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03-15-2006, 02:08 PM
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Mad Swapper
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,682
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If you could only buy one...
If you could only buy one color from each color family what would it be?
I am trying to decide which colors to buy, without buying an assorted pack. I just don't know which ones will be the most versitile for me. So what do you think?
Pick only one color from EACH color family, based on what you think is the MOST VERSITILE.
Becky
btw--my all time fave color is close to cocoa. I use it every chance I get. I don't have an opinion yet about the other families...which is why I need the help.
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03-15-2006, 02:18 PM
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Glitter Guru
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mass
Posts: 5,776
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If you are going to limit yourself, you want them all to work together, therefore I would look to the color coach to tell me what goes with Close to Cocoa:
So in Soft Subtles it would be Barely Banana or Sage Shadow
For BB they list Pixie Pink
the RR has a combo with Bordering Blue
so thats what I would pick.
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03-15-2006, 02:26 PM
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Mad Swapper
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,682
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It's not so much that I want something to go with close to cocoa, I just want to know what it is that you find that YOU use the most. What is versitile for any type of card...that kind of thing. I have plenty of assorted paper, I just tend to grab for my close to cocoa, cause I can do anything with it. I also tend to lean towards EE in general, and would like to branch out...
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03-15-2006, 02:28 PM
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Gallery Gazer
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: officially single again and BACK in PA!!!
Posts: 6,399
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OK I know you said you didn't want to buy an assortment pack, but I really think it's the BEST way to find out what colors YOU use those most. I have done this and the papers have lasted me a very long time. I am now on my second batch of assortment packs and am slowly collecting the full packs as I run low of each color.
So, so far I have bought, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Real Red (not very versitile, but I needed it for a gift), and am getting Bashful Blue and Chocolate Chip next.
But to answer your question:
EE - Ruby Red
RR - So Saffron
SS - Bashful Blue
BB - Green Galore or Pixie Pink
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03-15-2006, 02:30 PM
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Dirty Dozen Alumni
Splitcoast Challenge Hostess
Creative Crew Alumni
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Poofville
Posts: 46,771
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SS - Bashful Blue
EE - Old Olive
RR - Regal Rose
BB - Real Red
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03-15-2006, 02:34 PM
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Insane Embellisher
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 928
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I agree with laurakj. An assorted pack is the best way to figure out what you'll use the most. In general I use whisper white, black, and vanilla alot. Right now I am also using Bashful blue and any colors that go with the Spring Flowers/Showers designer papers.
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03-15-2006, 02:42 PM
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Mad Swapper
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,682
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Okay, so what about odd color combinations. What have you put together that didn't seem like it would go, but then the colors were just fabulous together.
(I'm pumping y'all for ideas...I sometimes suffer from brain cramps...and I have no color sense AT ALL)
Becky
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03-15-2006, 03:02 PM
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Pearl-ExPert
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Oregon
Posts: 2,751
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Sounds like you really need to invest in a color wheel. It will be the best $10 you ever spent.
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03-15-2006, 03:09 PM
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Kookie Creator
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: San Antonio TX
Posts: 368
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My most used colors from each family are:
BB - Pixie Pink or Gable Green (none of the other colors ever seem to "fit" with the kind of cards I like to make)
EE - Ruby Red (but I also love all the browns and every other EE for that matter)
RR - So Saffron (I cannot get enough of this color)
SS - Certainly Celery! (although I love banana, pink and blue here too)
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03-15-2006, 03:27 PM
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Stazon Splitcoast
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 12,615
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My most used colors are: (but not necessarily together)
RR-Night of Navy
SS-Bashful Blue
BB-Real Red
EE-chocolate chip
As far as unusual colors combos are concerned, a couple weeks ago I put together a scrapbook page in Taken with Teal, Lovely Lilac, and Rose Red. It was of my son's 7th birthday party and these were colors that I pulled out from the backgrounds in the photos. When this page was done, I really liked how the colors looked together.
