Hello, Kraftie Friends!!!

Thin Cut die cuts from Close To My Heart (CTMH) are packaged on their own magnetic sheet and work well with most die-cutting machines.

Here are my favorite "window" thin cuts:

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

A couple of rainbow cards today...to brighten your day!

The card base, die cuts, flower sequins and stamps are from Craft with Heart Jan-Apr 2021 Cardmaking Subscription Kit. But I made it my own, by stamping some border stamps and adding some patterned paper strips from my stash.

Background Cloud panel was embossed and watercolored. I used patterned paper + scalloped border punch + fringe scissors to make the grass. Stamps are CTMH Sweet Safari - Scrapbooking (rainbow), and Mama Elephant (bunny, banner, sentiment). Butterflies and Flowers die cuts are SU! and Sizzix. 

I added colors with alcohol-based markers and some gold metallic paint on grass, flowers and bunny.

Challenges:

Card #1

1. Shopping Our Stash #441: The Rainbow Connection

2. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper March 2021

3. QKR Stampede #416: AGoes

4. Gem of a Challenge #7: Cardmaking AGoes

Card #2

1. Double D: Skies

2. Papercraft #68: Rainbows

3. Simon Says Mon: Whatever the Weather

4. Inkspirational #235: Fur/Feathers

5. We Love to Create #4: Anything Goes Mixed Media Craft Challenge

I found some plastic sheets...perfect for a shaker card!
I used Ken Oliver's Color Burst Liquid Metal - Heavy Metals on watercolor paper and let dry. It's hard to see, but there's some gold on it, too!
I die cut the "window" (Sweet Cuts - Window Elements) and trimmed the panel. I inked the edges with Distress Stain (Tim Holtz).
I adhered the plastic on the back of the panel, sprinkled some Sequins-Cupcake Sprinkles in the middle of the card and adhered the window panel on, using foam tape.

For the flower planter, I taped woodgrain washi tape on red cardstock and die cut, using Sweet Cuts - Window Elements.
I stamped and die cut 5 flowers (Thankful stamp set and Sweet Cuts - Thankful), colored them with Illustrator by Spectrum Noir alcohol-based markers and adhered them on the card.
I added some Mod Podge Dimensional Magic Glitter- Gold on the flowers' centers (on the front).
Finally, I adhered some Sequins-Cupcake Sprinkles on the panel.