Summer of Color, Week 5: Green, Green, Pink

I'm once again joining Kristin at Twinkle, Twinkle Like a Star for week 5 of SOC 5.  I can't believe how fast this summer has gone.  Seems only yesterday we were contemplating what Kristin had in mind for SOC 5 colors this summer.   And now it's nearly over.

My colors of choice this week were taken from my handmade shimmering mists.  One is a nice dark green, the other is a lime green and my "go to" color when I want the shimmer to really show in a photograph.  Yes, this is another piece of bed sheet and I have plenty more where that came from.  I've always said if you want a lot of yardage for not much money, visit a thrift store, ask your neighbors, and/or raid your own linen closet for worn, old, or discolored bed sheets.

After applying the mists to the sheets and allowing them time to dry (you can see a bit of the green in the background), I decided to make a packing tape transfer.  Here you can see I've already added the tape to the image I found in an old calendar.

One thing I should mention is I laid the packing tape sticky side up on my craft sheet.  I know lots of people will tell you to lay the image face up on the table, then place the packing tape sticky side against the image.  However, I have found the image adheres better when placed on top of the tape.  I think it has something to do with static electricity (or maybe my magnetic personality).

Now it's time to burnish.  Burnish like your life depended on it, because the transfer actually DOES.  Burnish back and forth, right and left, then at a diagonal.  Burnish until your hand falls asleep.  OK, that was a bit facetious, but by now you should get the idea.

Place the tape transfer in a bit of warm water and walk away.  Walk away.  Walk away.
 
Take the dog for a walk, make other art, clean a closet, but please walk away. 
  
Once the paper part of the transfer has had time to absorb the water,

it should pull back easily.

Be aware, anywhere there is white on your image, it will now be clear.  Don't rub too hard as I seem to have on the leaf and the flower.   That could also be a sign I didn't get the image burnished well enough to transfer the color to the packing tape.  You will now need to remove the rest of the paper, but don't be too concerned if a tiny bit of paper still clings to the tape.  There are various products that claim to remove all the paper, but since I've never seen them, I won't advise it.  Just keep plugging away until you get most of the paper off the back of the tape.  If you want a grunge look, intentionally leave some of the paper on.

Once you have as much of the paper off the back as possible, remove the water to your yard, or a potted plant.  DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, EMPTY YOUR CONTAINER DOWN A DRAIN, WHETHER SINK OR STOOL.  If it is winter in your area, add the water to a plant, strain it, or find a way to safely remove it somewhere outside.  I don't want anyone saying I didn't warn them when a pipe clogs from this mess!

Next it was time to add color to card stock, then add my sentiment.  These are the same colors I used on the bed sheets, but fabric and paper react a bit differently to these mists.

Although I believe it needs something else, here is the completed project for week 5.  Not as interesting as the previous weeks, but it's finished.  And in case you can't read the quote:

Flowers are love's truest language.

~  Park Benjamin

And because it scans differently than it photographs, here it is scanned.  It is my opinion the photo is closer to the true colors, even though the final photos were taken at night.  I assure you, there is no red in these flowers.

Materials used included a white bed sheet, shimmering mists, tape transfer (see above), pink pigment ink, pink stamp, variegated green thread, green thread, computer generated quote on shimmering misted card stock, and a tree branch to hang the quiltlet.

For three weeks I visited everyone, even though I can't leave comments on Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and some G + blogs.  However, last week I got caught in a time crunch and Monday arrived before I even realized it.  I promise to do much better this week, and appreciate your continued support.

Finally, I realize there will be many accolades given to Kristin next week, but I want to thank her this week for all the hard work and effort she puts into each and every one of these entries.  I don't know too many blog hosts who have as many entries as Kristin has each week, yet still manages to visit each of us.  For that, I applaud you, dear Kristin.  Your SOC is something I won't ever miss as long as you are still up to the task.