Summer of Color - Blue!

Oh how I love blue. It is my new color crush. So much to swoon over really....turquoise, aqua, baby, periwinkle, robin's egg... and so on. I use it in almost every piece I do. So when blue was chosen as the first color for Kristin's Summer of Color, this little lady was very excited. So I whipped out every shade of blue I had & then sat and stared at my journal. I mean, I sat for quite a bit. Just looking at the white page. Nothing. Zip. Blank. So I figured I needed a little more time & went to finish laundry. Oh Joy! :)

But, soon enough I gained back my artist "swagger" & threw down some color. :) This is the first page of my journal. She is cute enough & needs some words added to her. But, for some reason I just didn't love her. 

So I started to sketch....

Then added some blue acrylic, watercolor crayon, and my fav Faber-Castell Pitt pen (I love these!!) Of course some stamps (I think I have an addiction to clear rubber stamps..anyone else?) & rub ons were added too.

She Knew How to Fly

Ahhh, I like her much better.

I am looking forward to this coming week and the color GREEN. 

I don't use green much, but I am up for the challenge. 

What does the color green make you think of?

The Summer of Color

I love color.

Isn't it amazing how a colorful bouquet of flowers, or a pretty turquoise necklace, or a apothecary jars filled with citrus fruit can brighten up your day. 

Immediate mood enhancer right?

So me...the lover of color.. wears a lot of black & neutrals - go figure.

 I do, however dream about cute summer sandals...

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 Or vibrant red jackets

And me...the lover of color..has dreams of rooms like this...

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Tons of cottage white... dreamy.

But, I love color. :)

So, I am excited that Kristin over at Twinkle, Twinkle has started her 

Summer of Color. 

What a super fun way to create some art, connect, share, and grow. Each week she will give a color prompt for everyone to work on and then you can come back to link up your projects. 

She is even doing some giveaways too. Great, right?

I am really looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with this week. 

We are starting off with blue. 

My favorite color right now (it changes!) is turquoise, so I LOVE that.
We can create anything our little heart's desire. I am not sure what I will work on. I am sure it will include my XL mixed media journal from Canson, canvas, acrylics, and watercolor crayons. We'll see what else.  

Come join us for a Summer of Color.

What colors are brightening up your days of summer??

XOXO,

Jen