Today I am taking part in an international blog shop showcasing Stampin’ Up!® ideas on a rainbow theme. At the bottom of this blog post you will find links to other rainbow-themed projects made by Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators around the world.
Rainbows are a BIG crafting theme in 2022, with Stampin’ Up!® offering us a fabulous Rainbow of Happiness bundle in the January-June Mini Catalogue (see what I made with it here) and the bright and cheery Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper in the Sale-a-Bration brochure (see what I made with that here).
But there are many other ways to make a rainbow, too, so I decided to try something new using the Amazing Thanks Dies from the January-June Mini Catalogue.
These Amazing Thanks Dies are unique in that you get
dies to cut the words, plus a slightly larger one to create an outline
effect.
I made two versions of my card and really put my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (and my turning elbow) through its paces by die-cutting the word eight times for each one; in white and in every colour of the rainbow.
This version is my favourite. I used the outline stamp to create the coloured layers, then die-cut just the “thanks” in Basic White to layer on top.
After carefully cutting off the S from each die-cut piece, I stamped YOU using Happiest of Birthdays. I did this using a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to ink just this word out of the whole stamp. I stamped this first and then shuffled my Basic White panel around to ensure the word appeared where I wanted it.
It’s all framed by another layer of Basic White, created using the Stitched Rectangles Dies and popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. The clouds are cut out using the Brilliant Rainbow Dies to provide a subtle finishing touch.
Similar but different... the second card uses just the “thanks” die to create an effect which could be reproduced using any word dies. I teamed it with the Ornate Thanks stamp set, which has lots of different sayings which go perfectly.
This is simply layered onto a panel of Basic White and again finished off with some die-cut clouds.
I love the rainbow effect here against the stark Basic White background and hope you do, too. To see lots more rainbow inspiration from around the world, please visit the blogs in this hop. Happy hopping!
Do you love rainbows? You can buy any of the products mentioned here from my Stampin’ Up!® UK store. I would love it if you chose me as your demonstrator and if you use the current host code 2FYQAK7T, I’ll send you a thank you gift in the following month.
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your wish list come to more than £99? Please get in touch and I will
help you get more for your money and unlock discounts all year round.
Great cards Helen, I love them both x
ReplyDeleteThank you! This was a fun theme
DeleteOhhhh I really love this card!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteWow. Lovely Cards. Thanks for Sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I enjoyed this one
DeleteLove, love, love the way you did the thanks as a rainbow! Great cards!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much - I really enjoyed making these
DeleteI absolutely LOVE how you layered the sentiments to create the rainbow! So clever!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I saw the idea years ago (can't even remember where) and have always wanted to try it
DeleteLove it x
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteWow Helen! Love your take on the rainbow theme.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much - its such a fun theme to work with
DeleteLove, love, love these designs! I may have to CASE them Helen.
ReplyDeleteThank you! We all need more rainbows in our life don't we?
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