Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Stampendous Bunnies in the Snow Christmas card


Hi and thanks for stopping by :-)

Aren't these little bunnies just so adorable?!!  It is a cling-rubber stamp by Stampendous called "Bunnies in the Snow".  I bought mine here from 1-2-3 Stamps in the USA (you can also get wood-mounted instead of cling foam-mounted rubber).


I stamped them onto KW Doggett Knight white cardstock (love this cardstock for my colouring) and coloured them with Derwent Coloursoft and Prismacolor pencils and Odourless Mineral Spirits (OMS).  I added lots of Polar White FlowerSoft with Aleen's Tacky Glue to the branches for the snow, and added red Kindyglitz to the flowers at the bottom of the image (although they look kind of dark in the photo) plus pink Kindyglitz to the bunnies' ears and cheeks.

Here is a little close-up of the FlowerSoft:


The snowflakes embossing is one of the embossing folders from the Cuttlebug Winter Wonderland set - it is larger than the regular size Cuttlebug folders so was perfect for making a square card for this image.  Note that I did the embossing first, then diecut the circle with my Circle Nesties so the embossing doesn't get squashed.  I actually popped this white embossed panel up on 1mm mounts (dimensionals) to add a little bit of dimension to the whole card.  This was then layered onto green cardstock and then again onto white cardstock with just double-sided tape for both of these layers.

I love how it's been a bit of a trend lately to "frame" images so I have quite a few cards on the go with this same technique.

I thought about adding a sentiment, but decided against it as I really wanted this beautiful image to take centre-stage.  Lastly, I added a white organza bow which I made with my Bow Easy, then glued on a sparkly green Christmas tree brad - I cut the prongs off then glued it with Super Glue.

Challenges:

I am entering this card into the following Challenge:

Splitcoaststampers 'Ways to Use it' Challenge WT294 of 'Frames'.  

Thanks for having a peek at my Blog!

Jocelyn


Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Stampendous 'Bunnies in the Snow' CRQ043 cling-mounted rubber

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo black

Accessories:  Cuttlebug, Snowflakes folder from Winter Wonderland set, Spellbinder Circle Nestabilities, Bow Easy, white organza ribbon, 1mm mounts, tree brad by Making Memories, Prismacolor pencils, Derwent Coloursoft pencils, OMS, paper stumps, Polar White FlowerSoft, Aleen's Tacky glue, Super Glue, Kindyglitz pink and red, Cardstock: KW Doggett "Knight" white (for the image), regular white (for the rest of the card), green

10 comments:

Kathie said...

Gorgeous! Love the dainty feel to the card!

Benzi said...

Wow! Your card is beautiful! I love the image of those rabbits and that darling bird. The branches look super with the snow/Flower Soft on them. Great embossing folder and ribbon treatment, too. BTW, I love the name of your blog...gave me a huge smile. So glad you joined the Stampin B's for the holiday challenge.

Virgo5 said...

Oh this is beautiful, nicely done!
Thanks for playing with Speedy's friends!

Becky said...

OH MY goodness this is adorable!! Thank you for joining Speedy's Friends.

ShazInOzCardsCalligraphy said...

Gorgeous indeed just love it Jocelyn, and I can see using this idea on a card ... when time allows!! Shaz in Oz.

PepPop said...

Gorgeous card. I love the embossing and the flowersoft snow is fantastic. Jaqui x

Vicki Dutcher said...

Awesome card! Love your "snow" - Thanks for playing with Speedy's Friends!

Joanne Travis said...

So beautiful and elegant. Love the sparkle.
Thanks for sharing and for joining Speedy's Friends this week!

Kelly said...

This is so cute! I LOVE your style and am going to sign up to follow you and hope you will do the same!

http://www.kreativekornerbykelly.blogspot.com/

Anita said...

Very pretty. I love the flower soft that you've added for the snow and your image is adorable.