Adorable Easter Bunny Card with Stampin’ Up’s Easter Basket Bundle

In a recent Friday Live, I made an adorable Easter bunny card from start to finish using Stampin’ Up!’s Easter Basket Bundle. If you like to craft ahead for the seasons (and I know stampers do!), this sweet project is perfect for Easter, spring, or even a baby card.
In the video, I showed how to keep the bunny mostly white while adding subtle shadows and blushy cheeks, created a soft “sky” background with ink blending, and finished everything off with glossy Easter Joy Specialty Designer Series Paper and a touch of gingham ribbon.
Watch the Replay HERE
What You’ll Learn in This Video
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How to colour a white stamped image using small shadows and a Colour Lifter
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How to add soft “sky” background ink blending with a blending brush
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Tips for adhering glossy specialty Designer Series Paper
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A quick ribbon wrap and bow trick for clean layers
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How to create a simple greeting banner with dies and Stampin’ Dimensionals
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Bonus: easy Easter card options using Mix & Match ephemera
Project Overview
Stamp and colour the bunny
I stamped the bunny using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, which works perfectly when colouring with Stampin’ Blends. See more about Blends Markers here. Since it’s a white bunny, I kept the colouring minimal.
Here’s what I did:
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Added a tiny dot of Bubble Bath (light) Blends Marker on each cheek
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Used the Colour Lifter to soften it into a gentle blush
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Added small shadows with Smoky Slate (light) Blends Market behind the ears, along the back, under the neck, and near the leg
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Softened any areas that felt too dark with the Colour Lifter
Then I die cut the bunny with the matching dies. If the die cut shifted slightly, I trimmed the edge with scissors to even it out.
Add a soft sky background



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