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Needless to say, I stay within the Stampin' Up! product lines for multiple reasons: they all coordinate; the quality of our card stock can't be beat; there are different resources available to decide on color combinations; and, I just can't spend my money on craft-store products when I get a 20% on everything that I spend with Stampin' Up!
Back to that color combination thing...I'm not going to lie. I struggle with coming up with my own color combinations. The ones that I "discover" all by myself tend to be that I had a couple of scraps laying around and found them appealing together. Honestly, though, I almost always use Stampin' Up publications as a resource!
I look at the samples in the Idea Book and Catalog. Which ever ones stick out to me are usually the ones that I gravitate towards when making a project.
I also look at the Designer Series Papers. They are a great place to find multiple colors that go together to create a multitudedue of themes and moods. The Cottage Wall DSP surely does have a different mood associated with it than Tall Tales.
Additionally, I rely heavily on my Color Coach. I love that I can pick and choose the initial color and know which colors "go" with that one. OR, I just use the colors in the middle, excluding the main color choice. There are hundreds of options when you look at that Coach. It never gets old because it contains all of our 48 signature colors.
Finally, I always have a print out of the current In-Colors chart for reference. I love integrating the In-Colors in my projects because they feature colors that are fashionable and "in" during each particular season or time period. Click here to see the 2009-2010 In-Color chart.
And speaking of In-Colors, in August, I'm going to be giving away booklets with the In-Color combination chart to anyone who places an order of $50 or hostesses a workshop! Book a workshop with me today!
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