You can use this handmade card with a rainbow for just about any occasion!

When I was playing around with this precious new Rainbow and Clouds die set from Rubbernecker, I was thinking how this element could be used on a card for just about any occasion. A handmade card with a rainbow can mean anything from encouragement to sending a blessing to an expression of support or joy and even sympathy. I decided to add a little nature scene using Rubbernecker’s Evergreen Forest, Slimline Grass, Grass #2, and Tiny Flower Buds and then added one little flying friend with their Small Birds die. The layers were made using their  Retired Square Combo OPC.   

Let me share my steps for the making and then you can adapt this design to your vision.

Square Card Base

• Use white cardstock to cut a 5.00″ x 5.00″ card base and Retired Square Combo OPC. 
• Turn the OPC square sections face down and attach them together using strips of double stick tape.
• Cut a 4.75″ square and a 3.50″ square using light blue cardstock.
• Apply ATG adhesive to the 4.75″ layer and attach it to the card base.
• Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the OPC square sections and attach them to the card base.
• Apply ATG adhesive to the back of the blue scene base and attach it to the OPC square sections.

The Evergreen Forest Scene

• Use green cardstock to cut the Evergreen Forest and Slimline Grass sections.
• Apply a strip of mounting tape to the back of the grass layer and attach it to the blue scene layer.
• Apply tiny pop dots to the top back of each tree and double stick tape to the back bottom of the trees.
• Tuck the trees in behind the grass layer and attach to the scene base.  
• Cut a section of the Grass #2 set using green cardstock and attach the pieces behind the grass layer using glossy accents.
• Use pink, purple and yellow cardstock to cut the Tiny Flower Buds.
• Place the flower buds face up on the molding pad and push down in the centers using a small tipped stylus.
• Attach the flower buds to the grass sections using glossy accents.
• Cut a Small Bird using aqua cardstock and attach it to the scene base using a small piece of mounting tape.

Rainbow and Clouds

• Cut the Rainbow and clouds using yellow, pink, purple, aqua and white cardstock.  Pro Tip:  I kept all the rainbow sections together to use on future projects.
• Turn the rainbow sections face down, group them together and attach them together using double stick tape.  Pro Tip: I placed all four rainbow sections together on my Brutus Monroe Stick and Stamp Mat to hold them perfectly together while I attach them with the tape. 
• Remove the double stick tape backing from the back of the rainbow and attach it to the scene base,
• Finish by attaching two of the clouds on both sides of the rainbow using small pieces of mounting tape.

I love this little scene so much I might just have to experiment with the other elements in that new Rainbow and Clouds die – I love that almost all weather conditions are possible! Here are the things from Rubbernecker I used so you can find them easily:

5613-06D Rainbow and Clouds Die [ RBB ] 5514-05D Evergreen Forest Die [ RBB ] 5328-02D Slimline Grass Die [ RBB ] 5210-02D Grass #2 Die Cut [ RBB ] Tiny Flower Buds Die Cut 5147-10D [ RBB ] Small Birds Die 5147-06D [ RBB ]

And then for all the everyday stuff I use over and over you can check out all my other favorite crafting tools here.

I really think any handmade card with a rainbow can send whatever message you either add onto the front with a sentiment or write inside. There’s something both magical and reassuring about the rainbow motif and on this card, it gets to star without taking over. How would you use a rainbow card?