Using the Pantone Color of the Year: Ultra Violet
Hello crafters and Happy Wednesday! Are you a fan of purple? If you are, then I have a feeling you will be seeing quite a bit of it this year! Pantone, considered the color authority across many industries, has dubbed 2018 as the year of Ultra Violet! It is a stunning color, don’t you think?
Today I have a project to share with you that features not only some of our newest Simon Brand products, but also LOADS of Ultra Violet details! Our From the Rooftops stamp set was the perfect focal image for the card; colored in rich purples to mimic the lighting in the galaxy-styled sky, the buildings truly pop.
Speaking of the sky in the background of this card… this was so much fun to make and honestly, quite easy (the hardest part was waiting for it to air dry!). Have you ever tried dropping Distress Ink refills onto wet paper? It is a technique similar to dropping alcohol inks onto Yupo paper. The refills bloom and move with the water, creating some amazing effects with very little effort. To make this background really stand out, I sprinkled on a bit of Perfect Pearls and Ultra Violet Metallic Accents from Prima. The final result is amazing!
The fun birthday greeting is also a new! This awesome Simon die called Happy Birthday has a really playful feel to it, which looked awesome paired with the cityscape! Both the sentiment and the golden stars are cut from DCWV Shimmer Pastels Cardstock. Accenting the golden stars are some Mini Silver Stars confetti from Pretty Pink Posh.
Don’t forget to tune in to the video below to see how this card came together and watch the techniques I used to make it! I hope this card has inspired you to use some purples in your next card! Remember too, that if purple isn’t your favorite color, you could recreate this card using any color you like! If you do use a different color, I challenge you to try using just a single color as the dominant tone, as I did with the Ultra Violets here.
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Fantastic colour pick – this is one of those colours that makes me happy. I love seeing it used as a city skyscape.
super cool card, you nailed the pantone color perfectly!!
Exclusive take on the ultraviolet color! I love the faded effect of the sky background with city skyscape!
Wonderful card. I have a dear friend who adores purple so this is a great inspiration for a card for her. Cheers.
LOVE this color – so vibrant – love the night sky:)
BLOG CANDY?!!?!?!! I love it. I also love this purple craze! must try ASAP.
I love purple. This card is FAB!
Lovely card – the sky is fantastic!
Awesome, thanks so much for the specific color recommendations to match this color of the year. Very helpful
Purple is my color and I am so happy to see it as the color of the year!!! Yay,
Purple and Violet have always been troublesome colors for me. They are beautiful colors and this inspires me to give purple another chance. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love this years pantone colour, great card design to!
Beautiful card.
It is a stunning color and the card is fabulous.
Just gorgeous!!!
Ultra violet is my favorite color:-)
Like the shade of the violet & creation you used.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
I love purple, great card.
Beautiful card! i’M GONNA LOVE THIS Ultra Violet color of the year!
Love that Ultra Violet. The yellow splashes of colour are so striking on your fabulous card!
oooh cool and sophisticated! Love this color!
Awesome card! I love the use of one color, but gotta admit – that color being purple makes it even better! Still stocked that ultra violet is the color of the year :) Thanks for sharing Nina! xx
Wow! What a beautiful sky background and city skyscape!!!
That’s a gorgeous color and a fantastic creation!!
Beautiful color!
What a fun card
Bold and beautiful!
Love love love the the purples!! This one will most definately be one I put in my cart!! :) P.S. Thanks for the e-mail about the card kit galleries…never paid attention to that before! Love all the inspiration and that I can add my project photo too!
Beautiful color & great BD card!
A great color for the year!
And such a pretty card – background is gorgeous!
Thanks for sharing.
I really like the color of the year–your card showcasing it is so fun! Thanks for sharing the how-to video; I enjoyed watching it :)
Great color and great card.
Once again, some fun ideas from Nina Marie for creating a fantastic card! Love how she created the back panel, a nice alternative if one doesn’t have alcohol inks.
Color of the year is FABULOUS! And what a creative card to ring in the new color!!!!
Loved your card. Also love the color of the year. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous skyline! Love the way your used purple! So pretty!
So pretty!!!
This is fantastic Nina, love Pantone’s colour choice for 2018. Your background is gorgeous nd the Perfect Pearls really adds to the night sky. The rooftops die is awesome. Nice work as always.
Happy New Year to you and your family Nina.
Very cool technique. Love the pops of yellow stars against the purple background.
Love how you turned violet into this wonderful night scene instead of going the obvious route with florals.
Purple is not my favourite colour but I’m up fo a challenge!
Glad to see my favorite color (any shade of purple) is getting some love this year. Very pretty card!
Love how you made the night sky! Wonderful card.
Love this color. And I love the cards!
Great card! Such vibrant color.
Love the color and the card!
Great use of the color!
Pretty color. A mix between purple and
blue. thanks for sharing.
Love the purple! I will give this dropping thingy a try, thanks.
I am wearing 18-3838 right now, so I say bring it on! love purple, rarely go a day without it, love your card too. Purple perfection