Rainbow Card Challenge #36 – Festive Rainbow…

Hi! Welcome to the last challenge at the Rainbow Card Challenges. I am very sad that this challenge is winding up for now. I have truly enjoyed my time with rest of the team. We have a beautiful rainbow hued mood board for you this month.

I created a mini slimline card as inspiration.

I used the Illusion Twist stencil and Artist Markers by Altenew. I actually colored the whole stencil and then cut the panel into two. The sentiment is from the Bold Wishes stamp set by CAS-ual Fridays.

I hope you liked my card and are inspired to create something beautiful! Please do check out the Rainbow Card Challenge blog for more inspiration. And don’t forget to link your cards to our gallery. I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

Entering this card in the following challenge:

NBUS Challenge #33:
I used the Altenew Illusion Twist stencil which has been in my stash for some time.

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #330:

STAMPlorations December Stencil Challenge:

Love,
Nandini

Rainbow Card Challenge #34 – Gloriously Goldenrod…

Hi! Welcome to another month at the Rainbow Card Challenges. We have a beautiful, bright mood board for you.

I decided to do a bit of ink blending for this card.

I started with a panel of yellow cardstock and used the Seasonal Blooms Outline stamp by Altenew and distress inks. 

I hope you liked my card and are inspired to create something beautiful! Please do check out the Rainbow Card Challenge blog for more inspiration. And don’t forget to link your cards to our gallery. I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

Entering this card in the following challenge:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:

Time Out Challenge #197:

A floral card for a friend

Love,

Nandini

Rainbow Card Challenge #32– Temptingly Teal…

Hi! Welcome to another month at the Rainbow Card Challenges. We have a beautiful mood board for you.

I pulled out my watercolors for this one.

I started with a piece of watercolor paper and did some ink smooshing with my watercolors. The secret to getting a good smooshed background is drying the colors between layers. 

Once I was happy with my background, I allowed the paper to dry completely and then ran it through the Monstera Leaves 3D embossing folder by Altenew. I had covered one side of the embossing folder with Versamark ink. I heat embossed that side with metallic gold embossing powder.

The sentiment is from the Seasonal Blooms stamp and dies set by Altenew. This is part of the new Craft Your Life kit. I used scraps of paper from the watercolor panel to assemble it.

Here is another look at the completed card.

I hope you liked my card and are inspired to create something beautiful! Please do check out the Rainbow Card Challenge blog for more inspiration. And don’t forget to link your cards to our gallery. I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

Entering this card in the following challenge:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:

Love,

Nandini

Rainbow Card Challenge #31 – Charmingly Cherry…

Hi! Welcome to another great challenge at the Rainbow Card Challenges. The mood board this month is very bold and dramatic!

I made a masculine card this time around. 

I started by inking one side of the Altenew Buffalo Plaid Embossing Folder with Candied Apple distress oxide ink using a small brayer. I then placed a piece of beige handmade paper inside and ran the folder through my Big Shot. 

I adhered the embossed paper to a red card base. The sentiment is a combo of two stamp sets. The top is from the Altenew Birthday Greetings stamp set. The bottom is from the Simon Says Stamp Sweet Cakes stamp set.

I added some black die-cuts to a smaller panel and popped it up. Here is another look at the completed card.

I hope you liked my card and are inspired to create something beautiful! Please do check out the Rainbow Card Challenge blog for more inspiration. And don’t forget to link your cards to our gallery. I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:

Love,

Nandini

Rainbow Card Challenge #30 – Radically Rainbow…

Hi! Welcome to another great challenge at the Rainbow Card Challenges. The mood board this month is one of our all-time favorite themes! 

I had fun creating this quick and simple card. 

I used the candle stamp from the Simply Celebrate stamp set by Lawn Fawn. I colored my candles in rainbow order using my Zigs. The sentiment is from the Party Time stamp set by STAMPlorations.

I hope you liked my card and are inspired to create something beautiful! Please do check out the Rainbow Card Challenge blog for more inspiration. And don’t forget to link your cards to our gallery. I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

Love,

Nandini

Rainbow Card Challenge #29 – Positively Periwinkle…

Hi! Welcome to another great challenge at the Rainbow Card Challenges. The mood board this month is gorgeous!

