Choosing the Right Colours for Your Scrapbook Project
When it comes to scrapbooking and color choices, the final decision will always be yours and yours alone. However, there are some valuable tips and trends that may influence your choices. Then again, if you have a favorite color that you consider your signature, use your scrapbooker’s prerogative and create what feels right and makes you smile. If you feel like you could use some assistance, understanding a bit about the way colors complement each other and create harmony in certain combinations can certainly help you weave your own magic into your scrap book projects.
Since choosing your base color is always the first step in creating a scrapbook with a sense of balance and connectedness, let’s consider some of the possible methods that might help you get started:
Style trends—A clean, minimalist look created with neutrals and restrained colors is going to be popular in 2011. But also expect to see lively, eclectic ethnic mixes and mash style patterns. Shadowy dark colors, perky reds and pinks and earthy colors will be used for stripe/polka dot combinations and Paisleys with geometric circles.
Current colour trends—You may not be a trend follower, but the folks who produce scrapbooking paper and supplies are, and they will be bringing a lot of Honeysuckle pink to stores this year. There will also be an abundance of turquoise, the most popular color for 2010. One way to be fashionable is to choose a patterned paper featuring one of these two colors and then draw out the matching solids for your own scrapbook.
Choose the favourite color of the person featured in the scrapbook and build around that.
You might pick a base color around the theme of an event such as red/green for Christmas or orange/black for Halloween.
Look at your collection of photos for a common color that seems to jump out at you.
Consider the location of the photos you want to include. Green countryside, grey-blue ocean or sandy beach colors can tie your scrapbook together.
Choose a color that expresses the personality or emotions of the person or project.
Red—bold and sassy
White—pure and innocent
Black—sad or powerful
Brown—stable and earthy
Green—young or reserved
Blue—sophisticated or masculine
Pink—delicate or feminine
Yellow—happy
Orange—energetic
Purple—mysterious or regal
You may also choose to play with the artist’s best friend, the color wheel. Learning a few simple rules will help you choose harmonious colors like a professional. The following combinations always work well together:
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