Colour Inspiration

I have often talked about how I find my ideas when I start to create. Google!  It is no secret. I often find a stamp set I want to try, look it up and check out ideas online. But what about starting with a colour? I realized the other day I do this as well. Case in point: my last decor piece. Our kitchen is white and black, but the walls are pale blue. That was the beginning. My daughter took a pile of colours and coloured an image and then we pulled coloured papers to match, with the basic tie between all of them being the blue background colour. 

I decided to push myself down that path and looked at pictures that made me happy. I pulled colours from the picture and sat with them for a bit and got inspired. The picture itself is flowers. That is highly on my mind right now as spring is slowly waking up the world here, and I am relishing the colour around me that is starting to show. 

I pulled the five colours that I saw in the picture and decided that Translucent Florals was a great set to help show off the colours. I have scraps organized in my cupboard so they are easy to grab and found some pieces that might work. I stamped a few flowers with some of the colours, die cut the pieces and started placing. 

I thought about creating depth. Dimensionals. Embossing. I played around and it took me some time, bit eventually things started to come together. I did some heat embossing for the sentiment , ended up with a speckled look because I forgot to prep the paper... and decided it actually was ok. Mistake #1. Roll with it, right?

I had the card all together, but decided it needed something. I don't have my new In Color stamp pads yet, but I have the markers. I tried that.. and instantly hated it. Mistake #2. I am not good at free lancing lol. 

I regrouped, stepped sideways and tried my water brush.  Nope not going ro be enough to soften the look. Finally, I tried the Stampin' Blends... and felt that I saved it enough that it would be ok. 

I have come along way in my crafting journey, and lately as I deal with a lot of things health wise, it has been a part of me that brings me peace. I still mess up, and have moments that make me want to trash my work and start again. 

Use inspiration where you can find it. Don't be so hard on yourself. Enjoy the process. Enjoy the ride. Even those of us with experience need to remember that.