Delightful Easter Greetings: 10+ Bunny Cards Crafted with Stamps and Dies
Easter cardmaking is a lovely excuse to bring out the pastel papers, bunny stamps and cheerful little embellishments. There’s something particularly sweet about sending a handmade greeting at this time of year, whether it accompanies an Easter basket, travels through the post to family or simply lets a friend know you’re thinking of them. These 10+ Easter bunny card ideas using stamps and dies offer plenty of inspiration for creating a greeting with personality.
I love how much expression you can give a little paper rabbit. A tilted head, pink ears or a carrot tucked beside its paws can help turn a simple image into the focal point of your card. Pair your bunny with patterned eggs, a basket or a grassy background, and you have the beginnings of a cheerful Easter scene.
You can take the colours in several directions, too. Soft pink, pale yellow and mint green make a lovely traditional Easter combination, while brighter shades give your card a playful feel. Kraft cardstock and quieter colours work well if you prefer something a little more rustic. Try using a favourite patterned paper as your starting point, then choose your inks and colouring supplies to match.
Handmade Easter cards are also a good way to use those small paper scraps that seem too pretty to throw away. A narrow strip can become a border, a little piece of gingham can brighten a bow, and a scrap of green cardstock can add grass beneath your bunny. Repeating a colour in two or three places helps bring the design together.
If you enjoy interactive cardmaking, this collection includes ideas with movement and dimension. For a simpler approach, start with one stamped or die-cut rabbit, a layered background and a short greeting. You can repeat the layout in different colours when you want to make several cards for family and friends.
Browse the featured projects below and follow the links beneath each photograph for the original creators’ details, supplies and any tutorials they’ve shared. Choose a technique or layout that appeals to you, then add your own colours and finishing touches.
For another way to use your Easter supplies, explore our 12 Easter Egg Card Ideas Using Stamps and Dies.
This cute Easter Bunny is leaving eggs and maybe taking some carrots in return? This card uses stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink and you can learn more on their blog.
I adore rabbits, I’ve had several as pets, they are so sweet! So of course I have lots of rabbit stamps and dies which are perfect for this time of year to make greeting cards for Springtime and Easter and I’ve collected a bunch of Easter Bunny Cards to get your creative juices flowing.
Below each photo you’ll find a link, most of which will have information like products used, how to, tips and tutorials.
This amazing rabbit shaped easel card is made from dies with touches of colorful foils added and it stands up on it’s own. Find step by step directions for making one on the Scrapbook Adhesives blog.
This lovely interactive card has a large shaker element in the shape of a rabbit. Over top are die cut flowers and a sentiment. Take a closer look at the Ellen Hutson blog.
This sweet card was made using dies and stencils from Honey Bee Stamps. I love the chocolate bunny and all the decorated eggs in the egg carton! Amy has a video tutorial you can watch on her blog, Prairie Paper and Ink.
This fun card features a wobbling bunny, his egg shape makes me think of Weeble Wobble toys from when I was a kid, do you remember those? Yana Smakula has a video tutorial on how to make this card using Action Wobbles from Hampton Arts over on her blog.
This adorable card has a spinner in the center window opening using front and back stamps so you see the cute bunny from both sides. And check out all the pretty patterns, from printed papers and a stenciled background inside the card. Visit the Simon Says Stamp blog for a how to video.
The brand new Eggcellent Easter Basket die set from Lawn Fawn is perfect for creating cards for Easter. The design team has created 5 different cards with bunnies and baskets in a post on the Lawn Fawn blog.
This sleepy bunny is all tuckered out from delivering eggs all night and took a nap in the carrot patch. This wonderful card uses a digital stamp from Sweet Sentiments and dies and stencil from Whimsy Stamps. Visit Creature Comfort Cards for a closer look.
Ummm, I think someone is trying to impersonate the Easter Bunny? This cute chick has on bunny ears and a plaid bow tie, made using products from Jaded Blossom you can find more about this card on their blog.
This round shaped card is another spinner design using front and back stamps from Simon Says Stamp. This quick and easy card has simple stamping, a touch of coloring, pattern paper and sequins for a card design you could make a bunch of in an afternoon. Learn more at the Caly Person blog.
I hope you’re going to hop your way into Easter making some fabulous Easter Bunny Cards!
-Heather
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