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 |
SusanHnSC
June 30, 2016Love the card! Beautiful colors! thanks for sharing.
Barb Macaskill
June 30, 2016LOVE the splatter background and your flowers are gorgeous!!! Thanks for the color palette tip! I am off to hunt some down on Pinterest right now!!! TFS!
Rahmat
June 30, 2016Love the color combo, the grey leaves are fantastic with the soft toned leaves, a stunning beauty it is!
Sue Rolfe
June 30, 2016Great Idea for color combos.
Sue
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Crimson Owl Creations
June 30, 2016This is just beautiful! I LOVE the soft color!
Kimberly Rendino
June 30, 2016So very pretty!! Love the color palette swatches too!
bcparkison
June 30, 2016Love you color ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Pamela Levingston
June 30, 2016Thanks so much for the color pallette tip!
strassberg
June 30, 2016Thanks for the color combo video and a great card.
Julie
June 30, 2016I always enjoy your videos and tips. I love Altenew’s floral designs.
priscillajoseph2014
June 30, 2016This hop is incredible. I love my original MISTI. I use it every day! And I am falling in love with Altenew products. I’ve purchased several now. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Linda Peabody
June 30, 2016Love the color combos
BunnyD
June 30, 2016I collect the colour combo on Pinterest also. Really helpful for adding a pop of colour you might not otherwise have thought of using. Love your cards Yana! You have such gorgeous design style.
Kailash
June 30, 2016Such a beautiful color palette, love it!!!
Cindy H.
June 30, 2016Lovely card with a lovely color combo!
Rosali
June 30, 2016Love this color chart, Yana, it’s so neat! And you’re card is SO beautiful!!
Bev LoPinto
June 30, 2016I really love your card. Great color combo. I also save color swatches on my Pinterest site, but love how you have printed out four on a 6 x 6 piece of card stock. Did you use photoshop to do this? How did you do it? I would love to know. Thanks always for your very inspiring and articulate videos.
Lorraine Smith
June 30, 2016Beautiful card. I love your colours. Thanks.
Donna Watkins
June 30, 2016I also have a hard time with color combinations. Thank you for the tip. Your card is beautiful & I hope the person receiving it loves it.
ktek
June 30, 2016Your designs are all pretty and fun. I enjoy your videos!
Mary Holshouser
June 30, 2016thanks for the idea on the color chart.
With the multi-step stamping it is hard to figure
out which colors will go together to make a wonderful
flower or bird. With a base to start it would be much
easier.
Love the card.
thanks for sharing.
Debby M.
June 30, 2016Very pretty card.
Kathy H
June 30, 2016This card turned out beautiful! Thanks for sharing your color inspiration system!
Debbie
June 30, 2016I love your choice of colors used on the beautiful card. Thanks for the tips on choosing colors!
Ann Greene
June 30, 2016This card is so beautiful. I love the soft colors.
Debbie A.
June 30, 2016A great card, Yana! Wonderful job of coloring and arrangement. I love those clear droplets too! They’re on my To Get list, along with the MISTI. Thanks for sharing with us AND for participating in this exciting hop and giveaway!
Narda
June 30, 2016I just loved the colors! Beautiful card!
joy meadows
June 30, 2016Thanks for the color swatch tips! Love this pretty card, Yana!
tess l
June 30, 2016Thanks for sharing. Lovely card!
Debbie Staton Hutchinson
June 30, 2016Thank you for the helpful info about color palettes and how you use them. Your card is beautiful!
Geri S.
June 30, 2016Thanks for the video on color. This tip is great and will be very helpful to me. Love the card!
Rema DeLeeuw
June 30, 2016Beautiful card!
Stephanie Rodgers
June 30, 2016Very, very helpful video! I, too, struggle with color combinations. Thanks Yana!
Cheryl Harms
June 30, 2016Lovely card. I like the dimensional effect you used. Thanks also for the video on color combinations.
Kim Millar
June 30, 2016Love your card. Such pretty colours.
Jackie L
June 30, 2016Love your card and thanks for the color combo tip. I have lots of these on Pinterest!
Sabrina Radican
June 30, 2016Absolutely gorgeous!!
Jeanette Donahoe
June 30, 2016I always love your cards, ideas and use of color. This is another beautiful card!
s
June 30, 2016I have this set!! Off to make a card. Thank you for the inspiration!
simplysandy2
June 30, 2016Gorgeous card..you are always so inspiring!
Bobby
June 30, 2016So many good ideas and a beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.
Ann English
June 30, 2016Gorgeous! And, LOVE the color palette idea…I’m so doing this!
n56leiker
June 30, 2016Thank you for the terrific idea in the color combo dilemma!
Kay F.
June 30, 2016Yana, you are simply amazing. That is all.
Gilda (McStamper)
July 1, 2016Love your beautiful card.
Judie Attard
July 1, 2016This colour combo definitely hits the spot!!! Love the peach and grey!!
Em
July 1, 2016Those colors worked very well in this card. I can see after checking out this truly instructional hop how well the misti tool facilitates layered stamping…now I can try again having struggled with my first attempts.
Em
July 1, 2016That color combination worked very well in this card. Now I can see, after completing this great instructional blog hop, how much the misti tool facilitates layered stamping and I will give it another try. Thanks so much.
n56leiker
July 1, 2016I love your idea for Color combinations! Now I really need to get my own set going because I too am color combination deficient. Thank you for inspiring all of us!
Tammy Hubley
July 1, 2016I can’t thank you enough I’ve learned so much from this video! I just started following you recently and you never disappoint☺ Thank you Altenew and My Sweet Petunia as well!