Old Is New at Impression-Obsession - Garden Bunny

As I putter in my garden, bringing old plants back to new life with sunshine and lots of tlc, and planting new ones, I feel refreshed and excited to be spending time in my favorite place. 

At the Impression-Obsession blog, it is Old Is New day.  I was inspired from time in my garden to create a garden scene for my card today.  We have a little bunny who likes to visit every so often, so I had to make a card with a bunny.

How adorable is this little bunny?!

I used IO stamps:
Garden Bunny H16283
Spring Leaves Set WP838
Also:
Strathmore bristol vellum
Polychromos colored pencils
Tim Holtz distress inks

For my card, I stamped the Garden Bunny onto the bristol vellum panel.  I colored her/him with Polychromos colored pencils.  My wrist is still sore from my recent break, but it is healing.  I just have to work slowly, applying my colors in many layers to build up intensity.  It is truly a lesson in patience!  Not my strong point...lol.

When it was finished, I thought it could use a little something, so I stamped some of the leaves from the Spring Leaves Set in the bundled sage distress ink.  I stamped off the images before I stamped them on the card, so that they would be faint and look as though they are in the background.

INSIDE

I mounted the finished panel onto an eggplant panel, then onto an A2 card front.

Inside:
I stamped a portion of the flowers on the stamp and finished them in the same fashion as I did the front.

I hope you like my card, and are inspired to use your older stamps in new ways.  For more inspiration, be sure to check out the other designers' blog posts.  You can find them HERE on the Impression-Obsession blog.

I am adding my card to these challenges:
Addicted To Stamps Challenge - Make your mark

Thanks so much for visiting.  I always love reading your thoughts and comments, and welcome any questions you may have. 

Blessings,