Susan Harwood MissQsCraftingContinuum

Hi Stamping Friend, Last week we talked about the challenge of choosing colors for projects. Let's recap that, shall we? (this image is taken from page 5 of the 2021 Stampin' Up!® annual catalog)   There are 3 primary colors (Yellow, Red & Blue), combine equal amounts of any two of them and you get one of the  3 secondary colors (Orange, Purple & Green).  Mixing equal amounts of one of the primary colors with a neighboring secondary color yields the 6 tertiary colors (Amber, Vermillion, Magenta, Violet, Teal & Chartreuse). OK, now that we're caught up, let's move on to how to choose colors for a project. (this photo is from the article: Color Meanings by Jacob Olesen) There are several color schemes that are commonly accepted. You may be familiar with some of them, for instance,  Monochromatic  color schemes use lighter and darker variations (aka shades) of a single color or hue.  Complimentary colors are opposite one another on the color wheel and make a bo

Hi Stamping Friend, I thought today I would talk about color. Some struggle when trying to choose colors to use together in a project. A little knowledge about color theory can make putting colors together a lot less stressful. (this image is taken from page 5 of the 2021 Stampin' Up!® annual catalog)  Generally when talking about color it is illustrated with a wheel or circle as in the image below. Under the main color wheel are images that illustrate primary, secondary and tertiary colors. Let's start there. (this photo is from the article: Color Meanings by Jacob Olesen) The three primary colors , as shown in the above left illustration, are Yellow , Red and Blue . These colors are called primary because they are the colors you begin with and combine to get other colors. The three secondary colors , as shown in the above center, are what you get when you combine equal amounts of two primary colors. Yellow and Red combine to make Orange . Red and Blue combine to make Purpl

  Hi Stamping Friend, Welcome to round 2 of alternative designs for the June Paper Pumpkin kit, Expressions In Color. This was a great kit! I really enjoyed playing with it. In my eyes this one gets 10 out of 10. What do you think?  I used some of the beautiful Expressions In Ink DSP on the Bumblebee & Evening Evergreen card bases. It coordinates so wonderfully with this kit! I stamped the "you are amazing" greeting with versamark and heat embossed it with gold. I flipped the included die-cuts over and used the white side on the printed card base (you could also use the Forever Flourishing Dies to get a similar effect), then I used a scrap of Blackberry Bliss cardstock to mat the "congratulations" greeting which is also stamped with Blackberry Bliss.  If you enjoy my blog, please share it with anyone else you think may also enjoy it.  Have a lovely day!  -  Susan 🌄 🖖 The supply list is below the photo. Supplies: June Paper Pumpkin - Expressions In Color; Expre

Hi Stamping Friend,  As promised, here are some alternate card designs From the June Paper Pumpkin. I used a few products from my stash along with the supplies in the kit. The first thing I did was play with the alcohol ink and vellum technique, but instead of using the blends, I used my re-inkers and "painted" it on with a sponge brush and sprayed it with alcohol. Then I "painted" on some versa mark and added gold embossing powder. It is a bit of a different look, but I like how it came out. I cut it up and used it on the Evening Evergreen and Bumblebee card bases.  The next thing I added was butterflies cut from Gold 6x6 Metallic Specialty Paper with the Brilliant Wings dies. I also used the "Merci" vellum die-cut instead of the English, "thanks".  If you need a demonstrator, I would love to take care of your crafting needs. My current host code is at the top of the main page. Please use it if your order is less than $150 before tax & shipp

Hi Stamping Friend, I was playing with June's Paper Pumpkin Kit. These are the cards as the directions say to make them. I like to do one of each according to the directions, then I get creative with what is left. I will save that for next week's post when I incorporate some coordinating product.  Paper Pumpkin is great if you are going to be on the go, traveling, camping or whatever because everything you need (you receive a block for your stamps in your first month's kit) is included in the box so its quite portable and easy to take with you. A monthly subscription is $22/month  Click here to order!   Prepaid Kits are: $21 for 1 month (item #137858) $63 for 3 months (item #137859) $114 for 6 months (item #137860) $220 for 12 months (item #137861) Today is the first day of an awesome sale on DSP too! SAVE 15% ON DESIGNER SERIES PAPER! We all love gorgeous Designer Series Paper, and during this incredible sale, you can enjoy a 15% discount on select papers from the 2021–202