Monday, June 15, 2015

The Summer of Color 5: Week Two. . .


"The setting sun burned the sky pink and orange in the same bright hues 
as surfers' bathing suits."
- Michael Connelly, The Black Echo


That Was Pretty Fabulous!
Well now, it looks like this little party of ours has hit the ground running. I've been a-ma-zed at all the bold, ethereal, glittery & altogether gorgeous blues n' green pieces that came pouring in here and in our Facebook group last week, and am genuinely honored to be the host of such a beautiful group of kind, helpful and not to mention incredibly talented people. You make a mama proud!! 

Now, If You're Just Joining Us. . . 
No worries! Each week stands on it's own, so like any other party, just come when you can. If you want to learn more about the event, pop over here for all the details. Also, I've loved hearing the stories of those who've wanted to play over the years, but had not done so until now. Please, if you're reading this and have ever considered jumping in, make this your time. I promise, promise, promise that you'll be glad you did.

This Week:
We'll be working on our second - of six - weekly color palettes. And, it should be said, it also happens to be one of the most popular combinations we've played with. Ready for it? Okay then, our palette for Week Two of the SOC 5 is . . . .


1 Pink + 1 Pink + 1 Orange


Wheeeeeeeeee! Remember, which particular pinks n' orange you choose is entirely up to you but I for one, can't wait to see what you do with it! Did you like the little PDF? Okay then, here's this week's installment:




What Did I Do With It?
Another textural piece on black canvas. Check out my adventure into pinks n' orange on YouTube and below:




And The Next Giveaway?
Here it is, all dressed up for the party!

{Two Jumbo Bistro Chalk Markers, two Gel Xtreme Pastel Rollers in pink and orange, one package of rosette ribbon in a gorgeous pink, one bright orange burlap flower, three rose embellishments, two Caran D' Ache Neocolor 1 (water-soluble wax pastel) crayons, two Caran D' Ache Neopastel oil pastels, two leather-bound Poppin mini notebooks, two Gouache Acrylics in Pink and Orange Yellow, one (love this!) Golden High Flow acrylic in Fluorescent Pink, two Lumiere metallic acrylics in Pearl Magenta and Halo Pink Gold and lastly, a couple pages of vintage children's word mastery lists, several pink decorative napkins for collage and a sprinkling of iridescent confetti stars.}


Hey. Who Won Last Week's Prize?
Oh yeah, that! Last Week's prize is going international! Please help me in congratulating. . . . 

Ulrike from Ulaku Cards and More!

(please note: all winners will be selected at random via a Random Number Generator. 
The photos / proof of each week's winners will be on file and happily sent to anyone who would like to see them.) 

Congratulations Ulrike! Please email your street address to Kdvanvalkenburgh@msn.com and I'll get your goodies right out!


Now, Let's Get Going!
You may link your 1 Pink + 1 Pink + 1 Orange creations to the widget below. To qualify for the pinks n' orange giveaway, simply copy and paste the direct link (from your blog, Facebook, Flickr, Instagram - or any other feed that can be linked here) to the widget below. You have until this Sunday (10:00 am, Pacific Daylight Time) to do so. Only one link per person, please.




Ready, Steady, Go!
We'll see you back here next Monday, June 22nd for Week Three's pretty, pretty Palette, Giveaway, PDF, Video and Randomly Drawn Winner. Until then, have fun, good luck and get your arting on!


With Colorful Kisses,
Kristin xo

83 comments:

  1. Oh this is such fun, I love this colour combination - shame I've got to go work - but will play later!

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  2. Congratulations winner!!
    Lovely colors for this again Kristin

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  3. Congratulations Ulrike :) Ooh. Pink & orange eh? Hmmm. Cup of tea and watch your video first methinks :p

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  4. Another fabulous video. Love how you did her headband thingy. And those eyes! !

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  5. Wow what a great colour combo!!!!

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  6. Sounds like fun this week. Congrats to Ulrike! Hugs, Valerie

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  7. Congrats to Ulrike! And such a fun this week again!
    Thank's for the video !

