Happy Wednesday everyone! Are you ready for some more color inspiring ideas to get your day started?

Today we are working with a somewhat traditional holiday color scheme with a few surprises thrown in. The red, green and blue are very much what we’d all expect in Christmas colors but have you ever tried adding touches of orange and yellow? Today, Jennifer and I both give it a try!

I did a layout today using this color scheme. It was a great combination of colors to work with two of my favorite Christmas photos of the kids from last year. For my main element on the page I used a Hero Arts digital kit for the ornament, I printed it out on photo paper for a nice sheen finish, then I cut it out with scissors and added to my page. Additional detailing was added with some stamping - then I embellished with chipboard, buttons and some red metallic decor.

Supplies:

• Digikit - Hero Arts Joyful Ornaments
• Houndstooth Pattern
• Card Buttons Summer
• Card Buttons Neutral
• Red Metallic Decor
• Other: patterned paper, needle & embroidery thread, chipboard circles, green ribbon

Leslie’s Tips:

• If you are blocking out a page with squares and rectangles of paper, be sure to introduce some curves to the design like I did here (circle ornament, buttons, curved bottom photo corner). It softens things up a bit.
• Sometimes when I am adding a long strip of ribbon to a page, I will cut a strip of sturdy cardstock first and adhere it to this first. This helps the ribbon go on perfectly straight and keeps the adhesive from seeping through the fabric of the ribbon.

Next we have some cards for you! Jennifer McGuire used a few of her favorite techniques to create these simple (but show stopping) holiday cards. Be sure to watch the video below showing how to color metallic decor, multi-ink a stamp and create a “kissed background.” I bet you’ll learn something new - I know I always do!

Supplies:

• Winter Tree
• Holiday Sayings
• Holly Flourish
• Friend Definition
• Colorbox Fall Chalk Ink Queue
• Scattered Straw Distress Ink
• Black Memories Ink
• Silver Metallic Decor
• Other: Copic markers

Jennifer’s Tips:

• Creating a set of coordinating greeting cards makes for a special gift - tie a bow around a set of four for a personalized gift anyone would love.
• Simple embellishments like the Metallic Decor or gemstones from Hero Arts make a subtle but memorable statement on your stamping projects.

I hope you enjoyed today’s video and got some great ideas on how to work challenging color combos onto your layouts and card designs.

Don’t forget you still have time to enter Tuesday’s giveaway for the chance to win some fabulous Hero Arts stamps and embellishments!

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