Betsy Veldman
One of my favorite things about fall is color. The colors around us in nature, fashion, home décor and of course paper crafting, take on warmer, richer hues.
But even with all of this rich color around me, I often get in a rut with my fall crafting by sticking to oranges and browns.
So I spent a little time putting together some color boards to broaden my color horizons this fall.
Inspiration for fall color combos can come from beautiful photographs…
Image via Pinterest
Image via Pinterest
From fall fashions, especially for the little ones!
Outfit from Gymboree
And of course, from paper crafting products themselves…
Oxford collection by BasicGrey
Happy Harvest collection by Imaginisce
You’ll notice below each of the images I have put together a color board.
To do this, I saved the images to my computer and then used the eye dropper tool in my Photoshop program to pick colors directly from the photos. It’s an easy way to create a file of inspiring color combinations that you can refer to any time you get stuck in a color rut!
Here are some fall cards I created using the inspiring (and colorful) Happy Harvest collection from Imaginisce:
You don’t need a ton of supplies to make a great card (although they sure are fun!). The first two cards below use only patterned paper and cardstock.
The sentiments and apples were cut from patterned paper. A little fussy cutting can go a long way!
My last card uses a fun chipboard focal point which I embellished with some buttons and twine. It’s fun to take products and give them your own twist.
If you’d like to win the Happy Harvest collection that I used in the cards above, along with a copy of Color Inspiration for Card Makers (which, by the way, is filled with inspiring color combos already put together for you!), leave a comment telling me which of the color combos I shared today inspires you the most! All comments must be received by midnight (MDT) on Thursday, Sept. 8.
Betsy Veldman,
Paper Crafts Go-to Gal
P.S. Stop by my blog for one more card inspired by one of the photos above!
I love the second Pinerest imagine with the boquet of flowers and leaves. Nature is speaking to me.
Gorgeous cards–love the paper collections! I think the colors that inspire me most is the first pin interest photo of the steps and fall leaves–this is gorgeous!
I love the colors in the Happy Harvest collection by Imaginisce. Adding that turquoise just makes the whole combo POP to me. I love your cards, too. Having some visuals just helps with the creative process for me. Thanks for a chance to win, too.
I love to pair anything with Kraft. Let’s just say that color is addicting
WOW!! THey are all pretty!! My favs are the Gymboree and Imaginisce colors they are similar, yet so different!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
that fall bouquet by FAR! LOVE it!!!!
Oh my goodness! I loved them all, but my favorite has to be the autumn leaves and stairway. I loved the richness of the colors.
Also great tip about capturing the colors using Photoshop. What a great way to find color inspiration combos.
Oh gorgeous inspiration! My favorite – second image from Pinterest, a beautiful mix of brights and neutrals.
I love that Happy Harvest Collection with the warm plum mixed into the autumn colors!
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They were all yummy. But if I have to pick just one it would be the Gymboree colors…they just speak to me of fall.
The Happy Harvest Collection is my personal favorite. It is so yummy and cozy!
The Happy Harvest collection had great colors. Te cards you made with it are adorable.
The ‘From Fall Fashions’…..Gymboree. Also, the Image via Pinterest – I like the deep purple.
The Image via Pinterest’s color combo inspired me the most. It can be used for Halloween cards, which is what I am working on.
Happy Harvest collections is my favorite. Since being introduced to Kraft paper, I find myself using it with a variety of colored patterned paper. Just love the look of combined patterns and colors together. Simple, yet elegant. Thanks
I love the Image via Pinterest color combination.
i like the oxford collection inspired by the paper….but I do think the child’s outfit is too cute!
I LOVE the Pinterest photo – it’s like a stairway to heaven!
So I have to pick that color combo – GORGEOUS.
I most like the Pinterest photo (isn’t that site addicting?!) with the leaves and twigs.
I LOVE the muted colors in the Oxford collection by Basic Grey!
The second one flips my skirt right up!
I love the colors in the Happy Harvest collection the best!
These are just Delish I love this collection and fall is always a gorgeous time of the year too
Gorgeous card. Love all the fall colors but Outfit from Gymboree takes my breath away with bright and subtle shades.
How do we choose from those gorgeous photos?! If I must, I’d say I love the first Pinterest. The deep dark colors with that splash of dark blue are gorgeous. Thanks for the chance to win that great special issue!
Happy Harvest collection by Imaginisce
I love the cards you made from this set. TFS!
I absolutely LOVE the photo of the stairs! What a beautiful fall scene! I would even take it a step further and use the stairs and the curve of them as a design element in my card! I will be saving this photo for sure!
I love the oxford collection color combo the best.
Fall is my favorite time of year! Nature just seems to give me new card ideas all of the time.
love those colors and man I’d love to win these supplies. They are fantastic.
I love all the color combos…hmmm..if I had to pick one it would be the image from Pinterest. Green and purple are most favorite colors…mix in a little fall orange…super beautiful.
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Wow! Your very first image of the stairs through the woods and those would have to be my favorite! Fall is my favorite season, and a chance to win this giveaway would give me the kick I need to start on my Fall and Halloween cards!
So nice colors ! and it could fit for all the family ! Could make wonderful cards and pages