Card Making Tip {Part Two}

I know that you all have been just crazy waiting for me to post the next part to the three part tutorial...  Sorry I didn't get it in when I said I would, but, hey, better late than never!

Part two of this tutorial is all about using patterns in cards.  So, by now, you have picked out your colors, and are ready to use them, right?  Well, almost right.  You have your colors picked out, but now you need to organize your patterns, because if you have too many patterns, they will clash, and you will end up with an ugly mess.

First thing you need to look at when choosing patterns, is choosing your base color, which will most likely be the one that does not have a pattern at all, or doesn't have a large pattern, but you can still make a cute card with your main paper that has a pattern.  Let's start with one that does NOT have a pattern to it.

Step 1:  Choose your base color
Let's say that I am using this lovely teal color.

Don't you just love how it is double-sided?  It makes a wonderful inside.

Step 2:  Once you have chosen your color of paper, fold it as you would a card to figure out about what dimensions you are going to use, and slice it to those dimensions with a paper cutter.

Step 3:  Choose a piece of interest to put on your card, such as a flower {see my torn paper flower tutorial}, a stripe of another paper, polka dots, etc.  For this particular card, I chose to use TWO different stripes.  See how I laid them out?

Keep laying things out until you get the desired effect.  Have fun!

A Few Things You Should Know {My Life}

Yes.  I know.

This is not part 2 of the card making tutorial.  But you know what?  It's coming.  Later.

I recently decided, that if you are going to follow this blog, you should know why it was started, and who started it!  Wouldn't you agree?

A few things you should know about moi:

1. I go through phases of obsession.  One day its cards, and the next day it's flowers.  But heck, who really cares?

2. I not only love to craft, but my secret that you should know, is that I also love to write.  Yes, that means English is my favorite subject, and no, I am not a nerd.

3.   I love to make lists.  I don't know why.  Some crazy obsession of my mothers, probably.

4.  Apparently I have an accent, but I don't hear it...

5.  I love flowers.  I don't know why, but it's something strange that I like, such as how simple things intrigue me.

6.  I can never stay with one thing.  Such as this blogs many many backgrounds.  Sorry that I change them so often:)

7.  I play not one, but two instruments.

8.  It bothers me so bad if the blinds are closed during the daytime.

9.  I love to make lists (hence this list)

10.  When there is an awkward silence, and I don't know what to do, I  laugh, just to fill in the silence.



Well, that's me.  I have plenty more quirks about me...  I'm sure you do too!  Leave a comment so I can get to know you better, too!

Card Making Tip

Hey y'all!  Sorry I haven't posted in a while....  Things have been pretty busy for me!  Well, I decided that an easy (but all important) tip for me to post would be a design tip.

This tip will be about choosing the right colors for your card.  Come back later for more tips on how to organize, cut, and assemble your card.  

I know how the story goes.   You go to look in your bin of scrap booking paper, and you decide that you don't want to pull everything out, because it will be nearly impossible to get it all back in, right?  Well, it's probably like that if you are a person like me. :)  I'm here to tell you that it's okay, you CAN dig through your drawers, because the end result will be worth it.  

A good basis for color combinations would be to consult a color wheel.  All you artists out there are probably familiar with one of these.  But if not, never fear, here's your introduction.  A color wheel consists of three different types of colors; primary, secondary, and complementary.  Although you can go deeper into a color wheel, we're just going to look at these three.  

Primary colors are the colors that all of the other colors are made of.  These colors are: blue, red and yellow. You mix red with yellow you get orange, you mix blue with yellow you get green, and so on.  The colors that these three make are: green, purple and orange.  These are called secondary colors.  Complementary colors are simply colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel.  They compliment each other, hence the name.  Complement colors are: orange/blue, purple/yellow, red/green, and all of the colors in between.

Sorry if you can't tell by looking at this.... but the complementary colors are colors OPPOSITE of each other on the color wheel, just as I stated.  You can use this as your base, but it's not entirely necessary to create good color combos.  Just a suggestion.  Another suggestion of colors would be to pick a neutral color, such as black, tan or grey, and pair it with a more vibrant color such as yellow, red or purple.  

For a card, I would choose about three colors, although you can use more or less, depending on how much you want, or what looks good.  I would suggest choosing one neutral, and one-two complementary colors, or just one color to use as a pop with the neutral.  Come back tomorrow for another tip on how to use patterns with cards!