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i'm doing a book for my uncle, 7x7, one photo/page, nothing elaborate! each page is of a member of the family, to help an 86 yo failing man remember us! a couple of the pics, present day ones, are B&W. curious if anyone has found any 2 or 3 color combinations that they think go great with these types of pics. not heritage ones, present day, just black and white. thanks in advance for any input!
What a nice idea! I don't think you're really limited to any specific colors for B&W pics. My LSS owner showed us a book she did with all B&W pics and she used lots of different colors. What she did to tie the book together was use one line of patterned paper and kept the layouts very simple.
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I think a lot of colors go really well with b&w photos. One of my favorites is bordering blue and real red. If you like the color combination alone, it should be fine adding a b&w photo to the page, imo.
I love black and white photos with black, red and silver. Mary, your dog George is sooooo adorable!!! I still go back to your Georgie Porgie layout often 'cause it always makes me smile!! That one will STAY in my favorites.
Ooh, your post is so timely for me! I just ordered some black and white photos from Snapfish. I used the option to change my color photos to black and white. I love the look of pages made with black and white photos and I wanted to try them for myself. If you notice, Stampin' Up! uses black and white photos a lot in their layouts. Jenn Balcer comes to mind too. I love her 6 x 6 pages using black and white photos!
I can't wait to get my BxW photos now and play with some of these color combos you all have suggested.
Kathleen
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thank you all for your replies. you gave me the confidence to say - hey, i am not limited because the pic is black and white! i went ahead and played with the photos and used whatever colors i wanted. :-) i especially like the shot of my folks wedding. though this is an oldie, obviously! but i have a few pics of nieces and nephews that are current and gorgeous but black and white. i feel more comfortable now that i can use them in my book and not be hindered by cardstock colors. thank you all again, your examples were BEAUTIFUL!! i keep forgetting about using the kraft cardstock, i've got to use that on a page soon!
black & white photos and cardstock colors
