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Triadic Color Schemes Made Simple for Cardmakers
If you’ve ever sat down to make a card and completely stalled out at the color stage… you are absolutely not alone. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had a stamped image ready to go, markers in hand, and still couldn’t decide what colors to use. That kind of overwhelm can take all the fun out of creating

Rick Adkins
3 days ago


Cardmaking with a Palette Scout Color Palette | Easy Color Inspiration for Handmade Cards
Choosing colors shouldn’t be the hardest part of making a handmade card… but let’s be honest, sometimes it is. Especially when you’re staring at a wall of markers or ink pads and trying to figure out what actually works together. For this St. Patrick’s Day card, I wanted to take the guesswork out of color selection and build the entire design around a thoughtfully chosen analogous color palette. In the video, I walk through how I used the Palette Scout to guide those decisio

Rick Adkins
Mar 4


From Color Palette to Finished Card: A Spring Die Cut Design Using the Palette Scout
If you’ve ever sat down to make a card and gotten stuck before you even started because you couldn’t decide on colors, you’re not alone. I hear this all the time from cardmakers—especially those who love clean and simple designs but feel unsure about color theory. That hesitation can take the fun right out of crafting. For this spring card, my goal was to remove that roadblock entirely. Instead of starting with a stamp or die, I started with a color palette —specifically a s

Rick Adkins
Feb 4