I created a quick slimline card with some layered dies by Spellbinders. 

The colored papers are all from stash. The sentiment is from the Cross Stitch Flower stamp set by Altenew.

I hope you liked my card and are inspired to create something beautiful! Please do check out the Rainbow Card Challenge blog for more inspiration. And don’t forget to link your cards to our gallery. I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

Love,

Nandini

Rainbow Card Challenge #25 – Nothin’ But Neutrals…

Hi! Welcome to another great challenge at the Rainbow Card Challenges. The mood board this month is gorgeous!

I created a one layer card with lots of masking. This card is completely inspired by the gorgeous monochromatic card by Erum Tasneem who blogs at VIBGYOR Krafts. You can find her original card here. There is also a detailed process video. So be sure to check it out!

I started with a piece of speckled cardstock in light cream. I stamped the flowers and leaves from the Sweet Rose stamp set by Mudra Craft Stamps. I used Altenew inks in shades of brown and grey. Here is a closer look at the stamping.

Once my stamping was complete, I lightly drew lines with a scale and pencil. I colored between the lines using a light grey Artist Marker by Altenew and outlined each with a darker grey. Once the coloring was done, I trimmed the panel and adhered it to a dark brown card base. The sentiment is from the Fresh Freesia stamp set by Altenew. I heat embossed it with copper embossing powder.

Here is another look at the card.

I hope you liked my card and are inspired to create something beautiful! Please do check out the Rainbow Card Challenge blog for more inspiration. And don’t forget to link your cards to our gallery. I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

Love,

Nandini

Rainbow Card Challenge - Sparkling Sapphire...

Hi! I am here with my inspiration card for another great challenge at the Rainbow Card Challenges. The mood board this month is gorgeous!

I created a card with layered stenciling as my inspiration.

I used two stencils by CrafTreat called Floral Fusion Positive & Negative Dots. These are 6" x 6" stencils that can be used separately or together.

I started with the Negative Dots stencil and applied distress oxide inks in shades of blue to a piece of white cardstock to create an ombre effect. After my stenciling was done, there was a lot of ink on the stencil. So I sprayed it lightly with water and pressed it against a piece of white cardstock. After drying my papers, I attached the Positive Dots stencil to the inked paper with washi tape and added some Little Birdie sparkle embossing paste with a palette knife. I allowed the panel to air dry.

Once both the panels were ready, I cut them into four parts and got two backgrounds out of them. I rounded the corners and popped up the pieces on some dark blue cardstock. 

The sentiment is from the Let's Celebrate stamp set by Pinkfresh Studio. I stamped it with distress oxide ink and adhered it to my card over a piece of vellum.

Here is another look at the card.

I hope you liked my card and are inspired to create something beautiful! Please do check out the Rainbow Card Challenge blog for more inspiration. And don’t forget to link your cards to our gallery. I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

Entering this card in the following challenges.

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Inspired by a Movie:

Inspired by the 1980s movie the Blue Lagoon

CAS(E) this Sketch #396:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:

STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge:

Make My Monday Challenge #134 - Masculine:

Love,

Nandini

Rainbow Card Challenge - Smoky Slate...

Hi! Welcome back to the Rainbow Card Challenge. I am here with my inspiration for the October challenge.

This mood board is so lovely! It has a sense of mystery and elegance that I love. The colors also reminded me of marble. So I decided to pull out my NBUS stash and used the Layering Marble stamp set by Waffle Flower for the background. I love this stamp set. But it is very difficult to line up. Of course, the results are amazing. So I guess the effort is well worth the end result! Here is the card I created.

I started with a piece of white cardstock and used three shades of the Warm Gray mini ink cube set by Altenew for the stamping. I also used the same inks to ink up some scraps of paper that I cut with a wreath die. Here is a closer look at the background.

I trimmed the stamped panel and adhered it to a light grey card base popped up on some foam. I layered the wreath die cuts over some vellum and added the element to the card. The sentiment is from the Stitched Greetings stamp and dies set by Pink & Main. I used grey ink for the stamping and added the panel to the card front, using some foam to pop it up. I also used a corner rounder to shape the corners of the panel.

