Introducing......Color Inspiration.....411 Style

Welcome to the first ever Color Inspiration here at the Stamping 411 blog.

Color is defined as the quality of an object or substance with respect to light being reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation and brightness of the reflected light.

Color can affect our feelings and emotions. Blue calms; red fires up.......

Color plays a very important part of papercrafting. Every Thursday I will present you with a different color combination. These color combos might come from a catalog, something I see at a store, from one of the Stamping 411 operators, a pile of scraps on my stamp table or from one of our loyal readers. Each week I will switch it up to keep you on your toes.

For my first color challenge, I started with one of my favorite colors (and often underappreciated): Not Quite Navy. I then grabbed my Color Coach and picked two complimentary colors: Bashful Blue and Close to Cocoa. I can totally see this color combo for "guy" cards. Aren't those often the hardest to make?

I made a Christmas card with this color combination. I could easily substitute a different sentiment for a fabulous wintry card.

Card Recipe

stamps: Serene Snowflakes, Four the Holidays
paper: Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa

ink: Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa
accessories: Frost White Shimmer Paint, Fresh Favorites buttons, Photo Corner Punch, sponges, dimensionals

Unlike the Saturday Sketch Challenges, we will not have a Mr. Linky at the bottom of the Color Challenge posts. If you choose to take the color challenge, feel free to leave a link to your card in a comment at the bottom of this post. I would love to see what you create!!!

If you have a color combination that you would like featured, email it to me!!!!

Check back tomorrow to see the operators' top five favorites of the week.