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I love silver, with navy or with a lighter blue like marina mist.
I also like lost lagoon with mossy meadow.
I think the new in color taupe would be nice with real red and white.
Night of Navy, Midnight Muse or Blackberry Bliss pared with silver is nice. IMHO Last year I made poinsettias using Crisp Cantaloupe. Everyone raved at them. Embossing your image in Gold or Silver can give a wow effect depending on the image and look you're going for. HTH
Last edited by crazysuziestamper; 09-16-2015 at 10:14 AM..
If you're doing whimsical or retro designs, then bright colors like lime green, hot pink, and turquoise are fun...
White cards with embossed images/sentiments in gold or silver with a bit of bling are very elegant and beautiful.
I like to take my color cues from any patterned paper that I'm working with (I have A LOT of Christmas!!!), so maybe look at your stash and see what color combos really make you happy and use those - even if you don't use the paper.
Crumb Cake, White and then one of Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Old Olive or Pear Pizazz look good.
I'll also second/third the eggplant/silver and navy/silver combo.
Cream, Always Artichoke or Old Olive and Rose Red or Cherry Cobbler.
I've done snowflake cards in cream, pretty in pink, green galore and chocolate chip - most of those colours are retired now, but I'm sure there is something current that you could substitute.
Another combo I'm fond of is eggplant, a pale purple (lavender lace or wisteria), and bashful blue.
Cherry Cobbler, Artichoke or Olive and gold.
Navy, white and a pale blue
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I don't remember where I got this link from but it's a Color Scheme Designer website that has different color schemes and lots of ways to choose colors you might want to work with.
It's fun to play with the different tools and things to click on. There are some combinations I would never think would work together but they do.
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There are some great ideas here! I love non-traditional colors for Christmas. I like Basic Grey/Blushing Bride, Pool Party and White, just a blue like Baja and white or Pool Party and white.
My card this year I'll simplify it a bit. (I made this one at a class I went to-so not my design!)- Pool Party, Basic Grey, Lost Lagoon, WW, and Pear Pizzazz.
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I suggest finding a patterned paper or a patterned paper collection and use colours from that. You don't necessarily have to use that patterned paper but at least you get a great combo
I suggest finding a patterned paper or a patterned paper collection and use colours from that. You don't necessarily have to use that patterned paper but at least you get a great combo
Wrapping paper is another good inspirational source. I've created a couple of cards inspired by it. Fabric can be inspirational too. Christmas paper & fabric beginning to appear in stores soon, if not already.
I got the October Better Homes and Gardens mag in the mail the other day. The cover really caught my eye because of the Fall colors of golds, browns, oranges but then they used Teal as a background color. I would never have thought of Teal! So, look at colors in magazines, especially the covers.
I've been on a purple, white and silver kick They look so elegant together and it isn't traditionally holiday. I use different shades of purple in the same card.