Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Working with Mood/Color Boards + Hero Arts
Hello everyone and Happy Monday! Its Nina-Marie with you today, sharing the latest installment of my Studio Monday series. This week I wanted to share tips for creating with mood/color boards. I’ll also be featuring some newer products from Hero Arts.
Mood boards, or also known as color boards, are a collection of images that share a common color scheme. You could also use a mood board for a collection of images that share a similar style, theme or subject. I personally love them for color combos. When I decided to use the Destination Paris wood block stamp with the Postage Stamp dies on these cards, I headed over to Pinterest to see what kind of color schemes I wanted to use.
I started my search by looking up “Paris, France”. Because the stamp I was used in these cards is depicting this particular location, I felt it was a natural place to begin. Looking through the vast array of options in my search results, I focused on finding three images that REALLY caught my eye. Here’s a look at the three color boards I created for these cards:
Once I had decided upon the three main images, I then searched for other images that shared the same predominant colors. For example, let’s look at the photo of the Eiffel Tower in the rain. The primary colors in the image are red and gray. By searching Pinterest for “red and gray”, I was able to discover other images with the same shared color palettes.
Now, the idea of searching for additional images may seem pointless. I already had my color combos picked out by the initial image search I had done, so why choose more? Because selecting a few additional photos for my boards is SO handy! They might help me draw inspiration for a certain texture, accent, theme or feel. I also save these boards for future use, so having the additional photos included in the board provides further inspiration.
In the video, I will be sharing how I created the partial die cut card-front using the Postage Stamp dies from Hero Arts. These dies are SO versatile. If you follow me often, you’ll have noticed how much I have been using them lately. I love that I am getting so much use out of these particular dies.
One of the things that I love about the Destination Paris stamp is the clean, graphic style of it. I wanted to make sure I carried that same feel into my finished cards, so you’ll notice the “minimalist” appearance. This is actually quite trendy these days! By utilizing clean lines, flat color and some hand drawn elements, I was able to let the modern feel of the stamp shine beautifully.
I am particularly fond of the pink and gray color scheme. The pop of gold also accents those two colors nicely!
Another thing I wanted to point out: This card design is perfect for those of you that are not into coloring as much as other crafters. I personally would -and will!- color almost anything I lay my hands on. But its fun to break out of the norm every so often and do something a bit outside of your usual style.
If I had skipped adding some color with my Copics and simply used the stamped image as-is, it still would have looked amazing. Had I done so, I would have still added the additional hand drawn details with the gold, silver and black gel pens. You can see those details in the finished cards.
Be sure to check out the video below to see how I put these cards together! You’ll also learn a bit more about working with mood/color boards. I will be talking about that in the beginning of the video and I hope it is of help to you! I love referencing things such as color boards when I am in a creative rut. I never know what kind of spark it will ignite by seeing something totally unrelated to papercrafting!
Thanks for stopping by and spending a bit of your Monday with me… I will be back again next week with another Studio Monday video for you!
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Great color themed cards–thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful cards :) Love the stamp-frame front and the color inspiration boards – such a great idea!
Thank you! xx
Beautiful cards & helpful hints!
Like the variety of looks with the different colors.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Very pretty colors and I like the use of the postage stamp die.
Great inspiration from your mood boards.
Love your mood board idea! Such great colour combinations and the postcard die really suits that stamp!
not sure I could pick a favorite color scheme here-these cards are all super!
These cards are gorgeous. I love that you stamped them in different colors.
Love the variations!
Fabulous designer tips and cards.
oh my gosh, I love this. Going to try it with the London stamp instead. :) Thank you!
You find the neatest color resources imaginable Nina , I learn a lot from you and the other paper crafters . Thank you so much for sharing your gifts with us ? !
I love working with mood boards or sketches because they really help motivate me and keep the creative juices flowing. These cards are fabulous!
Thanks for the great ideas. I just got a USA stamp that this will be perfect for!
Great post, I do this all the time!
This stamp is beautiful and the cards are wonderful! I really liked the color combos!
So interesting and
I like the Pink and
Gray board.
Carla from Utah
Great idea to remove the rubber from the wood.
Cute design – change color and a whole different card!
Fabulous projects! Gorgeous colors! Awesome tutorial!
I am usually not a fan of wood mount stamps but these Destination stamps are just fantastic. I can’t wait to add them to my collection!
These are really cool – thanks for the inspiration and ideas!
Great set of cards! The extra color you added to the images really make them pop!
love the cards
Great cards. I like the idea of creating color boards.
Great cards! Love the minimalist style, it looks very classy!
Love your color combos and card design!
Very nice cards
Fun set of cards! Nice that no coloring is needed!
What a fun image to use on your color boards. Thanks for sharing with us.
Absolutely lovely cards. The pink and mint colors are my favorite. I love the postage die cue edge and the different layers. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Thanks for the great information and the great inspiration!
Thanks for the inspiration! I always struggle with colour combos.
What a fun and clever way to get inspired! I love the different color combos for each image, that really create a mood.
Beautiful cards! Thanks Nina for the great ideas, you have me thinking!!
Such lovely cards – all the colour schemes are so pretty! I also didn’t know you could peel off the rubber stamp from the block so easily – must go and try that on some of mine!
These are fabulous!!, love the added details!!
Nina your cards are gorgeous, I love your idea of using a colour board! I struggle with which colours to use together when I am card making and I think this would defiantly help me pick a lot faster! Thank you for the excellent video and ideas…I also love that you showed us how we can use our wood mounted stamps in the Misti by removing the stamp from the block – Awesome!
Very interesting!!
I love the mood board and the colours you’ve used. Love the idea of the partial die cutting on the front of the card, now I have ideas running through my mind on what dies that I have that I can play around with!
I love the color board idea Nina. I started a small binder to keep the color coordination recipes from Shari C. Also here on SSS. I will add another divider for color boards. Those blocks from Hero Arts are on my wish list. Thanks so much for your inspiration.
Fun cards! Love the border dies!
Beautiful cards. Love the color combinations. So fun.
Such colorful cards! So very pretty!
Neat cards. I love colour combos & mood boards but I struggle putting them together with my supplies. Now I’ve got a new approach thanks to your tips.
Love all these different looks!
Love your color combinations! Soo pretty. Thank you for the inspiration.
Love that pink and mint combo – always have and always will.
Gorgeous colour board inspiration! I love the cards, and I want to make something red and gray now!