Creating with Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year: Living Coral
Hello friends, and Happy 2019! It’s Nina-Marie here with you today and I have to tell you… it’s hard to believe we are beginning a brand new year!
One of the most exciting things about 2019 is the anticipation of fresh ideas and new ways to get creative. Discovering new colors is something I always love; did you know that every December, Pantone selects a color to embody the upcoming year? For this new year they have selected Living Coral; a vibrant, warm color that exudes comfort… and in my opinion, love as well. Which is why I centered my card’s theme around this very topic.
The challenge I gave myself was to make a card that was primarily made up of coral tones. As you can see, most of this card is white and coral, with a kiss of gold. I really love how well this card came togehter!
The main focal point includes the gorgeous Clustered Leaves and Outline Clustered Leaves die sets; I cut one from vellum and the other from white cardstock. Using Abandoned Coral Oxide ink, I blended color onto the outline leaves. That same Abandoned Coral ink was used to add some soft blending to the background panel as well.
I splattered a watery mix of Perfect Copper Perfect Pearls onto the background, along with splashes of plain water; this created great texture. Around the leaf clusters, I added white leaves (covered with Moxi Glitter Glue), pearlized dots and Simon Says Stamp sequins; each sequin is filled with Morning Dew Nuvo Drops.
For the greeting, I used the Birch Press Design Sugar Script Love die, and a stamped sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Floral Bliss set.
I hope you will watch the video to see how I created this coral-inspired project! I also encourage you to try using coral colors on your upcoming cards and papercrafting projects; the color is perfect for just about any occassion, not just love. Imagine birthday, Valentine, thinking of you and thank you cards all featuring this heartwarming tone.
Thank you so much for visiting with me today; I will be back again very soon with more crafty ideas to share!
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Wow fantastic! I love the color and the creation! <3
Beautiful card and absolutely love the colour. Cheers.
Tried to order the outline die the other night but it’s sold out. Sadness!! Love this card; the design and the coloring!
It’s one of my favourite color ! I am so happy to discover this news :)
Fabulous card, and fabulous inspiration !
A truly awesome card!
lovely card – LOVE this color:)
Beautiful card–abandoned coral is one of my favorite colors. Thanks for sharing this pretty card.
I really adore this card, Nina. The colors are beautiful and I love the airy look of the leaves.
Love love love this color
I love the softness of the background and that gorgeous shiny glitter on this card. You did a beautiful job, Nina! Happy 2019!
Beautiful card, and such a pretty colour combination! Love the clustered leaves dies, and how they work together.
Lovely! That glitter glue really adds great sparkle! That’s a new one to me!
Pretty card, I’m glad this is the color of the year. I already follow by email.
Very pretty! I love coral!
Gorgeous shades of coral!!
Today’s card is so pretty because of the coral color. I just read that coral is going to be the top trend fashion color for 2019.
What a pretty color!
Just darling card.
Such a beautiful card! Love the color.
Thanks so much for sharing…
Thanks for sharing such a lovely card, Nina-Marie. Love the clustered leaves and hope to purchase it when it’s back in stock. Thanks, too, for the very helpful video.
This is such a pretty card! I especially love the sparkly glittery leaves!
Such a pretty card!
Really beautiful card – the color is lovely!
Really Beautiful card Nina!!! I love this color!!!
I love what you did with my favorite leaves die Nina! Thanks for the inspiration! Great choice of colors.
Oo, this is so pretty. The offset leaves are gorgeous, and with the way you inked the outline, I thought for a second it had shine. It just looked like it had that perfect highlight. Also, thanks for the tip on how to tone down sequins; that’s going to come in really handy in the future.
Such a beautiful card.
Gorgeous card using
the coral color Love
the Clustered Leaves
die.
Carla from Utah
Love the pop to this card creation – very nicely done!
I love this color anyway, but Nina-Marie’s card is delightfully perfect.
What a beautiful card!! I love the sparkly leaves! Coral is such a gorgeous color to use. I love tropical colors and it fits right in!!
Stunning card. Love this years color
Great to see this colour not too feminine used…great card!
What a beautiful card! I love the color combination. :)
I love this gorgeous color & Nina Marie’s card is fabulous!
Happy New Year Nina-Marie for you and your loved ones. What an stunning card, your challenge is certainly succeeded. Coral is a great colour and I love how you used it with a hint of other colour as finishing touch.
Thank you so much for showing this beauty!
Very pretty! Love all the different elements.
So beautiful and elegant, I love the soft colors!
fabulous card
Oh wow, just so soft and gorgeous. Love it
Such beautiful coloring!!<3
Fabulous, Nina-Maria! Thanks for sharing.
This is very, very pretty. Love the dies and the colors. Thank you for sharing Nina.
Gorgeous colors and a very gorgeous card!!
This die is so pretty…love it.
In love with this card, such a brilliant idea of using the dies. Love the technique
Absolutely beautiful!
Love the colors and dies. Beautiful and the gold Love.. Stunning. Love your card.
Love the coral color! The glitter glue on the leaves is the perfect texture element!
I love the beautiful tone on time color scheme! Would love to duplicate this gorgeous card!