March 22, 2023

Guest Designer Reminder for Hero Arts Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero March 2023 Challenge - Rainbow

Hello there.  I’m sharing my guest designer (GD) reminder card for Hero Arts (HẢ) Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero (A Blog Named HeroABNH) for their March RAINBOW challenge.  


I went literal this time for my reminder card.  At first I was going to use my never before used (NBUS) Rainbow Infinity dies to create a straight forward CAS (clean and simple) rainbow card, but then decided to stretch my quite neglected Nesting Oval Infinity dies to create this cheery card.


I đid end up using the cloud dies from Rainbow Infinity though. The clouds and rainbow were both die cut from alcohol marker friendly (AMF) cardstock.  The clouds were shaded with 0, C00, C1 and C2 Copic Sketch grey markers.  For the rainbow, the oval dies were arranged flushed against each other to one end before running it through the die cutting machine resulting in this.


The rings were coloured in reverse rainbow order (normally red is on top) using Copic Sketch markers listed in my first challenge card post HERE.  Applied clear shimmer to the rainbow for some sparkle. 


The NBUS Big Hugs sentiment (love the large size) was initially going to be plain black.  It was die cut 3x from scraps of black cardstock and stacked for dimension, but I changed my mind and settled on a silver foil sentiment instead.  Assembled the card onto a white card base to finish. 


You have until April 2nd to enter for your chance to win one of two $50 gift cards to their online shop.  One winner will be randomly selected and the other will be picked by the design team.  Just make sure you use at least one HA product to qualify.  Details and where to link up can be found HERE.  

Once again, I want to thank HA and ABNH for this GD opportunity.  Thank you for stopping by.






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14 comments:

Larelyn said...

What an amazing technique and fabulous result. Thank you for joining our Cut it Up This Makes Me Happy Challenge.
Hugs,
Larelyn (CIU owner)

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Awesome rainbow card!!! You are always so clever stretching your dies, Trina! Who knew the rainbow was made of ovals? Brilliant and so creative! Your colouring gives a lot of dimensions to the arches and those clouds look really puffy! :) Also the big silver sentiment is just perfect!
Hugs

Lisa Elton said...

What a vibrant pretty rainbow! Fabulous card, Trina!

Bonnie said...

The ovals make a fantastic rainbow and the bright colors are fantastic, Trina! What a wonderful card, my friend!

dj said...

Love your reverse rainbow!! The coloring of your rainbow bands...perfection!! Way to go shopping your stash!! So glad you joined the fun over at Shopping Our Stash and played along with our “over the rainbow” challenge. -Deb Horst, DT #SOS492

Diane said...

Wow, what an incredible rainbow you have created, love how it is tucked in the clouds!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at The Sisterhood!
Diane TSH DT
{Nellies Nest}
{The Sisterhood}
{Stencil Fun}

Cindy C. said...

Beautiful card, love that rainbow! Thanks for playing with us this March at Die Cut Divas.

Susan said...

A beautiful rainbow and lovely clouds. I love the use of the silver foil for the sentiment.

Arlene said...

Great idea to use the nested oval dies for making the rainbow and I love the "Big Hugs" in that silver foil. Beautiful card.

So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas for our “Anything Goes” challenge.

AlisonC said...

I love this big bold rainbow, it's sure to brighten someone's day. They look like a great set of dies and work perfectly here. Thanks for Shopping your Stash with us this time.

Christine Alexander said...

fun card with the rainbow and clouds ♥

Papercraft Boutique said...

Wow, who could think of using an oval die set like this to make a rainbow? You keep me amazed, Trina! Beautiful layout of the rainbow, the clouds, and the sentiment. The shine of the sentiment gives you a happy thought!
Hideko xx

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Another beauty for the ABNH challenge, Trina - love your creative rainbow among the clouds!!

BożenA said...

You have brilliantly used this set of oval shaped dies. This rainbow is gorgeous, and I can't stop admiring the coloring technique. Wonderful inspiration Trina
xx