I wanted to make the Easter Bunny Card with my grandson when he came over last Friday. He wanted the WHOLE Bunny not just the part of the head and ears. So I adapted, nice grandmother that I am. I had seen several Punch Art Bunnies so I guessed at what I had seen. He really wanted to make a Bunny that turned into a Bird. I told him I didn’t know how to do that, but we could make a Bunny and a Bird. He happily chose the colors from my scraps and we punched away. He wanted two eyes on the Bird so the Bird would be able to see so that is why the Bird’s face is facing forward.
SUPPLIES:
Scraps of card stock. He chose Raspberry Ripple for the Bunny and Pink Pirouette for the Bird. I chose Whisper White for my Bunny. He used the Pink Pirouette for the Bird.
Punches: 1″ Circle for heads #119868
Extra Large Oval for bodies #119859
Large Oval for ears, the Red Bunny’s Feet, and the bird wing #119855
Retired Medium Oval for inside Bunny Ears and White Bunny Feet
Word Window for Bunny Arms and Bird legs and feet #119857
Scallop Square for Bird tail #119884
Other: Silicone Craft Sheet #127853 (really nice to keep the glue in one spot when letting children glue!!!)
Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Googlie Eyes from the Holiday catalog or just draw them on with a Marker
Basic Black Marker (or other colors) as desired for drawing on faces and other details.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Bunny
1. Choose the color card stock you want for the Bunny Body and the inside of the Bunny ears.
2. Bunny Body. Punch a 1″ circle for the head, two Large Ovals for the ears, 1 Extra Large Oval for the body, two Word Windows for the arms, and two bunny feet in the desired size
3. Inside Bunny Ears. Punch or cut two ovals.
4. Assembly. Glue the Inside Bunny Ears to the Bunny Ears pieces. Hold a few seconds to let them adhere. Now decide where you want to put the ears on the head. Place a small amount of Tombow Glue on the part of the Bunny Ear you want to go behind the Bunny Head. Adhere ears.
5. Adhere Bunny Head on top of Extra Large Oval Body in the desired position. Add Word Window punches in the desired positions for the arms.
6. Add the Bunny Feet in the desired positions, either in front of the Bunny Body or behind, whichever you like best.
7. Now add the Googlie Eyes to you Bunny Face. If you don’t have Googlie Eyes you can just draw circles for the eyes. Draw on the Nose, Mouth, Whiskers, and Whisker Dots and any other features desired. My grandson drew eyebrows.
8. You can now adhere your Bunny to something or just let the child play with it. The arms will get bent, but the rest holds up pretty well to being played with by a four-year-old.
Bird
1. Punch out of the desired card stock color(s): 1″ Circle for Head, Extra Large Oval for body, Large Oval for Wing, part of a Scallop Square for tail, and two Word Windows for legs and feet.
2. Glue the Head and Body in desired positions. Decide how much of the Scallop Square you want showing for the tail. Glue on the Tail and trim to get the desired look. Glue on the wing.
3. Face. Decide how you want the face to look. Attach the Googlie Eye(s). Draw on a beak or use a small scrap of card stock to make a beak. Make sure there is enough to glue it on. Do any drawing or coloring with Markers to get the desired look.
4. Add feet and legs if desired. I cut each Word Window in half (yes, they were unequal halves). Glue two on for the legs making sure the bottoms are level. Cut little toes from the smaller parts of the Word Windows and glue on behind the legs. Hold for several seconds to let them adhere. Trim as desired.
5. Adhere to a card if desired or just let the child play with it. This held up really well when played with.
Happy Punching!
Nendy
