Color of the Week – Soft Suede

Welcome to another week of my Color of the Week series!  This week’s color is Soft Suede.  This color is a great neutral color to work with and can be found in the Neutrals Color Collection.  If you want to see all the other color posts I will be sharing throughout the year, head over to this section of the blog.  

Make sure to follow along here on the blog or on my Instagram and Facebook pages.  I will be using the hashtag #makewithcolor throughout the year when I share color projects and combinations and ask that you join in too!  All you have to do is tag me (@mackenziemakes) and use the #makewithcolor hashtag so I can see what you are sharing. I’m so excited to bring you color inspiration all year long!

     

COLOR COMPARISON

Soft Suede is a medium brown color that is a little darker than Crumb Cake, but not as dark as Early Espresso.

     

COLOR COMBINATIONS

Use these color combinations as inspiration for making projects with Soft Suede.

     

PRODUCTS CONTAINING Soft Suede

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [115663]	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273]	Light Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Marker [146874]
Dark Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Marker [146875]	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318]	Neutrals Classic Stampin' Pad Assortment [147151]	Neutrals Classic Stampin' Ink Refill Assortment [147175]
Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [147158]	Neutrals 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146977]	Neutrals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [147003]	Neutrals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146967]
Many Marvelous Markers [147154]	Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper [146338]	Nature's Poem 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock Pack [146339]	Joyous Noel 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147816]
Frosted Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147800]

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CARD INSPIRATION

Designer Series Paper (DSP) is such a fun way to add color to your cards.  For this card, I used the Soft Suede leaf pattern from the Nature’s Poem DSP.  I added in some Mint Macaron to give the card a little more color.

To make this card, start with a 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, scored and folded at 4-1/4″ on the long side, to use for the card base.  Cut the DSP to 4″ x 5-1/4″ and adhere to the card base.  Punch a 1″ strip of Very Vanilla cardstock with the Everyday Label punch (so that the strip is centered across the punch).  Punch a 1-1/4″ strip of Mint Macaron cardstock in the same manner.  

Stamp the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set on the Very Vanilla piece with Soft Suede ink.  Then adhere that piece on top of the Mint Macaron piece.  Adhere the punched pieces to the card with Dimensionals.  Add a few of the Mint Macaron Faceted Dots around the punched pieces.

I hope you are excited to get making with Soft Suede!  Next week we will take a look at the color Mint Macaron, so don’t forget to follow along here and on social media.  I look forward to seeing what you make, so please tag me (@mackenziemakes) and use the hashtag #makewithcolor when you share on social media.

Happy making!