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  8. I am having a blast so far, Kristin! What a great blog party!!! It's so full of inspiration and nice people, too! And speaking of inspiration, thank you for sharing your video and wonderful work of art with us! Oh, and Congrats Ulrike!!!! YAY!!!!

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  9. I'm so glad I decided to join in - this is so much fun! Love the colour combo this week. Your piece is stunning

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  10. Lovely colour combo can't wait to get started, and I love your interpretation!

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  11. Ooooh, my favourite colour combo - this is going to be FUN!

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  12. Love these colors too. Looking forward to it. Have a great day. Congrats Ulrike!

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  13. My two favorite colors! Looking forward to seeing everyone's contribution.

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  14. OMGosh!! Love these colors!! putting my cap on and heading into the studio!!
    Congratulations to lucky duck Ulrike!! what a score!!
    Kristin- thanks again so much for the SOC and your generous giveaways!!
    huge colorful hugs! xo

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  15. Hi Kristin. I tried posting my link but the linky is missing. I'll check back later. Thanks. Have a great day.

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  16. Hi Kristin. I tried posting my link but the linky is missing. I'll check back later. Thanks. Have a great day.

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  17. It seems to be working now. Thanks. Great video! Awesome.

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  18. Thank you Kristin, this was so great to watch. You are so good in this. Loved the eyes :)

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  19. Oh MY gosh! LOVE her! I am SO loving the videos too. It is so inspiring to watch you create each week. Makes my Monday mornings with coffee super fab! :) I need that fluorescent pink pen you used in my stash...I am going to hunt it down. xoxo

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  20. Gorgeous colours, you and I were on the same wavelength for sure, as I created two things yesterday with these very colours! Have linked one to you. Off to watch the video now!!

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  21. Thank You again and again Sweet Kristin. I loved My second art lesson and all for free. This was a generous and fun idea. OX Denise

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  22. Talk about color!!! I LOVE pink and orange when combined!!!!!
    Off to create. Will return later on!
    :)

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  23. Congratulations Ulrike for your win of the drawing! I bet you can hardly wait to receive it. And look at next weeks colors, lol, almost perfect for me to make my favorite paper with. Too funny. =)

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  24. Great color combo this week! Love the video Kristin - such a sweet face and loved the glittery headband! Need to try that technique :) Can't wait to play this week! Hugs :)

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  25. Big congrats to Ulrike!! And oh my dear Kristin-I will watch your vid after I get my contribution completed, BUT- BE STILL MY HEART-this is one of my most favorite combos ever!! Will share more about that in my post and link up:)

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  26. I love love love the videos!!!! great colour combination!!!!

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  27. How about a new fan?
    Let's keep it cool as we work with color this summer!
    :)

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  28. posted my link :) still going through every ones work from last week lol :)

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  29. Your piece turned out wonderful Kristin!

    yea to the lucky winner!

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  30. Loved watching your video. What a wonderful piece. Inspiration is fabulous. All of the group has so muc talent.

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  31. Gorgeous colour mix with so many amazing uploads already. Your own piece is totally stunning Kristin :D xo

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  32. I enjoyed watching your video. Funny music!

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  33. I loved loved this weeks color combo. Thank you for hosting SOC 2015!!!

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  34. Love this colour combination - there's some amazing art work being added to your link. This is a fun project!

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  35. Just added my linky and now I'm off to post to Facebook and Flickr!

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  36. LOVE the video!! LOVE the colour combination already. Thanks for hosting #soc5

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  37. Thanks for hosting again. I'd forgotten how much I get from working in the same media over and over again!
    Rinda

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  38. Oh what a sparkly beauty you created, and how fun to see you do it! Another wonderful giveaway as well. There's so much to love about SOC - thanks for hosting!

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  39. Great video, must try doing faces at some point, lovely fun colours. x

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  40. First: quite dear thanks for your many congratulations to my great blue-blue-green-win last week! I am so happy about this - it was really unbelieveable for me! Kristin, you are a darling!
    ... and I loved to work again in a favorite color-combination this week! This summer-challenge is a great fun and I hope to find time, to visit all artworks this time...
    Ulrike

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  41. My favorite color combo pink and orange. After failing at blending Dylusions paints it was back to watercolors then Tombows as they have th best range of pinks!
    thanks kristin, this challenge is fun.
    Monica # 49

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  42. Great colour combo! I tried experimenting this week.....interesting results :-P

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  43. Wooo hooo! Challenge two! Loved the colors, Kristin.