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03-15-2006, 04:03 PM
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Insane Embellisher
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: surfing SCS instead of stamping!
Posts: 974
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BB-Brilliant blue or Real Red
RR-Always Artichoke
EE-Creamy Caramel
SS-mellow moss or pretty in pink
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03-15-2006, 04:09 PM
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Stampin' Fool
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 1,262
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If you allowed me to pick 3 for each, this would be the list!
SS: Bashful Blue, Almost Amythyst, and Certainly Celery
EE: Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa, and Not Quite Navy
RR: Always Artichoke, So Saffron, and Regal Rose
BB: Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise, Lovely Lilac
Only Picking one from above....Certainly Celery, Ruby Red, Always Artichoke, and Lovely Lilac
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03-15-2006, 04:14 PM
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Stazon Splitcoast
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: NE WI
Posts: 14,914
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BB-Pixie Pink
EE- Close to cocoa
RR- Night of Navy
SS- Certainly Celery
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03-15-2006, 04:17 PM
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Gallery Gazer
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: officially single again and BACK in PA!!!
Posts: 6,399
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Have you checked out my color combo site? It really helps to be able to see the colors together before you cut into your expensive CS. The other thing I would suggest is get a swatch booklet. That was the first thing I did when I got all the assortments! I made my own swatch book. I love that I can flip it around and put together different combos before I cut into my CS.
Here's the color combo site:
http://homepage.a5.com/~laura/colorcombo/index.php
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03-15-2006, 04:28 PM
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Pearl-ExPert
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SAN FRANCISCO
Posts: 2,504
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I don't think I could live w/only one color from each family!! But here goes;
EE: not quite navy
SS: barely banana
BB: orchid opulence
RR: always artichoke
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03-15-2006, 04:36 PM
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The Digi-Freak
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 16,932
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SS: Certainly Celery
RR: Always Artichoke
EE: Chocolate Chip
BB: Real Red
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03-15-2006, 05:51 PM
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Hardware Hotshot
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Maryland
Posts: 4,666
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Quote: Originally Posted by laurakj OK I know you said you didn't want to buy an assortment pack, but I really think it's the BEST way to find out what colors YOU use those most. I have done this and the papers have lasted me a very long time. I am now on my second batch of assortment packs and am slowly collecting the full packs as I run low of each color.
So, so far I have bought, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Real Red (not very versitile, but I needed it for a gift), and am getting Bashful Blue and Chocolate Chip next.
But to answer your question:
EE - Ruby Red
RR - So Saffron
SS - Bashful Blue
BB - Green Galore or Pixie Pink |
This is how I started as well. When I run out of a color, I know that it is one I have used more than others. I've bought full packs of real red and green galore for Christmas. Lately, I bought bravo burgundy, garden green, night of navy, and ballet blue. I know that's not one from each, but that's what I've bought. Oh, pixie pink too. |
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03-15-2006, 06:59 PM
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Stazon Splitcoast
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: chillaxin'
Posts: 27,251
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BB - Real Red
EE - Close to Cocoa
RR - Regal Rose
SS - Certainly Celery
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03-15-2006, 07:52 PM
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Glitter Guru
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
Posts: 5,152
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Mine would be... (Although DEFINITELY a tough decision)
EE: Not Quite Navy
RR: Handsome Hunter
BB: Real Red
SS: Mellow Moss
And yet, as I typed that out, I found myself thinking, "ooh, but what about...? And...?"
Yet I managed to restrain myself 
Assorted packs are great, because when you have colours that you find you haven't used, you kind of force yourself to go outside your comfort zone, if only to use the colours you don't like!! And sometimes they become faves!! |
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03-15-2006, 08:12 PM
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Rubber Obsessor
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: very near insanity
Posts: 108
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BB: Real Red
EE: Chocolate Chip
RR: Elegant Eggplant
SS: Pretty in Pink (I have 2 little girls and this is a must have color)
When I last bought paper I bought one assorted pack of each color family and I have been really surprised at how long it has taken me to go through it. Then when I run out a color I by a pack of that. It's worked out nicely.
