It’s a Blog Hop!

Welcome!  And, thanks for hopping onto my blog. 

This posting is my contribution to the PennyWiseArts community blog hop.  If you happened to simply stumble onto my blog, the previous blog in the hop is my friend Michele Aiello-Zendejas who is an amazing artist, gifted in assemblage and collage.  From my blog, please be sure to visit my other friend Bridget Larsen who hails from Australia, also an amazing paper artist. 

There will be a fabulous prize drawing from blog hoppers that leave a comment on every blog entry of the hop, so make sure to let us know you were here!  If you prefer to go back to the starting point, do so and remember to comment at each stop…and good luck with possibly being chosen in the drawing!

Our PennyWise Arts Yahoo group is a community of stampers and crafters from all over the world sharing a passion for art, swaps,  micro beads, and friendships…we are a genuine sisterhood!  The group was established in 2003 and has grown deep roots and lasting relationships.  We always welcome new members and look forward to meeting you!  This blog hop is a special event to help us get to know one another better and meet new friends…we hope you hop on board!

My contribution is this sweet little bunny crafted from punched shapes and assembled to represent the funny little bunny.  It really was easy to do. 

Funny Bunny Card

I simply punched various sized oval and round shapes out of white and pink cardstock and assembled them to look like the rabbit.  Using the same punches and paperbacked O’So Sticky Tape, I punched shapes right out of the adhesive then removed one side of the protective paper and adhered the shaped cardstock and tape together, burnishing the two sides well. 

Next, starting with the pink shapes only, I removed the protective paper from the O’So Sticky Tape and applied Ultra Fine Translucent MicroBeads, pressing the beads into the O’So Sticky Tape well.  Taking care to touch the O’So Sticky Tape as LITTLE as possible, I removed the protective paper from the O’So Sticky Tape over the large white oval shapes and carefully placed the smaller pink ovals in the center (these become the ears and feet); do the same with the large white circle and smaller pink circle.

When each pink center was adhered to the white shapes, I applied Ultra Fine Translucent MicroBeads.  This might be a good time to mention that I have a LOT of these beads and rather than keep them in the ziplock baggies in which they come, I put several bags into a shallow plastic bowl that has a very tight lid (Tupperware or Rubbermaid works very well)…then I simply drop the item into the bowl of beads…works for me!

Before applying O’So Sticky Tape to the smaller circles, I added black “whiskers” and “toenails” using a permanent black fine-point pen.  Also, white highlights were added to the small black circles using a white gel pen before O’So Sticky Tape was added.

To assemble all parts of the bunny, I used more O’So Sticky Tape but chose pieces cut from the 1/4″ roll.  A small pink brad was used for the nose.

To make the card, I simply folded in half a piece of white cardstock measuring 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ and sponged the edges with a pale pink ink. I cut a pink piece of cardstock in the shape of a large egg, then sandwiched it in the Dotted Swiss embossing folder and ran it through the Cuttlebug. Lastly, I adhered it at an angle to the front of the card and adhered the beaded bunny on top.

I used the Martha Stewart fern punch and light green cardstock to make “faux grass” and simply glued it along the lower edge; I allowed it to hang off the edges, then trimmed it flush with the folded card. Finally, using light green ink, I stamped the word “Easter” around the top edge of the large pink egg.

I had fun making this card and hope you enjoyed it. Don’t forget to leave a comment so you will be entered in the Beadie Buddy Blog Hop drawing.

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