Susan Harwood MissQsCraftingContinuum

Hi Crafting Friend, Well here we are, firmly into August heading toward Autumn. If school hasn't started near you, it soon will. Even though my kids are grown I still love "school" supplies - paper, markers, pens, pencils. . .  Some of the highlights for Stampin' Up!® this month are: August Bonus Days = Redeem the coupons you earned last month! Designer Series Paper SALE! Kit Collections - 2 new kits August Paper Pumpkin - Time for Cake ( free additional stamp set) Bonus Gift from me for any order of $50 or more using my host code: RQQJAYYH  (if your order is $150 or more, don't use the code. You get Stampin' rewards & you still get the Bonus Gift from me)  I started with the supplies in the July 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit, Painted Petals (comes with a Gray Granite Stampin' Spot mini ink pad and supplies to make 3 each of 3 different card designs)  For the alternative card below use a Calypso Coral cardstock base cut to 4 1/4" X 11" scored, fol...

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 ...

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...