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03-16-2006, 03:35 AM
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Insane Embellisher
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: On Lake Champlain
Posts: 901
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Wow, picking only one from each group is a tough decision. Here are the ones I use the most:
RR Always Artichoke
SS Apricot Appeal
EE Pumpkin Pie
BB Real Red
Personally, if you are going to buy 4 pads, I would pick a color group and for $1.70 more you could buy the spots. I would even suggest that you buy Stampin' Spots New Color Set because it has colors from every group, plus some neutrals.
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03-16-2006, 03:40 AM
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Gallery Gazer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Mount Juliet, TN
Posts: 6,093
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Hmmm...
SS: Certainly Celery-it's good for baby cards of both sexes
RR: Elegant Eggplant-a rich color that is both masculine and feminine
EE: Pumpkin Pie-pretty!
BB: Real Red-no particular reason here..lol __________________ Keva
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03-16-2006, 03:51 AM
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Inking Addict
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 88
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I think this is a very interesting question, and am enjoying all the responses..hard to pick one..but here's mine:
EE - Creamy caramel
RR - Night of navy
SS - Certainly celery
BB - Glorious green
Also, let me add my 2 cents about the assorted color packs..I just got my last of the 4 families, and they are well worth the investment. I use a lot of non SU paper myself (gasp!), but the quality of the su paper is head and sholders above the rest, and the price is good when you do the math. It's great to have all the colors, and based on useage, I can determine what additonal papaer packs to order.
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03-16-2006, 04:59 AM
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Stazon Splitcoast
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 13,920
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Excellent question!!
BB-- gable green
EE -- Cameo Coral
RR -- So Saffron
SS -- Bashful Blue
Good luck. I'm not a big fan of the assortment packs either -- I need lots of paper in one color. Makes me feel more secure LOL!!
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03-16-2006, 05:09 AM
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Stampin' Fool
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: At home
Posts: 1,441
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Quote: Originally Posted by Brownee Hmmm...
SS: Certainly Celery-it's good for baby cards of both sexes
RR: Elegant Eggplant-a rich color that is both masculine and feminine
EE: Pumpkin Pie-pretty!
BB: Real Red-no particular reason here..lol |
I agree. These are great colors if you can pick only one from each family. In fact, I think I'm going to do a Celery/Eggplant/Pumpkin card today and see how that works. It seems good in my head!  __________________
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03-16-2006, 05:35 AM
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Washtenaw County, MI
Posts: 12,779
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Well my #1 color that I cannot live without is Creamy Caramel, but this is because I use it to watercolor, stamp AND sponge the edges of stuff to age it.
Then Cert. Celery (before it came out I was addicted to Mellow Moss) then Bravo Burgundy (I am probably alone on this one--but it is great for watercoloring) then Real Red (though that is only cuz I need to pick a BB color they are not my favorite)
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03-16-2006, 06:31 AM
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 716
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BB- Real Red
SS- Celery or Banana
EE -- rust
RR -- Rose Red
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03-16-2006, 06:39 AM
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Dirty Dozen Alumni
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: beautiful big sky montana
Posts: 176
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SS: Celery
EE: Chocochip
BB: (my fav summer colors) with the 2 above I suppose Pixie Pink
RR: Saffaron
This is funny... I CAN'T DECIDE!!!!
I start on the next combo... I can't from just one...
YOU HAVE to get Black...
