Hello crafty friends! Today, I’m diving into one of my favorite ways to bring harmony and visual interest to a card—using the color wheel to choose a triad color scheme. I’ll be working with the beautiful Stencil Art: Ditsy Flowers Wallpaper from Altenew and showing how to build a colorful, layered background with perfectly balanced hues.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed choosing colors that work well together, this post (and the video tutorial linked below!) is for you. I’ll walk through how to pick colors using the triad rule and how to get crisp, clean results with layering stencils—plus a bonus tip on stretching your background into two unique card designs. Let’s get inky!

I also have some bonus cards to share that I have had over on the Altenew blog and have been meaning to share here on my blog so you have lots of inspiration today!

VIDEO

You can check out the video down below on the Triad Color Combination.

I walk through everything in the video so down below I will list the main supplies used.

SUPPLIES

• Stencil Art: Ditsy Flowers Wallpaper Stencil
• Nesting Circle
• Color Wheel
• Sweet Dreams Ink Collection
• Rose Petal Ink Collection
• Pocketful of Sunshine Ink Collection
• Green Valley Ink Collection
• Small Blending Brushes
• Micro Blending Brushes
• Mini Blending Brushes

By die cutting a shape from my panel, I was able to get two cards from this gorgeous background.

Here is the bonus content I have for you. This first one is using a monochromatic color scheme.

I combined a few products to create this soft, delicate design.

You will find a full visual supply list at the end of this post.

SUPPLIES

• Pitcher Vases
• Blooming Doily Charm Embossing Folder
• One Go Solid Sentiment Strips
• Houseplants Layering Set
• Mini Delight Potted Shelves
• Northern Shore Ink Collection
• Forest Trail Ink Collection

And one more bonus card featuring the Build A Garden Through The Tulips.

I created the flowers with the Sun Kissed Ink Collections and Forest Trail Ink Collection.

I die cut a window from the front of my card using the Oval Serenity Die and then ran it through with the embossing folder from the Arched Foliage bundle.

VIDEO SUPPLY LIST

Stencil Art: Ditsy Flowers Wallpaper… [ ALTN | SSS ] Build-A-Garden: Alluring Orchids &… [ ALTN | SSS ] Nesting Circle Infinity Dies [ HA ] Color Wheel [ SSS ] Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Rose Petal Fresh Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Green Valley Fresh Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Pocketful of Sunshine Fresh Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Obsidian Pigment Ink [ ALTN ] Hammermill Cardstock [ SSS ] Stampwheel [ ALTN | SSS ] Stampwheel 2.0 [ ALTN | SSS ] Mini Blending Brush Set (Flat Bristles) [ ALTN | SSS ] Micro Blending Brush Set (Flat Bristles) [ ALTN | SSS ] Small Blending Brush Set (Flat Bristles) [ ALTN | SSS ] Satin Masking Tape [ ALTN ] Media Grip mat [ SSS ] Perfect Picker [ ALTN ] Crafter’s Essential Bone Folder [ ALTN ] Crafter’s Essential Scoring Board [ ALTN ] Glue Tape & 3 Refills Set [ ALTN ] Instant Dimension Foam Tape [ ALTN ] Fine Blade Scissors [ ALTN ] Reverse Tweezers [ SSS ] Glassboard Studio – use the Code… [ GLS ]

MONOCHROMATIC SUPPLY LIST

Pitcher Vases [ ALTN | SSS ] Blooming Doily Charm 3D Embossing Folder [ ALTN ] Altenew One-Go Solid Sentiment Strips… [ SSS | ALTN ] One-Go: Solid Sentiment Strips [ ALTN | SSS ] Creative Cuts: Houseplants Layering… [ ALTN | SSS ] Mini Delight: Potted Shelves Stamp &… [ ALTN | SSS ] Northern Shore Fresh Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Forest Trail Fresh Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Obsidian Pigment Ink [ ALTN ] 9″x12″ Ultra Sticky Mat: Grid [ ALTN ] Micro Blending Brush Set (Flat Bristles) [ ALTN ] Small Blending Brush Set (Flat Bristles) [ ALTN ] Large Blending Brush (Flat Bristles) [ ALTN ]

TULIPS SUPPLY LIST

Build-A-Garden: Through the Tulips &… [ ALTN ] Zero-Waste: Oval Serenity Die Set [ ALTN ] Craft Your Life Project Kit: Arched… [ ALTN ] Sun-Kissed Delights Fresh Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Forest Trail Fresh Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Rock Collection Fresh Dye Ink [ ALTN ]