Summer of Color 5 -- Week 1 -- 2 Blues and 1 Green

Here are my wishes for this summer...
1. To become more involved with my blog. 
2. To be inspired by color.
3. Update on my wedding plans. 

So, here's to the first 2 wishes being worked on! Summer of Color 5 is my mission for the summer. Each week will bring new color schemes and exciting play time! This week's color scheme was 2 blues and 1 green. 

I love me some blues and green. I was definitely in my happy place, and the creative bug bit me at about 11:30pm last night and I worked until about 3am. I've always said that I am my best at night! 

I used a combination of acrylic paints, gesso, and modeling paste by Liquitex. I used Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels and color mist by Mister Huey's for accents. I also used 2 stamps. One is by Julie Nutting. It's a cling stamp in the style of "Betty". (I found Betty last summer in CT, and fell in love with her! So, she came home to FL with me soon after.) The other stamp is Itty Bitty by Unity paired with with Donna Downey. 

I started with a coat of gesso, and then spread on my 2 shades of blue on top of the gesso. Then, I took my shade of green and splattered it all over my piece. Next, I stenciled on some tinted modeling paste. I tinted it with the color mist by Mister Huey's. I painted and splattered a few puzzles pieces. I stamped "Betty" and filled her in with watered down acrylic paints. I finished her by misting her with the Glimmer Mist. Last, I stamped the quote, cut it apart, and misted it with Mister Huey's color mist. 

I am in LOVE with this piece. I am so happy with how it turned out. I can't wait to hang her in my dining room.

Thanks for stopping by! :)