Happy Wonderful Wednesday.
Today on March Meet The Maker, it's all about colour.
I love 💕 colour and I find it really hard to choose a single favourite, so I love the 🌈 instead! However, I thought it would be fun to share a few of my favourite cards that I've made fairly recently, and a few from the archives that I think show my use of colour.
Products Used - Ink & Flip Stencil Layering Hexagon & Simply Said Blocks III
As you will see, I love a white background. Personally I think this helps colours pop, especially brights. Here I used lots of my go to colours, raspberry pink, orange, yellow, green, turquoise and bright blue.
Not only do I love bright colours, I love pairing them with fun geometric designs and one of my favourite paper crafting techniques, spotlighting.
One of my aims when I started Uniko was to bring more creative and fun designs that could be used for masculine cards.
Everything I saw here in the UK, to me seemed to be so 'traditional' with images of sports, wood work and cars. Whilst there is nothing wrong with those types of images on stamps I used to use them, but they didn't spark creativity other than different colouring mediums and techniques.
The colours I remember them in being muted shades of blues and browns and maybe a few greens. All colours I love but they just didn't give the WOW factor!
Products Used - Background Blocks Linear & Mid Century Modern Frames
Driven by my love of pattern and design history, I've channeled this into some of my most popular collections like the Mid Century Modern & Art Deco.
Simple lines and geometrics provide the tools for funky designs and are perfect for a splash of bright cheerful colours.
Products Used - Background Blocks Mid Century Modern, Mid Century Modern Florals & Stencil - Mid Century Modern Circles & Stars
These next couple of cards are from the Uniko archives! My three 'go to' colours, raspberry pink, aqua/turquoise and yellow.
Those who have been round here for sometime know I have an ink pad addiction. A new brand of inks that have a rainbow of colours, I will give them a whirl. And I always start with these three colours as they work so well together!
Products Used - Pure Florals Cosmos
Yes, I used a tiny bit of green to for the stems. I never used to be a lover of greens but over recent years I use it a lot more.
Lastly for today I couldn't resist a rainbow colour card.
Products Used - Background Blocks Halftone, Background Builders Round In Circles, English Country Garden Butterflies & Simply Said.
What's your favourite colour or colour combination?
I apologise for not having anything new to share today, I've had my head down designing newness all day and I am rather excited about what I've been up to!
I'll be back tomorrow with more to share.
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