Unleashing Creativity with Color Cubes by Sarah Renae Clark: How to Elevate Your Craft Projects with Stunning Color Palettes

Have you ever had a tool in your craft studio that helps you save time and be more creative? I am sure there are a few you utilize if you stop to think about it. The Color Cubes by Sarah Renae Clark have helped me. I am terrible at picking coordinating colors for projects and often will spend hours going back and forth on colors. Now there is no more guessing and I have a great resource at my finger tips.

In this blog post, I’m excited to share some creative ways Color Cubes by Sarah Renae Clark have helped me in my recent Silhouette projects.

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Crafting Creativity with Color Cubes by Sarah Renae Clark

Creating Custom Color Palettes in Silhouette Studio Using Color Cubes

Did you know you can add your own custom color palettes to the Silhouette software Fill Panel?

With the Color Cube cards it makes it so easy because it has the HEX code for the colors on the backside of the card. Simply pick the color card of your choice.

Then add a new palette to the Fill Color Panel in the Silhouette Studio software by clicking on the + to add a palette and then entering the HEX code at the bottom of the Fill Color Palette.

Want to see it in action? Check out this video Silhouette Studio Tips: Create Your Own Custom Color Palette & Add Colors! on the Silhouette Secrets+ YouTube channel HERE.

I used the Color Cube cards to quickly add colors to make these bookmarks with an Arrow design by Sarah Hurley.

Find more details on this project HERE.

I also did a live tutorial sharing even more on colors in Silhouette Studio. Check it out HERE.

How to Test Print Colors in Silhouette Studio

We often see users ask why the colors that printed do not match the colors they see on the screen? One way you can find out what colors will print and compare those to what you see on the computer screen is to do a test print.

For this test, I used the Color Cube cards 001-009 and added the colors in using the HEX code to fill in squares and then did a test print out to see what the outcome would be.

This can be a big help in seeing what colors might print out for a project you are working on. I share even more details in the blog post Silhouette Studio: How to Test Print Colors HERE. Using the Color Cubes I was able to add a variety of colors to the test print page to see how they would turn out. There are many other factors that can affect your print colors and I share those too in the post linked above.

Selecting Cardstock Colors for a Project

Do you ever get stumped trying to pick out colors for a project? The Color Cube cards can help! Or need a little bit of inspiration on getting started with a project? Grab a color card and match your cardstock to the card colors. Even if the colors are off by just a bit, it can help you get started in the selection process and visualize how different color combinations look together.

Color Selection for Other Projects

It does not have to be limited to projects with your cutting machines either.
Grab a Color Cube card for matching bead color combinations for bracelets, earrings, and more!

I have recently gotten into beading and find it so relaxing to string beads, however, it doesn’t matter what project I’m working on, picking colors can take me the longest time. I grabbed a few Color Cube cards and opened my Tool Box where I am storing some of my beads that are just waiting to be made into a project and started matching up the colors to see what I had that was close.

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You never know when you might pick up inspiration! This new beading hobby started with me purchasing a book written by a friend, Juliana C. Avelar. I bought the Jewel Loom Inspirations book to do a bit of research as I was writing my own eBook and I fell in love with the projects. For a few months, I just drooled over the pages because I didn’t have the supplies and kept telling myself I didn’t need a new hobby. But one bracelet featured in the book kept calling my name. Then I attended an in-person crafting weekend in Texas and we used the Eileen Hull Jewel Loom and I was hooked!

I am not even a chunky jewelry type of person, but I just had to make one and wanted to have it for my trip to Hawaii for the Silhouette Summit. I am sharing because it was not hard at all and sometimes we need a little inspiration outside of our normal arenas.

I tried to get some photos in Hawaii, but nothing really captured the bracelet well.

Here is another look at my first bracelet (in front) and the next one that is on my loom. Both of these have a very similar color scheme. I started with the Eileen Hull Jewel Loom and of course, one thing led to another and now I have a few more looms like the Beadalon Jewel Loom pictured below.

I need to add findings to the bracelet to finish it up and then my next bracelet will be with colors found using the Color Cubes for inspiration. I can’t wait!

Whatever your hobbies include, whether that’s crafts with cutting machines, collecting craft supplies, cardmaking, scrapbooking, beading, fabrics, or something else – keep on creating!

If you are looking for inspiration, check out the other options on the Sarah Renae Clark website too! She has journals, notebooks, stickers, planners, adult coloring pages, printables, and more!

And follow along on social media too for more crafty, colorful inspiration too!

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