Happy Sunday and Happy April, crafty friends!
Time for a new creative challenge over at The Paper Players!
This week, it’s my pleasure to be hosting our Theme Challenge.
My theme is “Sunshine & Rainbows which I think is so fitting for the season. Here are a couple of ideas for this theme to get your creative mojo working:
Sunshine & Rainbows -
Use a sun, rainbow or "rainy day" theme (umbrellas, rain boots, etc)
on your card
I sure hope you will take this challenge for a spin and join us over at The Paper Players. We’d love to see what YOU create!
*I’ve shared list of measurements along with a supply list of products used to create this card at the end of this post.
When I came up with the theme for the challenge, I already knew that I would be using the Bright Skies stamp set and coordinating dies from the Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalog. Sunshine and clouds? Check. Now on to that rainbow. I thought it would be fun to do a little “scrappy strip” rainbow on my card front because you can never have too many bright and happy colors on one card.
I searched and searched for some patterned paper that I liked and I finally settled on the Sunny Days Designer Series Paper. This paper was avaialable to earn for FREE during Sale-a-Bration in January and February of this year. I happened to earn a LOT of it, so instead of letting it take up space in my craft room unused, I really wanted to use it for this card. You could even stamp some clouds from the set in the background to create a similar look if you didn’t have the paper. Or add some embossing for texture.
I also added a little smily face to the sunshine using the Taco Fiesta stamp set, which was designed by my dear friend Erica Cerwin. Adding a little smiley face is a little detail that really adds so much, don’t you think? This is such a happy card, sure to bring a smile to the recipient’s face. To finish things off I added some Iridescent Foil Gems because you always have to have a little “pop” (wink, wink) of gold at the end of a rainbow.
Card Measurements:
- Daffodil Delight Card Base: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”
- Shaded Spruce Cardstock: 5-1/4” x 4”
- Sunny Days Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration, no longer available): 5-1/8” x 3-7/8”
- Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Shaded Spruce, Pool Party, Azure Afternoon & Gorgeous Grape Cardstock: 1/4” x 4-1/4” each
- Basic White Cardstock: scrap for stamping/die-cutting sun and (3) cloud die-cuts
- Shaded Spruce Cardstock: 5-1/8” x 3/4”, stamp & heat emboss sentiment, then banner punch each end with Banner’s Pick a Punch
- Basic White Cardstock (card interior): 5-1/4” x 4”
- Sunny Days DSP (card interior): 5-1/4” x 3/4”
Finally a peek inside the card! I added another strip of that Sunny Days DSP, this time in the rainbow pattern. I also stamped another smiling sunshine to “keep the party going from the front of the card”. I made a bunch of these to have on hand to cheer up a friend when they need a little “happy mail” to brighten their day!
I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for this fun ”Sunshine & Rainbows” Theme Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday April 12th, 2024.
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Have a HAPPY day!
BIG Hugs,
Anne Marie
*In addition to the products listed below, I also used white embossing powder and the Sunny Days Designer Series Paper which was available during Stampin’ Up!® Sale-A-Bration in January & February 2024.