Sunday 8 March 2015

Bashful Bunny

Hello
There's definitely a touch of Spring in the air, the birds are sounding chirpier and the daffodils are beginning to peek out.  Time to think about The Craft Barn calendar challenge for March - Yellow and Rabbits.  A good excuse to use one of my oldest and most loved stamps, the PSX Bashful Bunny.


First the bunny was stamped and masked.  A circle stencil and a mask for the sun were taped down.  Gradually the image was built up using Distress ink over torn paper masks for the hills and images stamped in Archival ink.


The twig and flowers were stamped around the edge with second and third impressions to add depth.  Details and shading were added in coloured pencil.  Yellow was added to the edges and some texture added with stamping (doesn't show up well in the photo).


I'm entering this in The Craft Barn Calendar Challenge  - March - Yellow and Rabbits. 

Materials Used:
PSX: Bashful Bunny
Hobby Art stamps: In the Country, Winter Scene-Its
Card-io stamps: Majestix Oriental Blossom stamp set
Stampers Anonymous: slight alterations
Ranger Distress Ink: squeezed lemonade, scattered straw, bundled sage, shabby shutters, weathered wood, salty ocean
Ranger Archival Ink: jet black
Clarity: moon mask, circle framer
Spectrum Noir pencils

19 comments:

  1. O my, this is so beautiful, can't find the words for it.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you, your lovely comment is really appreciated.

      Delete
  2. It's so lovely, Claire! Such a gorgeous design!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Gio I always treasure your comments x

      Delete
  3. This is absolutely gorgeous and beautifully stamped.

    ReplyDelete
  4. SOoo so adorable! Totally my favourite so far :D :D

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you I really really appreciate your lovely comment.

      Delete
  5. Fabulous composition - such a happy picture for Spring.

    ReplyDelete
  6. A fantastic scene. Love your bunny - he looks very wistful!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you. I agree definitely more wishful than bashful.

      Delete
  7. I love this lots and lots - it's so beautiful.
    xxx Hazel.

    ReplyDelete
  8. What a lovely page. You put it together very well.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Thank you everyone for your lovely comments. They really are very much appreciated xx

    ReplyDelete
  10. Oh, so wonderful. I love this page.

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it. xx