Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Creative Cardmaker: Adding contrast to your backgrounds...

I usually love using white backgrounds on my cards, but with fall arriving here in Colorado, I’ve been in the mood to be different and try some fall colors against a darker background. I love the contrast the darker background gives! 

Fall is a great time to mix up your colors and try a few new color palettes! For inspiration, try looking for autumn wedding color combinations on Pinterest; there are so many beautiful pictures to inspire you.
I've used the Big Hugs dies and Vintage Linens stamps and dies by Papertrey Ink, as well as the Luxe Gold Adhesive Paper.
Stop over to the Weekly Scrapper blog to read more about these cards and my process, and hopefully be inspired to try a dark background on your next card. See you next week with another Creative Cardmaker post!

6 comments:

Joan B said...

oh such gorgeousness!!

Nora Noll said...

These are STUNNING!! I LOVE the black background with the pink and red. The touch of gold is beautiful.

Anonymous said...

These are stunning cards! I love the gorgeous gold script against the black and the rich fall colours you have used here :-)

Diane Jaquay said...

WOW WOW WOW, simply spectacular!!!

jintyoo7 said...

I totally agree with previous comment (Diane Jaquay(!!!

Diana K said...

So awesomely gorgeous! Beautifully balanced design (love the stripes on the side). Whenever I do a card on a darker background I end up not liking it:(