So here we are, the start of yet another new month!
I don’t know where the days are going….
The Pantone Fall picks for this year feature a couple of blues that I thought would still keep us in the summer mood – for as long as possible, right?
The August colours are Marina and Navy Peony.
Marina instantly reminded me of Cornish Kitchenware so that’s where the prompt has taken me for that particular blue:
This vintage poster shows off that iconic blue and white stripe beautifully. You can interpret this prompt in a number of ways:
- Vintage, vintage, vintage! So many lovely product lines and stamps out there fit the bill.
- Go with the blue and white stripe as a bold background and pair it with nautical accents.
- Cornwall – so much to inspire you there, even a nod to Poldark wouldn’t go amiss!
- Use the layout on the poster as a template for positioning your main sentiment top left and any extra text below the focal image.
As for Navy Peony, well we’ve had a bit of navy in some recent prompt images – this time I wanted to pair it with some bold neutrals.
The focal point of this image is of course the beautiful navy watercolour flowers. Do you have anything in your craft room to replicate that look?
- Have you tried stamping techniques using watercolour paint or Distress Markers instead of ink? Lots of great ideas on YouTube.
- What about looking to a clean and simple card where your main image is just surrounded by natural white space and matted in gold/wood tones?
- The charcoal grey background really does make everything pop – how about using a dark background and heat embossing your sentiment in a contrasting colour or even using clear embossing for a glazed background print.
- Blue flowers and grey leaves? Since that blue goes so nicely with those grey tones, have you considered using grey for foliage instead of green? Time to think outside the box a little.
- You can’t go wrong with a bit of bold chevron print!
I hope you enjoy chasing the blues away and crafting with these lovely shades!
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