Distress Color Combos
Hi everyone! Happy Friday!!
I have something a little different for you today. I’ve been playing with my Distress inks, some new, some old and came up with 12 color combinations for you to try. I’ve added in some holiday colors (#1 and #3) that look great together, also colors that blend well and some awesome gradients you can use for an ombre look.
One of my all time favorite color combination is #4. It uses some of the older classic colors of Distress. These colors blend really well when overlapped and look great together side by side. I like them for their warm tones.
I’ve created a quick card to show you how these colors look on paper using the Leaves Background stamp and a little water misting.
I’ve used the mini’s for my card but remember all the Distress products that are available including Paints, Markers, Stains, Sprays and full size ink pads. You can view my video below or on our YouTube channel.
If you’re interested in playing with some combinations, I’ve put together 3 downloadable sheets that you can save, printout and cut to 3×4 cards to use for a reference!
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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a creative weekend!
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This is awesome! Thank you. Great Card.
Thank you so much for putting these combos together, they are beautiful and will be used often!
These are great – and I LOVE the card!
thanks so much for the great combos and downloads
Thanks so much for these! Color combos are always a challenge for me. These are truly helpful!
Thanks so much for the helpful color charts! Love working with Distress Inks!
Thanks so much for sharing these color charts:-))
Awesome! I am a bit color-combination challenged, so this is a great help. Thank you so much.
Beautiful, love those leaves. I am going to print those out ASAP!
WOW X 12!! Thank you Shari for taking the time to put these together. I am just waiting for my last 4 minis to come in the mail and then I will have all of them. They are my favorite inks to play with. I am a fairly new subscriber to this blog and I love the inspiration!
thanks for the color comparisons.
They will be a big help in picking out colors for my cards.
Since I am color challenged I truly appreciate this post. Excellent help.
WOW thank you, thank you, thank you….I’ve been trying to create good color combos and haven’t had a lot of success…you just brightened my day!
Love these fabulous combos, thank you so much for the downloads!
Shari – these are great. THANK YOU! especially for the downloadables that I can print and put in my art journal for reference. combining colors together is my greatest weakness.
Awesome! Thanks for the color combos.
Really really loved this. And the recipe cards are fantastic. I have done this technique but not with these colors. Thanks for this.
Color combos look great! I love the leaf thank you card!
Thanks so much for putting these palettes together! And I really love your card. Beautiful mix … I think #4 () are my two favorites that I will start with.
This is just awesome! I was in desperate need of some color inspiration.
Would it be possible to give us a black page to copy? When I find a favorite I’d like to add it to this collection.
Thanks for the charts.and the video! Off to the art room♥
I meant blank page!!!
Thanks for a great reference guide. I wouldn’t have thought to use a number of these inks together so will be referring back to these combinations.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU!!!!!!!
I’m always wondering about color combos and how to use them together. Great video Shari!!!
Thank you so much for the downloadable charts and video! Great resource! TFS
Super combos! I think I will make some swatches to keep with my inks. Thanks so much.
Those combinations look so great!! Very inspirational, thanks!
Thanks, Color combos always help me.
This is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing this. The PDFs will be so helpful!! Your card is beautiful!!
I have #2 because I bought the set of minis and use that combination a lot! I love #8 and look forward to trying it.
OMG this is awesome!! Thanks so much for sharing!
This is a great idea! Very helpful! Thanks for sharing!
Shari’s card is gorgeous! Thank you for the video and the DI color combos! Definitely trying this tehnique! Might have to CASE Shari’s card!
The color charts are wonderful, Shari. I have always wished something like that was available. Thank you so much for putting it together, and for making the video.
I’m lovin’ #1 and #3 for the holidays; but, #7 in my FAVE. Love this color combos. #4, 6, 10 & 12 are very interesting and may have to give them a go!
Thanks for sharing with us!
Love the card. Thanks for the recipes. Really helps, some times I’m not sure how to put them together.
These are Awesome thanks so much!! My favorite combo is Crushed Olive, Fired Brick, scattered Straw and Vintage Photo. Great for fall. Shari your card is Gorgeous!!
Very handy reference to have… thanks for putting these color combos together for us.
Beautiful card, I love that color combo! Thanks for the recipes, they will be so helpful!
Wow! This is amazing. Thanks for sharing :)
The leaves stamp is on my wishlist–now more than ever I want it! Love your card & thank you so much for the recipes, Shari!
Thanks so much for the color coordination help!
Thanks for putting the color combos together for all of us. Terrific.
THANK YOU so much!! I love working with the distress, but I’m not very good at picking out colors that go well with each other!! Off to play.
Thanks for sharing! ;-)
Thanks so much for creating this. It is so helpful. I think that choosing colors is difficult because I’m not sure which colors blend well. I know that Distress colors go well together, but that the wrong ones can still create mud. Love the No. 4 colors, too and the card is beautiful!
Thanks Shari for the charts of color combinations. I really love the one you chose and love the leaves and the way you put the card together. Thanks again!
Thanks for the distress recipes. I love today’s card.
Thank you so much. These will be useful!!
Thank so much for the color combo charts. I will be printing them out asap. Love your card too, by the way.