mind was at this morning as the rain poured down outside. Dreaming.