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Watch It Wednesday with Complementary Colors

Welcome back to Watch it Wednesday! I’ve got a lot planned for today so let’s get to it.

Today’s color combination is purple and yellow. These are two unlikely matches that I feel we don’t see enough of. They remind me of Spring and Easter, but I feel they are suited for everyday cards. Did you know that painters of the Renaissance period used this combination because of their regal qualities?

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First up today is a sweet layout by the lovely and talented Kandis Smith!  Her colors are perfect for a newborn baby girl!  I love how she incorporated a pinker tone of purple in with mix.  Beautiful!

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Layout by Kandis Smith
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I played with this scrumptious combination making some fun cards too.  But first, here’s my video on tying ribbon and finishing touches.

Finishing Touches and Tying Ribbon


Here are the finished cards. This first one uses a hint of yellow with my purple, I love this combination with the splash of brown.  I’m thinking this might be my favorite yet this week!

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Card by Shari Carroll
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And finally a mini card where the yellow and purple shades vary.  I’ve had these buttons for sometime now, they were just screaming to jump onto a card!

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Card By Shari Carroll
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And Now it’s time to announce the winner of the inspiration books from Monday…….

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#[118] sasha farina said: June 22nd, 2009 at 8:26 am

you all just amaze me.. week after week! Thank you!

Congratulations Sasha!!!  Please email us so we can get your prizes out to you.

Remember you still have time to enter the Complementary Color challenge, submissions need to be uploaded to the Flickr group pool by 11:59pm PST on Sunday evening, June 28th.  For more information on this weeks challenge, check out Monday’s post for details.

Tomorrow we will be announcing the Beinspired challenge winners,  good luck all!  I’ll be back on Friday with yet another fun day of  color, Red and Green, and we’re not thinking Christmas :o).

Enjoy!

___shari

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    Melisa Waldorf said: June 24th, 2009 at 7:12 pm

    Love these colors together. I’ve never used this combo. Thanks for the inspiration.

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    jaemom said: June 24th, 2009 at 9:46 pm

    Gorgeous cards!! I love both of them, and the LO by Kandis is really just super super sweet. Such a precious photo. And BIG THANKS for your great video!! I was so excited when I read that you were going to show us how you do your bows! :D Hooray, thanks for the tips, esp about using embroidery floss to tie it together!

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    Jennifer Sweatman said: June 24th, 2009 at 9:52 pm

    Shari, I always admire your ribbon and bows. Thank you SO much for sharing your tips with us

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    Regina said: June 24th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    Hi Shari,
    I love yellow and purple, and I agree with you, they should be used more often! Great video, too!
    Thanks for sharing!

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    Suzanne said: June 25th, 2009 at 1:42 am

    I love these colours, so pretty. Thanks too for the video. I really struggle with bows. The tip on how to create the double bow was especially useful. BTW I use the dense foam that the ‘posh’ brads come on as mini pricking mats.

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    Cathy A said: June 25th, 2009 at 3:24 am

    These are such pretty colours together, great page layout and cards and a big thank you Shari for sharing your tips on ribbons.

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    Megan said: June 25th, 2009 at 7:43 am

    wow, love what you did with this combo! purple is my favorite color but I have a terrible time using it

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    Karen from MI said: June 25th, 2009 at 9:11 am

    WOW O WOW! I’m a DAY BEHIND, but I am LOVING what I see today!! Your cards are DARLING, Shari!! Now these are such HAPPY cards!! Can’t get over your, “STYLE DIVERSITY”……..now that’s TALENT!! Darling layout from Kandis, too. I really appreciate all the time and talent that you put into it, Kandis…..BEAUTIFUL!!
    Love, Karen

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    Kerry said: June 25th, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    What a GREAT video - thank you *SO* much Shari! I’m a great admirer of your style and every tip you give is a real treat and very much appreciated! Thanks again.

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    HeathreP said: June 25th, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    Lovely, soft color scheme - beautiful projects!

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