Spring Bloomers and a Bunny by Jean Okimoto

Stenciled blossoms and a popular new bunny from Poppystamps are great for all-occasion cards. The bold flowers and sweet poufy bunny are more than ready for spring...are you?

Hi, Jean here finally after many hours of home security, modem and electrical issues. Imagine loud warning chirps at exactly 25 minutes past the hour, every hour, 24/7!

Stenciling is quick, precise and forgiving when necessary. Stenciling on the reverse side of a stamped image is even better. Here's another design featuring Spring 2024's Cheerful Floral Clear Stamps and Cheerful Floral 6x6 Art Stencils.

Prep white vellum with the embossing powder tool to eliminate stray flecks of powder. Stamp the floral image with VersaMark. Heat-emboss it with detail white powder. Flip both the stencils and the stamped, cooled image over to the backside and stencil the reverse side with Brilliance Inks - Pearlescent Lime, Lavender, Purple and Sunflower Yellow. The stencils are numbered for sequential coloring and can create the look of layered colors. Cut it with the die included in the stamp set.

Reverse-stenciling keeps the white embossing clean + white and eliminates scratched, scraped embossing.

Cut two pieces of white cardstock with the second-largest Nested Globes die. Layer them for dimension, then attach the floral diecut with narrow strips of doublestick tape - it won't be visible under the opaque inks.

Sweet, poufy Poppystamps Cuddle Bunny will make you smile! Cut him from the horizontal textured side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper. The light horizontal lines add more character to this already-sweet bunny. Color the ears and the nose area of the solid head piece with pink ink - Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid was used here. Color the eye areas with a black marker. Attach it behind the other head diecut. Assemble the bunny.

Attach a 1-½" x 4-½" piece of ScorTape to white cardstock. Cut it with the Thank You Daily Script background die. Cut the detailed top layer of the greeting from a pale blue/lavender Ocean Blue Collection 6x6. Before removing the diecut - carefully remove and save the teardrop shapes for the "a" and "y" and the open oval for the "o." Attach the top layer - and the tiny saved pieces. Use the tape liner like a presscloth to press all of the pieces firmly onto the adhesive-covered background. Cover the exposed adhesive with Imagine's Iridescent Embossing Powder, tap the excess off and heat-emboss. Attach it inside the card.

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