Colour Suite November with Summer Fullerton...and a giveaway!

Welcome to the November Colour Suite. This month I decided to chose a rich and luxurious colour suite totally inspired by a cabernet red or a yummy glass of Pinot. I immediately paired my inspiration colour cabernet red with a pink and a yellow. I really felt these 2 colours could seamlessly coordinate with many of my fall photos. I decided to top this colour suite off with 2 neutrals; black and kraft.

  

Love Taking Pictures of You Designed by Summer Fullerton

Supplies Used: Cardstock Bazzill, Patterned Paper Pebbles/Crate Paper, Tag Pebbles, Die Cuts Pink Pasilee, Wood Veneer Studio Calico, Chipboard Arrow Pink Paislee, Enamel Dots My Minds Eye, Brads Crate Paper/Basic Grey/My Minds Eye, Star Sticker American Crafts, Ink VersaFine, Hemp Twine, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, felt,  Silhouette Cutting System & Images, and fonts Veteran Typewriter/journaling and OldSansBlack/Title

This month I invited my long time friend Anabelle O’Malley to join me and take the Colour Suite challenge. Anabelle told me she loves colour challenges. This one made her think outside the box because she wouldn’t have thought to use these colours together. She loved how these non-traditional autumn colours really went with her photo. Funny I felt the same way.

 

I have said this many times the Colour Suite is a road map to creativity because it’s a great starting point, colours can be interrupted differently and 2 designers can look at the same series of colours and be inspired in completely different ways. This couldn’t be any more clear than by looking how Anabelle and I used these colours. Take my layout where I was totally drawn in by the idea of pairing red/pink and yellow with the contrasting boldness of black. I loved how these colors really went with the pop of orange from my photo. Anabelle took almost a total opposite approach by focusing on the light airiness of a kraft patterned paper and lots of pink then using pops of the bold red, black and yellow. We both scrapbooked notably “fall” photos using the same set of inspiration colours yet we each took a different path!

I have to tell you I was so very excited to see how Anabelle interrupted my colours so very differently than I did. This is exactly what the Colour Suite is all about showing how colour can take you in so many different directions if you let it. Thank you very much for joining me and happy crafting!

~ Summer Fullerton 

 

Beautiful work ladies!  We always enjoy different interpretations of the Colour Suite each month.  If you take up this challenge be sure to link us in the comment section below, post it to our Facebook wall or send it to us at ideas@scrapbookandcards.com!

And guess what?  It's Friday which means we have a wonderful giveaway from one of our favourites!  Did you see yesterday's post where designer Jen Gallacher featured "25th & Pine" from BasicGrey?  Rachel, owner of BasicGrey, loved it and offered a collection package to one lucky SCT reader today!  

(see the rest of this wonderful collection here!)

Wouldn't this collection be fabulous for all your winter projects?  We think so!  For a chance to win this collection be sure to leave a comment below and be sure to pop on over to BasicGrey's facebook page and tell Rachel "thank you!"  (if you have faceboook, if you not you can tell her right here!)  Good luck friends!

Have a wonderful weekend.  We will see you next week!

~  Catherine

Comments

[Janet Cobb]

I love, love, love this collection! Ooh, so much Christmas spirit and generosity being spread around! Off to thank Rachel!

[Brenda]

This collection is perfect for Christmas!

[kae crist]

Thank you for sharing these beautiful projects. I am always inspired by how different projects look even though they are made from the same collection. And a lovely collection it is. Thanks for the chance to win it.

[Angela]

Wow! What a collection. Loved the video too! Never would have thought to use so much together on one page. Would love to win this collection - it's versatility makes it just right for projects other than Christmas too.

[Lisa aka Myran]

This collection is so pretty! Really lovely colors. And speaking of lovely colors, the colors in the color suite is amazing together!

[Tricia]

What a wonderful collection! Thank you, Rachel!

[Dee Brown]

This collection is very appealling - I like that you could use it for non-Christmas replated paper crafts - Jen's video is on my weekend "to do" list - thanks for the contest - good luck to all

[Pam]

Fabulous! Thank you, Rachel!

[Miriam Prantner]

Love this collection! Thanks so much for the chance to win!

[Alice]

Thank you for a gorgeous collections! This really inspires me for the holiday season! I love this website!

[Pamela McGillin]

Love the retro vibe of 25th & Pine, gorgeous colours.

[Melissa Joyes]

Ohhhh, very lovely and vintage-y, lol. Would love to win this for my Christmas cards! which I haven't started yet! Thanks for the chance to win such a great prize. BTW, love the name of this collection :)

[Denise Luscan]

Thanks Rachel! I love this collection!!

[Iris Soscia]

This is beautiful - thanks for a chance to win.
isoscia at aol dot com

[Jessica Dougherty]

ooh...this collection looks terrific!

[Anita Holmes]

Basic Grey is one of my favorite collections, I simple adore their entire line. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to win this super package. I can already see my creations!!!!
It's snowing today, perfect day to spend in the craft room!

[Jessica Yoder-Jones]

That paper is so very pretty. I love the layout ideas. Such nice stitching and colors

[Meredith]

Thanks Rachel and thanks for the chance to win!

[Ange]

Fun layouts!
What a fabulous line!! Thanks!

[Jean Bullock]

I do, I do. Would love to win these beautiful papers.

[Chocogrl18]

What an awesome collection!!! Thank you Rachel!

[barbara macaskill]

What a pretty collection! I especially love the trees with the deer running through and the ornaments area very pretty! I also love the tags!! Thanks for the chance to win this collection!

[tammy b]

my girls are doing DD this year for the first time and this would be a fabulous win for them!

[Carla joidrey]

Loving the colours
And combos

[Carla Hundley]

Great giveaway.
Love the trees and
the colors in this
set.
Carla from Utah