When journaling on your pages, do you.......

[mummytothree]

Match your font color to the colors of the kit you are using?

Do you stick to the basics: black, white, gray?

Inquiring minds what to know!!!!

[adrianka]

Always basics. Mostly black.

But it might be an interesting challenge to match the font colour to the kit! ;-)

[heathergw]

the colors I use are dark brown, black, navy, white or cream matching the kit... but I don't actually use a color... just stick to the neutrals

[Tracyfish]

Mostly black, but if there is a darker color in the layout that I can match it to, I will (brown, navy, maroon, etc.).

[Ginger_79]

Mostly black. Though I regulary change the shade matching the general colours. So for example it can be a very very dark blue or brown, too. It's hardly noticeable if you hadn't seen the text in pure black before, but I often find this blends it in a bit more.

[emmasmommy]

i'm the same as the others. i generally stick with black, brown, navy and if it's on a dark bgd, i'll sometimes do a light gray or white.

[Keely~B]

Depends on the page. Sometimes I find black/white too harsh, I'll use brown or navy or change the blending mode. I will use colored fonts too but it has to fit the feel of the page (kind of like choosing the right font). Above all I want journaling to be easy to read and easy on the eyes.

[jessica31876]

Neutrals like white, black, brown, tan, navy....occasionally I will use another color but itll be difficult to tell its not a neutral like Ive used purple before but it was very dark purple not like a lavender. You cant always use black though because it does not always show up well. For the most part if I cant see the font with the color I used Ill go darker/lighter to make it show up better

[Lyd]

Yep - same as the others. I usually do black, but will sometimes change to grey or brown to blend better with the kit - white if it's on a dark background. I think there have been a few times when I've used an actually color from the kit, but that's pretty rare.

[Leah]

Originally Posted by emmasmommy

i'm the same as the others. i generally stick with black, brown, navy and if it's on a dark bgd, i'll sometimes do a light gray or white.

This is me too.

[jessica31876]

oh yea and occasionally I will emphasize certain words by changing the colors of just those words.

[SeattleSheri]

I almost exclusively use my eye dropper and pick a darker color from the page I've made. If it still doesn't stand out much, I'll darken or lighten it accordingly. I don't journal on every page because many times the photos and title tell the story.

[pomi]

Similar as almost everyone: black or white and sometimes I change it a bit (I usually take one of the colors from a paper and make it darker).

[SirScrapalot]

Originally Posted by emmasmommy

i'm the same as the others. i generally stick with black, brown, navy and if it's on a dark bgd, i'll sometimes do a light gray or white.

This...Laura is so smart...

[Victoria Feemster]

I rarely ever do anything other than black. Occasionally white if the background is dark and sometimes will I change the color to match the layout.

[mariewilcox]

Generally black (or white on dark journaling blocks) but I have been know to use the eyedropper and pick up one of the darker colors on the page to use for journaling.

[Jengerbread88]

It honestly depends on what sort of look I'm going for... I'll change a font color five or six times before I'm happy, though.

[kristijoy]

Most often I use a dark brown. Occasionally, if the LO is primarily ONE color (like pastel blues & whites) I will use a variation on that one color (like a dusty blue).

[carriesmom]

I usually start out with it either black or white depending on the background it's on and then I use the eyedropper to pick out colors from my layout to see how I like the look.

[gabbygirl]

Mostly black or white, but I have done some hot pink journaling before. Its all about what looks best.

[hollyxann]

I normally stick to the neutrals. Occasionally I will pick a dark color matching the kit somehow but normally just neutrals.

[julia]

I usually go with the basic neutral colors, black/cream/white/brown/navy/grey

[lovely1m]

Black. If needed I will on rare occasion change it to white or grey.

[ayaandjudah]

I sometimes match to the kits.

Here are some examples:
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...09&ppuser=4652

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...44&ppuser=4652

But mostly I use black.

[taracotta7]

Originally Posted by heathergw

the colors I use are dark brown, black, navy, white or cream matching the kit... but I don't actually use a color... just stick to the neutrals

Exactly this!

[Stacey42]

Mostly I use black or white but if I am using a font for the title work & change it's color to match the kit, then I use another color from the kit for the journaling

[chloe]

Originally Posted by Tracyfish

Mostly black, but if there is a darker color in the layout that I can match it to, I will (brown, navy, maroon, etc.).

What she said, and same thing with lighter colors: I sometimes pick a very light yellow or pink, but I usually go with white!

[color of my heart]

Originally Posted by SeattleSheri

I almost exclusively use my eye dropper and pick a darker color from the page I've made. If it still doesn't stand out much, I'll darken or lighten it accordingly. I don't journal on every page because many times the photos and title tell the story.

this is what i do. i try to match to the page if i can.

[AmberK]

this is me.

Originally Posted by julia

I usually go with the basic neutral colors, black/cream/white/brown/navy/grey

[Lizzy257]

Originally Posted by Tracyfish

Mostly black, but if there is a darker color in the layout that I can match it to, I will (brown, navy, maroon, etc.).

I do this too (and use white on a dark background).

[SweetMelissa]

I usually use black. I think I may of used a different font color three or four times.

[MissKim]

I usually pick a color on the page. Then I open up the little color box, go straight down from the eye dropper spot and pick a darker shade of the same color. That's what I'll use to journal. I almost always do it this way.

[Milmomma]

I mostly use black or dark grey as well. Every so often I will mix it up.

[rach3975]

I usually write my journaling in black. On 75% of my pages it looks fine and I leave it black. On the other 25% I use either brown, white, or a color that matches the kit. When I want it to match, I do like other people said and use the eyedropper then darken a few shades.

[scrap2day]

Mostly black because I want it to be readable. Sometimes I will highlight a word or two in a different color. And if I have a title I am open to making that in a color (I usually match kit used).

[julifish]

I sometime change to a font color that will coordinate with my page, especially if I'm journaling on darker paper. However, I really prefer using white, black or a dark brown on my pages.

[mrshobbes]

Not totally matching it--but I usually look for a dark color in the kit colors (I use the eyedropper tool to sample it) and then convert my font to that color. Usually it's black, white, cream, gray and shades of brown. Titles rendered in fonts I usually match to the kit colors (again using the eyedropper tool).

[kscwgirl]

Originally Posted by Tracyfish

Mostly black, but if there is a darker color in the layout that I can match it to, I will (brown, navy, maroon, etc.).

This is what I do as well...

[Chantal Miller]

Mostly black, and use the blending options it's too harsh. I specifically choose light coloured BG papers for this purpose.

[DeepGirl]

I use either black or dark blue (to got the right ink feeling )

[Ingridfasquelle]

I normally stick to neutrals and mostly use black. But i also stick to two fonts : Century Gothic and Underwood Champion.

[Angelclaud]

I also tend to use the eyedropper and choose the darker color (very dark, near black) of one of the colors I used in the layout.

[HeatherKS]

Originally Posted by SeattleSheri

I almost exclusively use my eye dropper and pick a darker color from the page I've made. If it still doesn't stand out much, I'll darken or lighten it accordingly. I don't journal on every page because many times the photos and title tell the story.

Pretty much this. I rarely use black or white unless it just goes with the page.