The Stampin' Bunny: February 2020

Friday, February 28, 2020

When I first began imagining what card I'd like to make with the Welcome Easter set, I thought of how whimsical and cute the drawing is in the set. I like the combination of the bunny with the flower forest of the Sending Flowers Die. The Scalloped edged sentiment die is perfect for the "Have a wonderful Easter!" sentiment too.

Scalloped sentiment, Scalloped ribbon, Scalloped edge on the circle die cut

I enjoy repeating just about anything in threes on a card, and these scallops create fun added details. The soft Blushing Bride and So Saffron Flowers are lovely with Soft Seafoam and Seaside Spray for spring or for a baby card which this card could be easily modified to be.

Fussy cutting the bunny is easy when you add a bit of black Stampin' Write marker to the edge so it looks like you did a perfect job, and any white bits are covered! This card was surprisingly quick!

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I was going for a more quaint look than the archway through a stone/brick wall in the Jan-June Mini Catalog example on page 13. I like the example, but I wanted it to appear more homey. I probably need to lighten the sky a bit, but the sunshine on a picket fence is more my style.

Layered flowers create a generous and full garden look and the pair of bluebirds on the gate add interest as the sun peeks around the sweet rose arbor. I choose to color two colors of hollyhocks on the right (Light Highland Heather and Light Lovely Lipstick) and colored the small daisies as brown-eyed susans, the larger daisy shapes as Purple Coneflower and the spiky flowers on the left as lupines.

Here is a picture of the card standing which I think shows more depth. To create the stand alone look of the arbor, I used a foam adhesive strip (Annual catalog page 183) under the arbor.