There are so many fun color possibilities in this challenge

What a fun card map challenge for the week ahead. What makes it fun in my mind is that you have so many color possibilities!

My first thought was - easy, I will use up some scraps of leftover cardstock and this will be a breeze. But I have already shown you several ways to use up paper scraps, like this blog post here and this blog post here. So maybe it's time for a new way to show how to create a rainbow effect.

What popped to mind next was a different way, one that I had seen some other Stampin' Up! demonstrators create and share in our private Facebook group. I thought I would give it a try and share this technique with you too.

Here's what you need:

Sponge Daubers

This tool is essential for the technique I am going to show you. You use this product to daub touches of Classic Stampin’ Ink on stamps or directly on projects. They fit onto your finger for great control. 5 daubers in a pack for only $5 - that's a great deal! (tip: click on the sponge dauber photo to order a pack at my online store)

Next you need an image that you can apply the color onto, using your Sponge Daubers. I chose one of the images from the Amazing Silhouettes stamp set:

It's kinda funny that when I got this stamp set for free at a Stampin' Up! event I was completely underwhelmed. And now I use it all the time (hehe)!

I chose the largest image in this set and used the following colors and my sponge daubers to apply each color, starting from the top and working my way down.

Can you identify these colors? Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue and Highland Heather.

And here's my Amazing Silhouettes card:

Note: the phrase comes from the Art Gallery stamp set. You can never have too many birthday cards on the ready! And the background paper is from the Flowering Fields designer series paper pack.

Now it's your turn: try this Rainbow card map challenge and see what you can create. If you'd like to see what the other Paper Craft Crew members created for this week's challenge, click here. And why not share your card over there too? We'd love to see your ideas; we can learn from each other.