Altenew | Tips to selecting color combinations for cards. Video + Blog Hop
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 |
Jan Castle
June 30, 2016Wonderful card….love the soft colors!!!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
Leyna Su
June 30, 2016wow… great tip for color combos. love your videos.
Elizabeth kelly
June 30, 2016I love the color charts and I will have to go to Pinterest for my own charts. The card was beautiful and the Misti makes it look easy. Thank you for the great tutorial.
Leanne S
June 30, 2016Very pretty!
DebSelby
June 30, 2016Beautiful card and useful video
Carol Ric
June 30, 2016Beautiful card and such gorgeous soft colors. I love the color combo chart. Great idea! tfs!
Abby
June 30, 2016Thanx for the tutorial. Check out http://www.design-seeds.com for another great source for color inspiration.
Leigha Taylor
June 30, 2016So beautiful! Thank you for the inspiration!
papertokens
June 30, 2016I always look forward to your videos, Yana! Your cards are always so elegant and creative!
I recently purchased most of the mini ink cubes from Altenew and thankful they’re packaged so I know what colors go together so it takes a lot of the guesswork out of the way… But it’s a little challenging when you mix up the combos with different brands.
Thanks for your helpful video!
Rose J
June 30, 2016Beautiful card with gorgeous colours! I really enjoyed your video on how you choose your colour combinations & your process of making your card. Thanks for the fabulous inspiration!
Jennifer K
June 30, 2016Your card is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your colour combination chart idea, it is great.I often pin combinations I like but never go back to look at them so I think printing them out like you do and making a file of them is so smart and something I would use often, I am defiantly going to do this. Thank you for all the fantastic inspiration and another great video!
Leonie C.
June 30, 2016Love the stamps and Mini MISTI. Your color chart video is great. Thank you.
tonilea1212
June 30, 2016the color chart is a great idea. It is sometimes hard to figure out just how to vary the colors to get the right shading.
lolyborda43
June 30, 2016I love the peach and grey color combo! Beautiful card~ TFS your card and the color palettes.
pinkheelscreative
June 30, 2016I love your card. The colors are awesome and it was a great idea to add rose gold sequins. I love Altenew inks, they really are crisp and give nice clean edges.
Apple Long
June 30, 2016Thanks for all the great tips! Love this card!
Rachel B
June 30, 2016So pretty! Great job!
Karli M
June 30, 2016Your videos are always super informative and this one is no exception. TFS!
ahappyscramper
June 30, 2016Cool idea Yana. I save my fave Colour Palettes to a Pinterest folder and they do help push me out of my comfort zone at times when choosing colours which is a good thing,
Carla Hundley
June 30, 2016Love the colors on this
card and the lovely
embossing!
Carla from Utah
Maja
June 30, 2016Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing your tips.
rachelvass
June 30, 2016Such a beautiful card, lovely colour combo.
Betty G
June 30, 2016Yana, Wow, Wow, WOW! I love your cards. I think I may have pinned every project I’ve seen you do and you do A LOT! But this is almost too much goodness. Thanks so very much for the color palette idea as this is something I really struggle with!
Karen Quinn
June 30, 2016Such a beautiful card!
Larina Miller
June 30, 2016I Love the soft pretty colors you chose to use on your gorgeous card! I still need to get a few more of these inks to be able to achieve that look but it is what I’ve been looking for! Thank You for the great video and sharing this!
Agata
June 30, 2016Thanks for sharing those tips, it is good to know how you proceed. And your card is awesome!
Tina
June 30, 2016Yana, your cards are always a stunner! I love your talent for creating those beautiful flowery arrangements, you really know how to ROCK!! Thanks for sharing your great talent with us! Hugs, Tina
Martina
June 30, 2016The flowers are sooo nice. And the colours are great, so gently.
Kim Anning
June 30, 2016Lovely card & thank you for sharing your colour ideas
Judy Bennett
June 30, 2016Beautiful card. These are my favorite colors. Thanks for sharing.
Clelie
June 30, 2016Lovely card and beautiful colors!
Nandini
June 30, 2016I love your card today. And thanks for sharing your secret for getting such beautiful colors together for your cards. That is really generous of you!
Jil L
June 30, 2016I love your idea of having go to color combo’s. I often look to paint chips for this. They have the one’s that show room set ups that are trending at the home improvement stores & I’ll grab a few that catch my eye. Your card is stunning! Jil
Patti G
June 30, 2016Wow!! I love how you used the grey. Beautiful card!!
Tanvi
June 30, 2016Gorgeous card!
ellen coulthard
June 30, 2016lovely card 🙂 x
Thalia
June 30, 2016Beautiful card!
Johanna Marklund
June 30, 2016Thanks for sharing! Love it a lot
raggiodiluce82
June 30, 2016Oh wow! Beautiful card!!! And such a great chance to win!!!! Crossing my fingers!
Norine
June 30, 2016Love the colors and the color chart I also struggle with color matching so great idea. Good luck to all hugs
Norine
June 30, 2016I tried to comment but it just kept hanging so I hope I didn’t do it twice. Love the card and color chart idea. Good luck to all hugs
Karthikha
June 30, 2016That’s a very pretty and beautiful card!! Thank you so much for the color chart and also for the chance to win 🙂
Mary Streets
June 30, 2016Love the peach and gray used for your card. So lovely!
Elisha
June 30, 2016Such a beautiful card – love the soft colors! Thank you for the inspiration:-)
deckle57
June 30, 2016Gorgeous card! Beautiful colours! 🙂
Carla vdM
June 30, 2016Amazing card in that colour combination, have to remember this…the flowers look just lovely.
Jayne
June 30, 2016Thank you for sharing your beautiful card and also your video on colour combinations. Very helpful. Happy day and stamping
ireneaddison
June 30, 2016Stunning card. Thanks for taking the time to share all of the thought processes that went into this card…the tools you have created are such a great idea!!
Lady Fair
June 30, 2016Beautiful card, you have a great eye for design and color. Thank you for sharing your tips on selecting colors, it’s very helpful.
Sharri Coates
June 30, 2016Love these muted colors! Thanks for sharing!