Sparkle and Shine with The Paper Funday Challenge!

 Hello everyone!

Happy June! This month at the Paper Funday Challenge the optional theme is "Sparkle and Shine" so I decided to make a rainbow card! I figure everyone loves rainbows and, after a wet spring, we can all use a bit more color. I hope you enjoy my creation!

 

What I Used to Make my Card:
White Card Base
Hello Bluebird Rainbow Sky Die
EK Success Hearts, #54-80012 {Retired, I used the small heart}
Pinkfresh Studios Kelly Alpha Lower Case Dies, #PFSA1719
Black, Pink, Red and Purple Glitter Card
Rainbow Colors in Regular Card
Gold Card
Gems

When I found out the optional choice for this month's challenge was Sparkle and Shine I knew I wanted to make a rainbow card.  My first step was to cut out the rainbow, then I assembled it and studded it with the gems.  I found a great deal on these gems, they are actually marketed for fingernails, but a flat backed gem that works just fine on cardstock too!  Once my rainbow was dry, I cut the word "shine" out of black glitter card, then the word "on" from muted gold and glued those onto the card base.  At this point I wasn't sure what else I wanted to put on the card, more gems or something else and, as you can see, I chose to make a bunch of hearts from scraps of glitter card.  I attached them onto the card and I was finished. I have to say I am in love with the new alphabet dies and I imagine you will be seeing more creations featuring it.  Another card done with no stamping, but the message is clear - Shine On!

I hope we see you at the challenge, you have the entire month to play at Paper Funday! So get out all your bling and Sparkle and Shine along with us! Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope to see you very soon! 

Fondly, 

Christi

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Rainbow Card Challenge, #30 - Radically Rainbow
A Place to Start, #5 - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges, #249 - Dies and/or Punches
TTCRD - Anything Goes

You Are Amazing Rainbow Card

I get so excited when I get new goodies to play with!!  I just could NOT wait to try out these dies so as soon as I got them I whipped up this card.  Be gentle, it's just a quick card - no measuring or fussiness - in fact, I wasn't even sure this was going to be a card!

What I Used to Make my Card:

White Card Base

Black Card

Hello Bluebird Rainbow Sky Die Set

Pinkfresh Phrase Builder: You Die Set 

Scraps of Card

I really wanted to test the Rainbow Die - I just couldn't wrap my head around how the arches were going to fit together.  I was fairly sure they weren't going to work.  I must of tapped into a few more dead brain cells because they nestled into each other just fine.  Figuring out what sentiment to use {I didn't want to use stamps on this card, I wanted to keep it only dies}, realizing I have a plethora of word dies that I rarely, if ever use, and finally settling on the new Phrase Builder set I just got.  I think the off white clouds, the pink hearts and the black words make this card special {as well as the crooked letter that I can see now, and I am sure you all can see it, too}!  This was a fun card to make and it used up a bunch of scraps I had lying about, so it's a win win!

I hope you enjoy this little burst of color - I realized the last few cards I've posted had animals on them and I wanted to prove I can, and do, play with other stuff, too.  Hope you and yours are safe & happy! Blessings, Christi 

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
{Just a note: My internet went out last night & didn't come back until this afternoon - sorry for linking to the challenges "late"}
Arty Divas, #28 - Anything Goes 
Crafting Happiness, #61 - Anything Goes 
The Happy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Out of the Box Challenge - Anything Goes 
NBUS Challenge, #17 - Never Before Used Schtuff :)