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Color Palettes: Pantone's 2015 Color of the Year, Marsala! {part 1}

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marsala inspiration board - burgundy, purple, navy, cream - grace and serendipity
pantone color of the year - marsala

When I saw that Pantone had chosen their color of the year for 2015 to be Marsala, my mind instantly started swirling with ideas.  There are SO many different color palettes that you can create using this color, and every single one of them screams romance.  It may look like a bit of a rust red color, but I chose to use it as an inspirational color and design a few inspiration boards using the color hues in this color, incorporating the deep berry reds that are also in this color family, with burgundy, aubergine, maroons, and created a few different boards for you to use as inspiration for your wedding, if you'd like to incorporate this color!

Also, back in September, I wrote a post about the 2015 Color Trends ... click here if you'd like to read more about where Pantone thinks color designs are headed for next year!

There were so many combinations that I loved, that I decided to split these into two separate posts.  So, today you'll see part one, and tomorrow I will share part two with you!

Isn't this color just a gorgeous one to use for your wedding?? I hope that seeing these boards will inspire you with your own wedding to use a color that you may not have thought of before ... and I'd love to hear what your favorite combination of colors is as well!

Happy Planning!

 
Last week, something new came to @creativefounders - a shop filled with mugs and prints, specifically for creative entrepreneurs. This is actually something that I started thinking about doing way back in the fall of 2016 ... yes, 2016! 🤗 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When I did business branding for clients, I realized that there weren’t a lot of products for designers, specifically female designers, to choose from that highlighted what we do, adding some fun into the mix too. So, you could say that this was something that has been a long time coming, and I love that it’s an addition that came to fruition, with some fun products now in the mix for SCF.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And let’s be real. This girl runs on coffee and glyphs when designing, so you can bet that this mug is the delightful sipper that is right by my side the days I am designing graphics for SCF! 💕
One of the things that I want to work on in the next few weeks in particular is getting into a habit of finding a way to savor the happenings that are occurring around me a bit more, so that I can look back at everything in a particular season, rather than scrolling through pictures on my phone. It seems that time is literally *flying* lately and I don't want to miss remembering the moments that comprised it all. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have any of you gotten into journaling, as a way to treasure some of those memories and have something tangible to have as well? If so, do you have a set time that you do it each day, do you only write things down weekly or monthly, or do you have a notebook you carry with you continually to jot things down? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For real, y'all. Help out this girl who has a thousand and four notebooks with blank pages in them just waiting to be filled up with memories.
Out exploring with this cutie today. There will be a day where she doesn’t want to hold my hand when we go somewhere, but today is not that day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I read a book recently that talked about your “lasts” as a parent when your kid is growing up - the last time you changed a diaper, the last time you rocked your toddler, the last time they asked for a bedtime story ... and how every single time, you don’t realize it is the last one until it doesn’t happen again. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It definitely makes you savor life as a parent and remind you that every single one of these seemingly quiet everyday moments with your littles are ones to be treasured. 💕
🎧 90s kids, name that tune! When your shirt is THIS on point with fun you don’t even want to wear a costume ... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Total, 100% credit goes to the absolutely awesome business that you need to go and check out. @saturdaymorningpancakes is going to have you giddy with nostalgic happiness, and just might change your world as far as graphic tees are concerned. 😂🙌🙌🙌
Over the weekend, Lauren and Mike were married in a beautiful setting at @palafoxwharf in Pensacola, and I loved (loved!) working with the MOB, Sharon, to design their beautiful heirloom suite. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This was the final wedding invitation suite that I was blessed to create for my days as @graceandserendipity, and it includes a letterpress design on double thick cotton paper with a velvet backing including their monogram debossed into it. Each suite included an inner and outer envelope, tied lovingly with a silk ribbon. My hands assembled and tied and sealed and stamped, and out of all of the wedding collections I have ever been asked to create, this one, in its gray palette of goodness, makes my heart swoon. So Mrs. Gabreski, thank you, thank you, for trusting me to create a suite to pair with their elegant day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And, there is also one more note that I need to add to this caption today. The first suite I ever created was done in 2012, on Microsoft Word, using Times New Roman and Chopin Script, because that's what my computer came with. I printed them out on basic cardstock, and used clipart I found on a site for graphics ... because that's all I knew. That bride loved her invitations too, but I also knew after doing that first one, that I wanted to get better. And so I did. That was almost seven years ago, and from a lot of hard work, a lot of trying and failing, and a lot of learning who I wanted to be as a designer made that first invitation a turning point for me. We all start somewhere ... most of us start knowing nothing, but it's the time you put in to teach yourself a skill and pursue those passions that will make all of the difference. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So to the person reading this who is just getting started, who doesn't know what a glyph is or have the faintest idea of how letterpress works, don't beat yourself up about it. Go to Google University every single day to LEARN .... then knock your own socks off years later when you can hold what you designed on a screen in your hands, get all the feels and whisper to yourself, even if it’s for just a moment, saying, "YOU made THIS. Look at how far you’ve come. Good job, girl." 💕#gsweddinglove
There is something about surrounding yourself with incredible women that makes life so much more exhilarating when you’re an entrepreneur. Two conversations in two separate settings with these two women here gave me the strength and the courage I needed to take a few big, scary steps this year, and I am so glad we snapped this pic when we got to be together at the Fall #creativefoundersconference. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As an entrepreneur, I think one of my favorite parts is the people you get to have instantly meaningful and deep conversations with when you are able to get together in person. It never ceases to amaze me how that can happen so quickly, and leave you with incredible memories to savor until you’re able to get together once again. Amy and Val, thank you so much for being such amazing women in this creative world of ours. You both continue to inspire me daily. 💕
I have a thing for the unique pumpkins. The more lopsided and wonky looking, the more I like them. This bumpy beauty in the front came home with us from a local pumpkin patch this year, and I absolutely LOVE it! So you tell me ... if you’re a pumpkin fan, what do you search for?? Perfectly round and perfect for carving, or unique in color and wonky in size?? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (ps - no pumpkin emojii?! what is that.)
Today is a really big day for a sweet friend of mine. To all the ladies, you need this book. To all the fellas, buy this book for the women you know. Or don't, and surprise yourself in reading it too. ;) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I have known Kelsey of @paperandoats for almost 4 years now and in that time, she has proven incredibly strong, incredibly brave, and incredibly inspiring, simply by playing the hand of cards she was dealt with intention and love every. single. day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ She wrote a book (!!!) that is available for purchase on Amazon TODAY, and it's titled "Strong Girl, Brave Girl". ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It is about being in the middle - sharing her story about how on the same day that she came home not only to find her husband telling her he wanted a divorce, soon after that she took a pregnancy test and found out that she would be a mom, all on the same day. She has navigated through so many transitions and shares her thoughts openly and honestly throughout her life story ... with little golden nuggets of wisdom there for the reading nestled in sweetly as well, that apply to people everywhere, no matter if you've been in her position or not. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Her writing captivates you from the moment you start reading, and this book is an incredible one - no matter what season of life you are in. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You can purchase this book directly on Amazon at the link in my profile above. So, go buy it. You'll be glad you did. (and no, I'm not being paid to say any of this, I just love this girl and this book that much). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Kelsey, please know just how proud of you every single one of us in this community are of you, and girl. Way to redeem 10/21. I think you definitely flipped it on its head this year. 💕🎉🙌 #stronggirlbravegirl