Thursday, 13 June 2013

Summer of Colour - Week 1

   This week's colour prompt for this year's new Summer of Colour was Citron Green and Turquoise.   For inspiration I played about with gelli printing using just those two colours, and I then used a couple of the prints for the background.  I also used a stamp I carved of a fern leaf, and added stencilled dots and shapes.   


Some detail shots - showing the 3D butterfly, and details of the background gelli prints.

The two colours haven't quite gelled for me in this mosaic, but I thought I'd include it anyway as I'd done the work on it!   The cat was made by my mum who loved working in clay, the butterfly wing and beetle are from my collection of dead things - isn't he gorgeous!  And as you can see from the Alchemella Mollis in the centre, we've been having a lot of rain! 

27 comments:

  1. Great job. Love all your photos, excellent color. Love your 3D butterfly. :)

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  2. I love these colours! They just sing :-). You obviously share your talent with your mum, the cat is deceptively simple in line yet is essence of felinenessness! And the Lady's Mantle ought to be covered with diamonds.... Gorgeous pic.
    LLJ xx

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  3. Loving your mixed media piece for SOC. Happy SOC, Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  4. Love your pretty artwork - the gelli print background looks great! Lovely mosaic, too!

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  5. Incredible, always love what you create!

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  6. How beautiful this is, love it!! The background looks amazing, perfect colors for this page. I also peeked below at your ICAD, this is my first year doing these too. What a fun way to use your fern leaves on the cards. They came out gorgeous, enjoy making more!
    Thanks for stopping by my blog. It's so fun to see what everyone is doing for SOC.

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  7. I love this color combination! It's actually my favorite and I use it all the time. I didn't know about the Summer of Color blog hop. I would have surely jumped in because I love playing with colors.

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  8. Gorgeous page - everything works so well together - I love what you did with the butterfly, and that bird just pops off the page. That beetle is absolutely amazing - you must have quite a collection.

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  9. Love your page and the phots are lovely, that beetle is amazing.

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  10. Absolutely gorgeous! Those are my two favourite colours.

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  11. What a wonderful beetle! And I love that blue bird.

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  12. That is a wonderful collection of images and work... you have really embraced the prompt... looking forward to seeing what you create for other weeks now...xx

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  13. Wow, this is so cool! I love your photo mosaic - Yes, the beetle is so pretty, and I love the cat your Mom made. And your page is beautiful, love the layers, colors and that bird :) xoxo

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  14. WOW, Diana!!. Totally stunning journal pages!!. I'm overwhelmed with joy, imagining myself stalking this bird, perched in the lush garden. LOVE the beautiful layers of ferns & greenery. Wonderful butterfly specimen too :). And I enjoyed your gorgeous photo montage immensely :).

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  15. I love your journal page! So, so beautiful!!!! I am in awe of your art and the gorgeous feeling you conveyed with the colors. And your mosaic is wonderful, too!

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  16. I love your journal page. The background is beautiful and the bird is stunning. The butterfly is gorgious, I love how you made him look like a real butterfly with the little folds. Gorgeous.
    xx

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  17. Love your birdie and mosaic...x

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  18. Gorgeous work!That beetle is fabulous, I can't stop looking at it and I really admire the journal page - ferns are wonderful. Thank you for sharing. I've seen your name on WOYWW and I think it's a lovely choice for a blog-name, as I adore moth wings. I shall certainly visit again. Julie Ann

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  19. such beautiful work and colors! Gorgeous indeed!

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  20. The spread is fabulous and I love the mosaic idea as well. I look forward to seeing what you do next week. :)

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  21. Gorgeous page, love the bird.

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  22. beautiful work you've done on this SOC theme!

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  23. Beautiful page! And I love your mosaic - what a good idea for SOC!

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  24. Super artwork and I love your mosaic too :)

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  25. Beautiful work, both the artwork and the mosaic.

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