Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Holiday Color Combos Galore

Hello all! Thanks so much for joining me over the weekend for Paper Crafts Magazine's blog hop to celebrate the release of Holiday Cards & More, Vol. 5. The big winner has been announced today over at Paper Crafts Connection, so click over to see if you are the lucky duck that won a whole lot of holiday product:)
I just loved reading all of your responses to my question about what holiday colors you would be using this year... it was impressive to hear that so many people have already started their holiday cards... or that you already knew what color scheme you would be using. 

The top color combo mentioned is the traditional favorite of red & green... many of you expanded it to add kraft, cream or white, while others loved it with a metallic like silver or gold. I guess for most there is nothing that better than those nostalgic colors. I love them... they remind me of my grandma's house all decked out during the holidays with those big old fashioned red & green colored bulbs... I love those kind of memories:)

The second most popular combo seemed to be a variation of blue combined with white, silver and/or gold. And don't forget about kraft... that is defiantly gong to be very popular this year (which makes me happy because it is one of my favorite crafting products). It seems that many of you are pairing it with some of your favorite colors and putting a holiday spin on it... so fun!

Other cool trends included pink with variations of green ranging from lime to olive. And one that I particularly like is red, blue & white (or a variation of each) with kraft or another neutral like cream.
Other fun ideas that were shared include:
Aqua, Red & White or Kraft
Navy, Red or Green with Silver, Cream or Kraft
Burgundy, Cream & Dark Green
Light or icy Greens, Blues, Purples & Pinks
Pink, Aqua & Lime
Pink with various colors of Blue
Forms of Blue & Green
Teal & Silver
Blue, Cranberry & Cream
Forms of Blue with Brown or Kraft
Black and White
Black with Red or Maroon & Cream or Silver
Black, Ivory & Gold
Brown, Red, Cream
White & Kraft (I'm definitely trying this one;)
... for many others you can check out the comments section HERE.


Now on to the winner from all comments left here... Congratulations to Jaclyn Miller who said:
You mean I have to choose just one color combo? Oh man, well it depends on what stamps I use, but I tend to be traditional with deep greens and reds for most cards and blues for snowy items.
By Jaclyn Miller on Paper Crafts Magazine Presents: The 12 Designers o... on 9/17/10

Jaclyn, please email me at windyrobinson@gmail.com with your mailing address so we can send you your copy of Holiday Cards & More, Vol 5! Congratulations again!

Thanks for stopping by today...have a terrific Tuesday!

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Products used: patterned paper (GCD Studios, Pink Paislee), cardstock (Bazzill & ANW Crestwood), ribbon (Michaels Stores Inc.), twine (Martha Stewart Crafts), bells (Darcie), postcard (October Afternoon), thread (Coats & Clark).  

2 comments:

Renee said...

Windy, this card is beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing!

Kathy Martin said...

LOVE this card! The jingle bells are a great touch!