Hi Everyone!
Rainbows are so much fun and I decided I would make some rainbow-themed cards for the Lil’ Inker Designs April Release.
My first card features the Dotted Chevron Cover Up Die.

It’s pretty straight forward – I sponged the background using distress oxide inks (Picked Raspberry, Fossilized Amber, Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon, Wilted Violet) and then cut out the cover-up die and used some foam tape to adhere the top panel over the rainbow background. The Hello Die is also from this wonderful April Release. I die cut the word using black card stock and did the halo using vellum.
This Hello Word Die Set goes with the Brushed Plaid Stamp Set.
You can create an entire background, but I decided to accent just a portion of it on this card:

I stamped the big stamp on blue paper, then added lines in a darker blue and pink and added the Hello Word Die with a sentiment strip from the same stamp set.

My third card features the Have a Nice Day stamp set. I stamped the image using a light ink and used my prismacolor pencils to color over the stamped image a section at a time to create the rainbow or words.

For the rest of the images, I used my Stardust Sakura Gelly Roll pens. They have shimmer in them and it was easier for me to achieve the fine lines and dots.


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Dotted Chevron Card:
![]() LID Dotted Chevrons Cover Up |
![]() LID Hello Word Die Set |
![]() Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Set 1 EH | HMSB | SSS | SBC |
![]() Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Set 2 EH | HMSB | SSS | SBC |
![]() Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Set 3 EH | HMSB | SSS | SBC |
![]() Basic Black Cardstock |
![]() Tranquil Tide Cardstock |
![]() Neenah Solar White 80 lb HMSB | EH | SSS |
![]() Recollections 110 lb |
![]() Ranger Mini Round Foam Blending Refills EH | SSS | AMZN |
![]() Ranger Mini Round Blending Tools EH | SSS | AMZN |
![]() SU Foam Adhesive Strips |
![]() Mini Multi Medium Matte Glue HMSB | EH | SSS |
Brushed Plaid card:
![]() LID Brushed Plaid Stamps |
![]() LID Hello Word Die Set |
![]() Memento Tuxedo Black Ink HMSB | EH | SSS | AMZN |
![]() Pool Party Ink |
![]() Marina Mist Ink |
![]() Blushing Bride Ink |
![]() EK Success Powder Tool HMSB | EH | SSS | AMZN |
![]() Versamark Ink HMSB | EH | SSS |
![]() HA White Embossing Powder HMSB | SSS | EH |
![]() Basic Black Cardstock |
![]() Soft Sky Cardstock |
![]() Recollections 110 lb |
![]() MSP Mini MISTI HMSB | EH | SSS | MSP |
![]() Mini Multi Medium Matte Glue HMSB | EH | SSS |
![]() Glossy Accents HMSB | EH | SSS | AMZN |
Have a Nice Day card:
![]() LID Have a Nice Day |
![]() Neenah Solar White 80 lb HMSB | EH | SSS |
![]() Prismacolor Pencils – 72ctAMZN | SSS |
![]() White Foam Sheet 12×18 10pk |
![]() Sakura Stardust Metallics Gelly Roll Set |

































So cute! Love how simple and bright/cheery this card is. Thanks for sharing.
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Such beautiful cards! Can’t imagine how you patiently colored in the rainbow words! Amazing!
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It was a labor of love. Thank you!
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Awesome cards, Caly! Glad you are joining this wonderful design team! Love the rainbow behind that beautiful Dotted chevron. That die is tops on my wish list!
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Fabulous projects. Love the great backgrounds you created. TFS
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Welcome Caly – love love love your projects; you are going to be an awesome addition to the design team, and I’ve already added you to my blog reader list! Love that first dotted rainbow card with the new dotted chevron die; too cool and so simple! TFS!
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Thank you so much, Sam!
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Awesome…I’m a sucker for rainbow!
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Fabulous cards! I love your rainbow “have a nice day”!
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Congratulations on joining the design team! Love your work, the distress oxides behind the dotted chevron is wonderful and your rainbow have a nice day is amazing! Thanks for sharing your talent!
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Wow, fantastic cards! Amazing colored pencil work. I don’t know if I would have the patience. Congrats on your new position as design team member!
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Love your rainbow card Caly and the release is fabulous!!!
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