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Choosing Mystical Colour Combinations
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Feb
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It’s not always easy to pick a winning colour combination for your new collection. Some of us take hours (or even days) to decide what pink is the right shade for those laser cut heart shaped earrings—yes, I am guilty of this. With over 200 colours of acrylic, plastic and wood types, we understand how option paralysis can occur. Fear not, colour palette suggestions are coming!
We’re diving into the icy depths of the mermaid and seahorse waters to bring you a collection of magical colour suggestions—all designer approved 😉 We’ve listed out exactly what we’ve used in each creation, so you can recreate it as is, or make your own style changes.
Mermaid Party
Put on your party hat, this vibrant colour combination splashes feelings of celebration, relaxation and beautiful serenity.
Statement Drops With the Mermaid Party colour palette
Together these colours and template shapes bring the good vibes to life. The Turquoise Solid provides contrast to the Mint Green Solid and Frosted Light Purple acrylics. The subdued colour of the Frosted Light Purple acrylic lends itself to the bold diamond gem.
To make this design:
Top Shape
- Order from Mini Square and Rectangular Template Shapes
- Select ’11C Tall Trapezoid’
- Laser cut in Mint Green Solid Acrylic
Middle Shape
- Order from Mini Square and Rectangular Template Shapes
- Select ’11C Tall Trapezoid’
- Laser cut in Turquoise Solid Acrylic
Bottom Shape
- Order from Geo Lines Statement Drops
- Select ‘GL24 Diamond Gem’
- Laser cut in Frosted Light Purple Acrylic
Ballerina Frosting
All the pretties are dancing gracefully together in this palette. The glitz of the sky blue, the strength of the pale pink, and the shining light of the silver mirror. I wonder what you’ll create with this elegant combination?
Statement Drops With the Ballerina Frosting colour palette
The attention grabbing Silver Mirror is pointing down to shine the spotlight on the Sky Blue Premium Glitter. With the pink and purple tinge of the glitter amplified by the Pale Pink Solid. Also love how the hole placement of the circle looks like a button—and everyone loves buttons.
To make this design:
Top Shape
- Order from Mini Round Template Shapes
- Select ’18A Wide Segment’
- Laser cut in Silver Mirror Acrylic
Middle Shape
- Order from Mini Round Template Shapes
- Select ‘1A Circle’
- Laser cut in Pale Pink Solid Acrylic
Bottom Shape
- Order from Halloween Statement Drops
- Select ‘HW14 Bow’
- Laser cut in Sky Blue Premium Glitter Acrylic
Icy Magic
The Icelandic vibes are flowing through this palette. The frosty pastel tones are fun to play with bold shapes.
Statement Drops With the Icy Magic colour palette
The ice is melting with the dripping heart in the slightly see-through Aqua Frosted. We glued the moon onto the heart to give a 3d effect, which looks nice from the front and the back.
To make this design:
Top Shape
- Order from Mini Round Template Shapes
- Select ‘1A Circle’
- Laser cut in Pastel Purple Solid Acrylic
Middle Shape
- Order from Medium Hearts Template Shapes
- Select ’12D Drip Heart’
- Laser cut in Frosted Aqua Acrylic
Bottom Shape
- Order from Mini Nature Template Shapes
- Select ’10E Moon’
- Laser cut in White Marble Acrylic
Flamingo Skies
The lush romance of these colours creates a sense of enthusiasm and playfulness. Movement is created with the glitter and the natural swirl of the mineral acrylic. It brings life to your designs, so now the question is, what vibrant creations will you make?Statement Drops With the Flamingo Skies colour palette
Move over pink, these flamingos were born to be blue! How good do they look?! The middle circle hollow shape looks like a pool floaty, with water glistening the reflection of the sky in the Dark Blue Glitter.
To make this design:
Top Shape
- Order from Mini Square and Rectangular Template Shapes
- Select ‘2C Square’
- Laser cut in Dark Blue Glitter Acrylic
Middle Shape
- Order from Small Round Template Shapes
- Select ‘2A Circle Hollow’
- Laser cut in Pastel Pink Solid Acrylic
Bottom Shape
- Order from Halloween Statement Shapes
- Select ‘HW20 Dead Mingo’
- Laser cut in Royal Blue Mineral Acrylic
Further Tips: Design Your Own Colour Palettes
Swatches
Creating colour combinations for your projects is easier when you have swatches of the material range on hand. They have a hole in the corner so you can thread them together to make your swatch range portable. You can order swatches as an add-on with your next order – order swatches here.
Share your palette with us
We love seeing what people create for their laser cut projects! Please show us what you’ve been making – share your creations and colour palettes by using hashtag #vectoretch and tag @VectorEtch.