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  44. Ohhhhh, my favorite colors!!!! I missed week one, but it's okay, green is not on my color pallet, LOL, but I just may have to create something! Looking forward to next week's colors!!!

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  45. Had to think outside the box for this one again this week! Congrats to Ulrike on winning - such great prizes!

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  46. In addition to your great video, it would be nice to see a pic of your finished product, too.

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  47. This week's colors are favorites of mine so it was great to work with them. Can't wait to see more of the work from other participants. Congratulations to Ulrike - her collage was fascinating and survived the language barrier.

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  48. loving how people choose different sets of colour within your parameters - thank you

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  49. Oh I had forgotten just how much fun... and challenging :) this was Kristin... loved your video... thank you X

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  50. Played in my journal with these favourite combo - Pink and orange...linked the blog post

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  51. What a pretty Combo Pinks and Orange are together ! This was Fun and Enjoyable. Can't wait for the next set of colors. Thank you so much Kristen :)

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  52. I'm enjoying watching your videos.

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  53. Thanks for another wonderful colour prompt and sharing your art with us, great video and beautiful art!
    These are another set of favourite colours!!!

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  54. I REALLY had fun with this one!!! It's been awesome to see everyone's creations!! Thank you!

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  55. Thank you for the great challenge, Kristin! I already look forward to the next color combo :).

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  56. I'm here : ) having FUN. Hugs and blessings to You-Denise

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  57. I love to see all the entries, so inspiring!

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  58. Kristen, could you delete me on #97 and let me repost? I shared the wrong link.
    God bless,
    Sherry

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  59. Thanks for the awesome color combo and inspiration!
    Hugs,
    Julia

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  60. I have linked & shared! Looking forward to next week! :)

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  61. I managed to get mine done on time this week. Yeah for that. Your piece is wonderful again Kristin. Thank you for all your hard work.

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  62. I've always loved how pinks and oranges go together.

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  63. Thanks Kristin for fixing my mis-link! I got it now! I am having such fun!

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  64. Thanks for such a great kick in the pants to work on art during the week!

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  65. Started the six weeks of learning the Gelli Plate by using the SOC5 weekly colors. Thanks for this series and another great video to watch! Helene

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  66. Oh Kristin, as much as I hate the color pink, I LOVED this color combo. Even my hubby asked why I had pink ink on my hands, since I never use pink. He loved the page and suggested I use those colors more often. I have linked my page and I am excited to hear what the next color prompt is. Thank you, once again, for doing this and for hosting such an amazing contest. The prizes are fabulous!!! HUGS< Pamikins

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  67. Hi Kristin, well it's my first time playing along with SO5 - and I did enjoy my afternoon...stepped out of my comfort zone and made something other than a card...can't wait to see the next set of colours. Cheers

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  68. Kind of last Minute entry... but the Colors seemed appropriate to summer solstice, so i was waiting;)

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  69. Really not my colours this week! But that is good, always important to challenge yourself! I enjoyed it once I started :)

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  70. Another wonderful choice of color combination. What gorgeous things I'm seeing this week. Thanks again for sponsoring this creative fun!

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  71. Great Fun this week. Finished just in time! Love the Pinks and Orange!

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  72. Broke my index finger this week, so this was a bit of a challenge. I finished it late last night, took pics this am, but too late for the drawing. But i enjoyed it although i did get so frustrated with my hand lettering, lol.

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  73. Phew, just made it under the wire!
    Pink and Orange are pretty together! Fun, fun, fun.

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  74. Edit ***rats! I missed it! I thought I had till midnight, but it's 10:00 am on Sunday.
    I'll be back earlier next week for a chance to win.
    The color challenge is fun anyway.

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  75. Whoops looks from above comment I have missed the deadline as well. Thank you for the challenge and another layout completed though
    Cheers
    Mary

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  76. Late again.......Hopefully I'll be able top post tonight! Too busy lately!

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  77. Catching up slowwwwwly but surely :D

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