I layer almost everything on Chocolate Chip or B.Black!!! and then stamp with those colors for words, linestamps etc... of course I love to watercolor... and then I need the colors I watercolor with for my base card... too hard order it all! __________________ Kim Van De Riet
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03-16-2006, 06:41 AM
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Crimping Master
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Zion, IL
Posts: 1,111
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EE - Creamy Caramel
BB - Lovely Lilac
RR - Night of Navy
SS - Perfect Plum
Cheers,
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03-16-2006, 07:06 AM
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Hardware Hotshot
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ontario, Oregon
Posts: 4,958
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Quote: Originally Posted by laurakj Have you checked out my color combo site? It really helps to be able to see the colors together before you cut into your expensive CS. The other thing I would suggest is get a swatch booklet. That was the first thing I did when I got all the assortments! I made my own swatch book. I love that I can flip it around and put together different combos before I cut into my CS.
Here's the color combo site:
http://homepage.a5.com/~laura/colorcombo/index.php
HTH |
Thanks for reposting your link -- I had such fun playing with it the last time you posted it and then discovered I forgot to save it to my favorite file! __________________
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03-16-2006, 07:09 AM
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Pearl-ExPert
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: South Texas
Posts: 2,353
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Hmmm... First of all, I'm assuming you already have whisper white & basic black. Sahara Sand is also worth investing in. From there, I would have to choose:
RR: So Saffron or Night of Navy
EE: Ruby Red
SS: Certainly Celery or Mellow Moss
BB: Can't narrow it down to 1 or 2 - I don't use them very often, though
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03-16-2006, 07:19 AM
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Stampin' Fool
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: It's 5 o'clock somewhere
Posts: 1,368
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SS:celery
RR:brocade blue
BB: real red
EE: caramel
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03-16-2006, 07:47 AM
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Mad Swapper
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,682
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Thanks for all your responses ladies.
I had sooo much fun playing with that color combo website last night...lol
I am placing an order over the weekend, so Hopefully I will have come to a decision by then. I like the assorted packs, but it never fails that when I make a card I really like, and need multiples of it (like for a swap) I run out of the main color, b/c I am using assorted...
I do ALWAYS have basic black and whisper white...I couldn't live without those.
thanks again ladies!!
Becky
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03-16-2006, 07:56 AM
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Hardware Hotshot
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: in the vortex that is facebook!
Posts: 4,816
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if you want 4 colours that look great together, I would go:
BB - real red or tempting turquoise
RR - so saffron
SS - certainly celery
EE - chocolate chip
these are some of my all-time faves!!
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03-16-2006, 07:58 AM
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Stazon Splitcoast
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 58,469
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Here are my favorites from each family, they won't all work together at once though - the pink passion throws it off!!
BB: Pink Passion
EE: Chocolate Chip
RR: Rose Red
SS: Sage Shadow
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03-16-2006, 05:46 PM
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: 14 shipping days from SU :(
Posts: 609
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It's interesting to see all the different 'favourites' !
Mine colour picks of the week (which changes every week depending on what I am doing) are
BB - Pink Passion
EE - Summer Sun
RR - Ballet Blue
SS - Mellow Moss
LAST week they were:
BB - Brilliant Blue
EE - Not Quite Navy
RR - Elegant Eggplant
SS - Pale Plum
Who knows what next week will bring !
smoosh28
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03-16-2006, 06:21 PM
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Hardware Hotshot
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 4,354
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this is a good question, I think what i use the most are:
SS: Perfect plum (but don't use SS very often)
EE: Close to Cocoa
RR: Bordering Blue
BB: Pixie Pink
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03-16-2006, 07:04 PM
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Knit, Purl, Stamp
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Me and my new haircut!!
Posts: 17,005
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SS - Certainly Celery or Barely Banana
EE - Old Olive or Ruby Red
RR - Night of Navy
BB - Real Red or Temptin Turquiose
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03-16-2006, 07:58 PM
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Glitter Guru
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
Posts: 5,152
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This would be a good resource for the colour challenge! |
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03-17-2006, 05:31 AM
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: South of St. Louis!!
Posts: 626
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SS: Mellow Moss or Pretty n Pink
EE: Choc Chip or Old Olive
RR: So Saffron or Alw Arth
BB: Real Red
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