One tip that helps when creating and choosing is colours is to remember what the complementary colours are. These can help to create contrast and can allow focal images to pop off the card. Well, today I’m using complementary colours with the new Altenew Craft-a-flower and it is such a pretty one. As it is Sweet violet, I went with purple colours for a bright happy card.
You should have arrived here from the fantastic Nathalie DeSousa. You can always start at the beginning of the hop over at the Altenew Card Blog here.
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complemetary colours: Yellow & purple
With the direct to paper method, ink white cardstock with the following colours: Serenade, Drive-In and A Queen for a Day. Next, take the flower head dies from the Altenew Craft-a-flower Sweet violet, and cut the corresponding die layer out of the right shade of purple.
In addition, also colour some cardstock with Garden Party and Grass Skirt to cut out the layers for the stems. Use liquid adhesive to layer up the flowers and create enough to make three flowers.
A great way to help make the flowers up of the card is to create with complementary colours, and in this case, yellow is the complementary colour of purple. With an ink blending tool, apply Limoncello ink to the middle of the card and fade this out.
Trim the panel down and add this to a white card base. Adhere the three flowers to the centre of the card and stamp a sentiment offset to one side. Lastly, embellish with a few clear sequins.
GIVEAWAY PRIZES & next stop
$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 11/13/2021 for a chance to win.
Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 11/15/2021.
>>>>> Your next stop on the hop is Tenia Nelson <<<<<<
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Supplies
creating with complemetary colours
Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you at these shops: Altenew (ALT), Scrapbook.com (SB), Hero Arts (HA), Picket Fence Studios (PF), My Favourite Things (MFT), Tonic Studios (TS UK/US), Crafty Meraki (CM), Concord & 9th (C9) WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US), and Craft Stash UK/US (CS UK/US).
All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP)
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 Craft-A-Flower Monthly Subscription – Altenew Shop at: ALT |  Craft-a-flower: Sweet Violet – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Grass Skirt Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |
 Grass Skirt reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Garden Party Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Garden Party reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |
 Limoncello Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Limoncello Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Queen for a Day Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |
 Queen for a Day Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Drive-in Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Drive-in Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
 Serenade Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Serenade Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  A Touch of Frost Slimline Paper Pack – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
 Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: SB | BP | CM | Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock Shop at: BP |  Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | HA | BP | CM |
 Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive – Tonic Studios Shop at: HA | CM |  Instant Dimension foam Tape – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Ink blending tool large – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP | CM |
 Crafter’s Essential Bone Folder – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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DISCLOSURE
This post was produced as part of my Guest Design work for Altenew I have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Altenew to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
29 thoughts on “Creating with complementary colours (Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Sweet Violet Release Blog Hop + Giveaway)”
Gorgeous! Love the background with pretty violet flowers. Great color choices!
I really like the complimentary colors that you used. Sometimes I forget to just use the color wheel for great inspiration. Beautiful card.
Such a unique design! I LOVE the blue!
I really like the simple version of the violets! The colors are lovely!
Love the colors. Thanks for the great reminder about how to use the colors. Love the complementary colors You used.
Wow!!! Amazing colors!! I love that you only used the buds!!
A beautiful card. I like that you used only the flower that has the (can’t think of the word! The green part the flower comes from).
Gorgeous! And this right here is why I have my color wheel on my Craft desk!
Absolutely stunning! I truly love this card!
Verity, this is beautiful!
Very pretty using just the buds!!
Another beautiful card. Your color choices are always fantastic.
Love your take on the violets!
So beautiful! ???
Verity, the color combo was perfect. Pretty card. Thanks for sharing.
Sweet project share. I like the design idea. Nice finishing touches.
Beautiful card! I love the blue colors of your Sweet Violet!
Lovely design, love the color combo
Great colors, and a little different use of the die cuts than the other. Love it.
Awesome choice in how to use the die! Great thinking outside the norm.
The background of yellow is such a beautiful idea! I love the blossoms you used too.
So pretty! And thanks for the reminder about complementary colors!
Love the blues with the yellow. Gorgeous!
The yellow background really makes the flowers pop- so beautiful!
Love the simplicity and elegance of your beautiful card.
Your cards are so inspiring. Love the colors you used.
Beautiful card Verity! Love it! Thanks for the inspiration!
This is such a lovely get well card! Delicate and perfect.
I love deep indigo florals.