Many customers have expressed how they would like to see more videos about the actual creative process and how to learn to have a "designer eye". For my video this week I actually designed a card from the beginning, showing every step of my process (complete with lots of paper pushing!). I am also focusing specifically on using color inspiration and how to achieve color balance! I hope you enjoy!
Now, be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this post! I have provided you with several additional color challenges & inspiration pieces, complete with a free download that contains them all on one printable worksheet! This will be a fantastic resource for you to while you are creating!
If you are joining along this week, here are the details concerning the Make It Monday Challenge.
--A new Make It Monday Challenge will go up every Monday morning at 9am EST.
--Create a project utilizing your take on the challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and one of the color inspiration pieces provided below (feel free to snag the appropriate graphic for use in your blog post as well).
--Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
--Add your project to our --->InLinkz List HERE<---
--You will have until 7am, Monday, May 7th, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
--We will be tweeting and posting on our Facebook page every night (between 5-9pm EST) highlighting a Featured Project. These tweets/Facebook postings will just be a shout-out regarding projects that caught our eye.
--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, May 7th, after 7am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post, on Twitter and Facebook. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
Here are several options for you to utilize when selecting an inspiration piece for you to work with for this challenge!
I have also provided all of these color examples on a single, printable worksheet.
You can download the color inspiration sheet by clicking the link below:
Download Color Inspiration Sheet
Here are also some additional examples of some projects I have done in the past that illustrate the "Rule of Three".
EDITED TO ADD RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNER:
Congrats to Erika H! You have been randomly selected as the winner for this Make It Monday challenge! You will receive a $25 PTI gift certificate. Please send a note to customer service with the email address you wish to have your gift certificate sent to. A big thank you to everyone who played along! It was fascinating to see everyone's takes on the various color schemes!
