A Little Color Inspiration

One of my favorite parts about starting a new graphic design project is choosing the color palette. After collecting inspiration for the design, deciding on a color scheme is the first thing I do. 

There are a lot of great websites out there dedicated to putting together great color palettes. If you follow me on Pinterest you probably have seen me pinning to a collaborative Color Inspiration board with Clare & Crystal.

Here are a few of my favorite places on the web to find color palettes:

     ➳ Design Seeds

     ➳ Color Collective

     ➳ Creature Comforts

     ➳ Photo Card Boutique

     ➳ Colour Lovers

Designers spend years and years studying color theory. By no means am I an expert on color, but I thought I would share with you a little of my own color inspiration today. 

What colors are you loving right now?

My Memories of St. Maarten

I want to send a BIG thank you out to Leah, Kate, & Clare for guest posting for me while I was enjoying the beautiful island of St. Maarten. I had an idea of what to expect from getting a sneak peek of their posts, but the color of the water there truly is unbelievable.



We stayed at The Westin Dawn Beach and it was everything a 4 star hotel should be. Comfy lounge chairs, a swim-up bar, heavenly bed, and amazing food. This was my view for much of the vacation.



Kristen and Paul did an amazing job planning and hosting this destination wedding. From hand painted bottles of rum in the rooms, to Da Party Bus (more to come), to the most perfect beach wedding.. everything about the experience was thoughtful and lovely.



Not to mention how beautiful Kristen looked in her wedding dress. She was the perfect bride. I feel honored to have been invited to be there on her Paul's big day.

Dreaming of St. Maarten

In 10 days I will be packing up to go to St. Maarten! I am so stinking excited about this. This will be my first official "island hop" vacation, my first girls trip abroad, and my first real vacation since Christmas of 2009. I wish we were going tomorrow!

Here are some reasons why I'm stoked for this trip:

• watching The Hunger Games {they have movie theaters there!}
• shopping at a mall 
• attending Kristen's wedding
• good food
• swim-up bar
• white sand

I'm really proud of myself for earning the money for this trip through my design business. I can't think of a better way to reward myself for the hard work. Because whats the point of working if you don't get to spend some of your earnings on something nice for yourself?

And don't worry, I have some awesome guest posts lined up for you while I'm gone. Until then, I'm dreaming of St. Maarten.