How did I get the color combination? With the Stampin' Up! Color Coach! I decided that I wanted to use Certainly Celery as my main color. The first thing I did was determine what color combinations would give me great results! I did this by selecting Certainly Celery as my main color with a simple rotation of the Color Coach wheel.
As you can see by the photo, this told me that the Coordinating Colors are Blush Blossom, Almost Amethyst and Apricot Appeal and that the Complementary Color is Regal Rose. What's the difference between Coordinating and Complimentary Colors? Colors coordinate well either by creating contrast or harmony. Contrasting colors are great for coordinating and making things "pop". In terms of harmony, think of two people singing together. It can be unbearable to hear 2 singers together and have one of them out of tune. Their voices are not in harmony and therefore, not pleasing. The same is true with color schemes. Some colors are in perfect harmony and some are not. Learning which colors go together is important in making a layout that is pleasing to the eye. Fortunately, Stampin' Up! has created a color coach to help us.I decided that I wanted to create a soothing, harmonious color scheme and thus chose Almost Amethyst to go along with Certainly Celery (okay, I also chose it because I am trying to steer away from using Regal Rose so much...you now know my secret!).
I next wanted to create a layered card but decided to look at the Dynamic Duo color combinations listed on one side of the Color Coach (I have to admit that this is my FAVORITE go-to for monochromatic combinations!). Certainly Celery's monochomatic Dynamic Duo is Old Olive which is a favorite of mine! Obviously, this was a winner in my book!!!!
And this was, and IS, my thought process for picking color combinations! And now you know my secret...I wasn't gifted with the "color-coordinating gene" and I rely heavily on my Color Coach.
What color combination would you choose for this card? Leave me a comment with your choices!
Oh, and a couple more tips for making this card...
- Used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the Baroque Motifs flourish on the cardstock so that it would be nice and close and exactly where I wanted it. LOVE this tool!
- The Almost Amethyst flowers are created by inking up the flower stamp, stamping onto scrap paper and then immediately stamping onto the Whisper White card stock. This is a technique known as "Stamping Off".
- Stamped 'Birthday Wishes' from Sincere Salutations on Whisper White card stock and then stamped it out with the Wide Oval Punch. Stampin' Tip: Hold the punch upside down and insert the card stock so that you can see the image and punch it out exactly as you desire!
- Use your preferred adhesive to adhere the punched out image to a larger piece of Old Olive card stock. Then use your Paper Snips to cut out a larger image. Tedious I agree but hopefully Stampin' Up! will someday have a larger Oval Punch. Until this time...I think this is a very acceptable alternative!
Stamp Sets: Baroque Motifs (113490), Sincere Salutations (115068)
Card stock: Certainly Celery (105125), Old Olive (100702), Whisper White (100730)
Ink: Certainly Celery (105217), Almost Amethyst (101723)
Accessories: 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon in Old Olive (109054), Wide Oval Punch (112082), Paper Snips (103579), Color Coach (105796), Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
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