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 · 16/01/2023 · watch it from 11:45

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Create a heartwarming card featuring an adorable family of bunnies cuddling together, perfect for showing someone you care. This charming design combines a soft watercolour background in dreamy blues and pinks with punched circle accents and gold detailing. The project uses stamping, watercolour-style inking techniques, and dimensional layering to bring the sweet bunny scene to life.

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Step by step

1. 

   Gather three ink pads in coordinating colours. The demonstration uses Tiffany (teal blue), Fandango (pink), and Ocean (dark blue) from the Pretty Colour Inside range.

   ▶ watch this step (13:30)
2. 

   Apply Ocean ink to your card base using a water brush, creating a soft watercolour wash across the surface. Leave some white space showing through for a natural watercolour effect.

   ▶ watch this step (14:00)
3. 

   Apply Tiffany ink to the wet background using a blending tool or sponge. Allow the two ink colours to blend naturally together on the wet surface.

   ▶ watch this step (14:15)
4. 

   Apply Fandango ink to your craft mat and pick it up with the watercolour paper, blending it into the existing blue colours. Leave some white space showing through for a varied watercolour effect.

   ▶ watch this step (14:45)
5. Use a circular punch to create multiple circles from white cardstock. Punch enough circles to create a border pattern around your card. ▶ watch 15:30
6. 

   Arrange the punched white circles around the edges of your card base, leaving some extending off the page and maintaining white space in the centre for your focal image.

   ▶ watch this step (18:00)
7. Stamp the large bunny family image in black ink onto white cardstock. Ensure you stamp some images off the edge of the page for a natural, scattered look. ▶ watch 22:45
8. 

   Carefully fussy-cut around the stamped bunny images, separating each bunny so you can position them individually on your card.

   ▶ watch this step (29:15)
9. 

   Using a white ink pad, swipe across portions of your watercolour background to soften darker areas. Use the punched circle template as a stencil to create bokeh-style circles by dabbing the white ink through the circular openings.

   ▶ watch this step (37:45)
10. 

    Using black ink, carefully edge around all four sides of the watercolour background piece to create definition and frame the design.

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11. 

    Adhere the blue gradient bunny panel to the decorative background card, positioning it centrally. Then mount this layered piece onto a gold cardstock base, leaving an even border of gold showing around all edges.

    ▶ watch this step (41:30)
12. 

    Arrange and glue the fussy-cut bunnies onto the card in a cuddling position, placing the largest bunny at the base and building up the group with the smaller bunnies around and above it.

    ▶ watch this step (44:15)
13. 

    Stamp 'THANKS' onto the gold strip beneath the bunny panel. Use a glass mat to avoid the stamp clanging on the work surface.

    ▶ watch this step (47:30)
14. 

    Use a fine-line black pen to draw a frame around the edge of the card front, creating a border that enhances the dimensional effect of the layered design.

    ▶ watch this step (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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