Crafting Inspiration: Handmade Spring Card Featuring Bunny Hairband

Hello crafting friends! Today, I’m excited to showcase a lovely project that features the latest release from All Dressed Up Stamps. Together, we’ll create a delightful handmade spring card. 

The new collection introduces us to three charming digital stamps:

While all three stamps offer endless crafting possibilities, today’s project will focus on the adorable Bunny Hairband digital stamp. This stamp is perfect for creating a handmade spring card that is sure to put a smile on anyone’s face.

I’m eager to walk you through the step-by-step process of creating this adorable handmade spring card. Let’s get started!

Before starting your creative journey, make sure you have gathered all the necessary supplies. Here’s a list of what you need to bring this handmade spring card to life:

• Sturdy white paper: A base of 21cm by 14.8cm, scored and folded at 10.5cm to create a landscape-oriented card.
• DCP paper: This is ideal for printing the digital stamp and colouring with alcohol markers.
• Colouring medium: For this project, alcohol markers work well. However, you can use any colouring medium you prefer.
• White gel pen:  You’ll use this to create highlights.
• Circle die: This is used to die-cut the stamped image.
• Patterned paper: Use this as a layer on the background of the card.
• Flower and Butterfly clear stamps:  These stamps complete the scene.
• Cardstock:  Choose coordinating colours for layering and creating a visually appealing background. For this project, pink cardstock was used.
• Scissors: You’ll need these for cutting out paper elements and sentiments.
• Stamping ink: Black ink is ideal for stamping sentiments.
• Embellishments: For this card, white flowers and a heart sticker were used.
• Adhesive: You’ll need double-sided tape or glue for assembling the card layers.
• Die-cutting machine: You’ll require this to die-cut the circles.

With these supplies on hand, you’re all set to create a beautiful handmade spring card with the Bunny Hairband digital stamp.

Join me as I guide you through the process of creating a stunning handmade spring card! In this step-by-step tutorial, I will walk you through each stage of crafting, from colouring the digital stamp to assembling the final card. This tutorial aims to inspire and empower you to craft something beautiful.

Get ready to unleash your creativity as we embark on this crafting journey!

Let’s start laying the foundation for our handmade spring card. Follow these simple steps to make the base:

• Take a sturdy white paper measuring 21cm by 14.8cm.
• Score the paper at the 10.5cm mark along the longer side.
• Carefully fold the paper along the scored line to create a landscape-oriented card.

This standard card size provides a perfect canvas for our spring card. Once the base is ready, we can move on to the next step of printing and colouring the digital stamp.

Let’s move on to the exciting part of bringing our digital stamp to life. Follow these simple steps to print the digital stamp on suitable paper and add vibrant colours using alcohol markers:

• Print the digital stamp on DCP paper, leaving enough space around the image for later die-cutting.
• Carefully colour the different elements of the digital stamp using your preferred alcohol markers, following the given colour combinations:
  • Skin: Tanned Skin (260), Peachy Blush (259), Salmon Pink (25), Barely Beige (29)
  • Hair: Barely Beige (29), Brown Grey (104), Walnut (100), Clay (116), Chocolate (118)
  • Bunny: Baby Skin Pink (133), Hazelwood (108), Brown Grey (104)
  • Inner Ears of Bunny: Midi Old Rose (199), Blush (136), Pale Pink (17)
  • Dress and Hairband: Peony Purple (282), Rose Pink (08), Pale Pink (09), Pastel Pink (17)
  • Blouse under the Dress: Baby Skin Pink (133), Hazelwood (10)
• To add depth and detail, use a white gel pen to create highlights on the hair, dress, and other selected areas.

Once you have beautifully coloured the digital stamp, it’s time to move on to the next step of die-cutting and completing the scene.