Here is the finished card.

Here is another look at the finished card.

I hope you are inspired by my card and create something beautiful. You can visit the Rainbow Card Challenge blog for more inspiration from the DT and link your creations. I look forward to seeing you in our gallery!

Simon Says Wednesday: Anything Goes:

Watercooler Wednesday - WWC291:

NBUS Challenge #19:

The Waffle Flower Layering Marble stamp set is around 3-4 years old. And this is the first time I managed to line it up correctly and create a beautiful background.

Retro Rubber Challenge #144:

I used the Waffle Flower Layering Marble stamp set which is around 3-4 years old.

Love,
Nandini

Happy 80th Birthday Elena - Blog Hop

Hi! I am here today with a very special card for a very special lady. My fellow teamie from the Rainbow Card Challenge, Elena Chamberlaine, is celebrating her 80th birthday! Many happy returns of the day Elena!

All of us at the Rainbow Card Challenge agreed that this momentous day deserves a blog hop! So here we are, the DT of Rainbow Card Challenge celebrating Elena's special day. You must have arrived here from Katy's blog. I have the whole list below for your reference. You can also visit Elena at Elena's Ink Spot and enjoy her beautiful work.

I believe one of Elena's favorite colors is blue. So here is my blue card for her. The original card is in the mail and winging its way to her right now.

I used the Altenew Cross Stitch Flower stamp with the Glacier Caves mini ink cubes set for the flower. After stamping, I used the coordinating Cross Stitch Flower die. This die is a bit unusual. Instead of cutting the outline, it pierces little holes in the flower reinforcing the cross-stitch feel of the design. Here is a closeup.

I just love the added texture that this die gives. This is the first time I used the Cross Stitch Flower die and I am very happy to get it out of my NBUS stash.

I used nested circle dies to cut the stamped panel and also a speckled blue paper. I adhered the blue circle to a navy blue card base and added the stamped panel over it popped up with some foam.

The sentiment is from the Birthday Words die by Spellbinders. I cut it thrice out of white card stock and stacked the die cuts to get some dimension. I also added a heart instead of the tittle dot over the "i".

To finish, I added some sequins from my stash and rounded the bottom right corner. Here is another look at the card.

I hope you liked my card. I look forward to hearing from you. You can continue the hop by visiting Sue N next. I also have the whole list for you below.

Rainbow Card Challenge
Em
Izzy
Katy
Nandini - You are here
Sue N
Sue T
Elena

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Yes...Virginia September Show and Share:

NBUS Challenge #18:

I used the Altenew Cross Stitch Flower die which I bought a long time ago.

Love,

Nandini

Rainbow Card Challenge - Radiant Ruby...

Hi! Welcome back to the Rainbow Card Challenge. I am here with my inspiration for the August challenge.

The mood board this month is so rich and vibrant that I was very inspired! I love the color red and I had lots of fun creating this card.

I used Yana Smakula's tutorial for Blending Free Coloring with Copic for reference. This is a great technique if you are intimidated by blending colors or just prefer a more graphic look. I used the Spring Flowers stamp set and coordinating dies by Simon Says Stamp for the flowers. I did the coloring with the Artist Markers by Altenew.

For the background, I decided on a tone-on-tone look. I used two shades of red and die-cut the darker paper with the Basket cover die by Pink & Main twice. I removed only the square pieces, leaving the rest in as I did not want a very busy background. And then I adhered the pieces together to get some depth. Here is a close-up.

The sentiment is from the Party Time stamp set by STAMPlorations. To create the striped bit under the sentiment panel, I used one of the borders from the Interlocking Backdrops set by Lawn Fawn sentiment and stamped it in red on a scrap of white paper.

To finish, I arranged all the elements on the card base and used glue and foam tape to adhere them down. Here is another look at the finished card.

I hope you are inspired by my card and create something beautiful. You can visit the Rainbow Card Challenge blog for more inspiration from the DT and link your creations. I look forward to seeing you in our gallery!

Love,

Nandini