Happy Spring by A Muse Artstamps
I don't go in for cute stamps much, but I couldn't resist this adorable bunny I found at the Heirloom Productions show in Allentown last weekend. I paired it with a spring stamp I've had for ages. The bunny stamp comes with a reverse image so your bunny can be on the right or left of the vegetables. Before I realized that the stamp was called Bunny With Radishes, I assumed those were carrots underground. Hence my color scheme.
This card is amazingly bright, which is really odd for me. After I stamped and colored the image, I wanted a bright background paper to pick up the color of the carrots, and then another base color that would keep the mood and subdue the orange slightly. I have an old swatch book from Marco's Paper that is a great source of card stock in colors I'm not likely to have, like these, which fit the bill. The swatch book was spiral bound, once upon a time, hence the slots on the left side. I taped a ribbon down with double-sided tape, the product with which I cannot live without, and attached a plain, white card on the reverse as a writing surface.
To trim down the orange mat under the bunny image, I used another great find from the Heirloom show: Perfect Layers. I don't quite know how these work yet, but they are ruler shaped with a lip at a specified distance. The lip buts up against your base image and allows you to trim an exact border. I used the smallest 1/16" edge for this card, and it worked!
Here's an image of the same stamp from the Endless Creations site:
Here's another which shows the reverse bunny image.
Note that both of these images have the same vegetable coloration as my card!
I hope the bunnies stay out of your garden this weekend!!
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