Monday 18 June 2012

SUMMER OF COLOUR - WEEK 2 - MINT CHOC CHIP ICE CREAM

This week has been a real challenge!  Summer of Colour, hosted by the lovely Kristin over at Twinkle Twinkle challenged us to make a piece of art based on the colours of mint choc chip ice cream - green and brown in other words!

Now, I love green - in the great outdoors - but I don't really work with it, wear it much or live with it in my home. 

Anyway, after a week of struggling I have managed to put together a sketchbook page loosely based on my on-going theme of pollen.


I also made a photo mosaic of the very few minty green things around my home - including a specially made cupcake, some marzipan eggs, and two pretty green moths from my collection - and I am linking this to the


And finally I've put together a colour palette that I am linking to 
Colour Me Weekly over at Rosie's LeavesnBloom.




50 comments:

  1. I love all the elements you have brought together to create such a lovely journal page. Blogger is looking into the problem with my blog I hope to be back blogging soon.

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  2. I love the gentleness of your page.....

    Karen

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  3. Love the mystery of the route on the map passing through the petals - and that cupcake is amazing

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  4. GORGEOUS sketches and collage on your journal pages!. Love the ideas of keeping inspirational montage of choc mint colored objects :).

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  5. WHAT DELICIOUS PHOTOS TO LOOK AT...I LOVE YOUR WORK AND YUM...I;M FEELING LLIKE A DELECTABLE LITLE CAKE...HEEHEEHEE...XXX

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  6. I really like the use of the map as part of the background. I've seen lots of maps in a lical charity shop and jsut knew they had a crafty use.
    x x x

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  7. Beautiful, I love the delicate lines and colours in your work! Valerie
    PS You collect moths?

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  8. Love what you have come up with, very creative and inspirational. I hope you are enjoying the event and I look forward in seeing what else is in store. :) Have a wonderful week x

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  9. Your sketchbook page is gorgeous and I love the collage! The colors are so pretty. I like the colors much more than I like mint choc chip ice cream - one of the only flavors I don't like!

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  10. This is beautiful! Such soft colors and you gotta love vintage. :)

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  11. This whole post is a delight for the eyes! Your journal page is divine and I love all the other minty green things you found and added. I love the vintage aspect to it all!

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  12. I really love this scrapbook page!

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  13. Great journal page, love how you have placed the map on it peaking through. Your colours are lovely a soft. BJ

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  14. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
    Lynn x

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  15. What lush pieces. I added the colour palette to my pinterest board on colour palettes - it's gorgeous!
    http://pinterest.com/lisawright/

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  16. Beautiful colors! I especially like the moths!

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  17. These colors are so soothing--love!!--excellent page too!

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  18. I really love your pollen themed art its so cool.. pollen and I have a real life love hate relationship but your art more than makes up for any hayfever.. I felt the same way about the colour scheme this week..but I went with bird eggs actually which I see you included and loved the result in the end.. I love your map integration ..it's just all awesome keep it up!!!!!!
    bonitabonbons.blogspot.com

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  19. ...beautiful work Diana...you hold your brushes with grace for it shows in your piece, loVe how your images flow into one another...super collage borad too...Mel :)

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  20. BEAUTIFUL page, it has a wonderful calming and vintage look.

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  21. your page is so soft and ethereal. i love the map in the background.

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  22. Lovely lovely LOVELY work - mint choco chip is my favourite..........oh I just want some NOW.........or even vanilla with a mint flavoured aero sprinkled over the top. LOL see what you've done to me Diana :D

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  23. Such soothing colors. Beautiful mosaics...

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  24. A lovely piece! So soft and inviting! Great photos as well!

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  25. A beautiful post. Your sketchbook page is gorgeous.

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  26. I knew you'd pull off something fabulous, inspired or not! I could just sink into the soft beauty and nostalgia of your page... not to mention the cupcakes...

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  27. WOW what a delightful post. Love all of your images.

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  28. beautiful picture, simple but so well put together. And the color choices are gorgeous.

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  29. Ooooh, WOW! I love your sketchbook page!! And the photo mosaic is so yummy! :)

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  30. Just beautiful! For someone who doesn't do green you laid it out so well!! Looks like you'd be someone who could design store windows!! This really is so delicate and breathtaking!! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leading me back here!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  31. Just love your gorgeous art journal page... beautiful image and love the maps peeking through... and sweet photo mosaic... your blog is wonderful...

    Hugs
    Jenny x

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  32. Love your divinely created journal page ~ very creative ~ thanks, ^_^ (A Creative Harbor)

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  33. Oh that is really lovely!!! I love the flower!

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  34. I am so CRAZY for your sketch page! Lovely post...

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  35. lovely mint choc chip sketch page! and a beautiful photo mosaic!

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  36. Woweee, this is beautifully done.
    Lesley♥

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  37. I love love this. I love the feel of vintage and the photo of the woman.

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  38. oh so pretty!!! I love everything in this post!!!!

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  39. maybe you should work with it more because this is just lovely.... and the collages were really inspirational as well... looking forward to what you create for the next one... it has me stumped...xx

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  40. You've certainly nipped it, I would say and all done so beautifully well too~

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  41. This is soooo yummy!!! Great job!

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  42. WOW your page is amazing!!!! You see me here with open mouth enjoying every detail of it!!

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  43. Absolutely beautiful!.. such a dreamy page!.. love it!

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  44. Wow, what gorgeous images! Your version of the color scheme is so softly pretty.

    -:¦:- Art Update: Mint Chocolate Chip -:¦:-

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  45. what a gorgeous colour - i now love the colour mint! beautiful spread

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  46. Oh! I just LOVE this! Your minty sketchbook page is gorgeous-that flower!! Your collage of mint is beautiful.

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