Book Review
The good thing about Color Made Easy is the color combinations
are provided for you and if you are one of those people who would
go to the hardware/paint store for help picking complimentary colors
this is the book for you. Almost anyone can attempt the projects
because half the battle has been fought for you and with all the
inspiration contained in its pages you can get started creating.
I would recommend some experience with Scrapbooking, cardmaking
and papercrafting because some of the techniques in this book require
experience with the use of chalk, ink, stamping, paper tearing,
etc. There are no specific instructions accompanying the photos
of each project. This isn’t a discouragement because the photos
are so clear it is easy to see how almost everything for the Scrapbooking
layouts, cards or papercrafts is made (with the exception of the
use of chalk).
After reading the introduction by the author you will get a sense
of the purpose of this book because she speaks to the usefulness
of color combinations and how you don’t need to be afraid
anymore, just get inspired and jump in! I like her advice on communicating
the theme rather than matching the colors of the materials you are
using to the photo that is the center of your layout. There are
a wide variety of layout/card/papercraft themes in this book from
which you can gain inspiration (heritage, baby, family, children,
birthdays, Halloween, sporting events, Valentine’s Day, vacations,
weddings, Christmas as well as a variety of other events). I really
like the way a wide variety of materials are used for a layout.
Autumn, pg. 23 includes the use of paper, ink, stamps, brads, glitter
and thread in its composition to create a unique effect in combination
with a color palette of different hues of pink that blend beautifully.
To fully benefit from the content of Color Made Easy is to explore
the color combinations provided in each section of this book. The
content is broken down into titles that reflect the color styles
used (i.e. Hot and Trendy, Rich and Creamy and Nostalgic) as well
as the titles for each of the layouts/cards/papercrafts included
in this book. Each color style includes an idea for a layout, card
and/or papercraft as well as a list of additional theme ideas for
layouts. And if you are really stuck you can get inspired by Creative
Kick – Starts included with each color style chapter. Here
you can get inspiration for color, journaling and design to use
when creating your layouts/cards/papercrafts. I also really liked
the inspirational quotes pertaining to the themes of the layouts
included throughout Color Made Easy. If you are stuck for words
to use in your own layouts they just might be what you are looking
for. As a bonus there is a Color Buddy at the back of the book for
you to put together and use when selecting color combinations for
your projects. It is similar to the paint chip palette you would
get at a hardware store when selecting paint colors for your home. |
