The Color Coach A Stampin' Up! Tool That I Can't Live Without

The Stampin' Up! Color Coach can help you determine which colors look best together for all of your crafting projects. Designed to use with Stampin’ Up’s! exclusive color families.

■ 8" diameter
■ Durable, laminated card stock
■ Easy-to-follow instructions
■ Instant guide to pleasing color combinations using Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive colors
■ Does not include In Color colors

 

I was asked the other day, "What tool can't you live without while you're stamping?"

I love the Color Coach. I grab this necessary tool EVERY time I create a project. I may be CASEing a project or creating my own, but I always have my Color Coach handy to check my Stampin' Up! color combinations. If I am stuck for a color combo I search through the color windows. I sometimes even play a game and spin the wheel really fast about 5 or 6 times and challenge myself to make a project with whatever I color I land on.

[above] I used the Color Coach to find the third color on the following project. I had not used this combo before and was presently surprised. Really Rust, Blush Blossom, Bashful Blue.

 

[above] Here is the section of the Color Coach that I used. Notice that Blush Blossom is not in the wheel selection. From prior experience I know that Blush Blossom and Really Rust are shades of each other and work really well as a "Dynamic Duo."I then chose the third color from the choices of: Mellow Moss, Bashful Blue, Bordering Blue, and Night of Navy.

[above] This combo is kind of "loud," but it actually works, since I reduced each color used by about half of the previous color. Pink Passion, Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise.

 

[above] Here is the section of the Color Coach that I used. Notice that there are 5 colors show and I only used three.

Sheri's tip: I find that using all 5 colors from the Color Coach selection on a project can be very tricky to get a beautiful outcome. Personally, I mix and match 2 and 3 colors at a time. Sometimes 4 colors, but only if it has green as a base color for a flower stem or grass and the 4 colors are the colors of various flowers. Does that make sense?

I'll be featuring some other tools that I can't live without over the next few months, highlighting my favorites and your requests. Please leave a comment below with questions and the tools you want me to showcase.

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