Bunny Family Cuddles Card with Watercolour Background

A project from our live show CREATE TOGETHER CLUB - CHAPTER 2 - Join Toni for Inspiration show 3 using the second stamp in the collection called SOMEBUNNY LOVES YOU - Broadcast 16th Jan 23 · 01/16/2023 · watch it from 11:45

A charming card featuring the Somebunny Loves You stamp set with a family of bunnies arranged as if cuddling together. The card combines a soft watercolour-style inked background with punched circle details and gold accents to create a warm, dimensional design.

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Step by step

1. Gather three ink pads in coordinating colours (Tiffany, Fandango, and Ocean were used in the demo). ▶ watch 13:30
2. Apply the first ink colour (Ocean) to your card base using a water brush, creating a soft watercolour wash across the surface. ▶ watch 14:00
3. Add the second ink colour (Tiffany) to the wet background, allowing the colours to blend naturally. ▶ watch 14:15
4. Introduce the third ink colour (Fandango) to complete your multi-coloured background, leaving some white space showing through. ▶ watch 14:45
5. Use a circular punch to create multiple circles from white cardstock, punching enough to create a border pattern around your card. ▶ watch 15:30
6. Arrange the punched circles around the edges of your card, leaving some extending off the page and maintaining white space in the centre. ▶ watch 18:00
7. Stamp the large bunny family stamp in black ink onto white cardstock. ▶ watch 22:45
8. Carefully fussy-cut around the bunnies, separating them so you can position them individually on your card. ▶ watch 29:15
9. Swipe a white ink pad across portions of your background to soften the darker areas and create bokeh-style circles using the punched template as a stencil. ▶ watch 37:45
10. Edge the background piece with black ink around all sides to create definition. ▶ watch 40:00
11. Adhere the background piece to a gold cardstock base layer, positioning it to show the gold as a border. ▶ watch 41:30
12. Arrange and glue the fussy-cut bunnies onto the card as if they are cuddling together, with the largest bunny at the base. ▶ watch 44:15
13. Stamp a 'Thanks' sentiment onto the gold layer beneath the bunnies. ▶ watch 47:30
14. Add a fine-line pen frame around the card edge to enhance the dimensional effect. ▶ watch 50:00

Tips from the show

• Don't worry about being a perfect fussy cutter—twist the card rather than your scissors for easier cutting.
• You can use a white ink pad to bring back white space if your background becomes too dark.
• If you don't have a circular punch, you can use a circular die, stencil, or draw around a lid and cut out circles manually.

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