Super quick How-to!
I can't tell you how many times I've heard scrappers say "but you're so good at matching papers and colors!! I just suck at it!!" Ok - here's the simple truth…NOBODY SUCKS AT IT!! Lol They just don't know the 1 simple "trick" to making paper work for you ;) It's sooooooooo simple, and once I point it out, you'll probably fall over…and then, once you pick yourselves up off of the floor, you'll move forward and blossom into awe-inspiring paper matching diva's!!
For the purpose of this lesson, I'll use your typical Santa pic :) Everyone hassem…but what paper do you use??
Well…it's simple. You need to decide what color you want to jump out of your picture :) My pic has loads of different colors…Maddie's shirt is green, Sophia's is purple…Santa - as always…red, white and black. I put together the following example to show you the color options.
If I use red paper…Santa jumps out. Purple - Sophia's shirt draws you in. Green - Maddie's shirt becomes the focul. If I want the paper to blend with the pic - I match it with the teal of the chair then Santa and the girls jump out at you. White draws you to Santa's beard and Black…well…the picture just sortof floats on the black. So as you can see…if you are trying to decide what color of paper to use…you need to decide what color you want to pull out of your picture…eeezy peezy!!Now - Run and be free my paper matching-eestas!! Inspire the world with your new found coordination-abilities :)
Cardstock/solid color is the first easy step in matching paper to photos…but what if you want to use patterned paper too?? Ooooooooo…THAT my scrappy people will have to wait for next time ;)
Chatatcha later Scrappy people :)
Hollee
5 comments:
You have given me this advise in the past and I still suck at it and have to get you to help me! I will get better at it, I will, I will. Love what you are doing with the blog!
I can match cardstock but then its all about getting the right color PP, what works? what doesn't go? PP sets the theme as well. Plus there are so many colors I would NEVER put together and PP's I would never match up. I have to say its pretty much a knack you have as well as Kim & Nick, if I need help I go to the 3 of you.
I agree, I have such a hard time when it comes to pattern paper matching what patterns can go together, thats what I have a hard time with cardstock, now that has never been a problem for me... but mixing different pattern papers on one page, now that's scares me
Stacie
I agree...PP scares me to :o)
I agree...PP scares me to :o)
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