The Rabbit Card

Good morning!

It is a lovely day here in rural Norfolk.  I have a rare day when I don't actually have any cards to make, so I am going to get out in the garden.  It is looking a bit neglected and needs some attention.  Also, I like being outside with the birds twittering away....

So on that theme, my card today features the cute (and one grumpy) rabbits by Olga.  These are such wonderful images, I love them!

Stamps 214 Bunnies by Olga and 210 Background Mash Up by Tracy
Stencils 77 Sunflower Power by Olga and 67 Broken Circles by Abs (and other stencils too!)

 I decided I wanted to use the border die and have the rabbits kind of 'coming out of their warrens'.
I chose a background I had made at a workshop with Abs (don't read this bit Abs!)  I loved the background I made by layering paint and stencils on a gelli plate and taking the print, but I knew I wasn't going to do a very good job with the project we were supposed to be doing,  so I kept this one back for later!
Lucky I did, because it was a perfect background for rabbits and carrots!
I cut a circle, then used the die to cut the slits for the rabbits.  I added a bit of ink to the edges of the cut just to make it stand out a little bit.
I did some stamping to add some interest to the background and added some washi tape under each slit.
The rabbits were all stamped on separate card, coloured and cut out - yes I cut out all of them!  including the fiddly bits round the leafy tops - people who know me will know what a miracle that is!  but it was the only way for the card to work, so it had to be done!  It was worth it though because once I had put them in place, I loved the finished result.  I was going to just stick to the three with the carrots, but decided that the grumpy rabbit was too nice to miss out, so I added him too!

Thank you so much for visiting, I hope you all have a lovely day - I'm off to find my secateurs!
Janet xxx