How to Choose Colors for your Layouts
Examples of Monochromatic Layouts:
bloom by jill-beamer
BLOOM by katherine-bley
Bad Hair Day by THESCRAPGIRL
Two in a Million by Jennifer*Valencia
Examples of Complementary Layouts:
Too Cute For Words by lori-pickens
Lovely Day by 0219chase
Geek by Tiffany-Bodily
Grant Bundled Up by toni.ellison
Examples of Analogous Layouts:
March 2010 page 14 by toni.ellison
July 2009 by Tiffany-Bodily
Spring is in the Air by katherine-hansen
hello spring by jill-beamer
Examples of Warm Layouts:
Ian at Play by goodbunny
Memories by gennifer-bursett
Circus by carey-bridges
Casa Bonita by renee-fink
Examples of Cool Layouts:
Winter Wonderland by 0219chase
Home Sweet Home by Tracy107
Spring Is For Buds by mollyscraps
The small blessings by heather-guenther
These are just a few of the many lovely layouts to be found in our gallery. As you look at these pages, as well as pages you create, you may feel a certain emotion is conveyed by the use of the color. Black is often used to represent authority and power while white is used to symbolize innocence and purity. Red is the most emotionally intense color often representing love or energy. Orange is a power color which stimulates enthusiasm & creativity. Blue is peaceful, tranquil & calming. Green symbolizes nature. It is a calming, refreshing color. Cheerful sunny yellow is an attention getter. Purple represents royalty, luxury, wealth, and sophistication. Brown is the color of earth and is solid and reliable. To learn more about Color Psychology you may wish to read “Color Psychology – Do Different Colors Affect Your Mood?” by David Johnson at Infoplease.com. I know that when I go to create my next scrapbooking page I will be thinking more about my color choice. It may be fun to challenge yourself to create a layout using one of the 5 color schemes demonstrated. I look forward to seeing your colorful pages in the gallery.
