Bunnies and Blooms

Hi everyone, here I am today with another 2 Easter cards … I just seem unable to stop playing with my daffodil stamps right now as they really lift my spirits! I set out to make one with my gel press but after several failed attempts, when I eventually got a print I was happy with there was enough ink left on the gel plate to take a second paler print … so I made another similar card in paler colours with a few tweaks to make it different.

Here’s the first one.

I brayered two colours of Elements ink onto my gel press and spattered with some watered down Elements, then took the prints on 5.5” squares of white stamping card. I stamped my daffodils onto the circle then stamped again onto separate card, coloured with Zig pens and Wink of Stella, then fussy cut out. I masked the circle and added a little background stamping in 2nd generation blue then attached the coloured flowers. Finally I added the bunnies which I highlighted with white pens, added the sentiment, doodled round the circles with fine liner and matted onto coordinating card stock and a 6” card blank. 

Here's an angled pic to show the sparkle.

Stamps: Visible Image Golden Daffodils, Where Flowers Bloom; Lavinia Wild Hares Set (Large); sentiment - See-D;

Media: Lavinia Elements Ink (Blue Lagoon, Sahara); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Blue Belle); Kuretake Clean Colour Zig Watercolour pens; Wink of Stella; gel pen (white); fine liner pen (blue);

Tools: Lavinia Roland gel press.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Beautiful Blossoms #15 - Anything Floral Goes (5th entry)

Country View Crafts FB Challenge (March) - Mad March Hare (hares, rabbits or Easter) (2nd entry)

Crafting Happiness #168 - Bunnies

Craftlandia #18 - Easter

Creatalicious #275 - Anything Goes with option Easter (3rd entry)

Double Trouble #162 - Spring Florals (4th entry)

Shopping Our Stash #518 - Spring Has Sprung (2nd entry)

Simply Create Too #198 - Bunnies and Blooms

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters - Bunnies and/or Chicks

... and the second one.

This one is the second generation print from the gel press, so I coloured the flowers in paler shades. 

Stamps: Visible Image Golden Daffodils, Sketched Tulips; Lavinia Lupin; sentiment - See-D;

Media: As above.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Country View Crafts FB Challenge (March) - Mad March Hare (hares, rabbits or Easter) (3rd entry)

Crafty Gals’ Corner #253 - Anything Goes

Love to Scrap #166 - Anything Goes (3rd entry)

Mix It Up #70 - Anything Goes (4th entry)

Paper Funday #63 - Anything Goes (3rd entry) - TOP 3

Papercraft Challenge #104 - Easter

Sheepski #84 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday #641/642 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter whatever you're doing. Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,