Whenever anyone asks me what my favorite colors are, I reply with white and black. And almost always they respond by telling me that neither qualify as color. I suppose that technically they are correct, but for the sake of all things beautiful and this blog (and in hopes of not boring you to death with the arguments of both physicists and chemists on this matter), let’s just say that white and black are the sum and absence of all colors… and therefore in my mind, still color! (I know, I know, no validity.)

What is it that I love about white? It is classic. It can be paired with anything and everything. It can be bold, as in my layout below, when paired with one other color, and yet soft and almost invisible when used with a soft palette. The Couture Cardstock White Monochromatic Family is a beautiful, timeless set of papers ranging from bright white to creamy, vintage-inspired, ivory. The colors below are somewhat hard to see, but trust me when I tell you that the hues in this collection are truly the perfect whites.

Using solid black rub-ons on top of various shades from this collection, I was able to create a striking frame around the photo while still adding dimension and interest because of the different whites used. I also printed a dictionary page, that I altered in Adobe Photoshop Elements, upon Alabaster Columns. I faded the center of the dictonary page before printing, only leaving the edges to print in a distressed manner.

(Cardstock: Couture Cardstock White Monochromatic Family: Alabaster Columns, Frosted, Sugar Cookie Dough, Winter White)

Color or not, I think you will agree that everyone needs a bit of white in their scrapbook stash!

xx Heidi