Fall Fearless and Fly - Second Challenge!

Fall Fearless and Fly with Ronda Palazzari!

Headline Prompt:  Taking a Chance:  When did you take a chance or a leap of faith?  How did it turn out?  What did you learn?
Color Prompt:  What color do you like least? Use it!
Quote Prompt:  "Don't refuse to go on an occasional wild goose chase -- that's what wild geese are for." Anonymous

Welcome to Ronda Palazzari!  We sent her the prompts and she WOW'd us with what she created!
 
Ronda:  As I have gotten older, it seems to me that it seems less of taking a leap and more like not letting fear decide my fate.  There are many times when I worry or am fearful of the outcome, but if I let those emotions consume me I would never get anything done.  Instead I take the “no’s” and “mistakes” as opportunities to learn and grow.  To build my wings and fly.

I took on the color prompt as well as the headline prompt.  I love color but there are ones I always gravitate towards and ones I tend to use less.  Purple is my challenge this go around.  I have a hard time with purple.  Turns out I have a hard time with tints of purple!  I found that if I stick to more of the reddish hues of purple, then I can work well with it.  I also pair it with some of my favorite colors and give it that pop by complementing it with yellow.

On this page you will find layers of color as well as layers of gelatin prints.  I used a variety of stencils on the background along with some splatters & stamps.  I highlighted a few of the stenciled hearts by outlining them with a black pen.  The wings of my potty girl had to be bold.  Insert more purple since I had lots of yellow in the background.  

I love the staggered title, especially with the words “Fear” & “Fate” larger and in the grey color.  I borrowed the title from the song “Kill your heroes” by Awolnation since it resonated my exact sentiments.

Thank you Ronda, for your beautiful and heartfelt take on this challenge and a fabulous prize!   Everyone who links up their take on challenge #2 by October 28th will be entered to win Ronda's stunning book, Art of Layers.  If you haven't read it yet you are in for a real treat.  It is full of gorgeous photos showing you finished projects and techniques with clear step-by-step directions.

Ronda designs with Maya Road, Sizzix, Antiquated Collection, and Purple Onion Stamps.  She has published in Artful Blogging, Creating Keepsakes, Memory Makers, Scrapbook Trends, and Somerset Magazines, among others.  With Ronda, you never know if she will be sewing or getting messy with paints; her craft changes day-to-day.  She continues to teach worldwide as well as providing inspiration and telling her dorky stories on her blog HelpMeRonda.


What will you do in response to the second challenge?  Here are the rules:

• You may participate in one or all of the challenges.
• Use one, two or all of the prompts.
• Use any media -- art journal, scrapbook, canvas, watercolor, quilting, you name it!  This is "Anything Goes" as far as your creativity is concerned.
• Link up by October 28 to be eligible to win Ronda Palazzari's book: "Art of Layers."
• You may link up to 2 times, but please only link up to work prepared for this challenge.  Please post the url of your blog post or flickr page that's specific to this challenge, rather than a general blog address.  And please tell us how your work relates to the challenge!
• Each time you participate, visit at least 3 other links and leave loving words!
• All challenge participants are welcome to join our private Facebook group as a place to talk about your journey and whatever is coming up for you as you work on the challenges.   As it is private, just request to join and we'll give you access. 

To recap, here is the 2nd challenge:

Headline Prompt:  Taking a Chance:  When did you take a chance or a leap of faith?  How did it turn out?  What did you learn?
Color Prompt:  What color do you like least? Use it!
Quote Prompt:  "Don't refuse to go on an occasional wild goose chase -- that's what wild geese are for." Anonymous

Congratulations to  Jenny Grant - the lucky winner of our first Fall Fearless & Fly challenge, chosen by the random generator at Random.org!   Please email your address to Jessica at corspokoli (at) gmail (dot) com and we will get your Crafters Workshop stencils, decorative flag and stickers by Jessica right out to you! 

Check out Carolyn's and Jessica's response pieces in the linky list below.  
And on Monday, October 29, check in for Challenge #3 and the winner of this challenge!

Looking forward to seeing your wonderful work!
Carolyn Dube and Jessica Sporn