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Jumping in the
Crunchy Leaves by Beth Ervin
Beth modifies the
original warm colors of our
Golden Autumn Page
Pak
(see below) to this cool palette for a
twist of fun. Cool color palette image
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Cool Color Palettes are Hip this Fall
Fall! Leaves change color and
the weather gets cooler. Crisp apples and cider sit at roadside
stands. It’s time for a sweater, a football game, a long walk.
Orange and gold, rich reds, shades of green and brown come to
mind. Today’s fall color trends include all of these and another
delicious palette - shades of bright hues mixed with pale tones
are all the rage this autumn. Whether you are shopping for
clothes or snuggling in for an evening of scrapbooking; consider
blues, pinks, purples and much more to evoke a fresh feeling of
fall!
While we all own many
traditional fall embellishments like brown paper bags,
corrugated cardboard, pressed or printed leaves, twigs and more
- try taking a detour from the obvious route. Look again at your
supplies and if you started with leaves, pumpkins and gourds,
see if you can think of new ways to use them with other
images...or by simply changing their hues. Give an image of an
Asian woman a fan made of leaves, replace wings on angels and
fairies with colorful leaves or give a child an oversized leaf
or pumpkin in their hand to carry. Paint your supplies on hand
with washes of pale hues - this can be done traditionally or
digitally.
Who says a traditional
palette is the only way to define what fall colors are all
about? For that matter, who says that leaves and ears of corn
can’t be blue or purple? Here’s a toast to rule breaking, to
developing a personal approach to choosing colors. Soft pastel
or rainbow bright leaves scattered about your layouts or layered
as a photo frame still feel like fall, even if the colors are
unexpected!
Beth
Ervin, Creative Team Member, CottageArts.net
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