Rainbow of Kindness Display Card

All across the globe children are placing handmade rainbows in windows to spread a little cheer while the Coronavirus Pandemic continues. It began in Italy and included the message “Tutto andra’ bene” which translates to “Everything will turn out ok”.  In the UK the rainbow represents a sign supporting all of the hardworking health care professionals.

My lovely Stamping Friend, Kelly Kent started a group called Social Stamping and her last theme was ‘Rainbows’. Unfortunately I missed that round but do yourself a favour and go and check out the fantastic display Kelly did on her craft room window as it’s truly awesome  – https://mypapercraftjourney.com/2020/04/11/social-stamping-rainbows-from-kelly/

They’ve been called ‘The Rainbows of Hope’ and I’d like to add the word ‘kindness’ to that heading. The movement is highlighting the positives in a time when we many can be feeling quite anxious about the ‘new norm’ we find ourselves in.  It’s also a reminder to be kind to one another.

Public life has been restricted to the essentials, social distancing measures are in place, enforced travel restrictions and quarantine measures have been adapted and testing has increased in an effort to flatten the curve and slow the spread of infection. Here’s a little snapshot of the sights from my two outings over the Easter Long Weekend –

My Local Supermarket

At least the Butcher has a sense of humour.

The Tennis Club.

A Bench just outside the Supermarket.

On the walk home from the supermarket this morning an idea for a Rainbow Card popped into my head. So the garage (with an overflow of boxes from my craft room) didn’t get cleaned out today! I made this instead –

It helped to brighten my day! I decided on the sentiment from ‘Waterfront’ which says, “Every Little Kindness Makes the World Brighter”. It certainly does.

Instructions –

1. Start with a piece of Balmy Blue Card Stock that measures (H)5-1/2″ x (W)12″.
2. Score along the width at 2″, 4″, 6″, 8″ and 10″.
3. Cut six rainbow colours of card stock that measure (Yes, I know a rainbow has seven colours, but just indulge me here) – (H)5-1/4″ x (W)1-3/4″. I used from Left to Right – Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Call Me Clover, Pacific Point and Gorgeous Grape.
4. Emboss each panel with a different Embossing Folder (Details in the Project List Below) and adhere to the card base in rainbow order.
5. Die-cut the large butterfly from Springtime Impressions Dies from Gold Foil and attach its left side to the Poppy Parade panel using Glue Dots.
6. Stamp the sentiment from ‘Waterfront’ with Balmy Blue Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock and cut out with a Stitched Rectangle Die. Attach to the Pacific Point panel with Dimensionals.
7. Attach two Gold Foil Butterflies (Nature’s Thought’s Dies) to the sentiment with Glue Dots.
8. Die-cut a small flower from each rainbow colour (Springtime Impressions Dies) and attach  one to each panel with Glue Dots. Stick a Gold Metallic Pearl to the centre of each.
9. Stamp the butterfly image from ‘Positive Thoughts’ onto the envelope with Gorgeous Grape Ink.
10. Fold it like a Gatefold Card before popping it into a standard card size envelope for posting.

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I’m going to be brave and show you a selfie I took today – it’s my #stayhome look; no make up, no recent hair colour and my silver threads are starting to shine through my natural light brown hair. The big question I ask myself is … Will I go back to being a blonde after all this is over? It will be an interesting experiment after 30 plus years of having blonde highlights.    #stayhome     #staysafe     #craftyourwaythroughcorona

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