Crop Corner

Using color is one of my favorite parts of scrapbooking. Yet new scrappers often tell me they feel intimidated by it. They hear a phrase like "tertiary colors" and feel they need to take an art class or consult a color wheel before choosing their papers. That's simply not true! If you can get dressed in the morning, you can choose the right colors for your page. Part of picking colors will depend on your personal taste. I LOVE red, and choose it often for my pages (and for my cards, and clothes and throughout my home). You might be partial to blue, green or brown. You may love bright colors, or prefer more subtle earth tones. Go with your instincts. You'll find the colors you love are easier and more fun to work with--and scrapbooking is, after all, about having fun.