Die-cut rainbow watercoloured handmade card tutorial by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #watercolor #homemade

I have enjoyed seeing fabulous examples (check out the thumbnails) of using this Rainbow Card die from Simon Says Stamp. I wanted to take the die and give it my muted-watercolour spin. I’ve linked all supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

DIE-CUT RAINBOW CARD

Die-cut rainbow watercoloured handmade card tutorial by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #watercolor #homemade

KEY INGREDIENTS

Die-cut rainbow watercoloured handmade card tutorial by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #watercolor #homemade

STEP BY STEP HOW TO

Die-cut rainbow watercoloured handmade card tutorial by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #watercolor #homemade

  • Paint four pieces of watercolour card in your chosen colour palette. I used Daniel Smith paints – Burnt Sienna and Yellow Ochre for two and then mixed a little white gouache to get the dusky pale blue and pink. Leave to dry.
  • Cut a fifth piece of watercolour card. Die-cut all five pieces with the Rainbow Card die.
  • Use the die as a guide, jigsaw five stripes of the rainbow – orange, blue, white, pink and yellow. Add foam adhesive to the back to keep the stripes together.
  • Paint yellow stripes on the white stripe of the rainbow. Use a fine white Posca pen to add details to the orange, pink and yellow stripes.
  • Die-cut the sun and heart from left-over painted watercolour paper and another set of white clouds. Rub with Ranger Multi-Medium Matte and dunk into Tim Holtz Rock Candy glitter.
  • Take a piece of left-over orange watercoloured card and stamp a sentiment from the Hello Sunshine set in clear embossing ink and white heat emboss. Trim to a skinny banner.
  • Stamp a piece of Neenah Desert Storm card with the Thank You Text background stamp in Versamark ink. Trim to fit an A2 card and add to a card base cut and scored from Ivory card.
  • Add the glittery clouds with foam adhesive. Add the rainbow to the kraft panel with foam adhesive. Tuck the sunshine ray behind. Add the heart and sentiment again with foam adhesive.
  • Accent with Eggshell Pearls kept in place with Gina K Connect Glue.

Die-cut rainbow watercoloured handmade card tutorial by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #watercolor #homemade

TAKEAWAYS

Die-cut rainbow watercoloured handmade card tutorial by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #watercolor #homemade

The takeaways from this card for me are the colours and my favourite Rock Candy glitter. If you’ve been around here for a while, you probably know that I’m not drawn to bright rainbow colours, although I love to see them when other people use them. I’m personally drawn to a more muted palette, and this combo of burnt orange, yellow ochre, blue and pink sit well with me. Then there’s the glitter. I’ve had a big tub of Rock Candy glitter for a long time, and it is still my go-to. The sugary crystals add just the right amount of glittery goodness but don’t take away from the colours underneath.

FURTHER EXAMPLES

Die-cut watercoloured eucalyptus leaves handmade card tutorial by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #watercolor #homemade

I don’t often create cards like this, but I looked through my photos and found this card. I used the same idea of painting die-cut Eucalyptus Leaves dies and covering them in Rock Candy glitter and along with the tone-on-tone stamped kraft background. I do like adding a little subtle stamping or stencilling to the background if it seems a bit plain without. You can find the original post here.

Die-cut watercoloured eucalyptus leaves handmade card tutorial by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #watercolor #homemade

SUPPLIES

You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or shop icon to get taken directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Items marked with an asterisk (*) provided by a store or the manufacturer. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support.

* SSS RAINBOW CARD Wafer Dies
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* SSS HELLO SUNSHINE
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* SSS THANK YOU TEXT
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Daniel Smith at SSS
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Fabriano Cold-Pressed at SSS
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Winsor Newton WHITE GOUACHE
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Uni POSCA EXTRA FINE WHITE Paint Marker
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Tim Holtz Distress Glitter CLEAR ROCK…
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Little Things From Lucy’s Cards…
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* SSS IVORY Card
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Neenah Desert Storm 100lb Card
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD
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SSS White Embossing Powder
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Ranger MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Glue
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* Hero Arts Misti at Simon Says STAMP
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* Hero Arts MISTI MINI BLACK
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Hero Arts MISTI MINI MOUSE PAD
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* Hero Arts MISTI BAR MAGNATE Black
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3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
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SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER
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Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE
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Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT
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Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE
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Scor-Pal Mini Scoring Board
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EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors
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TWEEZERS
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T SQUARE RULER
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun
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Ranger ANTI STATIC POUCH
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SSS Embossing Powder Storage
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Crafter’s Companion GEMINI JUNIOR…
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