Well hello!

I created this card for this week's Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge # 287, and it has a very "happy" vibe. The colors are bright and cheerful, and really pop against the quiet Whisper White.

This is a really neat sketch. I liked it so much, I created a second card with a totally different feel.

Take a look at the card below. It's a CASE of my original version above, but with a totally different message….a little more subdued and much more quiet than my original. BY DESIGN, there's no sentiment on either card and the embellishments are identical.

I wanted you to see how color affects mood. I bet your mood changes when you go from the first card to the second. Try it…Isn't it cool?!

DESIGN TIP #5 – COLOR – There's much to say about color. It's a discipline all its own and believe me, it has a lot to do with Physics, and that's way out of my sphere of reference!!

Personally, I operate from the right side of my brain, so I like the idea of feeling when I look at "color": Happy, Peaceful, Warm and Cozy, or Cool and Crisp. I make it up as I go along, and if it doesn't "feel" right…I go to my Color Coach or my Color Wheel to get some "expert" help.

So here's some simple information on color.

There are three basic categories of color theory that are useful: The color wheel, color harmony, and the context of how colors are used. 

"Colorfulness" is the opposite of gray.  It includes topics such as Chroma, Hue, Saturation, Depth and Brightness. There's enough technical information about color to fill more than a city library, so for now, if you're not a "feeler" like me, always keep a color wheel nearby when deciding on your color scheme, and keep Stampin' Up!'s Color Coach handy.

Stampin' Up!'s Sunshine & Sprinkles Striped Designer Series Paper (which is used in the first card) has a very pleasing "color harmony"…it's pleasing to the eye, color saturation goes from deep to light and it flows easily. There's color unity. This DSP has a nice "color balance"…not too stimulating and not too sleepy. Just enough to make you smile and feel good.

Contrary to the Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP, the Basic Gray DSP from the Neutrals Collection has no "color". I added the pop with the Melon Mambo ribbon and flower which took this very quiet card and gave it a pop for a little stimulation. The result is not too sleepy at all….still peaceful and quiet, and very pleasing to the eye.

I will talk more about color in future posts, but for now

HAPPY STAMPIN' AND DO IT "BY DESIGN"!

Now, I have some celebrating to do!

Today, Mary Fish, my "Fearless" Pals Leader! notified me that I was a Pals Paper Arts Design Team Pick for last month's Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge.

WHAT A HAPPY DAY!

MY MOST HEARTFELT THANKS TO YOU, MARY, AND THE PALS DESIGN TEAM!

here's my design…

I LOVE WHAT I DO AND LOVE TO SHARE WHAT I LOVE…

…I LOVE STAMPIN' UP!

JOIN MY TEAM!  WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP…LAUGHS, STAMPIN' FUN, AND STAMPIN' FRIENDS EQUAL LOTS OF STAMPIN' HUGS!

…and WE ALWAYS CREATE BEAUTIFUL CARD DESIGNS!

Debbie

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