Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Happy Easter Bunny Card using the Easter Bunny Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!
The Details of My Cards
For my cards, I thought it would be fun to create a scene with the Easter Bunny peeking through the leaves from the Around the Bend Dies as he’s hiding his Easter eggs!
The Into the Clouds Embossing Folder created the perfect sky for my scene with a die cut white cloud adding some interest.
I decided to use the Parakeet Party In Color DSP as my grass and leaves using the Around the Bend Die. A scattering of die cut flowers were used to add colour and highlight the sentiment which was die cut from the Pretty Pillowbox Dies.
The bunny was stamped in black on Basic White showing that you don’t always need to color it to make it stand out.
A couple of Brass Butterflies were added to complete my scene.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Easter Bunny Stamp Set (160272), Around the Bend Dies (160649), Give It a Whirl Dies (154336), Pretty Pillow Box Dies (156321)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Balmy Blue (147105)
Paper: Basic White Thick (159229), Balmy Blue (146982), Basic White (159276), Flirty Flamingo (141416), Petal Pink (146985), In Color 2022–2024 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (159253)
Accessories: Brushed Brass Butterflies (158136), Into the Clouds Embossing Folder (159171), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Close Up of the Easter Bunny Stamp
Measurements:
Basic White Thick:
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Balmy Blue:
4” x 5 ¼”
Basic White (3 pieces):
2 ¼” x 2-1/8”
2” x 1 ¼”
Scrap for sentiment
Flirty Flamingo:
Scrap
Petal Pink:
Scrap
In Color 2022–2024 Designer Series Paper:
5 ¼” x 3 ½”
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Great Escape Card using the Counting Sheep Stamp Set and matching Sheep Dies by Stampin’ Up! You can get both for free with a qualifying order during Sale-A-Bration. I am a big fan of Shaun the Sheep and love watching all the antic that he gets up to with the other sheep at the farm! The ewe on the right reminds me of him as she orchestrates a breakout from the farmer’s field. Lol!
Close Up of Ewe Orchestrating Escape
My Colouring Techniques
For my card, I used several techniques to colour my sheep so that they looked fluffy. I stamped the sheep in Smokey Slate Classic Ink on Basic White card stock. This allowed me to colour with the no-line technique which created a softer finished image without the harsh black lines with Memento Ink. Once the colouring was finished, the lines would fade in with the dots.
The second techniques I used was dots for their wool. I used the Dark Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blend in the shadows. So, along the edges where the stamped Smokey Slate ink was, where the artist indicated fluffiness in the wool and anywhere I thought a shadow would show up.
Next, I used the Light Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blend to add to the shadow areas and extend my dots further into the image from the shadows. I added a few random dots to break up the white areas in the centre of the wool.
Finally, I used my Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter and lightly brushed over all the dots to soften them a little bit. For the face and legs, I used the Smooth colouring technique. For more information on these techniques and others, I have included links on how to use your Stampin’ Blends at the end of this post.
Close Up of Sheep on Left Side
The Details of my Card
I decided that I needed a slimline card to fit my scene so that I could include all three sheep in the great escape. Since the Basic Border Dies that I used were not long enough for a slimline card, I had to create layers to fill my scene. With lots of dimensionals, I was able to create a hilly pastureland with a cloud filled sky. For my pastureland I used two different card stocks, Pear Pizzaz and Old Olive, to add dimension to my scene. I added an 8 ½” strip of Old Olive at the base of my card on top of all the hills to hide all the uneven pieces. The In Good Taste DSP was perfect for my wooden fences.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Counting Sheep Stamp Set (156591), Sheep Dies (156600), Basic Borders Dies (155558)
Inks: Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad (147113)
Paper: Smoky Slate (131202), Balmy Blue (146982), Pear Pizzazz (131201), Old Olive (100702), Basic White (159276), So Saffron (105118), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (152494)
Accessories: Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154904),Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154843), Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154893), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813)
Close Up of Escaping Sheep
Measurements:
Smoky Slate: 7” x 8 ½” scored at 3 ½” – finished card 3 ½” x 8 ½”
Balmy Blue: 8 ¼” x 3 ¼”
Old Olive: 1 ½” x 5” (hill in distance)
1” x 8 ¼” (flat band at bottom of hills)
Pear Pizzazz: 1 ½” x 5” (left hill)
1 ½” x 3” (right hill)
Basic White: 5 ¾” x 1 1/8” (right cloud)
3 ¼” 1 ¼” (left cloud)
2 ¼” x1 ½” (Sheep – 3 pieces)
So Saffron: scraps
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper: 3” x 1 ½” (3 pieces)
