Helena and Rinda have inspired me to join Kristin’s Summer of Colour,
For the next 6 weeks a new colour combo will be chosen by a vote on the COS blog. This week, week one, the colours are Citron Green and Turquoise.
Not my favourite colours but they are bright and zingy.
Some while ago I subscribed to a magazine and received a jelly roll of fabric in all kinds of colours, none of which really appealed to me, but I put them in my stash and today, low and behold the outside colours on the roll are Citron Green and Turquoise!!
I had a photo of some pin wheels (I posted it for Project 52 here) I added a turquoise solid colour layer twice and blended with the pinwheels at soft light and then difference and loved the result. I played around some more and ended up with this.
My deck chair pictures were next for altering. Now I am not too good at changing the colour of things by using the selection tools, I try but I need more practice. I like the result though.
For some reason the idea of making bunting came into my mind. I have decided to make a triangle each week in the Colour of Summer colours and at the end of the challenge I will string them all together and hang them in the garden.
Having got the fabric and sewing machine out it was simple enough to cut some very small triangles and stitch them onto my ATC card for todays ICAD challenge
I feel very creative and productive today and there is no-one more surprised than me!
Do you ever get days like that?
The Colour of Summer Flickr page has some lovely art and craft in these bright, zingy colours.
Oh! and now I really like these colours…
I really like that color combination. Your idea of a banner sounds fabulous. I can’t wait to see the finished product.
WOW, I totally smitten with your cute zingy banner!!. Wonderful digital art work too :).
I adore your gorgeous pennant. Happy SOC, Annette x
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Wow, I’m very impressed! I love the photo of the pinwheels. I’ve never tried to make serious changes to colors with PS. Something I ought to try, I think.
I too, love those colours you’ve used Miriam, it looks fantastic! We just need some summer now 😉
Dear Miriam, beautiful creations and colours. Great work!!Thank you for sharing and keep creative!
hey Miriam you are on a roll – 3 very different approaches. Love the pinwheels and the impact of a different colour. The bunting sounds wonderful and the mini bunting on the card is great
when changing colour on something like the chairs when you are changing a distinct colour that is not also in other objects I use the paint bucket rather than selecting it – change the tolerance to something in the teens and then click on a bit of the colour that you want to change. You could change one stipe at a time if you tick the contiguous box
Wow, lots of lovely projects!
Oh my! You really are on a roll. These are all wonderful! I love your photo-processing. (I think you did a great job of changing colours! I’ve never quite figured that out.) Your idea of making a flag for each colour combination is great. In fact, that would be a wonderful challenge itself. (Or a fun idea for a swap? Hmm….)
I’m doing this challenge, too, but haven’t got around to posting yet! And yes, I also go in spurts of creating. I’ll go crazy for a week or two, then do nothing for weeks on end, then get back to it. Except photography – I seldom go more than a day without taking some pictures!
I love these colours as well and love the variety of things you created from the prompts… so productive… looking forward to getting to know your work more as the challenge progresses…xx
Wow…love your stitchery projects…your bunting looks fab…(I do love a bit of bunting!) and the bunting atc is brilliant…will look forward to see what you do with the colour combos in the following weeks 🙂
Great lot of work and what a fabulous idea with the bunting for your garden…x
Your digital skills are as excellent as your sewing ones. Is there no end to your talents?! Love the banner idea – it s going to be glorious to see by the end …
Love your photo altering for the Summer of Color. What a good idea about the bunting!! 🙂 Love that you reused the scraps for icad as well. A visual reminder. It looks fantastic.
I love your beautiful work of art, your “altered” deck chairs, and the wonderful hand sewn atc card you made! All of absolutely gorgeous!
I love the bunting idea! And the chairs and pinwheels are very cool.
Rinda
SO happy that you joined in! Your work here IS very bright and zingy and I love the fact that you found the perfect inspiration in your stash 🙂 Looking forward to see your bunting come to life as the weeks progress, xoxo
I love the concept here! How fun. I have not made friends with a sewing machine yet… 🙂