Colour scheme for boys cards. Handmade rabbit birthday card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/02/colour-scheme-for-boys/

Hello, I’m popping in with a quick post today. It’ is birthday season for my youngest and as he loves his pets so much I had to whip up another bunny card! The thing is, I find colour schemes for boys to be a bit tricky. However, when I got the new dye ink colours from Wendy Vecchi for Ranger, I thought the muted colours would be just perfect for a boys card without it being too pastel and babyish. I’ve linked all supplies at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

Colour scheme for boys cards. Handmade rabbit birthday card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/02/colour-scheme-for-boys/

I searched through my stash and pulled out all the rabbit images and chose this cutie from the Easter Greetings set. I stamped him in Intense Black ink and very simply coloured him with Copic markers – warm greys, W0, W3, W5, W7 and R12 for the cheeks and inner ears. I then trimmed him out and set him aside while I worked on the rest of the card.

Colour scheme for boys cards. Handmade rabbit birthday card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/02/colour-scheme-for-boys/

I blended Tea Rose, Peat Moss, Sky Blue and Thistle over pieces of Neenah Solar White card and then when fully dry ran them through with the Ring Frame die and gathered all the circles together. I then ran the die through again with Neenah Solar White 110lb card for a nice sturdy frame. I added foam adhesive to the back of the frame and added it to a panel of Ivory card cut with a Wonky Rectangle die for nice edge detailing. I then pieced the four colours of circles into the open frame using more foam adhesive to keep them in place, but before doing so, I added Rocky Candy glitter to the Peat Moss circles with Ranger Multi Medium Matte and then a coat of Glossy Accents over the Tea Rose circles. For a balanced look, I used three circles from each of the colourways and dotting them into the frame in a triangle formation.

Colour scheme for boys cards. Handmade rabbit birthday card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/02/colour-scheme-for-boys/

To finish the card I stamped the hello talk bubble from the Easter Greetings set in Versafine Onyx Black ink, trimmed out and added with foam adhesive, I added the bunny with more foam adhesive and then finally stamped on black card a coordinating sentiment from the Easter Greetings set and white heat embossed before trimming to a skinny banner and foam mounting under the bunny. I then mounted the finished panel on a Fog card base.

SUPPLIES

You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or shop icon to get taken directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support.

* SSS EASTER GREETINGS
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* SSS EASTER GREETINGS
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* SSS WONKY RECTANGLES Dies
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* SSS RING FRAME Die
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* Ranger Wendy Vecchi MAKE ART DYE…
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* Ranger Wendy Vecchi TEA ROSE Make…
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* Ranger Wendy Vecchi THISTLE Make…
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* Ranger Wendy Vecchi SKY BLUE Make…
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* Ranger Wendy Vecchi PEAT MOSS Make…
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Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad…
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Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad…
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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* SSS IVORY Card
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* SSS FOG Card
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* SSS BLACK Card
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Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH…
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Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
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Tim Holtz Distress Stickles Dry…
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Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY…
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Copic Markers
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Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS I
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Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS
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Ranger MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Glue
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Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT
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MINI MISTI
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MISTI MINI MOUSE PAD INSERT 000199
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MAGNETIC BLOCK FOR MISTI
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3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
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Tim Holtz Tonic MAXI GUILLOTINE…
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Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring Board
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SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER
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EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors
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TWEEZERS
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T SQUARE RULER
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun
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Ranger ANTI STATIC POUCH
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SSS EMBOSSING STORAGE CONTAINER
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* Spellbinders PLATINUM 6 Die Cutting…
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Colour scheme for boys cards. Handmade rabbit birthday card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/02/colour-scheme-for-boys/

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