This is the final week of the Summer of Color challenge sponsored by Kristin at Twinkle Twinkle Like a Star. This has been a wonderful challenge, working with colour combinations familiar and not-so-familiar. And the quality and variety of work produced by the participants each week has been consistently inspiring and exciting. Thank you one and all - especially our gracious hostess!
This week's colours were a fruity mix - light and summery - Raspberry, Tangerine with a splash, smudge or pop of Lemon. Here is my final card - and there will be an accordion book at some point, just not right now. I have started to cut the pieces for it though, so hopefully in the next week or two! Watch this space. :)
I have to tell the story of how this card was almost a disaster... I decided to use inks instead of paints because I didn't think I had quite the right colours. So I found a distress ink and another dye ink for my two main colours, sticking with acrylic yellow for my lemon. I put the ink on and there it sat wet - for hours. I finally blotted it and fussed around until I had something dryish that looked like just the right colours. I added my lady, who is looking a bit sad that this is the last week, painted on the sun and went to dinner and a movie with some friends. When I came back, the tangerine colour had dried a dreadful dusty rose colour - yuck! And the raspberry must not have been quite dry either becaue my yellow sun was now the colour that the tangerine was supposed to be! NeoColorII to the rescue - I oranged up my dusty rose and I'm quite sure the colour is close enough now. I added another layer of paint to the sun and love the ring the wet ink left around the edges - a happy accident.
Thanks again Kristin & everyone for a great 6 weeks of fun and inspiration! Hope to see you next summer!
Absolutely gorgeous and so richly coloured and the lady is just right there. I enjoyed your story of making it too.
Posted by: sheila 77 | July 20, 2014 at 04:34 AM
Sometimes the happy accidents are the BEST! LOVE this (along with the story of your long and almost disasterous process)! LOVE that you saved the day! LOVE that she looks sad because this is the last week!
Posted by: Sue Lelli | July 20, 2014 at 04:47 AM
It turned out beautiful and I am glad that you were able to "fix" the colors! Your work of art is absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for sharing your amazing talents throughout this year's SOC party! It has been a color journey! HUGS!
Posted by: Sharon Fritchman | July 20, 2014 at 04:48 AM
Ohh gorgeous!!
Posted by: shilpa | July 20, 2014 at 04:51 AM
Another beautiful card! She looks like a princess. Bingo:)
Posted by: Eric | July 20, 2014 at 07:21 AM
such a beautiful piece
and wonderful in the colors
Posted by: Tammie | July 20, 2014 at 08:44 AM
Sometimes the products we use change our minds without us realizing it. You did a masterful job of reworking the original piece, and I love happy accidents. They often turn out even better than what we originally planned.
Posted by: Bleubeard and Elizabeth | July 20, 2014 at 08:44 AM
Love this! Great idea to bring the Neocolor IIs to the rescue!!
SOC4 has been such fun, hope to see you at SOC5!
x
Posted by: Jo Fiddlesnips! | July 20, 2014 at 09:06 AM
Such a stunning beauty...serene and decadent..and totally magical! Beautiful for SOC!
Victoria
Posted by: victoria | July 20, 2014 at 09:59 AM
Thank YOU! xo
Posted by: Kristin Van Valkenburgh | July 20, 2014 at 10:15 AM
great save-this is a gorgeous end to the challenge and your collection Cindy! It was so great catching up with you again and I look forward to seeing your book:)
Posted by: Linda K | July 20, 2014 at 10:52 AM
Just love this!!!
Posted by: Kristin Johnsen | July 20, 2014 at 11:44 AM
creative Bingo card, in the SOC colours!
Posted by: Christine | July 20, 2014 at 12:13 PM
This turned out to be a very pretty card. You did a great job on the rescue. Part of the fun is what to do when things go wrong, isn't it. I think that your according book will be a lot of fun. Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog.
Posted by: Janelle Marks | July 20, 2014 at 02:10 PM
Trials and tribulations there but you came out tops in the end, super bingo card. BJ
Posted by: BJ | July 21, 2014 at 01:36 AM
Love this Cindy. So fun to play along with you in this challenge, but even as it ends, I know they'll be lots of color inspiration happening. Look forward to keeping in touch with all your wonderful creativeness.
Posted by: Deborah Weber | July 21, 2014 at 10:10 AM
Ah, lovely! I love the big bright sun in the corner! Very summery!
Posted by: Caz | July 27, 2014 at 01:17 AM
This turned out great. I'm so glad that you were able to save it. I'm also glad that I "met" you in SOC this year!
Posted by: Denise Price | July 30, 2014 at 02:45 PM