Hoppy Easter Bunny Scene

Hello there! I'm finally posting the rest of my Easter cards. My goodness, it's been almost a week since I last posted. I've had a tough week mentally. I think all of the realities of the current situation hit me and gave me the melancholies. I've become withdrawn and not comfortable in my usual chatty skin. I am struggling with it still. I'm sharing this because I'm not alone by any means. What is so magical about having an art hobby is that it eventually wins out and becomes a salve for whatever is troubling me. Or at least it's a good diversion, eh? That's what I am hoping for, so I will plug on through it.

The idea for this card began when I saw Sketch Saturday's current challenge to make a scene card. I had just received my Funky Fossil order which included a 6x6 Scenic Borders stencil, so I was definitely using it. I got out my Derwent Inktense Blocks that I keep in their plastic forms and use with a wet paint brush just as if they were watercolors in a palette.

Here I'm using the grass portion of the stencil to make the green lawn. After I watercolored the blue sky, I used the top of the stencil and some a bleach wipe to make clouds. This did not work like it was supposed to and I finally figured out why: Inktenses are permanent when dry. DOH! So, I got out the trusty white chalk ink and stenciled clouds with a blending brush.

At this point, I debated just leaving the white around the bunny and the grass, and I could have easily done that. But I decided to fill it in with blue. I put up my Inktense Blocks and got out my ProMarkers to color the Bunny and his eggs. I lightly outlined the top of the grass with an Inktense Outliner pencil. Then I stamped the Our Craft Lounge sentiment and colored it with my Polychromos pencils and outlined it with a black Zig pen. Some Pink Sakura Gold Shadow gel penning on the eggs and sentiment as well.

 I had to print out the Bugaboo Easter Bunny digi on watercolor paper that would go through my printer, and I soon realized once I got it wet that it was too thin not to buckle and warp. I had cut the paper down after printing using a Stamps of Life stitched rectangle die, so I went ahead and used the gel pen to add color to the stitching in hopes that the wrinkles looks like a few errant gathers in the stitches, mostly at the top. Well hey, that's why they call it homemade, right?

 For the inside sentiment, I chose something generically sweet and loving as this was made for our daughter and son-in-love. I cannot find in my records who made the stamp, though. Sorry about that.

I had the two punched butterflies laying on my work table and just stuck them on without much thought. I like how plain and opaque they are, like white silhouettes. :-)

 And a close-up of the sentiment and my "stitching".

That's all for today's share. I have more Easter cards for Saturday and for Sunday, so I'll be back. Thanks for visiting and stay safe. XOX

MY CHALLENGE PLAYLIST:
1.   Sketch Saturday #604 -- Sketch is shown above
2.   HLS Watercolor April: AG + Opt. Stars -- I did watercolor but I did not play the option.  

3.   Paper Funday #16: AG + Opt. Easter -- I played the Easter option.
4.   Colour Crazy Week 13: AG with Colouring -- I used ProMarkers, Polychromos pencils and watercolour.
5.   If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #139: AG + Opt. Cookie Photo -- I used the colors of the cookies, the bunny and grass. 

6.   Try It On Tuesday: Beauty of Nature
7.   Creative Fingers Challenge #183: AAG
8.   The Sisterhood of Crafters: Kids' Cards:
9.   Passion for ProMarkers Week 537: Easter -- I used ProMarkers to color the Bunny.
10. Use Your Stuff #395: Easter
11. Aud Sentiments #248: Sentiment + AG
12. Country View Challenges April: Animal Magic -- BUNNY
13. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies #37: AG with a Critter -- BUNNY
14. Outlawz Festive Fridays 4/3-4/16: Easter Theme
15. Bugaboo Catch the Bug Challenge: April AG -- I used a Bugaboo digi
16. Crafty Calendar April Challenge: Add a Butterfly
17. Outlawz Festive Fridays 4/3-4/16: Easter Theme