Rain or Shine: Make a Rainbow

Dia daoibh!

Picture this. A freshly stamped piece of cardstock. Perfect. Pristine. Untouched by the world. Enter the kitty cat. A full dramatic catwalk straight across it like she was late for Paris Fashion Week, leaving behind tiny pawprints like she’d signed the artwork. So I restamped. New sheet. Fresh optimism. And then I glued the topper on upside down. Instantly. With confidence. As if I’d learned absolutely nothing. With the white cardstock Amazon order refusing to arrive until after three today, there was nothing for it but to trim it down and adhere it to blue cardstock like a seasoned professional who definitely meant to do that. Moral of the story: confidence fixes everything. Almost.

Now onto the actual card before anything else could interfere. To brighten up the classic Irish weather I went full rainbow. If the sky won’t cooperate I’ll sort it myself. 

I kept it CAS (the card had already been through enough). The sentiment is from the Best Ever set from Simon Says Stamp from 2017 which is still earning its keep. I had a little play with die cuts and used a rainbow design from the Silhouette Design Store. I popped the cloud and rainbow up on foam pads for a bit of dimension.  finished it off with a few sprinkled gems. Sparkle is essential. I also added Nuvo Drops White Blizzard around the edges of the cloud for extra detail... I was feeling brave again.

A few challenges:

A Cut Above - Die Cut Challenge Blog  - January 2026 - Anything Goes

Make My Monday #270 - Clean and Simple

A Place To Start #202601 - Anything Goes (option: Rainbow)

Seize the Birthday #319 - Rainbow of colours

And just like that, the card was finished. A cheerful rainbow card created in between a catwalk moment, an upside down surprise, and a very late Amazon delivery. Crafting magic at its finest.

Sláinte,

Wendy R. 😺

Looking Sharp!

Hi Peeps
My card for today features a Jane's Doodles Cactus stamp:

Coloured with Promarkers & embellished with 3d clear gloss.

Onto a few challenges:
Craftaholics R Us #45 - Masculine
Fab 'n' Funky #371 - Masculine
Pause Dream Enjoy #199 - CAS
Watercooler Wednesday Challenges #145- Maculine
CASology - Week 275: Sharp



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Wendy xoxo

Warm Wishes

Hi Peeps
This card is for my mammy's card stash. She's over in South Africa and is lucky enough to enjoy a warm Christmas every year ;)
Here's my card:

Stamp set - Simon Says Stamp - Warm Wishes.
Coloured with Promarkers and embellished with glitter and enamel drops.

Onto a few challenges:
Crafting With An Attitude - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas  #318 Anything Christmas Goes 
Sweet Stampin' Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes - March
Sweet Stampin - Anything but a Birthday

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Black, White & Gold

Hi Peeps
Card or today:

Quick and easy :)
Circle frame die from Simon Says Stamp. ( New Xmas pressie ;)
I've layered it 3 times for dimension and glossed it with glossy accents.
Sentiment stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

Onto a few challenges:
Paper Craft Crew Challenges  - #224 Black Tie Gala 
Allsorts  W,3E  #396 Something New
Crafty Friends Challenge 2W, 3E, #48 Anything Goes

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Early Kisses

Hi Peeps
An early Valentine's card. Only reason being is the gorgeous creature is always around and it wouldn't be a surprise if he saw what I was making. and.. I may add, even though he doesn't seem to be much interested in crafting he always does seem to notice when , what he calls "suspicious" parcels, arrive and its filled with crafty goodies hahahaha
Anyway, here is my card:

Lips are stamped with Memento red and pink ink.
Diecuts are layered 4 times to create dimension
Sentiment from Hero Arts stamp & diecut.
Heart banner from Simon Says Stamp.
Glossed up with 3d gloss.

Onto a few challenges:

The Paper Girls - Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff - W, use your stash - Anything Goes
Hiding in my Craft Room W,1E #281 Any Holiday
STAMPlorations Challenge Blog - M - December - Sketch*


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