The Summer of Color: Week Four . . .

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." 

- Rabindranath Tagore

Welcome to Week Four of The Summer of Color . . . .

I'm sitting at a busy Starbucks as I write this. I'm on vacation for a few more days and using the internet here to get our new week up and going. It occurs to me that this bustling coffee house - with the lines of people waiting for their morning jolt, the friends meeting up to gab over their passions and the somewhat frenzied (albeit caffeinated) energy of everyone meeting up for the same thing - is a bit like our colorful journey together. We laugh, love and create in a way that has come to remind me of a Summer Camp of sorts - where friends old and new come together for a common goal - to get the most that they can out of their time spent together.

I'm proud to see to see our community continue to grow, to see new people join in each week, and to see all of the support that springs from both our Facebook group and Flickr pool. There are #SummerofColor and #SummerofColor3 hash tags being used in various social outlets and I've even seen activity on Pinterest. That's a whole lotta sharing and inspiration and for that I'm incredibly grateful. 

Speaking of grateful, if you haven't done so already, I highly encourage you to add your work to our Flickr pool. If you don't have a Flickr account (and want one), you can sign up for free here. As we head into our last 3 weeks together, I'd love to see our artwork bust at the seams of that site as well. I have a feeling we'll reach over a thousand pictures before our Summer play date comes to an end. . . .

Now, on to Week Four:

We'll be working on our 4th two-color combination that a huge 24% of us choose. I'm personally thrilled to see this elegant combination win out and can't wait to see what you come up with. Our next prompt is . . .

Charcoal Grey & Pale Pink

To see examples of the color Charcoal Grey, click here

To see examples of the color Pale Pink, click here

To see examples of the combination of the two, click here

Okay, Let's Do It!

Feel free to create anything you'd like, as long as it's based upon the colors of the week. You have until this Sunday (July 7th, 10:00 am, Pacific Daylight Time) to link to the widget below and qualify for the random Charcoal Grey and Pale Pink drawing. Remember, only one link per person please.

Wait! What Can We Win?

Glad you asked. One person will randomly win this bevy of beauties:

{1 piece of metallic silver cardstock, over a dozen pages of vintage sheet music, 3 chip board tea cups, a silver Mixed Media ink pad, 2 rolls of pink Washi tape, 2 gorgeous vintage (each are written on and one is stamped) postcards featuring lovely ladies with a hint of pink, 1 fabulous Fabriano A4 Saddle Stitch art journal, 1 package of decorative trims, some pale pink pom-pom trim, 2 bottles of Stickles glitter, 2 bottles of Liquitex paint and several new and vintage beads and baubles, including one teardrop chandelier piece and several pink and grey Swarovski crystals.}

Whew, that's a cool one! Remember you have until this Sunday morning (10:00 am, PST) to link your work and be considered for the drawing.

And What About Last's Week's Prize Winner?

It just so happens that this lovely winner specifically stated that she wanted to win this! Talk about wishes come true, out of 141 entries, she was indeed randomly selected. Congratulations to . . . 

Dawn from Everyday Memories

Congrats Dawn! I'm so happy for you. Please send over your address and I'll get this right out.

On to our Next Poll:

You may notice that I'm gently steering you in the direction of new colors for us to play with. The options for Week 5 are . . .

Week 5: Artist's Choice
	Candy Apple Red & Yellow
	Coral & Slate Blue
	Sage & Sepia
	Rust & Gold
	Lavender & Bright Yellow
	Aqua & Pale Yellow
	Watermelon & Tangerine
	Bordeaux & Copper
	Navy & Mint Green
	Navy & Yellow
	Royal Blue & Red-orange
	Olive & Aqua
pollcode.com free polls

Ready to Go?

I'm ever so looking forward to this one!

Kristin xo