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TECHNIQUES | PAPER AND CARDSTOCK | COLOR COMBOS THAT WORK


Color Combos that Work

Make combining colors a breeze with these 10 tips for success.
 
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lesson 2: deepen the tones with brown

design by Erin Roe

Daddy Back
To give her father-son page a masculine feel, Erin chose an orange background accented with teal and a bold red. The pieces have a brown tint to them, adding to the sophistication. She repeated her three colors in the journaling and title to pull the color scheme together.

SOURCES Patterned paper: Flair Designs (red burlap, brown paisley), BasicGrey (teal). Font: Elephant downloaded off the Internet. Stickers: BasicGrey.

More to check out:
Create multiphoto designs
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Work with basic cardstock

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