The Summer of Color 5: Week One. . .

"No water; no life. No blue; no green."

- Sylvia Earle

It's here! It's here! Helllllooooooo & Welcome to Week One of The Summer of Color 5: Color by Number!

First:

I'd like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your help and enthusiasm in spreading the word about our colorful community! I can't wait to get playing, can't wait to dive into our first color palette and can't wait to see what you do with this year's anniversary addition! And really, if the opening week is any indication of how much fun we're gonna have this year, then I'd say we're in for a drippy, sparkly, colorful Summer indeed. . . .

Last Week:

During our Introductory Week we discussed all the ways we can participate in The Summer of Color. If you'd like a review of the event, just pop over here and take a gander. I promise, this is one arty party you don't want to miss. 

This Week:

The real fun begins! We'll be working with our first - of six - color palettes. For The SOC 5: Color by Number, you'll be prompted to choose a combination of colors that you prefer, based upon a generic color palette that I will provide. Each week the palette will be 2 of one color plus 1 of another. So, we'll all be working within the same general color palette, but our choices within that palette will be as varied as we are. And as always, you can create anything your little heart desires, with color being the only stipulation. 

Got It! Now Gimme The Colors!

You bet. Since this year's SOC materials are all pretty in blues n' green, I thought we'd start there. Soooooooo, (drum roll please) our first color palette of the Summer is . . . . 

1 Blue + 1 Blue + 1 Green

Again, which particular blues and greens you use is all up to you! Want a little help? You got it! Here's our first anniversary addition: a PDF you can download and use to record your very own version of the palette!

Get Your Copy Here

Pretty cool, right? Wanna know something else that's new?

I'm playing too!

And this year, we're taking the SOC to YouTube! That's right: from this week on, you can see how I approach the challenges by watching them unfold before your eyes (okay, that sounds dramatic, but you know what I mean). Ready for my take on Week One? Yes? Eeeeeeep, here goes. . . .

And What About Our First Colorful Giveaway? 

Well now, you know I wouldn't disappoint. Our pretty fabulous giveaway for Week One is: 

 {One 2 x 3 mailable photo frame / card, three gorgeous leather-bound Poppin mini notebooks, three Luminere metallic and pearlescent paints in Halo Blue Gold, Pearl Emerald and Pearl Turquoise, three (amazing, my favorite!) Golden High Flow Acrylics in Flourescent Green, Fluorescent Blue and Teal, two Gel Xtreme Pastel Rollers in blue and green, six (yes, six!) Caran D'Ache Neocolor 1 (water-soluble wax pastel) and 11 (wax oil pastel) crayons, several decorative napkins for collage and - last but not least - a sprinkling of iridescent confetti stars.}

I know, I know! Oh! 

And last week's Winner of a $50 Gift Card to Blick Art Supplies was selected at random and is going to none other than. . . .

Kathryn from Paper Pumpkin!

(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, Kathryn! Please send your email address to Kdvanvalkenburgh@msn.com and I'll send your gift card electronically so you can start shopping right away!

So, Are. You. Ready?!

Let's get arting! You may link your 1 Blue + 1 Blue + 1 Green creations to the widget below. To qualify for the Blues n' Green 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.

And Remember:

You can find us here, on Facebook and on Flickr. For all other social outlets, please use the hashtag #TheSummerofColor5.

I Think That's It!

Have so much fun with this week's challenge and we'll see you back here next Monday for Week Two's colorful Palette, Giveaway, PDF, Video and Randomly Drawn Winner. Okay? Okay!

To Love, Color & The Love of Color,

Kristin xo