Paper Penguin

Happy Wednesday... I've been getting a little bored making cards lately...What?!? Bored??? How can that be? Well...not the designing of the card front or inside. There is so much out there to get bored with creating, unless you come to one of those creative brick walls and it takes you almost week to figure out a way of getting around it.  I'm talking about the way it opens and closes. I get bored with that, and watching how people automatically know to open the card from right to left or from bottom to top. There are times I want to just screw around and give the receiver a hard time. Make them think about it or give them a different perspective of my little pieces of art. Gotta earn that cash nephew. Ha ha ha... Yes I have a mean streak sometimes. I did a little digging around on that website that everyone loves to go to for inspiration, and I found a few ideas. I thought I would share them with you. The first one I did looks complicated but it's not. The card fol...

What is your go to color? Do you have a favorite color tone for your cards or scrapbook layouts? I know some that love neutrals, blues, or bold colors. There are some that are happy doing monotones or white on white colors. My picks tend to be bright colors that make me think of happy days at the beach or at the campground. If you have been following me, then you know that Bermuda Bay is my ultimate, all time favorite ink to use. I will cry if it ever retires. Ha ha ha...no really, I will. I will be ugly crying that day!! I love teals, aquas, and light shades of purple. These are my go to colors when I want to make cards. The issue I have is how to coordinate the thousands of other colors, so I'm not using just Bermuda Bay paper and embellishments on one card. This idea of coordinating colors and picking the right color tones can be tricky for some people. Especially if it's a color outside of your favorites. Broadening your view of the other colors can be sometimes overwhe...