Hello everyone and thank you so much for stopping by today to celebrate Altenew & My Sweet Petunia Blog Hop (more on that below).
As I sat down to create a card I’m featuring in this post I struggled with the perfect color combination. And this is something I often find difficult when I create cards. I have a few go-to color combos that I use often and consider to be my favorite, but when I come across new colors I often become puzzled as I have no clue how to combine them to have beautiful color combinations on my cards.
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A few years ago when I stepped away from scrapbooking and started doing a lot more Clean & Simple cardmaking I created a Color Guide for myself to use; I still use it almost every time I make a card.
I believe I’ve mentioned it briefly in one of my videos a few years ago, but I wanted dedicate a separate post to it as I really find it to be a very helpful tool especially when it comes to stamping. So hopefully, if you are also struggling with selecting colors for your handmade cards you’ll also find this useful.
VIDEO TUTORIAL
I filmed a video tutorial where I talk about my Color Combo chart in detail, you can watch it below or on my Youtube channel:
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UPDATED TO ADD
I’ve had a few people ask me how to make collages with 4 color palettes (instead of one) to print. I made mine in Adobe Photoshop and printed from Photoshop. But there are a lot of free online apps that can be used to create similar collages. I’ve filmed a quick screen capture video to show you how you can make a collage in this app (I just googled “create collage online” and this was the first one I found, but there are many others out there). I hope this will be helpful to those of you struggling with printing several images onto one sheet.
COLOR COMBO CHART
It is actually very easy to make a color combo chart like I have here. Go to Pinterest and search for Color Palette. The search will return a huge amount of various beautiful images along with color combinations pulled from those images.
Its usually the image itself that I look at first, rather than the actual colors. If I find the image inspiring and if I think the colors shown there are colors I can see myself using on a card, I save the image onto a folder on my computer.
Once I have a decent amount of images saved I go ahead and print them. I use photo paper rather than regular printer paper to print these so that I get true vibrant colors and so that the paper is a little bit more durable. I use the cheapest matte photo paper available as I don’t think you need to spend a lot of money on high quality photo paper to print these, the cheapest option works for me.
I printed and trimmed mine to be 6×6 inches as this is a nice size for my desk. Usually anything bigger is a bit too overwhelming for me and takes too much room, so this size works for me. But you can print these in whatever size works best for you. You can also cut these up and put on a book ring so all images stay together or in a file storage system. I keep mine loose on a pile, this way I can easily and quickly flip thought my collection.
CARD DETAILS
For the card I’m sharing today I was inspired by Peach and Gray color combo. I don’t think I’ve ever used it before, so it was definitely a fun one to try. I added a hint of Rose Gold by using Rose Gold sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and I think that helped to warm the card a bit as otherwise it was rather cold.
I used Altenew’s Vintage Flowers stamps with matching dies to stamp and die cut the flowers and the leaves. MISTI ended up being very helpful in terms of aligning images and spending less time stamping these. I used the following colors on ink from Altenew (all linked below): Blush, Peach Perfect, Rouge, Crimson, Paper Bag, Dark Chocolate.
To create the sentiment I heat embossed “On This Special Day” using Platinum embossing powder from Hero Arts, the sentiment is from Thinking of You set.
GIVEAWAY
There are TWO mini MISTIs from My Sweet Petunia and THREE $30 gift certificates from Altenew up for grabs. Winners will be picked randomly from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Winners will be announced on the My Sweet Petunia and Altenew blogs on July 3, 2016.
BLOG HOP
If you arrived from Ilina Crouse – you are on the right track as I am the last stop on this hop. You can also start at the beginning at Altenew blog.
