Gold in the Rainbow of Happiness
I’ve been taking a much needed break from, well … pretty much everything! My family and my personal well-being have been top priority these past couple months as I rest and reset. All consistency, planning, and organizing are to be tossed out the window! My attention and energy will be reserved for my family, their needs, schedules, and our household with the expectation of returning to my jobby (job/hobby) in the summer with a renewed work/life balance.
I miss you though, so I thought I’d take a break (from my break) to share a Rainbow of Happiness design with you!
Way back in November, I ordered some new products and only just opened them in January! The Rainbow of Happiness Bundle and the coordinating Sunshine & Rainbows Sale-a-bration exclusive patterned paper were waiting so patiently in the dark all that time. Poor things.
The Rainbow
I sponged some Basic Grey, Bermuda Bay, and Pool Party ink on Basic White cardstock to create the background for my rainbow. The rainbow beams were die-cut from the Sunshine & Rainbows paper so that each beam could be a different colour and pattern. I also took the time to sponge the edges of each beam with coordinating ink to give them a bit more punch. Before adhering the beams to my background paper, I applied Tear & Tape adhesive to where the spaces in my rainbow were going to be. I adhere my rainbow beams and then applied the Gold Leafing to the exposed Tear & Tape.
I love this! So Pretty!
The Layers
After completing the main feature of my design, I then could add my other layers and embellishments. The card base is Basic Black cardstock, over which I added a Basic Black die-cut layer, cut with my Cut & Emboss Machine and the Ornate Layers dies. I added a very thin Basic Black layer behind my inked rainbow piece and used Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach this ensemble to the center of the frame.
The sentiment from the Many Messages stamp was stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed with White Embossing Powder on the Flirty Flamingo cardstock. I looped some white Baker’s Twine to adhere to the card before using more Stampin’ Dimensionals to apply the sentiment. The final touch was to add the three white Classic Matte Dots.
It felt good to do some stamping again and I am happy to take this moment to share it with you.
I don’t currently have a schedule for my blog posts, but when the wind blows just right and the mood strikes, I’ll be back to see you. I’m not going anywhere. I’m just taking it easy and floating on the breeze for a while.
No plans, no direction. Just going wherever the wind takes me.
Kelowna, BC, Canada