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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 |
I’m not sure my comment posted. Please delete this one if you see my first post. Your card is stunning! Thanks for the tips on color combos! Very helpful!
I love your color chart idea. My biggest struggle is ouckin colors. Awesome idea!!!
I appreciate your tutorial about collecting color combos and making a booklet to reference when making cards. The Altenew flowers are always gorgeous and yours is no exception. Thanks for sharing.
Such a beautiful card! Thanks, Yana!
Wonderful card Yana! I love your tips on the color swatches!! I have a bunch saved on Pinterest…now all I need to to is print them up!! This is such a great idea…and I will use the swatches more if I have them in my hands!! Thanks Yana so much for sharing these tips and how to print them!!
Thank you for the tips Yana, your card is beautiful
You do such lovely work. Thank you.
love it and thanks for sharing your color knowledge…thats usually where i have my issues
I just love everything you do! Thanks for sharing your talent and fabulous videos!
A gorgeous card, I like the idea of having a colour combo.
I love all your cards Yana – just beautiful.
I love pink and gray together and it works so well on your card. It is soft and serene and a nice ending to a wonderful blog hop. Thanks to Altenew and MISTI for partnering on this hop. They are a natural pairing for these newer techniques. Thanks for the tips on color combos. I struggle with that myself.
Яна, потрясающая открытка! И спасибо огромное за море полезной информации в блоге!
Very striking color combo!
How pretty using color and non traditional plain leaves….the result is very elegant and soft!
Beautiful card! I love the color chart ideas.
Great idea to have colors to match up!!
I love your card! Altenew stamps were the first to be used when I got my MISTI!
You are BRILLIANT!! Such a beautiful card. Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks. You always have the best ideas.
You showed a chart on the video of Altenew flowers with color combos. I couldn’t find it on your blog…is this something you share?
Beautiful card….Thanks for sharing
What an awesome card!! This bog hop has been very inspiring!! Thanks to you and all who shared!
A very prety card, I love the colours and layout
Wow, gorgeous card, Yana!! I love the soft and serene colors you used. Thank you for sharing your color inspiration and how you keep your color inspiration organized. It’s always interesting to gain insight into other designers thought processes and glean insights that I can apply to my own creative process. Thanks for sharing!!
Gorgeous card Yana. Love the soft colors and the layers… great idea having a color chart. I often struggle with color combos… and keep going back to the same ones that I like.. but it’s nice to try out new colors and combos.
Loved the color combo ideas. Your cards and your ideas were inspiring.
Beautiful card. I love your idea to keep a color combination chart.
Such a pretty card!
That is brilliant using colour charts with photos, the card is beautiful and soft, the colours used just perfect
Beautiful card.
Stunning! Love the colors….love the design….LOVE this card! ♥
I really like your peach/gray color combo; thanks for the great tip about making a color chart.
Awesome card and awesome hop. The prizes are just the frosting!!! How exciting!!! Thanks for the great inspiration with the color palette book.
I have the Mini Misti and LOVE it!! NEVER had try Altenew products and I’m dying to do so!!
Love this. Thanks for sharing
beautiful card. what a fun idea to make your own color inspiration book!
I really like using gray along with a pop of color, so I liked your piece a lot. Thanks for sharing and thank you for the chance to win on the giveaway too!
Beautiful card, and thank you for the tip about color selection!
Love this colour combo ….very elegant. Thanks for the ideas on where to get different colour combinations.
Another gorgeous card! I love this color combo (I haven’t used it before, either). I, too, struggle with choosing colors, so thank you for the video!
Great color combo very soft look. I like the color chart
Very Soft look to this card, beautiful
Thank you for the chance to win
Ann
Beautiful card! You always make the lovliest floral clusters!!
Such a pretty card – I love the subtle colors.
Such a pretty card!
Such a great combination of colors. Beautiful
beautiful soft card, love it!
Hana thanks for sharing the color combo chart. I struggle with color big time. Love your card and the soft colors.
Love all your cards! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for sharing love your card ❤️
Very pretty card. Love the layering.