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
 EK Success Craft Tweezers Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 80 Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS |
 ScraPerfect Perfect Crafting Pouch Multi-Purpose Craft Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Spellbinders Artisan X-plorer Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Hero Arts Platinum Embossing Powder PW117 Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins Mix Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Ranger Glossy Accents Glue Dimensional Adhesive Shop at: SSS | SC | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh 4MM Clear Droplets (small) Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Altenew Red Sunset Crisp Dye Ink Pad Pack Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Blush Crisp Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Crimson Crisp Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Evening Gray Crisp Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Moon Rock Crisp Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Morning Frost Crisp Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Rouge Crisp Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Thinking of You Stamp Set Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Spicy Yogurt Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Fenstone Decorative Element Shop at: AN |
 Altenew Paper Bag Crisp Dye Ink Pad AN166 Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Dark Chocolate Crisp Dye Ink Pad AN196 Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Peach Perfect Crisp Dye Ink Pad AN190 Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Warm Gray Oval Set Crisp Dye Ink Pads Shop at: SSS |
 Crystal Ninja CRYSTAL KATANA Mixed Media Pick Up Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Vintage Flowers Stamp Set Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Vintage Flowers Die Set Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh 6MM METALLIC ROSE GOLD Sequins Shop at: SSS |
 Mini MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | SC |
Thanks so much for the “color combo” info. Your card is beautiful. Love the softness of it. This would be a great wedding card.
This is stunning! Love the layers and colors!
Beautiful card, and very helpful video! thanks.
Love the layering and your colors are quite awesome
Love the color combo.
Beautiful card, love your color combo. I have this stAmp set so I am off to play.
Beautiful card and lovely colors.
beautiful card, love the pretty soft colors, thanks for sharing
Love the color combo-beautiful card!!!
Gorgeous card with a beautiful color combo. Not cold at all. Thanks for sharing your tips for finding color combos.
LURVVVVV the soft colors! Just superb!! 🙂
Suchi xx
Gorgeous colors and cascading look to the flowers!
Getting ready for a four week (mostly business) road trip, so I have no business doing a blog hop!!! But, that shows how much I would love to win a Misti. .for the great video
Getting ready for a four week (mostly business) road trip, so I have no business doing a blog hop!!! But, that shows how much I would love to win a Misti. Thanks for the great video
Having trouble posting a comment on your site….
Oh, I need some color combo ideas. Well, a Misti and Altenew stamps also.
Beautiful card!
Always enjoy your videos and cards. Thank you for sharing the color combo tips.
With the explosion of all the “layering” stamp sets, the hardest thing I find is also to choose the perfect colours that go together and make the image beautiful, so I appreciate finding out how other crafters tackle this problem – TFS not only your tips, but also this gorgeous card!
Stunning card. LOVE the layering.
Great tips and info. Beautiful card as always. Would love to win a Misti since no one in Canada carries them. Thanks. Jody V.
Exquisite card! Thanks for the chance to win.
Thank you Yana!!! More homework to do now. Lol, just have to figure out how to get four color palettes onto one sheet. I think I might take mine to the printer and see if they’ll do it and for how much $$$.
I agree, color combo is the hardest part of the card. You nailed it! Thanks for the info on color matching.
Very pretty card, love the colours and layout and great tips about the colour palette.
So vintage looking and pretty!
Stunning!
Gorgeous! Thank you for the great tips
Finally I got to your blog!Perfect card!!!
These soft colors are so romantic and serene. Love your card!!
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love this color combination. beautiful card as always.
I love this card it is so pretty, the colours are amazing. Thanks for the opportunity for the chance to win these amazing products.
what a great idea for color combos. I have a problem of wanting to use my same favorites every time.
Your card is beautiful and I like the color combo idea. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, this card is gorgeous. LOVE the color combo and thanks for sharing chart idea:)
I love watching you create something beautiful…..which is always!!!
My niece had peach and gray as her wedding colors. It is the most elegant combination! Now I want to make your card using those very colors! It would be a great 1st anniversary card for them!
Your color combo is so beautiful. Thank you for the information and the chance to win prizes
I love blog hops because they are so inspiring. Thank you for the chance to win.
Thanks so much for the “color combo” info. Your card is beautiful. Love the softness of it. This would be a great wedding card.
and the chance to win prizes
Love your card and the color combos. Thank you.
Love the organization and tools you developed..very helpful. The color combo on this card is stunning.
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for sharing your color combo tips. Great card!
Wonderful card.Pure inspiration.
Great tips!!! Following your blog now! Thanks again.
Stunning! Such a great design and so adorable colors! Great card!
Lovely card! Thanks for the tips for color inspiration
Your card is beautiful. Thanks for sharing the color chart info.
Thanks for sharing this, I love the soft color combination on your card.
LOVE the LUSH trailing blooms on your card Yana!! Thanks for the tips for making the color combo charts.