With you in mind best wishes cards

 Isn't colour a wonderful thing?  It is a way to share who we are, how we feel and so much more. But did you know that there is such a thing as colour theory? There's so much more to it than you might think. Today's cards are made using 2 of the basic 4 ways to combine colour. It all starts with a colour wheel. Now if you don't have one maybe take a look at pages  132 and 133 in the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. You can even buy one here ! 

The Stampin' Up!  Color coach is a great tool to explore all the colours that Stampin' Up! offers and explore a little of colour theory.

So back to the cards. The stamps used are called With you in Mind. These photopolymer stamps are a fantastic size for both as focal points on the front of cards and as messages for the inside of your cards. The 5 solid image stamps are fun and oh so useful 👌 

The first card is made using a monochromatic palette.  This is great for those who are just starting out, those who have limited stash to play with and of course those who are just exploring colour. Monochromatic is where you take 1 colour and pair it with shades and tints of the same colour or just chose 1 colour and add white! This is a great way to start. 

I chose to use a lovely lilac colour called fresh freesia for both ink and cardstock and paired it with crisp white for a clean and fresh look.

The background is made by using the heart stamp to create flowers randomly stamped across the white mat. The stamps are photopolymer so make it very easy to position so that they slightly over lap. The  layers of ink as you stamp create  beautiful shades of the original colour.

A mat of fresh freesia cardstock and a white card base make for a simple card. The sentiment stamped again in fresh freesia onto white cardstock is then punched out using a circle punch. Layer this onto a fresh freesia circle slightly larger to tie everything together. Positioning the sentiment circles  slightly off the edge of the background mat and cutting the over hanging edges off makes for a quirky focal point to the card.

The second card has an analogous colour palette . An analogous colour palette is one where you chose three colours that are side by side on the colour wheel. These colour neighbours work together  beautifully to give a harmonious and balanced feel.

The colours in my sample are all shades of pink with an orange undertone. The lightest colour is called petal pink. The mid tone is called flirty flamingo and the darkest shade is  pretty in pink.

 

Instead of using any white cardstock for the background this card is made using the same petal pink colour cardstock as the base. The hearts are stamped in the same flirty flamingo pink as the cardstock mat and larger circle. This layering of colour on colour with the ink creates more unique shades of colour. The sentiment is stamped in the darkest pink, pretty in pink, to add another layer of colour to the project.

Which do you prefer?  The monochromatic colour palette? Or the analogous one?