Create your own Stampin’ Up! Color Coach and discover perfect color combinations for all your creative projects! This simple yet powerful tool takes the guesswork out of color matching and coordination, giving you professional-looking results every time. Plus, I have a creative way for you to organize and store your combinations, too!

What IS a Color Coach?

A Color Coach is your personal color consultant for paper crafting! It’s an organized collection of color palettes that reveals stunning combinations you might never have discovered on your own. With your Color Coach in hand, your cards, scrapbook pages, and paper crafts will always feature beautifully coordinated colors without needing to master complex color theory. Keep it in your craft space, and you might even reach for it when planning home décor projects or selecting paint colors for your next room makeover!

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DIY Stampin’ Up! Color Coach Tutorial

Ready to create your own Color Coach? In this step-by-step video tutorial, I’ll walk you through the entire process of making this indispensable crafting tool. You’ll see exactly how to select and organize your Stampin’ Up! color swatches, plus discover my clever storage solution.

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🎨 Now that you’ve seen the Stampin’ Up! Color Coach, what do you think? Will you make this? Do you see other ways you might use this tool—coordinating outfit colors, perhaps?!

It couldn’t be any easier to create your Stampin’ Up! Color Coach:

  • Print and cut the Color Coach pieces to 3″ x 3 ½”
  • Layer onto 3 ¼” x 3 ¾” cardstock in matching colors
  • Need a color combination? Find the base color you want to use and you will have 3 color combination ideas at your fingertips!

⭐️  Do you struggle with color combinations? Are you planning on creating a Stampin’ Up! Coach Coach and storage box? Let me know your plans. I love knowing what I share with you is useful.


Ready to Create a Color Coach and matching Box?

I know you are going to find this little gem to be SO helpful when you need that burst of color inspiration. Remember, the FREE DOWNLOAD has all the pieces to create your favorite version of the Color Coach Box. There is a link to the Color Coach print out as well.

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Impressions Abloom Bundle and Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper (DSP)

COLOR COACH CARDS

COLOR COACH BOX

  • Color Coach Cut Cards: 3” x 3 ½”
  • Color Coach Bases: 3 ¼” x 3 ¾”
  • Secret Sea: 6 ½” x 6” (box)
    • With the 6” at the top, score at 2 ¼” and 4 ¼”
    • With the 6 ½” at the top, score at 1 ½” and 4 ½”
  • Fresh Freesia: 4” x 4 ¼” (box base)
    • With the 4 ¼” at the to, score at 2 ⅛”
  • Scraps of Berry Burst, Fresh Freesia, Old Olive: Die cut flowers and leaves
  • DSP: 2 ¼” x 12” – score at ½” x 12”
  • Ribbon: 17”
Remember, the Host Code is no longer needed! Now YOU earn Stampin’ Rewards on orders over $20.
Spend them on your next Stampin’ Up! order or save them up for a bigger purchase!

Pinterest-ing

Follow me on Pinterest and save this to your favorite card making tips and techniques board for easy reference! While you’re there, be sure to check out my other paper crafting tutorials and color inspiration collections!

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Sharing this color coach has been a pleasure. I hope it gives you lots of inspiration throughout the year!

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