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    Summer challenges

    As you may have noticed on my sidebar, I’ve been displaying a couple of badges with summer dates. Well, the time has arrived!

    small2015photohuntRinda at Gallo Organico is hosting her Summer Photo scavenger hunt once again. I had a great time with this last summer and have been anxiously awaiting the list for this year. Rinda posted it just a few hours ago…looks like a fun list!! Some easy and some hard.

    Here’s this year’s list:
    1. A bouquet of flowers
    2. An ornate door knocker
    3. A person walking a dog (or other animal)
    4. People playing a board game or card game
    5. Architectural columns
    6. A metal bridge
    7. A turtle
    8. Someone “plugged in” to social media
    9. A tent
    10. A college or university
    11. A cellular tower or television satellite dish
    12. A public restroom, bathroom, or toilet
    13. A merry-go-round or carousel
    14. A traffic signal
    15. A flag pole with at least three flags on it
    16. A panoramic view, taken while standing someplace high in the air
    17. At least two people wearing matching outfits or uniforms
    18. An overloaded truck, car, bicycle or other vehicle
    19. A ticket booth
    20. A natural body of water
    21. A photograph of you with a sign reading “2015 Summertime Photography Scavenger Hunt”. Note: you may not use a substitute for this item.
    If you find something on the list too difficult, you may substitute one of the following items for any one item on the list, except for Item #21:
    Alternative A: People eating outside
    Alternative B: Someone holding an umbrella
    Alternative C: A rocking chair

    I’m not planning any sort of weekly update on the list…just when the moment strikes me.

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    SOC5-2The second challenge is The Summer of Color 5 hosted by Kristin at twinkletwinklelikeastar

    This will be my 3rd year participating in this great summer challenge.

    Each week for 6 weeks she’ll be giving us colors to create with. Any medium is acceptable. The sky’s the limit with this one. It’s so much fun and sometimes can really stretch you creatively when the colors don’t match up with your usual style.

    Won’t you join me in these fun and exciting challenges?

  • Blog

    Journal 52: Collage Crazy

    I’m trying my hand at Journal 52 this week since I was using magazine images in my coffee theme book. coffee collage crazy

    I pulled out elements that fit my theme then went for some scrapbook paper for the background. Not my usual way of starting out but I’ve got to use up some of that paper!!

    The paper I used is actually for a little boy page. The upper left of the 12×12 piece said Catch me…  Since I already had the word coffee… cut out it seemed to fit perfectly.

    Across the top I layered on a coffee bean image from an ad and part of a bookmark. It still needed something so I sponged some gesso through a letter stencil. I then dipped my double circle tool, which happens to be from the center of a transparent tape roll, in gesso because who doesn’t love circles!

    I used a Pitt pen to go around the coffee cup image for depth. I still felt it needed a bit more of the red so I grabbed some stickers from Starbucks (thanks Elizabeth) for the right touch of color. I  happened upon these play money coins and thought they’d be perfect final touch.

  • Art - Blog

    Bright blooms journal page

    There is a chill in the air again after a gorgeous day yesterday. Wishing for another day influenced my journal page.blooms

    Random bits of this and that make up this page. I attempted to use some ancient rub-ons for background interest. A few bees were the most successful. Lesson learned with rub-ons. Use them when you get them…don’t hang on to them for years and years then expect them to still work.

    blooms quote

    The quote is from a vellum sheet I had laying around. I’m working on using up some of my orphan bits and pieces. An art journal is the perfect place!

    Linking up with Art Journal Journey once again. I can’t say this is a favorite quote but it is a good one.

    Art Journal Journey