Colour

It is amazing to me that I am having so much fun with colour. I would describe myself as colour challenged. Or I would have until I started making cards. I think it’s fair to say that Stampin’ Up! has changed my view of myself. When I started making cards 3.5 months ago I was very much into monochromatic cards – don’t get me wrong, I still love them. But I was having to challenge myself to have two colours on a card and then three. I still find DSP challenging (although I love it as envelope liners) but I’m working on that too! It is enormously helpful having the families of colours – a safety net if you will.

Having said all that, I’m showing cards of only one colour each today!

I also love texture and have completely fallen for the Northern Flurry embossing folder. Once I’d realised that I liked the design as a landscape card and that there was a handy place to add heat embossing, I was sold. And then I started trying the effects of other colour card stock and embossing colours. I find it absolutely fascinating the effects of the different colours.

White embossing powder on night of navy

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Silver embossing powder on rich razzleberry

northern flurry rich razzleberry

I accidentally cut the cardstock a quarter inch too small and decide to add an extra layer of very vanilla (or whisper white in the case of the melon mambo) to compensate. I’ve decided that I prefer the extra framing effect this gives but I’m still at a loss to decide which colour I like best.

Silver embossing powder on melon mambo

northern flurry melon mambo

Gold embossing powder on garden green

northern flurry garden green

Gold embossing powder on real red

northern flurry real red

It’s lucky that I don’t need to have a favourite!

 

3 thoughts on “Colour

  1. Caro Thomas

    Night of Navy and Rich Razzleberry are my favourites. I agree that the extra matting works – it gives extra depth to the card, even though it’s still really clean and unfussy. A winner!

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