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Blue is my favorite color. It’s so hard to choose just one, but I always gravitate towards it. It comes in so many beautiful tints and shades. Romantic, dark, bright, stability, depth, intelligence… it can convey so many things, depending on how you use it.
Read MoreSince I started my all color palette Instagram account, Color Palette Magic, I have been getting a lot of requests to create palettes from YOU, my lovely readers! I am loving it. Here is the first collection of color palettes inspired by submitted photos!
Read MoreGreen is the color of nature. It comes in so many different hues… from deep emerald jewel tones, to blue-green teals, to leafy tones, to olive drab, to sage, mint, and on and on. It’s restful and retentive. Green is definitely one of my favorite colors.
Read MoreI came to a realization recently. Maybe never feeling content in ourselves is OK. Maybe it’s because there’s always more to do, learn, grow. We are in a constant state of becoming. We are supposed to be.
Read MoreYellow reminds me of sunshine, flowers, and joy. It’s wonderful warm color in all it’s tints and shades. Yellow is often associated with happiness, cheer, and energy. It’s definitely and attention-getter: see school buses and taxi cabs!
Read MoreAn open letter to artists during a pandemic:
If time at home has you creating more than ever.
If time at home has you creating nothing.
That is perfectly fine.
If you’ve visited the blog before, you know I love exploring color! Color is powerful. It’s expressive. Today, is all about orange. It’s bright and is a stand out color. It does a really good job of making other colors pop, like a best supporting actor might.
Read MoreI’ve been creating color palettes in this blog capacity for over a year now! It’s been really fun exploring color in this way and seeing how all the hues work together. Color is powerful. It’s expressive. Today, rather than a theme as I typically do, I just want to explore the color red. It’s a primary color. It’s bold. Red is associated with love, passion, and also aggression, which one might argue is still passion. It’s a complicated color. Intense.
Read MoreMy guest designer this week is my nine year old daughter, Allie. She is a very thoughtful and creative soul. She is also a girl who loves the outdoors, like her mom. We looked to the forest floor to find color inspiration and we were not disappointed. These eight color palettes prove once again, that nature is the best place to find beautiful color schemes.
Read MoreArtists put too much pressure on themselves. Not all of your work will be a masterpiece, and that’s ok. You won’t be proud of everything you make, and that is good. That means you took risks and tried new things. We have to be willing to try things that scare us. We have to be willing to be bad at things. Even if you never master whatever it is you’re longing to do, at least you can say you tried, and you can always keep trying. We have to be brave and do it scared. If your project fails, you are not a failure.
Read MoreMy guest designer this week is my six year old daughter, Maddie. She has an amazingly creative mind and recently told me when she grows up she wants to be an artist, and work with me, a baker, and a writer. She’s got all her creative bases covered. Right now she wants to bake all the things and she loves bright colors. Creating some sweet treat color palettes with her was so fun!
Read MoreMy guest designer this week is my nine year old daughter, Allie. She has an eye for color and loves outer space! These eight color palettes are all inspired by some of the coolest parts of space. It was so fun creating these together and we hope they inspire you to get creative!
Read MoreAs a creative child of the 90’s there was no gift more coveted than a Klutz Craft Kit. I grew up with Klutz friendship bracelet kits, cat’s cradle, hair wrap kits, beading kits, endless fun! Now, I’m a mom to two crafty kids and let me tell you… they’re even better now!
Read MoreOnce again, nature is the greatest place to look for color inspiration! Does anything make you long for warmer sunny days more than gorgeous flowers? All of the following images were taken by my sister in art, Natalie Lodicobond of photolodico, in Midland, Michigan.
Read MoreIf you’ve visited the blog before, you know nature is my favorite place to look for color inspiration. This time I got to do a fun collaboration with my mom! In my opinion she takes portraits of birds…
Read MoreFour years ago, I was a stay at home mom with my DBA getting dusty on the shelf for Paper Heart Design. My girls were 2 and 5, so I was deep in the throes of young motherhood. I love my children so deeply, but there was something missing at that time in my life. There was a hole in my heart where I used to live.
Read MoreNature is always my favorite place to look for color inspiration. It’s time to crank up the AC/DC, because you’re about to be Thunderstruck.
Read MoreFlowers are the best. It’s been a gray, cold, and rainy week, so I decided it was time to make some more beautiful flower inspired color palettes. I hope they brighten your week.
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