Discover curated cardmaking color palettes, practical techniques, and weekly inspiration designed specifically for Clean and Simple designs. Whether you’re a beginner exploring color theory or an experienced crafter seeking fresh combinations, you’ll find thoughtfully matched palettes and expert guidance to bring your card designs to life.
For over 15 years, I’ve been passionate about making color selection effortless for cardmakers. Every week, I share carefully curated cardmaking color palettes matched to Stampin’ Up! inks—organized by season, occasion, and mood to help you create beautiful cards with confidence.
Browse this week’s featured palettes below, then explore our blog for in-depth color education, technique tutorials, and seasonal inspiration.
Color Inspiration Corner
Five bold spring palettes await – from sunshine yellows to deep burgundy, each designed for your most joyful milestone cards.- Fire tulip colors inspire bold milestone cards—golden yellows and vibrant oranges balanced with natural sage greens.
- Soft rainbow balloon colors inspire gentle celebration cards—perfect for baby showers, weddings, and sweet milestone moments.
- Garden Party’s soft pastels capture outdoor celebration elegance—butter cream warmth, coral breeze, and fresh powder sky tones.
- Bold tulip colors bring confident energy to anniversary cards—hot magenta paired with champagne highlights and forest greens.
- Sunset Garden captures golden-hour tulip elegance—burgundy rose depth, coral fire warmth, and forest deep contrast for romance.
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Elegant Spring Card Colors: Soft Pastels & Romantic Reds
The most sophisticated celebrations begin with colors that whisper rather than declare. — CardPalettes Editorial Spring’s most elegant moments deserve colors that match their refined beauty. The Joyful Blooms collection features five palettes inspired by fire tulips and celebration gatherings, and today we’re exploring two sophisticated combinations perfect for your most graceful projects. Garden Party …
Spring Celebration Colors: When Blooms Meet Balloons
“The most joyful cards often begin with colors that make us want to celebrate. — CardPalettes Editorial Fire tulips and pastel balloons might seem worlds apart, but they share something essential: spring celebration colors that work beautifully together. Our three featured palettes from Sunday’s Joyful Blooms gallery capture spring’s peak celebratory energy. Vibrant botanical displays …
Spring Palette Ideas: Bold Colors for Celebration Cards
The most joyful cards often begin with colors that make us want to celebrate. CardPalettes Editorial Let’s talk about colors that capture spring at its most exuberant moment. Joyful Blooms, this week’s palette collection, brings together spring palette ideas inspired by fire tulips in full bloom. These colors also draw from elegant celebration gatherings. These …
Brighten Your Spring Cards With This Coral Palette
If colors could capture sunshine in a bottle, this would be it. There’s something wonderfully energizing about the first warm day of spring when coral blooms peek through fresh green leaves. Meanwhile, ripe citrus fruits hanging in groves remind us that nature’s palette is bold and unafraid. Today’s Coral Garden palette brings together Granny Apple …
Warm Spring Card Colors in Sunny Yellow & Soft Coral
Spring’s warmest colors don’t whisper—they reach toward the sun with confident joy. — CardPalettes Editorial If you joined us on Monday, you explored three bold spring romantic color combinations from the Spring’s First Courage collection. Today, we’re celebrating two bonus palettes that bring sunny warmth to your cardmaking. Amber Reaching and Salmon Reveal offer warm …
Purple, Orange & Periwinkle: Bold Spring Color Combos
The colors of early spring don’t just appear—they gather courage in the darkness and then bloom with tender determination. — CardPalettes Editorial The Spring’s First Courage collection features five palettes inspired by early blooms, and today we’re exploring three in detail. If you joined us on Sunday, you’ve already discovered all five palettes. Now, we’re …
