Brighter Days Are Ahead

Here's my card for the current sketch at Try Stampin' on Tuesday. My rainbow element for the layout was created with some of Concord & 9th's Rainbow Wishes dies. I arranged the three bands on a light blue cardfront, then adhered a strip of aqua gingham paper just beneath the bottom of the bands. The "brighter days are ahead" sentiment from C& 9th's Brighter Days stamp set was stamped on a turquoise cardstock strip from my scrap pile, then adhered over the gingham strip. I used one of the dies from the Brighter Days die set to cut a cloud from shimmery white cardstock to position at the left side of the rainbow. I added a trio of iridescent sequins beneath the cloud for some sparkle and shine. For balance, I added a sun die cut created with another die from the Brighter Days die set to the right side of the rainbow to finish the card.

Materials Used:
Brighter Days stamp set, Rainbow Wishes and Brighter Days dies (Concord & 9th); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, and Yoyo Yellow cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Ocean cardstock (Recollections); Crystal Stardream metallic cardstock (The Paper Cut); Aqua Mist patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); iridescent sequins; foam tape