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Let’s bring our scene to life! Follow these steps to cut out the stamped image and add details to complete the scene:

• Use a circle die to carefully cut out the stamped image, making sure it fits well within the diameter of the die.
• Once the image is cut out, enhance the scene by colouring the background to create the illusion of grass and sky. Use alcohol markers in shades of Yellow Green (48), Grass Green (47), Forest Green (50), Pine Forest Green (241) for the grass, and Frost Blue and Cool Shadow (178) for the sky.
• Stamp flower images onto the grassy area using clear stamps. Only use the top portion of the flower stamp and wipe away the rest for a cleaner impression. Colour these flowers using the same colour combinations as the dress and hairband of the digital stamp: Peony Purple (282), Rose Pink (08), Pale Pink (09), and Pastel Pink (17).
• Add a butterfly stamp to the scene and colour it using similar colours as the flowers.

Voila! Your scene is now complete, and we can move on to the next step.

Let’s add some flair to our card by framing the circle scene and placing it on the card base. Follow these simple steps:

• Using patterned paper, cut out a slightly larger circle with a decorative border. Ensure that it’s big enough to frame the circle scene nicely.
• Once you have the patterned paper circle, adhere it to the back of the circle scene, creating a beautiful border around the scene.
• Take a piece of coordinating cardstock (pink) and cut it into a rectangle slightly larger than the circle scene. This will serve as the background layer for our scene. Do this twice. Also, for a slightly smaller rectangle and then on white paper. Assemble these two rectangles on top of each other. 
• Attach the layered circle scene onto the cardstock background using adhesive, ensuring it’s centred and aligned.

With these decorative elements added, our card is starting to take shape! Let’s move on to the next step of adding layers to the card.

Let’s add depth and dimension to our card by creating layers! Follow these steps to layer coloured paper and create a visually appealing background:

• Cut a piece of dark pink cardstock to measure 10cm by 14.3cm
• Use a stitched rectangle die to cut out a rectangle from the patterned paper. Make sure this rectangle is slightly smaller than the first layer, measuring approximately 9.5cm by 13.8cm.
• Layer the two rectangles on top of each other, with the stitched rectangle centred on the larger pink rectangle. Adhere them together to create a visually appealing layered effect.
• Attach the layered rectangles, including those with the circle scene, to the card base.

With these layers in place, our card is really starting to come together! Now, let’s move on to the final steps of adding text and embellishments.

Let’s put the finishing touches on our card by adding text and additional embellishments. Follow these steps to complete the card design:

• Stamp a sentiment onto white cardstock using black ink. For this project, I used the sentiment “Celebrate Spring” to complement the theme of our card. We stamp the word celebrate with black ink on white paper.
• Once the sentiment is stamped, use scissors to carefully cut it out, leaving a small border around the edges.
• Adhere to the sentiment of the circle scene using adhesive.
• To make the word spring I die-cut the letters out of black paper. I place the word spring to the right of the circle on the white rectangle vertically.
• Now, it’s time to add some final embellishments to enhance the card’s design. Add white flowers and a heart sticker for a touch of elegance and charm.
• Place the flowers in the upper right corner of the circle. I placed the heart sticker behind the girl’s head, ensuring they complemented the overall design of the card.

By following these steps, your handmade spring card is now complete and ready to brighten someone’s day!

Let’s take a moment to admire the beautiful handmade spring card we just created together. We colored the stamp and made a nice cute scene in a circle. And with all the layers on the card, it has become a complete card.

If you’re looking for more spring-themed card ideas, check out these related articles for additional inspiration:

Spring lamb | All Dressed Up Stamps

Crafting a Stunning Card in a Box with Wellie Boots Stamp.

Each of these articles offers unique insights, techniques and design ideas to help you create stunning handmade cards that capture the spirit of the season. Dive in and explore, and let your creativity blossom!

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Bunny Hairband digital stamp from All Dressed Up stamps

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• Circle die from Card & Deco
• Circle die with edge border from Card & Deco
• Rectangle dies from Card & Deco
• Patterned paper brand unknown.
• Sticker from Aveccreative
• Alcohol markers (Twin Markers) from Decotimecrafts. (from ActionNL).
• Flower stamps from Craftsensations.

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