Rainbow Bridge 🌈

Hi everyone, a lady who I know from a social group I attend told me earlier in the week that her cat had passed away, and she was naturally feeling very distressed so I thought I would make her a “rainbow bridge” card to let her know I’m thinking of her. I decided to keep it simple, with just a focal silhouette cat gazing into the distance as he/she sits at the end of the rainbow.

I scored a piece of 30cm * 15cm Pink Frog super smooth card so that I could make a one layer card and stamp and ink blend directly onto it. First I created the landscape by blending Pine Elements ink using a Lavinia Mini Hills Mask, then created a soft cloudy sky by blending Della Blue Elements with a cloud stencil by My Favorite things. (I actually bought the cloud stencil months ago and have never used it until now! ☺️)  

I had to get my thinking cap on to create the rainbow as I don’t possess any rainbow stamps or stencils, so I created a home made 2 part paper stencil and blended rainbow shades of Elements through it one by one. I then stamped Mooch the cat sitting at the end of the rainbow, and 2 small butterflies which I coloured with Sakura Stardust pens in rainbow hues. I added Stardust pen lines between each rainbow colour,  and finished with a sentiment stamped onto separate card, fussy cut and attached.

Stamps: Lavinia Mooch, Mini Butterfly; Penny Black Hugs (sentiment);

Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Della Blue, Paprika, Russet Orange, Sundance, Pine, Blue Lagoon, Dark Denim); Versafine Clair (Nocturne); Sakura Stardust pens (red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, purple, clear);

Tools: My Favorite Things cloud stencil; home made rainbow stencil.

Challenges I would like to enter:

613 Avenue Create (January) - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Classic Design Challenge #1 2025 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Crazy Is Our Fame, Stencils Are Our Game (January) - Use a Stencil (3rd entry)

Creative Crafters #84 - Anything Goes

Fab ‘n’ Funky #609 - Include a Stamped Image

Heart’s Quest Celebrations of Love #1 2025 - Sympathy

Krafty Chicks #753 - Anything Goes

Let’s Craft and Create #215 - Anything Goes with option Use a Sentiment (2nd entry)

Little Red Wagon #792 - Anything Goes 

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes

That’s all from me for today. Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,