These two sweet cards use rainbows in two different ways, a traditional rainbow cut from pattern paper and rain in a rainbow colored of hearts. Find out more at Mel’s Card Corner.
I love Rainbows, don’t you? Rain not only helps the flowers grow but it can bring rainbows too and they are the perfect image for Springtime cards. There are so many ways to incorporate rainbows in your cards, there are loads of stamps and dies that make traditional arched rainbows but you can also use a rainbow color palate in your designs as well. Try coloring a row of images in rainbow or ink up a background in ROYGBIV or stamp each letter of a word in a rainbow of ink colors.
I’ve gathered up an array of cards that use Rainbows and their colors in lots of different ways. Below each photo will be a link, most of which will have detailed tutorials or more information about each design.
The background on this card uses a wash of watercolor over top of a heat embossed plaid stamp for a big burst of color. Visit the Right at Home blog for a video tutorial.
Different colors of cardstock are die cut to form the rainbow on this card. I love the stenciled cloud background behind the rainbow! Pop over to the Stamped Treasures blog for info on this design.
Each heart in one row on this card is colored in a rainbow of colors so it stands out from the textured background. A die cut sentiment finishes off the design wonderfully. Visit Sandi MacIvers blog for all the details.
Here’s a card from me where I used metallic watercolors to add a vertical row of paint behind each little Panda, also added the same color in accents on each Panda. Visit my blog, P is for Paper, for a video tutorial.
The background of this lovely card has stripes of color painted with watercolors with heat embossed floral stamps on vellum over top so the colors show through. Over on the Spellbinders blog you’ll find this card and two more floral rainbow cards too.
These adorable hedgehogs are celebrating with pretty rainbow colored balloons on this card using stamps from Pretty Pink Posh. Visit Mona Toth’s blog for more details.
This little stamped heart wreath was colored with Copic Markers in a rainbow that matches the striped background perfectly. Hop over to the CZ Designs blog for this and a few other similar cards using the same supplies.
This amazing card is just rainbow, rainbows, rainbows, with a pattern paper background and colorful sequins and glitter inside the shaker element. Such a cheerful card! Visit Caly Person’s blog for a closer look.
So what’s better than rainbows, Unicorns of course! They pair together perfectly on this magical card with stamped unicorn and ink blended and stenciled background. Learn more at the Blissfully Scrappy blog.
Instead of gold at the end of these stamped rainbows there some adorable little critters. Die cut and heat embossed sentiments were added along with ink blended or die cut frames on these designs. Visit the Ellen Hutson blog for a video tutorial.
These wonderful colorful umbrella’s bring brightness to gloomy rainy scenes on these 3 card designs. I love the different backgrounds, it’s a great way to get more from a single stamp. Learn more at the Creative Chick blog.
I hope these rainbows have brought you some brightness and color today and inspired you to try to incorporate Rainbows into your next card!
-Heather
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